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    Freedom Writers

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    Freedom Writers SYNOPSIS FREEDOM WRITERS - 2nd March 2007 (Cert 12A) (Paramount) Starring: Hilary Swank‚ Scott Glenn‚ Imelda Staunton‚ Patrick Dempsey‚ Mario Directed By: Richard LaGravenese Freedom Writers is inspired by real teenagers and the diaries that they wrote after the LA riots. Two-time Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell‚ whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black‚ Latino and Asian gang members who hate her even more than each other

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    conditions. Also‚ it describes Anne’s perception about herself‚ the people around her and life in general as well. Moreover‚ it illustrates the way a young girl matures in very special circumstances. Anne Frank was just an ordinary girl who grew up during extraordinary times. The diary of Anne Frank starts in 1942. At first‚ Anne lives in a normal kind of life. She writes about her friends‚ her crushes and her academic performance in school. Things started to change when their family‚ together with

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    Personal Space

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    Personal Space A personal space is a place where one can go to be alone‚ it is a place that one knows like the back of their hand‚ and it is a place where many memories are made‚ some are trivial‚ some are heartfelt. A personal space is defined as “The physical space immediately surrounding someone‚ into which any encroachment feels threatening to or uncomfortable for them.” (dictionary.com) My personal space is my car. It is a very intimate‚ meaningful space in which I have made many fond memories

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    Compare/Contrast essay Books filled with suspense and thrills are often hard to portray on screen. When Frank Darabont projected Stephen King’s novel‚ The Green Mile‚ into a movie‚ he somewhat failed to adapt the major themes and ideas in the book‚ which focuses on a person’s journey to the electric chair and death penalty during the great depression. The changed genre from serial thriller to drama in the motion picture greatly affected the scenario and vivid details of the novella and therefore

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    Shawshank Redemption

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    involved in making this crazy masterpiece that has no relevance in his usual “Horror” films? Stephen King also wrote a book by the name of “Green Mile” which was also later produced into a movie in 1999. The movie was directed by Frank Darabont and produced by Niki Marvin. Frank Darabont has directed three movies‚ Shawshank Redemption‚ Green Mile‚ and The Mist are the movies that he has directed. See any similarities between the trio? Stephen King wrote a book about all three! Featured actors are Morgan

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    Anne Frank believed that people were really good at heart. Striving for adulthood and adventure‚ she carried herself with great positivity and character throughout her days. Miss Anne Frank cherished things such as being outside and spending time with her family and friends. She believed that even though people might be horrible they still have good in their heart. “In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart.” Anne was a young girl and living in a harsh environment

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    A Tragedy Revealed: A Heroines Last Days Today you are going to read an amazing story wrote by a man named Ernst Schnable‚ this story is about a young girl named Anne Frank. Anne Frank lives in Amsterdam. Anne and her family must go into hiding at the Secret Annex to hide from the Nazi’s. After two years of hiding they are found and taken away to a concentration camps. Today I will be telling you about Anne and some characteristics about her. Anne is very confident‚ energetic‚ and also very caring

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    Analysis of the Green Mile

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    Cited: “The Green Mile”. (King‚ Stephen). Screenplay by Frank Darabont. Director. Frank Darabont. Performers. Tom Hanks‚ Michael Clarke Duncan and David Morse‚ Warner Bros‚ 1999.

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    as a society today. Nonetheless‚ the dated stereotypes and the use of Frank Sinatra and ‘Thriller’ did make the play feel slightly dated. The play list seemed to be the most updated part of Bouncers; the current music‚ including artists like LMFAO‚ Nicki Minaj‚ Stooshe and Rihanna‚ was very popular with the predominately young audience. The pace of the music set the tone for certain scenes. For example‚ when they used Frank Sinatra; the bouncers seemed reminiscent. As if they missed the connection

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    your instructor if you are unsure about the organization of your essay. Title: Symbols of Freedom in Stephen King’s story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" and Frank Darabont’s film The Shawshank Redemption. Thesis Statement: In their different version of Shawshank Redemption‚ author Stephen King and director Frank Darabont make distinctions between freedom and captivity using a bird‚ a library‚ and a poster as symbols of freedom and justice. I. Introduction • The theme of freedom

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