A movie made in 2007 starring Hilary Swank and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the true story of a teacher who inspired her inner-city students to defy the odds and achieve their dreams.
The name can also be applied to anyone who writes what they feel, especially if the person isn't big on writing.
1: "Dude, I just watched that movie "Freedom Writers" last night and now I totally want to have a journal"
2: "John always seemed like a dumb-ass, but I just read his journal - he's a total freedom writer!"
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.