Freedom Writers Analysis Over the years‚ I had heard many positive things said about this movie‚ but yet I had never taken the time to rent the movie and watch it myself. That is why I am so glad that this movie was our assignment. Freedom writers far exceeded my expectations. It truly was touching to see an adaptation of real live stories come to play. Watching a young woman‚ a teacher‚ who was completely out of her element and her comfort zone‚ grow to actually take an interest in these kids that
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communication and opening doors. Social media is the catalyst that society needs in order to move forward. History is riddled with almost constant rebellion and change. Humans are simply not content with standing still‚ but they alone are incapable of achieving change at the rate and the scale at which is desired. This shortcoming forces them to turn to tools‚ specifically those stemming from media-based technology. However‚ technology itself does not cause change. Something that is not a living and breathing
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Room 203: Here 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
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Freedom Writers Gang violence in Los Angeles was at its prime in 1992 right after the infamous Rodney King incident and Los Angeles riots that locked down the city for three days. (Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots‚ http://www.citivu.com/ktla/sc-ch1.html) Teenagers in the rough neighborhoods of California thought that they were destined to become gang members with their respective races‚ to fight a battle that their ancestors started. During this time period‚ teenage gang members felt that
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to watch *** movie‚ Freedom Writers. In fact‚ this movie delivers a great message to those who take the risk to watch a controversial movie that criticizes our society and how we treat others‚ mainly because they (those we critice) look different that usn . In fact‚ this risk we take cannot be compared to the risks the people shown in this movie take. First of all‚ Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a Hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential‚ he adopts
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Comparing Freedom Writers and The Outsiders Taking place in Long Beach California‚ Richard Lagravense directed an amazing movie titled “Freedom Writers.” Freedom Writers came out in 2007 and has inspired many teenagers all over the world. Not only do I consider this to be one of my favorite movies‚ but many others do too. Freedom Writers was a movie with many interesting characters. Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell (Mrs. G)‚ a high school teacher who realizes that teaching is her passion
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Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Academy Award winner Hilary Swank‚ Scott Glenn‚ Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach‚ California. The title is a play on the term "Freedom Riders"‚ referring to the multiracial civil rights activists who tested the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of interstate buses in
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Vladimir Lenin: A Catalyst for Revolution In the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ revolutionary Vladimir Lenin was the driving force behind Russian Marxism‚ reformation and organization of the working class‚ and the political catalyst behind the Revolution of 1905. During this time period‚ the new Russian working class had left the countryside for urban factories. Workers revolted against Tsarist oppression and participated in illegal strikes. Lenin organized workers under the Social Democratic
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March 2013 Replacing Buses with Notebooks: Freedom Writers worth Admission Price At first glance‚ Freedom Writers seems like an overdone cliché and knowing that it was produced by MTV does not help. The film is about kind-hearted‚ strong-willed teacher who signs up to teach a class of hardened gang members‚ drug dealers‚ and the like. After watching Freedom Writers you realize that it was worth the $6 admission. The positive‚ uplifting messages and
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guard by all the negativity going on. She decided that something had to be done‚ and she had to change the paths of these kids lives. She saw the special in all of her students and never stopped believing in them‚ and pushed them to believe in themselves. She gave these kids hope‚ when they needed it most. Everybody is their own unique person and has their own situations and
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