responsibility for making education caring for urban youth. Freedom Writers (2007)‚ a film released in 2007‚ addresses the complex challenges that inner-city teachers face by acting the special pedagogy of one teacher‚ Erin Gruwell. Throughout the film‚ the main character Ms. Erin Gruwell is an exemplary teacher regardless of the complexities that surrounds the learning environment. The story discusses how students managed to survive in school with the aid of an exceptional teacher who influenced them
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cultures. People may argue that respect is something that has to be earned‚ it is not automatic. In the 1992 Los Angeles’s race riots‚ respect was something that was taken for granted‚ as it was essential for their society. In Freedom Writers‚ Ms Gruwell demanded respect immediately. Not surprisingly the students refused to give it to her
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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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the subject “Racism” reminds me ‘’Freedom Writers” the movie‚ which is based on a book of Erin Gruwell -a new teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach. She chose the school because of its integration program‚ but she did not expect a class consist of students who have racist problem. Students splitted into different racial groups‚ who are ready for fighting‚ hate each other‚ but also they hate Erin more than anybody else. On the other hand‚ senior teachers of the school just ignored the
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reconciles all the student in-spite of big racial wall. To erase the gap between the students she ruins her private life and makes them reconcile. Erin the main protagonist‚ a new excited school teacher comes at ‘Woodro Wilson High school’ in long beach to teach the students. It is 1994 in long beach California‚ idealist Erin Gruwell is just starting her first teaching job‚ that as freshman and sophomore English teacher at Woodro Wilson High School. Which two years earlier‚ implemented a
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Summarizing; freedom writers. The movie “freedom writers” begins with a teacher named Erin Gruwell who had moved to long beach California to work at Widrow Wilson high school (once known as a highly respected school). On her first day she realizes her students are considered to be ‘un-teachable’ (at risk for not graduating). She also realizes the significance in color and background when a gang fight breaks out in the middle of the courtyard. A week later‚ a small group of her students were involved
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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. She was a teacher‚ wife‚ daughter‚ and an employee. She felt her responsibility was being a teacher for the kids‚ however that left strain on her marriage. As a daughter‚ she struggled to
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whites thinking they own this world no matter what‚ you see‚ I hate white people.” Wow! This is one of the most powerful and emotion-filled quotes that was said in the movie Freedom Writers. The movie is about a Caucasian high school teacher named Erin Gruwell that gets a job at a California public school and gets the challenge of teaching a group of kids that are deemed “unteachable.” Very quickly‚ she finds out why no one wanted to teach these group of kids. When she entered the classroom she noticed
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who changes the lives of her students. The teacher in the movie‚ Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank)‚ is the central character and is portrayed by the director as a confident Caucasian woman who is eager to teach for the first time. Gruwell changes the lives of her students in the movie Freedom Writers through her methods of teaching‚ her context of teaching‚ and her relationship with students through her teaching. The portrayal of Gruwell in the movie stands as a strong example to those preparing to teach
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Proctor rips the warrant and allows the people who died to continue their innocence. Does Proctor do the good deed out of guilt for his actions with Abigail? The concepts of self belonging in The Crucible are similarly depicted in Freedom writers. Erin Gruwell‚ a new and excited young teacher is hired to teach the ‘Dumb
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