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ONE WEEK LATER, as we returned from work, there, in the middle of the
camp, in the Appelplatz, stood a black gallows.
We learned that soup would be distributed only after roll call, which lasted
longer than usual. The orders were given more harshly than on other days,
and there were strange vibrations in the air.
“Caps off!" the Lagerälteste suddenly shouted.
Ten thousand caps came off at once.
“Cover your heads!"
Ten thousand caps were back on our heads, at lightning
speed.
The camp gate opened. An SS unit appeared and encircled us: one SS every
three paces. The machine guns on the watchtowers were pointed toward the
Appelplatz.
“They're expecting trouble," whispered Juliek.
Two SS were headed toward the solitary confinement cell. They came
back, the condemned man between them. He was a young boy from Warsaw.
An inmate with three years in concentration camps behind him. He was tall
and strong, a giant compared to me.
His back was to the gallows, his face turned toward his judge, the head of
the camp. He was pale but seemed more solemn than frightened. His
manacled hands did not tremble. His eyes were coolly assessing the hundreds
of SS guards, the thousands of prisoners surrounding him.
The Lagerälteste began to read the verdict, emphasizing every word:
"In the name of Reichführer Himmler.. prisoner number.. stole during the
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An expository essay instructs, provides information, or explains. in this essay, you are presenting information and explaining why you think the ideas and work of the individual you chose had an effect on european thought. but before you begin writing the essay, you need to organize the information you’ve gathered by creating an outline. directions: your taking notes sheet should have you identify and organize the information you found while doing your research. now it is time to create an outline to organize the information in the way you will present it in your essay. you may decide not to use all the information you gathered, but be sure you do not leave out anything that you believe is important to support your thesis. your essay should include an introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. each paragraph should cover one main topic and should correspond to a roman numeral (i., ii., iii.) on the outline. the main topics should cover: the person’s accomplishment and contributions, and the effect of his or her accomplishments or contributions on european thought. write a topic sentence for each paragraph of your essay. be sure it tells the reader what the section will be about and how the information relates to your thesis statement. your topic sentence for the introductory paragraph might say something like “johannes gutenberg’s invention changed the way people communicated.” a topic sentence for the second paragraph—the first main topic—might be something like "gutenberg’s printing press changed the way books were produced and the way knowledge was communicated.” decide which pieces of information you will use to support your topic sentences. (these ideas or groups of facts are called subtopics.) subtopics follow capital letters and periods (a., b., and c.) on your outline. add this information beneath your topic sentence. you can further divide subtopics into specific facts. in an outline, specific facts follow arabic numerals and periods (1. 2. 3. 4.) end your outline and essay with a concluding paragraph. write a concluding paragraph that summarizes the main ideas of your essay and restates your thesis statement in some way. write no more than four or five sentences. worth 241 points