I chose the short story “Late July‚ 4:40 A.M.” from the selections from In Brief. The story begins in the plains of western Kansas and transitions to a truck stop where a “herd of big rigs” is located. The author talks about how the trucks are polluting the world but people are models of their environment so they could care less. Heading to Colorado‚ the author talks about the landscape and the clean air despite the endless big rigs. They also bring up the signs for attractions that they see along
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Anne Frank: Diary of a young Girl “The Diary of a young girl” is an autobiographical novel written Anne Frank which details her experiences during the time of Nazi revolution. The book was conceived right after Anne received a diary as a birthday gift from her father‚ Otto Frank. Being the main character‚ Anne displays a spirit of endurance which is exemplified throughout the text. In deed endurance serves as a unique human spirit as characterized by Anne Frank‚ whereby she is able to endure
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Hitler and the Germans wanted to take over all of Europe. They started in Austria and moved their way around. It was a very tragic time for a lot of people who lost their jobs‚ had to move somewhere else and got sent to concentration camps by Hitler. Anne Frank was young girl who journaled about the Holocaust and helped people understand more about this treacherous time. (bio.com) There were laws that were passed when Hitler took over.The laws that Hitler passed were the Nuremberg Laws and 121
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Islam being frowned upon in Society When asking someone about their religion every religion gets the same reaction either “oh that’s cool” or will make a comment to seem interested‚ but when the answer is Islam‚ the facial expression and opinion of the person changes‚ and the first thing that comes to mind is “terrorist” or “why?” This‚ is not a personal opinion‚ this is a fact. I have witnessed many instances where someone who is Muslim being judged and looked down upon. In fact‚ in an
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Jianan Chen Ms. D’Amore English Honors 11 10 October 2012 Katherine Anne Porter Katherine Anne Porter is one of the most celebrated authors in American Literature‚ she is mostly known for her collection of short stories‚ often about themes regarding justice‚ betrayal‚ and the unforgiving nature of the human race. Throughout her life the many things that influenced her views and morals also helped shape the way she writes and the messages in her stories. Porter experienced a variety of cultures
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Anne frank begins her journey as she is forced with her Jewish family to go into hiding in the annexe of a non-Jewish family’s home. Her journey is depicted through her diary until the day her family is discovered and captured by the Nazi and sent to concentration camps. At the beginning of her journey‚ Anne expresses her thoughts to her diary through a connotation‚ in the line‚ "’This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is‚ perhaps‚ the end of the beginning.”‚ on Monday
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gratitude are two of the many feelings we humans undergo on a daily basis throughout our lives. On most occasions‚ they’re linked together easily. But what if one(gratitude or empathy) is stronger than the other? Anne Frank‚ the creator of ‘The Diary of A Young Girl’ hid in the Secret Annex during the German occupation of the Netherlands in 1940. The experience that Anne’s faces are those that we try not to imagine. When Anne went into hiding‚ you could believe that all she desired to do was to go back
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The Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who was living in Holland during World War II. She had a sister named Margot‚ a mother‚ and a father. Being a Jew‚ she was in hiding for 2 and a half years in a little set of rooms she called the “Secret Annexe.” She died when she was 15 in March of 1945 in Bergen-Belsen‚ a couple weeks before the English breached the camp. Even though she died‚ her thoughts‚ memories‚ and detailed descriptions of life during World War II were published
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In the discussions of if burning the flag should be illegal‚ one controversial issue has been that it shouldn’t be. On the one hand‚ many american argue that it should be illegal to burn the flag. On the other hand‚ some americans contend that burning the flag is a way to get there point across. My own view is that it should be illegal. For instance‚ Andrew Cohen argues that there is not one “American Flag” but a bunch of individually owned flags. Since they bought them they are property and that
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Barn Burning Close Reading In “Barn Burning”‚ William Faulkner creates the ultimate story of choosing between right and wrong. Colonel Sartoris Snopes‚ a young boy nicknamed Sarty‚ lives torn between two different worlds. One is the life he actually lives‚ an ever-changing life of farm work and moving‚ where his father‚ Abner Snopes‚ burns down barns of anyone he feels has wronged him. Filled with despair‚ Sarty lives in constant fear of his father’s destructive and violent nature. The other world
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