Zumbi Essays

Although Zumbi was not mentioned in any of the textbooks used at the school, the teachers would still teach the students about him because of how important he is in Brazil’s history. Alma writes, “The teacher of a second-grade class asked the children if they remember what they had been taught about Zumbi. […] He had been their favorite subject” (Guillermoprieto, 143). Since the

to Zumbi’s story because they were both in an accident and after that accident they both helped people. Zumbi lost both of his parents and was involved in a horrible accident at the landfill, but those horrible things were also a blessing in disguise. When Zumbi had the accident he had broken bones and the people of Jardim Gramacho took care of him and in return Zumbi took care of them too. Zumbi helped them by giving the pickers a voice, by becoming vice president of the Association of Pickers of

educational institutions. According to NY Times, “Brazil passed a law to eradicate open dumps and integrate the catadores into the recycling industry. Yet the catadores are still an underclass.” Zumbi, a worker at the dump, takes advantage of what little education the dump can bring him. Working there since he was nine, Zumbi collects every book that he finds at the landfill. Out of his shack, he has established a community library in which people can borrow books. Another employee there, Isis Rodrigues Garros

Waste land is a movie that wants to reflect the importance of art in society. The words garbage, unusual art and hope could define the movie. Waste land shows life in Jardim Gramacho, Brazil. Recycling materials pickers, in Brazil known as catadores, are the subject matter of this documentary and Vik Muniz is the artist that transform their life and world’s perspective about “trash” collectors. Vik Muniz is one the better Brazilian artist that was born into a middle-low class family in Sao Paulo

garbage landfill and work there. The garbage area was visible from space. He states how it has a lot to do with class. People aren 't depressed rather proud of what they are doing. He wants the make portraits for the people and help them out. Zumbi picks out good books to read There is a man that introduces himself and he said he is proud to be a landfill picker . Questions: Describe the different attitudes toward the inhabitants of the Jardim Gramacho landfill; throughout the course of

Brains. Must have brains. Zombies. Zombies have established a hold on the people of the twenty-first century. There are books, movies, TV shows, and video games about zombies. As people see them today on television shows like The Walking Dead they are mindless, undead, brain eaters. Society sees zombies as a living being infected by a bite, a scratch, or a disease. But what lies behind this braindead form of entertainment? Much of society carry on with their lives and never truly ask themselves how