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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a line in the center of the classroom and divides the students into two groups. She then asks a series of questions‚ telling the students to step up to the line if their answer is yes. • Do you own the new Puff Daddy CD? • Have you seen the movie Boyz in the Hood? • Do you know anybody who has been in jail? • Do you know where to get drugs? • Have you ever been shot at? • Have you have lost a friend to gang violence? • Two friends? • Three friends? As the students stand on the
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When I was reading the section of Racism in Multicultural Class‚ the facilitator’s way of handling the subject “Racism” reminds me ‘’Freedom Writers” the movie‚ which is based on a book of Erin Gruwell -a new teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach. She chose the school because of its integration program‚ but she did not expect a class consist of students who have racist problem. Students splitted into different racial groups‚ who are ready for fighting‚ hate each other‚ but also they
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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 written by Todd Strasser who is also known by his pen name - Morton Rhue. At the beginning of the film Freedom Writers‚ Ms Gruwell is attempting
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Ju’Bari Smith Hero There are many heroes among us‚ in our everyday life whether we know it or not. Everyone’s a hero in their own way. They could be a hero to others they on what they have accomplished in their past life. People that faces challenges everyday and overcame them‚ to me‚ they are heroes as well. They might have inspired another and helped them find away to change their life and to do better in life. Let’s take my mom for an example‚ she is a true hero. Mom had been through
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Possible answers for Six Step Analysis of Freedom Writers exposed 1. List all the different examples of belonging evident in the text: The students are clearly identified as belonging to an ethnic group‚ based on colour‚ race and ethnicity‚ e.g. the Cambodians‚ the Latinos‚ the African Americans and the ‘whites’. They also identify themselves as being gang members and belonging to the gang‚ including having territory and ‘protecting your own’. The majority of the students live in an area
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reflects resilience and the capability to never give up. Resilience is an important factor and characteristic of an individual’s identity; it separates a person from ultimate failure and ensures their success. The Freedom Writers Diary was authored by Erin Gruwell and the freedom writers. It expresses 150 teen’s development and the perseverance of Erin Gruwell herself as she educates these “at-risk students”. Countless times within the text‚ empathy is proven to strengthen an individual’s resilience
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that violence can massacre many people. Another way to start violence is to judge someone based on their race. In the Freedom Writers and in real life a person could be shot for waving the wrong gang banner or saying something bad about someone else’s race or gang. A good quote that describes this is from the Freedom Writers‚ “My brother taught me what the
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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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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 cleansing of the psyche as individuals undergo an introspective‚ reflective process. Diaries hold a great deal of sentimental value‚ especially to those in society who are in need of a confidant
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