...Connections 2.7 Report Perhaps the greatest challenge faced by teenagers as they experience the social challenge of school is the pressure to conform or submit and the associated threat of separation and alienation from ‘the group.’ While some who suffer such alienation get lost in a dark world of low self-esteem, anti-social behaviour and intergroup conflict - others choose a path of reconciliation. They choose to see the positive possibilities of an us-oriented life and refuse to play the them-dominated role of the victim. Much modern literature explores variations of this theme in different ways. I have chosen four works that illustrate the phenomenon: Freedom Writers - a movie directed by Richard LaGravenese based on teacher Erin Gruwell’s book The Freedom Writer’s Diary; The Sneetches - a classic children’s book by Dr Seuss; The Power of One - a movie directed by John Avildsen based on Bryce Courtenay’s popular novel of the same name; and The Wave - a young adult novel written by Todd Strasser who is also known by his pen name - Morton Rhue. At the beginning of the film Freedom Writers, Ms Gruwell is attempting to teach her first English class, Room 203, which is full of gang and racial tension. She knows that they need to learn tolerance so that they can reclaim their shattered lives and gain a voice of their own. She tries many different teaching approaches to connect with and engage her class. This shows that she was trying to establish equality in the classroom...
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...Many atrocities happened due to social injustice (the violation of a person's social rights). One of these events include the Holocaust another example of this would just be the everyday prejudice and discrimination. People use several types of courage(standing up against something or someone knowing the possible consequences)including physical,moral,social, emotional,spiritual,and intellectual. Social and Physical courage are the most beneficial in confronting social injustice because they are the most direct way of combating conflict,they're brave enough to possibly embarrass themselves ,and they could get hurt or killed. To begin with,in the story, Star-Belly Sneetches, the plain-bellied sneetches showed physical courage (bravery...
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