Popular culture is often characterised by feature films and television serials which target a broad audience in an effort to systematically convey social commentary through inviting the perception of the viewer to interpret representations of everyday roles. This concept is central to ’Reel to real: Popular culture and teacher identity’‚ in which Mitchell and Weber (1999) encourage their audience to challenge the status quo of the teacher role as commonly perceived by society. Particularly‚ the text
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someone’s life‚ whether a child or a young adult‚ teachers are always there. A teacher has an impact on the person a child becomes‚ and also the person a child strives to be. The movie Freedom Writer is an inspiring story that throughout the film‚ Mrs. Erin Gruwell managed to be different as a commendable teacher‚ careless of the difficulties that surround her learning environment. She was fresh-faced‚ idealist and was ready to take on the world as she steps inside Wilson High School for her first day
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According to Traina (1999)‚ “effective teachers impact our learning‚ our development‚ and may even make a difference in what we become.” (Discussion section‚ para. 1). Mrs. Erin Gruwell‚ teacher from “The Freedom Writers”‚ is an effective teacher. Moreover‚ an effective teacher is a teacher who is well organized‚ teaches with clarity‚ is positive‚ models respect and most importantly “is a leader who can inspire and influences his or her students.” (Sandy‚ 2004‚ para. 3.). The qualities that made
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Prison is a long and lonely road to go down and with some of the craziest laws in the country‚ it’s not always clear why people go to prison or if the reasoning is even valid. The best thing that you could do to help pass the time is to write a letter to someone that desperately needs it. Things You’ll Need: * pen * paper * envelope * stamp * photos Step 1: There are a lot of things to remember when writing to a prisoner. The first thing is that you cannot talk about anything that
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The Psychoanalytical Theories of Freud and Erikson Numerous theories exist in an attempt to explain the development of an individual’s personality. Fiore (2011) defines theory as‚ “A belief or idea that develops based on information or evidence; a proposed explanation for a phenomena” (p. 28). Unfortunately‚ there are those who believe theories are statements of truth or fact‚ leading to the question‚ which one is actually correct (Feist‚ 2008‚ p. 4). There is not a valid answer to that question
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There is one way to survive in this country where hate is found that is to find freedom within thyself and within others who accept you. This was accomplished through 150 students who believed strongly that barriers were meant to be broken. In 1994‚ Erin Gruwell became a teacher to 150 students at Wilson High located in Long Beach California. It was made clear that she was to receive a freshmen class due to “seniority”. What most people are not aware is that Ms. Gruwell had done many amazing things
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English 100 section 0813 September 30‚ 2013 What Is Clarity? My educational experience has taught me where among my peers I stand as a writer. It has shown me what I am good at and what I am not good at. As well how I have improved and over all what I want to become in life. Education has shaped my identity; it has taught me how to hate writing. I feel like I have made very little progress in my writing abilities since the beginning of high school. In elementary I felt writing was not as complex
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One film that taught me a lot about the role of women in the United States‚ was Erin Brockovich‚ which was directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film took place in California‚ where a single mom named Erin Brockovich‚ became a legal assistant in order to make money to support her family. With her new job‚ Erin stumbled upon some information regarding a California power company who had been polluting a city’s water supply. Through Erin’s confidence and charm‚ she worked very hard to take them down. This
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the them-dominated role of the victim. Much modern literature explores variations of this theme in different ways. I have chosen four works that illustrate the phenomenon: Freedom Writers - a movie directed by Richard LaGravenese based on teacher Erin Gruwell’s book The Freedom Writer’s Diary; The Sneetches - a classic children’s book by Dr Seuss; The Power of One - a movie directed by John Avildsen based on Bryce Courtenay’s popular novel of the same name; and The Wave - a young adult novel
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Throughout reading the novel The Night Circus‚ I noticed the similarities between this world of fiction and the world I currently reside in. This encouraged me to think about the type of person Erin Morgenstern must have been‚ and the place she must have been in while creating this novel. The references to older works of literature and cleaver use of word play implies that she is the type of person who has spent her while life reading; Someone who has a love for the craft that is writing‚ over all
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