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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Freedom Writers Essay In the movie‚ The Freedom Writers Mrs. Erin Gruwell (Hillary Swank) plays a role of a dedicated teacher who did all she could‚ to help her students learn to respect themselves and each other. She has little idea of what she’s getting into when she volunteers to be an English teacher at a newly integrated high school in Long Beach‚ California. Her students were divided along racial lines and had few aspirations beyond basic survival. Mrs. Gruwell was faced with a big challenge
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My Reaction Paper about the Movie “The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper’s film “The King’s Speech” demonstrates the vital importance of the human voice in establishing and maintaining power. If you can’t get the words out then you will never assert authority. This moving film is about King George VI and his attempts to deal with a stammer. This charmingly modest film explores an entirely different kind of courage than the quality that’s always seen on action movies or war. It’s not about climbing mountains
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situations. Often times‚ without knowing it‚ movies teach us things when we don’t think we are learning anything. The movie Freedom Writers has a powerful and emotional message. The message of this movie is that we are all the same under the surface‚ this is most relevant to gangs and gang violence. The movie Freedom writers is set in a bad neighborhood in California. In the movie‚ the focus is on racial differences and gang violence. There is a white teacher who comes from a rich family. She wants
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In every war there is an enemy (Freedom Writers 2007) Marcus‚ much the same as some of the other students in Ms. Gruwells’ class‚ had a harsh past. When Marcus was a young boy‚ his friend Clive found a gun and they felt that they could finally protect themselves from gang members and bullies. Shockingly‚ Marcus friend Clive wounded up inadvertently shooting himself. Marcus being frightened like any other kid would be just sat right there and stayed with his friend until the police showed up. When
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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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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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This weekend a new science-fiction movie staring Charlize Theron captivated my interest for one and a half hours. My boyfriend had given me the previous history of the original cartoon series (a cult hit) by Peter Chung. This short reaction paper will explore the movie’s costumes‚ location‚ and the meaning of the name "Aeon Flux". Let’s start off with a short synopsis of the movie: This thriller is set 400 years in the future. Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux and she is the top underground operative
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While watching the movie‚ I have observed similarities and differences of some scenes from today’s youth. Let’s start discussing about the similarities. First thing I have observed is the harsh treatment given by the colonials to our fellowmen especially to women and children. They‚ if not physically‚ were verbally abused by the Spaniards. I compared it to what’s happening in our society today and quite noticed a similarity. It is similar in a way that women and children‚ even the men too‚ are still
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Naomi Lee Japitana CFP-E BSA March 14‚ 2014 Earth Science Reaction Paper “THE IMPOSSIBLE” “OHANA” means Family and Family means nobody gets left behind… This saying really corresponds with the movie I watched. No matter how and where life gets us‚ our blood types are forever our blood types. We can never resist anything when it comes to our family. Through ups and downs‚ we are one. For me‚ it was entitled “The Impossible” because despite of being at the much unexpected tragedy‚ one family
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