AoW: Word War II & Anne Frank I have no idea what it would be like to have to be afraid that someday‚ some general will come‚ seperate my family and I‚ and send us off to die painfully just because I believe in a certain religion. A 14 year old girl should not ever have to worry about this but sadly‚ Anne Frank‚ a year younger than me‚ did. World War II was a horrible war that caused the death of 55 million people. The group of people that were mainly targeted were Jews. Adolf Hitler‚ the dictator
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“It is a very great pleasure and honour to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford‚ the celebrated hunter‚ into my home.” These are the first words spoken to Rainsford by General Zaroff upon his arrival on Ship-trap Island. Formally greeting Rainsford gives Zaroff an appearance of a proper gentleman; well-educated and well-mannered. But by his dark eyes‚ military moustache‚ and strong face you can also tell that he is obviously a strong leader and military general. Behind his high cheek bones‚ white hair and
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It seems these days the average‚ everyday citizen has trouble abiding with everyday laws‚ maybe nothing severe as murder or rape‚ but more mild‚ simple things such as traffic/driving laws‚ littering‚ not using a crosswalk‚ etc.. Frank Trippett in his excerpt “A Red Light for Scofflaws” coveys and points out the problems of everyday citizens who would never consider themselves lawbreakers by any means‚ but actually are breaking laws which may be minor‚ but are nonetheless laws like any others that
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Anne Frank is often misunderstood by many people throughout the story and considers herself as having no “true” friends. In order to feel that void she humanizes her diary‚ “Kitty‚” to store her deepest thoughts when others would not understand or care to listen. Shortly after receiving the diary for her thirteenth birthday‚ Anne states‚ “Paper has more patience than people‚” (pg.6) confirming her thoughts about the people surrounding her. However‚ the statement could never have been truer for Anne
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Sensitive topics have been avoided in the classroom. Often when reading a text out loud‚ students are discouraged from using vulgar languages. Class readings are chosen so that no sexual content is present. Both Frank Bruni’s “The Wilds of Education” and Sophie Downes’ “Trigger Warnings‚ Safe Spaces and Free Speech‚ Too” discusses the issue of how taboo topics affect campus learning. Frank Bruni’s “The Wilds of Education” draws attention to the lack of taboo topics present in the American education
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Goodman Period 1 May 14‚ 2013 Character Analysis Essay In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ the author uses characterization to show how Liesel has a deeper understanding of people without realizing it and maintaining her innocence. For a young girl to live in hard times as these were in WWII Germany‚ Liesel seems to understand the big picture even from her quaint setting in Munich. Liesel feels very close to a Jew her parents are helping keep hidden from Nazi eye. His name is Max‚ and when
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter: Psychological Analysis of John Singer‚ and Dr. Copeland In The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter‚ Carson McCullers illustrates the concept of The Self-Discrepancy Theory (SDT) through John Singer and Doctor Benedict Mady Copeland. The author brings awareness to the readers of how these two characters perceive themselves and how they’re perceived by others in the community in order to set a direction to the events throughout the story. Understanding self-discrepancy helps the
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Snow Day Rhetorical Analysis In the editorial “Save the Snow Day: Save Teenage Education” Sherra Yu writes about different school systems to achieve their purpose of bringing back snow days. A thought provoking rhetorical question‚ joyful imagery‚ and an anecdote are used to achieve this purpose. Yu begins the editorial by utilizing imagery to persuade the audience to bring back snow days. The text describes‚ “Nothing lights up the spirit quite like seeing a blanket of snow cover the ground‚ pristine
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Character Analysis of Ralph Daniel Middleton Ralph is the protagonist in the Lord of the Flies. He is the democratic leader of the boys at the beginning of the novel. Ralph represents order‚ authority‚ and civilization and believes that the group needs to cooperatively live and complete the projects necessary for their survival. “They obeyed the summons of the conch‚ partly because Ralph blew it‚ and he was big enough to be a link with the adult world of authority….” (Golding‚ p. 50). Most
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In his op-ed “Are Kids Too Coddled‚” author Frank Bruni’s claims that parents are overprotective of their children from real life struggles‚ with the new Common Core State Standards. Bruni describes a school in California that instituted a rule that bans students wearing sweatshirts that they received at a party advertising the fact that they went to a party to which the other classmates weren’t invited to. It’s sensible for a school to take action to address situations that are under its control
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