...away to freedom in the North. Although Jackie Robinson, Miep Gies and Harriet Tubman had many different experiences, when the time came, they all acted very heroically. Jackie Robinson acted heroically when people would make racial comments he would ignore them and kept playing the game. Early in Robinsons life he confronted racism head on in 1938. However when he was still in Junior College he was arrested after disputing police detencion for one of his black friend. When The U.S. entered World War II, Robinson enlisted in the army. He never saw direct combat, but his military career was marred by racial problems (Jessica McBirney, 2017). When Robinson joined a Negro League Rickey knew that Robinson would face racial discrimination and injustice if he joined the Major Leagues (Jessica McBirney, 2017). Other teams also disliked Robinson’s admittance into the League. Many threatened not to play against him. Most managers rejected these threats and forced the players to participate...
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...Last week, students at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, had a visit from Miep Gies, the woman who hid Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust. What started off as an innocent letter for a class project, turned into a meet and greet with the famous protector of Anne Frank. After reading The Diary of Anne Frank, Erin Gruwell, the high school English teacher, had come up with the idea to have her sophomore students write letters to Miep Gies. The students were writing about how they felt about Anne’s story and their own experiences in their lives. The students were so inspired that they were determined to actually sendthe letters they wrote and meet Ms Gies. Considering that the school could not supply the funds to fly out...
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...Behind the Publication of Anne Frank’s Diary The Anne Frank Diary is a legacy for humanity. Almost half of the world have read and learned about of the story of three families who had to hide in a secret annex in a factory because they were Jews, and they were being persecuted by the Nazis in the Holocaust. However, not everybody knows how hard was to publish this amazing book, Anne’s wishes to become in author, and the big role of her father, Otto Frank, and Miep Gies to help to this book had been published. Otto Frank began to consider of having the diary published moved by Anne´s repeated wish to be an author. Miep Gies gave Otto Frank the diary and a bundle of loose notes that she had saved in the hope of returning of Anne. But, in July, 1945, the Red Cross confirmed the death of the Anne Frank. Otto Frank later commented that he had not realized Anne had kept such an accurate and well-written record of their time in hiding. He described the painful process of reading the diary, recognizing the events described and recalling that he had already heard some of the more funny episodes read aloud by his daughter. He saw for the first time the more private side of his daughter, and those sections of the diary she had not discussed with anyone. Otto Frank told to a group of Jewish friends about the diary, and one of them was really touched about it. He asked to Otto if he could lend the diary to the historian Jan Romein to read, a good friend of his. Otto Frank hesitated, but...
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...The Holocaust was one of the most traumatic and horrific events of the 20th Century. It played a very significant part of not only World War II (WWII) but of Germany and Europe’s history. WWII lasted from 1939-1945. Throughout this time many innocent European people were killed because of their Jewish religion or their ancestor’s Jewish religion or culture. In the years of WWII, Germany was under Adolf Hitler’s total rule. Hitler and his Nazi party planned to kill all nine million European Jews. This mass scale genocide was referred to by the Nazi’s as “the final solution”. Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany after The Great Depression when Europe and the rest of the world was in an economic crisis. Some elements of European society and in...
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...psychology perspective as the Holocaust. An entire nation of people took part, to some degree, in an ideology of hatred and a policy of murder towards distinct ethnic groups. An estimated 13 million people were murdered as a result of these policies, 6 million of whom were Jewish, the most hated group of all. And all of this took place in one of the most advanced nations in the world! While the Holocaust was happening, the world was largely ignorant to what was going on. In the years following Germany’s defeat, however, the grisly details began to come to the surface. A Diary of a Young Girl was published in 1950, and is the diary of a girl named Anne Frank. Anne Frank along with her family hid from the Nazi’s during their occupation of Amsterdam. One of her protectors, Miep Gies, was later interviewed in the documentary Dear Kitty: Remembering Anne Frank. From these sources we can gather information on all the people involved, not just in Anne Franks case, but in occupied Holland as a whole. This information is rich in the concepts of social psychology, as we can study the victims, the perpetrators, the bystanders, and the rebels. In this paper, we will examine why everyone involved in Anne Franks hiding and death acted the way they did, and what may have motivated them to do so. The main perpetrators used persuasion and stereotyping to achieve essentially the brainwashing of a nation. The entire nation of Germany played a role in the Holocaust. Many German citizens were bystanders...
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...Otto Frank returns to a secret hiding place in which he and his family have lived during the first part of the Holocaust in Amsterdam. His friend, Miep Gies, has saved a diary that his daughter Anne kept during that time. Otto begins reading the diary aloud, and the play follows Anne's thoughts and actions, as well as those of the others hiding in the Secret Annex. In the play, you can see their daily struggles such as their fear of existence and fear of the Nazis. Throughout the play, you can tell how the struggles their family went through made them closer. They all hope that they can make it out alive but they know that their chances of survival are very slim. Even though they are afraid that they will burn to death or be brutally slaughtered...
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...We act heroically when we are motivated to make the world a better place, to bring joy to others, and to spread a message of standing up for what we believe in. In the story “ The Underground Railroad”, the author gave a brief explanation about an outstanding conductor during the terrible occurrences of slavery named, Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman made a great impact on the world and has always been a big inspiration for many who have suffered from and been through this type of discrimination. Harriet Tubman had been a slave herself since birth, however, she was lucky enough to escape to Philadelphia, where she began to work on the railroad to help free her family. The underground railroad was a network of safe houses and routes slaves could take to escape from the South to freedom in the North. Harriet was a very driven, hard working, independent woman who was strongly committed to her mission of freeing slaves, along with her family. She, as much as all the slaves, knew that the laws were unjust and wanted...
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..." Einstein intended that people with knowledge should use their wisdom to act and improve society. While some agree with Einstein that those with knowledge must act, others argue that acting with knowledge leads to bad outcomes. Nonetheless, Einstein is wrong when he tells those with knowledge to act because some acts harm society, and forcing people to do things they are unwilling to do is unjust. To start, Einstein incorrectly states that those with knowledge must act because some acts harm others. According to the article “Miep Gies” by Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, Miep Gies, a Dutch citizen who helped hide Otto Frank’s family during World War II, “knew that if she was found helping a Jewish family, she could be arrested. She did everything possible to avoid being caught and didn’t tell her parents what she was doing.” Gies could have betrayed the Frank family and saved herself from torment when the Nazis found the Franks, but she did not. While Gies knew about the Franks’ whereabouts, she decided not to act and saved the Frank family from years of torture. Likewise, in Lois Lowry’s dystopian science-fiction novel, The Giver, receivers of memory hold knowledge about the world that no one else in their town possesses. Although they know about the outside world, the Receivers of Memory know the fatal outcome when they act and tell their community. As a result, the Receivers of Memory save their city from chaos, allowing it to become a utopia. Consequently, since some acts harm...
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...The Holocaust was a terrible event in history for the whole world. Millions of innocent Jewish men, women and children were killed during this period of time, for no other reason than racism. During Hitler’s rein many Jewish people attempted to flee or go into hiding. People around the world were able to get an personal inside of this when the diary of a 13-year-old Jewish girl was published to the world. This young girl was Anne Frank. Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who was able to see the goodness in the world when catastrophe was just beyond her walls. Anne’s Birth and Childhood Annelies Marie Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Her parents Otto Frank, a post WW1 veteran and successful business man, and Edith...
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...English I Brodsky Holocaust Research Paper For this assignment you will select a research topic from the list below, create a thesis and write a 2-4 page paper, that explains how indifference inspired the journey or impacted the life of the person or group you are researching. Research Procedure: 1. Choose your topic from the list provided. 2. Research your topic, creating source cards for all sources consulted and note cards (total of 50). We will have 3 days in the library, but you will need to do some research on your own as well. 3. Write a strong working thesis statement to be submitted. 4. Create a sentence outline for your paper, following the format provided. 5. Write the rough draft of your paper, following the outline and using note cards. 6. Peer edit the rough draft with a classmate 7. Turn in final paper to turnitin.com and submit all research work Requirements: -At least 4 different sources, 2 databases, 1 book and 1 other. -An annotated source card for every source consulted -At least 50 note cards with notes from your research. At least 20 of those note cards should have direct quotes -A working thesis statement -A sentence outline -A 2-4 page research paper -A formal MLA works cited page (using the main sources from your source cards) Library Dates: Period 4- 11/18, 11/20, 11/26 Period 5- 11/18, 11/19, 11/25 Topic Ideas Survivors of Genocide Righteous Gentiles Danish Boat Resuce Chambon sur Lignon- Village in France Jewish Resistance...
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...perfectly. Today, in our generation, many people live negative lives, but Anne Frank was not one of those people. Anne Frank was a Jewish teenager at the times of the Holocaust, and although she was sent to a concentration camp at the age of 15, she was exceedingly positive and always tried to find the best in everyone. Prior to, Anne, her friends and family needed to stay in a crunched, secluded annex in an attempt not to be caught. Their lives were quite difficult, and they were required to be as silent as possible in their hiding spot during many hours of the day. To make it all better, no one could use the bathroom in a certain time period. Her character could...
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...Ana 's mother left behind and died of disease and starvation in January 1945 . Anne and Margot are then in the Bergen -Belsen , Germany. Conditions are appalling: the field is crowded and there is very little food. Many prisoners sick and die . A few weeks later, Auguste van Pels also reached Bergen- Belsen , but the February 6, 1945 must start again. The lead to the Buchenwald camp . He died during the trip, between April 9th and May 8th 1945 . sick The situation in the Bergen -Belsen worsening day by day. Anne and Margot seriously ill : typhoid fever spread . In March 1945 Margot dies first , Ana a few days . A few weeks later , Bergen -Belsen is liberated by British troops . otto frank el padre de ana fue el unico sobreviente al campo de concentracion Supervivientes en el campo de concentración Bergen Belsen poco después de su liberación por el ejército británico el 15 de abril de 1945. Peter van Pels muere de extenuación en el campo de concentración de Mauthausen en Austria, el 5 de mayo de 1945 Anne Frank was one of over one million Jewish children who died in the Holocaust. She was born Annelies Marie Frank on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Otto and Edith Frank. For the first 5 years of her life, Anne lived with her parents and older sister, Margot, in an apartment on the outskirts of Frankfurt. After the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, Otto Frank fled to Amsterdam in the Netherlands,...
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...Did you ever think about her childhood? Was her life the same as it was in the Annex? How Anne almost lived her dreadful life in the concentration camp? Anne Frank was a strong and determined girl. Who changed mankind’s point of view through her diary. Anne Frank was born June 12, 1929. According to the book, “Anne Frank the Diary of a Young Girl” was the second daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Frank-Holländer. She had a sister named Margot who was three years old at the time of her birth. Anne was a German Jewish teenager who was forced to go hide in a secret Annex during the Holocaust. “Her family and two other families, spent over two years, during World War II, hiding in an Annex of rooms which was above her father’s office in Amsterdam”, as written in the article ”Who is Anne?”(1). Since her diary was first published in 1947, Anne’s diary has become one of the most powerful memories of the Holocaust. Its message of courage and hope in the face of adversity has reached millions. Anne Frank’s story is especially meaning full to young people today (Thomas). As written in her diary Anne Frank’s life was difficult because Anne was always tempted to walk outside in the sunlight instead of being in an Annex all day. On July 13, 1942 (seven days after the Franks arrived in the Annex), the Van Pels family (called the Van Daans in Anne's published diary) arrived at the Secret Annex to live. The Van Pels family included Auguste Van Pels (Petronella Van Daan), Hermann Van Pels...
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...One cannot fathom the difficulty a young girl would face growing up during a time of war and chaos. In the autobiographies Persepolis and The Dairy of a Young Girl, the reader is shown that both main characters Marjane Satrapi and Anne Frank lived similar yet different lives. Their lives, as told in their autobiographies, consisted of adversity, cultural conflicts, and political issues, while after their novels were published both Anne and Marjane rose to fame. Anne, born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt Germany, shares her personal experiences and first-hand encounters during World War II in her novel. Anne along with her upper-middle-class family; which included her mother Edith, father Otto and sister Margot, fled Nazi persecution of Jews and went into hiding for two years. Her...
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...“We are all ordinary people but even an ordinary person can within their own small ways turn on a small light in a dark room.” Miep Gies A Brief Summary of the movie Freedom Writers Freedom Writers is a 1990s film which tells the story of Erin Gruwell, a novice teacher and her interaction with a group of students at Wilson High School, located in Long Beach Los Angeles. Through shared experiences and writing she helps the students to become writers themselves. In the beginning of the film, Ms. G, as she was called by her students, had difficulty establishing a connection with her students and turns to her father and husband for support. Her offers guidance, but not the support she seeks. Her husband distances himself from her work and eventually their relationship. Ms. G in turn, dedicates herself to teaching her students, leaving little time for nothing else. She takes on part-time jobs to buy books for the students and spends late nights working in the classroom. The Head of Department and the faculty at large contributes little to helping Erin in the classroom. They offer advice based on institutional standards and past performance of the students, some staff suggesting that the students simply “don’t want to learn.” At the center of the film, lie the stories of the students. The students are skeptical of Ms. G and her interest in their lives. Initially, they resist her attempts and refuse to cross the self-inflicted boundaries they have designated...
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