...Dear Anne Frank: Before I read your book, The Diary of Anne Frank, I thought the world I lived in was flawless. Not only flawless but perfect in every way I imagined. It is natural for children to be sheltered from the terrors outside this illusion of an ideal world. Children were raised this way and schools censored this kind of information. I was one of these children: oblivious and carefree to the horrors of the past and future. The Diary of Anne Frank opened my eyes to the reality of the world we lived in. What I thought was a utopian world showed to be very much false. Yet with all this evil in the world, good can be found in all of it. I read the diary version of Anne Frank in 5th grade, and as I was reading I felt like I was living...
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...ANNE FRANK “CHILD OF THE HOLOCAUST” Through the eyes of one adolescent girl, this book depicts the feelings of many Jewish people whose lives were forever changed by the Nazi Invasion in the 1940’s during World War II. The Holocaust was an atrocious time in Europe when approximately 6 million Jews were tortured, beaten and murdered as a result of their religion. During this era, the Jewish people were taken to concentration camps and were gassed or burnt to death. For many people, Anne Frank became a symbol of those six million Jewish men, women and especially the children who were murdered by the Nazis as these tragic events unfolded. It is almost impossible to comprehend this number, but the story of Anne Frank makes it possible to understand what the war meant for one of these victims. For my book report, I chose to focus on a life of a young girl named Anne Frank. Anne was a German Jewish girl whose family fled the Nazi Persecution of Jews in Germany in the 1930's, settling in what they hoped was the safety of Amsterdam, Holland. When the Nazis invaded Holland in 1940, the terror returned and the Franks went into hiding in a Secret Annex, hidden rooms at the back of Otto Frank's (father) business premises in Amsterdam. Most books about famous people only tell the reader about what the person was like as a child, to help explain what they were like as a grown up. But Anne’s diary is all about her childhood because she never had a chance to grow up. Very few...
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...Families changed their lifestyles to protect the children (“Those Who Dared to Rescue” 3). Miep Gies played an important role in saving the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Miep Gies lived an intriguing life, which led her to become an inspiring Holocaust rescuer. Miep Gies was born on February, 15th, 1909 in Vienna, Austria. She was given the name Hermine Santuschitz (“Miep Gies Biography” 2). Since there was a food shortage and little work, Gies was placed in a program for suffering Dutch kids. Since Gies was a sick child, she was placed with a foster family to restore her original state of health. They then nicknamed her “Miep” (“Miep Gies Who Hid Anne Frank Dies at 100” 1). The fact that she was placed in foster care may have led her to be more empathetic toward the family she helped later on. Later in her life, Gies married her boyfriend, Jan Gies, in the spring of 1940. She had written a letter to Queen Wilhelmina to retrieve her birth certificate (“Miep Gies...
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...Dr. Seuss once said “ The more you read, the more you will know, the more you learn, the farther you will go.” Do you think reading is important? Do you think it can change lives? For those of you who do, you’re not alone. Reading helps increase your knowledge. It increases your abilities to do certain things. I know for a fact that that reading can change your life. Not only can it do that but there’s a possibility it can change your perspective. “ The Diary of Anne Frank.” Was written by Anne Frank herself. It was her real diary that she wrote in before she died in a concentration camp in 1954. Her death was not long after her sisters’. They lived a horrible life due to the fact that they were Jewish. Otto Frank, Anne’s father, was the only...
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...things depending on the situation. Freedom is an important theme on Frederick Douglass's "Narrative Life" as well as my chosen books "Worst Case" by James Patterson and "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Anne Frank. All these books illustrate the theme of freedom in different ways, but all follow a theme of personal freedom. Freedom is not easily achieved for any of the characters in these three books. * Michael Benette is the main character in "Worst Case". He is the lead detective on an on going serial killer case. Emily Parker is New York cities FBI abduction specialist, also Benettes partner. The case that they were given involves a serial killer who abducts innocent children of extremely wealthy families in New York city. It's their job to make sure that the children come back safe and hopefully alive. * Benette and Parker relate to Douglass because they all had been robbed of their freedom. Benette and Parker had becomes slaves to the serial killer. This killer would leave no clues or ransoms. It was up to them to jump start the case. They worked day and night to make sure that the kids were free from the killer. All their time is taken away by the investigation. This puts a hold on their personal time, work became life for them, and the serial killer didn't make it easier for anyone. *Work took over Douglass's life as well. He was never given a chance to have a personal life. It was taken away from him when he was born into slavery. He grew up on several plantations and worked...
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...everyone's diary, they even showed Mrs Gruwell's diary entries. Eva was mostly the main character in the movie. Another different thing was in the movie they would add extra things to the scene. They would show the stuff that they said in the diary entry but they would add little extra scene to it to make it a little more excited. They start the movie with Eva, she starts explaining the how it all works where she is from and also everyone is divided with the race. The the next scene it starts with Ms Gruwell, she is barely starting to work in Wilson High School. There was a part in the movie when it was the students freshmen year. Their first...
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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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...In her article, “The Signs of Shopping” Anne Norton says, “walking from window to another, observing one another, shoppers, especially the astute and observing adolescents, acquire a facility with the language of commodities…shop windows teach composition” (88). In the following essay, we will be looking at how consumerism and advertising influence and help us develop our identity. What is identity? According to the Merriam- Webster Dictionary, identity is the qualities, ideas and beliefs that differentiate a person from the rest of the group. Our identities form from different aspects of our lives; such as family life, school life, friends, professors and religion. In addition, places such as the mall also helps shape our identity. The mall...
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...Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the Misfit’s actions display an unconscious love through sociopathic tendencies. Flannery O’Connor once said “It’s better to be young in your failures than old in your successes.” It is alright to fail when an individual is young. The time of youth is about making mistakes and learning and growing from them in order for a person to become the best version of him or herself. Most people pick up from their error and move on in life. Unfortunately that’s not the case for everyone. The Misfit and his pack are on the run from the police while the Grandmother and her family are on a road trip and they make a stop at Red Sammy’s Diner. While there the monkey is picking at his own fur. He’s “catching fleas on himself and biting each one carefully between his teeth as if it were a delicacy” (O’Connor 9). This is foreshadowing the Misfit’s appearance. It displays...
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...Your Name: Professor Name: Course: Date: It’s a Whole New World: The Past and Present of Camel Cigarettes Many corporations in America do not have the capability to stay afloat in the marketing world. The consumers of America demand far too much of a product and that is something that some of those corporations just can’t offer. However, the ones that do remain must, as Thomas Frank author of “Commodify Your Dissent” says, constantly redefine the product that they are trying to advertise. Camel cigarettes are no different. The corporation that is Camel proves Frank’s point that, “the countercultural idea has become capitalist orthodoxy, its hunger for transgression upon transgression now perfectly suited to an economical-cultural regime that runs on ever-faster cyclings of the new” (165). It is no longer an issue of how well an advertisement can influence its consumers. Where the greater challenge lies is, if that corporation can continually give its audience what it desires. It is a whole new world, and corporations must constantly modify their approaches on their products to be successful. Not only must they modify their products, but they must also create ads that will make their product memorable to the consumer or they will inevitably fail and become a part of marketing history. Camel cigarettes are a long-standing brand that has been around for almost a century. Throughout the 20th Century, Camel periodically adjusted their advertising methodology. Especially in...
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...Each life has the potential to be meaningful. What that meaning is, depends on the individual. In a broad sense, meaning is derived by attaining a goal. However, meaning lies not in the achievement of the goal itself, but the personal changes that follow. Whether it be as simple as enjoying a hot summers day at the beach surrounded by family and friends, or as grand finally making the trip to Europe to paint the sunset on the Parisian sky, it’s the little moments that carry the meaning. But because no two people are the same, there is no single objective meaning of life. Every single person is different. We have different experiences, different values, diverse backgrounds. Therefore, it stands to reason that we have different goals, and different...
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...English 2 24 April 2012 Jane Austen’s Accomplishments Jane Austen was such a remarkable author. Growing up in such a judgmental period gave her many ideas due to her many stories coming from personal experiences. One thing is she stayed true to herself and others. Jane’s significance on her novels made her the great author of her decade. Jane Austen is such a loving person who shows her love through her actions by her novels, the way she treats her family, and how she puts others first. Austen was born on December 16th, 1775 to Reverend George Austen and Cassandra Austen. She lived her life in Steventon rectory with her close knit family. Her parents had seven children with Jane being the last. There were five boys and two girls. With her only having one sister name Cassandra they became best friends. Out of all her brothers she was closer to Henry. Even though she loved both of her parents very dearly she was more of a daddy’s girl. During Jane’s childhood, open learning, dialogue and creativity was the key to there life. Her parents wanted there children to express their self and be creative as possible. Education was so important in Jane’s family that her father took neighborhood children in their home to teach them. Jane’s house had a huge library full of literature. Jane and Cassandra were the main children who took the library seriously. Jane took over the library reading many books of different genres also writing. All the books she read helped her to develop a sense of...
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...* GEN/200 February 28, 2013 Martin Bergstrom Being in Control In order to achieve personal responsibility you must hold yourself accountable for your own actions, despite the consequences that come from those actions. You must understand that what you do impacts those around you, instead of blaming others for our mistakes and/or choices; we can accept responsibility for our own lives. In my opinion, personal responsibility is the key not only to college success, but in life as well. As an adult, I reflect back to the teachings of my childhood. I was taught not only personal responsibility, but also how to plan ahead, make conscious-ethical decisions, and manage my time wisely. One of the most important ways to accomplish success, whether it be college or personal, is managing time effectively. Once it is gone, there is no way to get more, there is no reset button and you cannot turn the clocks back. As a student and mother, I think about the endless possibilities of college success and make rational decisions to achieve my goals. The time and effort I contribute to my responsibilities and priorities will determine success. Therefore, I approach time and responsibilities as if I am in control. “Too many students are showing up on campus under-prepared for college; in fact, with scarcely any idea why they are there in the first place” (Long, J. 2010). Instead, most students are more overwhelmed with organizing their dorm rooms, pledging for a sorority or fraternity, and...
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...John Green The Fault in Our Stars BACKGROUND INFO BACKGROUND AUTHOR BIO Full Name: John Michael Green Date of Birth: August 24th, 1977 Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana Brief Life Story: John Green was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Immediately after his birth, Green’s parents moved to Orlando, Florida. During his youth, he attended Lake Highland Preparatory School, a boarding school near Birmingham, Alabama. Later, he attended Kenyon College where he graduated in 2000 with a double major in English and Religious Studies. After graduating from Kenyon, Green worked in a children’s hospital while he enrolled in divinity school with the intention of becoming an Episcopal Priest. He never attended divinity school, however, because his experience working in the hospital with children suffering from life-threatening illnesses inspired him to become a writer. He lived in Chicago for several years, writing book reviews, writing for radio, and working in publishing. During this time he wrote his first novel, Looking for Alaska (2005) to immediate, and increasing, success. He followed that first novel with An Abundance of Katherines (2006), Paper Towns (2008), and The Fault in Our Stars (2012), which reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for children. Green currently lives in Indianapolis with his wife and two kids, where he continues to write, produce videos, and speak publicly about an array of topics. chronicle his artistic journey in making the film adaption of his novel...
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