Ally Shrader Movie Review: Freedom Writers Freedom Writers begins with Eva‚ a Hispanic just trying to get by in life‚ lay down the lifestyle they are used to. Hatred fills their streets and not even home is a safe haven. Hilary Swank assumes the role of Erin Gruwell who is a teacher new to Woodrow Wilson High. Woodrow Wilson High School was once one of the highest achieving high schools in the area yet with the new integration plans the test scores and achievement levels have dropped severely
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The Simple Gift by Stephen Herrick which demonstrates elements of belonging and acceptance through the ’pain and suffering’ of rejection‚ ’homelessness’ and ’dealing with death’ by the characters Billy‚ Caitlin and Old Bill. Similarly in the movie “Freedom Writers”‚ it explores the ideas of taking control of one’s identity and accepting life’s simple pleasures. Firstly‚ in the novel ‘The Simple Gift’‚ Steven Herrick explores the idea taking control of one’s identity through numerous language techniques
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Christine Baranski attended the most prestigious performing art institutes in the United States after auditioning for the school twice. Baranski’s time at Juilliard was spent striving for excellence after being critiqued before faculty and classmates multiple times a year. Baranski’s has had a constant thriving career as a Tony and Emmy award winning actress. In the article‚ “Christine Baranski Addresses 2016 Grads‚ the Readiness is All‚” Baranski reveals‚ “in the summer of 1970—I had to reaudition
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In the story " Response to Executive order 9066 " Dwight Okita writes about a fourteen year old girl who goes to school during a war. this girl has a bestfriend who she’s been bestfriends with for a while now. Like any other day the girl goes to school and talks to her friend. One day she goes to school and her friend is sitting on the other side of the room basically teasing her saying "giving secrets away to the Enemy‚ Why can’t you keep your big mouth shut?” The reason for that is because the
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"YOU WON’T FIND THE GREAT STORY OF HUMAN COURAGE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR." ANNA FUNDER’S GREAT VICTORY IS THAT SHE DOES. DISCUSS. Anna Funder’s 2002 work of literary journalism‚ _Stasiland_‚ relates her journey through a "land gone wrong"‚ the German Democratic Republic. Separated by the Berlin Wall and political ideology‚ East Germans lived under the ubiquitous and omniscient control of the Stasi‚ the secret police‚ whose "job it was to know everything about everyone". Throughout her quest‚ Funder
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SYNOPSIS Louanne Johnson is an ex-marine‚ hired as a teacher in a high-school in a poor area of the city. She has recently separated from her husband. Her friend‚ also teacher in the school‚ got the temporary job for her. But while earning her credentials at a Northern California high school‚ she is assigned to a group of students who change her life forever and she changes theirs too. Although each of her charges exhibits a seemingly impenetrable facade‚ these kids are desperate to connect
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In "One Friday Morning"‚ Nancy Lee possesses quality that outshines the usual. Nancy Lee is a confident‚ African-American girl who shows bravery‚ nobility‚ and true character in a conflicting situation. She can serve as a great role model for young people who have given up on the things that they want to accomplish because they have failed once before. In the story‚ Nancy Lee has to face herself‚ society‚ and a decision to whether or not to let go of what she desires and believes she deserves. Nancy
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Everyone has a story to tell‚ a story either based on their life experiences‚ a story to educate listeners‚ or just simply a story to entertain others. Ms. Elisha Greenwell from Oakland‚ California‚ has a story to share that includes a little variety of all three‚ but she is doing it in a unique way by allowing African-Americans to celebrate who they are and where they come from as a culture of people. As the founder and organizer of Oakland’s First Annual Black Joy Pride‚ Greenwell wanted to tell
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Richard LaGravenese made the movie The Freedom Writers in 2007 and based it off the novel The Freedom Writers Diary with Erin Gruwell and 150 other students published in 1999. Richard LaGravenese wanted to bring the book alive to utilize that everyone struggles in the world. He wanted to bring some similarities and some contrast from both the movie and the novel. One thing Richard LaGravenese did well was adding in the Holocausts scenes from the novel into the movie. He showed the kids perspective
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civilians from Pale on Sarajevo. Comparing to Zlata’s Diary with the book The Freedom Writers‚ both the books has wars in different issues but has similar consequences. Zlata’s Diary has a conflict between two countries which created the war. The Freedom Writers Diary has gang wars because of discrimination between races. Though these two books have wars on different issues‚ they both have similar consequences. In Freedom Writers Diary many students of Wilson High School has to lose their friends‚ families
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