The main character of the play‚ “The Diary of Anne Frank” written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett is quite blatantly Anne Frank — a thirteen year old jewish girl. In 1942‚ due to the ongoing war and infamous Nazis‚ Anne and her family were forced into hiding to escape a life stuck concentration camps. Another family‚ the Van Daans‚ were caught in the same situation‚ and stayed with the Franks in the Annex. Later‚ a man named Mr. Dussel would also come hide with them. In the two years of living
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How Does It Feel to Be Different? Imaging a world where you have to fight to survive. A world where you could die when you step out your house. A world that is full of hatred and racism. Racism runs through the city’s blood‚ thus‚ led to a high amount of street and gang violence. A world where being in school is the same as being on the street. Gang wars can broke out anywhere at any time. Eva Benitez was raise in a neighborhood simply to that. Eva Benitez came from a family with a strong
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Miep Gies said‚ “Everyone is capable of providing a small light in a dark room.” How is this true for me? Ever since a child is young‚ parents tend to instill in them high aspirations and goals for the future. The desire to make a difference in the world is the primary theme in doing well in school. When I was little‚ my grandfather used to say to me that “The world has too many problems that you‚ my dear‚ are meant to fix.” At that time‚ I believed that it was his indirect way of saying that
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Lagravanese’s composed Freedom Writers‚ The students undergo a significant change in perspective that breaks down the cultural barriers between the students and opens their minds. This is due to the supreme catalyst figures of Erin Gruwell and also Miep Gies. Place is also a key factor in the sculpting of one’s perspective and the Holocaust Museum The students venture to is a momentous place that furthers their change in perspective. In the film The Composer supports this message through various film
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Summary of the Freedom Writers The movie “Freedom Writers” was about Erin Gruwell‚ a young teacher who accepted a position teaching freshman and sophomore English at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ California. Mrs. Gruwell dramatically transformed a chaotic class of hardened inner city youths. This class was consisted of African Americans‚ Latinos‚ Asians‚ Juvenile Delinquents‚ gang members‚ one Caucasian‚ and underprivileged students from poor neighborhoods. At first‚ it was difficult
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How do the classmates learn to trust one another? How does reading and writing initiate this change? How are relationships healthier when the individuals involved have mutual respect? Miep Gies‚ the woman who hid Anne Frank‚ is a hero to Ms. Gruwell’s students. What does Miep Gies mean when she tells Ms. Gruwell’s students‚ “You are heroes everyday.”? Describe the transition in Mrs. Gruwell’s classroom from the first day of freshman year through the end of the year – how
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Freedom writers Question 1. Why are the students so unwilling to associate with anyone outside their ethnic/racial groups? Where does this intolerance come from? The students are so unwilling to associate with each other because they’re not used to getting along with the other group of people. Their used to having to run or shoot at the other ethnic/racial groups. This intolerance comes from growing up in hostile environments towards the other ethnic/racial groups. 2. What would you
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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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Road‚ when even as her friends are slowly dying in front of her‚ Adrienne brings hope to all the women in the camp by starting a choir‚ and giving them something to live for. Miep Gies is another person who showed us that even in times of great conflict‚ people can still achieve immense greatness. During World War 2‚ Miep bravely agreed to hide Otto Frank and his family‚ as well as four other Jews‚ in an office building‚ despite knowing this bold move could easily cost her her life. She
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As a teenage girl‚ Anne loves to indulge in childish pleasures such as running around and having fun‚ or embarking on great journeys through her imagination. After Miep Gies‚ the Frank’s trusted and loyal friend‚ told Anne that she was going to a party later that night‚ Anne’s childish happiness had gotten the best of her‚ and she exploded into a storm of questions. "How heavenly!" she had said. "Remember exactly what
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