“I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” That was the quote that stood out to me before I entered into the Anne Frank exhibit, and it was a quote that signified hope and peace. Despite the hardships and struggles that Anne Frank had experienced she continued to hold onto the hope that there would be peace in this world. As I walked through the exhibit I noticed how her journals were filled with stories of her everyday life and never did she right bad about living
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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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couldn't bring their belongings. The people in the Annex, as well as every Jewish person, had to live in fear every day. During their stay in the Annex, there was a girl named Anne Frank who wrote the "Diary of Anne Frank." In the Annex Anne's description of the Annex was scary and she was scared for her life. Her father Mr. Frank chose the secret Annex to hide because Miep worked below them. As long as they had Miep they could get their supplies. Also, with the help of Miep they were able to
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Stella Liebeck: Ausgesorgt durch einen Becher Kaffee Die wohl bekannteste moderne Sage über das amerikanische Schadensersatzrecht lautet etwa so: Die 81-jährige Stella Liebeck erhielt 4,5 Millionen US-Dollar zugesprochen, weil sie sich bei McDonalds einen Becher Kaffee über den Leib schüttete. Das Gericht begründete dies damit, dass sie nicht auf die Tatsache hingewiesen worden sei, dass der Kaffee heiß ist. Diese Geschichte kennt sowohl dies- als auch jenseits des großen Teiches jedes Kind
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Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett use a series of techniques throughout Lindhout’s memoir, A House in the Sky, to develop the specific purpose for writing. One of the most frequently used techniques was imagery in order for the reader to feel as though they are with her in captivity. Secondly, Lindhout uses anecdotes to show how rare it was for the guards to treat Lindhout kindly and her way of mentally escaping captivity. Lastly, Lindhout uses allusions to give the reader information as to where
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Sehr geehrte Frau Kühnl-Luft, Hiermit möchte ich gerne eine Verlängerung der Bearbeitungszeit für meine Bachelor Arbeit aufgrund von Problemen bei der Literaturbeschaffung beantragen. Da ich im ersten Versuch durchgefallen bin, möchte ich beim zweiten (und somit letzten) Versuch gründlicher sein. Zu diesem Zweck musste ich mich auch bezüglich der Literaturbeschaffung ganz neu orientieren. Zurzeit erwarte ich noch diverse Literatur, die für mich bisher nicht verfügbar war, da ausgeliehen. Durch
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Urheberrecht in Deutschland: „Gesetz über Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte“ (Teil des BGB) Erstes Inkrafttreten 9.91965 – letzte Aktualisierung: 3.12.2015 § 1: Die Urheber von Werken der Literatur, Wissenschaft und Kunst genießen für ihre Werke Schutz nach Maßgabe dieses Gesetzes. * Dieses Gesetz schützt die Rechte am geistigen Eigentum von „Künstlern“, ähnlich wie das Patentrecht bei Erfindungen oder das Markenrecht in der freien Wirtschaft. 2 Teilbereiche: Urheberrecht schützt
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“Hey eyes blazed then, her voice quietly furious.” “Woody, we can’t live like this; animals live like this” (24). Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, the author of Farewell to Manzanar, has quite a few awards under her belt. The Humanities award and the Christopher award were both awarded and recognized by Farewell to Manzanar alone. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston quotes. “The reason I want to remember this is because I know we'll never be able to do it again.” In this particular quote Jeanne is stating the impact
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One main idea of this diary that develops throughout the text is Anne´s character conflicts. Throughout the text´s entirety, she has disdain to others that are linked to many reasons in the beginning, middle, and towards the end of her diary. In the beginning of the diary, her character conflicts are focused on being misunderstood and judged by annexe members as well as her family. For example, on September 28 1942, she writes, ¨Am I really so bad-mannered, conceited, headstrong, pushing, lazy, etc
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death.” (Anne Frank) This quote means that you should always have an open mind and should never judge before you know the facts. There are good people and bad people out there. You are the one who needs to make the choice. The first session I went to was called Writing Resistance: The Diary of Anne Frank and the Legacy of Her Work. Anne Frank was a girl who wants everyone to be peaceful like her. Unfortunately you always have the people that find a way to ruin everyone’s lives. For Anne Frank that guy
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