...Anne Frank, a brave hero to all Jews. Here are my reasons towards why I believe she said that deeply heartfelt quote. My first reason to why I believe she said, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart," is because she was a very optimistic person. Another reason I believe she said that is because she was a nice and caring person. My last reason to why I believe she said that is because she was a very brave and heroic person. Now I'll be explaining my reasons more in depth. To start off, as I said before I believe she said that because she is very optimistic. Here is another quote that I found in the collections book that shows how she is optimistic, " I'm going to be a famous dancer or singer... or something wonderful." That shows how she is optimistic because she doesn't know if she is...
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...this day. I would like to start off with a quote “I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains. My advice is: go outside, to the fields, enjoy nature and the sunshine. Think of all the beauty that’s still left in an around you and be happy.” This quote is by Anne Frank, a girl of Jewish descent who experienced first hand the harsh realities of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a catastrophic event that shook the entire world, as Adolf Hitler demanded the execution of several million European Jews. Hitler deemed the Jews as those of an inferior race who served as a threat to purity of the German community according to history.com. On biography.com it indicated that Anne’s real name was Annelies Marie Frank. It also stated that she was born on June 12, 1929. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany but as anti-semitic pressures increased in their home country they moved to the Netherlands. Anne lived with her two parents and her sister, Margot, in Amsterdam in the time leading up to Nazi Occupation preceding WWII. During World War II, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding along with another family when she was thirteen as to avoid persecution by the Nazis. They remained in hiding for two years, during which Anne documented her thoughts and feelings into a red-checkered diary that she received for her 13th birthday. This diary became the famous work we know today as The Diary of Anne Frank. The Frank family’s hiding place was discovered when she...
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...Anne throughout her journey in the secret annex has changed in many ways that have shaped her personality and her perspective towards things, that help her become a young woman even at the age of fourteen. When she envisions herself , how she is different from her old self, and how she is different from the image of her mother. Frank quotes “That is all I was-a terrible flirt, coquettish and amusing.”- “I know quite well that the circle around me would be much smaller.”(Frank 178). The author uses these quotes to show that the Anne in 1942, was a girl who had many friends, and one that was amusing. Now she would have fewer friends if she wasn’t in the annex because she has matured. The author shows how different Anne and her mother are by...
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...someone who carries the same persona as Mr. Frank. In the play "The Diary of Anne Frank" we are introduced to several main characters, two of whom I chose as my least favorite and favorite character. These characters include Mr. Frank and his daughter Anne Frank. Initially, as we read through the lines of each main character the reader can visualize that both characters greatly differ in personality. On one hand, Anne Frank is a disrespectful person who has an annoying personality; whereas, Mr. Frank is very caring, respectful and considerate even with the living conditions that he underwent. Thus, all things considering, Mr. Frank...
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...Courage is a word to describe a brave person, and can also describe Anne Frank perfectly. Today, in our generation, many people live negative lives, but Anne Frank was not one of those people. Anne Frank was a Jewish teenager at the times of the Holocaust, and although she was sent to a concentration camp at the age of 15, she was exceedingly positive and always tried to find the best in everyone. Prior to, Anne, her friends and family needed to stay in a crunched, secluded annex in an attempt not to be caught. Their lives were quite difficult, and they were required to be as silent as possible in their hiding spot during many hours of the day. To make it all better, no one could use the bathroom in a certain time period. Her character could...
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...own life. In the Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, a girl named Anne Frank gets a diary and writes about her life during the time of World War 2. She is hiding in this place called the Secret Annex. Along with her parents. Also, another family arrives with them, the Van Daans. Along with their son Peter and their cat Mouschi. During the story, Anne will show a lot of her being positive, but mostly with Peter and his father Otto Frank. Anne remains positive in this environment by wanting to dance with Peter. She remains positive so she can get distracted and not worry about what's going on outside of the Secret Annex. She also acts positively because she is an innocent person. “Peter, where are you going? Come dance with me.” (230). Anne tries to provoke Peter so he can get angry. Also, so Peter can get in trouble and Anne won’t. Anne turns happy after she gets frustrated for a while. In the story, there is a scene when Anne see’s Peter for the first time. Anne gets’s excited because Peter has a cat. Anne is all happy because she had a cat before she went into hiding. But Peter shows Anne a bad attitude because he doesn’t really like Anne....
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...Youth, inspiration, and enthusiasm, were all traits of the young woman named Anne Frank. This young girl was living in what was known as the Holocaust. The Holocaust was basically a time period where Hitler, a discriminating dictator, had blamed the loss of world war one on the innocent religion of Judaism. As a punishment for making Germany lose world war one, Hitler and his harlequin worshippers tracked down people of the Jewish religion and sent them to work camps. These camps were eventually named concentration camps. These were not enjoyable and soothing, for they were areas meant for backbreaking, manual labor where dignity, honor, and credence in a marvelous world, would wander off to die an agonizing death. Problematically, Anne...
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...I recently watched a movie, and read a play about Anne Frank. In the beginning, Anne, and her family moved into a Secret Annex. The Secret Annex was a place for their family to hide from the Nazis, because they were Jews. Anne was introduced as a spoiled thirteen year old who got what she wanted. By the middle, the Van Daan family joins the Frank family in hiding. Also, a character named Mr. Dussel moved into the Secret Annex. At the end, the Secret Annex was found after two years of hiding, and everyone had to quickly pack up a bag, and they were all sent to concentration camps. The movie version of Anne Frank was a lot more impactful than the play version. Although both versions, teach a lot about Anne Frank the movie was easier to understand....
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...Each page of a “Diary of a Young girl,” consists of Anne Frank’s resilience. Her bravery has been known throughout the world for over 70 years. The three crucial ways Anne was resilient during times of desperate measures was she was very flexible from day one, she had perseverance to overcome her challenges and she used creativity to produce inspiring thinking. Anne Frank was a jewish girl who wrote a diary documenting her life while she was hiding in the secret annex. She is the most well known victim from the Holocaust because of her diary. From 1942-1944 Anne and her family spent their days hiding in the attic of the building her father worked in, until they were betrayed in August 1944. Although she did not survive the Holocaust, the mark...
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... MAED Capstone Title | Holocaust Web Quest: Evaluation and Citations | Grade | Level: 7 | Type of Lesson: | Flexible Collaboration Continuum | Area Topic | Moderate Content Area: Language Arts Content Topic: Diary of Anne Frank Unit | Standards for the 21st-Century Learner | | Skills Indicator(s): | 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, and appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context. | Responsibilities Indicator(s): | 11.3.1 Respect copyright/intellectual property rights of creators and producers. | Dispositions Indicator(s): | 1.2.4 Maintain a critical stance by questioning the validity and accuracy of all information | Self-Assessment Strategies Indicator(s): | 1.4.1 Monitor own information-seeking processes for effectiveness and progress, and adapt as necessary. | Scenario: | In two sessions, this lesson is designed to teach students how to evaluate and cite information gathered from web sites related to the study of the Holocaust. The lesson reinforces the concept that not all resources are reliable and useful and that all sources must be cited to avoid plagiarism. The lesson is part of a language arts unit on The Diary of Anne Frank, and it teaches research standards as they are imbedded in the literature content. The teacher will be responsible for teaching excerpts from the diary, stressing literary devices and historical value. The library media specialist will...
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...caught and then arrested or killed. The concept of exile brings about many new problems for people to deal with. When in hiding, an individual may suffer so much turmoil that it can affect them psychologically or even take a toll on them physically. This tragedy will often bring about many mixed emotions from someone, where some days will be easier than others. The isolation alone that results from being in hiding can have a major affect on a person. The Diary Of a Young Girl is a great body of work when referring to exile because Anne Frank wrote an entry every single day on the struggles of her daily life being in hiding. This book is a great representation of the worries that thousands were faced with when Hitler was in power. It is ironic that although Anne’s family was going through a tragedy themselves, they still felt fortunate enough to be thankful that after all, they did not end up like many of their peers. On page seventy-six, Anne writes “No one is able to keep out of it, the whole globe is waging war and although it is going better for the Allies, the end is not yet in sight. And as for us, we are fortunate. Yes, we are luckier than millions of people. It is quiet and safe here, and we are, so to speak, living on capital. We are even so selfish as to talk about ‘after the war,’ brighten up at the thought...
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...format provided. 5. Write the rough draft of your paper, following the outline and using note cards. 6. Peer edit the rough draft with a classmate 7. Turn in final paper to turnitin.com and submit all research work Requirements: -At least 4 different sources, 2 databases, 1 book and 1 other. -An annotated source card for every source consulted -At least 50 note cards with notes from your research. At least 20 of those note cards should have direct quotes -A working thesis statement -A sentence outline -A 2-4 page research paper -A formal MLA works cited page (using the main sources from your source cards) Library Dates: Period 4- 11/18, 11/20, 11/26 Period 5- 11/18, 11/19, 11/25 Topic Ideas Survivors of Genocide Righteous Gentiles Danish Boat Resuce Chambon sur Lignon- Village in France Jewish Resistance Movements Simon Wiesenthal- Holocaust Rescuer Raoul Wallenberg – Holocaust Rescuer Oskar Schindler – Holocaust Rescuer Elie Wiesel – Victim and author Miep Gies – Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank Voyage of The St. Louis Kindertransport – Series of transport systems designed to get Jewish children out of harm’s way Roméo Dallaire- Rescuer during Rwanda genocide Philippe...
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...THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL : THE DEFINITIVE EDITION Anne Frank Edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler Translated by Susan Massotty -- : -BOOK FLAP Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructable nature of the human spirit. Restore in this Definitive Edition are diary entries that had been omitted from the original edition. These passages, which constitute 30 percent more material, reinforce the fact that Anne was first and foremost a teenage girl, not a remote and flawless symbol. She fretted about, and tried to copie with, her own emerging sexuality. Like many young girls, she often found herself in disagreement with her mother. And like any teenager, she veered between the carefree nature of a child and the full-fledged sorrow of an adult. Anne emerges more human, more vulnerable, and more vital than ever. Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse for two years. She was thirteen when the family went into the Secret Annex, and in these pages she grows to be a young woman and a wise observer of human nature as well. With unusual insight, she reveals the relations between eight people living under extraordinary conditions, facing hunger, the ever-present threat of discovery and death, complete...
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...Letters From Rifka by Karen Hesse is about a Jewish girl named Rifka, who knows nothing about America when she flees from Russia in 1919. In her own imagination, she will be at last safe from the Russian soldiers and their harsh treatment of the Jews in the new country. However, Rifka caught ring worm when their family were transferring from Poland to America. Therefore, she was told to stay in Europe until she was totally cured. After dealing the disease, Rifka was finally allowed to continue her journey. “Why is it, that in Russia, no matter what the trouble, the blame always falls upon the Jews?” Rifka wrote in her diary. As the novel progresses, Rifka learns that when there is a will, there’s a way. At the beginning of the novel, Rifka’s parents decide to move their family from Russia because they were being persecuted along with all Jewish citizens. At that time it was difficult to get papers permitting Jewish people to leave the country. Rifka writes, “I’ve never been to another country before, not even in another village.” Rifka knows nothing about the world outside her village. Unfortunately, a complicating factor was that Rifka’s brother was being hunted by soldiers because he escaped from the army. As a result, in order for Rifka and her family to depart on their trip to America, she has to distract the men searching the train for Nathan and stood in front of them. They began to question her. How ever, there were only a few minutes before the train was due to depart...
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...The Diary of A Young Girl is a book about Anne Frank, a thirteen year old girl who is forced to go into hiding with her family. They hide in a small secret annex above Otto Frank’s (her father) office where they had food and supplies in stock. She names her diary Kitty, and writes in it for almost two years. Some news from the radio makes it into her diary, her friendship with Peter van Daan – a teenage boy also in hiding with Anne- as well as her feelings about living In the annex with her family, another family known as the van Daan’s as well as a companion, Mr.Dussel. Anne begins her diary by saying that she wants to confide in the journal like no other. She has never been able to confide in someone like she wants to in this diary that she received for her thirteenth birthday. She starts writing on Sunday June 14th, 1942. In the first section of the diary, she writes about her childhood- her family moved to Holland because her father found a job with a Dutch company. She also has a German background, but is Jewish. She attended a Jewish Lyceum there. She introduces her friends, and all the fun activities she does with them like getting ice cream, going on ferries, and gets treats from secret admirers. She explains how she has some family still in Germany, some who fled to North America, and how her grandmother came with her family to Holland. Anne reveals that the Germans are making all the Jews wear big yellow starts on their shirts so they are easily pointed out. In...
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