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    Appendix A This is an image from the Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team description of Anne Frank’s family. This image here is of Anne and her sister Margot’s room in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Here you can tell how cramped it was, and how the living conditions were poor. Appendix B The novel, The Diary of a Young Girl (The Definitive Edition) written by Anne Frank is a moving story about a young girl’s experience during World War 2. The diary was written in Anne’s

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    account of a Jewish teenager whose family went into hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands. Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfort, Germany. She lived with her parents, Edith and Otto Heinrich Frank, and her older sister, Margot. She was able to gain most of her knowledge from Sixth Montessi School before she couldn’t go anymore for being Jewish. Then, on July 6, 1942, as more and more Jewish people were getting persecuted, Anne and her family had to go into hiding. Anne

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    Frank was born June 12th, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Frank family’s ancestors had lived in the city for hundreds of years and had become known for their wealth in the banking and commerce world (Anne Frank). Anne and her older sister Margot were born to Jewish parents Otto, a banker and business owner, and Edith. Anne was often described as prankish, an average student, sociable, well liked, and fun loving. She often talked in class and was no stranger to being reprimanded by a teacher

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    The Diary of Anne Frank Questions Shaurya Bedi Act I If I were in Mr. Frank’s place, I would want to burn the papers that Miep found. The papers were reminding Mr. Frank about his children and wife after he had lost them. I would not want to keep those memories because they would hurt me more than remind me. I would want to move on with my life. If I kept the papers I would remember all the fun times I had, and if I burned them I would lose the memories but continue on with my life. The building

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    World War II is a period of history with countless travesties, where millions upon millions of lives were lost and many that managed to survive were changed forever. Anne Frank stands out in this time period for a multitude of reasons which led me to read ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL. Although Anne’s story happened over seventy years ago there is an undeniable familiar similarity that still is found within our modern day times. From the current prejudices going on in the world

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    How would you react to seeing the same people in the same attic for over 2 years? Anne Frank had to with her family and friends. In the Diary of Anne Frank written by Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett, 8 people are stuffed up in an attic for a little over 2 years. In those 2 years Anne Frank learns of what the Nazis are doing to the Jews outside,including her friend Jopie. Anne Frank and some of the adults in the attic are getting annoyed with each other until they learn of news from the outside

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    spices. Both Anne and Margot went to school while their Mother Edith took care of the home. As the war progressed,becoming worse, the Frank family tried to emigrate to England or the United States of America, but all attempts failed. Slide Two - Seven year later, after moving to the Netherlands the German army invaded. As the invasion happened, laws and legations against the Jews came into force. Anne and her family were not allowed to take any form of transport. Anne and Margot could only attend a

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    Thirteen year old Anne Frank is stuck in an attic for 2 years during World War II. This can sometimes take a toll on one's personality. Anne Frank's book titled "The Diary of Anne Frank" takes people through what it was like to be a Jewish teenager during World War II. Anne and her family was forced to move into hiding, because of the harsh measures being taken by Nazis to rid Europe of Jews. During Anne's time in the annex, readers get to know her well, as she changes from the beginning, to the

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    Many, many people suffered during the Holocaust war. The Jews in particular were in grave danger. The drama ‘Anne Frank’ outlines so many ways that this historical event caused a shift in the mood of the characters and their relationships. Before the Holocaust, Anne Frank was just an ordinary Jewish girl living in Germany. A German leader named Adolf Hitler developed a plan to destroy the Jews and to rule over the specific places where they lived. What Hitler did to these poor Jews, and the sheer

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    Eva Hesse was born on January eleventh 1936 in Hamburg, Germany. She was well known for her post minimal art during the 1960’s with materials such as fiberglass, latex and plastics. The details about her life are interesting because she was born into a family of “observant jews” and at the age of two she was sent by her parents to the Netherlands with her sister to flee from Nazi, Germany in 1938. Only six months later, she then reunited with her family in England and then immigrated their way to

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