Anne Frank

In 1933, the Nazis began to execute their plan to round up all the


Jews within Europe and relocating them into concentration camps.   There,


they would be executed or forced to labor until death.   In 1942, when the


Nazis began to invade their country, the Frank family, who were Jewish, went


into hiding in an attic of a warehouse and office building.   The Franks'


daughter, Anne, kept a diary throughout their entire stay in the so-called


  "Secret Annexe."   Although all the members of the Frank family, except Mr.


Otto Frank, perished during the reign of the Nazis, Anne's diary is still


in existence today.   Minutes before the Frank's were captured in their


hiding place after a two-year stay, Anne wrote in her diary the words, "In


spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."


How could a young girl who had endured so much torture say such a thing?


The answer is in the story of her undying courage and hope.




Before Anne Frank went into hiding, she lead a blissful and joyous


life.   She was always surrounded by friends and boys alike, and her family


was well-to-do.   She was torn away from her happiness and placed into the


harsh and cruel reality of the Nazi's realm at only thirteen years of age.


All this only because she was Jewish.   She stayed locked up in the top level


of the warehouse with her family and another for almost twenty-five months,


never being able to step foot outside.   Such repression and life of fear


would make almost any teenager completely depressed and more miserable than


words can say.   However, Anne Frank managed to keep her hope for a better


tomorrow and her respect for the human race — a feat so great for such a


young girl.


Anne made a very powerful statement in her last words in her beloved


diary.   To truly...