Journey as a Writer Eng 090- Writing Fundamentals Professor Arletha Ndoume Strayer University Marquita Shealey February 7‚2011 Many of us wonder where writers such as Stephen King‚ Elie Wiessel‚ Toni Morrison‚ Anne Rice‚ James Patterson‚ Maya Angelo‚ Hill Harper‚ and Joanne Jo Rowling got their inspiration to guide such blooming writers as myself. Since my early childhood I have always been fascinated with thrillers‚ suspense‚ sci-fi‚ romantic love triangles‚ and stories about my heritage
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Freedom Writers‚ a film directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ is about a middle class woman‚ Erin Gruwell‚ who takes a job teaching in Long Beach‚ CA. She receives a class of very different people‚ with different nationalities‚ who share the same fight. She achieved helping with disadvantaged students‚ when no one else thought that they would amount up to anything. As the film progresses you see how the student’s lives change and how they turned into well thought of adults‚ thanks to the impact of their
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HISTORY OF THE DODO BIRD The first documented appearance of the dodo bird is in the early 15th century by Dutch explorers. Dutch vice-admiral Wybrand Van Warwijck used the name “walgyogel” in his journal to describe the bird after his visit to the island of Mauritius in 1598. The origins of word dodo to describe the bird is still unclear‚ but some ascribe it to the Dutch word dodoaars referring to the birds knot of feathers. Even though the Portuguese visited the island first in 1507‚ no records
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Introduction Freedom Writers is a drama based on the book “The freedom writers’ diary” by Erin Gruwell and her students at the Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in California. The book is an agglomeration of the writings of these students‚ inspired by their teacher‚ to write about the experiences they had to undergo due to the racial tensions and violence existing in the society. The movie is an enrapturing representation of the way in which a teacher revolutionizes the process of classroom teaching
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7:10 T/R There are many famous authors around the world today. Many authors tend to create unique characters. One author is named SAKI. SAKI is an English writer who is known for his bizarre tales. In the short story‚ The Open Window‚ by SAKI‚ he creates three unique and believable characters which includes the neurotic Framton Nuttel‚ the deceitful niece‚ Vera‚ and the unsympathetic aunt‚ Mrs. Sappleton. The first unique character SAKI creates is the neurotic Framton
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J. R. R. Tolkien As a great revolutionary writer J. R. R. Tolkien created a new style of fiction and how books should be written. Throughout Tolkien’s life Having a rough childhood‚ Tolkien became an orphan by age fourteen but his love for words and language given by his mother did not stop. As Tolkien aged over the years his love for writing continued as he created writing clubs and learned many languages. These steps led him to write two great and well known literary works‚ The Hobbit‚ and The
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Freedom Writers Discussion Questions Name ______________________ Why are the students so unwilling to associate with anyone outside their ethnic/racial groups? Where those this intolerance come from? What would you do to break the ethnic and racial barriers in Mrs. Gruwell’s classroom? Think about your own school or out-of-school activities. Are youth respectful of each other’s differences? Are there problems similar to those in Wilson High? If so‚ what steps can you take
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“below school average‚” Students. Due to different experiences‚ Mrs. Gruwell at the beginning struggles to understand how to educate students affiliated in gangs who struggle to survive every day. In her classroom‚ students sit next to those of similar race and reject to acknowledge those who are different. Any acknowledgement between different races results in fights breaking out in the courtyard. Another pattern of behavior is those of similar race coming to aide “their own” during fights
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Ashley Knowles Freedom Writers When schools were first getting segregated many people of all races were having problems with it. Freedom Writers show this through out the whole movie. The movie aired its first time in 2007‚ but this movie storyline takes place between 1992-1995. From the beginning the director‚ Richard LaGravenese‚ wanted the audience to think that this movie was going to have a lot of violence in it. It was done through random noises of fire trucks‚ people screaming‚ gun
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I remember what it was like as a beginning freelancer several years ago. I felt a mixture of confusion‚ fear‚ and excitement. I wanted to succeed and make sure I did everything right. The more I thought this‚ the more paralyzed I became. The end result is that it took me a long time to finally get started. I realize now how counterproductive this really is. I didn’t understand that starting my own business as a writer is a journey‚ and one that I needed to embrace. Once I started embracing it‚ I
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