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    The Diary of Anne Frank, is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944, and Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. The diary was retrieved by Miep Gies, who gave it to Anne's father, Otto Frank, the family's only known survivor, just after the war was over. The diary has since been published in more

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    Setting The Diary of Anne Frank takes place in a dilapidated warehouse which is used as a store in 1942. There is a front door, and inside the front doorway is a second doorway which leads to a staircase. Anne Frank and her family, along with some friends, hid in an attic called the “Secret Annexe”. It is called the Secret Annexe because in 1942, the Nazis were driving the Jews out of Germany, so, instead of leaving, Anne Frank, and seven other people went into hiding. Forgetting the cramped quarters

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    Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl takes place in an old warehouse which is used as a store in 1942. There is a front door, and inside the front doorway is a second doorway which leads to a staircase. Anne Frank and her family, along with some friends, hide in an attic called the “Secret Annexe”. It is called the Secret Annexe because in 1942, the Nazis were driving the Jews out of Germany, so, instead of leaving, Anne Frank, and seven other people went into hiding. Forgetting the cramped quarters, the

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    1930 To The Early 1940s

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    was WWII. Many people, Jews, Germans, and other kinds of people, had to go into hiding. Some had to live under very serious conditions, and some lived under very good conditions. This essay will talk about what you would do if you had to go into hiding and had to prepare. The topics of this essay will be about what kind of equipment you would have to make a safe place if you were to hide, what you would need for hiding, and what you would have to worry about. What you would have to do to prepare

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    Anne Frank Play Vs Movie

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    well known and admired around the world. The Franks, the Van Daans, and Mr. Dussel faced many hardships because of their religious beliefs and were forced into hiding for about two years. During the time they were hiding in Germany, the youngest jew in the annex kept a diary, and her name was Anne Frank. During the time the families were hiding, most of the people were very tense and not always optimistic because they were very nervous about being caught and being taken away. After Anne’s diary was

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    Holocaust, make sure we do not forget what happened, and honor and remember the victims. Literature written about the Holocaust can provide the reader with insight and knowledge, looking into this tragic time period. Anne Frank, a girl who was in hiding during the Holocaust, kept a diary in which she explained what was going on around her and described her emotions. She wrote, “The rest of our family, however, felt the full impact of Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws, so life was filled with anxiety.”

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    inch deep medium wardrobe. In addition to the hiding place, an electronic buzzer was installed to warn the Jews of a raid. They also drilled and practices for the times they would need to hide because every second would count when the Nazi came. They need to have the hiding perfected because there would not be time to think. The drills would happen any time during the day or night just to prepare the Ten Boom family. When the Boom family was hiding the Jews and needing help in their home, they

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    went into hiding due to World War II. While there, they had little communication with the outside world aside from a friend, Miep, who gave them news. The play, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” goes through their life while in hiding and how historical events affected them. World War II, The Holocaust, and the Invasion of Normandy all affected the Franks while they were hiding. World War II played a major role in this play. World War II is one of the reasons why the Franks went into hiding. During World

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    The Secret Annex Essay

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    (Hitler 5). During the 1930's in the light of Hitler's Nazi Germens, they decided to invade all the Jewish countries. People were terrorized, forced to leave their homes and either go to concentration camps or find hiding spots. This war went on for many years. One of the most famous hiding spots of all though, which housed eight people was called "The Secret Annex". This is where the Frank and the Van Pels family stayed for twenty-five months. They took shelter because they knew the war was getting

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    The actors of the play seemed confident and well prepared. The main actor Anne frank fit the charted of Anne pretty well. I feel she is everything that real Anne frank would have been. Anne’s frank character is only a young girl when they move to hiding. The actor made Anne frank seem very childish but she slowly develops thought out the play. Anne Frank has a small diary in which she writes what she feels. She doesn’t want people to know what is written. She gets very defensive when someone tries

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