The Great Depression and It’s Effects on General Society The Depression of the 1930’s was a very hard time for the middle and lower classes in America. Due to the depression‚ both classes had to struggle to survive and give up many of their favorite pastimes due to lack of monetary funds. Blacks had to give up low paying jobs to upper class white males who had lost their higher paying jobs. Mexican workers were sent out of the country. Many people‚ especially farmers‚ were evicted from their houses
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Riley King Mrs. Wombles English 1301 7 April 2013 Nancy Mairs “Here is my troubled body‚ dreaming myself into life: a guttering candle in a mound of melted wax‚ or a bruised pear‚ ripe beyond palatability‚ ready for the compost heap” (Mairs). Nancy Mairs is a shining example of how mentally strong and passionate a person with an extreme physical disability can be. She refuses to indulge in the societies way of feeling sorry for those who are unfortunate‚ as in her case. Mairs is an independent
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In “On Being a Cripple” by Nancy Mairs‚ she includes the rhetorical devices such as shift in tone‚ from critical to a frustrated acceptance‚ diction‚ ethos‚ logos and the use of euphemism to educate
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Early Life Holocaust victim; famous diarist. Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank on June 12‚ 1929‚ in Frankfurt‚ Germany. Her mother was Edith Frank‚ and her father‚Otto Frank‚ was a lieutenant in the German Army during World War I who later became a businessman in Germany and the Netherlands. Frank also had a sister named Margot‚ three years her senior. The Franks were a typical upper middle-class German-Jewish family living in a quiet‚ religiously diverse neighborhood near the outskirts of
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Anne Bradstreet: The spokeswoman of her time Aaliyah Cooper Anne Bradstreet: The Spokeswoman of Her Time Anne Bradstreet was a poet who wrote about subjects that shows people what it was like to be a woman with a family during the 1600s. She wrote about what is like to be a wife‚ a mother‚ a grandmother and losing loved ones. She captured her audience’s attention by utilizing literary elements such as imagery and metaphors. With her use of literary elements and relatable topics‚ Anne Bradstreet
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Jaquille Williams 1/31/13 Eng 301-M To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet was the first poet and first female writer in the British North American colonies to be published. Her first volume of poetry was The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America‚ published in 1650. It was met with a positive reception in both the Old World and the New World. The poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet‚ is not just an exceedingly felt expression of a wife’s marital love and commitment
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Brayden Turner Mrs. Switzer Literature and Composition 26 February 2014 The Diary of Anne Frank In The Diary of Anne Frank‚ Anne illustrates how the human spirit can be resilient even in the darkest of times and still find faith in humanity. The Diary of Anne Frank takes place during World War II in the Netherlands. Anne Frank was a teenager around the age of 13-15 who suffered during Hitler’s rule over Germany because she was a Jew. Hitler was trying to eliminate all the Jews by putting them
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The Diary of a Young Girl written by Anne Frank is an inspirational diary written to teach the reader that difficult situations lead to maturity. Anne’s diary shows the maturity of her character over a few years. Anne had to face many challenges in her difficult situations while she and her family were hiding in a confined Annexe because they were targeted victims during the Holocaust. These situations led her to a new level of maturity. The diary also teaches the reader that life is worth appreciating
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an office building‚ a teenage girl writes in her diary about her hardships. This diary later became the most famous written account of the Holocaust. In The Diary of a Young Girl written by Anne Frank‚ the author describes her life when hidden in the Secret Annex. Her story was so outstanding because of the character traits that she portrays in her diary. In the beginning of the book‚ the most obvious trait that Anne Frank depicts is how much she talks. On page 17‚ she stated how “Mr. Keesing
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The Life of Anne Frank Jane Smith Mrs. Joyner Language Arts and Literature May 15‚ 2010 Outline THESIS: This research paper will explore the life of Anne Frank‚ the Jewish girl who managed to find hope and goodness in the midst of one of the saddest moments in history. I. Anne’s Birth and Childhood A. Information on family B. Life in Germany C. Life in Amsterdam II. Life During World War II A. Description of the Secret Annex B. Dates that it was occupied C.
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