Freedom Writers Foundation

In America, education is held to a high standard. Therefore, since America holds it to a high standard we are funded by our local taxpayers. Education and funding is probably one of the most taxed things in America. As seen in Freedom Writers, which takes place in a urban area in Los Angeles, Mrs. Erin Gruwell did not have the proper funding to give the proper education to her freshman students. The resources that she needed was not provided to her even if they did have some resources. If teachers come to work to teach, then why cant they get the proper education and funding whether their in an urban area or surbanian area? I will explain and support this by using logos, pathos, and ethos. Many say, “Go to school, get a education so you can…

As I was sitting on the couch over the past weekend, I decided to search for a good move on Netflix. As I began my search through the drama options I ran across the movie “Freedom Writers.” I was introduced to this movie during my freshman year at Prairie View A&M. It was a boring weekend on campus, and none of my friends were leaving to go back to their home towns so we decided to go to the theater on campus, that particular day they were playing “Freedom Writers,” and since none of us had ever…

Although I do believe teachers are positive people and do many great things for students, I do understand not all teachers have the same enthusiasm. I chose to talk about “Freedom Writers”, this movie is based off of a true story and the teacher (Erin Gruwell) does many great things for her students. For instance, she inspires them, uses many teaching strategies and goes above and beyond to ensure her students success. Erin Gruwell inspires her students to realize there is more to life than…

Surrounded by guns, drug deals, and unstable households leaves lost and undetermined kids. In this compelling movie, Freedom Writers the main Character Erin Gruwell(Hilary Swank) sees potential in grieving students when everyone else has lost hope in them. Long Beach, California is central for violence, drugs, and alcohol. For these students all they have known is love through gangs and rough households. Underneath the tough constructed attitude lies innocent kids who have lost faith in…

The theory allows us to understand and change the social inequalities that exist in society. In the film, Freedom Writers, it shows the journey of a young teacher as she attempts to inspire a group of students who are considered to be "at-risk" students who come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Each of them is dealing with discrimination from their peers and educational inequality from the administration from the high school. Erin Gruwell ends up inspiring many of her students by proving…

Logan Anderson Mrs. Towler ENG 101 27 November 2017 Koe no Katachi Koe no Katachi, also known as A Silent Voice, is a Japanese anime film produced by Naoko Yamada; which takes place from the perspective of Shoyo Ishida, the main protagonist in the movie. In the beginning of the movie, a young student by the name of Shoko Nishymiya transfers to Ishida’s elementary school. However, unlike the other students, Nishymiya is deaf and is unable to communicate verbally, which impacts her ability to…

I went to watch Truth Underground documentary which was screened in Charlotte film festival on September 30 at 2:20 P.M. The initial release of the documentary was on 2016 and it was directed by Gerret Warner. The documentary talks about the lives of three young poets who have problems such as poverty, discrimination, PTSD, and other problems. However, these three young people try to share with others their feelings and emotions using poetry as a method of communication. The first person was CJ…

Freedom Writers In the movie “Freedom Writers” (2007), a female teacher tries to make a racial difference by separating students in a class occupied by black, Latino and Asian high school freshmen. Her markings lead to a clear indication of diversity and a sense of racial disparity within the society. As part of the review of freedom writers’ movie, I will discuss racial disparity and diversity issue while trying to connect the content of the movie to the current state of the society. As such,…

Wednesday Wars It is important to have people in your life who you can rely on, look up to as mentors and help you develop as a person. In Gary.D Schmidt’s novel “The Wednesday Wars”, Holling Hoodhood is a seventh-grade student attending Camilla Junior High in Long Island during The Vietnam War. Holling has to stay in every Wednesday afternoon with the teacher who “hates [Holling’s] guts”(Schmidt 7), Mrs.Baker, but throughout the novel, Holling and Mrs.Baker develop a strong relationship and…

In the book of “The Sweet revenge of Celia Door”, Celia Door is presented as an incoming freshman with interesting motive of revenge towards a person who she she holds an immense hatred against but the new experiences of high school confuses her to choose between friendship and revenge. In the book, Karen presents Celia Door with many struggles and some common conflicts of a typical student who goes through high school life throughout the book. In the book, a conflict that is introduced in the…