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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

Don't let the actions of a few determine the way you feel about an entire group. Remember, not all German's were Nazis.

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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you tell kids they're stupid—directly or indirectly—sooner or later they start to believe it.

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It would be easy to become a victim of our circumstances and continue feeling sad, scared or angry; or instead, we could choose to deal with injustice humanely and break the chains of negative thoughts and energies, and not let ourselves sink into it.

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I have always been taught to be proud of being Latina, proud of being Mexican, and I was. I was probably more proud of being a "label" than of being a human being, that's the way most of us were taught.

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Society just doesn't care about young people anymore, even if we are the future.

Erin Gruwell

Erin Gruwell

Erin Gruwell

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Born: August 15, 1969 (age 56)

Bio: Erin Gruwell is an American teacher known for her unique teaching method, which led to the publication of The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them.

Known for:

The Freedom Writers Diary (1999)
The Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guide (2007)
Teach With Your Heart (2007)

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