The Freedom Writers Diary has amazing, mind boggling, and heart touching journal entries. This collection of journals was brought together by Erin Gruwell, an English teacher in Wilson High School, who wants to learn more about her students. She decided to let them express their lives by writing. Writing diary entries helped them have someone to talk to when they felt like they are lost in the middle of their society. I have also noticed that some of them grew out of their problems by doing these entries. From joining the Freedom Writers, they have a second family at school. When everything is not right at home, they will always have a second family who are willing to support them. Journal number 52 specified on how this person is falling apart because they were faced to be apart from Ms. Gruwell’s class next year. This person has trusted Ms. Gruwell so much that they have adopted Ms. Gruwell and the rest of the Freedom Writers as their family. They want to stick with the same people and stay with Ms. Gruwell because this person have trusted this community and they felt welcomed in there. This person did not want to be apart from this community because they felt like the other teachers are trying to stop them from making a difference in their society. “These teachers can’t break our chain, we are linked, not by our hands, but by our hearts and we will always be together” They have been knotted by hearts. It is really heart to break a heart to heart bond. No matter how far they are apart, they would still feel that love who has linked them together. I highly suggest this book because I feel we can really connect to what the writers are feeling. Being
I have gladly selected a movie called “Freedom Writers” with Oscar Award Winning Hilary Swank. ”It’s based on the freedom writes diary.” Their story. Their words. Their future.” 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. The main events depicted take place in the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Hilary Swank, a new, excited school teacher who leaves the safety of her hometown…
Rhetoric November 17, 2013 To be the Same or to be Different. In the movie ‘Freedom Writers’ Mrs. G was one of the best teachers that Woodrow Wilson Classical High School could have had. Mrs. G was a positive influence on her class and many others in her life. Mrs. G did so many things well. I don’t think those kids would have changed anything from that year or years that they were with her. Mrs. G was a very positive influence and I would have loved to have a teacher similar to her in my…
Freedom Writers Director: Richard LaGravenese Brief outline of story: The storyline of the movie takes place between 1992-1995. Beginning with scenes from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Hilary Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell, a new, excited schoolteacher who leaves the safety of her hometown, Newport Beach, to teach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, a formerly high achieving school which has recently had an integration program put in place. Her enthusiasm is quickly challenged…
Freedom Writers- Movie Review “Freedom Writers" has a great advantage over all those other idealistic and somewhat naïve teachers who come to inner city schools and initially face setbacks but persevere and eventually gain the students' interest and teach them to achieve far beyond the expectations of society movies. Hilary Swank who stars as Erin Gruwell is an idealistic and somewhat naive new teacher who wears pearls and too-short skirts and is convinced she can help her low-achieving inner-city…
Freedom Writers Analysis “No matter what race we are, what ethnic background, sexual orientation, or what views we may have, we are all human. Unfortunately, not all humans see it that way.” –Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Dairy. Freedom writers a film about a teacher,Erin Gruwell who is very enthusiastic and thrilled new teacher. She leaves her comfort life from her town Newport Beach to teach high school in Long Beach. In the beginning of the movie Gruwell’s character thinks that she is…
2. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer? a. Naturalistic writers believed that the laws behind the forces that govern human lives might be studied and understood through their objective study of human beings. Naturalistic writers thus used a version of the scientific method to write their novels; they studied human beings governed by their instincts and passions as well as the…
saying that if a slave women is blessed with beauty then she will suffer the consequences of a lustful slave owner (Dr. Flint). Jacobs was a very influential writer and used writing as a tool to give the world what it needs to know about the horrific treatment towards slaves in the antebellum south. Another well-known African American women writer and civil rights leader is Ida B. Wells, whom was fierce and passionate about anti lynching. In the book “The autobiography of Ida B. Wells, Crusade for Justice”…
their opinion. Therefore they have freedom of speech. It may be a direct democracy or an indirect democracy. It does not matter. The people are still voting and decisions decided by a majority rules. In order for a democracy to occur, the decisions must be made by the people. 1b) Freedom to make your own views known is important in a democracy. For a democracy to function decisions are made by the people like in questions 1a. If there was no freedom for people to make their own views known…
most significant issues from the book that I would like to discuss the meaning of the freedom in the American concept, equality of opportunity and competition, and the relation between the American values and their dream. In my opinion, they connected to each other. The first significant issue is about the meaning of the freedom in the American concept. The writers indicate that the relationship between freedom and self-reliance when they wrote “if they rely too much on the support of their families…
TIEN VE and Freedom of Thought & Expression for Contemporary Vietnamese Arts HOÀNG NGỌC-TUẤN Paper delivered by Hoang Ngoc-Tuan at the NAM BANG!’s international conference “Echoes of a War”, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 17/4/2009. [A Vietnamese translation is available at this link] TIEN VE and FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & EXPRESSION FOR CONTEMPORARY VIETNAMESE ARTS Every tyrannical regime is afraid of resistance. Because of this fear, they make all efforts to suppress freedom of thought…
