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    Anne Hutchinson

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    Justin Gagliardi World History I Period 9 11/20/12 Anne Hutchinson Thesis Statement: Anne Hutchinson is a famous Puritan Leader who lived during the 15th and 16th century‚ Anne changed the role of women of her time period drastically because of her deep belief to freedom of speech. I. Early Years A. Anne was born in Alford‚ Lincolnshire‚ England. As a young girl Anne quickly began to follow in her father’s footsteps learning everything he ever knew

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    The Diary of Anne Frank is based on a true story where her and her family had to go into hiding for 2 full years before the Green Police caught them in a warm summer. The Frank family started to go into hiding in early July‚ 1942‚ it wasn’t until a week later the Van Danns showed up to the secret Annex. Sure enough it wasn’t until a couple months they had to let another person in the secret Annex it was Mr. Dussel‚ a local dentist in Amsterdam. Later in those years all 8 of them were caught by the

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    Anne Hutchinson: An Early Feminist In 1637‚ women were considered servants of their husbands‚ and child bearing creatures of many. There were set rules “enforced by the Puritans” which stated women should only bear as many children as possible‚ raise them‚ take care of their husbands‚ and then remain quiet. They were seen as “morally feeble creatures”‚ who could do no more than “lead men to damnation if [men were to allow them] to form an opinion or express a [belief].” [1] Anne Hutchinson

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    Anne Frank

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    Early Life Holocaust victim; famous diarist. Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank on June 12‚ 1929‚ in Frankfurt‚ Germany. Her mother was Edith Frank‚ and her father‚Otto Frank‚ was a lieutenant in the German Army during World War I who later became a businessman in Germany and the Netherlands. Frank also had a sister named Margot‚ three years her senior. The Franks were a typical upper middle-class German-Jewish family living in a quiet‚ religiously diverse neighborhood near the outskirts of

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    people thought about you as being “cool”. Or maybe you just performed a random act of kindness for someone for no reason at all. A hero should also be positive and strong. In Hackett and Goodrich’s play The Diary of Anne Frank‚ the theme of heroism is illustrated by Miep‚ Mr. Kraler‚ and Anne. Miep was a young woman who was engaged and also had to work everyday and yet she always found the time to visit the families‚ to bring them food‚ books‚ news and whatever else they might have needed or wanted

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    Anne Sexton

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    Anne Sexton‚ who is considered one of the Great American Author‚ wrote during the Contemporary period. Anne’s most particular poem collection is titled “All My Pretty Ones(1962) and Live Or Die(1966)”. In each of these poem collections they show us evidence of Characteristics‚ themes‚ and style identified with the Contemporary movement which was extant in American letters between 1945 and 1974. Anne Sexton was one of the best well known Poets in the Contemporary Movement thus‚ still remains one of

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    eighteen‚ I wanted to hurry through life as fast as I could.” “There are six difficulties‚ and Class II was not an unreasonable challenge for novice paddlers.” Establishing a Focus: From the beginning Anne Fadiman builds suspense all the way until‚ she establishes the focus of the essay. Fadiman starts off from the start talking about the kid’s story‚ and decided to put the thesis at the end of the essay. This technique of putting the thesis gives the reader a chance to think of the thesis in

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    Anne Boleyn

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    the crowd and its own body. Such was done at any execution in England during the Middle Ages. It was gruesome and unsightly to see yet also a great spectacle to witness for it was the first public execution of an English queen. Her name was Anne Boleyn. She was the second wife if the Tudor King‚ Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. She was the key figure to the English Reformation and was famous for her death. During our childhood‚ we read fictional tales about fairies‚ princes

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    Anne Frank

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    girl was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany. No one realized that this infant‚ who was Jewish‚ was destined to become one of the world’s most famous victims of World War II. Her name was Anne Frank‚ and her parents were Edith Frank Hollandar and Otto Frank. She had one sister‚ Margot‚ who was three years older than she was. Anne led a happy and normal childhood‚ and on her 13th birthday she received a diary from her parents. It became special to her as years went by. It is through this diary that much about

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    The Life of Anne Frank Jane Smith Mrs. Joyner Language Arts and Literature May 15‚ 2010 Outline THESIS: This research paper will explore the life of Anne Frank‚ the Jewish girl who managed to find hope and goodness in the midst of one of the saddest moments in history. I. Anne’s Birth and Childhood A. Information on family B. Life in Germany C. Life in Amsterdam II. Life During World War II A. Description of the Secret Annex B. Dates that it was occupied C.

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