Movie: Stand And Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration To Everyone
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Movie: Stand and Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration to
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 ....
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.... to it as if his life depended upon
it. In the end, Angel, as 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 i ....
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