The Freedom Writers Diary

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In the 1960s, there were 7 whites and 6 blacks on the bus that traveled from Washington, D.C., though the deep South. They were mostly college students and they were called the Freedom Riders.
Here are colored minority teenagers. They're unteachable at-risk teens who have always thought that they can't escape from poverty no matter what. They never even imagined graduating from high school, let alone getting the positive spotlight from the media. They hold grudges against other races. However, Ms. Gruwell, their guardian angel, guides them into a life-changing journey against intolerance and misunderstanding. They unite as the Freedom Writers in honor of those trailblazers in the 60s who firmly believed that being tolerant of each other is good.

Diary 43 
If you could live an eternity and not change a thing or exist for the blink of an eye and alter everything, what would you choose? 
That's the million dollar question, I think. I've come to think of how to live/die well since Father passed away. Maybe life is existent for dying well. I'm not living. I'm closer to my death day by day.
If I'll be able to know when to die and get ready for the last moment, spending time with my loved ones, that would be better than just dying from an accident without any preparation at all.
And... I would choose the latter. I don't want meaningless, long life. It's likely to make me take the eternal life granted.

Diary 85
A quote from a German preacher:
They came for the trade unions, but I was not a trade unionist, so I didn't respond. Then they came for the Socialists, but I was not a Socialist, so I didn't respond. Then they came for the Jews and since I was not a Jew, I didn't respond. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me. 
What happens when no one takes a stand? At the end, it'll be your turn, and there's nobody to stand up for you, either, in return.
Most people think, "Why bother if it doesn't affect me?" But it's better to take a chance and make a change than it is to pass and pity.