The Freedom Writers Diary

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    does not fit the one she has. Meaning if no one believes in her. Why are the diaries numbered? (Beginning of book) - So others can’t disrespect them. Also so they can keep them safe. Why do these people always feel down around family? (Whole book) Most people have bad history with people in their family. They often feel abandoned. They eventually learn how to cope with it. How did they get the name freedom writers? (Page.66) -This is because Mrs.G thought that they were able to do anything

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    Racism In Freedom Writers

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    today as it ever was. Old wounds have opened, and the dark side of America is being brought to light. Freedom Writers, a 2007 movie adaptation of the 1999 book The Freedom Writers Diary (Freedom Writers), illustrates just how large an issue racism is in society. Freedom Writers was directed by Richard LaGravenese and stars Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Patrick Dempsey, and Imelda Staunton (Freedom Writers). Set in Long Beach, California, a first-time teacher educates her at-first unmotivated students in

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    in normal for a successful student. They are independent in their own school work. For example, he completes his homework, projects, and research on time. The first priority of a successful student is school. For example, one student in The Freedom Writers Diary said nobody in her family has ever gone to college and he/she is self-motivated to continue his/her

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    Freedom Writers Thesis

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    OVERALL IMPRESSION OF THE MOVIE Freedom Writers is a poignant film based on the book, The Freedom Writers by Erin Gruwell and her students from Room 203. I really like how the movie captures the stories of the people from Room 203. The film also shows the different perspective of the stories written by the students, it help theviewers undertsnad the problems that they were facing at the moment. Furthermore, the narration of Eva Hernandez story in the film gave a powerful impact to me. The role

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    and it destroyed them mentally. Now there are also people who got broken in a different way. Those people fought in gangs and were shot at on a daily basis. It made them have no care for their family or their education. Both “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Freedom Writers” teach us that people will always find some way to survive. People will keep on living. People are strange beasts we have the urge to survive and thrive. People will hide and run and fight just to prolong their life a few years.

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    “But even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a dark room.” The 2007 film Freedom Writers, based on the 1999 novel The Freedom Writers Diary, includes many well-known celebrities including Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, and Mario and was directed by Richard LaGravensee (Dargis). The motion picture gives viewers a look into Erin Gruwell’s freshman and sophomore English classes at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California

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    In both movies there are key individuals, organizations, movements, and programs. In the Freedom Writers, some key individuals are Erin Gruwell, Miss Campbell, and Eva Benitez. Ms. Gruwell believed in her students. She knew that they can learn and was determined to teach them; she was an extremely involved teacher. She played a role in solving the divisions of race tensions between ethnic groups by teaching her students to tolerate and understand one another. Miss. Campbell was apart of the administration

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    The Freedom Writers Diary is a book about young teens who have been through many hardships in their short lives. It touches on many mature topics that no one should have to go through. One major topic in this book was abuse. Abuse is something that many people go through and The Freedom Writers Diary did not shy away from this topic, but gives a raw account of what it feels like to go through it. Although their abuse, whether physical or mental was not right at all, it did make the diarists stronger

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    Freedom Writers Film Review But even an ordinary secretary Or a housewife or a teenager Can, within their own small ways, Turn on a small light in a dark room. - Miep Gies Just like how Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) turned the lights on, in the dark room of 203. Freedom Writers is a film inspired by students of Woodrow Wilson High School as they experience the aftermath of LA riots. Los Angeles resembles a war zone back in the 1992. During this time in America, it all comes down to what a person look

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    Erin Teaches Gang Members to Love and Respect Others This movie Freedom Writers is based on a true story. Freedom Writers is a film which related to racial discrimination, education and many other issues. The whole story takes place in a larger environment of strong racial and gang wars. The fall of 1994, Erin Gruwell stood before her first group of student. These kids were from the poorest and the bottom of society, and lived under the serious racial discrimination. They never heard of the teacher

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