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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strengthened‚ kept the same‚ or relaxed. Erickson and Durkheim’s views are both similar and different. Erickson’s view has more of a psychology base‚ meanwhile Durkheim’s view is a bit more straightforward. 2. According to the textbook‚ the rational choice theory is defined as an explanation for crime suggesting that offenders use a strategic thinking process to evaluate the potential rewards and risks from committing a crime and make their decision accordingly about whether or not to commit the crime
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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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INDEX of CLUES for MONSTER Rational Choice True responsibility enters into Kody’s life when his girlfriend gets pregnant but Kody decides he can’t be a father because he does not want to settle down‚ he wants to start moving up in the gang.—Kody makes the decision to focus on his gang life and leave his pregnant girlfriend because he will not gain the respect or money he could in the gang.—p. 44 While in the hospital his roommate was from Georgia was totally taken away with how things were in
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Robin Wake 10/24/12 Choice Theories Madoff was a master thief and financier. In 2008‚ he revealed that the asset management arm of his firm‚ Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities‚ was "just one big lie". In what he described as a Ponzi scheme‚ he took his investors for $65 billion over the course of two decades. The scheme wasn’t revealed until Madoff himself confessed his crimes (How Ponzi Schemes Work). I believe this is based on the rational choice theory. For example‚ a drug addict may
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Comparing Freedom Writers and The Outsiders Taking place in Long Beach California‚ Richard Lagravense directed an amazing movie titled “Freedom Writers.” Freedom Writers came out in 2007 and has inspired many teenagers all over the world. Not only do I consider this to be one of my favorite movies‚ but many others do too. Freedom Writers was a movie with many interesting characters. Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell (Mrs. G)‚ a high school teacher who realizes that teaching is her passion
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Freedom Writers Analysis Over the years‚ I had heard many positive things said about this movie‚ but yet I had never taken the time to rent the movie and watch it myself. That is why I am so glad that this movie was our assignment. Freedom writers far exceeded my expectations. It truly was touching to see an adaptation of real live stories come to play. Watching a young woman‚ a teacher‚ who was completely out of her element and her comfort zone‚ grow to actually take an interest in these kids that
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reasons. Internal motivation is a wiser choice for educators to use with students because it helps to fulfill some of the students’ basic needs. Choice theory by William Glasser explores internal motivation and its impact on relationships. “According to Choice Theory‚ five basic needs constitute the source of internal motivation and guide all behavior” (Erwin‚ 2003‚ p. 21). The five basic needs are survival‚ love and belonging‚ power‚ freedom‚ and fun. Survival is one of the basic
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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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William Glasser’s Choice Theory Jennifer Kingsley HHS310: H & HS Culture: The Helping Relationship Prof. Kari Merrill November 12‚ 2012 William Glasser’s Choice Theory The foundation of this theory is the simple belief that we alone are responsible for everything we do. This includes having the control over how we feel. If we are miserable‚ we have chosen to be miserable. If we are happy‚ a conscious decision was made to be happy. Considered to be
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