freedom writers

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freedom writers directed by richard lagravenese an inspiring drama about an idealistic teacher who breaks down the walls separating her students from each other. film review by frederic and mary ann brussat "diversity may be both the hardest thing to live with and the most dangerous thing to be without," the prophetic protestant clergyman william sloane coffin once observed. one of the greatest challenges of our pluralistic culture is dealing with the stranger. we give love and respect to kith and kin but are suspicious and antagonistic toward outsiders. these attitudes are especially prevalent in many urban enclaves where youth have divided into groups based on race and gang affiliation. they are loyal to their own and aggressive toward strangers, constantly upping the ante of distrust and violence. this is the background for freedom writers. richard lagravenese, the screenplay writer of the fisher king, a little princess, the bridges of …
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ave congregated in the schoolyard and the classrooms in groups based on race (african americans, latinos, asians) and gang affiliation. erin tries to connect with her students by talking their language and by referring to cultural artifacts they are familiar with but they immediately judge her as just another white person trying to make them over. nothing works until she confiscates an ugly racial cartoon that one student has drawn of an african american in the class. she compares it to the kind of drawings of jews that the nazis used to inflame resentments in germany. but to her surprise, erin discovers that her students know nothing about the holocaust and the persecution suffered by the jews. she likens the nazis to a street gang just protecting their own. erin then hands out blank journals and tells the students she wants them to write something in them every day. they …

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freedom writers directed by richard lagravenese an inspiring drama about an idealistic teacher who breaks down the walls separating her students from each other. film review by frederic and mary ann brussat "diversity may be both the hardest thing to live with and the most dangerous thing to be without," the prophetic protestant clergyman william sloane coffin once observed. one of the greatest challenges of our pluralistic culture is dealing with the stranger. we give love and respect to kith and kin but are suspicious and antagonistic toward outsiders. these attitudes are especially prevalent in many urban enclaves where youth have divided into groups based on race and gang affiliation. they are loyal to their own and aggressive toward strangers, …

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