How Does Ms. Gruwell Earn Her Students’ Respect? In the movie Freedom Writers1‚ the most serious problem in the class is lacking of respect. Students don’t have respect for each other. And their teacher‚ Ms. Gruwell‚ they even hate her. This story happened at Woodrow Wilson High School2 in USA California’s Long Beach3 during 1990s. At that period racial discrimination still prevailed. Gangs4‚ violence‚ poverty were full of most people’s life. Erin Gruwell5‚ a 23-year-old first time teacher‚ was trying
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of Sara and Her Husband Sara is a 39-year-old Orthodox Jewish woman; and being a prominent social worker and middle-aged woman‚ she was interviewed about her experiences related to her life course stage. Sara’s husband Isaac‚ a 37-year-old Orthodox Jewish man‚ was interviewed as well for a better understanding of this stage and its effects on the opposite sex. Initially‚ the author assumed the interviewee‚ Sara‚ suffers from an eating disorder and obsessive thoughts regarding her appearance. Sara
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‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging.’ Clearly‚ an individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging. However‚ an individual’s capacity to dictate the result of their interactions within their communities can be limited. Humans are persuasive and resilient creatures who find security by connecting with other human beings. Such a notion is confirmed through
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the devastation of 9/11 and will forever mark a national tragedy. On 09/11/2001 four planes in three different locations were hijacked by terrorists and were used to attack America. At first this was looked at as a possible accident until the second plane crashed‚ it was clear in that moment that this was not an accident. President George Bush was alerted about this incident while at a Florida Elementary School‚ which caused him to go into immediate hiding. The events of 9/11 impacted the way America
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you belong. The time‚ the place or with whom you are can greatly affect how you feel‚ given that humans seem to always lean towards their comfort zone. In The Awakening‚ a novella written by Kate Chopin‚ the protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier‚ is a displaced person in the Creole world. She feels uncomfortable and out-of-place amongst the Creole women on Grand Isle because of their different cultures. Edna also seems to be ahead of her time‚ as she submerges herself in an identity crisis‚ and a system of
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Awakening Project AP Lit 10/8/13 Edna’s Moral Option Edna’s death after her “awakening” was not necessary because there are other ways for Edna to suffer from her sinful actions. Suicide should never be an option. However‚ the use of this in Chopin’s story creates a very powerful reaction within the reader. So it is an option for this tale to cause effect. Suicide is absolutely not the only plausible outcome for woman in this time in history. As powerful as a suicide can be in a story‚ the
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The thing about synonyms is that even though they though they might seem like they are the same thing‚ if put in a different context they can mean something completely different. It’s interesting how two characters with very similar traits‚ goals and morals can be so different when placed in different stories‚ like when you switch a word for its supposed "synonym". Don Anselmo and Mrs. Higgins are two very similar people. Both are traditional‚ respected‚ a little on the old-fashioned side and
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great extent in “A Jury of Her Peers” to demonstrate the complexity of determining guilt. In writing‚ a symbol “is something that means more than what it
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Nothing will ever be the same was the constant refrain after the twin towers attacks. But in daily life it doesn’t seem like much has changed. In 2001‚ I was in first grade‚ and nothing in my daily routine changed. Some of my classmates who were Arab or Indian had a tough time coming back to school since the terrorists were supposedly Islamic extremists from parts of the Middle East. This made my friends and I look at them differently. I was never really friends with any of them‚ but I felt sympathy
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Her name is Amelia Caroline Eakins‚ and today was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. / (Meeting #1) She’s in a rush to catch the bus to her aunt’s for her cousin Annie’s birthday‚ a plastic-wrapped package of home-baked cookies stacked upon another box containing a red hand-knit scarf in Annie’s favourite colour red in her arms. While crossing the street‚ her own green scarf had slips from where it is draped haphazardly around her neck. She looks up to a pair of startling blue eyes and
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