kid‚ I loved books. My mom would take my sister and I to the library frequently. What made books so appealing to me was that at the library there was a room full of them and I could pick whichever ones I wanted. This was my first experience with freedom‚ one of the only parts of my life I could control. When you’re 8 years old‚ even maybe 10 anywhere you go you’re choices are limited. You’re completely dependent on parents for money if you even get to buy what you want. It was a big deal for me
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it was truly a special experience. Our journey on the third day of the visit started out when we met up in the co-op store at the Kendall station and took the subway to Government Center station. One of the guides‚ Sophia Kwon‚ told me about the Freedom Trail. It is a line of bricks on the ground which runs through the city of Boston; it runs through historically significant locations of the U.S. We walked a bit to find a gelato
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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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Freedom Writers Discussion Questions Name ______________________ Why are the students so unwilling to associate with anyone outside their ethnic/racial groups? Where those this intolerance come from? What would you do to break the ethnic and racial barriers in Mrs. Gruwell’s classroom? Think about your own school or out-of-school activities. Are youth respectful of each other’s differences? Are there problems similar to those in Wilson High? If so‚ what steps can you take
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Within one hundred years‚ Columbus had sailed to America‚ literacy spread‚ scientists made great discoveries‚ and artists created work that still inspires us today. Historians call the next period of European history the "Renaissance‚" or the "rebirth." The Renaissance is the beginning of modern history. Perhaps the most important thing to remember about the Renaissance is that it was‚ above all‚ a kind of rediscovery. The Europeans of the early Renaissance looked back across time to the examples
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Freedom Writers‚ a film directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ is about a middle class woman‚ Erin Gruwell‚ who takes a job teaching in Long Beach‚ CA. She receives a class of very different people‚ with different nationalities‚ who share the same fight. She achieved helping with disadvantaged students‚ when no one else thought that they would amount up to anything. As the film progresses you see how the student’s lives change and how they turned into well thought of adults‚ thanks to the impact of their
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The main events depicted take place between 1994–1996‚ beginning with scenes from the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell‚ a new‚ excited school teacher who leaves the safety of her hometown‚ Newport Beach‚ to teach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ a formerly high achieving school which has recently put an integration plan in place. Her enthusiasm is rapidly challenged when she realizes that her class are all "at-risk" high school students‚ also known as "unteachables"
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Every year on February 1rst we celebrate Freedom Day. This day promotes equality throughout America‚ and it reminds America not to take equality and freedom for granted. However this day wouldn’t be signed and granted if it wasn’t for all the slaves and people that fought for their rights‚ not only the African-Americans but everyone else who helped throughout the journey to acquire freedom and equality. The first attempt in freedom for the slaves was in the 1600’s when slaves had organized in groups
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Writing an Introduction The whole introduction should consist of five characteristic sentences‚ each defining a specific part of introductory description of the soon-to-be written essay. These are about: 1. a general topic 2. narrowing the topic down 3. restating the question 4. author’s opinion 5. a controlling sentence A universal language Think critically about the following statement. A universal language should replace all languages. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages
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Chapter 1 I. INTRODUCTION “Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age. The child is grown‚ and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies” (Millay‚ 1950). Children are every country’s most vital resource. This is true not just morally‚ but also economically. Investing in the health‚ education‚ and skills of children offers the highest economic returns to a country (Sachs‚ 2013). According to Sanaulla (2008)‚ children are the ones
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