Should we keep a positive attitude during hard times? Leon Leyson, Holocaust survivor, did. Not only did this kid risk his life for other people, but he did it with a smile. In 1939, Close six million Jews died in the conflict known as the Holocaust. Despite all the hardships they dealt with many jews maintained a positive attitude and survived. This shows having a positive attitude is the best response during conflict, especially in the time of war. One character who displayed a positive attitude during World War Two was Anne Frank. She states on paragraph 18 ,”I don’t think I’ll ever feel at home in this house, but that doesn’t mean I hate it. It’s more like being on vacation in some strange pension. Kind of an odd was to look at life in hiding, but that’s how things are. The Annex is an ideal place to hide in. It may be damp and lopsided, but there’s probably not a more comfortable hiding place in all Amsterdam” She doesn't mind were she is, …show more content…
We had to keep going for each other… Every time I returned from work and found her waiting, I felt there was still hope.” Leon could have just given up, but instead he kept a positive attitude and not only did it help him but it also helped his mother. However, keeping a positive attitude might not help the situation. Anne Frank died and Leon lost two brothers. However what this fails to mention is that Anne frank still inspires people to this day and so does Leon. Despite negative outcomes, their positivity is what we live on today. Attitude, then, is not only important in our day-to-day lives but it is necessary for not only us but our family. It is the thing that helped Leon Leyson and Anne Frank make the best out of their horrible experience. So no matter what the situation, we should keep a positive attitude during hard
“Despite everything against us, we remained determined to show respect and decency toward one another. Retaining our humanity, cherishing our heritage, we fought the depravity of the Nazis with subtle forms of resistance.” (TBOTWB 82-83) Leon shows positivity by cherishing his heritage even though that's why the Nazis are going around and killing the
During the time period of the Holocaust, Simon Wiesenthal is put into a concentration camp for being Jewish. He is taken to a hospital to clean up trash. While they are going through the town to get to the hospital he makes eye contact with a cemetery for Nazi soldiers. Every grave stone in the graveyard had a sunflower upon it. In the book it said "Suddenly I envied the dead soldiers. Each had a sunflower to connect him with the living world, and butterflies to visit his grave. For me there would be no sunflower. I would be buried in a mass grave where corposes would be piled up on top of me" (The Sunflower 14).
Holocaust Hero: A One of a Kind Man. What is a hero? A hero can be classified as a number of things. A hero can be a person who, in the opinions of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.
Anne said “Presents!” (page 2241). The quote shows that despite the living conditions in the annex, Anne gives presents to the families and celebrates Hanukkah to normalize the conditions they are in. Anne also stayed optimistic towards seeing the good in human kind. She writes “… I still believe in spite of everything that people are really good at heart” (Act II Scene 4 lines 1750- 1760). This quote shows despite dying in the hands of the Nazis she remained optimistic towards seeing good in human kind despite dying in the hands of the Nazis. Additionally, Anne has inspired millions of people with her optimism and positive thinking and they admire the fact that Anne focused on peace during one of history’s most arduous
The phrase "a lesson to be learned and a tragedy to behold" has been indelibly attached to the Holocaust that to think of it in any other way is thought to insult all those of the Jewish community who lost their lives to the attempted genocide of their race by the Nazi regime. Despite such brevity attached to learning lessons from the Holocaust one must wonder whether the lesson has actually been learned or if people will continue to repeat the mistakes of the past. Angela Merkel, the current German Chancellor, has stated that the German experiment towards multi-culturalism has failed, those who wish to migrate into the country must learn the German way whether it is the language they speak, the culture they have or the very religion they hold dear . Such sentiments seem to echo those of the former Third Reich which held the German way, the Aryan way, as the only path to which people should attempt to pursue. While this paper is not trying to vilify the current German government nor is it trying to compare it to the Third Reich, the fact remains that the steps their government is taking fall uneasily close to that of their vilified predecessor. The fact is though, the German government is merely following through with the popular sentiment of its citizenry who believe immigrants coming into the country disrupts the German way of life and all attempts to live side by side in peace have failed. Despite being a predominantly Christian nation who supposedly follow the way of Christ, to hear them say that makes one wonder whether their claims truly reflects their deeds. It is from this situation that the essay of Eckardt and its view that the Holocaust is a "Christian Problem" becomes relevant to what is happening in the world today.
A positive attitude is, after all, absolutely necessary to achieve success since it influences the outcome of a task more than any other factor (Jacobs 2016). Jane Satrom definitely fits the bill when it comes to having a positive attitude. During her first year as a teacher, Mrs. Satrom recounts having two students who tested her patience and good heart. The two African-American students “accused [her] of being racist” and were constantly going to any possible extent to “get [her] off topic so they [did not] have to work” (J. Satrom, personal communication, September 27, 2016). This was barely the beginning of Mrs. Satrom’s career and she was already facing difficult situations on the job. However, although she “drove home, crying, many a day, over those two” she kept her positive attitude and moved on. This is a prime example of the correct way for someone to handle an obstacle they
It has been sixty years since the Holocaust and to some it may feel like ancient history, but to others it still remains real and ever present. People around the world are still hurt by the Holocaust and in their heart will be scarred forever, but like anyone else that suffers a great tragedy like 911 or the Boston Marathon Bombings, they have to get back up. Jews and the millions of innocent victims all were knocked down a What do we have today? What do we have today? nd got back up in our hearts, and because of this the are long from forgotten. survivors of the Holocaust got back up and all showed resiliency. To me, they are amazing and are of the strongest people in the world.
...tude does affect the outcome of your circumstance, as her positive attitude always leads her to find the best in a situation: “When I left Queen’s my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don’t know what lies around the bend, but I am going to believe that the best does” (303). If you continue to read the Anne of Green Gables series, you will discover that Anne’s positive attitude prevails, and that life holds much joy for her. Life is not fair, and people will still experience difficult times regardless of their attitude, but Anne shows society that people are responsible for their own joy, and a positive attitude and a little imagination can help make the best of each situation.
The Holocaust was one of the most tragic and trying times for the Jewish people. Hundreds of thousands of Jews and other minorities that the Nazis considered undesirable were detained in concentration camps, death camps, or labor camps. There, they were forced to work and live in the harshest of conditions, starved, and brutally murdered. Horrific things went on in Auschwitz and Majdenek during the Holocaust that wiped out approximately 1,378,000 people combined. “There is nothing that compares to the Holocaust.” –Fidel Castro
The following quotes trailing this is from a 13 year young girl who died, in spite of the Holocaust her name was Anne Frank. From these quotes you can infer what Anne’s emotions were comparable, how she felt approaching other people, and how she thought. All of these questions can be answered when reading these citations. Additionally, in this essay you will notice this quote is the main one being, “I keep my ideals, in spite of everything I still believe that people are great at heart.” That famous quote is extremely popular moreover, you can speculate from this that she envisions positively of other people, as revealed by her emotions. In addition, she had an optimist appeal to the majority of her quotes, no matter what it's about.
Kenning that Anne Frank was positive and was always never giving up in the most arduous of the situations of being a Jew fugitive, Anne was an astronomically immense example of tenaciousness to , a puerile girl turning into a mature woman, that fixates on the effulgent side of life, like growing up.
...d courage and attracting more positive things too in the process.” (Olive E., n.d.) To have a resilient spirit is beneficial in many ways and attitude changes the things that people do. To have a positive attitude may be a mental energy draining process but the effects that come along with it are rewarding and those are what that will keep us going as well as moving forward.
Attitude is a choice. Not only is a person’s attitude revealed in their actions but their actions can change their attitude. Thus, one does not have to continue on with the attitudes of low self-esteem, stress, fear, and bitterness. To abandon this negative pattern and to suppress negative output, the individual should seek to train the body to speak and do positively with enthusiasm. Through the pursuit of endeavors, the improvement of character, and the support of relationships, the relevance of attitude can be
It sometimes much more effort for people to gain prominence and significant recognition than just expecting to be remembered by others. During WWII, many people had been stricken with severe loses and pure brutality. Few had survived these terrible events, which results to these survivors wanting to let the world know what has happened in WWII, and survivors also would spread their loved ones’ stories of their experience to the world. The survivors themselves stated that, “It is important to tell our story, so it is not forgotten.” Anne Frank, who had passed away and had wrote stories of her experience in hiding, stated that, “I want to go on living even after my death.” These two quotes show similarities by both not wanting to be forgotten,
Attitude doesn’t show a person’s good or a bad day. Attitude is the views of a person that can be positive or negative. Attitude determines our relationships, career, and our views. It’s actually our way of life. We can’t change our past or what other people think about us. The only thing we can change is our way of dealing with other people and dealing with different situations that represents our attitude. Attitude is like a habit that one can adopt. Attitude reflects our behavior towards other people. Like if you smile at others, the other will smile back at you.