What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means the knowledge of knowing your rights‚ your personal freedom that nobody can ever take away from you. Freedom means being able to have an opinion without it being judged. Freedom means not being restricted or held down from trying to accomplish your dreams. Freedom is a right that every human being deserves‚ yet people around the world are being stripped of that right‚ being forced into a religion or being forced to do things that they may not want to
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The Freedom writers Diary which was a amazing true story for it shows strength‚ courage‚ and achievements in the face of adversity. This remarkable true story starts in the fall of 1994‚ in class room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ California. Erin Gruwell first time teacher faced her first group of students‚ told to be “unteachable and at risk” teens by the administration. Erin’s class room diverse mix of African-American‚ Latino‚ Cambodian‚ Vietnamese‚ and Caucasian students‚
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Economic Freedoms May 14‚ 2013 GB540: Economics for Global Decision Makers Abstract Economic freedom is the way a country operates. It involves the techniques a country uses to produce‚ sell and use their own resources while respecting others’ rights to do the same. (Economic freedom 2011) Economic freedom is very import because it impacts the success of that country. Those countries thriving in economic freedom tend to thrive while those who are not tend to be in poverty filled environments
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junior year‚ in 1997‚ the Freedom Writers all went to Washington‚ D.C.‚ where they presented their diary to the United States Secretary of Education Richard Riley. During this trip they also honored the Freedom Riders by holding a peace march and prayer vigil at the Washington Monument for victims of intolerance. The Freedom Writers Diary has photos of this‚ and I can only imagine what a touching site this must have been. In 1998‚ their senior year‚ Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers won the Spirit
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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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Film Application Paper The Freedom Writers Organization Development Seminar Two Prof. Williams Rebecca Shafer 1/17/2012 Film Application Paper: The Freedom Writers In the case of the Freedom Writers‚ the teacher was the Practitioner and the students were the team. When she first came into that situation the team was not a team they were disorganized and had no sense of teamwork. At the time the teacher/practitioner came into the classroom and was an outsider was not sure what exactly
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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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SUMMARY OF FREEDOM WRITERS Freedom Writers is set in the 1990s and tells the story of a novice teacher’s interactions with a group of students in a Long Beach high school two years following the Los Angeles Riots. The film is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diaries: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them‚ a collection of essays compiled from the real experiences of Erin Gruwell (1999) and her students‚ known as the Freedom Writers.
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English 110 26 November 2011 Freedom of Speech Our first amendment right has been one of the most controversial debates in the US for as long as I can remember. Many people have questioned whether our right to Freedom of Speech should be limited in some form while others believe there should be no limits. It is undeniable that this debate will constantly be revisited in the future as it is now in our present. The questions we must ask ourselves are‚ when is Freedom of Speech helpful and when is
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The United States is a symbol of freedom‚ equality‚ and justice to many people in the world. Historically‚ freedom is one of the most valuable quality to many Americans. The major condition of freedom which is the freedom of speech. However‚ some type of people like to use the languages to attack some specific group of people. They tend to attack by someone’s race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ gender and more. This problem has already brought to the internet in these days‚ and people were abuzz with this
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