Synthesis Essay : Corrie Ten Boom

Corrie’s family had great beliefs in Christianity and felt that they were called to help the Jews in every way possible. So she ended up participating in a black market for ration cards that were stolen but in which they needed to help the Jews. This then led her to end up hiding Jews in her own home. She knew that her family would probably not get away with helping the Jews as they had no place to put them. Corrie was then later met by a man who had asked Corrie to help him with his wife who had been arrested she agreed to help but unknowingly the man was a Nazi undercover and the watch shop was raided and the whole Ten Boom family was arrested . The Jews were back at the house in a secret room. Corrie was then sent to a Dutch prison where she stayed in a cell in which it was very cold in the mists of night and in which you couldn’t communicate with anyone and the Nazi officers would not let you lay down. She then later found out that Betsie was in a different cell but didn’t know exactly which one because of the lack of communication. Corrie wasn’t so worried about her sister she was much more worried about her dad Casper Ten

According to Corrie & Betsie Ten Boom, life was a faith-building experience. Those two women were faced with one of the toughest experiences of their lives. Each day, Corrie and Betsie had to persuade each other that everything was going to be okay, once they were free from the “hell”, or the concentration camp they were placed in. And, yet, Corrie and Betsie somehow managed to keep in mind that God was with them.

Christopher Reeve once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Hero’s are around us in our everyday lives such as firefighters who put their lives on the line to protect people and their property. Other hero’s can be found in literature. These hero’s, also know as an epic hero, exhibit superhuman qualities to help fight and protect others while on their quest. Being a hero means taking on enormous responsibilities. With these responsibilities comes great praise from others which both Beowulf and everyday firefighter receive for their extraordinary work.

Corrie ten Boom grew up in a strong, Christian home. Religion played a huge role in her life. Her family was always assisting anyone who needed help. Whether it was taking in foster kids, giving money to those who needed it or offering food and shelter to Jews during World War II, her family was always offering to help people in need. The ten Boom family took in over eight hundred Jews, attempting to save them from the Gestapo. The ten Boom’s were very brave and stood up for what they believed in, even if it meant getting caught and taken to concentration camps.

According to raoulwallenberg.net, "Corrie's mother had died before she was born so she was raised without a mother". After, Corrie got out of the last concentration camp and experienced sister's death, she chose to keep on fighting and to share her story instead of reminiscing on the past. Corrie ten boom had strength both mentally and physically when she went immense problems and struggles. Boom was phenomenally determined, which helped her gain the courage to survive. According to crosswalk.com, Corrie kept fighting through, and getting courage deep down in her heart so she could survive and share her story. Cory also catch on hiding Jews with her family even if it put her in her family at risk of getting caught. She also was in the Dutch resistance along with their family. Cory was determined to fight for her, and to fight for the helpless

The choices that Sister Angus made saved many lives. She asked others to help, and they agreed. Sister Angus didn’t want Jews to be mistreated so she asked others to help.

Have you ever been in a life or death situation? Most people say, “No”. However, Corrie ten Boom can say, “Yes”. This blessed woman can testify that these situations challenge one’s sense of right and wrong, but it is up to each individual to prove that he will still choose the right over the wrong even when he may die because of that decision. Everyone agrees that Mary’s situation could result in death. However, some say that Corrie and the Jewish fugitives should accept Mary while other short-cited people say that Corrie and the Jewish fugitives should not accept Mary. Corrie and the Jewish fugitives should accept Mary for these three reasons, no other house will hide Mary, God will protect them, and Corrie will be more

The family’s strong Christian faith contributes to their treatment of others and their belief that God is watching over them. The family was known for caring for others prior to their involvement in the Resistance movement, they provided food, shelter, and comfort to many in Haarlem (30). Nollie, Corrie’s other sister trusts that God will protect her and the young Jewish woman she is housing, Annaliese, from harm when she tells German guards the truth about Annaliese’s religious heritage (109). The knowledge that Annalise does escape and that Nollie was released from prison quickly leads others to believe that maybe her trust was rewarded (110). In Scheveningen and Vught, two prisons in which Betsie and Corrie are held, Corrie gives her Gospels to other inmates when they are standing in the shower lines so that they may too hear God’s word and feel His presence, even in these places of darkness (161). Betsie always trusts that God has everything planned and everything is just as it should be, even the fleas in the barracks at Ravensbruck. Later on the women come to understand that the fleas are a blessing because their presence keeps the guards out of the barracks and makes their little religious services possible (202).These moments of trust and kindness are closely linked to the family’s deep Christian faith and the need to care for all of God’s

“I wish I didn’t have to sleep or work so that I could just drink in these days. Sometimes I wish they wouldn’t come to an end” (Alice Ehrmann 412). Alice similarly to Miriam internalize all of these events. This internal struggle has surely made them stronger people and allows them to overcome trauma. Alice acknowledges the post war struggles of dealing with trauma and realizes that the war is far from over even when it is declared over. She still has a lot of hurt and worry she needs to work through before she can get to a better place. “I am permitted to hate all of them, and since I can expect nothing except death and torture at their hands, I never have to be grateful” (Alice Ehrmann 411). Alice’s certitude is what seems to have kept her alive despite her seeing many people be uncertain of their future, she remain certain that she must not trust anyone to keep her safe and death is near. Her inner strength has kept her going despite the strength of others diminishing. Alice is more aware of her worth and recognizes that she deserves to live a life without fear of death and torture. “How much higher we stand in our misery than they in their prosperity.” She is confident in her greatness and the greatness of the other prisoners of war. She is aware that the Red Cross didn’t have their best interest in mind and that makes

Corrie ten Boom was born on April 15, 1892, in Haarlem, Holland near Amsterdam, was a Dutch watchmaker and Christian who along with her father and other family members helped many Jews escape the Nazi during world war second. Their house was always opened for every needy person and also she was confined for her actions and then he begins ‘The Hiding Place’ as known in Dutch. She was the youngest child with two sisters Betsie and Nollie and one brother Willem, and father Casper , his was jeweller and a watchmaker. And ten boom family lived in a wonderful old house in Bejethen after the death of mother and a disappointing love, corrie trained to be a watchmaker and then in 1922 she became the first watchmaker woman in Holland. along this she

In the first month in school I have learned a lot about heroism in literature and in real life. But the most important thing i’ve learned is that everyone can be a hero because hero can be likely or unlikely. Like the famous quote said, “Not all heroes wear capes”. The may be a funny quote people use in memes but it also applies to the real life. More heroes are likely to be ordinary people not people like superman.

Heroes are prevalent in everyone’s life. Whether someone’s hero is a living person or a fabled character from a movie, everybody has come into contact with some sort of hero. In fact, the concept of heroes has existed for hundreds of years, dating all the way back to Ancient Greece. Over time, heroes have drastically changed. As society has evolved, our heroes have evolved with it. Their goals and motivations have changed to coincide with the views of modern society. Modern day heroes have less selfish motives, better qualities, and are portrayed differently than ancient heroes.

Shonrock talked some about a situation where he was asked to do one thing behind closed doors, and another one among his peers. Adhering to this request presented to him could have proved beneficial for Shonrock and the institution he represented, but Shonrock knew it would have been wrong of him to do so. Therefore, he decided to do “the right thing”, and given his current position in life, it would be hard to argue good things do not eventually come from doing what’s right. Joi Niedner stressed the importance of thinking beyond oneself, as she shared two of her previous experiences where she had been played in an ethical dilemma. Both situations could have been beneficial for her, had she chosen the “wrong thing”, but she decided to think beyond her own benefits and instead “do what’s

However, since McDoom’s theory is based on Rwanda, it is not comprehensive in explaining individual examples of defiance, which the majority of rescue acts were. Because intention and motivation are notably impossible to determine, scholars have debated over the impetus for rescue; established relationships, religion or the humanistic belief ‘we are all human beings.’ Pre-existing relationships were commonplace and are excluded from Yad Vashem’s ‘Righteousness’ criteria. Kristen Monroe tells the story of Irene, a Polish nurse compelled to hide Jews as she had close childhood friendships with many Jewish girls, and had witnessed suffering in the ghettos. Irene instead likened the Germans, not the Jews, to ‘cockroaches.’ In contrast, Joanna Michlic has emphasised ‘the humanitarian desire to save innocent life.’ This has been backed up by Jacques Semelin, who cites a ‘banality of good’ - in contrast to Hannah Arendt’s often-quoted ‘banality of evil’ – suggesting that some people consider themselves connected to all human beings ‘through the bonds of common humanity.’ The belief in charity, hospitality and the sanctity of life taught in the Polish Catholic Church has also been cited as a key factor in the rescue of the Jews.

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