Blog: My group still has a little bit of work to do. Our filming is not quite done, but it will be by Tuesday. We have a camera for the whole weekend and have times set aside to interview Leah and her sister. We are going to email someone from Children's Home Society to ask if we can interview a worker this weekend. We would ask them about what the typical family is like that pursues adoption, how their job works, and other specific things about the adoption process. The most challenging part for our group will be editing all of our footage to create the documentary. Making a 30 second trailer took 4-5 hours, so I'm a little worried about the amount of time it will take for the 5 minute film.
Response: A lot of this article by Martin Luther King, Jr. stuck with me and made me very sad. The parts about young boys witnessing horrible things, not having any sort of stability in their lives, and being able to restrain themselves when being fought against. Only knowing violence and having no supportive family around is nothing that I am familiar with. This is a completely foreign lifestyle to me. Reading this article made me much more aware of all the wonderful things I have in my life and take for granted at times.
I also admire the courage that these young men showed, especially in the specific Chicago marches. They witnessed women and children of their race being attacked with weapons and tear gas, and all they had were their own bodies. Even when they were verbally abused and had objects thrown at them, the men still didn't lash out and cause more trouble. They were able to show their strength by containing themselves. They were the real heroes. After all the challenges they faced in their lives the young men rose above the evils and bad choices they could have made, and chose to give the gift of love. The act of nonviolence shows more courage than that of violence, which I truly admire along with Martin Luther King, Jr.
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