...ANNE FRANK - A POSITIVE ATTITUDE HELPS WITH TRIALS People that have a positive attitude are the ones more likely than ever to endure a trial than anyone else who does not have a positive attitude. This fact was especially true in World War II because it helped many people in the concentration camps to endure. In fact, some who endured with a positive attitude became a Holocaust survivor. The theme of "The Diary of Anne Frank" reveals that from childhood to adulthood that having a positive attitude is relevant today when times get harder. Anne did not did not complain or become bitter about hiding or her situation in life. That fact was really commendable for Anne to have a positive attitude because she was living in the time period of the holocaust. Even though the Nazis were cruel, she still believed that there is good in people. In the Drama: "The Diary of Anne Frank", it says: "I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart." (Frank 1). This quote is a good example of maintaining a positive attitude because Anne...
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...foundation of chaos, suffering and death.” (Anne Frank) This quote means that you should always have an open mind and should never judge before you know the facts. There are good people and bad people out there. You are the one who needs to make the choice. The first session I went to was called Writing Resistance: The Diary of Anne Frank and the Legacy of Her Work. Anne Frank was a girl who wants everyone to be peaceful like her. Unfortunately you always have the people that find a way to ruin everyone’s lives. For Anne Frank that guy was Adolf Hitler, an anti Semitic rebel. The second session I attended was Our Liberty id Bound Together. The “LRA” as known as the Lord’s Resistance Army which is a large armed movement of resisters against the Acholi people in central Uganda. This group is led by Joseph Kony. Kony considers himself a spirit medium from god. After going to these sessions it made me think about how good people have it that live in the United States compared to these other countries at war right now. Anne Frank was born on June 12th 1929. She was living in Frankfort Germany in a small Jewish community. Adolf Hitler was raised to power in the beginning of the 1930’s. He formed an organization called the Nazis’. The Natzi organization was aimed toward taking out the Jewish genocide. This was happening because Hitler persuaded the Nazis’ that they were purifying Germany. The disabled and homosexuals would also be killed off. The Frank family moved to Amsterdam the summer...
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...able to preserve their dignity despite their suffering? How does one not give up when faced with a circumstance like the life...
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...can also describe Anne Frank 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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...*What does freedom mean to you? Freedom can mean different things depending on the situation. Freedom is an important theme on Frederick Douglass's "Narrative Life" as well as my chosen books "Worst Case" by James Patterson and "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Anne Frank. All these books illustrate the theme of freedom in different ways, but all follow a theme of personal freedom. Freedom is not easily achieved for any of the characters in these three books. * Michael Benette is the main character in "Worst Case". He is the lead detective on an on going serial killer case. Emily Parker is New York cities FBI abduction specialist, also Benettes partner. The case that they were given involves a serial killer who abducts innocent children of extremely wealthy families in New York city. It's their job to make sure that the children come back safe and hopefully alive. * Benette and Parker relate to Douglass because they all had been robbed of their freedom. Benette and Parker had becomes slaves to the serial killer. This killer would leave no clues or ransoms. It was up to them to jump start the case. They worked day and night to make sure that the kids were free from the killer. All their time is taken away by the investigation. This puts a hold on their personal time, work became life for them, and the serial killer didn't make it easier for anyone. *Work took over Douglass's life as well. He was never given a chance to have a personal life. It was taken away from him when he was...
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...Sample Critical Lens Essay • With the person sitting next to you, read the essay below. (2-3 min) • What are the parts of the critical lens essay? (5-10 min) o Label the parts of the introduction (REAL) o Make a list of the parts of the body paragraphs • Be ready to share out your findings. (2-3 min) “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” -Anne Frank Anne Frank said, “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” This means that even if people do bad things, deep down they are still good people that care for other human beings and have feelings. I agree with this statement. In the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck and the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the characters Kino and Gene are still good at heart despite the bad things they may have done. In the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck, Kino is a young Mexican man who finds a valuable pearl. Before finding the pearl, Kino has a peaceful life with his wife, Juana and his son, Coyotito. Kino finds a pearl and people try to take advantage of him to get their hands on the pearl. Because of this, Kino is driven to do things he normally would not and the mood of the story turns dark. He beats a man who tries to attack him, he beats his wife for trying to get rid of the pearl and the bad luck it is causing Kino’s family and finally, he kills a man who tries to take the pearl away...
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...On Friday 12, 2016, I went to the Museum of tolerance; this was my first time coming to this museum. When I first saw the outside building, the first thing that went to my mind was that this museum looks like a puzzle box; it is very different from other museum that I have been too. During my observation inside the museum, I saw people enjoying themselves while walking around, talking about each work-art, taking pictures, writing about things that they felt fascinating and I am pretty sure that they were having such a good time. It is very interesting watching so much effort and inspiration that artist put into this masterpieces. The artist that I really like the most was the famous writer of Anne Frank. Anne is well known because of her diary...
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...The Diary of A Young Girl is a book about Anne Frank, a thirteen year old girl who is forced to go into hiding with her family. They hide in a small secret annex above Otto Frank’s (her father) office where they had food and supplies in stock. She names her diary Kitty, and writes in it for almost two years. Some news from the radio makes it into her diary, her friendship with Peter van Daan – a teenage boy also in hiding with Anne- as well as her feelings about living In the annex with her family, another family known as the van Daan’s as well as a companion, Mr.Dussel. Anne begins her diary by saying that she wants to confide in the journal like no other. She has never been able to confide in someone like she wants to in this diary that she received for her thirteenth birthday. She starts writing on Sunday June 14th, 1942. In the first section of the diary, she writes about her childhood- her family moved to Holland because her father found a job with a Dutch company. She also has a German background, but is Jewish. She attended a Jewish Lyceum there. She introduces her friends, and all the fun activities she does with them like getting ice cream, going on ferries, and gets treats from secret admirers. She explains how she has some family still in Germany, some who fled to North America, and how her grandmother came with her family to Holland. Anne reveals that the Germans are making all the Jews wear big yellow starts on their shirts so they are easily pointed out. In...
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... MAED Capstone Title | Holocaust Web Quest: Evaluation and Citations | Grade | Level: 7 | Type of Lesson: | Flexible Collaboration Continuum | Area Topic | Moderate Content Area: Language Arts Content Topic: Diary of Anne Frank Unit | Standards for the 21st-Century Learner | | Skills Indicator(s): | 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, and appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context. | Responsibilities Indicator(s): | 11.3.1 Respect copyright/intellectual property rights of creators and producers. | Dispositions Indicator(s): | 1.2.4 Maintain a critical stance by questioning the validity and accuracy of all information | Self-Assessment Strategies Indicator(s): | 1.4.1 Monitor own information-seeking processes for effectiveness and progress, and adapt as necessary. | Scenario: | In two sessions, this lesson is designed to teach students how to evaluate and cite information gathered from web sites related to the study of the Holocaust. The lesson reinforces the concept that not all resources are reliable and useful and that all sources must be cited to avoid plagiarism. The lesson is part of a language arts unit on The Diary of Anne Frank, and it teaches research standards as they are imbedded in the literature content. The teacher will be responsible for teaching excerpts from the diary, stressing literary devices and historical value. The library media specialist will...
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...THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL : THE DEFINITIVE EDITION Anne Frank Edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler Translated by Susan Massotty -- : -BOOK FLAP Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructable nature of the human spirit. Restore in this Definitive Edition are diary entries that had been omitted from the original edition. These passages, which constitute 30 percent more material, reinforce the fact that Anne was first and foremost a teenage girl, not a remote and flawless symbol. She fretted about, and tried to copie with, her own emerging sexuality. Like many young girls, she often found herself in disagreement with her mother. And like any teenager, she veered between the carefree nature of a child and the full-fledged sorrow of an adult. Anne emerges more human, more vulnerable, and more vital than ever. Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse for two years. She was thirteen when the family went into the Secret Annex, and in these pages she grows to be a young woman and a wise observer of human nature as well. With unusual insight, she reveals the relations between eight people living under extraordinary conditions, facing hunger, the ever-present threat of discovery and death, complete...
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...responsibility is a way of living. It alters each and every facet of a person’s existence. Achieving personal responsibility does not necessarily suggest that you can govern everything that transpires, but it does mean you can control how you react to those situations. Personal responsibility means being accountable for one’s actions as well as acknowledging the ramifications of those actions. “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands” was a insightful quote by the late Anne Frank. By not being personally responsible an individual is likely to blame others for their transgressions which can result in a magnitude of negative consequences. Becoming depressed and frustrated with individuals other than oneself is among those downsides. Failed friendships and even failed personal relationships can also occur because of an individual constantly blaming another person for their own faults. To me, when you accept responsibility for the situations in your life, you are then capable of learning from that certain situation thereupon permitting you to progress. Accepting this particular responsibility will not allow you to remain stagnant. Sustaining personal responsibility can prove to be a bit difficult at times but it also helps to establish success regardless of what you are striving for. This especially applies to college success. Michael Korda once stated “Success on any major scale...
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...What would the world be like if there was no kindness? Would the world just continue on in one huge war? Would people only think about themselves? How would anyone go on without kindness? Kindness is acting on behalf of someone else and not expecting anything in return. Princess Diana once said, “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” Princess Diana was an excellent example of a kind person. She spent much of her time helping different charities, but one charity that she devoted a lot of her time to help was for the AIDS patients. Diana raised a ton of money to help find a cure for the disease and she would visit the patients in hospitals, holding...
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...to oppose or support the merger. Bill Bailey openly stated that opera trustees had two primary concerns; the opera’s financially stable model against the symphony’s more volatile model, and the possibility of becoming a tier one arts organization versus the risk of losing the opera’s identity to the larger symphony persona. (Delong & Ager, 2005) Bill needs to utilize Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of Motivation. Vroom’s Theory maintains that “people are motivated to behave in ways that produce valued outcomes” (Kreitner 2013) Expectancy, instrumentality, and valence are all dependent upon the outcome of a given situation, and how the outcome is received, perceived, and anticipated. Bailey can apply these concepts by informing the trustees what they can expect from the merger. Despite their two primary concerns, Bailey can assuage them by explaining the first two of Vroom’s factors which impact employee perceptions: 1. Self-esteem 2. Self-efficacy These two factors will play especially well to those in leadership positions, such as a Board of Trustees. People in those positions typically have high levels of each and are confident in their ability to lead and succeed. The fact that the opera has a reserve fund and great financial flexibility should be a positive, rather than a negative for the trustees. Bailey can explain that through the opera’s leadership, the symphony can also become financially stronger. BY appealing to the board’s likely high level of self-efficacy, or the...
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...graphic descriptions of children slaying one another on live television, and even the widespread elementary boy’s books Captain Underpants, for its use of bathroom humor frequently throughout the series. Not only these books, but also beloved classics such as The Scarlett Letter, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Great Gatsby have all been removed from the curriculum of many schools in order to shelter students from the taboo topics they discuss, such as racial prejudice, adultery, and alcoholism. Many concerned Americans have begun to wonder whether or not the government should have the power to control what students read and believe that censorship goes against the very foundations of our nation. While the United States Constitution does clearly state that “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech or of the press”, does that apply to even the most explicit sexual and racial content? The issue had been consistently justified by courts cases involving racism and violence that many concerned parents believe are caused by these books. Compromise is the only way to solve the issue of censorship in schools. That way, students can still practice their rights as well read into controversial topics and taboos in...
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...Every year, thousands of people save their own life going to great measures daily. What does it mean to really survive? Not just making it to the end of the day but to keep breathing and staying alive. In order to really survive, we need to have courage to on and stay focused, be able to think quickly, and have strength and stay positive. Carrie Ryan once said, “Survivors aren't always the strongest; sometimes they're the smartest, but more often simply the luckiest.” In a life threatening situation having the courage to keep going is one of the biggest qualities someone can have. In the movie the Titanic, Rose is in love with a man named Jack. The ship goes down into the freezing North Atlantic water. Jack ends up dying and Rose is faced with a huge obstacle. She can either go into the water and risk freezing to death or try to call a life boat over that is near her. Even though she is exhausted and cold, she gathers up the courage to get into the cold water to try to find a whistle. The life boats end up hearing her and she gets rescued. If she hadn’t of had that courage to keep going and push through she might not have been saved....
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