ENGLISH - The power of friendship
Look again at Miguel's speech in The Freedom Writers. What does friendship mean to Miguel? "This summer was the worst summer in my short 14 years of life. "It all started with a phone call. "My mother was crying and begging, "asking for more time as if she were gasping for her last breath of air. "She held me as tight as she could and cried. "Her tears hit my shirt like bullets and told me we were being evicted. "She kept apologizing to me. I thought, 'I have no home. "'I should have asked for something less expensive at Christmas. ' "On the morning of the eviction, a hard knock on the door woke me up. "The sheriff was there to do his job. "I looked up at the sky, waiting for something to happen. "My mother has no family to lean on, no money coming in. "Why bother coming to school or getting good grades if I'm homeless? "The bus stops in front of the school. I feel like throwing up. "
