Miep Gies

"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." This quote was written by Anne Frank several months before she perished in the concentration camps. Despite being in such conditions, she was optimistic. The young girl that Anne was, she looked at the world with rose-colored glasses. Curiosity and determination in her personality had resulted in the conclusion of that quote. Though she did have some disputes with the residents of the annex, she was thoughtful and…

Anne Frank is really well known for her Biography, Diary of a Young Girl, and the hardships that she faced while hiding from the Nazi, and this book contributed to history in many, many, ways. First of all, her story gave many people insight of how hard it was to be hiding from the Nazi, especially as a girl as young as her. You see, for most people, when they hear about Jews going into hiding, they just think ‘oh well, that must have been hard,’ and forget all about it, going on with their…

that would cheer her up, she would say things like "I can shake off anything as long as I write" (Goodrich and Hackett). Anne's family could not go outside the grocery store and go get food they had to have help. A young Dutch woman by the name of Miep Gies gave up her own ration book so that the frank family could have a simple meal. The food was no five star dining it was often rotting food. Although, Anne has always been grateful just to have a simple potato or a slice of bread. Anne could…

think is right. Harriet Tubman lead people north to escape slavery, she had risked a lot and took her mission seriously. Miep Gies help Jews find refuge and risked getting sent to a concentration camp. Ida B. Wells wrote many articles inspiring many people to leave Memphis, she continued to write although she wasn’t able to go back to her home. Although Harriet Tubman, Miep Gies and Ida B. Wells have many different experiences, when the time came, they all acted very heroically. Starting…

Anne Frank: Knowing a Girl Through her Diary Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl is about her struggle to find her identity-not only as a teenage girl, but as a Dutch Jew who would eventually be persecuted for her faith. Anne Frank’s development from a giddy preteen into an introspective mature young woman as a result of being trapped as her religion is extraordinary. Anne Frank’s conflicts are rooted in her being trapped as a result of her religion. Her conflict begins once her father Otto…

The Diary of Anne Frank is about a girl and her family being forced into hiding in an attic, afraid of the Natizs. On page 101 in the first paragraph the play states “ Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl, living in Amsterdam during the nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Fearing for their lives, the Frank family was forced into hiding.” The historical events of World War II are reflected in the story “The Diary Of Anne Frank” by retelling the events through the eyes of the people…

Thesis statement: Anne Frank was a young Jewish who was known for her diary that documented her life during the German Holocaust. Introduction: Attention getter: Imagine living in a confined space with 7 other people, and not having any contact with the outside world. Doesn’t sound fun right? Engage audience: I just described how Anne Frank, her family, and 4 others had to live for over a little over 2 years. Preview main points: Today, I will talk to you about Anne’s life before…

The Diary of Anne Frank is a nonfiction story almost like an autobiography. In the book Anne faces many hard times because they were in hiding during the holocaust. I think that the theme is that, you should try to be happy even if the situation you are in isn’t the best. Anne tries make the Annex a happy place like when it was Hanukkah and everyone was talking about how they could not get presents that year, and she said “Presents!“. That lifted the spirit of the holiday because everyone…

On September 2, 1945 , World War II was over. Jew’s finally came out of hiding, and was able to live their daily lives, without the fear of Hitler’s Anti- Jewish laws. But now, as the year 1947 rolls by, a dad was able to fulfil his little girl’s wish. That dad was Otto Frank. The Frank family was a Jewish family and was forced to live in hiding till the war was over. Otto’s youngest daughter, Anne, wrote a diary, and Otto published it making her wish come true, which was her being an author.…

Do you know who Anne Frank is? Anne Frank and her family were all Jewish during the time we call "The Holocaust". This time was also known as World War II, when they ally powers and the axis powers fought for the Jewish freedom and many other reasons. Adolf Hitler was the leader of this terrible movement and led an army of the Nazi's. He was the one that said he wanted all the Jewish dead. But a fun fact was that Hitler was Jewish himself. Otto Frank, Anne's dad created a safe place or zone for…