Movie: Stand And Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration To Everyone
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In the movie Stand and Deliver, double entendre ran rampant. During an
Algebra lesson one day at the beginning of the school year, Mr. Escalante told
Angel, a gang member, to "fill the hole". Not only was he referring to the hole
as an illustration, but also to the hole in the students lives as ....
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.... well as the other students, makes a huge stride by studying and passing the
AP Calculus exam.
In yet another interpretation of this seemingly meaningless statement,
Mr. Escalante could be referring to the hole caused by discrimination. Jaime
knows that because of their ethnic origin, they will have a constant struggle to
overcome the hurdles life has already set for them. ETS questioning of the
results of the first AP exam is just one of the many obstacles his students will
encounter in t ....
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