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1. Discuss what stood out to you from the film and explain why.
The thing that stood out to me in the film is that our children's poverty rate ranks 34 out of 35 nations. That was an eye-opener for me. I did not know that was how low we were
compared to other nations. What also stood out to me was how much people work in America to make a steady income for their kids. There’s a stigma that Americans are lazy but a lot of people are working full jobs just to get by in this economy.
2. What would you say is the premise the scholars and filmmakers are making through the film? Discuss whether or not you agree with this premise and provide
two counter-arguments to their premise. Explain. Be specific. Avoid vague generalizations.
The filmmaker's premise is that if society invests in our children society will get the investment back. I do agree with this because if we were to focus more on our youth by helping them grow mentally and financially it would improve the overall living situation of
the individuals. My counter-argument to this is how would this change our economy in the future because as more people began to rise the economy began to rise as well essentially bringing the problem back where we started. Another argument I have is how can we ensure that the children will go to college, get a job, etc. The program is set
out for the early stages of childhood but how would that translate to the stages of adulthood when more issues arise for the individual?
3. Discuss how your family maintained its family-work-life balance while you were
growing up. What challenges did you see your parents confront? What challenges most impacted you? Explain. Be specific. Avoid vague generalizations.
Growing up in a single-parent household we were faced with a lot of challenges. My mom's work life was always working to provide for us. This meant the challenge of managing bills, getting food on the table, and keeping us clothed during winter months. The challenge that mostly impacted me was seeing my mom stressed out over money. Although she tried not to show it, you can always tell when your family is financially struggling.
4. Reflect on two personal, concrete experiences that resonate with the themes in
the clip. How does this connection enhance your understanding of poverty, family, and broader systemic inequalities? Be specific. Avoid vague generalizations. Two experiences that resonate with the clips in the film were living with little money. One of the clips in the film was of a mom with two twin daughters she was living off $1100 and living off food stamps. This is a common experience in low-income households where you are basically living month to month especially while managing children. Another personal experience is getting an education for a better future. Growing up I was provided with an excellent education. My mom was able to guide us on the right path by making sure we learned in school and stayed in it. This ties back
into the film where if we invest in our children, children will invest in society. I say this because my mom invested in me so now I'm able to invest in society by paying taxes and working, 5. The economists in the clip argue that early childhood education and care would be great investments in which we are not investing. Discuss the benefits of
such programs as evidenced by the Perry School Experiment. As we saw in the film the Perry School Experiment was a huge success. These children
started off in poverty. The kids were provided with educated teachers and were put in a low student-to-teacher ratio classroom. If they needed more help educators would visit them at home. When compared to their peers we could see the impact the program made. The people in the Perry program were more likely to pay taxes, graduate, and start a family. The crime rate between the groups was 50%. The Perry students were most likely to stay in school. They became an investment into society.
6. Discuss what stood out to you from the chapter excerpt and discuss 2 alternative viewpoints or interpretations (counter-arguments) to challenge the author's arguments about inequality. Be specific by developing specific inter-
textual connections. Avoid vague generalizations.
What stood out to me the most while reading, “The Colors Of Poverty” is the amount of injustice that is being served to people living in poverty. When the survey was constructed on poverty people said that it was the individual's fault for landing in poverty. That was upsetting to read because everyone is faced with different situations that we don’t look into when categorizing individuals. The author's argument about inequality is that it’s overlooked and he also makes it clear that there’s a stigma that inequality can be persevered through hard work. Although I do believe inequality is overlooked, as a society today we are doing a better job at addressing the problem. We are now protesting for equality and standing up for our beliefs. It is not so overlooked as
it was back then. As for being able to surpass poverty and inequality through hard work,
I have my own opinions on this. Although I do believe hard work can get you in a better situation it’s also very tough to say that it can get you out of it. Depending on the situation you’re faced with and the circumstances you have hard work may not be the only thing you need. Sometimes you need help and guidance, other times you just need
luck. I could relate this to buying a lottery ticket. You can work hard to find the statistics of the winners who are winning these lottery tickets while buying a lot of them for yourself but it does not always guarantee you the win. Statistically, you are more likely to win but there's not a 100% chance.
7.
Connect three themes from this chapter excerpt to the film in Part 1. Explain each theme. Be specific by developing specific inter-textual connections. Avoid vague generalizations.
The first thing I would like to compare from excerpt one is how it gave me an understanding of poverty. Reading The Colors of Poverty gave me a better
understanding of why poverty happens and the beliefs that follow it. While the video gave me more personal experiences of poverty.
The next thing I want to compare is the way poverty is represented. In the film, poverty is represented through personal experiences. Like the two families, we saw that gave us
their stories on issues they struggle with. While the text gave me an understanding of poverty in general.
The last thing I want to compare is the information given. The film gave me valuable information about poverty but the text went more into depth about the statistics and studies done relating to poverty. The only study in the film that was given was the Peer school experiment, though it was useful. The text gives a broader look into poverty.
8 Using three concrete experiences from your own life to inversely or conversely support your claim, explain how the ideological roots of inequality are perpetuated and reinforced. Be specific by developing specific inter-textual connections. Avoid vague generalizations.
The ideological root of inequality is that poverty is a personal failure and that it can be easily surpassed through effort. From my own experiences, this was reinforced because
growing up when we struggled financially, my mom would work harder to get more money. Another experience that reinforces this is when my teachers would say that if you wanted to succeed in life you should work hard to get good grades and focus on studying. The last experience that reinforced the ideological roots of inequality was when people would stereotype boys and girls, saying stuff like boys were smarter or worked harder than girls.
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The author argues that race, class, and gender ideologically intersect to construct inequality. Which of the three do you think of the greatest consequence
and explain why this is such a significant observation to make based on your own life, relative to the other two? Be sure to use at least 3 concrete experiences from your life to inversely or conversely support your claim. Be specific by developing specific inter-textual connections. Avoid vague generalizations. The greatest consequence is race. I say this because race is a big issue when facing inequality. People of certain races have been categorized in movies i’ve watched growing up and i’ve even seen it in how people interact with different races. For example, when people clench their purses when a black person walks by. We also see inequality in employment offers. Where if you’re white you're more likely to get a call back.
10. What does the author say are the hierarchical belief systems and policies of the non-poor and how do they marginalize and stigmatize the poor? Apply them to your own understanding of poverty by reflecting on two personal experiences
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that highlight those belief systems and/or policies. Be specific by developing specific inter-textual connections. Avoid vague generalizations.
The author says the hierarchical belief system and policies marginalize and stigmatize the poor in terms of race, class, and gender. I can apply these to my understanding of poverty because all three of these terms are part of what makes up poverty. Race has influenced poverty in towns and cities. We have seen racial segregation bring poverties to communities as well as unfair advantages. From my personal experience, our race limited our mom to the jobs she could take because she was Hispanic. Gender is also a factor that we must take into consideration when talking about poverty because we’re treated differently based on our gender. There's a stereotype that boys are stronger then girls and that a man can do a job better then a girl. Lastly we see class in poverty because were you rank in the social hierarchy determines the resources you are faced with.
11. Compare and contrast the various ways the author argues that society has sought to reduce prejudice and improve intergroup relations. Identify what you see as the least effective means and explain why. Be specific by developing specific inter-textual connections. Avoid vague generalizations.
The author talks about many ways society has tried to improve intergroup relations and reduce prejudice. One of them is having more empathy for different groups and breaking down the “us vs them” distinction. A method i see as the least effective method
is eliminating the us vs them distinction. Why I say this is because theyre shouldn’t be a distinction in the first place. If yuou believe there is one then you’re already categorizing people by a set of beliefs. 12. Discuss what most resonated with you (stood out to you) about this film, the emotions it evoked, and explain why. What stood out to me about this film was how much the kids have been exposed to gunshots, dead bodies, and the idea of being killed. They’re just kids, that’s what makes
it even more upsetting. It must also be stressful for them and the parents to constantly fear what could happen.
13. What are three things from the film you wish everyone in your family or community knew from this clip? What do you think might change if everyone knew this information? Explain. Be specific. Avoid vague generalizations.
Three things I wish everyone knew from this clip is the impact help resources have on communities. The impact these kids are taking on from the fear of being hurt, and when the doctor was speaking on how PTSD isn’t even ptsd for some people in these communities because it’s not something from the past it’s currently surrounding them in the present. Knowing this information can provide a better understanding of these communities as well as make us reflect on our own community because my community isn’t much different from theirs except we don’t have as much gun violence as they do.
14. Apply and discuss three unique and distinctive key insights from the assigned reading in Part 2 to this clip. Explain and be specific. Be specific by developing and elaborating upon specific inter-textual connections between the text and the film. Both the film and the text discussed how inequality plays a role into poverty. In the film we see that inequality has caused trauma. In th etext we see how inequality had brought on challenges faces when trying to get out of poverty.We also get an insight on how resources can change a persons way of living. In the film we see that having help can provide a better way of living. As well as in the text we see that when people are provided help from other social classes, there way of living can also change. Lastly both
of the film and text distinguish how stressful it is to live in poverty and inequity. It has brought on a lot of difficult challenges for people that follow into that category. One insight I can relate to in both the video and the text is the fact that 15. What did you find most challenging about this task and why? Be specific. The most challenging task was relating my findings to a question. There was a lot of information in the videos and reading that I just had to find how to write my thoughts. I found it difficult to present you with my thinking in a way that wouldn’t sound complicated or all over the place.
16. How does any of this relate to the learner outcomes of this course listed in the
syllabus? Identify two learner outcomes related to this assignment and explain how this task addressed those learner outcomes. Be specific. Avoid vague generalizations.
This relates to the learners' outcome of this course because it got me thinking about what I was trying to understand about poverty. I wasn’t just reading to read or listening to listen. I was applying my learning to my understanding. It also identified the ‘apply yourself’ portion. This whole exercise had me applying myself to personal experiences and constructing them into words that relate to the excerpts.
17. Reflect on the experience of completing this exercise and how it addresses the FOUR specific things discussed in the prompt above that this task was intended to measure. Be sure to be specific in how each objective helped meet those goals.
My experience in completing this exercise was not easy. It was challenging in how much information was being given and what was expected in each question. This task addressed the 4 specific things because it had me thinking through my reading and writing process. It also challenged my writing. This assignment definitely made me learn
something for future assignments to come. And that is to manage my time better when trying to finish an assignment.
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