Letters From Rifka Book Report

In the beginning of the story, Annemarie along with her sister Kirsti, and their friend Ellen were stopped by Nazi soldiers. They had been running and caught the attention of two guards. That night, Kirsti wanted her sister to tell her a bedtime story. Annemarie continues the story through she had already fallen asleep. Though she acted as if she was unafraid

They tried to escape to the U.S., but the irrigation policies limited them from doing that. When Anne was 13, she had received a blank diary. She wrote everything that was going on in her life in the diary. Her diary was very important to American history because it shows how terrible the Jewish people were treated during those times. Here’s a quote from her diary - she calls the diary kitty - “ Dearest Kitty, New problems: Mrs. van D. is at her wit’s end.

I cannot be so unhappy, and live” (Chopin, 1894, p. 1608). Her mother’s response does not confirm nor deny these claims, and only asks Desiree to come home with the baby, for even her mother is unsure of Desiree’s true race (Chopin, 1894). Upon bringing the letter to Armand, he tells her to leave, breaking her heart. This letter foreshadows the event of Desiree’s suicide, killing not only herself, but her baby too (Chopin, 1894). Armand, having tossed her away like a worthless piece of property, has brought Desiree to the point of hopelessness.

Anne Frank Compare and Contrast The Diary of Anne Frank takes place Amsterdam, Netherlands. In the book Anne and her family are Jews in World War II. Because of the oppression of the Jews, Anne and her family are forced to go into hiding. Anne, her mom Edith, her dad Otto, her sister Margot, Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan, Peter Van Daan, and Mr. Dussel. In the beginning of the story, Anne is very emotional because she had to leave her friends and old life behind.

She asks to instead sleep in one of the many downstairs rooms or even to just have more stimulus. These small requests are denied and John replies that he “would as soon put fireworks in [her] pillowcase” (page ) than give Jane the stimulus she believes will improve her health. Jane tries multiple times to communicate the feeling that she isn’t getting better, with John. Jane tells

In the story Ashes of Roses written by MJ Auch, point of view contributes to the overarching theme. The story begins with a young girl named Rose immigrating from Ireland, to the U.S., through Ellis Island. During one of the inspections, Rose’s little brother Joseph is denied entry due to the disease Trachoma. Rose, her two younger sisters, and her mother enter N.Y. by themselves. During the entry to N.Y. through Ellis Island, immigrants were required to have relatives in the city to pick them up.

Argumentative Essay In this essay I will compare two different stories, by giving information about them and I would expose them, the two stories I would talk about are “Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl”,and “Hitler YouthGrowing Up in Hitler 's Shadow” I choose this two because the holocaust has a great impact in the world. Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank This text its about how a young jew girl was hanging the wold war II (holocaust), the two lie this girl is having is that she and her family had to move to some place to hide from nazis because they were after Jews people, she and her family move with other family and they were hiding there until they were found and taken to a concentration camp. This situation affect all their way of living because they have many limitations because of their religion they were discriminated and all this make them change their way of living and also

Through the pain and losses in her family, she begins to get motivated and is able to stick up for herself and others for what she feels is right. (Her father was killed because he felt communism was right). As Liesel grows up, she begins to re-evaluate her life, and creates a set of moral rules for herself instead of what society dictated for her. Liesel then begins to understand that her mouth (language) could be a blessing and a curse, and living under the control of the Nazi’s it changes her views on life. After books she reads, writes and steals, she learns more about herself, she evolves from a “powerless” character to a powerful character who can change the lives of many.

The novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a story of a young girl named Liesel Meminger, who is a foster child living in Nazi Germany amidst the impending war. On Liesel’s journey to her new family’s home, several significant changes take place - her brother dies and her mother leaves as soon as the foster family and Liesel are introduced. Liesel discovers something she cannot resist – the feeling of stealing books. Although, "They had no qualms about stealing,” so she was soon stealing books from book burnings, the mayors’ library or wherever they are to be found (Zusak 29). Hans Hubermann, her foster father, teaches Liesel to read to the best of his ability.

This symbolizes her realization of being trapped for so long, and her desire now to free herself. However, because society is cruel and who never approve of a woman so independent, she creeps around the room to hide her escape. When John arrives at the nursery-like room, he sees what has become of his wife. His wife explains she has ‘gotten out, in spite of you and Jane,’ before John faints and his wife continues to creep around the room, trying her best not to step on the fallen body. In conclusion, the narrator of the Yellow Wallpaper, is what happened to a woman in an oppressed society.

Rifka is a young jewish girl and her and her family has left from russia (chapter 1) to america to escape the harsh treatment. But the road to becoming free is filled with horrible obstacles like the whole family getting deadly typhus (pg 26) also rifka got split up with her family and she was all alone trying to make it back to her family. Also she gets sick and her hair falls out and has scabs on her head. Finally rifka makes it to ellis island but before she can enter into america the doctors must check and see if her scabs are contagious but she finally makes it home with her family

Week Four Devotional Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: “Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed. If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same.