...life has indeed affected mine the way I think, speak, and see the world around me. It’s not exactly that I see different things but instead it is the way I see them. My perspective has changed, I think about situations in a different way. Before I used to think racial violence was just plain stupid but now I think about the races that are fighting each other and why are they fighting. My perspective was changed after reading the Diary of Anne Frank play as well as watching the 2001 movie. Racial violent is of racist but there is always a reason as to why two or more races are fighting. Maybe it’s because they are judging one another because of skin colour or racist stereotypes. Though that is true Hitler killed Jews because he simply hated them there was hardly any reason for him to hate the Jewish race but he just had to blame them for hardly any reason. That is why as well as how he created his army. This is also why my perspective about life changed. Reading the Diary of Anne Frank play was like putting on some magic glasses that changed my perspective....
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...Anne Frank as you all may well know was a Jewish teenager in World War Two and wrote a diary about her time in hiding. Throughout it, it talks about what it was like to be a Jew in the war and to constantly be in fear while in hiding. It also talks about how she changed as a person while going through the two years of living there without going outside once. I picked up this book expecting it to describe her fear and how she hates the war and desperately wants it to end, but was pleasantly surprised when I found it to be quite different. At the beginning of her diary it talks about her family, friends and her everyday life and she seems quite unaware of the danger that could attack her and her family at any minute. Her openness and honesty...
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...One cannot fathom the difficulty a young girl would face growing up during a time of war and chaos. In the autobiographies Persepolis and The Dairy of a Young Girl, the reader is shown that both main characters Marjane Satrapi and Anne Frank lived similar yet different lives. Their lives, as told in their autobiographies, consisted of adversity, cultural conflicts, and political issues, while after their novels were published both Anne and Marjane rose to fame. Anne, born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt Germany, shares her personal experiences and first-hand encounters during World War II in her novel. Anne along with her upper-middle-class family; which included her mother Edith, father Otto and sister Margot, fled Nazi persecution of Jews and went into hiding for two years. Her...
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...literature that consider the themes of race, ethnicity, and culture are Day of Tears, by Julius Lester and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie. These award-winning novels illustrate the fact that the viewpoints of authors who are members of the minority groups about which they write have a unique perspective that can be universally appreciated. That these works of literature have universal appeal is a testament to the writing skills of both authors, as well as to the way in which each of them has blended historical fact and fiction, to paraphrase Mr. Lester in his Author’s Note in Day of Tears (175). Although both novels furnish us with multiple examples of how African-Americans and Native Americans were, and in the case of Diary, still are being mistreated at the hands of the white majority, they nevertheless serve to affirm the fact that the resilience of the children exposed to these horrors transcends a mere discussion of race because resilience is part of the human spirit. Both books are replete with examples proving this thesis. These novels are of recent vintage. Day of Tears was first published in 2005, while Diary was copyrighted in 2007. Both authors are “insiders,” that is to say, they are members of the minority groups that are the subjects of their writing. The book jacket of the paperback edition of Diary proclaims that the work is “inspired by his [Alexie’s] own experiences growing up.” We learn from Lester’s Author’s Note that...
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...literature that consider the themes of race, ethnicity, and culture are Day of Tears, by Julius Lester and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie. These award-winning novels illustrate the fact that the viewpoints of authors who are members of the minority groups about which they write have a unique perspective that can be universally appreciated. That these works of literature have universal appeal is a testament to the writing skills of both authors, as well as to the way in which each of them has blended historical fact and fiction, to paraphrase Mr. Lester in his Author’s Note in Day of Tears (175). Although both novels furnish us with multiple examples of how African-Americans and Native Americans were, and in the case of Diary, still are being mistreated at the hands of the white majority, they nevertheless serve to affirm the fact that the resilience of the children exposed to these horrors transcends a mere discussion of race because resilience is part of the human spirit. Both books are replete with examples proving this thesis. These novels are of recent vintage. Day of Tears was first published in 2005, while Diary was copyrighted in 2007. Both authors are “insiders,” that is to say, they are members of the minority groups that are the subjects of their writing. The book jacket of the paperback edition of Diary proclaims that the work is “inspired by his [Alexie’s] own experiences growing up.” We learn from Lester’s Author’s Note that...
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...Anne frank was a Jewish girl who went into hiding for two years, in fear of being sent away to a camp, or suffer a slow, painful death in a gas chamber during the Holocaust. Was she captured or kept hidden away? This is her first person experience of the Holocaust based on her diary “The diary of Anne Frank “. Anne Frank was a young, adventurous, and religious girl born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. She was mischievous and curious. But soon Germany became a dangerous place for Jews, and , Margot, Annes sister, received a deportation letter and her family figured out that if they hide in Otto’s(Anne’s dad) annex behind his office workplace, they can stay alive and together for a few more years. Thusly, on her 13th birthday, Anne...
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...1960s Diary Entries By William L Martin IV August 14, 2015 HIS/135 - THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE SINCE 1945 Instructor: ROBYN JAMES 1960s Diary Entries 1-Dear Diary, There is so much anger in this place and sometimes it feels as if that is all that exists anymore. The African American community is tired. They are frustrated. They are angry and rightfully so. We have been mistreated in a nation that claims that it is the freest nation in the world and we have been oppressed to the point to where we are not even treated as people. Many of us feel as if we are not and this makes us even angrier. We are people. We are human beings. We have feelings and we love our families just as every other person in our nation does and yet we are treated as secondary. Why is this? What is it about the color of our skin that makes us so different? People have different color eyes, how is this any different? Tonight I witnessed a man speak from his heart about the plight of not just the African American community but to us. He spoke from his heart to address us not as individuals but he spoke to us a nation. For the time that he spoke we were a united nation of all colors and peoples. We were not individuals but we were a country coming to terms with ourselves as we aged. It really did feel as if we were coming of age. This man took the rage and hopelessness that he felt in the air, (it was electric) and channeled that energy into something that we should have been doing all along. ...
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...satirical response to the social inequities that he saw in his world. It was strange to see a Southerner talk about the injustices of war, gender, and, most notably, slavery. Some of Twain’s most notable works include Huckleberry Fin and Tom Sayer, but these stories are not the only things he has published. Short stories such as “Excerpts from Adam’s Diary”, “True Story”, etc., made Twain one of the most notable American writers. Within these famous stories also come Twain’s interpretation about the world around him. His writings become his reflections about his world, upon which Twain shares his experiences and his thoughts through fictional stories that sometimes weigh heavy on the heart, or just let us laugh our hearts out, although some stories were nonsensical such as “The story of Grandfather’s Old Ram” to the heart wrenching “True Story.” Twain was not only an author, but a great lecturer. With his “shows”, people from all over would come in and enjoy Twain storytelling/lecturing, all the while either knowing or not knowing Twain’s messages behind his stories. Twain, having been born during the Civil War times, had a lot of experience with war. Though, he did not participate in any battles, Twain still lived in an era, where brother fought brother and his tales reflect that era and the way people were living in those times. In “War Prayer,” we see a group of unknown soldiers gather together and prepare for the oncoming battle. They...
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...The Battle of Cantigny was the first American engagement in World War 1 in 19178. The First Division of the United States Army successfully captured the town of Cantigny, France from the German Army which marked the first time an American unit seized enemy territory during the war. The battle was fought May twenty-seventh through the thirty-first where the American Army suffered approximately 1,600 casualties’. Davenport discusses viewpoints from many of the soldiers throughout the war including Samuel Ervin and Samuel Parker. These soldiers were introduced to a new style of fighting, known as, trench warfare, and new technology such as artillery, machine guns, flamethrowers, grenades and poison gas. This battle provided an immense step toward an allied victory because it showed the American Expeditionary Force’s strength on the western front which ended the war a year after their arrival. Davenport revisits America’s first fight of World War 1 in an effort to pull the battle away from the forgotten past. The doughboys that first landed on European soil during the war are largely forgotten but should be remembered for their sacrifice. The sole reason it is forgotten is because...
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...Ben Corbett Mick Grierson FI506 Avant Garde Film What Constitutes a Diary Film, and Why Might it be Considered a Form of Avant-Garde or ‘Critical’ Film? In order to answer this question there are a few areas that require specific definition. The term Avant-Garde itself is something that often can differ in its exact meaning due to interpretation. This makes it an almost undesiferrable term for both historians and critics alike. Critic, Ian Christie claims that the term is, ‘always open to dispute and redefinition.’[1] This claim has very strong foundations. The very nature of Avant-Garde film requires it to be at the forefront of experimentation. As new techniques are explored and boundaries are broken down, what may have been at the forefront of experimentation in the Fifties for example, may be one of the most used techniques in Hollywood by the Seventies or now. This gives the impression that to remain innovative, Avant-Garde directors must change style to fit what is required of them during their particular time period. The mention of Hollywood hints at the relationship it has with the Avant-Garde. Murray Smith describes Avant-Garde as a ‘personal mode’, and goes on to say the films are made by, ‘filmmakers alone or in combination with private patronage and grants...
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...In 1984 by George Orwell the totalitarian government forces the repression of natural impulses of inationals to cause these people to not have individuality. Every aspect of the society that is portrayed in the novel 1984 is controlled including the natural impulses that all humans have for desires for sex and love.The concealment of these innate desires is encouraged through a program established by different types of media in the public eye. In 1984 by George Orwell the question proliferate as even moms and fathers can't put stock in their own posterity in terms of normal security and motivation.The city of Oceania administration created constrain through the Gathering. The Gathering is the party requests that all individuals from...
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...Anne Frank is an inspiration to me in many ways. I decided to choose this topic for many reasons but mainly because id never done anything personally on her. Many know about her life during the holocaust but not many know about her life before. In this essay I will be researching her before life and who she was before this tragic event occurred. For those of you who don’t know who Anne Frank is she was a teen writer who went into hiding during the Holocaust. She journalized her experiences in the what we know as The Diary of Anne Frank. Anne Frank was born as Annelies Marie Frank on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Her Mother and father known as Edith Frank and Otto Frank. Her father was a lieutenant in the German army during World War...
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...During the period of 1861-1865 that is commonly known as the Civil War, both the northern and the confederate states exhibited variegated forms of what it means to be civilized. At the bottom of it, the Civil War exhibited the most bloodshed on American soil at a singular point in time. For this reason it must be stated that both The Union and The Confederates both acted out bloodthirsty and carnal impulses. The difference that was displayed was that the liberalism and regard for expanded civil rights that was the basis for The Union’s war stance was countered by a stalwart reactionary ideological platform that The Confederacy clung to. Essentially, civility was at an all-time low during the bloodshed of the Civil war. Over 500,000 lives were claimed, however the etiquette and ideological platforms of both sides proved to be The old world charm of the South was encapsulated by John Mosby and his revenge against a Union trooper killing a young child in front of the child’s mother. Mosby exclaimed that revenge was not a primary, or even a secondary motivation. He honestly believed that he had to kill in order to stop the killing (Civil War Times, 31). This etiquette and honor displayed during the bloodshed was in contradistinction to the crass and needless killing committed by the Union soldier. This shows how oftentimes ideologies can mask the deeper, truer feelings and...
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...Modern History Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1941 Due: Thursday 28th of August, 2008 Alyce Wearne Task: Evaluate the argument that America was justified in using atomic weapons against Japan in 1945. As one of the most significant and consequential decisions in the history of the world, President Harry Truman’s allowance of atomic weapons towards the end of World War II, of which he himself understood would cause both mass devastation and indignation, is still one of the most controversial and heavily debated topics in today’s society. This was partially due to the adverse underestimation and seemingly ignorant approach the American’s had towards their latest development of mass destruction; almost oblivious to the immense aftermath of physical injury, civilian death and emotional torment it would produce for those involved. This decision, ultimately made by one man, affected not only America and Japan, but the world. Dispute over this was, and continues to be highly generated, the event causing anger and infuriation to millions across the world. This resentment did not just accumulate from the lack of awareness and slaughter of innocent life, but from the graphic images shown in newspapers, the casualties, and the torturous amount of death underwent as a result of the bomb. As a Japanese survivor documented: “The appearance of people was . . . well, they all had skin blackened by burns. . . . They had no hair because their hair was burned, and at a glance you...
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...The book, A Light in the Storm by Karen Hesse is a prodigious and inspiring story read in the perspective of 15 year old, Amelia Martin. Amelia is a Union girl living in the division of Delaware in the beginning of the Civil War. Amelia struggles to keep her parents’ hectic marriage in one piece. Although Amelia is just a young teenage girl, she definitely has many adult responsibilities resting on her shoulders. For example, in the morning she teaches schoolchildren. Then, she goes to the Fenwick Island Lighthouse where her father, John Martin, works to watch ships and make sure they don’t crash into the Delaware coast. Throughout the story, Amelia becomes apprehensive of the situation between the North and the South, which are approaching...
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