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    Anne Frank is a young girl who is secluded from the outside world within a hiding place her family and her take refuge in to escape the Nazis. Etty Hillesum is a young woman who lives alone and is also in danger of meeting an unfortunate fate at the hands of the Nazis, yet she does not live in isolation. Despite the fact that the two are both forced to endure the hardships of World War 2, their circumstances cause distinct differences between them, including their personalities and tones but…

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    Anne Frank The Girl in Hiding Anne Frank once said, “I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains.” Many people know Anne Frank as a girl who wrote a diary about Hitler, but she did more. She always saw the bright side of things, so she taught the world how to be positive during negative times. She also helped America learn about Hitler and what he did and how one little girl can stand up against a whole army of men. Anne Frank has a legacy for staying strong and…

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    Eva Braun was the mistress and finally the wife of Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was theleader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany. Subsequently, Eva was Hitler’s wife for a terse juncture. Eva Braun grew up as a middle-class German citizen, altered into a model when she was older; in World War II she was Hitler’s Mistress and later on his Wife. Before Eva had met Hitler, Eva went to a Convict school in Germany but dropped out when she was 17. When Eva dropped out of Convict school; that…

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    Shakespeare Should Not Be Taught In The Ninth Grade Curriculumn Why should Shakespeare not be taught in the ninth grade curriculumn? William Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom and died just three days before his 52th birthday which was on April 23, 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Shakespeare was an English poet, a playwright, and an actor.Shakespeare is widely considered as the greatest writer in the language of English and also the…

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    horrendous pain, yet undetailed historical diary that told the unwritten past. The diary of a young girl who was in hiding from the Nazis; the diary of Anne Frank. Her diary tells the historical past about the event named the Holocaust. In the Holocaust many Jewish people went into hiding, though more, though more than half of the were captured. Anne Frank’s diary follows her experiences and consequences, while being in hiding. Her family, along with others, have their story told. The Frank’s…

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    Pearl and how she relates to sin in The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter, a novel set in the seventeenth century in a Puritan settlement by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pearl is a symbol that contributes to the role of sin throughout the entirety of the story. She is more of a symbol that is meant to supplement one of the main themes in the story, sin, rather than an actual character that has unique characteristics. She represents several things like a constant reminder of Hester’s sin, an…

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    William Shakespeare is widely recognized as the greatest influence in English literature. He was an English poet, actor and playwright. Shakespeare's extant work consists of many plays, sonnets and narrative poems. His plays are one of literature's greatest legacies, which are divided into many genres such as histories, tragedies and comedies. From famous tragedies like Macbeth and Richard III, there are many similarities as well as differences. These similarities and differences are shown in…

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    Many authors use symbolism to portray themes throughout a novel. This occurred in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book, The Scarlet Letter. The book took place during the Puritan time period which lasted from the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries. The Scarlet Letter is about the main character, Hester Prynne, who commited the crime of adultery. She was publicly shame punished by the community for the felony which she was involved in. The symbols used in this novel were crucial in reinforcing the central…

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    Moreover, another characteristic of romanticism that connects to the three stories “The Scarlet Letter”, “The Minister’s Black Veil”, and “The Devil and Tom Walker” is individualism. Individualism is shown throughout these stories in different ways. In the story “The Scarlet Letter”, Nathaniel Hawthorne shows individuality in Hester. He showed Hester’s individualism by making her the only one to wear the scarlet letter “A” and also making her different from everyone else. Even though the letter…

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    William Shakespeare that wrote during a time in which Catholicism was discouraged in England may have shown his support for the Catholic Church secretly through some specific characters in his plays. William Shakespeare uses members of the Franciscan Order, who at the time were most despised by protestant reformers, as characters in his plays to show support for the Catholic Church. Three of his plays, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado about Nothing, and Measure for Measure, feature prominent…

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