Brought Together By Education Segregation has been a problem for quite some time‚ and it has trickled down from generation to generation‚ influencing younger and younger children every day. The problems the teenagers were facing in this book‚ The Freedom Writers Diary‚ were simply because of the segregation they were either taught or learned from the people around them. With the help of Ms. Gruwell‚ these teenagers became more open-minded about their peers and realized they needed an education. “You
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In this assignment I am going to write about the film WASP (Andrea Arnold’s 2003‚http://www.directorsnotes.com/2011/09/25/wasp-2/). Throughout my assignment‚ I will make reference to incidents within the movie‚ to plan how I will work with 11 year old Kelly‚ the eldest of the 4 children. I will give my view on the best course of action for her from my understanding as a FETAC Level 5 Applied social studies student with reference to Sigmund Freud and Bruno Bettelheim’s key ideas‚ beliefs and theories
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Comparing Freedom Writers and The Outsiders Taking place in Long Beach California‚ Richard Lagravense directed an amazing movie titled “Freedom Writers.” Freedom Writers came out in 2007 and has inspired many teenagers all over the world. Not only do I consider this to be one of my favorite movies‚ but many others do too. Freedom Writers was a movie with many interesting characters. Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell (Mrs. G)‚ a high school teacher who realizes that teaching is her passion
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Ju’Bari Smith Hero There are many heroes among us‚ in our everyday life whether we know it or not. Everyone’s a hero in their own way. They could be a hero to others they on what they have accomplished in their past life. People that faces challenges everyday and overcame them‚ to me‚ they are heroes as well. They might have inspired another and helped them find away to change their life and to do better in life. Let’s take my mom for an example‚ she is a true hero. Mom had been through
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Freedom Writers Gang violence in Los Angeles was at its prime in 1992 right after the infamous Rodney King incident and Los Angeles riots that locked down the city for three days. (Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots‚ http://www.citivu.com/ktla/sc-ch1.html) Teenagers in the rough neighborhoods of California thought that they were destined to become gang members with their respective races‚ to fight a battle that their ancestors started. During this time period‚ teenage gang members felt that
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Freedom Writers The movie Freedom Writer is an inspiring story that unveils the perfection of the teaching profession . Throughout the film ‚ the main character Ms . Erin Gruwell (played by Hilary Swank ) managed to standout as 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 to change and aim for success . 1 . How does
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The message portrayed in the movie was very strong and can apply to everyone in different ways. The movie showed kids who each had their own problems in life and how they overcame their difficulties and joined together. The kids were all different races. Many of the kids had suffered from losing loved ones to gang violence. A new teacher came into the school‚ caught off guard by all the negativity going on. She decided that something had to be done‚ and she had to change the paths of these kids lives
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Freedom Writers Reflection The movie “Freedom Writers” has many differences and similarities between various cultures. In Mrs. G’s classroom there are several mixed cultures and gangs in the class. Each of the cultures sit with what is their culture and gang. None of the cultures communicate with each other but only talk about one another and how much they hate each culture that is not their own. Each individual in the classroom has to deal with his or her own problems outside of school and home
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Research Paper- Film Analysis Inner-city schools are suffered by multilayered structural and institutional problems. Although urban problems mainly stem from socio-political power relations rather than individuals‚ classroom teachers must shoulder the 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
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"The Freedom Writers" In the movie “The Freedom Writers” Mrs. Gruwell (Hillary Swank) plays a role of a dedicated teacher who did all she could to help her students. Mrs. Gruwell was faced with a big challenge when a group of freshmen students showed her nothing but disrespect which made it hard for her to communicate and understand them. While she taught she learned different strategies to get them to participate in class activities. The students in the class were highly racial and only talked
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