Taia Kvaratskhelia – Anne Frank

I’ve read the book Anne Frank. In my opinion it is an amazing book that teaches us a lot about how life was during World War II. Anne Frank was a 12-year-old girl who went through a lot. She lived a very ordinary life before the war. She had a lot of friends, a nice family, a nice house and most important of all she was a healthy girl. Her family was very close. Anne loved her father the most. She thought that he was the only one who understood her and truly loved her. She wasn’t on good terms with her mother. Every time they spent more than a few minutes together it turned into a fight. 

Anne wasn’t too nice to her sister either.  Anne’s parents always thought that her sister Margot was the perfect kid, but they didn’t think of Anne the same way.  By the time that the war began Anne’s father Otto Frank already had a perfect hiding spot for them. It was a small house like a building which they had to share with another family, the Van Pels. The Van Pels had a son named Peter. These two families lived together for 2 years. During those two years they fought, got along, and struggled. Anne was a young girl who had barely anything to do in the house, so she threw herself into studying. She learned English, French, History and much more. 

Anne became friends with Peter. They understood each other quite well. They were both quiet, liked studying, enjoyed looking out of the window and liked each other.  They slowly fell in love, but Otto Frank wasn’t fond of the idea that his daughter was dating a random 16-year-old boy she met during the war. Because of that both Anne and Peter resented their feelings. The last day that was recorded in Anne’s diary was on 1^st of August 1944. Anne died sometime between 1 and 31 March 1945. Only a few months before the war ended.

New Year’s is a fun holiday and there are a lot of superstitions about it. The most popular and interesting ones are Chinese superstitions. The Chinese believe that you shouldn’t break things on New Year’s (especially bowls, vases and mirrors). Also, you shouldn’t cry, wash your hair, clean, use sharp utensils, curse, and wear black or white, lend money or go into someone’s bedroom. All these things bring you bad luck. But you can clean your house before New Year’s, trim your hair, say nice things, wear red and sparkly bright colors and spend time with your family. Also, in China people give money to the children in red envelopes, watch dragon and lion traditional dances and sacrifice different things to their ancestors.

Author: Taia Kvaratskhelia