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Anne Frank, A Young Girl

September 24, 2010
By IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Anneliese.
Deep, friendly, ever-changing, self-reflective.

Your parents, Otto Frank and Edith Frank
Don't understand that you,
once a child,
are now growing up,
and in growing up,
Have found affection for
Peter Van Pels.

Yearning to be free,
but trapped by the changes
in the world surrounding you.
Longing to be free,
But safe in your Secret Annexe.

You,
Wishing for spring,
for the outside world
Frank.

© Alex D., Phoenix, AZ

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A bio-poem I wrote for my Scholar class some months ago.
It's one of my favorites.
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Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Mar. 31 2012 at 8:03 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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So then we saw the same movie. :)
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 30 2012 at 5:00 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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I think the one I saw was pretty recent.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 10:36 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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I am very glad for the way in which I read her book. It made her so much more real to me, I honestly thought of her as one of my best friends. I even wrote something from her perspective for the class I was taking in which I read the book. 

It was like she was alive until I read the last few words in the book. 

Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 4:42 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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The Diary of a Young Girl made me rethink humanity. I felt like I was almost equally affected by the personalities within the Secret Annex as by the terrible events going on outside. She really was a remarkable girl, which you told the reader very well; especially the last four lines.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 18 2011 at 11:34 am
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Thank you Dove :)
A_shy_dove GOLD said...
on Jul. 16 2011 at 3:01 am
A_shy_dove GOLD, Hubli, Other
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Never compare your life with others, as you have no idea what their journey is all about.

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You have described the longings of Anne Frank very smoothly and beautifully. I like it. 
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jun. 9 2011 at 3:02 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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Check, because the movie that you saw and the movie that I saw might be the same movie. Was the one you saw old? The one I saw was made two or three years ago, very recent. 
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 9 2011 at 2:04 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Thank you :)

I haven't heard of Annexed, but that sounds like a great book; I've watched one Anne Frank movie, but I don't think it was the BBC one, I'll have to see if I can get ahold of that one.

Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jun. 9 2011 at 1:58 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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I LOVE THIS POEM!!

I think this poem describes Anne Frank and her situation perfectly. :)

If you really love Anne Frank, then you should not only read her diary but read Annexed by Sharon Doger and watch the BBC movie based on her diary. They are both good!

Annexed, in case you were wondering, is a book in Peter's perspective about his experiences in the Annex. It's fictional but it's still super good. :)