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    What are your views on humanity? Do you think people are good? Do you think that they are bad? Well‚ Anne Frank‚ a Jewish teenage girl who lived during the Nazi invasion of World War II‚ thinks people are naturally good. This is shown in one of Anne’s famous quotes‚ "In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart." The quote was written in Anne’s diary during her time in hiding from the Nazis. Alone‚ the quote shows that Anne is a good person herself‚ hopeful and is

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    struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen‚ as of this moment‚ I am that second mouse.” - Frank Abagnale Sr.  Carl Hanratty never gave up on his hunt for the culprit even after facing several embarrassing failures. His perseverance paid off and he was successful eventually. APPEARANCE MATTERS!  Frank Abagnale Jr. was able to pull off all his cons because he was impeccably dressed for the occasion. E.g. He always used to dress like a pilot

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    Catch Me If You Can directed by Steven Spielberg tells the story of Frank Abagnale Jr.‚ considered one of the most successful con men of all time. I saw this movie recently after renting it from the video store‚ I found it so good that I had to buy it. Frank Abagnale Jr. is an astounding and interesting character. The real life Abagnale originally said that he did not believe Dicaprio to be ’suave’ enough to play the role‚ but he certainly does pull it off. Dicaprio’s acting is superb‚ and totally

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    Bobby Franks failed to return home from Harvard Preparatory School‚ located in a fashionable district on the South Side of Chicago. Later that evening‚ his parents received a phone call‚ informing them that their son had been kidnapped and that he would be returned safely if the Franks family carefully followed instructions. The following day‚ they received a letter‚ telling them to secure $10‚000 in old bills and await another phone call. While waiting for the kidnappers’ call‚ the Franks heard

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    Jones Catch me if you can film Frank Abagnale Jr was an intelligent man‚ one of the most successful con men in history. Frank lived as a pilot‚ a doctor and a lawyer all before his 21st birthday. The primary technique he used was defrauding banks using different fake cheque schemes eventually amounting to over 2.5 million dollars. Much of what Frank accomplished defied believability. There were many factors that motivated Frank to become so successful at bank freud and many factors

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    Do you know who Anne Frank is? Anne Frank was a young girl that when she was little Anne her mother Edith‚ her father Otto‚ and her sister Margot. They had to go into hiding during the world war ll. Annelies Frank is another name she was well known for. She was born on June twelfth 1929 and she died in February 1945 the was not 100% known. At the end of her diary before she had died she wrote the quote in it “ In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” When she

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    Everyone knows about the brave Anne Frank‚ but barely any have heard of Miep Gies‚ the woman who hid Anne Frank and her family during World War II. Miep Gies is the reason that the world met Anne Frank and found out about Gies’ heroic efforts in hiding the Franks and other Jews. Equality‚ generosity and modesty are the qualities that make up Miep’s character. For over two years‚ she risked her own and her families lives everyday to illegally protect and care for the Franks and four of their friends hiding

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    girl named‚ Anne Frank‚ had to go through that experience during World War 2. Anne and her family‚ the Franks‚ were Jewish and had to go into hiding after Anne’s sister‚ Margot‚ received a letter to a concentration camp. The Franks hid above Mr. Frank’s work office with help from friends. With them‚ are the Van Daans‚ Mrs. Van Daan is a person that shows off‚ Mr. Van Daan is a selfish person and doesn’t care about anything else but himself and food. The last person with the Franks is Mr. Dussel‚ a

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    that’s inside me! When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears‚ my spirits are revived! But‚ and that’s a big question‚ will I ever be able to write something great‚ will I ever become a journalist or a writer? Anne Frank   The Legacy of Anne Frank Anne Frank’s story succeeds because it is a personal story that enables individuals to understand one of the watershed events of our time‚ and because it communicates what can happen when hate and intolerance prevail. The essence of

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    Paper The epic story from Catch Me if You Can is a true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who stole over 2.5 million dollars in forged checks. He fled his home during high school after finding his mother with another man. He disguised himself as a Pan Am pilot‚ a doctor‚ and a lawyer. He fell in love with a woman (we’ll call her Brenda (Frank has never mentioned what her name really was))‚ and he proposed to her. After she accepted Frank told her who he actually was. A short while later he was arrested

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