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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.
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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.
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Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors.
Edward Dahlberg
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Born:
August 15, 1969
(age 55)
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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