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Well yesterday I had found out some really bad news. My real mom in California had passed away last Tuesday. She was struck by a car and it was a hit and run. I never really had contact with my mom, since she lives all the way in California and I haven't seen her since I was like 3 years old. Right now I am just going to try and do what I can do to get my emotions together. The worst part was when I found out I did not cry at all. So my week has been not going so good. Next week is the funeral and I wont be able to make it which hurts me so much. I really wish I would have gotten to know my real mom, but she never really wanted anything to do with me.

Write about a fear you have. What are you afraid of and why?

One of my fears is that I am afraid of heights. The reason why is because even though I am. So high up above ground I feel like if I fall I will die. But I love bunji jumping and sky diving, so I guess I can say I face my fear but I am still deathly afraid of heights.

Love.... when you felt loved by family, friends, etc.

The last time I ever felt loved was a while ago actually this past summer. My friends and I went white water rafting and I fell into the water and almost drowned. One of my friends Dominic jumped in a saved my life, that was one of the times I felt loved. Another time was when I was at work I was having a really bad day and my boyfriend at the time sent me roses and a box of chocolate, the note had said : Hey Love hope this brightens your day I love you." It was very sweet and romantic.

My life....

I am very talented I sing, dance, write songs, write like free writing and I play the drums. Music is my life I like any kind of music and I love to perform. I have performed at the Oktober Fest in Mount Angel last summer and it was really wild. A lot of people didn't know who I was but by the end of the show they did. I had a blast I love entertaining people. Eventually I want to make a demo CD and send it out to people but right now I want to keep it low key. I have been writing music for 8 years now and I can thank my cousin for that he is very musically talented. My dad and I are close because he is my only parent I have. He was diagnosed with brain cancer 7 years ago and he is still living with it everyday of his life. I am really afraid that I might lose him this year and that is why getting my diploma done is so important. So I can show him that I can finish school and go on to college. I have written a few songs about my dad and the situation he is in. My dad is my world and he is my everything. There is a lot more to my life but it would be like a book. This is what I am going through right now at this time in my life.

What kind of person is Anne's mother? How does she act? What does Anne say about her?

Anne's mother is the kind of person that is kind of mean to Anne and really doesn't listen to her. What Anne says about her mom is that she really doesn't like talking to her about certain thing's. I think that is what Anne's mother is like from what I understand and I think that Anne has a connection with her mother but not a really good relationship, from my understanding.

Why do you think genocide happens?

I think that the genocide happened because it was against crimes which is good. Crimes are not good especially violent is not good and it should never be excepted. This is why I think this happened.

What are thoughts on the book so far? What do you like or dislike? Which characters are interesting to you? How does the setting affect the story?

I really like the story so far it really lets you know how things were back then.I like how the book is about Anne's diary because it is telling us what she was going through and explains how things were going on back then. I am not really sure what I don't like about the book so far I really enjoy it. Anne is an interesting character because she has certain words she uses that make you try and understand what was going on. It is amazing what she was going through and it feels like I was actually there in that time. The setting affects the story in such away that it keeps the reader very interested and wanting to learn more about the book and learn more about Anne.

Anne said:" I must become good through my own efforts, without examples and without good advice." What do you think she means by this?

I think what she means by this is that she must become good on her own knowing what is right from wrong. So she needs no extra help into knowing what she should or should not do.

"Despite everything, I believe people are really good at heart." Do you agree with Anne? Why or why not?

I do agree with Anne because no matter what somebody does they will always be good at heart. It all depends on what they do or are doing but I do agree that they are good at heart.

What is one thing other people do that irrates you? Why? What is one thing you do that irrates other people around you?

Well a lot of things that irraitate me are that people talk behind my back, lie to me and steal from me. I usually will ignore it but sometimes I just walk away from it and ignore it all. Things that I do to irritate people are: I tend to talk a lot and I tend to speak my mind wheather they like it or not, which can make them really upset and them not wanting to talk to me. But mostly when I am hyper I can be really irritating.

Anne Frank's family had lots of help hiding even though it was dangerous for the people who helped them. Why do you think these people chose to help?

I haven't read much of the book yet but from what I know is that Anne Frank's Family had a lot of help hiding because Anne and her family was hiding from the Germans and the family they were staying with had helped her and her family. The people that helped her and her family didn't want them to be found they were a great family. Like I said I haven't really read the book. But this is what I have understood.