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Dear Diary,
I know that the holocaust happened during World War 2. It started because Adolf Hitler thought that Jewish people were awful and he wanted them out of his country. I know that there were the Nazis who were the ones that prosecuted all of the Jews. Not only did Adolf Hitler kill the Jews, he also killed anybody he thought didn’t have the proper qualities to live in Germany. I want to know why Hitler was so against the Jews, they didn’t do anything wrong and they were being punished for nothing. Adolf Hitler wanted everybody in the country to look alike and have certain traits, and I don’t understand why. I’m very curious about what caused Hitler to turn against Jews so fast and what did they do to him.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
I have to pack up all of my things because I’m going into hiding. I cannot return to my home, I can’t bring a suitcase, it’s very cold outside and there is limited food, I will need to make sure to pack smart. Since it is freezing cold outside, I am going to dress in layers; I’ll wear a shortsleeved shirt underneath a long-sleeve shirt, and a big heavy coat on top. I will wear shorts and a pair of pants over them to stay nice and warm. A toothbrush and toothpaste is important, I will also need a hairbrush. They can go in the pockets in my coat that way nobody sees them. I will wear a hat and hide some little things in it, such as chapstick or hair ties.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
A diary is a book that a person writes about their feelings and the current events that are happening in their life. You can write about your experiences and things that interest you. I think that diaries are interesting because you might be able to relate to what the author is saying or going through. They are easier to understand because it is about a person’s life and it is like their personal story. I like reading diaries because it is interesting to look at dates and see what happened for that person and compare to what what going on with you at that time.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
After seeing pictures of concentration camps and learning about the Holocaust and Anne Frank, I feel a little bit sad and depressed. It upsets me that our world used to be like that - people had to stay in camps where they weren’t fed enough food, they weren’t being taken care of, when people got sick they didn’t get medicine or any treatment, and people were being killed just for their beliefs. Anne Frank has helped me see how unpleasant and terrible life was for them. She helped me to better understand what they had to go through. People were sent to concentration camps and some sent to gas chambers to be killed, while other were in hiding and ran out of food or were caught and then later killed. I’m more appreciative for how this world is now, people have their own freedoms and it is ok to believe what you want.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
We are in hiding now, and we finally have somewhat of a schedule. We aren’t able to make a sound from 9am-6pm everyday, except Sunday. I have found some ways to entertain myself, however. From 9-12 I work on schoolwork, it is harder for me now since I don’t have a teacher to help me, so I have to figure it out on my own and it takes a little longer. From about 12-2 I will read a book because I love to read, it helps me relax since hiding is very stressful. Reading makes me tired sometimes so I usually will take a nap for about an hour. At about 3:00 I start to write in my diary, I usually write for a couple of hours. Around 4 o’clock I will play a game. Then from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm I will finish up any of my school work so I don’t get any further behind.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
I was reading one of my favorite books the other day, and it had the quote “There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind.” This made me think really hard about what I was reading. My first reaction to the quote was that its not true, people can say things to you that will make you stop in your steps. If you listen to them, then they actually stop you because you will be continuously thinking about them and it will make you anxious and not focus on following your dreams. But then I thought about it even more and I think that you can block out anything that anyone says to you, you just have to focus on the good and keep striving for it. You cannot be afraid of what might happen, you just have to face it.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
Today I decided to write a little name poem about the characters in my book that I’m reading. Anne is a sweet girl who loves her family while Peter is a moody teenager who is shy.
A - appreciative daughter                       P - passionate for Anne
N - never quiet                                    E - easy going once you know him
N - naive                                            T - teenage boy that is moody
E - expressive in her diary                     E - extra shy
R - reluctant to grow up
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about what I would do once I can leave the secret annex. I told my mom and my sister and my dad the first thing I would do once we are free. We have already been in here for about 2 months. I know that we aren’t going to be free for a while, so it gives me hope to write about it. The first thing I would do is go see all of my friends who weren’t in hiding, then I would look for all of my friends that were hiding. We would all be so happy to see each other. My Christian friends would be happy for all of the Jews that made it through hiding and didn’t get caught. I’m sure they would want to know what hiding was like, so we would catch up on it and talk about what happened in the real world since we’ve been hiding for a long time.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
My family all has birthday at around the same time. My birthday is on June 24, my sister’s is on June 29, my moms is on July 1, and my dad’s birthday is on June 9. So since everybody’s birthday is really close, I decided to make them all a present to give to them at the same time. For my mom, I wrote a sentimental letter because I know it will make her happy if I tell her how much I love her. I gave my dad a homemade wallet because he needed a new one anyways, and he will think of me every time he gets it out. My sister is hard to get gifts for, so I wrote a short poem about her and how funny she is and how she can always put a smile on my face. For my birthday, my parents gave me a necklace that was my mom’s that I absolutely love, it is so pretty.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
I finished reading “The Diary of Anne Frank” today. I really like it. When I was done reading the play, I felt sad because the Franks thought the war was over - they thought it was D-Day and they could leave the secret annex. By the time they realized what was actually happening, they were getting taken away. There wasn’t very much time for the Franks to pack their things, so they had to hurry. Then they were taken away and sent to gas chambers and concentration camps. In my opinion, Anne’s story has attracted so much attention because it was about how they lived life and what they experienced. They were normal people who had to go through an awful situation. At the end of the story, Mr. Frank thought Anne was happy at the concentration camp because he didn’t know that she was dead, he thought that she was meeting new people and was fed food and being taken care of. In Anne’s diary, the last thing she wrote was “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” This shows how Anne was a good person and she wanted everybody she came in contact with to be a good person. I think that some people just don’t have a good heart and don’t care about the health and safety of others. Overall I thought it was a really good story, I enjoyed reading it.
Love,
Kaylee

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Dear Diary,
From reading “The Diary of Anne Frank”, I’ve learned that you need to make the best of what you have, and be grateful for what you have. You never know what is going to happen in the future, so you need to live in the moment and just be happy. Anne was able to stay positive by writing in her diary, and if she was able to stay happy during World War 2 and the holocaust, I know that I can stay happy and think about everything that is going well for me whenever I’m struggling.
Love,
Kaylee