Synopsis Chapter One

Paris, July 1942

The girl was the first to hear the loud pounding on the door. Her room was closest to the entrance of the apartment. At first, dazed with sleep, she thought it was her father, coming up from his hiding place in the cellar. He’d forgotten his keys, and was impatient because nobody had heard his first, timid knock. But then came the voices, strong and brutal in the silence of the night. Nothing to do with her father. “Police! Open up! Now!”

The pounding took up again, louder. It echoed to the marrow of her bones. Her younger brother, asleep in the next bed, stirred. “Police! Open up! Open up!” What time was it? She peered through the curtains. It was still dark outside.

She was afraid. She remembered the recent, hushed conversations she had overheard, late at night, when her parents thought she was asleep. She had crept up to the living room door and she had listened and watched from a little crack through the panel. Her father’s nervous voice. Her mother’s anxious face. They spoke their native tongue, which the girl understood, although she was not as fluent as them. Her father had whispered that times ahead would be difficult. That they would have to be brave and very careful. He pronounced strange, unknown words: “camps,” “roundup, a big roundup,” “early morning arrests,” and the girl wondered what all of it meant. Her father had murmured that only the men were in danger, not the women, not the children, and that he would hide in the cellar every night.

He had explained to the girl in the morning that it would be safer if he slept downstairs, for a littlewhile. Till “things got safe.” What “things,” exactly? thought the girl. What was “safe”? When would things be “safe” again? She wanted to find out what he had meant by “camp” and “roundup,” but she worried about admitting she had eavesdropped on her parents, several times. So she had not dared ask him.

“Open up! Police!”

Had the police found Papa in the cellar, she asked herself. Was that why they were here, had the police come to take Papa to the places he had mentioned during those hushed midnight talks: the “camps,” far away, out of the city?

The girl padded fast on silent feet to her mother’s room, down the corridor. Her mother awoke the minute she felt a hand on her shoulder.

“It’s the police, Maman,” the girl whispered. “They’re banging on the door.”

Her mother swept her legs from under the sheets, brushed her hair out of her eyes. The girl thought she looked tired, old, much older than her thirty years.

“Have they come to take Papa away?” pleaded the girl, her hands on her mother’s arms. “Have they come for him?”

The mother did not answer. Again the loud voices down the hallway. The mother swiftly put a dressing gown over her night dress, then took the girl by the hand and went to the door. Her hand was hot and clammy, like a child’s, the girl thought.

“Yes?” the mother said timidly, without opening the latch.

A man’s voice. He shouted her name.

“Yes, Monsieur, that is me,” she answered. Her accent came out strong, almost harsh.

“Open up. Immediately. Police.”

The mother put a hand to her throat and the girl noticed how pale she was. She seemed drained, frozen. As if she could no longer move. The girl had never seen such fear on her mother’s face. She felt her mouth go dry with anguish.

The men banged again. The mother opened the door with clumsy, trembling fingers. The girl winced, expecting to see green-gray suits.

Two men stood there. One was a policeman, wearing his dark blue knee-length cape and a high, round cap. The other man wore a beige raincoat. He had a list in his hand. Once again, he said the woman’s name. And the father’s name. He spoke perfect French. Then we are safe, thought the girl. If they are French, and not German, we are not in danger. If they are French, they will not harm us.

The mother pulled her daughter close to her. The girl could feel the woman’s heart beating through her dressing gown. She wanted to push her mother away. She wanted her mother to stand up straight and look at the men boldly, to stop cowering, to prevent her heart from beating like that, like a frightened animal’s. She wanted her mother to be brave.

“My husband is . . . not here,” stuttered the mother. “I don’t know where he is. I don’t know.”

The man with the beige raincoat shoved his way into the apartment.

“Hurry up, Madame. You have ten minutes. Pack some clothes. Enough for a couple of days.”

The mother did not move. She stared at the policeman. He was standing on the landing, his back to the door. He seemed indifferent, bored. She put a hand on his navy sleeve.

“Monsieur, please–,” she began.

The policeman turned, brushing her hand away. A hard, blank expression in his eyes.

“You heard me. You are coming with us. Your daughter, too. Just do as you are told.”

Brillie’s Note:
This book is on the top of Holocaust bestseller book, one of my favorite book. To read all story, you can order now to avoid disappointment.

a) After the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940, the Dutch people were immediately faced with the question of choice: how to respond to the Nazi occupation. Tens of thousands of Dutch people followed Hitler, and millions more looked the other way. Eventually, a resistance movement began to grow.

The Nazis needed Dutch collaborators to carry out their fascist decrees. What would have influenced someone to become a collaborator? What factors would have encouraged someone to join the resistance? Do you think these factors were based on personal characteristics or political beliefs? What was the price of resistance during the war? What was the price of collaboration?

b) Anne Frank and her family were German refugees who resettled and tried to build their lives in the Netherlands. Although the Franks were proud of their German heritage, their feelings toward Germany became very complicated during the war. Anne wrote: “Fine specimens of humanity, those Germans, and to think I’m actually one of them! No. that’s not true, Hitler took away our nationality long ago. And besides, there are no greater enemies on earth than the Germans and Jews.” (October 9, 1942.) Although Anne had lived in the Netherlands since 1934, she did not become a Dutch citizen.

Did Anne have a nationality? If not, were Anne’s civil rights protected by any nation? By 1939 some 250, 000 Jews, half of Germany’s Jewish population, had fled their homeland. Did these refugees have any guaranteed rights? After the war Otto Frank responded to references to “the Germans” by asking “which German?” He believed strongly that blaming all Germans was another form of stereotyping. What constitutes a stereotype? How is astereotype different from discrimination?

c) In The New York Times the writer Anna Quindlen asked, “Would our understanding of the Holocaust be quite the same if Anne Frank had not taken a small plaid diary into hiding with her?” What has most shaped your understanding of World War II: personal experience, Anne’s diary, popular films such as Schindler’s List, newsreel footage, academic or historical texts? d) Otto Frank chose to edit out some of the negative comments Anne made about her mother and a number of the other residents of the Secret Annex–comments that have been restored in the new translation by Susan Massotty. He believed that Anne would have wanted him to do so. Do you think he was correct?

e) In her diary Anne opined: “… if you’re wondering if it’s harder for the adults here than for the children, the answer is no… Older people have an opinion about everything and are sure of themselves and their actions. It’s twice as hard for us young people to hold on to our opinions at a time when ideals are being shattered…” (July 15, 1944.) When was the last time as an adult that you experienced the “shattering” of an ideal? Is the media a neutral force, or do you think it plays a role in supporting or destroying idealism?

f) Are there certain characteristics common among those few individuals who risked their own lives to rescue Jews during World War II? Why do so many of them deny their own heroism?

g) A disturbing number of neo-Nazi groups have taken hold in all parts of the world. What social conditions would be necessary for them to grow? What do you believe would be the most likely basis of another world war: pride, nationalism, fear, racism, economic interests, or religious intolerance?

h) Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was asked how he could explain the killing of 6 million Jews. He answered, “One hundred dead are a catastrophe, a million dead are a statistic.” Have we become more or less tolerant of murder since he made this observation?

i) Anne Frank wrote: “I don’t believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have rebelled long ago!” (May 3, 1944.) How should accountability be assigned? So many say they never understood what was happening. How likely could that have been?

j) Hitler published Mein Kampf in 1925, describing his plan for the elimination of Jews. At that time, what steps might have been taken to stop Hitler’s rise to power?

Brillie’s Note:
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Seseorang bertanya kepadaku, “Mbak, kamu nggak capek setiap hari online terus?”. Aku pun tersenyum, kemudian menjawab “Ya capek, tapi mau gimana lagi dong. Kalau nggak online dan berada di depan komputer setiap hari maka aku tidak digaji oleh bosku”

Sejujurnya, orang yang mempunyai blog dan kontennya selalu terupdate setiap hari pun tidak bisa dikatakan seorang blogger Mengapa? Karena kini telah ada AMA, dengan mudahnya dan otomatis dia bisa mengisi blogmu dengan konten tulisan yang unik. Bahkan ketika kamu tertidur dan tidak menengok blogmu selama berbulan-bulan lamanya. Blogmu akan terus update dan dikunjungi banyak pembaca.

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Aku sendiri sengaja belum memberikan ruh kepada blogku, belum saatnya. Karena aku masih punya banyak pekerjaan seputar membuat website yang membuatku hampir gila berada di depan komputer 13 jam setiap hari. Ah.. semua ini demi sesuap nasi dan segenggam berlian. Kejar setoran, euy! Hehe.. nanti kalau semuanya sudah lebih tertata pada tempatnya, aku baru bisa fokus kembali menjadi blogger.

PS: Reviewku kali ini mantap kan?

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Woman: “Berat juga ngangkat bayi singa ini”

Girl: “Ih.. kamu lucu dech”

Little Tiger: “Mbook.. nyusu” ~ngelirik Mbok De’

Little Boy: “Asyik.. yang penting gue nampang, in frame! Nyolek singanya dikit ah”

Mbok De’: “Gue juga, mesem dikit yang penting nampang…”

Ada lagi yang mau nambahin?? Ku akui foto yang ini kurang lucu

Brillie: “Boys.. may I take your picture?”
Three Musketeers (Boys): “Sure miss..”

1.. 2.. 3… Say Cheese…

Boy 1: “I’m happy… pretty girl took my photo”
Boy 2: “I’m cold.. freezing”
Boy 3: “What the kamsud?”

Silahkan menikmati, jangan lupa tuliskan komentarnya. Foto ini mempunyai syarat dan ketentuan, sehingga tidak diijinkan disave, download, dsb. Hanya boleh dilihat.

Cowok: Sayang… kamu kenapa sich?
Cewek: … (diam tanpa kata)
Cowok: Pesen apa neh dek
Cewek: Apa ya..??
Cewek: Hmmm.. pilihannya cuma rawon!
Cowok: Lagi kangker yang murah2 ae eyaa
Cewek: Lah emang kapan kamu gak kere

Cowok: Yuk, yang kita pergi aja. Ada orang freak lagi ngambil gambar kita pake kamera tersembunyi
Cewek: (dalam hati.. yang.. yang… emangnya gue eyang lo!)
Cowok: Ga jadi aja deh. pindah aja yuk ga ada nasi pecel
Cewek: Hikss.. sedih, ga jadi makan rawon

Brillie: Hehehehe… kena loh! Selamat Anda masuk dalam acara TV “Catch the couple”

Ini cowok sudah berjam-jam ngerangkul ceweknya. Gilee… tangannya ga pegel tuh?

Cowok: Eh jangan nengok ya, tuh di belakang kita ada yang moto kita kaya kurang kerjaan aja motoin orang pacaran
Cewek: Masa sih bang, biarin aja deh, paling2 dia lagi jomblo kita panas2in aja yuk bang biar mupeng

Ini contoh ABG yang tidak layak ditiru. Sebagai pria dia sangat pelit. Masa dia makan enak CFC sedangkan cewenya cuma dibeliin fruit tea? Pelit bgt, ga modal nih cowok. Ngajak kencan masa BDD (bayar dewe-dewe)
Cewek: Lagi diet apa emang ga punya uang neng buat beli makanan?

Olip Purikan said: cwe’ nya bilang gni …
“sayang .. aku ikut kenyang kalo kamu kenyang”

Aprie San said: cew : “yang ada yang nyelip tuh di gigi kamu” :p

Fahroni ‘nDut’ Prabowo said: cew : Ayo yank di abis makannya,, ntar klo makannya gak abis,, ayam dirumah mati

Disclaimer: Foto ini diambil tanpa ijin, namanya juga candid camera. Dilarang mengambil foto ini tanpa ijin dari pemilik blog. Kepemilikan foto sebenarnya berada pada para model yang tidak diketahui siapa namanya, dimana alamatnya. Just For Fun! Kalau ada yang merasa keberatan atau sakit hati silahkan menghubungi saya segera.

Di sudut rumah, disuatu hari yang cerah…

…dan tokoh utama dalam cerita ini adalah

Silahkan berpartisipasi. Kira-kira… cintanya Utri bakal diterima nggak yach?

Staring:
- Brown: Eko
- White: Dwi
- Black: Utri

Creative Master ini sangat profesional dan mempunyai slogan Communicate Your Business With Design, lebih dari sekedar desain grafis biasa. Yup, di kartu namanya tertulis dia bisa mengerjakan apa saja, that’s why this job called Professional Design.

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• Printing
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• Animation
• Promotion
• Banner
• T-Shirt
• Logo
• Web
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• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, CS/Flash, Audition
• Dreamweaver, Coreldraw, 3D-Swift
• Artdraw, Manga-Comic
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Bagi yang serius, bisa menghubungi saya. Japri! alias jalur pribadi melalui email ly_antie @yahoo.com. Tenang saja, ini bukan promosi dan saya tidak dibayar untuk melakukannya. Saya juga tidak minta komisi atas segala bentuk project yang nanti terjalin **kecuali kalau kamu memaksa, ya saya ndak bisa nolak**

PS: Kalau kamu pikir saya menyamar menggunakan nama orang lain, hohoho.. maaf kamu salah! Bidang saya tidak pada desain. Bisa saja saya desain, cuma resiko hasil jelek siap ditanggung sendiri ya

Bagi yang memerlukan contoh template Photoshop DVD cover, silahkan download di sini. Tapi besarnya 13,3 MB PSD lho. Ini desain untuk newbie seperti saya, bagi yang sudah pro dengan sotosop ya ndak perlu download

Sekarang yang kurang adalah script untuk membuat desain DVD tiga dimensi (3D) yang berdiri itu lho. Trus desain e-book 3D. Bagi yang punya, saya minta dong.

Sebenarnya ini desain ngaco, karena saya kan nggak bisa sotosop, dan warna aslinya bukan seperti ini, ini cuma buat contoh. Nggak ada salahnya dicoba kan?

Celemek ini nantinya akan dipakai oleh pegawai kami yang menjaga stand. Eiits.. saya bukan buka stand jualan pernik ikat rambut seperti Stroberi, How R U, Anggrek, dsb lho. Bukan! Bukan! Hehe..

Kenapa menggunakan celemek? Ya tentu saja biar keren supaya bajunya nggak kotor. Trus di celemek tersebut ada banyak kantong. Saku di depan untuk menyimpan notes dan pensil kecil, saku di kiri dan kanan untuk menyimpan uang atau handphone.

Rencananya celemek ini mau saya buat setelah beberapa rekan saya menentukan brand, logo, dan warna apa yang mau dipakai untuk usaha tersebut. Lalu secepatnya deh saya buat pola dan minta tolong dijahitkan ke mama saya. Maklum, saya juga tidak bisa menjahit.

Ya begitulah cerita saya hari ini. Nih silahkan download di sini desainnya kalau mau, jelek banget :p