Anne Frank was a teenager that lived through the Holocaust and was killed in the death camp Auschwitz. She kept a diary as she hid with her family from the Nazis for a year. At one point, she said, "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." I agree with Anne Frank. Everyone is good at heart, even if they do terrible things in their life because what is considered "good" differs from person to person.
I agree with Anne Frank because people have different opinions on what is good and what isn't good. Opinions change throughout time from person to person. What is considered wrong now was or will be at one point be considered good. In the play, "The Diary of Anne Frank," Anne was judged negatively. She wrote, "Mr. Dussel and I had another battle today. Yes, Mr. Dussel! According to him, nothing, I repeat... nothing is right about me... my appearance, my character, my manners" (Goodrich and Hackett 532). Just because Mr. Dussel said nothing was right about Anne doesn't mean that nothing is right with Anne. Someone will have a different opinion about Anne and their opinions about Anne will change over time. For example, the Nazis and those persuaded by the Nazis' propaganda had different views about how Jews should be treated than people's views today. Another event in history relatable to this topic is the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 - 1694. Innocent people were accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death. They were considered evil at heart in the public's eye. Today, those people would be considered not guilty of witchcraft. This is an example of point-of-views changing over time (“An Account of the Salem Witchcraft Investigations, Trials, and Aftermath.”). A current event that raises many eyebrows nati...
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...s to agree with. No matter how many people think you are bad, you can always tell yourself how what you have done is good. People all have different thoughts of what is "good."
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