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 project
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of ‘’comings‚ goings‚ arrivals and sudden departures’’ implies a sense of chaos‚ insecurity and instability. Skrzynecki uses similes such as homing pigeon and birds of passage to explain the constant change‚ ‘we lived like birds of passage’. Freedom Writers‚ a film directed by Richard LaGravenese (based on a true story) is about a young teacher named Erin Gruwell played by actress Hilary Swank who inspires her class of at risk students to learn tolerance‚ apply themselves and pursue education beyond
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The message portrayed in the movie was very strong and can apply to everyone in different ways. The movie showed kids who each had their own problems in life and how they overcame their difficulties and joined together. The kids were all different races. Many of the kids had suffered from losing loved ones to gang violence. A new teacher came into the school‚ caught off 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
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Freedom Writers Reflection The movie “Freedom Writers” has many differences and similarities between various cultures. In Mrs. G’s classroom there are several mixed cultures and gangs in the class. Each of the cultures sit with what is their culture and gang. None of the cultures communicate with each other but only talk about one another and how much they hate each culture that is not their own. Each individual in the classroom has to deal with his or her own problems outside of school and home
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‘’Freedom writers’’ has received a lot of concern from American as well as international audiences. Many culturally sensitive aspects Government does not find an exist are mentioned in this film‚ in particularly discrimination and racism. ‘’Freedom Writers’’is based on the true story collected from the diary of the 203-grade at Long Beach in the late 20th century. It is the stage in Los Angeles riots took place continuously‚ skin color each person decides their fate. This film tells about Fresh-faced
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Historical Movie I like to watch historical movies‚ because they are interesting‚ you don’t need to read a book‚ and in the movies a lot of cool effects. Hollywood did a lot of historical movie with really cool special effects‚ but I don’t like them movies‚ because they always lie. I mean in old movies‚ like 300 spartans and another they create movie like was in the book‚ but another movies about world wars and another they lie. Hollywood create movie where America is the main and America always
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homosexual bars and such places‚ portrays the clan like social groupings. The entire neighborhood however was not friendly. A fellow merchant on Castro Street refused to allow Milk to join the Merchant’s Association and even threatened to call the police and have his business license revoked on no legal grounds. Homosexuals were often portrayed as social deviants and often faced severe police brutality. The film addresses many political issues‚ as it is centered on the gay rights movement. Milk faces
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"The Freedom Writers" In the movie “The Freedom Writers” Mrs. Gruwell (Hillary Swank) plays a role of a dedicated teacher who did all she could to help her students. Mrs. Gruwell was faced with a big challenge when a group of freshmen students showed her nothing but disrespect which made it hard for her to communicate and understand them. While she taught she learned different strategies to get them to participate in class activities. The students in the class were highly racial and only talked
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There 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
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growing between the two major political parties but to the opposing sides taken on social injustice issues happening all over the country‚ i.e. police brutality‚ sexual and gender equality‚ and religious tolerance. This ever growing tension has caused numerous athletes throughout the world of sports entertainment to take it upon themselves to use their platform as a device to shed more light as well as show their support for different movements to combat the ever-growing social injustices seen throughout
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