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    little food, and they were barely allowed to move during the day when Otto's coworkers were underneath them. For the Frank's they were not allowed to go outside, so they had help from two people that they trusted very much. Those two people were Miep Gies, and Mr. Kraler one of Mr. Frank's closest friends. They family even had to celebrate Hanukkah in the secret annex. Here is my viewpoint on why I think Anne was such an inspirational individual in the holocaust at only the age of 13.Anne got her

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    to enforce principles that were from outside sources. For example: Mrs. Gruwell created a lesson plan that involved her students writing letter to the woman who hid Anne Frank during the Holocaust, Miep Gies. After students had written their letters, Mrs. Gruwell was able to find and transport Mrs. Gies to the school in order to have an in-person interaction between her and the students. This proved to be one of the most impressive parts of Mrs. Gruwell’s career because the students were able to meet

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    Essay On Anne Frank

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    World War II took away many things from people; loved ones, homes, personal possessions, from Anne Frank the war took away her childhood. When she was still a young girl she had to move to a completely different country. Annelies Marie Frank had been born in 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany into a jewish family. ( Anne Frank (1929- 1945) German diarist) Four short years later Hitler came into power and was after the jewish, because of this Anne and her family were forced to flee to Amsterdam leaving their

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    Anne Frank was a Jew during WWII. She was born June 12, 1929 to Edith and Otto Frank. She had a passion for writing and wanted to start her own novel. She was given a journal for her thirteenth birthday on June 12, 1942. Her first entry was June 14, 1942. A few pages into Anne’s journal Anne states, “It’s an odd idea for someone like me to keep a diary; not only because I have never done so before, but because it seems to me that neither I-nor for that matter anyone else-will be interested in the

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    The Diary Of Anne Frank

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    The Diary of Anne Frank, by frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, is about a young girl named Anne Frank, the Frank Family, and the Van Daan Family surviving in the attic. They are assisted by Miep Gies and Mr. Kraler by smuggling supplies to them through living in the attic.They face many challenges but think of the challenges Mr. Frank and Mr. Kraler had to do to get prepared. They had to seek all the supplies without being seen by anyone and even could not tell family or friends. Here is

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    She was sent to a camp called Bergen-Belsen in 1944 when she became ill and shortly passed in 1945. Of all the eight people who hid in the "Secret Annexe" in Amsterdam Otto Frank is born on May 12, 1889 in Frankfurt am Main.In her autobiography, Miep Gies describes Otto Frank as: "The calm one, the children’s teacher, the most logical, the one who balanced everything out. He was the leader, the one in charge. When a decision had to be made, all eyes turned to Mr.

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    The Diary of a Young Girl documents the story by Anne Frank that talks about her life before and during hiding from the Nazi. She talks about the inhabitants of the annex, listing her mother, sister, father,a dentist, and family “friends” as others living in the Annex. They were Jewish and were being persecuted by the Nazi. To escape them they went into hiding, but they never expected to stay in there for over two years. The abhorrent situation in the Secret Annexe caused the inhabitants to suffer

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    first African-American Major League Baseball player, he has been a major part of history, and has changed our society greatly. Miep Gies was a heroine to many people during the holocaust, she saved many lives and didn’t question what the consequences of her actions would be. Harriet Tubman lead many slaves to freedom, risking her own. Although Jackie Robinson, Miep Gies, and Harriet Tubman had many different experiences, when the time came, they all acted very heroically. There are many people who

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    Anne Frank's Diary Essay

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    El Colegio de Panamá “Anne Frank’s diary” By Anne Frank Regina Sanmamed #22 7 july, 2015 Anne Frank’s Diary is a diary write by a jewish 13-years-old called Anne. She kept this diary between june 1942 and august 1944, in this diary she write about her life, what happens in Nazis time. Anne almost every day write in this diary, it was not just a blank page, it was her friend...everything that happen to her, her feelings and her thoughts are write in this book. It was dangerous because

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    Anne Frank Essay

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    The Holocaust had various effects on millions of Jews. Anne Frank’s experience differed from other experiences Jewish children had. At the same time, however, there were common factors in each of their lives. From their way of living to emotional consequences, the Holocaust was a difficult situation for all of these children. Proceeding with everyday life was challenging for Jewish children. Anne Frank along with her family and other Jews had their freedom stripped away because of the Nazis. They

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