Does it mean that we have learned from the past? does it
mean that society has changed? has the human being
become less indifferent and more human? have we really
learned from our experiences? are we less insensitive to
the plight of victims of ethnic cleansing and other forms of
injustices in places near and far? is today's justified
intervention in kosovo, led by you, mr. president, a lasting
warning that never again will the deportation, the
terrorization of children and their parents, be allowed
anywhere in the world? will it discourage other dictators in
other lands to do the same?
why does wiesel end his speech with several questions?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile