only really been a privilege and luxury to the wealthy‚ however that changed with the development of the railways. In the spring of 1906‚ John Fletcher Dodd opened Britain’s first holiday camp‚ Caister Holiday camp‚ on the seaside resort of Caister. However‚ the camp was more of socialist camp than the holiday camps we know today. John Fletcher Dodd had many strict rules throughout the camp‚ including no talking after 11pm and swearing would not be tolerated. The camp was separated into different
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Summary of Frank Sinatra Growing up on the streets of Hoboken‚ New Jersey‚ made Frank Sinatra determined to work hard to get ahead. Starting out as a saloon singer in many down-trotted bars‚ he got his first major break in 1935 as part of The Hoboken Four on a popular radio show‚ Major Bowes Amateur Hour. In 1939 Sinatra caught the attention of Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra. He sang the first ever No. 1 song on Billboard‚ I’ll Never Smile Again. That same year he married Nancy Barbato with whom
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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 Frankfurt. However‚ Frank was born on
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the Frank family were desperately trying to escape Nazi Germany that was under the control of Adolf Hitler. The Franks and the rest of the Jews in Germany had to flee Germany or go into hiding to avoid Nazi persecution. The Frank family decided to hide along with another Jewish family‚ the Van Pels and a man named Fritz Pfeffer in a secret annex of a building. The Frank family hid in the secret annex for more than 2 years. There was a special young member of the Frank family named Anne Frank. Anne
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of Anne Frank The story Diary of Anne Frank was a very interesting book which showed the ways a group of Jewish people during the 1940’s went about trying to conceal their identity and themselves. This story was a true story taken from a diary of a young girl during the incident. This was made into a play during 1955. This was praised as Frances Goodrich’s and her husband Albert Hackett’s most famous work as it was performed. The play was started in November of 1945. As Mr. Frank began to
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in a way. Maybe you stood up for someone in the hallway that was being bullied and sacrificed how people thought about you as being “cool”. Or maybe you just performed a random act of kindness for someone for no reason at all. A hero should also be positive and strong. In Hackett and Goodrich’s play The Diary of Anne Frank‚ the theme of heroism is illustrated by Miep‚ Mr. Kraler‚ and Anne. Miep was a young woman who was engaged and also had to work everyday and yet she always found the time to
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Frank Zappa remains as a major figure in the production of recorded music. He was able to influence the music scene by his incredible musical talents‚ his innovations in recording technology and his staunch social‚ political and controversial debates. Zappa’s profound influences on music and recording still remain relevant in modern production of music. Frank Zappa was involved in many different bands‚ musical styles and genres. ‘The 60s produced many creative new musicians‚ but none was more inspirational
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Xmas A) Gregory Dodd is a man in his mid-forties and a teacher of political science. He has had two previous marriages and is currently having a relationship with the ten-year younger photographer Susan. It is the night before Christmas and Gregory is driving his car‚ heading for Susan’s house in Jamaica Plain. At one point Gregory is driving though a city and he ends up driving behind a car‚ which suddenly stops and then makes a u-turn. Gregory has no time to react and he barely
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Frank Lucas: The American Gangster INTRO There is no question that when you hear about the true “American Gangster” someone is talking about Frank Lucas. Before being arrested and sentenced to jail‚ Frank claimed to be making $1 million a day selling drugs on 116th Street in Harlem‚ NY. He was known for buying his supply directly from Southeast Asia‚ also called the “Golden Triangle”. It was said that he would smuggle the drugs using the coffins of American service men. Frank Lucas was a heroin
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Frank Abagnale: The story of a teen con-man Cassandra R. 457941 CLN-4U0-A Thursday‚ December 20th‚ 2012 Mr. Kontos An overview: Frank Abagnale was a criminal who pretended to be a pilot‚ a paediatrician and a lawyer. He is most remembered for his efforts in evading the FBI‚ and his fraudulent activities that led him to become a millionaire before the age of 20. Though hardly any information is documented about his trials across the globe‚ Abagnale
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