What Is The Secret Life Of Anne Frank

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Having a positive outlook on negative situations can help in tough times, even where there is no hope. Keeping your outlook on the world, even when it’s turned on you, is a true spirit. “Just because something in life appears to be hard, that does not mean it’s impossible.” In Anne Frank's diary, she wrote like nothing was wrong, even when things were. Or in Dear Miss. Breed, the Louise Ogawa is tortured at the camps, but when she writes about it, it doesn’t sound terrible, She keeps her rosy look on the world.

Good vibes, really do make down days feel better. In Anne Frank, you have a Jewish girl who goes into hiding and writes to her diary. In the beginning, you can tell through her writing she is calm and happy. 9 “It seems like years since Sunday morning. So much has happened it's as if the whole world had suddenly turned upside down. But as you can see, Kitty, I'm still alive, …” Even though she says everything has been turned upside down, she is still glad to be alive. She could have written about how terrible things were, but she stayed positive.
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Louise Ogawa, a Japanese American. Was sent to an internment camp in the U.S. Japanese American’s were kept on watch (after pearl harbor). Louise was sent to a camp in Poston, Arizona. It would be miserable to be there in the summer (which she was in). But in her writing, you can tell she still has hope. 19 “We seldom saw a human being except when passing through a small town. One of the most beautiful scenery was when crossing a bridge which was right above the Colorado River. It is, indeed, a beautiful river.” She could have written about how many miles they walked, and how hot it was, but she decided to describe how beautiful the scenery was and how the river was a brilliant

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