For this assignment I chose to watch Freedom Writers. This is a heartfelt movie about a teacher named Erin Gruwell who finds a way to unify her disadvantaged‚ racially divided students and to improve their grasp of academics‚ partly by having them keep journals about their violent‚ troubled lives. The main diversity issue in this movie is cultural‚ ethnic‚ and racial tensions. According to Storti (1999)‚ “Culture is the shared assumptions‚ values‚ and beliefs of a group of people which result in
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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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school in Term 3. Reflection Component On a separate piece of your paper‚ you are to imagine that you are a parent and you are to pen your thoughts on the following questions: 1. What is your role as a parent? (50 words) 2. What are your responsibilities as a parent? (50 words) 3. What kind of situations do you think are Beyond Parental Control situations? (50 words) 4. If you are in a situation where you have difficulties controlling your child‚ what action
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Being a severely disabled writer is quite a challenge. For one thing‚ I have very little use of my hands. I type with a typing wand‚ or as I like to call it‚ a headstick. "Typing wand" makes me sound like a nerdy magician. Some handicapped people use chin pointers to type. Others use programs such as Dragon Naturally Speaking to dictate to the computer. Technology has developed to the point where you can actually move a mouse by simply moving your head. A laser dot is placed on your forehead and
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The Constitutional responsibility of the press is to inform the public. The First Amendment comes into direct conflict with the rights and responsibilities of media coverage. There is a fine line between personal privacy and the publics right to know. The constitution overrides the option of privacy beside the amendment of freedom of speech or freedom of the press. Freedom of the press is to be guarded as an inalienable right of the people in a free society. Freedom of the press carries along with
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There are various things that make up a piece of literature. For example: choice of diction‚ modes of discourse‚ and figurative language. Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano were great examples of authors that used these elements of literature. There are similarities and differences in A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and From Africa to America. Though Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano shared similarities in experiences‚ they had different writing personalities
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The movie “The Freedom Writers” is based on the true story of Erin Gruwell’s English classes at Wilson High‚ an integrated school with students of all racial and cultural backgrounds. As a new teacher she is given the lowest achieving students. For safety and belonging most of these students belong to racial gangs and bring this social concept into the class by sitting in racial arrangements. Their morals and self concept are defined by these gangs‚ as shown by Eva’s statement of “we protect our
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Personal responsibility is the most important ethic that you can exercise. With the cultivation of personal responsibility comes growth in all areas of life. It’s a matter of taking charge of yourself and your circumstances with thoughts‚ words and facts guided. Personal responsibility is the action of not being dependent; you just are in control of their actions and destiny. Using research‚ experience‚ imagination and the analysis we will create the best possible workable theories to achieve great
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Personal Responsibility vs Corporate Responsibility The question has been asked before and I believe it will continue to be asked for many years to come…what is the difference between personal responsibility and corporate responsibility? According to business dictionary personal responsibility is The obligation of an organization’s management towards the welfare and interests of the society in which it operates. A company by the name of
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Ju’Bari Smith Hero There are many heroes among us‚ in our everyday life whether we know it or not. Everyone’s a hero in their own way. They could be a hero to others they on what they have accomplished in their past life. People that faces challenges everyday and overcame them‚ to me‚ they are heroes as well. They might have inspired another and helped them find away to change their life and to do better in life. Let’s take my mom for an example‚ she is a true hero. Mom had been through
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