I absolutely loved this project and experience overall. We got the idea for this project after seeing the movie‚ "Freedom Writers". I went with three of my four other teammates to see it for our first paper and when we walked out‚ the three of us couldn’t shut up about how much we loved and were inspired by the movie. On the way back from the movie‚ we got the idea to do a spin off of the movie for our project. The whole way home from the theater we were coming up with ideas for our upcoming
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What techniques does the director of Freedom Writers‚ Richard LaGravenses‚ use to engage the audience? Introduction Freedom Writers is based on a true story set in America in 1994‚ where a first time teacher‚ played by Hilary Swank‚ faces a group of students who have been considered by the government to be “un-teachable and at–risk” teenagers. These students represent street kids who have all witnessed street fights as well as the murder of their friends and family. The movie demonstrates the way
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The Concept of Freedom The United States Constitution declares that freedom is a right of every American citizen - whether it is to speak freely‚ to assemble‚ to petition the government‚ to practice any religion or none at all‚ or to bear arms - all without a fear of prosecution. Despite the fact that the Constitution explains what kinds of freedom Americans have‚ freedom is a vague concept that everyone interprets according to her or his perspective. For instance‚ some people believe that freedom
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is without a doubt that teachers are an important part of a someone’s life‚ whether a child or a young adult‚ teachers are always there. A teacher has an impact on the person a child becomes‚ and also the person a child strives to be. The movie Freedom Writer is an inspiring story that throughout the film‚ Mrs. Erin Gruwell managed to be different as a commendable teacher‚ careless of the difficulties that surround her learning environment. She was fresh-faced‚ idealist and was ready to take on the
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My Self-Assessment As a Writer Up to this point I’ve never really considered myself a writer at all. After skimming through the chapters and reading about all the processes‚ my assessment is‚ as a writer‚ I’m probably not very good. So this brings me to‚ what are you able to bring to the class? Well that’s easy. I’ve really wanted to learn how to write correctly. I’m extremely excited about all the information our textbook has to offer. I’ve wondered in the past how to do certain things and
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Through a sense of clear conscience or a reputation of name‚ anyone can self belong‚ and this must first be achieved before one can belong anywhere else. The protagonist‚ John Proctor‚ in The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ truly belongs only at time of death. His clear conscience provides him with a sense of self belonging before his hanging. Similarly I Freedom Writers‚ by Richard Lagravense‚ the Hispanic gang member‚ Eva‚ achieves a sense of personal identity and true belonging when she tells the
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Self-concept is the cognitive thinking aspect of self also related to one’s self-image‚ it’s the way we see ourselves in the mirror. We are grown into our self-concept by what we learn when we are young from our parents or our peers. Self-concept is changed throughout life from how people look at you‚ how you compare to others‚ how your traditions and customs differ from other people‚ and how you feel about yourself. We all have concepts or perceptions of ourselves which continually develop and evolve
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Notes September 29‚ 2014 By Renee Green – Topic 2- Self Concept Self-Concept is a stable set of perceptions that you hold of yourself. Self-Concept helps us relate to the world‚ it is a product of positive and negative messages received throughout a person’s life for example‚ ego busters “you are ugly “and ego boosters “you have a beautiful face”. Self-Concept is shaped by reflected appraisal whereby a person develop a self-concept that matches the way we believe others see us. Which is done
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Influences on self concept Age- Self concept develops by age in a human‚ due to social influences and this makes a difference to the way children describe themselves and also the way adults think about themselves/ lives. As people get older their self concept changes because they like to feel the same as people they socialise with. Jessica has changed over the years. The way she saw herself when she was younger was that she thought she was horrible because she used to get bullied in school. She
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has a concept of what they are and who they are. Some people are more aware of this than others‚ because there are individuals who go through a day of work or social interaction without considering who they really are or how they fit into the world around them. It’s not as easy as knowing the person we see in the mirror‚ because self concept is much more an internal factor in our lives‚ separate from how we look to others. Certainly‚ what we see of our face and body is part of the concept‚ but
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