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which detail best illustrates Miep Gies's purpose in this
excerpt?
Read the following excerpt from "Woman Who Helped Hide
Anne Frank Dies at 100" by Teri Schultz
Ms. MIEP GIES: 1. myself, I'm just a very common person.
simply had no choice. I could foresee many, many
sleepless nights and a life filled with regret if I would have
refused to help the Franks. And this was not the kind of life
I was looking for at all.
SCHULTZ: Gies explained another motivation for
emphasizing her modesty. She said if people are allowed to
think it takes remarkable qualities to act boldly on behalf of
others, few will attempt it
Ms. GIES. People should never think that you have to be a
very special person to help those who need you.
"People should never think that you have to be a very
special person to help those who need you."
I could foresee many, many sleepless nights and a life
filled with regret if I would have refused to help the
Franks.
And this was not the kind of life I was looking for at all.
"Gies explained another motivation for emphasizing her
modesty
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