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    Freedom Writers

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    Freedom Writers “Freedom Writers” is one of movies about an idealistic but strong-willed teacher who transforms chaotic class of hardened inner city youths. The story focus where which also strongly rebukes racism and inner city gang activity‚ is not only emotionally powerful and intellectually stimulating; it is also uplifting and entertaining. The moral values of freedom writers are: • The students gained knowledge about the truth and the higher moral values‚ and then applied what they learned

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    The Enlightenment Writers

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    The Enlightenment Writers The central ideas of the Enlightenment writers were similar to‚ yet very different from‚ those of the writers of earlier periods. Four major Enlightenment writers were Benjamin Franklin‚ Thomas Paine‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and Patrick Henry. Their main purpose was to write to educate and edify and not so much as to write for aesthetic purposes. Most of their work was designed to convey truth or give sound instruction on such issues of political‚ social‚ or economic interest

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    Freedom Writer

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    Ziegenbein 1 Elana Ziegenbein Professor Milner EDUC 210 26 April 2011 Freedom Writers The movie “Freedom Writers” is an inspiring story about one teacher’s dedication and commitment to her students. Remarkably‚ she manages to overcome the many struggles and hardships and significantly change the lives of her students. The film is based on an inspiring true story that encourages teachers to be passionate about their work. Many individuals do not understand the complex work teachers contribute to

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    freedom writers

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    in 1997‚ the Freedom Writers all went to Washington‚ D.C.‚ where they presented their diary to the United States Secretary of Education Richard Riley. During this trip they also honored the Freedom Riders by holding a peace march and prayer vigil at the Washington Monument for victims of intolerance. The Freedom Writers Diary has photos of this‚ and I can only imagine what a touching site this must have been. In 1998‚ their senior year‚ Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers won the Spirit of Anne

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    Writers and Their Works

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    LITERATURE “Literature is the mirror of the society” The adage above is one of the most commonly used definitions of Literature… cliché as it may sound‚ still‚ it is true. Literature traces the past‚ mimics the present‚ and sometimes‚ it also predicts the future. A piece of literature describes a milieu‚ a collection of it may describe an epoch‚ and the great ones determine what will be. Great as it sounds; literature’s power is still under the control of the human mind. A well written

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    Sibling and Writer

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    treeeeeeThe writer and his friend are stopped at the outskirts of Verona by two small boys when they drive through lower hills of the Alps. The boys are brothers Nicola‚ the elder and Jacopo‚ the younger one. They were selling wild strawberries. Next time when they meet the boys‚ they are polishing shoes in the public square. Interacting with them‚ the writer comes to know that they do various tasks. One mid night‚ they see the boys resting on the stone of a footpath. Nicola sat tired with a bundle

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    Journey as a Writer

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    Journey as a Writer Eng 090- Writing Fundamentals Professor Arletha Ndoume Strayer University Marquita Shealey February 7‚2011 Many of us wonder where writers such as Stephen King‚ Elie Wiessel‚ Toni Morrison‚ Anne Rice‚ James Patterson‚ Maya Angelo‚ Hill Harper‚ and Joanne Jo Rowling got their inspiration to guide such blooming writers as myself. Since my early childhood I have always been fascinated with thrillers‚ suspense‚ sci-fi‚ romantic love triangles‚ and stories about my heritage

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    A good writer

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    a good writer is would be the first step in answering the question‚ "How has you education shaped your view of what it means to be a good writer?". A good writer is a combination of many qualities that are learned and perfected throughout time. Qualities a good writer would posses include: having a strong voice‚ being organized‚ and being grammatically aware. Continuing your education helps a person reach the title of a good writer‚ but a good writer never stops learning. When a writer does not

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    Writers Strike

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    Running head: THE WRITERS STRIKE 2007-2008 THE WRITERS STRIKE 2007-2008 Richard J. Moson Full Sail University The Writers Strike 2007-2008 The Writers Guild of America is a labor union that represents the thousands of professionals who write what we see and hear on our televisions‚ in movies‚ and. The guild combines the efforts of two different US labors; those east of the Mississippi are included in the Writers Guild of America‚ East. Those members in Hollywood and southern

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    Autumn Daniela Diaz is a 24- month old baby girl who weights 24 pounds and is about 32 inches long. At birth she weighed in at 5 pounds and 14 ounces. She was born a small baby‚ but a healthy one with no physical or mental disorders. Although‚ this is under the normal norms for a 2 year-old for her development as mentioned in the textbook. Autumn started walking at 10 months using her gross-motor skills to move around. She lives in a house with 5 people mom‚ aunt‚ boy cousin that is only a few months

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