The Diary of a Young Girl

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    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 World War II while in hiding. Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank on June 12, 1929. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Her parents are Edith Hollander Frank and Otto Frank. Anne went to Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam…

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    crowded that she hardly has any time to herself. Also, Anne writes in her diary, “...are fights are fueled by the unusual situation they find themselves in.” This shows that Anne understands that their mothers and daughters fight and get over it; but because of their strange situation, their quarrels are elevated. Another example of how the people in the Annex learn more about themselves is with Peter and Anne. Anne writes in her diary “Peter is going on 16, a shy, awkward boy whose company will…

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    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 worked in, behind a bookcase. They stayed in hiding until 1944,…

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    There are many reasons why “sometimes even living is an act of courage” is a major theme in the novel After the War. After the War is an interesting novel about a young girl named Ruth who joins an underground organization called the Brichah. The Brichah is a group of Jewish holocaust survivors who are trying to travel to Palestine, or Eretz Israel. The theme is evident in many sections of this novel, but clearly shown in Ruth’s flashbacks, Sarah’s Story and in Jonathan’s story. First of all,…

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    Secret Anne Frank

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    Anne Frank is remarkable 13 year old girl that grew up during the Holocaust. She lived in a place called the Secret Annex. You will learn about Anne description of the Secret Annex. How the people obtained food and supplies. And how their helpers kept them safe. Anne lived in the Secret Annex for two years and here her description of it. They placed a bookcase in front of the door that leads up to the Secret Annex. The rooms were bare but they were clean and orderly. The building they were…

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    Hermann of Veldenz (“Codex”). The poem itself was written in 1320 and describes the life of a countess named Yolanda of Vianden in rhyming couplets (“Codex”). Another famous book written by a Luxembourg author Milly Thill is called “Milly’s Story: A Young Girl’s Memories of the Second World War” (Milly’s Story). This book is an autobiography of Milly herself and describes the events she witnessed from ages 10-15 when the Nazis occupied Luxembourg…

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    The Diary of Anne Frank, was one book I was sure to never forget. I was overwhelmed with sadness and fury at the injustice and intolerance that had led to Anne Frank's death, but her realness and the very existence of the book survived gave me hope, too. After reading it was the first time I really understood the power of words an selfless acts could have on lives: Anne Frank's words lived on, and they had the power to change lives,but one person stood out the most in her diary that was…

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    In this essay, I will be comparing the Diary Of Anne Frank play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich to the original published diary of Anne Frank. I will talk about the differences and similarities in each piece. In Anne’s diary, it starts out in Anne’s original house, and she receives her diary on her 13th birthday. In the play, it starts as the Franks are getting to the hiding place, and Anne receives her diary as a gift from her dad in a box. I think that the people who wrote the play…

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    Anne Frank is the definition of the border between optimism and pessimism. Though Anne Frank looked more towards the bright side of things she also understood that she was basically being hunted by Nazi’s and every move that she made from 1933 was critical, with a possibility of capture and death. Through Anne’s writing, we can identify that Anne Frank was a positive person.” Preoccupied by the thought of going into hiding, I stuck the craziest things in the bag, but I’m not sorry. Memories…

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    Anne had the dream of living beyond her death. It has come true. Her diary is very famous, even today. She wrote the diary in the 1940s. Many people have read the book, and it's been made into many plays. Even though Anne is technically not living, she became famous after her death. So she is still with us. I think it would have been better if she would have survived the war and not have become famous. She might have still been alive today is the Gestapo wouldn’t have captured her. But her…

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