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    LEO FRANK Last night, August, 16, 1915, Leo frank was lynched by the prominent citizens of Marietta. Leo frank was put into court after the murder of Mary Phagan, the child of tenant farmers who had moved to Atlanta for financial gain. Mary Went to Frank’s pencil factory to get her $1.20 that he’d owe her from the twelve hours she worked that week. Frank was the last person to see her alive. The young lady was found in the cellar by the night watchman, Newt Lee. He called the police, and told…

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    Our class recently read the play and watched the 2009 version movie of The Diary of Anne Frank. In the beginning of the story, we watch the Franks and Van Daans being situated into the Secret Annex. They learned that they must be quiet throughout the course of the workday and their abilities are limited. Such ability is using the washroom. In the middle, conflicts grow between the inhabitants of the annex. They have fallen into a pattern for living in hiding, but their terror is still present…

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    Throughout the course of over two years, Anne Frank and eight other Jews were forced to live in hiding within their secret Annex that protected them from the horrors of the outside world. These horrors were none other than the Holocaust as Anne and the others were Jews living in Amsterdam during World War II where Adolf Hitler and the Nazis wanted to eliminate all of the Jews during this period of time. While she was living in the Annex, she turned to a diary to communicate everything that was…

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    Anne Frank's Life

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    experience, like how the Germans judged the Jews, but in the movie when the officers figured out about Anne and everybody in the annex they were rushing them to pack and to leave. But when Mr. Frank was getting his suitcase the officer asked him what was in it and how he had it since it was an army trunk, then Mr. Frank explained that he was in the army and the officer told him “why didn’t you say anything, you could have gotten out of this,” and then told him to take his time packing, this…

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    Frank Sinatra, also known as Francis Albert Sinatra, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on December 12, 1915. He was born to Natalia and Anthony Sinatra at a whopping thirteen pounds. Both of his parents were Italian immigrants. When Frank was just eight years old he began singing to make tips at his local city nightclub and soon became a professional vocalist when he was in his teenage years. Sinatra dropped out of high school shortly before graduation. Sinatra has been considered one of the best…

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    Poverty is a growing epidemic all over the world today , over 80% of the world's population lives in poverty. In Frank McCourt's memoir Angela's Ashes follows the story of Frank McCourt's childhood to early adulthood. Leaving Brooklyn , New York and moving to Limerick , Ireland. The McCourt's lack the basic necessities that even the poorest of poor in Ireland during this time period could obtain. Despite the occasional moments of joy and happiness , McCourt faces obstacles of his father's…

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    Critical Analysis of “The Diary of Anne Frank” The diary of Anne Frank was about a young Jewish girl during Hitler’s rise to power. Anne faced many struggles during this time including having to live with seven people in a tiny space and having to refrain from moving or speaking during the day from Mondays through Fridays. Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett beautifully portrayed the life story of Anne frank through the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” using irony, external conflict, and…

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    My essay will be about the diary of Anne Frank play and about the book We Survived The Holocaust. main character is Anne Frank, who went into hiding during the holocaust.The We Survived The Holocaust book was about a bunch of stories told by survivors of the holocaust.I will be talking about the similarities and differences between the book and play. I will also be talking about the theme for both the book and play. The Diary of Anne Frank play they mention that, she keeps a journal and…

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    Angela's Ashes Essay

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    In the memoir Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt, readers learn about the life of Frank McCourt as he grows up in Limerick, Ireland. The book depicts the rough life that Frank McCourt had, from the terrible diseases, the consistent deaths in the family, to the absentee father. However, as Frank reminesses about his life he remembers the good as well, such as sharing a pint with his Uncle Pat. In the memoir there are many themes that are presented to the reader. One arching theme thought the memoir…

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    In so many ways technology and Google has simplified people’s lives. Technology has become a necessity for just about everyone. All the information people need is at the tip of their fingers, directly on their phones. So, because of the easy access to Google and technology, individuals should be smarter, right? The fact is technology and Google makes people stupid, and this can be seen in a series of ways. First of all, Google alters the way people’s brains operate, and as a result they become…

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