Fear, isolation, seclusion, love and hope. The Diary of a Young Girl, tells the story of Anne Frank and her family and friends struggles in the period of time where the Nazis took over Holland and a few other countries. This book is actually a diary which was written by Anne. She wrote in her diary from 12th June 1942 to 1st of August 1944. In 1944 a member of the Dutch government, Gerrit Bolkestien, declared that after the war, he wished to gather all of the witnesses’ stories of their dreadful
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Did you know that Anne Frank and her family were hiding for two years? The Frank’s were German Jews in the 1940s. On July 6, 1942, Anne Frank, Margot Frank, Mr. Frank, and Mrs. Frank went into hiding. Soon after the Van Daan’s and Mr Dussel joined them in the “Secret Annex”. The “Secret Annex” was a small attic apartment above Mr. Frank’s herbs and spices business. In The Diary of Anne Frank through the methods of characterization we see that Anne is optimistic, Mr. Frank is caring, and Mr. Van Daan
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being able to do the things you enjoy? Anne Frank, a young girl who hide in a secret annex during World War 2 from the Hilter and his evil German Nazis so she could remain alive. Anne Frank influenced many people from the way her quote, “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” This quote showed how the young girl looked at life in a positive way. Anne rarely thought about the negative things happening in her situation. Also, Anne always looks a people as if they are
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Anne Frank: Survivor of the Holocaust Language Arts, Trimester 3 Professor McHugh April 10, 2013 Environment There were many major events that have occurred during Anne Frank’s life time. One major event was the World War II which had occurred in 1939 and ended in 1945. You can tell that many people, who served in the war, were willing to devote their lives for the sake of others by the following quote: “It was the most widespread war in history with more than one
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The Holocaust Whoever is happy will make others happy too. -Anne Frank. Anne Frank was one of the many people that died in the Holocaust. The Holocaust was ran by Adolf Hilter and the Nazis. Hitler had thought he could rule the world by making people called the Jews wear yellow stars so everyone would know they are Jewish and punish them or even kill them. He would take them to concentration camps. But before they went to the concentration camped he collected shoes, hair brushes and other valuable
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Were Anne Franks rights violated when her father published her diary? Mr. Frank did not violate Anne’s rights because she was an aspiring writer who was already planning on publishing her diary so people could see the Holocaust from a different perspective. Anne made it undoubtedly clear what she wanted to do with her life. Even though Anne was young, she had big dreams of becoming a writer. In the text it states “Will I ever be able to write well? I want to do so much. I want to go on living even
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Anne Frank was born June 12, 1929. When World War 2 started Anna and her family went into hiding, In early July 1942, the family went into hiding for two years. Anne’s family is her mom Edith, dad Otto, and her sister Margot. Anne Frank's family went into hiding in an attic apartment behind Otto Frank's business, located in Amsterdam.While Anne was in hiding she would write in her diary, which has now been turned into a play. On August 4th 1944 everyone in the Secret Annex is arrested. Otto Frank
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For all you Anne Frank fans, I strongly recommend Anne Frank Remembered. It's a similar story to Anne's; except it it told from the point of view one of the Franks' helpers. We get to experience the Nazi occupation on the outside of the secret annex. Meip Gies, tells her story with the help of professional writer Alison Leslie Gold. (Alison is not a first hand witness. She also co-authors a book with Anne's childhood friend, Hannah.) Miep starts her story as a little girl in Austria. After the
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Anne Frank experienced a very tough life as she lived through the appalling years of WW2 and was a victim of the Holocaust. With this being said, Anne Frank has said countless influential lines that were found in her diary and used in the play. Albeit, the most kenned and used quote of all is this one, "In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart." This is tremendous because the quote exclaims a wide assortment of characteristics that Anne Frank has, like her views on
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Anne Frank was only 15 years of age when she was forcibly taken to a Nazi extermination camp, because she was Jewish, and was executed. Some time later, her father published her journal. A play based off of this book titled The Diary of Anne Frank premiered on October 5, 1955. They both gave us a different point of view of what was happening to the Jews throughout World War 2. The most memorable quote the stated in the journal was exposed to the world. Her quote was, "In spite of everything, I still
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Anne Frank Topics to be covered: Who is Anne Frank? What was she like? When the War started Hiding The rules Hitler set for Jews Caught! What was the Holocaust? Timeline Who is Anne Frank? Annelies Marie Frank, also known as Anne Frank, born on June 12th 1929, is one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Her parents were Edith and Otto Frank, and her sister was Margot Betti Frank, who was born on 16th February 1926, who, according to Anne, was also keeping a
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THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK – ASSIGNMENT 1. There are numerous reasons for the popularity of Anne Frank’s style of writing. First of all, the diary is very well written, it’s clear and concise, easy to understand and the language level is quite high: “It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” “I can shake off everything
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Anne Frank’s life has impacted the lives of others because of her family background, Anne’s time in hiding, and what she expressed in her family’s diary. So many people worldwide know about Anne’s story. They all have a role in how the world now perceives the Holocaust. After getting married, Otto and Edith Frank settle in Frankfurt. They soon have children: Margot in 1926, and Anne in 1929. Those first few years are happy ones, but the economic crisis empowers Hitler’s NSDAP. In 1933, Hitler takes
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Conflict The stories, “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”, and “Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler’s shadow”, are both true stories that show how characters respond to conflict. These stories also show the effect conflict had on their life. People deal with conflict every day, some more than others, but what is important is not the conflict itself, but how we respond to it. People deal with conflict in many different ways, One way is resistance. However, is resistance a good way to handle
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Knowledge Question# 3 Anne Frank a thirteen -year old girl who shows great courage and despair for her and her family during this time period. She is be becoming more depressed about her family’s chances of survival. She tries to imagine her future but also fears that her and her family will be found at anytime. “ I see the eight of us with our “Secret Annexe” as if we were a little piece of blue heaven, surrounded by heavy
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ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?” The Diary of Anne Frank, written by Anne Frank herself, thoroughly explains her point of view of her distressing life during the Holocaust. Although her life was brief, it was occupied by a variety of incidents, teeming with emotions. Though the strongest emotion that I believe is conveyed by Anne to the audience about her life in the Annex, is loneliness. Anne believes that no one understands how she feels and what she’s going through
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Anne Frank A Lesson of Personal Integrity – Summer Magliochetti 1. The problems that occurred in Germany between WWI and WWII were that Germany was in an economic downfall between WWI and WWII. The Germans had to pay the reparations to France, England and all of the other allied powers. 2. The Nazi Party started by The German Workers' Party, the forerunner of the Nazi Party. Adolf Hitler joined this small political party in 1919 and rose to leadership through his emotional and captivating speeches
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Could you imagine living your life as Anne Frank when you were 13 years old? In Anne's diary, she quotes, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are good at heart." The young girl is many things, but one of them is not being negative. Optimism is part of what Anne is. Another thing that Anne does that inspires me is that she doesn't just look at people, she seeks out the best in them as well. Never losing hope for herself and others, and I believe that to this day. She still doesn't
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the tragic story of Anne Frank: the young girl who wrote about growing up in the Holocaust whose life was later taken after being sent to a concentration camp. Many students use this story to learn about the Holocaust, but is this novel too gruesome for young students to be learning about? After reading her diary, "The Diary of Anne Frank" contains too gruesome of information for children reading the book for educational purposes. One of the reasons why “The Diary of Anne Frank” is not age appropriate
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Final Project Options 50 Points If you choose one of these projects, the highest grade you can earn on the final project is a C. 1. Write a eulogy for Anne that expresses what you think are her finest personal characteristics. Use examples from the movie or play to support your claims. Usually in a eulogy it is a good idea to tell stories about the person who has passed away. You may write your eulogy from any character’s perspective. Your eulogy should be 1 page typed, double spaced
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On June 12, 1942,Anne Frank’s parents gave her a small red-and-white-plaid diary for her thirteenth birthday. More than fifty years later, this diary has become one of the best-known memoirs of the Holocaust. When Anne received her diary, she and her family were living in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) which was occupied by the German Army. By Anne’s thirteenth birthday she, like every other European Jew, was living in fear of the Nazis and their anti-Jewish decrees. On July 6, 1942, her family was
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Setting is important to the beginning of “The Diary of Anne Frank” because it sets the mood. Sometimes in a play or story, the setting stays the same. So it is important for the play or story to have a good setting. “The scene remains the same throughout the play,” (Diary pg. 701). This is important because the setting is the same in the whole play. So the setting will have a lot of meaning to the play. Like I said, the setting will have to be good if it is the same throughout the play. “It is the
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“Photography is the art of frozen time … the ability to store emotion and feelings within a frame.”- Unknown. In the diary of Anne Frank , a 15 year old girl ,who lived during the holocaust,expresses her feelings into her diary instead of keeping it to herself. Also, in Dear Miss.Breed many people write about their experience in world war 2 . In some cases, people express how they feel like in their attitudes or in some kind of art. As these examples show having an emotional outlet can resolve
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Anne was born in 1929. She had one sister, Margot, who was 3 years older. Anne, Margot and their parents lived in Frankfurt in Germany until Anne was four. In 1933 in Germany, the Nazi party came to power, led by Adolf Hitler. They were a violent political party who hated and victimised many groups in society – often Jewish people, who were blamed for many of the social problems in Germany. Anne and her family were Jewish so in 1933 they had to move to Amsterdam in The Netherlands to escape from
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of those individuals were Anne Frank and her family. (FS1) Anne Frank and her family were Jews, living in a time period where it was illegal to be of that ethnicity and religion. (FS2) On July 6, 1942 the Frank family was forced to go into hiding to avoid being sent to a concentration camp. (FS3) At the Annex where they were hiding, Anne and her family were facing new struggles everyday, such as arguments and dislike. (Thesis) In The Diary of Anne Frank, author Anne Frank reveals to the reader that
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positives. Anne Frank was an important figure in American History because she had great optimism, and showed through her books that you will always need to have hope, and faith. She was a great leader for the kids that may have had many problems in their life. Anne showed them that no matter what may happen try to have hope and faith, and it will make things better. Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany (Biography.com). Her parents are Otto and Edith Frank
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appears that the infamous Anne Frank, along with the other members of the Annex, agreed with Mr. Litten and his ideas of free thinking heartily. There were many instances of when Anne and the other Annex members demonstrated this theme from Mr. Litten’s poem, such as when Anne’s relationship with Peter began to evolve into dating and she wrote a letter to her parents declaring things like “I’m a young woman now,” and, “I don’t need parental supervision on all of my choices.” Anne also established the
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would! These were the everyday conditions for the members of the “Secret Annexe.” During the previous month, I read a diary titled, The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank. It takes place during World War II when under leader Adolf Hitler’s (of the Nazi Party) rule he sent Nazi’s to exterminate the whole Jewish religion in Germany. Frank lives immobilized in the annexe with six other jewish housemates, which includes her family (father, mother, sister), another family (consisting of a mother, father
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Hitler may have killed thousands in awful,awful ways. But Anne believed that somewhere in that cold heart there was a place that was warm. It put Anne's father to shame for thinking the way he did about Hitler and the
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Anne Frank The year was 1942 and world war 2 was going on and lots of jews went into hiding for the fear that they would be forced to go to concentration camps. One of these people who went into hiding was a young girl by the name of Anne Frank. When Anne turned thirteen she received a diary which would give us an insight on what is was like growing up as a jewish teenager during world war 2 and would reflect on the issues of intolerance, racism, discrimination, and the need for peace. Life Anne
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