Erin Murphy

students all come from different backgrounds; most of them are in gangs or grew up around gang violence. They fear for their lives every single day and do not care whatsoever about getting their education in high school. That is until one teacher, Mrs. Erin Gruwell, comes along. Mrs. Gruwell teaches them that they are not so different at all. She treats them with respect, which is much more than any other teacher has ever given them. She brings them together through her teaching and through literature

their class seriously. Every student in the class 203 has their own story that will really make you cry if you'll understand it. Many Students inside the room 203 don't have a sense of direction on what they really want, and they don't care about it. Erin Gruwell started her first teaching in Woodrow Wilson high school, she teaches freshman and sophomore class. In the first day of her teaching she was shock about the nature of class 203 which she will handle but she has been motivated and inspired her

Despite the high approval ratings of the president, nearly two hundred high school students participated in a rally organized by St. Scholastica's College to express their opposition against the Duterte administration last Tuesday, days before the president's State of the Nation's Address. Sister Mary John Mananzan, an activist nun now serving as vice president of the Benedictine-run, said that the activity was part of the school's curriculum to raise the awareness of the students about the socio

Have you ever been told you can't do something? Have you ever felt like the future holds no hope for you? That's how most of the students in The Freedom Writers Diary by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell feel. Their whole lives have been nothing but teachers giving up on them, and even family not caring whether they reach anything. Most of them thought they would not even graduate high school. That is, until, Ms. Gruwell shows up. What she gives these students is growth from being people who don't

Erin Brockovich, a biographical film directed by Steven Soderbergh and Susannah Graham, tells the story of a twice-divorced unemployed mother of three who fought to win a lawsuit against a giant utility corporation. Erin Brockovich, played by Julia Roberts, consults lawyer Ed Masry after suffering injuries from an automobile accident through no fault of her own. She is ensured to walk away from her case with a large settlement, yet Mr. Masry lets her down drastically when he ends up losing the

While I was firstly reading “The Freedom Writers’ Diary,” by Erin Gruwell, I was expecting the book to be tedious and humdrum. The story is set to happen in a classroom – Room 203 – at Wilson High School, located in California; and as we all know, high school is a place where we learn and communicate on a daily basis. However, I was given a total shock and impressed after I fully comprehend the context of this book. The book is formatted as a collection of diaries, written by different students from

Sophia Zoll January 22, 2017 Hazardous Chemical Rough Draft Chemistry 7th INTRO In 1954, Hinkley, California was a sleepy little town located in the Mojave Desert. People went about their normal, daily lives without ever suspecting that they were in danger of chemical poisoning. Little did they know that natural gas compressor station was slowly leaking hexavalent chromium into the groundwater. Over the course of ten years, hexavalent chromium steadily spread over the town of Hinkley, unbeknownst

significant themes throughout the movie and book “Freedom Writers” directed by Richard LaGravenese (book) written by Erin Gruwell (and all the students of room 203). The movie is a heartfelt drama that is meaningful, and based on a true story. I will be discussing three main points; stereotypes/expectations, choice of your future and seeing

In the book, The Freedom Writers Diary, the students came from violent backgrounds and neighborhoods. Because they attended a school with many privileged people, they were looked down on as drug users or gang members who were destined to die or become nonentities. Many of their teachers thought that because they grew up around drugs and violence, they were lost causes and would never change. Through the students’ efforts and other people’s help, they proved the close-minded people wrong and ended

The film ‘Freedom Writers’ directed by Richard LaGravenese, is a moving, inspiring story about a group of students and their everyday challenges living in the suburb of Long Beach. Long Beach is gang land, not just one gang but numerous rival gangs all fighting for superiority. Memorable scenes from the film mainly always refers to a 14 year old student named Eva Benitez who has grown up in this environment. Her life story is shown throughout the film from when she was young, initiating into gangs