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What Does Anne Write in Her First Essay?

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What does Anne write in her first essay?

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In her first essay, titled ‘A Chatterbox’, Anne wanted to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. She began thinking about the subject. She wrote three pages and was satisfied. She argued that talking was a student’s trait and that she would do her best to keep it under control. She further wrote that she would never be able to cure herself of the habit since her mother talked as much as she did. There was not much that one could do about inherited traits. Mr Keesing too had a good laugh reading her arguments.

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From the Diary of Anne Frank
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Chapter 4.1: From the Diary of Anne Frank - Exercise 5 [Page 54]

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Chapter 4.1 From the Diary of Anne Frank
Exercise 5 | Q 5 | Page 54

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