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    Character Sketch of Anne Frank "In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart." These were the last words that Anne Frank wrote in her diary before she was taken away by the Nazis and shipped off to a concentration camp where she would later face her inevitable death. Anne was a person of many personality traits. Anne was hopeful‚ caring‚ fun loving‚ determined‚ enthusiastic and‚ a bit annoying. Despite her slight annoyingness‚ those who knew Anne couldn’t help

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    Anne Frank - Analysis

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    Analyzing Anne Frank Choose a character and analyze what influences his/her situation‚ growth‚ and motivations Analyzing Anne Frank Times during World War II were very challenging for many people. It is very difficult to imagine how hard lives were for Jewish teenagers‚ adults‚ and people off all ages during the war. Many teenagers and adults today who were not born in the early 1900s find it hard to relate to all the events‚ emotions‚ pain‚ suffering‚ and hardships people have

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    turn of the century‚ American readers were interested only in stories with happy endings‚ where goodness was praised and evil was punished. They did not particularly care if that was a false interpretation of the way life really was. When men such as Frank Norris‚ the author of The Octopus‚ wrote angrily of the injustices and poverty to be found in America‚ readers turned away. The Octopus made them change their minds. The course of the novel and the reality of its characters held the readers’ attention

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    Angela’s Ashes Essay

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    Angela’s Ashes Essay Frank McCourt‚ the author of the touching story‚ Angela’s Ashes‚ commences his life in Brooklyn‚ New York in 1935. There‚ his mother‚ Angela becomes depressed after the death of the newly born‚ Margaret. The family returns to their homeland‚ Limerick‚ Ireland. This concept is bizarre because then‚ most people departed Ireland destined for a new life in America; however the McCourt’s do the complete opposite. Many problems arise in Limerick‚ and their entire lives’ change.

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    During World War II‚ the Franks and the Van Daans were hiding in a small area of two to three rooms‚ with a single window‚ in the attic of an office building in Amsterdam. In her diary‚ Anne refers to it as the "secret annex." For two years‚ these close quarters serve as a shelter and protection for the families against the Nazi enemy. While in hiding‚ problems and the characters’ true natures evolved‚ revealing their differing personalities and value systems. Anne Frank‚ a young Jewish girl who

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    Anne Frank Research Paper Annelies Marie Frank was born on June 12‚ 1929 to Edith and Otto Frank. Anne’s sister‚ Margot Betti Frank‚ was three years older. The Franks were German-Jews‚ which around the 1940’s was a very dangerous belief to have. For Anne’s thirteenth birthday she received a red and white checkered autograph album in which she used as her diary. Around this time the Holocaust was just beginning to really kick into high gears and extremes for the Jews. The Franks fled Nazi

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    her direct experiences with major poverty and issues with alcoholism. Poverty is very pervasive and has spread throughout her town. In the town of Limerick‚ where the plot is set poverty is accepted as a way of life. Food is very limited for the McCourt family. Their living conditions remain insufficient to properly accommodate a large family. Angela’s circumstance with alcoholism takes control of her life and she remains trapped. This entrapment which is stricken by her husbands alcoholism continues

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    forever. One person that was involved was just a teenager struggling to survive from the Nazis. Tat teenager was Anne Frank along with many other people who were innocent victims. Anne Frank Childhood Anne Frank was an innocent victim of the Holocaust along with many other innocent victims that had no idea or clue what was happening to them Anne Franks full name was Anneliese Marie Frank she was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany‚ on June 12‚ 1929. Anne’s Father moved to Amsterdam‚ where he established a small

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    Set in 1890’s Germany‚ Frank Wedekind’s Spring Awakening explores a variety of themes ranging from love and sex‚ to oppression and death. A pioneering playwright of his time‚ Wedekind allows contemporary audiences to connect with issues that were controversial then and still very much relevant in modern society. By using such relatable motifs throughout‚ the play criticises the oppressive culture of nineteenth- century that people can still respond to today. In order to understand why the play continues

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    Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank What I am about to write is a summary of The Diary of a Young Girl‚ written by Anne Frank. This book starts from when Anne gets her diary on her thirteenth birthday. The book is about when Anne and her family have to live in the “Secret Annex.” On her thirteenth birthday‚ Anne’s parents give her a diary. She’s excited because she wants something in which to confide all of her secret thoughts. Even though she has a social life‚ she feels misunderstood by everyone

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