Frank Borman

The Holocaust was an event where Jews were considered inhuman and not worthy of living. The stories during this time were told by lucky survivors as well as through the famous diary written by an optimistic Jewish girl named Anne Frank. The planned genocide was one of the reasons why people felt sympathy towards the Jews, and the need to help. Chiune Sugihara was one of these people. Sugihara was a Consul-General from Japan who traveled to Lithuania at the beginning of World War II and decided…

Anne Frank is young teenage girl that went through a hard time in world history. Anne and her family went into hiding when the war broke out and Jews were being persecuted because of their religion. The Franks hid in the secret Annex accompanied by the Van Daans Mr. Dussel. They all have to survive until the war ends, survival means a state or fact of continuing to live or exist, but sadly everyone living in the secret Annex died. The diary was retrieved by Miep Gies, who gave it to Anne's…

Have you ever thought of having to live in hiding for most of your life, or living your life in fear? Most children, including Doraine Kurz, experienced this during the Holocaust. Doriane Kurz lived in hiding for most of her childhood. She was 7 years old when she and her brother were put into hiding. Before hiding, she and her family lived in Vienna, Australia in freedom and equality. Her father ran a thriving business and they all enjoyed a great life. Two years after Doriane was born, her…

The 1968 film 2001 Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick is an intense piece of work that frustrates and questions the audience due to the perplexing storyline. It is highly regarded as a film that accurately portrays space, has incredible special effects, and obscure concepts. Technology, in the artificial intelligence form, plays a prominent role in this film due to the futuristic elements of space, themes of existentialism, and evolution. HAL 9000 is introduced in the film as one of the most…

The movie The Shawshank redemption was produced by Frank Darabont and based off of the Stephen King book The Shawshank Redemption. The film is based around figures of hope for the inmates as a sense of relief to help them by the difficult times. The theme hope is portrayed throughout the film as objects, and in the protagonists Andy Dufresne and Ellis Boyd ‘Red Redding’. The major moments where hope was developed was scenes with music, specifically the scene of the warden’s office and the record…

“Margot is three years older than Anne. She’s tidy quiet and gets good grades at school” ~ unknown During the Holocaust Margot Frank was very responsible young Adult . She kept to herself and knew exactly what to say and when to say it. And she understands a lot about how to take care of herself. Anne confirms about Margot at the table, she writes; “ Eats like a little mouse, and she doesn't say a word “. Anne and Margot have a few fights during their time in the secret annex. But sometimes…

Without images…how could a graphic novel like “Watchmen” exist? Images allow the reader to be taken on a crazy ride through the lives, and stories of the characters all while using both words and images to create a new type of language for the reader to learn. Images, like stated in McCloud matter. In the novel, images are what make the material being read so appealing. Immediately on Page 1, the reader is exposed to a non-sensory image of a blood stained sidewalk which grasps attention right…

Tha Shawl The events presented by Cynthia Ozick in The Shawl, happen during the World War II in Europe, when the Germans were occupying much of the Europe and led most of the Jews in concentration camps. In the beginning,, Ozick is presenting us a forced march to a concentration camp, on a very cold day. The principal character that she introduced to us is Rosa, the mother of a fifteen months old girl, Magda, and her niece, Stella, who walked along on that miserable day (Ozick 277). Little…

Frankie Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra a actor/singer from Hoboken, New Jersey, started off with nothing but a ukulele and his back yard, to bright lights and all the fame a man could want. (“Frank Sinatra Biography”) Frank Sinatra was a mastermind when it came to singing and acting, he was one of the most famous men in the world. He was called the “Swing Eras” (1935-1946) best singer and actor (“Frank Sinatra Biography Film Actor, Singer”). Frank Sinatra was known by everyone back then, everyone…

their values potentially conflict? How can you reveal the conflicts in those values? Do any of those values conflict with themselves? These are important questions that should be answered in order to have a reasonable conflict. In The Diary Of Anne Frank, pg. 10, paragraph 1, Anne…