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    04/28/14 Anne Frank had a dreadful life‚ considering the cultural of the time she lived. In The Diary of Anne Frank‚ written by Anne Frank herself‚ she describes her life and you can understand the point of view in the text. The story takes place during the Holocaust‚ and Anne and her family have to survive on their own. Some of the people remind me of people I know‚ I learned that they had a harder time than we do today‚ and that there are many things they experienced that I haven’t. Anne Frank

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    Anne Frank: The diary of a young girl I want to introduce you to‚ Anne Frank: The diary of a young girl‚ by Anne Frank and translated by B. M. Mooyaart. It is the story of a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family who are forced into hiding by the Nazis during World War II The book is written over a two-year period‚ tells about her life while she and her family are in hiding in Holland. On her birthday she received a diary‚ Anne named it Kitty‚ and Kitty was her best friend ever since. From the

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    Personal Reflection on Anne Frank’s House I chose to write a personal reflection on the Anne Frank’s House tourist attraction in Amsterdam because I have two daughters. As a parent‚ I want the best for them and most importantly‚ their safety. I would do the exact thing what Anne’s father had done for them. Otto Frank had to move to the Netherlands when the anti-semitism in Germany was growing. Though it took seven years for their family to be reunited in the Netherlands‚ he successfully got them

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    Mrs. Sooter English 19 December 2011 The Diary of Anne Frank RTL: Mood “It seems life is at a standstill” (Diary of Anne Frank‚ pg 749). This seems to capture the people in annex’s situation perfectly. The slow decent into madness clawing at each other and arguing while waiting for some news to arrive. They all feel trapped in the walls of the annex unable to leave. Though happiness shines upon them at times‚ it never lasts. They can only cling to what memories they have‚ and wait for the future

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    Scene 4: Anne Frank and Miep Gies (1:18:00-1:28:59) The students are asked to read the diary of Anne Frank. Unlike before‚ the students are very engaged in reading the book. After reading the whole book‚ Eva is upset with Anne Frank’s story‚ because Anne died. Eva linked Anne’s story with her own life‚ and she thinks it is not right for Anne to die. Marcus says to Eva that the story is “dope” because Anne understands the students’ situation in the streets. Marcus says he became interested in Miep

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    A Story of Eternal Love Anne Bradstreet was perhaps the first established poet to voyage to the new world from England. In her poem “In Reference To Her Children”‚ expresses the love and sadness experienced throughout life raising her children and her devotion towards her everlasting reward. Anne Bradstreet was very proud that she raised good children and instilled them with religious and moral values. Anne says‚ “I had eight birds hatched in one nest” (1). This infers that she might have

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    Diary of Anne Frank Analytical Essay The Diary of Anne Frank is well known around the world today. In the play‚ The Diary of Anne Frank‚ the use of dramatic conventions such as asides‚ monologues‚ and apostrophes were used to contribute to the overall serious yet hopeful tone of the production. To begin with‚ there is multiple times where the families used asides to help the audience understand the lack of things and such an unfortunate life they lived. For example‚ each person talked about

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    important than anything else. The tragic story of a young teenage girl named Anne Frank trying to survive while being a Jew during the time of the Holocaust was shared through the finding of her diary. The diary put us all in her shoes so we can have a way to be able to really feel the emotions of a teenage girl going through the horrors of living in fear of being executed just because she is Jewish‚ and eventually she was. Unlike Anne there were a few outcasts who did somehow manage to survive through the

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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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    hid from the Nazis in the second world war. Anne Frank’s world-renowned diary tells the story of one family. In the play adaptation of the diary‚ eight people have been in hiding from the Nazis for an unexpectedly long time. They are becoming very agitated after being together for so long. The historical events referenced in Anne Frank affect the mood of the characters and how they act towards each other. The historical events that take place during Anne Frank influence how the characters treat each

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