The Boy In The Striped Pajamas: How People Respond To Conflict

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Not everybody responds to conflict the same way. Some respond in a positive way or a negative way. They can be very harsh situations, but it depends how people respond to conflict to overcome them. Yet many try to avoid them, it still affects their daily lives. For example “The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play” shows how a young girl named Anne Frank tried to overcome a problem that was affecting her and including her family. Anne Frank was always thinking positive and had hope that they would survive the war. Her stories touched many people and made them think differently. In the story “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” the boy Shmuel demonstrated that he was mature enough. Now you might be asking yourself how

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