Frank Foley's Choices During World War II

In a letter Lincoln wrote to Bixby, he wrote, “I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. In this letter Lincoln wrote to Bixby, he gives a sympathetic apology for what happened to Bixby’s sons.” Lincoln cared enough to write this letter, which is very heroic because he was very selfless since he was thinking about her conditions and wellness instead of his own. In the poem, “O Captain My Captain,” it says, “O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won; ... But O heart! heart! Heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.” In other words, Lincoln brought freedom for slaves to the United States, but dies because of the hateful people who disagree with him, and since he decided to sacrifice his own life and stand up for what he believed was right, he has the heart of a hero. Frederick Douglass is another amazing person who had the traits of a hero. In the autobiography, Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, it states, “The truth was, I felt myself a slave, and the idea of speaking to white people weighed me down. I spoke but a few moments, when I felt a degree of freedom, and said what I desired with considerable ease.” This shows that Douglass spoke to people even when he felt inferior to white people, and by talking about his past, he also put himself in danger of getting caught and sent back to slavery. This bravery shows that he was not afraid to speak his mind and educate others, even if it could cost him his own freedom. Both Lincoln and Douglass were not afraid to stand up and fight for what is

They saved Jews from the Nazis Concentration Camps, and death. One example was Varian Fry. Fry was in France during the time the holocaust began. He dislike Hitler and the holocaust. He decided to form the ERC (Emergency Rescue Plan) which was saved 200 refugees (Price 11). Later he made the American Relief Center, which gave refugees money and travel papers. However, the group would be a cover and gave people who were persucated by the nazi’s shelter, false travel papers, and it would help them get out of the country (Price 13). Another was Albert Hirschman who gave people false identity papers who didn’t want to be persecuted and wanted to stay in Europe (Price 14).These are few examples of the many heroes who helped save

Have you ever wondered what it took to be a hero? Elie Wiesel is an example of how you can be one. Wiesel wrote many books to spread the misfortune of the Holocaust. He also taught humanities at Boston University. Before he died he had the honor of being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, in his efforts to void the world of hate and violence. He impacted the world by keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive but omitting the idea of it. In the end, he helped many see the importance of uniting to overcome something so evil.

Not only did he save him in his father from death, but also this one decision helped him survive the holocaust and tell his story to others and educate others on the

Anne Frank believed everyone was good at heart, despite what was happening to her. I believe that everyone has “good” in their hearts; they just have different ways of showing it. The Nazi’s were considered evil by most Jews. Yet, in the movie Anne Frank, the soldier gave Mr. Frank extra time to pack because he saw that Mr. Frank was also a soldier. This shows he has “good” in his heart, at least in my opinion. Even though he is a Nazi, who are supposed to despise Jews, he was kind to Mr. Frank. Take a look at Miep Gies. She hid her friends to try and save them, jeopardizing her own freedom for others. In Miep Gies: A Dangerous Secret, it says “But every day for two years, Miep Gies broke the law (1).” Miep showed great courage and

Oskar Schindler helped many jews survive the holocaust and he also helped many jews start new lives away from Germany. Oskar took at least 900 Jews from the Plazow death camp and made them work in his factory where they would be safe from the Nazi’s. Oskar at first was with the Germans and their attempts to get rid of all the jews but when he saw the cruel things that they did to the jews he had a change of heart. So when he took in the jews to his factory his workers began manufacturing defective ammunition for the Germans. Oskar helped many jews avoid death and instead kept them in a place where they would be safe.

During World War 2,it"s pretty obvious that they weren't very easy times. Although there were serious consequences,there were still some people out there who risked their lives in order to help Jews. one of those people was Irene Opdyke. Irene Opdyke deserves an ADL Courage award for risking her own life as well as the lives of those who she hid. As we all know,the holocaust wasn't something that people could easily avoid. There were signs all around that said if you were caught helping Jews you would automatically get a death penalty without a doubt. Unlike many others who helped Jews, Irene took a big risk that many people nowadays wouldn't take.

To begin, many people saved the lives of Jews by hiding them, or standing up for them. For example a quote from Anne Frank “we should be saving every penny to help others when the war is over to salvage whatever we can” That is an example of an up stander. Because she

The uplifting things were Mr. Frank did survive the concentration camps. Trying to stay alive and not get sick or starve to death and prove he was useful. He did find out later the his family did parish but also he found Anne’s diary that he gave her. Not only did Mr.Frank survive but many other Jew lived to see another day but they will still never forget about their loved

There were "Righteous Among the Nations" in every country overrun by the Nazis, and their deeds often led to the rescue of Jewish lives. Neighbors or friends of the Jews would help by warning the families of the oncoming danger, by hiding Jews under the floorboards in their house, or by lying to the Nazi officers about the Jews race and life. These people risked their own safety to help the Jews who were being hunted by the Nazi’s. In the museum we had the chance to read stories of these amazing acts of kindness provided by normal people sick of watching others perish. Some of the stories I read were about a couple who pretended a young Jewish girl was their maid and was not Jewish, another was of a German family that hid three children under the floorboards in their kitchen for the entire wars

Even though people think of him as a non-hero type I think he is after all that he sacrificed. After Raoul Wallenberg saved the Hungarian Jews from death he made a difference in that society which was important because it showed that people would do anything just to do what's actually right no matter the consequence. Raoul Wallenberg is a hero to most Hungarian Jews. This is because in the article Raoul Wallenberg by History.com staff tells us the impact Raoul Wallenberg made. After Wallenberg realized what Nazis were doing to Jews he reacted.

helped so many Jewish people. Schindler definitely was not a man of many morals, but his

During the Holocaust the Nazi’s took the Jewish and either killed them or put them into concentration camps. The Frank family was Jewish. The Frank family were Jewish which put them in grave danger. So the Frank family decided to go

Raoul Wallenberg stood in all favor of the Jews. He was resisting the Nazis for the Jews freedom and peace in the world. He wanted the Jews to be safe. That was his main concern. He did what he could to protect them. Made passports to get them somewhere safe, and placed them in protected houses. He saved thousands of Jews in his

Oskar Schindler was a great man that saved about a thousand people from the concentration camps. Even though he was part of the nazi party, he was a good guy that didn’t believe in the mass murdering of 6 million