The Sense of Responsibility Can Change Students The story of “Freedom Writers” was set in Long Beach. Erin was a new teacher who believed the way to stop racial hatred is to change the young’s minds. The students in the school where she worked divided into four camps: whites‚ Latinos‚ Cambodians‚ and blacks. Every group hated each other. Erin wanted to change this condition and wanted everyone to change. In fact‚ she did it. Now here is question. Why Erin could do something that others did not finish
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Belonging is knowing who you are‚ through trials and struggles that you will be familiar with yourself and can understand the reasons for your uniqueness. Belonging is not only about being accepted into a circle‚ but earning that place. Not just a member‚ but a leader. “No man is an island”‚ yet despite the most basic human need to belong‚ many chose to be alone. A sense of belonging is integrated through several different contexts and aspects of each individual’s everyday life. Three texts in which
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Freedom Writers Reflection Paper Now that you have finished viewing the film‚ you will do the following: You are going to compose a thoughtful reflection paper. This paper will incorporate the following items; you may include them in whatever order you prefer. Reflection Items: Simply respond to the film as a whole on an “emotional” level. What did you feel and think as the movie played? What emotions came to life? Did the film evoke memories or situations you could relate to?
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Three Choices In Life In everyday life situations we are arisen with problems that may challenge us. Reacting to these challenges‚ people take many different routes. How we respond to these bumps in the road is what defines us as individuals. In Freedom Writers we can see how the students face difficulties in their lives and in school; and how they choose to react to those challenges. The students of the film Freedom Writers choose to respond to challenge in three different ways; they give up
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Every journey involves challenges and choices. Challenges and choices are a part of every journey. They are significant factors to the end of many journeys. ‘Lord of the Flies’‚ a novel by William Golding‚ and the film ‘Freedom Writers’‚ directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ are texts which both involve these aspects of journeys and convey them to the audience in a number of ways. These journeys‚ like most others‚ involve challenges and choices which help overcome them. Challenges or distractions need
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Midterm Check-In For the TV show analysis‚ I chose the show Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and completed the first season. The first season of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer begins with Buffy Summers‚ a troubled teenager‚ moving from her hometown of L.A. to the town of Sunnydale‚ California. Buffy must start at a new high school as a sophomore after burning down the gym of her previous school. Although Buffy is described as a troubled teen‚ she seems relatively normal. The traumas she has faced do not stem
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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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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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Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart is considered an influential figure in our history because she was one of the first women passenger to fly across the Atlantic. She then became a pilot and did not give up no matter how many times she crashed. She has inspired many people to follow your heart. Young life Amelia Earhart was born on July 24‚ 1897‚ in Atchison‚ Kansas (source #2). Amelia was living with her grandparents since she was ten. She had a younger sister. Her dad’s name was Edwin and her mom’s
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Amelia Earhart More Than A Flier Ever wonder if someone would ever fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Well in 1928 one woman did. Flying a plane was far from easy. It took practice‚ determination‚ and focus to do what she desired. She became a great role model for women and children. Publishing a book and having a husband who arranged all her flights was pretty great. While struggling with a tough childhood she still believed she could follow her dreams. Remaining a symbol of power and perseverance
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