Joan Of Arc Impact

Many teenagers have had an impact on society, whether it be a large or small impact. Though these impacts aren’t always so largely revered and celebrated, the impacts have still changed someone’s life indefinitely. These teens may have only thought they were living their lives, but many made an impact on the lives of many around the world. But, 3 teens who have made a significant difference are teens such as Anne Frank, Hector Pieterson, and Joan of Arc. A teen who made a significant difference to the European and American societies, was the teen by the name of Anne Frank. Up until the age of 5, Anne Frank had lived a normal life on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. Though, in 1933, the imposing growth of the Nazi forces forced her to hide, and her father Otto, to flee to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Anne had remained in hiding for most of the Holocaust era, and with …show more content…
Joan of Arc was born around 1412, and was the daughter of a tenant farmer, Jacques d’Arc, from the village of Domrémy, in northeastern France. She was never taught how to read or write, but her mother instilled the teachings of the Catholic Church to her, and due to the Hundred Years’ War, many were forced to leave under threat of invasion, including Joan’s village. Joan had dressed in men’s clothing to make an 11-day journey to Chinon, site of the crown prince’s palace. Joan had requested to take an army, and Charles had allowed her request to march to Orléans in March 1429. She led the forces to driving out the Anglo-Burgundians from their bastion, forcing them to retreat across the Loire River. Joan, upon her return, was at first seen as a menace to her society, and was sentenced to death after wearing men’s clothing once again. After her death, she had attained a mythic stature, inspiring many works of art and literature, and becoming the patron saint of France (“Joan of