Introduction The purpose of this essay is to describe an analysis of the film “Freedom Writers” in regards to the breadth area of Social/Civic. The film “Freedom Writers” is based on the area of Long Beach‚ CA‚ was released in early 2007‚ and directed by Richard LaGravenese. The film is about a young teacher who inspired her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance‚ apply themselves‚ and pursue education beyond high school (IMDB‚ n.d.). The film expresses the lives of students in the early
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someone to treat us a certain way‚ we have to treat them the same way. As my mom says "treat others the way you want to be treated"‚ I keep those words in the deepest part of my heart and remind myself to have good manners all the time to everyone that I meet in my life. For example‚ I show my respect to my elders by always offering help by any means possible‚ always saying ‘please’‚ ‘thank you’ whenever it is needed. In our pledge class‚ respect could also mean integrity‚ and doing each own job
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R O M A N T I C I S M What was the Romantic Movement? Commenced in late 18th century as a consequence of dynamic social change culminating in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era Romanticism was an intellectual orientation that was instilled in many works of literature‚ painting‚ music etc. in Western civilization between the 1790’s and 1840’s It was a rejection of the precepts of order‚ calm‚ physical materialism‚ and 18th century rationalism Instead it was a celebration of the power
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FREEDOM WRITER QUESTIONAIRE 1. What are three status symbols found in the movie? - Erin’s pearls symbolize the wealth of her father‚ being as they were a gift from him. - Erin’s wedding ring symbolizes that she is married. - The tattoos on the Holocaust survivor’s arms symbolize their status as Jew. 2. Which character(s) experienced role conflict? Give an example - Although Eva and Erin both experienced role conflict‚ I feel that Erin had more of an obvious conflict.
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bodies. Out of the 300 Spartans that were in that army‚ 259 of them have been located. Theories run wild about the rest of them. Some of them may have been eaten by beasts. Others may have gone off somewhere‚ and been afraid to show their faces. We do not know if any of them are true. We hope to find the rest soon. The Spartans may not have defeated‚ or stopped the Persians‚ but here’s what they DID do. They held out for three weeks against an army over 666 times the size of their own. They killed several
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Freedom Writers Director: Richard LaGravenese Brief outline of story: The storyline of the movie takes place between 1992-1995. Beginning with scenes from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Hilary Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell‚ a new‚ excited schoolteacher 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 had an integration program put in place. Her enthusiasm is quickly challenged
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Shakespeare uses these techniques to show the flaws in Macbeth that leads to his tragic death. Macbeth was chosen to emphasize the drama and tragedy as he would have been one of the most courageous and honorable characters. From Macbeth’s death we can learn not to let temptation‚ desire‚ ambition‚ equivocation‚ and evil influence our moral and better thinking. Through the Start of the play‚ Shakespeare explores how a discreet suggestion to a person with ambition‚ corrupts their ability to follow their
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Cheer Yourself Up When You’re Down Got the colder weather‚ sour relationshops‚ no money‚ poor health‚ plain ol’ down ’n dirty blues? Try some of these strategies to blow away those dark clouds and let the sunshine into your life again. 1) Dance! Put on your favourite music‚ turn it up loud and dance! This is guaranteed to make you feel good. If you are unable to dance‚ don’t let that stop you having fun - sing at the top of your voice instead. 2) Smile! Force yourself to smile even if you don’t
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from a change in one’s perspective on life. Positive changes in characters after defeating adversity is evident in the film “Freedom Writers” (2007) directed by Richard LaGravenese. Through various camera techniques and the characterisation of Eva‚ LaGravenese explores the dangers and results of gang violence while living in America during the 1990s. “Freedom Writers” highlights the challenges one must experience in order to change their values. These challenges are evident through a montage of archive
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Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. In other word it is the thinking beyond just regular thinking. It is thinking of numerous ways that you can solve a problem instead of sticking to just one maneuver. In this class I learned plenty of things. If I have to choose just three it would have to be the type of thinker that I am and ways that I can improve that. The second thing would be understanding
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