On Monday, we are planning a field trip to the Museum of Tolerance. I have been there before, in seventh grade, and can attest that it is a very moving experience. The part that I thought was the most interesting was when the tour guides brought us into a large, square room with tiles on the walls. After letting us look around for a bit, they explained that the room was a replica of one of the gas chambers used to exterminate Jews during the Holocaust. The memory of that part has never left me, and probably never will. One can only imagine the terror one must feel when trapped in a room slowly filling up with deadly gas, stuck in a corner, and knowing that you can't hold your breath forever. The entire purpose of the Museum of Tolerance is to provide guests with these thoughts, so that the memories of those killed during the Holocaust is never forgotten.
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Author My name is Peter Fisher. I am a freshman at High Tech High North County, and this page is for the Moral Compass project that we are currently working on in my Humanities class. Archives
April 2014
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