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A. Before reading the text, and in about 60 words, make a comment on: A nations greatness is measured by the way it uses or abuses its wealth and power; its greatness derives from its commitment to moral principle.

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Read the text.

FOLLOW THE SCREAMS

10the Dachau camps. There were no medics on hand, so he could do little but tell prisoners they were free.
UR TAR !T "A# $!!% &A'($UR ) to capture a bridge and find an && officer on the loose. $ut on the way) we 15heard screams down the side of a mountain. *hen we followed the sounds) we ended up at #achau. As + wal,ed in) + saw -. to /. men hanging from poles. They were still alive) 20,ic,ing and wiggling. + told my men to cut them down. Two men who were nude had piano wire through their wrists and more wire through their privates; they were hung by their privates. + dont ,now if those two survived or not. 25 +nside the barrac,s) everyone was lying across the bun,s) in three tiers) with their heads toward us. They were chained by the an,les. They were left to starve to death. +n a second barrac,s) people were so wea,) they couldnt 30lift their bodies. $y now) we were all crying. &ome of the men were promising revenge. The greener ones were vomiting. The odor was absolutely terrible. 0utside) one man somehow drew my 35attention. "e was lying there) totally nude) horribly starved) nothing but a s,eleton. + pic,ed him up) but + could hardly feel him. "e was so light. + laid him on the wooden floor of a barrac,s. 40 At one point) we heard a hec, of a ruc,us outside. 1y men had found -. && women guards. The prisoners were trying to charge these women guards and tear them apart. + ordered my 23 or 24 men to hold them 45bac,. + told everyone there wasnt going to be any more ,illing. + told them they were all free. A 5renchman started to sing The 1arseillaise. Then the crowd charged us) hugging and
May 19 !: Staff Sgt. "urtis #hiteway was a member of the 99th Infantry Division, which liberated one of

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1. *hen the troops entered #achau they noticed some prisoners attached to posts by the nec,. (. &ome soldiers felt e8tremely 9ueasy due to the awful smell. ). The prisoners wanted to lynch the female guards. ". *ow answer the +uestions in your own words as much as ,ossib'e.

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1. *hy did the prisoners sing The 1arseillaise: (. #o you thin, the title of this article is according to the content: Account for your answer. -. "om,'ete the fo''owing sentences according to the ideas contained in the text. .se your own words. 1. +f it hadnt been for the liberation troops) prisoners .;;;;;;;;;;;;;

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(. *hile the prisoners were left in the barrac,s to die) the guards ;;;;;;;; ). *hen the prisoners were told that they were free ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; /. 0ay what the fo''owing words refer to in the text. 1. who < line 2. = (. us < line 23 =

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1. *e had to carry some of the wea,est surviving prisoners. &ome of the ;;;;; (. The &argeant told them that there wasnt going to be any more ,illing. They were all free. The &argeant told> ;;;;;;;;;;;

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(. &upposing you were a member of the 77th +nfantry #ivision) tell me what your response would be on entering a barrac,s. ). 0n 3th August 27C6) a United &tates Army plane flew over the @apanese city of "iroshima and dropped its load> !ittle "oy#. #o you thin, it was right to drop a nuclear bomb to prevent a long and protracted war:

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