Historical Importance of Anne Frank: During the two years and one month Anne Frank spent hiding in a Secret Annex in Amsterdam during World War II‚ she kept a diary. Anne Frank’s diary‚ which was published by her father after the war and has been read by millions of people around the world‚ chronicles both the tensions and difficulties of living in such a confined space for that long a duration as well as Anne’s struggles with becoming a teenager. Since the publication of her diary‚ Anne Frank has become
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Anne Frank Someone influential definitely has great power over people. Although Anne was only sixteen at the time she wrote her world renowned diary‚ she has captivated the life of millions of people‚ transforming their views and beliefs about the Holocaust. As said by Brown‚ people not only looked to her for inspiration while she was living‚ but now aspire to be like her after reading her book. Anne is the human face of the Holocaust (34). According to a childhood friend of Anne‚ Hanneli Pick-Goslar
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After reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl‚ a personal diary of a girl named Anne who lived in hiding during World War II‚ I believe Anne’s wise words: that no matter what the situation‚ every person is still good at heart‚ whether you can see it or not. My opinion on this topic was greatly influenced by reading this extremely personal memoir of Anne’s life in hiding and the people in the world around her. No matter how bad a person might seem‚ I‚ like Anne‚ believe that deep down inside‚ they
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We have read three pieces of text about Anne Frank and her story as a teenage girl during the Holocaust. We have read a play‚ her diary‚ and a Memoir from a first account‚ all written at different time periods. The play took place at the beginning of November 1945‚ and retells the events that had occurred during the holocaust‚ it ends after Anne has died in 1945. The diary took place on Saturday‚ 20th of June‚ 1942 and ends on Thursday‚ 19th of November‚ 1942. These are all Anne’s entries in her
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The Trial of Anne Hutchinson The first word that comes to mind is unbelievable. Anne Hutchinson choose to privately believe in a theory that the Puritans way of thinking‚ was not the only or right way to think about religion. At first the Bay Colony found Anne to be an upright female citizen with knowledge and contributions to offer‚ as long as those contributions stayed within the theories and beliefs of the Puritans as they were known as “the people of God”. Governor Winthrop believed that in
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Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most influential women in the history of Europe‚ having been a queen to rulers of both France and England‚ along with having significant political and economic power in her own right. She served as an example to all women‚ during a period where there was increasing development in the female s role in society. Eleanor was a patron of the arts‚ and she was also a powerful personality‚ influencing the politics of the day with the help of her sons‚ and maintaining
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A Man For All Season and Machiavelli’s Doctrine: Reiteration of History A Man For All Seasons‚ a play written by Robert Bolt‚ in essence is both a moral play and a historical play. Sir Thomas More‚ a "man of the greatest virtue this kingdom has ever produced" (Dean Swift)‚ is famous for choosing to suffer death rather than swearing to an oath that would counter his principles. Sir More had acquired a high position of Lord Chancellery under the reign of King Henry VIII‚ but stepped down since he
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‘Most Tudor governments underestimated the threat presented by rebellions in England and Ireland.’How far do you agree? Tudor governments during the Tudor period dealt with rebellions in different ways‚ whether most governments underestimated the threat posed by them will be dependent on how well and effectively they reacted and responded to theses rebellions. Most Tudor Monarchs were either not prepared or faced the consequences of their most serious errors‚ however factors that will have to
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Thomas Wolsey largely was the main source of all authority over English government in the period 1515 - 1529. The chief reasoning behind this‚ put simply‚ is the fact that Wolsey created most of the significant policies and reforms of this period‚ including the centralisation of power at Westminster. Additionally‚ he was able to get past yet comply with the demands of his (supposed) superiors‚ in relation to the Church (thus making him a major figure within the establishment). On top of this‚ the
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A good queen is a woman that stands up for her nation it a time of need when the king is unavailable. Catherine De Medici is the queen of france and she has been proven to show leadership when she has to. She turned out to be one of the most influential people involved in the Catholic–Huguenot wars. Catherine Di Medici was a dependable queen‚ who stood by her nation‚ had a peaceful policy and her political attitudes were changed
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