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To me, a stereotype is an image projected on a person just because they're in a certain group. I also think it's a mixture of prejudice and societal views. For example, pretty much everyone knows about the 'dumb blonde' stereotype because it’s been passed around in society. Other stereotypes can be based off of a person's experience with a member of a group. A person might hold the 'dumb blonde' stereotype because they met a blonde once and decided all blondes are like that. While stereotypes aren't usually trying to be harmful, I would agree that ones based off of prejudice are. Almost everyone has been stereotyped before, so while no one has ever really admitted they stereotyped me, I'm sure I've been stereotyped by someone at least once. I don't usually stereotype people at first glance, but I might later fall into the habit. I find it difficult to stereotype someone I've never spoken to. -Zoltan R  I think a stereotype is something that other people want others to be, but in reality, it is not possible. It is like saying that I want my best friend to change everything about her and make a whole new look. A stereotype is something that someone else wants you to be. In Anne Frank, her mother wants her to change her stereotype and her more like her sister Margo; quite, respectful, and mature. When others tell you to change your stereotype, it is like them telling you to change what makes you unique. I don’t think that I have been stereotyped. If someone did try to change my stereotype, I would refuse to change. Another example of a stereotype is in the movie Mean Girls. The popular crew changes the new girl into something that she is not. In the process, she fades away from her new friends, which start to dislike her. Overall, stereotypes are not meant for other people to change you. -Maurice C

I agree with what you said about stereotypes. Mr. Frank’s words show how optimistic he is. It also tells us about how hopeless the people in the annex can be. If I was in the annex I would be with my family. We’re a large group, and we barely get along so it would be bad. We don’t really have a Mr. Frank like person in my family, so it would extremely chaotic all the time. I would find keeping my cool difficult. Everyone arguing all the time would get me on edge. So I wouldn’t do good.

-Zoltan R

The quote is saying that despite what is happening in the annex, Mr. Frank is thinking positive and is seeing the bright side of things. He is saying that they should be thankful that they are alive, even though they are hiding in the annex. He tells Anne to sing the song with him so they can remember the good times that they shared with each other before the war. Everyone in the annex is not in the best mood because they have now been stuck in the annex for about 2 years now and all they want to do is get out. The problems that would evolve if my family and another family were in hiding together would be privacy, food, and things to do. After a while, we would all be sick of each other and want a lot of privacy, we would all be hungry and we wouldn’t have enough food for all of us to snack on and meals, and when you are doing something for a while, it starts to get boring. After two years I might be sick of my family, or I might be even closer with them. Depending on how we are getting a long would determine whether or not we are closer or farther apart. Something that would be difficult for me would be not being with my friends and not being able to talk to them or see them for many years. I would also miss being free. - Maurice C.

If I was free after two years of hiding, the first thing that I would do is go and see my best friends. They are also Jewish so they would have also been in hiding. I would hope that they are alive so that I could see them. I would talk and catch up with them to see how there life was in hiding. If Anne made it out of the annex I think the first thing she would have done would be to go to her house and see if her cat was still alive. After that, I think she would go and find her friends to see if they are alive. In Act One, she says how she wants to become an author and possibly publish her diary if she makes it through the war. If she did make it, I think that she would probably have made an ending to her diary. - Maurice C.

I honestly think the first thing I would do sleep in my own bed. It would make me happy and pretty sentimental, considering I was in hiding for that long. After that I would talk to people and have all those reunions. I agree that Anne would first see her house and then if her friends were alive. She would most definitely try to get published, whether it be her diary or a story she came up with herself, from what she said in Act One. Then, she’ll most likely end her diary.

-Zoltan R

I agree with Anne Frank when she says, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” When she says this, I think that she means that people are nice, but when certain ideas get to their head, they go crazy with it and become not as nice as they were before. An example of this would be Hitler. He was probably a nice man, but then the idea of power and making everyone the same got to his head, and that’s why he started the Holocaust. An example from my life that helps support Anne’s quote is when my mom has to yell at my sister because she did something that she is not supposed to do. My mom is really good at heart, but she has to make sure that my sister understands that she isn’t supposed to do what she did. I think that it’s really important to see that people are good at heart, but it may not always show. If you know someone who may not be the nicest person, just remember that they are really good at heart. -Maurice C.

I kind of disagree with Anne. As humans we have a sense of morality that allows us to choose good or bad. It's what separates us from the rest of animal world, because animals that kill other animals don't have morals, so they don’t know good and bad. When people do something horribly evil like genocide, they know what they're doing wrong. Anne is technically right, with morality and free will we can choose to be good people but some people don’t pick good, regardless of their moral sense. I've seen it everywhere, from people who bring others down instead of even saying nothing at all. So while everyone has the ability to be good at heart, many decide to not be.

-Zoltan R.