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How Does Anne Frank Overcome Adversity

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A person whom I have read about who had to overcome significant adversities in her life is Anne Frank. As a comparison, I feel as though Anne Frank and I are somewhat similar, yet also very different. This is why I chose her for this writing sample. She is someone who has gone through significant adversity in her life and has had both unlike and yet somewhat relatable experiences to myself. Anne Frank and I are in a very similar age group. She was in hiding for 2 years and died when she was 16. Which means she first went into hiding, when she was 14. This is where she faced her most significant adversity. She was 14 when her experience started and 16 when it was overcome. I am 15 years old, therefore, my age is between both of Anne Frank's biggest moments in her life. …show more content…

At a young age, around 8, my grandfather died. The majority of the family including myself took our times to mourn and then continued to build our lives. My mother, however, did not, she was broken. At the time, I remember being alone. I remember cooking for myself. I remember occupying myself. And I remember doing my studies by myself. During that, I didn't know what was happening, and I still don't know everything. I remember going to summer camp, being dropped off by a man I didn't know. It was boring anticlimactic, and again, I was alone. I was never any good at making friends. I remember being picked up from camp by my father, who at the time, I did not live with, and rarely saw. I was told that my mother went missing and that I would be staying with my father. Later I learned that my mother was doing drugs. And during the time she went missing, she was evading a warrant. I grew up living with my father, who at the time was living with his parents, (my grandparents), who I didn't get along with all that

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