Van Daans‚ and Mr.Dussel spent over two years hiding in the Secret Annex. How did these people pass such a horrible time in history? How smooth‚ or in their case‚ how difficult‚ was it to communicate with the world outside of the Secret Annex? Where was the Secret Annex located in which these people spent the remainders of their life? In the Netherlands‚ specifically in the city of Amsterdam‚ these people hid in a Secret Annex for their life. In total‚ there were eight people in the Annex and an additional
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The Secret Annex Imagine living in a 16 ft. 7 in. house with eight people! During the 1940’s the Franks were in hiding from the Nazis. The living conditions were not always the best. But Anne Frank does say that the conditions were “Ideal”. (Stitching) The Annex was located on 263 Prinsengracht rd. The Annex was hidden behind a bookcase above a warehouse where Anne’s father used to work before they went into hiding. Because of the constant fear of discovery‚ at times the people of the Annex couldn’t
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I at down slowly in the dark grey seat as the bell rang‚ signaling that first period had begun‚ I began to hate Monday when everyone was moving sooo sloooowley….. If I was boss I would destroy Mondays‚ wipe them up afterword‚ then nuke ‘em…. My eyes fluttered open‚ “Mi lord King Jules…. Vhat is Yourd Firdst decrdee?” The heavily accented man asked in his Funny way. My head shot up‚ he nodded respectfully‚ “I decree in my royal way‚ that Mondays should be destroyed for 1 millennium.” I shouted to
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The Secret Life of Bees should be included in the high school curriculum because it educates students on different cultural aspects that are still prevalent in America’s 21st century. Every culture has its own significant history and The Secret Life of Bees highlights one of the most influential time periods in African American history. This allows students to analyze the presence of racial discrimination between the inferior African American population and the superior White community during the
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The reality of appearances can deceive people and trick them into thinking that the best people are the worst‚ and the worst people are the best. In mind with that; reality of people versus their appearances shows greatly throughout the story The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. When the reader deciphers the question of appearances versus realities‚ they can see the differences between the reality of the characters‚ and the way that the characters appearances are portrayed by the townspeople in
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The Secret Life of Bees In Sue Monk Kidd’s novel The Secret Life of Bees there is a psychological allegory present‚ which is proven by the characters in the story. The psychological allegory is based on the theory by Sigmund Freud‚ this theory states that in the human brain there is three major psychological portions‚ the id‚ the ego‚ and the super ego. The id is the portion that induces selfishness and hatred and other “bad” actions‚ the super ego is the opposite of the id‚ putting others
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Hannah Boyer Mr. O’Mara English IV; Period B 8/25/08 The Secret Life of Bees Bees‚ honey‚ the Black Madonna‚ the 1960’s‚ the power of women‚ what do all of these things have in common? All of these things are what one would think of when reading the book‚ The Secret Life of Bees. Those who have read The Secret Life of Bees know that it is not a book about different kinds of bees and how bees live their lives‚ but it is a book about a poorly treated girl named Lily who runs away from
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Zack Lincoln Tayler is a determined young man. Zack is a character from the novel‚”The Secret Life Of Bees”. The book is dated back to the 1960’s when there was segregation among African Americans. Zack is a determined young man‚ he has a dream of becoming a lawyer and bringing justice among racist white people‚ he doesn’t have a bias opinion about certain types of people. He is in high school for the whole span of the book‚ he became very hard and more determined near the end of the book because
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A few days later‚ Betty tells Piper that they’ll be going to the Fourth of July picnic‚ Piper gets excited because it would be a chance to make friends. But Milly Mae Miller‚ the town gossip‚ has spread a rumor that Piper is crazy. She makes‚ and almost immediately loses a new friend‚ Susie Miller. Piper embarrasses herself when she keeps missing the ball during the game‚ and Milly Mae Miller isn’t helping; she keeps sneering at Piper. Determined to prove herself‚ Piper then flies to catch the ball
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Following the reading of Manny’s situation‚ there are no doubts that Manny is a troubled teenager who is in desperate need of assistance and guidance. He has stated‚ at this particular point in his life‚ he is uncertain about his continuation of school and how to improve not only his current and future living situation. Based on Erickson’s theory concerning the eight stages of human development‚ Manny’s issues did not start when he reached the adolescence stage; they started in the toddler stage
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