sprayed contaminated wastewater into the air. After the water dried‚ soil-containing chrome 6 was free to blow in the wind where it could be inhaled by living things.These cases of many people couldn’t have been unheard and that’s when Erin Brokovich came into the story. Erin became wealthy and a very good lawyer soon after winning the case of Hinkley vs PG&E. the alleged chromium 6 was the main palying role in the case. Chromium is a member of the heavy metal group of iron‚ lead‚ mercury‚ and arsenic
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It Matters In Long Beach‚ California‚ a war is raging. You can’t always see it‚ but its soldiers know it’s there. You need to go and watch “Freedom Writers” right this instant. In this heartwarming movie‚ Hillary Swank plays quirky school teacher Erin Gruwell who‚ alongside her unsupportive husband (played by Patrick Dempsey) attempts to make history with her class of integration students‚ played by April Lee Hernández‚ Jaclyn Ngan‚ Armand Jones and many more. The movie plays for 122 minutes of
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Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ California. Erin Gruwell first time teacher faced her first group of students‚ told to be “unteachable and at risk” teens by the administration. Erin’s class room diverse mix of African-American‚ Latino‚ Cambodian‚ Vietnamese‚ and Caucasian students‚ whom many of had grown up in poverty‚ rough neighborhoods in Long Beach fighting their own war’s in gang violence‚ mental and physical abuse and reactions to Erin and her unconventional teaching methods realizing
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Erik Erikson is a well known psychoanalyst‚ and studied for many years under the famous Sigmund Freud. Erikson modeled his ideas from Freud’s‚ but was like many other followers‚ and believed that his theory on the developmental process of humans was more inclusive and extensive then Freud’s (Sharkey‚ 2003 p.1). Erikson studied and agreed on most of Freud’s beliefs and theories‚ but eventually saw that his own beliefs differed in certain ways. Both theorists believed that the human personality develops
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Comparison of Erikson and Maslow Tianna Hillis PSY 405 January 30‚ 2012 Jill Bean Comparison of Erikson and Maslow Personality affects many aspects of life. It influences behavior and social relations. Erik Erikson is a theorist known for his stages of personality development. He explains that certain stages of development affect personality in separate ways. Abraham Maslow is a theorist known for his hierarchy of needs. He explains that fulfilling needs influences personality. This paper
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Two-time Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell‚ whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black‚ Latino and Asian gang members who hate her even more than each other. When Erin begins to listen to them‚ she begins to understand that for these kids‚ getting through the day alive is enough – they are not delinquents but teenagers fighting ‘a war on the streets’ that began long before they were born. Erin gives them something they never had from a teacher before
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certain sense‚ the allegiance of others.” This is the perfect definition of an ethical leader. Julia Roberts portrays Erin Brockovich in the self-titled movie‚ as a young woman striving for excellence for the common good of the community. She takes the road less traveled by and is not scared of a little challenge‚ she will continue her fight until things are settled and made right. Erin Brockovich is not what you’d imagine a leader to be‚ she in uneducated‚ mother of 3‚ broke‚ and twice divorced. Don’t
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parents expect a "return on their investment" from their children; If they do‚ we don’t think of them as very good parents! Although the majority of people practice generativity by having and raising children‚ there are many other ways as well. Erikson considers teaching‚ writing‚ invention‚ the arts and sciences‚ social activism‚ and generally contributing to the welfare of future generations to be generativity as well -- anything‚ in fact‚ that satisfies that old "need to be needed." Stagnation
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between the students and opens their minds. This is due to the supreme catalyst figures of Erin Gruwell and also Miep Gies. Place is also a key factor in the sculpting of one’s perspective and the Holocaust Museum The students venture to is a momentous place that furthers their change in perspective. In the film The Composer supports this message through various film and language techniques. The student’s Teacher Erin Gruwell was the driving force behind the student’s positive change in perspective toward
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Long Beach. Erin was a new teacher who believed the way to stop racial hatred is to change the young’s minds. The students in the school where she worked divided into four camps: whites‚ Latinos‚ Cambodians‚ and blacks. Every group hated each other. Erin wanted to change this condition and wanted everyone to change. In fact‚ she did it. Now here is question. Why Erin could do something that others did not finish? I think her sense of responsibility made her and her class successful. Erin was born
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