On April 15, 1944, just one hundred eleven days before she was taken captive by the Nazis, Anne Frank wrote, “I want to go on living even after my death! And that 's why I 'm so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that 's inside me” (Frank 249, 251). Anne’s hope was that she could create her own legacy through her writing. Anne Frank enlightens the world through her wisdom, though she never knew her work was published. Anne Frank inspires many because she continues to enable younger people to connect to and understand the Holocaust, she exhibited wisdom beyond her years, and leaves a lasting legacy of hope in the goodness of mankind. Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt,
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Anne’s writings are so significant that The Anne Frank foundation was made to protect Anne’s writings from plagiarism and mistreatment (Carvajal). New co-author movements are being made to reveal more of Anne’s diary entries that have not yet been released (Carvajal).The building where Anne Frank and her family hid in is now a museum for tourists and is known as the Anne Frank House (Carvajal). Through this, Anne has created a lasting legacy. Anne’s wisdom is what makes her legacy live on. Anne’s inspirational diary would not be present today if she did not go through the events of the Holocaust. The tension in the secret annex was so strong that the only thing Anne turned to was her diary. She wrote out of anger, misery, happiness, and love. She wrote after having an argument with her mother, “My advice is: Go outside, to the country, enjoy the sun and all nature has to offer. Go outside and try to recapture the happiness within yourself; think of all the beauty in yourself and in everything around you and be happy” (Frank 211). Writing in the attic looking out a small covered window, Anne penned these lines when she was in hiding for a year and a half. At this time, Anne already endured decimation for being a Jew. She had to wear the Star of David, change schools, had to carry a Jewish identification card, all because of the Nuremberg laws (Rol and Verhoeven 30,31). These were the laws Hitler created when he rose to power in 1933 (Rol and Verhoeven 16). This why it is ironic she wrote this because she kept the positivity even after so many difficulties going on around her. She has inspired the world with her writings. Readers understand hope through Anne’s words. She wrote, “But where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again” (Frank 312). Anne’s faith, courage, and hope were how she got through the miserable two years in hiding. Anne expressed all of the
Anne’s writings are so significant that The Anne Frank foundation was made to protect Anne’s writings from plagiarism and mistreatment (Carvajal). New co-author movements are being made to reveal more of Anne’s diary entries that have not yet been released (Carvajal).The building where Anne Frank and her family hid in is now a museum for tourists and is known as the Anne Frank House (Carvajal). Through this, Anne has created a lasting legacy. Anne’s wisdom is what makes her legacy live on. Anne’s inspirational diary would not be present today if she did not go through the events of the Holocaust. The tension in the secret annex was so strong that the only thing Anne turned to was her diary. She wrote out of anger, misery, happiness, and love. She wrote after having an argument with her mother, “My advice is: Go outside, to the country, enjoy the sun and all nature has to offer. Go outside and try to recapture the happiness within yourself; think of all the beauty in yourself and in everything around you and be happy” (Frank 211). Writing in the attic looking out a small covered window, Anne penned these lines when she was in hiding for a year and a half. At this time, Anne already endured decimation for being a Jew. She had to wear the Star of David, change schools, had to carry a Jewish identification card, all because of the Nuremberg laws (Rol and Verhoeven 30,31). These were the laws Hitler created when he rose to power in 1933 (Rol and Verhoeven 16). This why it is ironic she wrote this because she kept the positivity even after so many difficulties going on around her. She has inspired the world with her writings. Readers understand hope through Anne’s words. She wrote, “But where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again” (Frank 312). Anne’s faith, courage, and hope were how she got through the miserable two years in hiding. Anne expressed all of the