Title: “Nouveau Poor: Immigrant Poverty”
Intro: “Nouveau Poor: Immigrant Poverty” is a 2011 film by Lathika International Film & Entertainment about how immigrants live in poverty and what they have to go through and the sacrifices that they make.
Purpose: The purpose of the film is to show what these immigrants have to go through and the type of living conditions that one faces when there is poverty.
Message: The message of the film is that these immigrants work for minimum wage or less at times, even with the small amount of money that they make they have to be able to provide for themselves as well as taking care of their family back homes. It is hard for them at times and the do have to make sacrifices in order to be able to live in a foreign country to try and make some extra money to provide for their family back home.
Summary: Immigrants have to leave behind many things that many of us would never think about living without, like our family. They have to deal with only making a small amount of money and
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It showed the different circumstances and the reality of what they have to go through in order to try and have a better life for their families then what they already have. We all want to be better and have better things and a better life. So this film does a good job showing what these immigrants have to go through and their struggles. I think that this film should open up viewer’s worldview and help realize that not everyone has easy access to things we would assume is something that we all should have.
Context: The context of immigrant poverty is that these individuals work hard to provide for their families and are willing to do what is at their reach in order to provide for their families. They are willing to deal with getting paid minimum wage and living in and working in harsh conditions all for the better of their families
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Throughout the documentary it gives you a view about how migrant families live and all the obstacles they encounter and how they overcome them. Migrant families are families who migrated
The audience gets involved in their life right when the film begins and one sees a dark New York. The aim of this film is to depict the struggle of being who you want to be, it portrays this by using rhetorical strategies (pathos, logos, ethos), film techniques (camera shots, angles, movement), and persuasive strategies. The opening of the film is quite brilliant. It captures the audience by making them question what’s happening in the first thirty
That through heart, determination, and favorable chances, you can make it in this world. These two films should be looked at in a different way as well as being heartfelt stories, they should be viewed as triumphs of the human spirit, that class does not define a person. That through hard work anything is possible, do not let chances slip away. Social class disparity is very apparent in both films, but also how they can be overcome, and how everyone has a chance at making it in this
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They allow the audience to form their own opinions on the story where they focus on the kids. In addition, they provide the statistical facts regarding to the severity of poverty. Lastly, they ended with a director’s note, these life experiences greatly impact the children’s futures; whether positive or negative outcomes, we do not know. This documentary pulled heart strings, I feel for these children. How can you not, at their young age they have already experienced hardship.
There were and are a lot of racial issues in the United States today. The book “Warriors Don’t Cry” and the movie “Remember the Titans” are good examples of the racial issues that were going on back then, but later show how their town comes to respect everyone that lives there no matter their skin color or race. There was a test that white people took a to see if they were racist and the results were 90 percent of people show some sign of favoritism towards the white community. That information comes from the site usnews.com. There are still these issues now days and it will take a lot of work and time to be able to solve the problems completely.
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a. This work can be used as a source to add in chapter 11 of the book since it delves more deeply into why there is poverty in America. b. The author 's main goal is to inform people as to how poverty occurs, to whom it occurs to, who is affected and ways to prevent it. c. The lack of viable opportunities for all Americans.
The film portrays the story of these soldiers who, despite the discrimination and prejudice they faced, were still willing to fight for their country and for their beliefs. The film is a powerful reminder of the significance of perseverance, courage and determination in the face of adversity.
How would you feel if you and your family were denied the opportunity to a better life or had to wait years for one? The immigrants goal is to strive for a better future for themselves and their family. Coming here will help them achieve that goal. You may be thinking why cant they have a good future where they live? In some cases, the country they live in could be poor, not have many schools, is not safe, etc.
This movie takes place in South Central Los Angeles California where a crippling neighborhood sits just next to some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in California. It is in this documentary that they study how such a poor community can exist and how crime has riddle the streets to stay a community. The beginning of the movie talks about its once thriving area. There was this informal social control in which people could connect with one another. At one-point communities thrived on big businesses like Firestone and Chrysler but when these companies shut down and moved elsewhere these people with blue collar jobs could no longer get an education and were left with no opportunity to succeed.
An immigrant family wants the best for everyone lives, however moving to a new country brings struggles. There struggles include finding a home, a good paying job, avoiding to be deported, being separated ,and continuing their education. Immigrants expect a better life because their old home and country did have much benefits as the new country gives them. The advantage of an immigrant family is family values which tends them to be closer. Disadvantages of an immigrant family are the struggles that were first mentioned and including that they face other people calling them a threat.
The “Nouveau Poor”, as described by Ehrenreich, is generally a mix of several different economic classes combined into “a single great class”, that can eventually get back on stronger terms with the economy. However, Ehrenreich expresses that the working poor are those who were already poor before the repression, and are continuously struggling to make payments. Her definition of the “Nouveau Poor” is not something I would consider accurate, in my opinion. This is due to the remark she makes at the end of paragraph one: “in which we will all drive tiny fuel-efficient cars and grow tomatoes on our porches”.
Poverty can be a vicious cycle for some families that goes from generation to generation. Another personal issue that can lead to poverty is illness and unemployment which puts someone out of work and there is little to no income coming in. Along with these personal issues that I stated there are also many