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    Reaction Paper “The Freedom Writers” Literal level: Who: Erin Gruwell/Ms. G, Steve Gruwell, Scot Casey, Margaret Campbell, and the Freedom Writers What: The Freedom Writers (from the diaries of the students of Room 203) Where: Long beach and Los angeles, California When: 1992-1995 Interpretative level: Erin Gruwell is a young new excited teacher at one of the hardest school Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. At first, Erin is having problem about her new

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    The movie, Freedom Writers, created in 2007, and directed by Richard LaGravenese, is an exceptional movie about a class at Woodrow Wilson High School that was involved in gang violence in the early 90’s. The class’s teacher, Erin Gruwell, changes their lives and shows them that life is not all about gangs. Additionally, she has her class write in journals that later on get published into a book; the class titles the book, Freedom Writers. Throughout the film, LaGravenese does a superb job of displaying

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    But after reading the diaries we can see that she now realises that she was wrong about her pre-judged thoughts. In the last shot of the diary scene, we see Ms Gruwell has now finished reading the diaries and is sitting at her desk, thinking. As the camera pans across her head from right to left, we can see in the background the change of atmosphere as it goes from

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    “Freedom Writers” is a powerful film that is based on a true story about a teacher named Erin Gruwell, who struggles to connect with her students to make them believe that they can succeed in life, and to show them that their lives, experiences, and knowledge is valuable, all while attempting to unify them and to overcome racial segregation and gang violence that is part of their daily lives. Gruwell focuses on introducing the concepts of discipline and obedience in her classroom. She gradually begins

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    Freedom Writers, directed by Richard LaGravenese, is a true story about the legendary class 203 of Woodrow Wilson High School. With the help of first-time teacher Erin Gruwell, who is portrayed through actress Hilary Swank, the class of misfits and outcasts discover life in a new light, and they learn to join together as one against the world instead of many (“Freedom Writers”). The touching story sends the message that anything is achievable if one has the right mindset and determination for it

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    The Freedom Writers is a book and movie that shows the story of how different races dropped their differences and came together to learn and care for each other. The book was written in 1999 and the movie was created in 2007, which had a very accurate, but dramatic, depiction of the book. The movie was directed by Richard LaGravenese and featured acting roles from popular actors Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, and Scott Glenn (IMDb). The movie takes place at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach

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    times we see ourselves as lesser than what we actually could be. We may let negative perceptions of ourselves and our abilities lead us to believe we’re inferior but it is possible to become strong enough to break those mental barriers. The film Freedom Writers tells a story about at-risk freshmen students who live in toxic environments and a gang-ridden neighborhood while attending an inner-city school with racial tension on the rise. They meet their new English teacher, Erin Gruwell, who helps turn

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    eager Erin Gruwell was told in the midst of her new job at a racially divided high school. Based on the best selling novel The Freedom Writers Diary the movie Freedom Writers is a true story about a teacher doing everything in her power to give an education to at-risk teenagers. The book was written in 1999 then transformed into a movie eight years later (“The Freedom Writers True…”). The main characters who played important roles in bringing this story to life include; Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey

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    Reflected in the Hollywood movie Freedom Writers Racial discrimination is a worldwide issue that still occurs in today’s society, especially among the adults and the young adults as well. Racism can be seen and heard and is pretty much witnessed everyday whether it is a part of one’s surrounding or just a daily encounter. The movie The Freedom Writers is a Hollywood film based on the non-fiction book The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruewell. The Freedom Writers tells the story of an unusual yet

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    Class 203 Essay

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    om Writers The movie freedom writer will not catch your eye in the first place but once you started watching it you will be excited what would be the ending, what will happen to the students, who are gang members and not taking 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

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