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I met a holocaust survivor.

My usual introduction does not seem appropriate for what I'm about to talk about, so I'll start with: his name is Zigi Shipper and he has changed my outlook on my everyday life. I am currently studying at University of Southampton and next year I have chosen a module called holocaust literature. I chose this as I love history and as this would be the last module of my course I thought I'd finish uni on a high. How does this tie in with Zigi? Well I received and email saying that Zigi was coming to give a talk and all the students taking the module next year were welcome to listen. I jumped at the chance as I have never met or spoken to a veteran let alone a holocaust survivor and i thought it would be eye opening. Photo credit: Holocaust Education Trust. Of course Zigi's story was harrowing and moving but what resonated with me was his positive attitude towards life. I'm the type of person to hold grudges and let the littlest thing annoy me and here is Zigi, so