Anne Frank wrote‚ “....in spite of everything‚ I still believe people are really good at heart‚” in her diary. This statement is true‚ people really are good at heart. Anne wrote this during the Holocaust‚ which is when Hitler came to power in Germany. During this time the Jews and many other groups of people (ex. Gypsies‚ the disabled‚ and some Slavic peoples) were thought of as “inferior” to the Germans. The Germans would persecute and force the Jews to work. But even though all these bad things
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The Dutch surrendered on May 15‚ 1940. As the war roared on‚ a Jewish girl named Anne Frank made her first account on this in her diary on May 1940. According to Biography.com Anne states in her diary “After May 1940‚ the good times were few and far between; first there was the war‚ then the capitulation and then the arrival of the Germans‚ which is when the troubles started for the jews.”(Biography. com/Anne Frank/) One of her quotes in her first entry‚ according to an article called ’Museum Hours’
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depended on it? This is exactly the situation that Anne Frank faces when her family is forced to hide from the Nazis. When Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday on June 12‚ 1942‚ she knows it is a special gift. She calls the diary ’maybe one of my nicest presents.’ She has no way of knowing‚ of course‚ of the important role the diary will play in recording the years she must spend in hiding. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank details approximately two years of the life a Jewish
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This journey that Anne Frank encountered‚ although a short journey had a big affect on her life. A few steps down the road from where she lived had changed her life forever‚ more than she could have ever imagined. Anne Frank was forced to leave her life behind‚ in a time of World War 2. This paper will show the comparisons and differences between her life during this time as shown in the play and the movie. In the play and the movie there are many more similarities than differences. In my opinion
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Hunter June 4‚ 2007 LA- Book Report The Diary of Anne Frank 1. The Diary of Anne Frank is about a young Jewish girl who lived during Hitler’s time in power. I chose to read about Anne Frank because I wanted to know how the Jewish people were treated in the time of Hitler. I also have had many friends who have read this book‚ and said that it is very good. By reading this biography‚ I learned that it was very hard for Jewish people like Anne to survive back then‚ and that the Germans were very
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everything in Anne Frank’s family. Fear changed these people and their identities. Anne Frank and her family feared getting killed‚ getting caught‚ and feared getting sent to the concentration camps. Anne Frank was a smart‚ brave girl and the fear shaped her for who she is. With fear constantly in their lives‚ it made them who they were. First‚ Anne’s family got the news that the Nazis were going to kill all jews that were in Germany. They were scared and startled of all of this so Edith Frank‚ her
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In the diary of Anne Frank‚ it shows a girl who went through the holocaust at the age of thirteen. She was a Jewish girl who was born on June 12‚ 1929. Anne and her family decided to go into hiding. They were helped by Miep and Mr. Kraler. In the annex‚ they met the Van Daan family and Mr. Dussel. They went through a bunch of ups and downs‚ having that many people together all day every day. They spent 2 years hiding in the annex before the Nazi’s found them and sent them to concentration camps.
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literature. By keeping a journal‚ Anne Frank did a vast service to future generations as she documented her life‚ and what it was like to be part of a Jewish family living in this time period. Historians and upcoming Jewish generations rely on such recollections and memoirs when they study the past. The fact that a thirteen-year-old girl such as Anne kept a detailed‚ thoughtful and organized diary is truly remarkable and speaks of her intelligence. Anne Frank was inspiring. In a time of great
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him to do great things (“Otto Frank Biography”). After the Holocaust Otto devoted himself to human rights‚ and making Anne’s story famous ("The Story of Anne Frank: Otto Frank’s Struggle for Reconciliation"). Otto gave Anne a diary when they went into hiding‚ so she could record her thoughts and feelings (“Otto Frank”). After the Holocaust Otto published the diary in 1947‚ under the title “The Diary of a Young Girl”. He also created an organization called the “Anne Frank Fonds” to spread knowledge about
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Anne Frank Remembered: Review Anne Frank Remembered is the autobiography of Miep Gies‚ the woman who helped the Frank family survive during their two years in hiding. Her book is a primary source or first hand account of the persecution of Jewish people in Nazi occupied Holland during the second world war. It is also the first hand account of the hiding of Jews such as the Frank family‚ the Van Daan family‚ and Dr. Albert Dussel during this time. In regard to the book’s autobiographical format
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