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    Freedom Writers

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    The Freedom writers Diary which was a amazing true story for it shows strength‚ courage‚ and achievements in the face of adversity. This remarkable true story starts in the fall of 1994‚ in class room 203 at 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‚

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    The Road To Freedom

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    Road To Freedom The first thirteen pages of the book Road To Freedom had to do with the ego’s ability to control our entire lives. It emphasized on the baggage one as a person tend to walk around with in life. One’s life‚ if not examined‚ can become a burden as one can go on existing rather than living. This book focuses on the importance of forgiveness‚ joy‚ letting go of anger‚ acceptance‚ peace‚ harmony‚ and freedom. I was touched by the author’s experience

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    Four Freedoms

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    by John F. Kennedy and the ‘Four Freedoms’ speech Franklin D. Roosevelt both took place in significant times in American and the World’s history; both of these speeches took place in times where the United states needed hope‚ needed reassurance. The United States is the land of the free and the home of the brave both of these speeches worked to keep freedom throughout the world. Both wanted peace either by force or by friendship. Both Roosevelt’s “ Four Freedoms” speech and Kennedy’s inaugural address

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    Freedom Writers

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    Freedom Writers SYNOPSIS FREEDOM WRITERS - 2nd March 2007 (Cert 12A) (Paramount) Starring: Hilary Swank‚ Scott Glenn‚ Imelda Staunton‚ Patrick Dempsey‚ Mario Directed By: Richard LaGravenese Freedom Writers is inspired by real teenagers and the diaries that they wrote after the LA riots. 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

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    SUMMARY OF FREEDOM WRITERS Freedom Writers is set in the 1990s and tells the story of a novice teacher’s interactions with a group of students in a Long Beach high school two years following the Los Angeles Riots. The film is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diaries: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them‚ a collection of essays compiled from the real experiences of Erin Gruwell (1999) and her students‚ known as the Freedom Writers.

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    freedom of speech

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    Freedom of Speech: Introduction: The American Flag is slowly being folded into a perfect triangle by soldiers. Bystanders watch as a twenty one gun salute is given to a veteran’s family who gave his life for our country. The family weeps over their lost loved one. This sacred moment in time is one that no one should interrupt. A group out of Kansas known as Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) travels around the country protesting at soldiers’ funerals that the death is God’s punishment to the U.S. for

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    True Freedom

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    succeed (if that’s what we can call it). It was Da Vinci trusting his individualism that made him go against even his own church and further explore his curiosities. John Lennon’s individualism beliefs went around the world inspiring people to keep fighting to get where they want to get‚ to fight against the system that is retaining us from being free. Then‚ why do people still follow society? Humans are very judgmental; especially women. We are always criticizing the choices of other people. As cause

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    Value of Freedom

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    The value of freedom of speech | | Everybody has a right to his or her own opinion. Freedom of speech involves toleration of what may seem to you a great deal of nonsense and even of matters which are in bad taste. John Stuart Mill in his essay “On Liberty in Utilitarianism Etc.” stated his belief on the matter by saying‚ “There ought to exist the fullest liberty of professing and discussing‚ as a matter of ethical conviction‚ any doctrine‚ however immoral it might be considered.” | | |

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    Freedom of Speech

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    Freedom of speech For the freedom of speech in specific jurisdictions‚ see Freedom of speech by country. "Freedom of expression" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Freedom of expression (disambiguation). For other uses‚ see Freedom of speech (disambiguation). Freedom of speech is the political right to communicate one’s opinions and ideas. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously‚ but includes any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless

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    “Man is free at the moment he wishes to be”. His ideas influenced many people and the freedoms that people wanted than being treated as a normal person. He believed that every man has the freedom of speech‚ and religion. Voltaire also published more than 70 books of political‚ philosophy‚ and history. He even helped Isaac Newton’s ideas better and more accessible. Voltaire believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion. It enables people to obtain information from a diversity of sources‚ make

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