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    Two when most of the world was at war with the Nazi's. In World War Two there was a young girl named Anne Frank who lived in hiding during the war so she would not be sent to a death camp. People should best respond to conflict by lying , hiding from conflict and writing about their conflicts. Lying is a way that can get you out of harmful or life threatening situations. In the book Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl the Van Dan's lied about staying in the secret Annex. “Lying becomes a convenient…

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    Clark Kochiyama Essay

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    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…

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    tales of survival and making it out alive from the past, especially in times of prejudice and warfare. One of the worst cases in history of prejudice, in our case against Jews, and warfare is World War II. Krystyna, a young Jewish child, and Anne Frank both went through this tough time, and even though one didn’t make it out alive, their tales are inspiring and…

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    Hélène Berr Essay

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    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…

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    Britain's "THe Sun" newspaper has embarrased the royal family with their front page article and photo titled "Their Royal Heilnesses". The title refers to rare footage that has cropped up, showingthe late Queen Mother, and daughter Queen Elizabeth II raising their right hand in the Nazi salute. The footage was filmed in the 1930's. Buckingham Palace is conducting an investigation as to how The Sun obtained the rare footage; if the footage was obtained illegaly legal action may be taken against…

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    Annelies Marie Frank (also known as Anne Frank) is a Holocaust victim and famous diarist. “I keep my ideas, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart” - Anne Frank. Even though people may have a bad persona they could be really good at heart/ a soft spot. Anne may have been trouble in the past but she seemed that she had a good place in her heart for certain people. Anne Frank was an important figure in history because of the diary that she kept during…

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    Mandela. This quote perfectly sums up the whole Anne Frank story and countless others in the Holocaust. It is incredible what these people went through just to return back to their past realities; such as hiding in a cramped Annex for two years. As the secret Annex is being described, try to imagine living there and hiding in fear every second. Try to think of it more than just words on a page, but as a real life experience. When the Frank family went into hiding in July, 1942, they found…

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    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…

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    ever been placed in situation like this? Many people have, including famous people in history like Anne Frank and Adolf Hitler. Another situation like this was the Holocaust in Cambodia. Not many people are aware about this. Being tolerative is a good trait to have in situations like these. Anne Frank was a young girl, that was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to her parents Otto and Edith Frank. Her family went into hiding in 1942 in a Secret Annexe that was in her father's building, which he…

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    Edith Cavell was a nurse and a spy( to her country). She had nursed over 200 Allied soldiers and helped them escape the German- covered Belgium to the front lines. She was killed by a firing squad due to this on October 12, 1915. Edith Cavell was born on December 4, 1865 in Swardeston, a small village that is located near Norwich located in England. She had three younger siblings: Florence, Lilian and John. Her father was The Reverend Frederick Cavell and her mother was Louisa Sophia. She never…

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