Frank Serpico

Jeannine Burk, a Belgian Jew who was only eight months old when the Germans controlled the whole of Western Europe. Born amidst a brutal war, and the worst time for a Jew to be alive. Her siblings were Max, who was 15 years old and Augusta who was 12, she could not get out of her bed as she had osteomyelitis which was an inflammation of the bones caused by infections. Jeannine's parents, Sarah and Isaac were hearing rumors of the execution of Jews and decided to send their children away. Max was…

Based on the Stephen King novel, “The Shawshank Redemption” tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a successful banker wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Once in Shawshank prison, his world is turned upside down as he learns the new dynamics of life on the inside. Set in the 1940’s, the film shows the graphic and harsh world that exists inside prison walls and when viewed through a leadership aspect, provides insight into the ways in which corruption, power, and struggle can…

Anne Frank, an inspiring Jewish girl who became well known through her famous diary, went through many challenging things in her life. Adolf Hitler targeted Jewish people which caused a war known as World War Two. These events affected Anne Frank before the war, during the war, and after the war. The events of World War Two affected the life of Anne Frank before the war. Her Family and Anne Frank decided to leave Germany to avoid harm from Hitler’s rise to power. “The economic…

Anne Frank is a Jewish girl who had gone into hiding during world war 2. Before they went into hiding for 2 years, Anne frank received a diary 2 days before her family went into hiding. This is her diary and what the Jewish like Anne frank had to live through. Anne and her family lived with another Jewish family in hiding in Prinsengracht Amsterdam. Anne frank was born on 12 June 1929 in the german city of frankfurt. She lived with the van Daan's and her mother, father, and sister. They way they…

Topic sentence: Japanese Americans faced inadequate housing conditions with unconstructed rooms, open latrines along with shower facilities, and a poor water system. The internees lived in barracks, where large families shared 20 by 20 foot rooms (Ng 35). Smaller families consisting of about 4 members resided in 8 by 20 foot rooms. (Ng 35) Housing was overcrowded not everyone had separate rooms as they had before. Living in one room with a family meant higher chances of spreading and…

The Diary of A Young Girl contains journal entries written by a thirteen year old named Anne Frank. Anne Frank is a Jewish girl that is given a diary on her thirteenth birthday. Her first entry dates back to June 12th, 1942. (1) She writes about boys, friends, grades, and daily thoughts. (5-18) Her sister, Margot Frank, receives a call up for a German Work camp. A day after, Anne and her family go into hiding. Together, she hides with seven other people in the “Secret Annex.” (21-30) During the…

ideas in one’s mind, and surprisingly can directly affect your life! According to a study done by Dutch students, people having a positive outlook had a seventy-seven percent lower risk of heart disease than pessimists. Also, in StudySync when Anne Frank and Louise engaged their conflicts with a positive attitude, they felt that they had not lost everything and still had hope. Using positivity is the best…

Book Report – The Book Thief The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, is a historically fictive novel set in Nazi Germany, at the very beginning of WWII. The Book Thief is about a young orphaned girl by the name of Leisel Meminger living during the coming of age of WWII. As Death narrates, we watch Leisel as a young girl, travelling with her mother and brother to meet her foster parents. Sadly, her younger brother Werner dies during the trip. During her brother’s funeral, she finds a book…

Anne Frank is a 13-year-old Jewish girl who immigrated from Germany to Holland. Frank, being a very outgoing, optimistic, and sometimes even caring teenager she still has a different look on life. (Frank 7.21.44) “I’m finally getting optimistic”(Frank 284). Although she didn’t survive nor did her family, Anne believed she was going to survive the war. Anne is an open minded person and may speak out whenever something comes to mind. She never let anyone change her mind or take her expressions…

Sinatra’s Impact and Controversies As an award-winning singer and actor, Frank Sinatra held a show business career for more than fifty years. In those fifty years, he sang with bands, as a solo artist, and even acted in many films. One of which he won a supporting actor Oscar. “Frank Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century, forging a career as an award-winning singer and film actor” (“Frank” 1). While Frank Sinatra was one of the most important and most influential…