different contexts and aspects of each individual’s everyday life. Three texts in which deeply explore both a sense of belonging and a sense of alienation are Steven Herrick’s The simple gift (2000)‚ the 2006 movie directed by Richard Lagravanese Freedom writers and Armin Greder’s picture book The Island. Each text promotes a strong sense of belonging but also a strong sense of alienation and rejection through the use of social values and attitudes‚ cultural identity and personal relationships. These
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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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Simple Gift by Stephen Herrick which demonstrates elements of belonging and acceptance through the ’pain and suffering’ of rejection‚ ’homelessness’ and ’dealing with death’ by the characters Billy‚ Caitlin and Old Bill. Similarly in the movie “Freedom Writers”‚ it explores the ideas of taking control of one’s identity and accepting life’s simple pleasures. Firstly‚ in the novel ‘The Simple Gift’‚ Steven Herrick explores the idea taking control of one’s identity through numerous language techniques
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Freedom Writers is a movie that tells the story of how a teacher‚ Erin Gruwell influences the education and lives of a group of students at a very diverse high school. As a novice to the classroom Mrs. Gruwell struggles to discover how to help impact her class deemed as misfits‚ and students who are incapable of learning. In beginning to understand the life stories and environments of the students she is able to connect with them as an educator‚ and meet the students where they are. Furthermore she
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Every journey involves challenges and choices. Challenges and choices are a part of every journey. They are significant factors to the end of many journeys. ‘Lord of the Flies’‚ a novel by William Golding‚ and the film ‘Freedom Writers’‚ directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ are texts which both involve these aspects of journeys and convey them to the audience in a number of ways. These journeys‚ like most others‚ involve challenges and choices which help overcome them. Challenges or distractions need
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Ziegenbein 1 Elana Ziegenbein Professor Milner EDUC 210 26 April 2011 Freedom Writers The movie “Freedom Writers” is an inspiring story about one teacher’s dedication and commitment to her students. Remarkably‚ she manages to overcome the many struggles and hardships and significantly change the lives of her students. The film is based on an inspiring true story that encourages teachers to be passionate about their work. Many individuals do not understand the complex work teachers contribute to
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Segregated by Race‚ Equal by Education The movie Freedom Writers directed by Richard LaGravenese is a story full of different themes‚ from segregation to sacrifice‚ and respect to equality. The movie shows multiple themes from different angles. There is a constant subliminal background to the whole story. The Freedom Writers was made after the famous trial of Rodney King in 1992. This trial brought out the injustices experienced by people of different ethnic origins. The Rodney King’s trial provided
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own" in her testimony. At school‚ Gruwell intercepts a racist drawing by one of her high school students and utilizes it to teach them about the Holocaust. She gradually begins to earn their trust and buys them composition books to record their diaries‚ in which they talk about their experiences of being abused‚ seeing their friends die‚ and being evicted. Determined to reform her high school students‚ Gruwell takes
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How Does It Feel to Be Different? Imaging a world where you have to fight to survive. A world where you could die when you step out your house. A world that is full of hatred and racism. Racism runs through the city’s blood‚ thus‚ led to a high amount of street and gang violence. A world where being in school is the same as being on the street. Gang wars can broke out anywhere at any time. Eva Benitez was raise in a neighborhood simply to that. Eva Benitez came from a family with a strong
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An important theme from the film “Freedom Writers” directed by Richard LaGravenese is the theme of understanding‚ respect and tolerance. “Freedom Writers” is an amazing and inspiring film set after the Rodney King Riots in L.A. the film is based on a true story about the experiences that the students from room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School went through. The variety of camera work used throughout the film helped portray how the characters demonstrated the importance of showing tolerance‚ understanding
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