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years ? Anne Frank did she lived in Amsterdam, The Netherlands during one of the darkest times in human history. In other words, the holocaust this is when the leader of Germany (Adolf Hitler) made the decision to discriminate against all Jews this led to the second world war. Anne hid throughout most of the war with her family. She spent most of her time writing in her personal journal where she would record her thoughts and feeling about the situation and the people she was around. Anne would…

Yuri Kochiyama was a civil rights activist whose photograph famously appeared in Life magazine showing her cradling the head of Malcom X moments after he was shot. The mother of six was living in Harlem when she forged an unlikely bond with the black activist in the 1960s, and she was sitting in the front row of the Audubon Ballroom Auditorium in New York in February 1965 when assassins burst in and gunned him down. Among her many accomplishments over 50 years, her activism led directly to the…

Hélène Berr is not a name people hear often or even maybe at all. She created a huge impact during the French Holocaust through her words. We found out about her through our research on the Holocaust and the people who were seen as figures of light during a time in such darkness. It was not easy to find information on her because of how reserved she kept her life, but the information that we did find on her is remarkable in every way possible. We chose Hélène Berr as our National History Day…

should be.” These words were spoken by Anne Frank. Anne Frank and her family were a normal Jewish family who went into hiding when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. What was Anne Frank's life like before, during, and after hiding? Anne Frank had a normal life before hiding, a dangerous life during hiding, and a cruel death after hiding. Anne Frank had a normal life before hiding. Anne Frank's life before hiding was just like everyone else's. Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in…

There are many reasons why “sometimes even living is an act of courage” is a major theme in the novel After the War. After the War is an interesting novel about a young girl named Ruth who joins an underground organization called the Brichah. The Brichah is a group of Jewish holocaust survivors who are trying to travel to Palestine, or Eretz Israel. The theme is evident in many sections of this novel, but clearly shown in Ruth’s flashbacks, Sarah’s Story and in Jonathan’s story. First of all,…

n Luxembourg, the idea of Literature began in the 14th century (“Luxembourg”). At first, poems were the only literature written in Luxembourg until around the 20th century when Novels, short stories, and plays made their debut (“Luxembourg”). This turn of the century event led to many great books, collections of poems, and famous authors. The first book to ever be written in Luxembourg is called “Codex Mariendalensis” which is an epic poem written by Hermann of Veldenz (“Codex”). The poem…

Just because Anne Frank had to hide in an attic for two years didn’t mean that she stopped living. Anne did all of the things she loved. She wrote almost every day in her journal in hopes of being a journalist one day. Anne also didn’t give up on love, people, and just being there in the moment. She knew one day she would be free again so she lived for that day. Anne continued to live her life even though she was stuck in an attic with eight people for two years. Derek Redmond was an…

The Diary of Anne Frank, was one book I was sure to never forget. I was overwhelmed with sadness and fury at the injustice and intolerance that had led to Anne Frank's death, but her realness and the very existence of the book survived gave me hope, too. After reading it was the first time I really understood the power of words an selfless acts could have on lives: Anne Frank's words lived on, and they had the power to change lives,but one person stood out the most in her diary that was…

that Anne Frank and the others who lived in the annex experienced. This essay will focus on the living conditions for Anne and the others that made life difficult in the annex. We were given the play “The diary of Anne Frank” by France's Goodrich and Albert Hackett. We were also given the autobiographical “The diary of a young girl” by Anne Frank. To begin, the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” by France’s Goodrich and Albert Hackett supported the statement of how the living conditions for Anne…

Anne Frank is the definition of the border between optimism and pessimism. Though Anne Frank looked more towards the bright side of things she also understood that she was basically being hunted by Nazi’s and every move that she made from 1933 was critical, with a possibility of capture and death. Through Anne’s writing, we can identify that Anne Frank was a positive person.” Preoccupied by the thought of going into hiding, I stuck the craziest things in the bag, but I’m not sorry. Memories…