Anne Fadiman’s “Under Water” 1. Anne Fadiman narrates the events of “Under Water” in first person. She prepares us by describing the setting and the conditions and intentions of the event. I think Anne wants us to realize that everyone on the trip‚ including the instructors‚ are human. Even though they knew there was no chance of saving Gary‚ or even possibly reaching his unresponsive body‚ they tried their hardest. 3. I think she uses statements such as “Class II was not an unreasonable challenge
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Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany‚ to a Jewish family‚ on June 12‚ 1929. Her father‚ Otto Frank‚ was a businessman. Anne and her older sister Margot grew up surrounded by loving parents and relatives‚ and received a good education. One day‚ Nazi police sent a call-up notice for Anne’s father and for her sister‚ Margot for their transportation to a concentration camp. They flee to their hiding place‚ the Secret Annex the following day. Another family‚ the Van Daans with their son Peter‚ arrive
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Anne Frank is a very influential historical figure whose diary has helped everyone all over the world learn about the Holocaust and what it is like to be a Jewish person in hiding. The Holocaust was a time period where the Nazi’s killed as many Jewish people as they possibly could. The majority of Jewish people had gone into hiding during this time period. In her diary‚ Anne describes life in the Secret Annex and why they chose to live in the Annex rather than anywhere else. She also talks about
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to hiding from a war‚ hearing horrific‚ mind-altering sounds‚ Anne Frank lived a dreadfully eventful‚ heartbreaking‚ far-from-full‚ short life. We have hard lives‚ parents splitting‚ rough backgrounds‚ and that is tough‚ but the what the Jews had to experience and endure was something of another level. Anne Frank was a bright‚ spunky girl‚ she experienced multiple changes and experiences in hiding‚ and she has a legacy. Growing up‚ Anne was never hungry‚ she never had to worry about where she was
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My research on Mr. Frank shows that he is a smart and caring person. I would argue his character in the Diary of Anne Frank (Act 1 Scene 2) is close to historically accurate to what happened in the actual event. Mr. Frank is the father of Anne Frank‚ the young girl who lived in hiding for over 2 years during World War II along with 8 others. She managed to stay positive through the period of time and logged everything in her diary. After getting out of hiding‚ Mr. Frank managed to get the diary published;
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John Winthrop vs. Anne Hutchinson John Winthrop was part of the aristocracy of the colonies that would be the United States. He‚ as well as the local government were strictly Puritan and adhered closely to the bible. John Winthrop was the prosecutor in the case against Anne Huthchinson. She was on trial for teaching her own version of Puritan teachings that were not directly from the Bible all the time. She was accused of heresy and slenderizing the church. In John Winthrop’s writings‚ one
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overcome it. Here is my reasoning. In the Anne Frank diary‚ Anne and her family had to go into hiding in an attic. She stayed positive mostly all of the time. Where they stayed was very plain so anne put pictures on the wall. She also always kept herself entertained with a diary and she loved the sound of a nearby clock chime. When there was nothing to look forward to‚ or when she thought there wasn’t‚ she always continued to make herself happy. While Anne could not communicate with other people
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Anne Moody is a well-known contemporary black native Mississippi author. She has written biographical works depicting life in Mississippi and the struggles of black people in the South. Many people can relate to her style of writing. Her books help people understood what life was like in the South before and during the civil rights movement. Anne Moody was born in Wilkinson County‚ Mississippi on September 15‚ 1940 to Fred and Elnire (Williams) Moody. She attended Natchez Junior College
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Mary Rowlandson and Anne Bradstreet are two women with different stories and one similar faith. Their similar faith in God and passion for writing allowed the two women to survive the contrast of hardships each woman had to endure. Furthermore‚ in this essay‚ I will compare and contrast the lives and faith of Rowlandson and Bradstreet. In the story “Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson” written by Mary Rowlandson herself‚ we read that she is taken captive by a group
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victims of the Holocaust. Three of the all of the holocaust stories‚ The Diary of Anne Frank‚ Maus‚ The acceptance speech‚ are the ones we are focussing‚ are the one who tells the story of the holocaust‚ are the one who will need to be remembered. With their help of helping us remember the negativity of the holocaust‚ we can be sure that if we remember such
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