Based on actual diary accounts of several teenagers following the L.A. riots‚ “Freedom Writers” is the story of an idealistic teacher’s attempts to make a difference in the lives of her at-risk students. Located in gang-ravaged Long Beach‚ California‚ Woodrow Wilson High is a hotbed of violence due to a voluntary integration program which brings Black‚ Latino‚ Asian‚ and White students together. Rather than having the desired effect of creating healthy diversity‚ this program breeds constant war
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In this ISP I will try and reveal how the Sires‚ new technology‚ economy‚ and work ethic have changed and produced the booming industry that there is today. To prove this tentative thesis I will map out when each of these factors commenced in the change and establish what one has had the greatest impact. I will then do this through old reports‚ articles‚ videos‚ and bull proofs. In doing this I hope to establish what one of many factors have impacted the most. The main points I will take into thought
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FREEDOM WRITERS It’s 1994 in Long Beach‚ California. Erin Gruwell is just starting her first teaching job‚ that as freshman and sophomore English teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School‚ which‚ two years earlier‚ implemented a voluntary integration program. For many of the existing teachers‚ the integration has ruined the school‚ whose previously stellar academic standing has been replaced with many students who will be lucky to graduate or even be literate. Despite choosing the school on purpose
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How will you use your scholarship if you receive it? I am planning to use this scholarship to pay off my college tuition. I no longer qualify for Financial Aid and this tuition would be a great opportunity to help me pay for my tuition‚ textbooks and lab expenses. I am trying my best to keep my college debts at a minimum. I have also applied for other scholarships with the hope that I will receive the help for my school expenses. Five years from now I see myself graduated from college with my bachelors
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ethical stance. CENTRAL PROBLEM The central problem is Bob Carlton’s lack of leadership. Though‚ he knew how to make high quality engine custom parts‚ he lacks the manager know-how of dealing with employees and customers. Here are several examples: • OptiMotors Industries does not have a formal sales policy that articulates and clearly defines sales processes. Galen and his team do not have any sales guidelines so they are free to do whatever they feel is necessary to complete the sales. • Though
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How have writers created voices to convey mood and attitude in ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ and in poems from ‘Moon on the Tides?’ Shakespeare has created a variety of voices in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by giving the characters a dialogue that tells the audience about themselves and the world they live in. Two characters‚ Juliet and the Nurse have mostly the voices conveying changing moods and different attitudes. I will then relate how ideas presented in Romeo and Juliet can be compared with the moods and
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2011‚ winter was to arrive soon. I had always been excited about the arrival of winter breaks‚ planning trips ahead of vacation and thinking about the extended morning hour sleep in those warm and cozy blankets made me long more for it. But this year the reason for my anticipation of winter break was different. I got accepted to intern at “Youth Vision.”; An NGO working for the rights of HIV victims. As a high school student I did not know what to expect of my internship. My friends had planned
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liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’[1] In the 19th century‚ Americans‚ numbering perhaps in the thousands‚ were drawn to Europe—especially to Munich and Paris—to study the art of painting. Henry James‚ for instance‚ was a famous expatriate American writer from the 1870s‚ who adopted England as his home. The term ’expatriate’ in some countries also has a legal context used for tax purposes. An expatriate living in a country can receive a favourable tax treatment. In this context a person can only be
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Assignment on “Shakespeare as a Tragedy Writer” Prepared for: East West University Date of submission:11-08-14 Shakespearean tragedy is a form of writing that was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is perhaps most famous for his tragedies. Most of his tragedies were written in a seven-year period between 1601 and 1608. His plays usually involve murders‚ deaths and a terrible ending for the central characters which turns the mode of the play as a tragic one. The
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content. These works of literature may also be portrayed as persuasive by the quote of‚ “..Overwhelmed with the thoughts of my condition..” (7) Mary Rowlandson was overwhelmed with her emotions. This quote may persuade the reader to think of how melancholy‚ or how difficult it is to be on a slave ship‚ and also being held captive by Indians. Both narratives are similar in the experiences the two authors possessed. Both Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano were held captive
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