Anne Frank Attitude Towards Conflict
Over the years of turmoil and terror during the rise of the Nazis, most Jewish people were uncertain of what to do in life-or-death situations. Sometimes, resorting to violence was the only option for them because they lost hope. It wasn’t only the Jewish people who were uncertain of this situation, it was millions of other people from all around the world. Even today, people have a negative attitude towards conflict because they are afraid and confused. However, having a positive attitude trying to solve conflicts, can have a superior outcome. A novel that is notorious for using positive attitude towards conflict is Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Anne Frank was a 16-year-old girl who was born and raised by a Jewish family. When the
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In the year 1939, Hitler was slowly invading European countries and slowly taking the power of Great Britain as well. A lot of people lost hope due to the lack of positivity. However, that did not necessarily mean that all hope was lost. A former Prime Minister of the UK stated “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs -Victory in spite of all terrors -Victory, however, long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.”(Churchill 11). This is also another example of having a positive attitude towards conflict because he strongly believes that if his people keep on believing hard enough and try their very best, they will win the war. He then continues “I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, "Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.”(Churchill 13). In this paragraph, people have a sense of hope because not one sentence does Churchill say that our country will perish, or that the British Empire will fall. His speech persuaded millions of people to fight alongside based on his positive outlook on the
In the year 1939, Hitler was slowly invading European countries and slowly taking the power of Great Britain as well. A lot of people lost hope due to the lack of positivity. However, that did not necessarily mean that all hope was lost. A former Prime Minister of the UK stated “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs -Victory in spite of all terrors -Victory, however, long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.”(Churchill 11). This is also another example of having a positive attitude towards conflict because he strongly believes that if his people keep on believing hard enough and try their very best, they will win the war. He then continues “I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, "Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.”(Churchill 13). In this paragraph, people have a sense of hope because not one sentence does Churchill say that our country will perish, or that the British Empire will fall. His speech persuaded millions of people to fight alongside based on his positive outlook on the