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    Elsa Kopp was born in Munsinger, Germany as Elsa Moll. When Moll was eighteen years old, she moved to the United States to live with an aunt she had never met. Upon arriving in the U.S, Elsa had to take a boat and then a train to get to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Seeking job opportunities, she began working as a maid, but soon realized she was lonely and extremely homesick. So as not to be so alone in a city she had never been in before, Elsa started taking night classes at Whitefish Bay High School,…

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    of BCS had the privilege of seeing the Diary of Anne Frank in play form at the Avon Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. The director Jillian Keiley had started the play by lining out the 19 actors and having them all tell stories from when they were 13. Anne Frank was also thirteen was she went into hiding in the Secret Annex. This gave a sense of understanding the difference between life back in the 1940’s and the life today. The real life story of Anne’s diary starts out by Hitler gaining power in…

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    Anne Frank

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    Anne Frank, the author of “The Diary of a Young Girl”, was 13 years old when she started to write her diary. Annelies Marie Frank was born into the family with the parents, Otto and Edith Frank on June 12, 1929 in the ancient city of Frankfurt, Germany. Sadly, because of the family being sent away to the camps, Anne died at the age of 16 at Lower Saxony, Germany. The purpose of writing “The Diary of a Young Girl” was to inform about how life was about 75 years ago. Some historical sides to this…

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    Anne Frank's Diary

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    “The Diary of a Young Girl” written in letters by Anne Frank, is particularly interesting to teenagers and middle schoolers because of how real the book is. As the entries were written by someone experiencing the suffering, the book is very immersive and Anne’s depictions of her everyday life in the Annex is relatable to teens her age, and yet so unbelievable because of the conditions she was forced to live under. For example, she included a list of clothes she would like to buy after the war,…

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    Anne Frank Research Paper

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    had to to hide in order to save their own life, well that's what Annelies Marie Frank, commonly known as Anne Frank, had to do. Anne was born on, June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Anne was known to be most famous for her diary which was later published and named, The Diary of a Young Girl. The book states Anne’s experience during her time in the war to when Anne, her family, and the others she hid with were all arrested and deported to concentration camps. Anne’s story was just one of the…

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    Zlata's Diary Essay

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    Zlata’s Diary Zlata’s diary is a nonfiction book by Zlata Flinicopeno. It sold approximately 80,000 copies and was written between 1991-1993. The author is an incredibly brave, observant, and kind eleven year old girl suffering through war and destruction. I chose to read this book due to it’s similarities to “The Diary of Anne Frank.” This story takes place in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. Throughout the book we see a child’s outlook on life. At first it seems to be just a little girl’s…

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    In Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s play The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne changed from Act 1 to Act 2, from childish to mature. First of all, in Act I, Scene 3, Anne acts childish by hiding Peter’s shoes for her own entertainment. When Mrs. Frank addresses her on this, Anne resents her mother’s words, showing her defiance. This is clear from Anne saying “Who cares if it’s dignified? I don’t want to be dignified.” The actions of Anne show that she is not considerate about other people’s…

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    The Diary of Anne Frank fits best into the subject of ELA for many reasons. First, it utilizes many reading systems, like suspense or tragedy. This is proven by the article “Controversy over Anne Frank’s Legacy” which describes the book as “extraordinarily engrossing.” and “It has suspense, romance, tragedy, and potential uplift.” which all help to learn how to pick out details in a novel and to learn basic concepts you’d see in a middle school ELA room. Second, it is a good way to introduce…

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    What I believe “Anne Frank's: Diary of a Young Girl” means to me is that the Diary isn't all that great, what I'm trying to prove here is that people are saying Anne Frank's Diary is wonderful book of magnificent writing and literature. Although what I insist on believing is that Anne Frank’s Diary is not all that great but not all that bad it's just a simple ordinary book to pass the time, but has a deeper meaning to the situation the characters are going through. When I read the book I thought…

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    Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. After more than two years in hiding, they are discovered and deported to concentration camps. Anne’s father, Otto Frank, is the only one of the eight people to survive. After her death, Anne becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding. “Mouschi Mouschi Mouschi! I love cats.i have one of my own! Said Anne. Anne frank is a very delightful Anne is very kind to people and animals. Anne has a cat of her own and loves and cherish it. Anne is…

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