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    the 1962 escape of Alcatraz lead by Frank Morris and his accomplishes. The movie portrays the process of the escape from start to end‚ based upon the book “Escape from Alcatraz”‚ a 1963 nonfiction book written by J. Campbell Bruce. The movie follows closely to the story‚ however it also differs in many ways. Some of these include physical descriptions‚ character names‚ missing characters‚ and events that were changed. The movie version of the story focuses on Frank Morris‚ starting with his arrival

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    Summary [icon] | This section requires expansion. (March 2012) | During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands‚ Anne Frank received a diary as one of her presents on her 13th birthday. She began to write in it on June 14‚ 1942‚ two days later‚ and twenty two days before going into hiding with her father Otto‚ mother Edith‚ older sister Margot‚ and another family‚ Hermann van Pels‚ his wife Auguste‚ and their teenage son Peter. The group went into hiding in the sealed-off upper rooms of

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    stand up for what you want‚ no matter who or what gets in the way. Several people have done inspiring things to accomplish what they wanted. Strong heroes like Anne Frank‚ Jackie Robinson‚ and Helen Keller had to fight hard for a long time to reach their goal. The first person who should be in the Hero Hall of Fame is Anne Frank. She was around 9 years old when she went into hiding from the Nazis. She was a little girl‚ in school‚ when the Nazis starting invading. So‚ to protect their family‚ her

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    The Bourbon Triumvirate The Bourbon Triumvirate was a group of three politicians (Joseph E. Brown‚ Alfred H. Colquitt‚ and John B. Gordon) who dominated Georgia politics for over 20 years. These men‚ who all had been key figures during the Civil War‚ rotated positions as governor and U.S. Senator from the 1870s to 1890s. They held a common interest in developing the railroad and mining industries in Georgia‚ serving the interest of those men who were part of the old antebellum planter class‚ and

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    Jewish victim was a young girl named Anne Frank‚ who became most famous through her diary writings about her childhood life and her life during the Holocaust (“Anne Frank”- Jewish Virtual Library). She and her family became a few of the most famous victims of Hitler’s reign of terror among the Jews. Anne’s full name was Annelise Marie Frank. She was born on June 12‚ 1929. She was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany into the family of Otto and Edith Frank (“Frank‚ Anne”-Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia)

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    ------------------------------------------------- Twentieth Century Personality Put the name of your personality here. Anne Frank Early Life Write about her early life here. Write about her childhood and also what she did before she became famous. Anne Frank was a girl with lots of expectations and she liked writing a lot before she went into hiding on her birthday her dad Otto frank bought her a book which Anne showed him in a window a few days before her birthday. She loved watching movies and wanted

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    ------------------------------------------------- The Diary of Anne Frank (TV serial) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Diary of Anne Frank | Genre | Historical drama | Written by | Anne Frank (diary) Deborah Moggach | Directed by | Jon Jones | Starring | Ellie Kendrick Tamsin Greig Geoff Breton Iain Glen Felicity Jones | Country of origin | United Kingdom | Original language(s) | English | No. of episodes | 5 | Production | Producer(s) | Elinor Day | Running

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    documentary ‘Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History’ and Richard Flanagan’s ‘The Narrow Road to The Deep North’ explore this concept. Ultimately‚ these texts reveal that that overcoming the challenges that are required for a discovery‚ we are able to extract an emotional response that can joyful but just as easily unpleasant. Challenges can lead to unexpected discoveries can be both at times joyful while at other times unwanted and unpleasant. By allowing the metanarrative of Frank Hurley’s life

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    Serpico is about a New York police officer‚ Frank Serpico‚ or “Paco”‚ who got shot in the face for reporting police corruption in the New York Police Department (NYPD). Fellow officers did not help him when he was wounded. This movie portrayed real life events and factors that go on in our police forces today. There are a lot of ethical issues that go on in this movie. Men are beaten‚ punished‚ lied to‚ and deceived by police officers. Serpico testified against all police corruption and was left

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    Articles http://www.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au/Visitor-Info/Meet-the-guides/Meet-the-guides/default.aspx?FolderID=48 Lotte – Inspiration for Anne Frank - Holocaust museum ESSAY ANALYSIS FROM YEAR 11 ENGLISH Perspective can vary in stories due to different circumstances. The Diary of a Young Girl is a subjective story of Ann Frank’s personal experience during the Holocaust. Ann Frank’s diary was

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