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    Anne Frank was a very famous victim of the holocaust. She kept a diary that recorded a part of her life. Anne’s family was Jewish so they were hated throughout Germany and other places. Her life is a very important story that showed us what it was like during the holocaust. Anne Frank’s life is very significance as a holocaust victim because of the events that happened during her life before hiding‚ during hiding‚ and after hiding. Her life was extremely important because of the events that happened

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    excited of entering adolescence. You agree that you have a whole lifetime ahead and are planning to become a successful journalist one day. But this particular girl never got to fulfill her dreams before facing the death itself. Anneliese Marie Frank was born during the hard times in Frankfurt am main 1929‚ June 12th. She grew up in a loving family of three; mother Edith‚ father Otto and her sister Margot (Annefrank.org). Although

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    Frank Sinatra As we inch towards the year 2000‚ we look back to the pre-dominant individuals of the 20th century. Time magazine voted Frank Sinatra as the world’s most influential vocalist of the 20th century. Frank Sinatra not only excelled but transcended music and became a true personality of our time. Whether you’re talking about recorded music‚ live performances‚ movies or simply living large‚ Frank Sinatra has done that all. He has become an international figure‚ having the reputation as

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    When people are put in difficult positions‚ it’s often that their maturity alters. In the play The Diary of Anne Frank by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich‚ taken place 1942 in Amsterdam‚ is about a Jewish family who go hiding in a secret annex in order to avoid being captured by the Nazis. This play is based on the diary of the Anne Frank‚ the main protagonist‚ who recounts her experiences from when she entered the annex at age thirteen until when her freedom out from it at fifteen. Over the course

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    Anne Frank. Most people may know her name‚ while more know what she did. Have you ever put effort into discovering the marvelous details of Anne’s significance? Anne Frank was a wonderful writer and a creative thirteen year old girl who aspired‚ and inspired. She wrote a well known story about her and her relatives during World War II. Anne made public‚ the suffering that many others were afraid to voice. This young writer was quite intelligent‚ yet quickly underestimated. She could surely describe

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    Frank Sinatra: The Man and his Music From the Hoboken Four to the Album duets everybody has a favorite Frank Sinatra song. Frank Sinatra’s music is still remembered today and is enjoyed just like it was in the 50’s; Mozart‚ Handel‚ Beethoven‚ and Tchaikovsky’s music are remembered in the same sense and respect. Old Blue Eyes was known for his creation of swing music‚ his huge red bow tie‚ and his habit of drinking Jack Daniels whenever he sings. The city of New York loved Old Blue Eyes the most

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    worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.” (McCourt‚ 1996). Angela’s Ashes was a memoir based on the life of Frank McCourt‚ which ranged in various anecdotes and stories of Frank’s childhood and pursuit to his dreams to live in America. Frank faced various struggles especially his drunken father‚ who spent his paycheck‚ if he even had a job to a pint of beer to show his friend’s the money he

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    The main character of the play‚ “The Diary of Anne Frank” written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett is quite blatantly Anne Frank — a thirteen year old jewish girl. In 1942‚ due to the ongoing war and infamous Nazis‚ Anne and her family were forced into hiding to escape a life stuck concentration camps. Another family‚ the Van Daans‚ were caught in the same situation‚ and stayed with the Franks in the Annex. Later‚ a man named Mr. Dussel would also come hide with them. In the two years of living

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    Angelas Ashes

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    Angela’s Ashes Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Chapter one begins with the Frank McCourt looking back on his childhood that he refers to as a miserable Irish Catholic childhood. He begins with summering how his parents Malachy and Angela met in Brooklyn‚ New York. Both were decents from Ireland. From the start it is clear Malachy McCourt is a troubled man with just getting out jail for hijacking a car and also is suffering with alcoholism. Chapter one focuses on reminding the reader how serious

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    Bouchard 2 Frank McCourt’s memoir‚ Angela’s Ashes‚ depicts to role of the family in times of hardship and great desperation. Despite the fact that young Frankie’s family‚ who lives in Ireland half a world away from his home in New York‚ has been torn for several years‚ we see the McCourts turn to them in their time of need. By leaving New York and returning to Ireland‚ the McCourts placed themselves in an even more financially depressed state; though

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