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Question
What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?
Solution
Writing in a diary was a strange experience for Anne Frank not only because she had never written anything before, but also because it seemed to her that later on, neither she nor anyone else would be interested in the musings of a thirteen year old schoolgirl.
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I don’t want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would, but I want the diary to be my friend.
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