Introduction Freedom Writers is a drama based on the book “The freedom writers’ diary” by Erin Gruwell and her students at the Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in California. The book is an agglomeration of the writings of these students‚ inspired by their teacher‚ to write about the experiences they had to undergo due to the racial tensions and violence existing in the society. The movie is an enrapturing representation of the way in which a teacher revolutionizes the process of classroom teaching
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The main events depicted take place between 1994–1996‚ beginning with scenes from the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell‚ a new‚ excited school teacher who leaves the safety of her hometown‚ Newport Beach‚ to teach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ a formerly high achieving school which has recently put an integration plan in place. Her enthusiasm is rapidly challenged when she realizes that her class are all "at-risk" high school students‚ also known as "unteachables"
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Freedom Writers Diaries – Their Story‚ Their Words‚ Their Future One of the main concerns that Erin Gruwell would face was teaching a group of kids that the school system process having an integrated school was a good thing in front of board members that had issues at that certain time in history. The school system did not look at how this integration with mixed cultures would affect everyone involved. This system would suddenly take them out of their own element and put them with mixed cultures
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The movie the cry for freedom is all about apartheid in South Africa. The main staring characters in the movie are Denzel Washington and Kelvin Cline. The movie is based on a true story. In this story‚ Denzel is one of the black leaders who are working to make things convenient for the blacks. On the other hand‚ Donald is an editor to the local newspaper. Biko teaches woods how to live the lives of the black people woods understands the way the black people are struggling to make ends meet. This
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FREEDOM WRITERS We all have our own story to tell‚ the only question is…is it worth telling? The students in Woodrow Wilson Highschool under the class of Mrs. Gruwell were delinquents. They were part of gangs of every kind black‚ Latin and Cambodians. They were racist. They beat up people who aren’t in their gangs and they protect their own even if it isn’t worth protecting. My first conception of delinquents were that they will never change‚ they were born to be like that and nothing and no
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The freedom Writers Essay In “The Freedom Writers”‚ “Mrs. G” has to find some way to catch the student’s interest‚ help them to do work‚ and maybe even try to understand their problems in life. What starts out as a grade‚ turns into a pathway from the students to the teacher that leads to respect‚ strength‚ and understanding. As the teacher reads the students journals‚ she begins to realize that these students live tragic lives and because of that‚ it causes separation in her classroom between
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The slight limitations of creative freedom are obviously‚ or not‚ the use of certain plants during certain times of the year or in certain areas‚ and most definitely the placement of different plants in certain areas in relation to pathways and other "no plant zones." The beauty of nature
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Freedom Writers Task 1: The Narrative Elements Characterisation Erin Gruwell- Erin Gruwell was a young English teacher in a school in Long Beach‚ California she is a passionate teacher who gives up at nothing to help and teach her students Eva and Sindy – They both hate each other as they come from different gangs‚ but when it comes down to it they are extremely similar and have been through the same sort of situations as shown in the scene where they are both are getting ready to go out. Setting
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Disability: The All Encompassing Term In society today the term “disability” has a direct connection with confinement which infringes on freedom. The inability to do something does not imply the lack of ability to do anything‚ nor does it imply one should be destined to a lesser quality of life. The misuse of this word restricts freedom and has imposed confinement on groups‚ cultures‚ individuals‚ as well as triggering individuals to inflict forms of confinement upon themselves. This term has
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Cry Freedom Steve Bantu Biko was born December 18th 1946 and died September 12th 1977. He was an apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s till 1970s. He did founded the Black Consciousness Movement‚ which would empower much of the urban black population. And he became famous for his slogan "black is beautiful"‚ the meaning of it was that you should be happy as you are and begin to look upon yourself as a human being. Steve Biko wanted to be a doctor and ergo is the reason why he studied
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