Catch Me If You Can directed by Steven Spielberg tells the story of Frank Abagnale Jr.‚ considered one of the most successful con men of all time. I saw this movie recently after renting it from the video store‚ I found it so good that I had to buy it. Frank Abagnale Jr. is an astounding and interesting character. The real life Abagnale originally said that he did not believe Dicaprio to be ’suave’ enough to play the role‚ but he certainly does pull it off. Dicaprio’s acting is superb‚ and totally
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Everyone knows about the brave Anne Frank‚ but barely any have heard of Miep Gies‚ the woman who hid Anne Frank and her family during World War II. Miep Gies is the reason that the world met Anne Frank and found out about Gies’ heroic efforts in hiding the Franks and other Jews. Equality‚ generosity and modesty are the qualities that make up Miep’s character. For over two years‚ she risked her own and her families lives everyday to illegally protect and care for the Franks and four of their friends hiding
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girl named‚ Anne Frank‚ had to go through that experience during World War 2. Anne and her family‚ the Franks‚ were Jewish and had to go into hiding after Anne’s sister‚ Margot‚ received a letter to a concentration camp. The Franks hid above Mr. Frank’s work office with help from friends. With them‚ are the Van Daans‚ Mrs. Van Daan is a person that shows off‚ Mr. Van Daan is a selfish person and doesn’t care about anything else but himself and food. The last person with the Franks is Mr. Dussel‚ a
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Bobby Franks failed to return home from Harvard Preparatory School‚ located in a fashionable district on the South Side of Chicago. Later that evening‚ his parents received a phone call‚ informing them that their son had been kidnapped and that he would be returned safely if the Franks family carefully followed instructions. The following day‚ they received a letter‚ telling them to secure $10‚000 in old bills and await another phone call. While waiting for the kidnappers’ call‚ the Franks heard
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Paper The epic story from Catch Me if You Can is a true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who stole over 2.5 million dollars in forged checks. He fled his home during high school after finding his mother with another man. He disguised himself as a Pan Am pilot‚ a doctor‚ and a lawyer. He fell in love with a woman (we’ll call her Brenda (Frank has never mentioned what her name really was))‚ and he proposed to her. After she accepted Frank told her who he actually was. A short while later he was arrested
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that’s inside me! When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears‚ my spirits are revived! But‚ and that’s a big question‚ will I ever be able to write something great‚ will I ever become a journalist or a writer? Anne Frank The Legacy of Anne Frank Anne Frank’s story succeeds because it is a personal story that enables individuals to understand one of the watershed events of our time‚ and because it communicates what can happen when hate and intolerance prevail. The essence of
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these issues effect different aspects of today’s government. In this movie‚ Denzel Washington’s character (Frank Lucas) demonstrates how sociological influence can be exploited to gain power and wealth. Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson‚ a disciplined and intelligent black gangster‚ runs much of Harlem and imparts his wisdom onto his former driver turned right-hand man‚ Frank Lucas. Frank was there with Bumpy when he did all of his drug deals and thus Lucas started to
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One part that I found the most growth for Frank was when he began working to help his mother. Frank has multiple jobs throughout the end of the book which helped him not only help his mother‚ but helped him get his dream to end up back in the United States. The history of his dad working jobs and then not returning wages after a few weeks made Frank want to work and prove to his mother that frank had what it took to be the man in the household. Frank started with small jobs such as his coal delivery
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Do you know who Anne Frank is? Anne Frank was a young girl that when she was little Anne her mother Edith‚ her father Otto‚ and her sister Margot. They had to go into hiding during the world war ll. Annelies Frank is another name she was well known for. She was born on June twelfth 1929 and she died in February 1945 the was not 100% known. At the end of her diary before she had died she wrote the quote in it “ In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” When she
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11/26/12 Anne Frank was the most influential person of the 20th century because of the way she explained what was going on of World War II. Her diary explained how Jew’s was going through a horrible experience. Anne Frank influenced people learning how discrimination was affected during the 1940’s. Anne Frank gave people by giving a little knowledge about her life was‚ emotional impact‚ history how Nazis treated the Jew’s‚ her showing her bravery‚ and Anne Frank helped the world understand
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