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The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves And The World Around ...
Erin Gruwell

Topeka Bindery, 1999 		  
  







  
  
The Freedom Writers Diary (Movie Tie-in Edition): How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change ...14 reviews
The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell

Broadway, 2006

READ THIS, THEN PASS IT ON TO A FRIEND !
A close friend kept bugging me to see the movie, "Freedom Writers." Finally, we watched it one afternoon, and she was right. It's a very good movie. After seeing the movie, I came home the same day, and ordered the book. The book is a collection of diary entries by high school students in the Long Beach area of L.A., right after the Rodney King riots. Some of their true stories are horrific and ... 		  
  







  
  
No Easy Walk to Freedom (African Writers Series)
Nelson Mandela

Heinemann, 1986

During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against White domination and I have fought against Black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve. but if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. - Nelson Mandela This ... 		  
  







  
  
Teach With Your Heart: Lessons I Learned from The Freedom Writers30 reviews
Erin Gruwell

Broadway, 2008

Inspiring story
Many others have written detailed reviews. This is merely an attempt to throw mine in the ring. I will begin by saying that I do not believe this book was ever intended to be a "How To" manual, but rather it is Erin telling us her story. One reviewer's title stated it was "Difficult to Replicate." I would take that one further and state that it is IMPOSSIBLE to replicate (it is HER story!) ... 		  
  







  
  
The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells (Black Women Writers Series)

Beacon Press, 1995

"DeCosta-Willis makes it possible to look back in a new way into the character of Wells and, more than that, into the daily life of African Americans a century ago." ? Chicago Tribune "A unique look at the life of an independent, unmarried African-American woman coping with financial hardships, romantic entanglements, sexism and racism. A substantial contribution to African-American studies." ? Publishers Weekly 		  
  







  
  
In the Shadow of Selma: The Continuing Struggle for Civil Rights in the Rural South
Cynthia Griggs Fleming

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004

Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Although right next door to Selma, their story has been largely ignored. Through the eyes of the residents of the ... 		  
  







  
  
The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam27 reviews
Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Free Press, 2006

Enlightenment
How lucky we American women are........I never realized the difficulties of being born a woman in an Islam society......The author introduces the reader to the plight of innocent females of all ages...What a tragedy that such horrible and unimaginable crimes are inflicted on females by family members and others....All women in this world should be outraged and aware of these abominable injustices. 		  
  







  
  
Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command: The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered (Woodrow ...5 reviews
Jon Tetsuro Sumida

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999

Mahan in Full
There is no more prominent name - American or otherwise - in naval theory and grand strategy than Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914). The only more enduring name in strategic studies today is that of the Prussian master, Carl von Clausewitz. Unfortunately, like Clausewitz, Mahan's work is rarely read in the original; instead, his ideas are summarized and conveyed in secondary sources or, worse ... 		  
  







  
  
The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World ...139 reviews
Freedom Writers, Zlata Filipovic

Main Street Books, 1999

Freedom Writers a must read for all students and adults
We have a lot to learn from these kids and their teacher. Great book! 		  
  







  
  
The Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guide4 reviews
Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers

Broadway, 2007

Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guide
The Freedom Writers Diary is an incredible book for teenagers to read, and this book will help any teacher use the FWD to motivate and inspire students. The Teacher's Guide contains practical activities that tie into the book but can also be used independently. Several of the activities, such as the Line Game and the Toast for Change, were featured in the Freedom Writers movie. All of the ... 		  
  







  
  
when the going gets weird

POW, 2008

The only cradle-to-grave biography of the founding Father of Gonzo - the lifestyle, the journalism, the mytho-poetic abstraction that was, is, and always will be Hunter S. Thompson. 		  
  







  
  
The Gender of Freedom: Fictions of Liberalism and the Literary Public Sphere
Elizabeth Dillon

Stanford University Press, 2007

In a sweeping reassessment of early American literature, The Gender of Freedom explores the workings of the literary public sphere?from its colonial emergence through the antebellum flourishing of sentimentalism. Placing representations of and by women at the center rather than the margin of the public sphere, this book links modern forms of political identity to the seemingly private images of gender displayed prominently in the developing ... 		  
  







  
  
Writers Under Siege: Voices of Freedom from Around the World (Pen Anthology)

NYU Press, 2007

View the Table of Contents Read the Foreword ?An invaluable anthology. . . . The individuals in this anthology . . . tell stories so vital and impassioned that we are moved to become lecteurs engagŠs, moved not merely by their writing but by their courage and conviction of the their lives.? ? BookForum ?As an act of commemoration, as well as a sobering reminder of the world in which writers are frequently ? and all too easily?silenced, this ... 		  
  







  
  
With A Woman's Voice: A Writer's Struggle for Emotional Freedom3 reviews
Lucy Daniels

Madison Books, 2002

a compelling, wrenching read
Lucy Daniels' story of overcoming her upbringing by narcissitic parents and of surviving anorexia (and the various "cures" for it imposed on her as a teenager) is an emotionally-draining read. Daniels is a woman who went through a private hell from childhood and into adulthood, but managed to finally free herself. In her 40's she was able to go to college, acquire a PhD, and start a career as a ... 		  
  







  
  
Faces of Freedom Profiles of America's Fallen Heroes: Iraq and Afghanistan14 reviews
Multiple writers

Wentworth Printing Corp, 2007

Moving book
I wrote the Kentucky story for this book, but I'd like to commend Rebecca Pepin and the other writers who contributed. I love what this book does for the families of the military men and women whose stories are depicted inside, and my own personal experience was very enriching for me personally. "Getting to know" DeShon Otey through his family was one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. ... 		  
  







  
  
The Freedom to Remember: Narrative, Slavery, and Gender in Contemporary Black Women's Fiction
Angelyn Mitchell

Rutgers University Press, 2002 		  
  







  
  
Conscience of the Nation: Writers, State, and Society in Modern Egypt
Richard Jacquemond

American University in Cairo Press, 2008

Artfully combining social and literary history, this unique study explores the dual loyalties of contemporary Egyptian authors from the 1952 Revolution to the present day. Egypt's writers have long had an elevated idea of their social mission, considering themselves 'the conscience of the nation.' At the same time, modern Egyptian writers work under the liberal conception of the writer borrowed from the European model. As a result, each Egyptian ... 		  
  







  
  
Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore: From Fundamentalist to Freedom Writer10 reviews
Skipp Porteous

Prometheus Books, 1991

Man of God goes AWOL, but his story need not end this way!
I write this review as a fundamentalist Christian studying to be an Assemblies of God pastor. I'm reading all I can concerning Fundamentalism and Pentecostalism, both pro and con. I found this book, as well as Austin Miles' two books, informative and oddly enough even encouraging. Porteous writes of his time as a believer so well and with so much enthusiasm at times I almost forgot he would be ... 		  
  







  
  
Good To Be King: The Foundation of Our Constitutional Freedom32 reviews
Michael Badnarik

Writers' Collective, 2004

What You Don't Know About the Constitution Could Fill This Book
He may not be a good politician (as he comes off as abrasive in his political discussion) but he is one hell of an author. This book systematically takes apart the Constitution article by article, amendment by amendment, section by section, verse by verse to analyze the Constitution. He does not just interpret the text, he gives you historical background on all the items. At the end of the ... 		  
  







  
  
Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Martin Luther King, Jr., Eight White Religious Leaders, and the ""Letter from ...2 reviews
S. Jonathan Bass

Louisiana State University Press, 2002

One MLK Jr. Holiday, I See More Need for Peacemakers!
All who lived during those momentous years of Southern turmoil of 1960's were greatly impacted by the laws of desegregation of the white churches and schools. As one renews his/her commitment to religious and social justice, it brings into focus our recent tragedies of Ruwanda, Iraq, Thailand, and Indonesia! Upon my own return to Professor Bass's BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS, I easily conjure up ... 		  
  







  




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