I absolutely loved this project and experience overall. We got the idea for this project after seeing the movie‚ "Freedom Writers". I went with three of my four other teammates to see it for our first paper and when we walked out‚ the three of us couldn’t shut up about how much we loved and were inspired by the movie. On the way back from the movie‚ we got the idea to do a spin off of the movie for our project. The whole way home from the theater we were coming up with ideas for our upcoming
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Dani Hewitt WR121 Portrait of a Writer From a very early age I loved to read. I read every chance I got. And everywhere. I read in my car while driving (which resulted in a fender bender)‚ in the bathtub‚ and yes‚ even in the shower. I ruined a good many books this way. I believe that this kind of love for reading never goes away. Just like the love you have for your child. I think that to be able to create
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participate effectively in expressing my views. Most importantly‚ things changed when I start to write and the key to success of writing is when one continues to learn and refine gradually to see variations. This‚ I believe‚ will lead me as an active writer. It was challenging at a first glance to read‚ analyse and write your own paper‚ because writing an idea entails with
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July 23‚ 2011 ENTRY 1: ME‚ A WRITER? Attitude: I was never really good at writing. I’ll admit I’m not too thrilled about taking a composition course. This will be a challenge‚ one that I hope to complete. I’m not looking forward to the long days and nights studying. What I am looking forward to is learning the different techniques and styles. I look at this as an opportunity for me. Inventory: I am an Independent learner‚ so distance education should be easy for me. Being a Pragmatic I like rules
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‘’Freedom writers’’ has received a lot of concern from American as well as international audiences. Many culturally sensitive aspects Government does not find an exist are mentioned in this film‚ in particularly discrimination and racism. ‘’Freedom Writers’’is based on the true story collected from the diary of the 203-grade at Long Beach in the late 20th century. It is the stage in Los Angeles riots took place continuously‚ skin color each person decides their fate. This film tells about Fresh-faced
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with writing essays. In many different classes we had to write essays. We did not just write essays in English. Students had to write essays in Math‚ Biology‚ Psychology‚ French‚ History‚ Government‚ and many more classes. Some of my strengths as a writer is that I am very creative. Once I have a topic in mind I can write a good story. I could also go on for hours typing up a story. Sometimes a writing assignment is so interesting to me I just do not want to stop writing and discussing it. Another
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English Writing Reflection. English has always been one of my favorite subjects along with writing. At a young age I remember always writing childish stories‚ and comic books. In second grade I even won a writers competition. Writing has always been a part of my life. I keep a journal to write important events happening in my life and I like to write poems as well. However‚ during my high school years writing essays became more complex. For some reason I couldn’t seem to fully
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My weakness as a writer is that English is not my first language‚ therefore writing is difficult for me. For example‚ I make grammar mistakes‚ my vocabulary is not that strong and sometime I take too much time to brainstorm. Also‚ sometime it is hard for me to come up with ideas. However‚ I always re-check my grammar and I also use thesaurus to improve my writing. To me‚ I think my strengths as a writer is that I work hard to improve my rough draft and I also give myself enough time to finish my
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Basic Overview of Freedom Writers (Film) Based on a true story‚ Freedom Writers is an inspiring film about a young teacher named Erin Gruell (played by Hilary Swank) who chooses to work at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ California. It is a school that is torn by gang violence and racial tension due to the recent integration program in that district. The story begins in 1994‚ Erin is a newly hired teacher at the high school and is assigned to teach Freshman and Sophomore English. Teaching
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What techniques does the director of Freedom Writers‚ Richard LaGravenses‚ use to engage the audience? Introduction Freedom Writers is based on a true story set in America in 1994‚ where a first time teacher‚ played by Hilary Swank‚ faces a group of students who have been considered by the government to be “un-teachable and at–risk” teenagers. These students represent street kids who have all witnessed street fights as well as the murder of their friends and family. The movie demonstrates the way
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