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Essay Archive - Movie: Stand and Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration to Everyone
Movie: Stand and Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration to Everyone
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 a result of
lack of education, the gangs, and in many cases, a poor upbringing.
Mr. Escalante must have seen some potential in Angel and was trying
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