about another person we don’t get along with so that by the end of the project the two could maybe see eye to eye and get along. 4. Ms.Gruwell is the first teacher to show trust and respect for the “at rick” students at Wilson High. How does Erin Gruwell demonstrate this? Why are some students more resistant to trusting each other She listens to them‚ buys them books and treats them like people‚ this is how she shows trust and respect for the students. Some students are more resistant because
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Freedom Writers Task 1: The Narrative Elements Characterisation Erin Gruwell- Erin Gruwell was a young English teacher in a school in Long Beach‚ California she is a passionate teacher who gives up at nothing to help and teach her students Eva and Sindy – They both hate each other as they come from different gangs‚ but when it comes down to it they are extremely similar and have been through the same sort of situations as shown in the scene where they are both are getting ready to go out. Setting
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In psychology‚ we studied the theories of Piaget and Erikson. Piaget came up with a theory about cognitive development‚ in stages called sensorimotor‚ preoperational‚ concrete operational and formal operations. He believed that from birth to two years old you’re in the sensorimotor stage‚ meaning; coordination‚ motor response‚ sensory curiosity‚ and object permanence are developing. In the preoperational stage‚ which is two to seven years he believed symbolic thinking‚ proper grammar‚ intuition and
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Post Game Rant and How Quickly it Became Racial As the wounded 49ers sulked back into the locker rooms‚ the victorious Seahawks ran rampant across the field‚ congratulating each other‚ and some doing interviews for the local and national press. Erin Andrews‚ a reporter for ESPN‚ managed to lasso the game’s hero Richard Sherman in hopes of a thorough break down of the prior play in which All-Pro cornerback‚ Sherman‚ athletically deflected a pass meant for 49ers reciever Michael Crabtree‚ resulting
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The ability to write down one’s emotions and thoughts enables individuals to undergo a catharsis of sorts when under duress. Fundamentally‚ a diary‚ or journal‚ is a permanent personal record that is kept of events‚ thoughts‚ and ideas associated with an individual. They retain great significance in an individual’s life‚ and hold a great deal of sentimental value. The Diary of a Young girl (1952) written by Anne Frank and the film‚ Freedom Writers (2007) directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ explore this
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Freedom Writers Essay In the movie‚ The Freedom Writers Mrs. Erin Gruwell (Hillary Swank) plays a role of a dedicated teacher who did all she could‚ to help her students learn to respect themselves and each other. She has little idea of what she’s getting into when she volunteers to be an English teacher at a newly integrated high school in Long Beach‚ California. Her students were divided along racial lines and had few aspirations beyond basic survival. Mrs. Gruwell was faced with a big challenge
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Belonging is knowing who you are‚ through trials and struggles that you will be familiar with yourself and can understand the reasons for your uniqueness. Belonging is not only about being accepted into a circle‚ but earning that place. Not just a member‚ but a leader. “No man is an island”‚ yet despite the most basic human need to belong‚ many chose to be alone. A sense of belonging is integrated through several different contexts and aspects of each individual’s everyday life. Three texts in which
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"ERIN BROCKOVICH" (ANDERSON v PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC) Author: Carole D. Bos‚ J.D. ONLINE AT: http://www.awesomestories.com/movies/erin_brockovich/erin_brockovich_ch1.htm PREFACE Mr. Masry’s office has done an incredible job. I don’t know where he got this stuff‚ ferreting out information for the past several months that will make your hair stand up on edge. Walter Lack January 4‚ 1994 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) was in trouble. Serious trouble. Four decades after the world’s largest
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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 every effort to help her students get away from this kind of tough life. Not only did she have respect for all of her students‚ she also tried to walk into their inside world. Showing respect
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four sections to discuss: origin‚ differentiation‚ motivation and education. The Freedom Writers Diary is a true story of Erin Gruwell and her students at classroom 203 of Wilson High school in Long Beach‚ California. Only at the age of twenty-three‚ it was her first teaching assignment to work with students considered “unteachable” by other teachers. It didn’t take long for Erin to find out that getting a higher GPA was not a priority for any of the students at room 203. Instead of worrying about
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