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    Freedom Writers Diaries – Their Story‚ Their Words‚ Their Future One of the main concerns that Erin Gruwell would face was teaching a group of kids that the school system process having an integrated school was a good thing in front of board members that had issues at that certain time in history. The school system did not look at how this integration with mixed cultures would affect everyone involved. This system would suddenly take them out of their own element and put them with mixed cultures

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    The main events depicted take place between 1994–1996‚ beginning with scenes from the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell‚ a new‚ excited school teacher who leaves the safety of her hometown‚ Newport Beach‚ to teach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ a formerly high achieving school which has recently put an integration plan in place. Her enthusiasm is rapidly challenged when she realizes that her class are all "at-risk" high school students‚ also known as "unteachables"

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    successful students are doing what they have always done: finding ways to get success in their academic. They are currently staying on the battle field to fight for their college life in three ways: by fighting against the academic difficulty‚ by fighting against the financial problem‚ and by fighting against the influence of personal pressure. Commonly‚ college students have to put a lot of effort on their academic. The fact is that everyone is concerned about tests‚ quizzes‚ reports‚ research paper

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    Précis 1 Fighting for American Manhood Kristin Hoganson has a very interesting idea‚ which she defends very well with a lot of evidence. Hoganson argues that gender politics played a major role in forcing American into the Spanish American and Philippine wars. She makes many great points throughout her book‚ Fighting for American Manhood‚ which perfectly back up her main argument. Hoganson believes that the majority of America felt a need to be masculine. They could not back down from a fight

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    the average person would rather have safety over freedom doesn’t apply to contemporary society. People would rather have freedom over safety. People prefer freedom because with it‚ there can be progress in society. One of these progresses is the civil rights movement. Black leaders such as Martin Luther King jr. and people such as Rosa parks led the way for african americans to be treated as equals in society. This shows that people want freedom over safety because people fought for black equality

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    Freedom‚ or safety in an environment where you aren’t free? they both can have benefits‚ and also disadvantages at the same time. As I sit down and consider my options I have to think about do I risk my life to attempt to be free--or live in an environment where I am safe. The family who I belong to treats me like I am one of them‚ and I am terribly sad to give up the chance for freedom but‚ in the grand scheme of it all‚ I am better of here. Indeed‚ staying in South Carolina is not an ideal but

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    Are Drug Abusers a Cause Worth Fighting For? When thinking about the numerous causes to rally for‚ do drug abusers make the list? Most philanthropists would generally focus their attention and resources towards cancer or children‚ rather than drug addicts. There has been a long standing battle between drugs and the people who succumb to them. Many organizations have made it their mission to help drug abusers break the cycle of addiction and help them claim back the lives that drugs

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    Cry Freedom The opening sequence depicts a South African police raid on an illegal shanti-town. Quick cuts create a sense of chaos‚ panic and confusion as uniformed police bludgeon Africans who run in fear. Close up shots of a vicious barking police dog are juxtaposed against a terrified baby screaming in order to shock the responder. Other quick cuts reveal policeman raping women and assaulting black Africans who are not resisting. The following scene depicts a young woman listening to

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    have to face in life‚ and they choose to do it. It is not a surprising answer‚ but some people don’t know the entire context of some children’s life‚ so this is why children should be given amnesty to fighting as child soldiers. One of the first big reasons children should not be prosecuted for fighting as child soldiers is their age. The average time for someone’s brain to fully develop is at the age of 25. This is way higher than the average age of child soldiers‚ which is 15-17 years old. This kind

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    one thousand nine hundred animal cruelty cases (Statistic Brain Research Institute). Of those reported cases‚ nine percent were from animal fighting. Dog fighting is a major moral issue across the nation. Dog fighting is the act of forcing dogs to fight to the death in a pit or box for the enjoyment of their owners and the public. The argument against dog fighting could be argued through the fact that dogs are moral agents‚ virtues ethics‚ utilitarianism and the doctrine of double effect because it

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