Anne Arundel County

Anne Frank by Dylan Johnson “I wish to go on living even after my death” are the words of a famous German-Jewish writer and Holocaust victim known as Annelies Marie Frank. Better known to the world today as Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. She and her older sister Margot, by three years were daughters to Edith Frank, a loving mother and housewife, and Otto Frank, who was loyal to his family and country by serving as a lieutenant during World War I in the German Army,…

Queen Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533 in Greenwich, England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife. Elizabeth lost her mother at age 2, due to false charges against her and impulsive actions taken by the king. Her half-sister Mary and Elizabeth were illegitimate because Henry VIII wanted a son. Later on they both were reinstated to take the throne after Edward was born. She wasn’t in much of her father 's life, and after Henry VIII died she was sent to…

historically accurate book, with very little straying from the true history. The book opens with a prologue, which seems to be a summary of Mary’s hatred towards Anne Boleyn. Mary states, “Anne was a witch; I never doubted it. She deserved to die; neither have I doubted that.” (Meyer 1) Mary repeats the phrase “because of Anne” several times, blaming Anne for everything that caused her sorrow, pain, and grief. The story begins in 1526. Mary learns that her father, King Henry, has betrothed her…

famous “Ninety-five Theses” his wise words had spread all over the Christian world including England. The Protestant reformation had begun. Her father, Henry has been involved with a younger woman from Catherine’s court Anne Boleyn was the misters. Henry was determined to have Anne, and Anne was determined to be queen, the only conflict there was in the 16th century in Europe marriage was controlled by the Catholic Church, and to get legal divorce the king needed permission from the pope.…

the Anne Frank Foundation insisted that it must be done. They started at one guilder (the equivalent of one U.S. dollar) (Anne Frank House, n.d.). Another major modification came with the idea that the secret annex should be restored to be as close to the original as possible, using memories of Miep and Otto, and of course Anne’s diary. The most memorable piece of this restoration between 1999 and 2008 being Anne’s wall of movie stars, singers, and models- as every teenage girl has (Anne…

Marriage Relationships in Tudor Political Drama looks at court dramas from Tudor England (1485 - 1603) to put together a historical account on political theatre. Winkelman argues that “court interludes constituted a vital medium for interventionist advocacy about matrimony.” (201) He takes Tudor marriages as his main point of study to discern the role of court productions in influencing politics. Winkelman believes that theatrical productions correspond with the political concerns of the time so…

The past of America is portrayed in both The Devil in the Shape of a Woman by Carol F. Karlsen and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, giving us a better perspective into our past. Puritan New England sets the stage for the two novels because the society is what shapes the characters and the events of both novels. Both novels show relations with Puritan society, sin, and women 's sexuality. However, the portrayal of the different sides of Puritan America and the focus of the novels are…

The justification behind the concept of punishment takes many different forms. In Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, the primary rationale behind the Puritans’ punishment of Hester Prynne, the accused adulteress, is retributive, in proportional to the nature of the transgression. The Puritans intend their punishment of ostracism and forced visibility of the letter “A” to match Hester’s crime of adultery by shaming her with a sense of damnation. However, ironically this punishment brings an…

In The Accidental Tourist, Anne Tyler describes the life of a man named Macon, and different occurrences that completely transform him. From the start of the novel, the reader learns about Macon’s dark past and the subsequent negative and positive repercussions that resound throughout his life. Tyler then displays how these changes have impacted his life in an unpredictable yet entirely positive way. For instance, only a few years before the book begins, Macon’s son had been killed while he was…

Anne Frank, wrote a diary that has affected the world by showing how she was just a normal girl who wanted to be her true self. Her diary was the only place she could really be herself (Frank 1). Anne’s one dream for her diary was that it would become a book. She strived for that and wrote that she wanted to be famous and help others. Anne Frank’s influence on World War Two was based on her life, her experiences in hiding, and her diary. Anne Frank’s life was full of hard times and persecution.…