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'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank - A Critical Analysis by Mahek Agarwal

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank serves as an accurate representation of the political climate existing during World War II. Her personal account here becomes exponentially   more relevant on account of her being Jewish and the anti-Semitist propaganda prevalent   then. Stemming directly from her immediate experiences of the Holocaust, this personal account then informs its readers about the horrors of war, in general; and the Holocaust, in   particular. Her account serves as the face of the tragedy of the Holocaust, becoming timeless   and carrying well into this century.     Kitty, Anne Frank’s diary, became her confidante. It was in the pages of this diary that she   exposed the gruelling horrors of being a Jew when anti-Jewish measures were being implemented throughout. With Hitler coming to power, echoes of anti-Semitist propaganda began reverberating throughout, crossing borders. As a result, the Franks were forced to live a shrouded ...

The Doctor's Diary - Ananya Arora

A diary entry written from the perspective of The Doctor following the events of Lake Silencio. Dear Diary, Oh, that sounds weird but I’m doing this because River said it would help with my memory. She’s also standing over my shoulder as I write this so, for the sake of my safety, I’m going to do it properly. I don’t know what day it is; time is irrelevant in the TARDIS. I do know that today is the day after I got married. Also, the day after I died. Well, for all intents and purposes, I am dead to the world, in fact, it’s almost like I never existed. I got too loud, too careless, but more importantly, I got old. Old enough to forget things I promised myself I’d never forget. Amy and Rory, they’re my current companions, also River’s parents, which technically makes them my in-laws? I could swear Amy was just a seven-year-old girl a few days ago. Amy lost the chance to raise River. Rory has died countless times, he does manage to come back but there’ll come a day when he doesn’t, and th...