I. VIEWING OPTION 1: If you have access to the

  

I. VIEWING OPTION 1: If you have access to the two items below, for one activity you can watch the following and answer the questions below as thoroughly and with as much supporting explanation as possible.  Be sure to answer the REQUIRED questions after watching both.

· Accessible on Netflix: Made in Mexico: Episode 3

 

1. What surprised you about the characters in Made in Mexico?

2. If you watch reality shows in the U.S., what is unique/different to you about this reality show? 

3. How do the characters approach the Day of the Dead? When they talk about the altars, who would you make an altar for and what significance would that have for you?

4. How do the characters behave or think that compares or contrasts to that of the culture you identify with?

5. What is unique/different to you about how the characters live, get around, mourn, interact, work, play, dress? 

6. Was anything said or done that you would not typically do or see in your culture?

7. See Mexico’s reaction to this show: https://remezcla.com/lists/film/made-in-mexico-reactions/ What stood out to you and why? 

· Accessible on Amazon Prime: Living on One Dollar  

· If you don’t have Prime, you can access the eight episodes on Youtube posted by Optimist: You can find it by searching Episode 1: The First Step (Living on One): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCT5HsUi7VE
Episodes 2: Water from a Pipe?
Episode 3: Hunger and Tortillas
Episode 4: Disaster Strikes
Episode 5: We Need a Job
Episode 6: Extreme Budgeting
Episode 7: (Not) Going to School
Episode 8: Back in the U.S.

8.  What surprised you about the lives of the extreme poor or about Zach, Chris, Sean, and Ryan’s reception in the village?

9. What roles of adults and children are within the family? What is the expectation of each family member?

10. How do the characters behave or think that compares or contrasts to that of the culture you identify with?

11. What practices did they have (celebration, education, way of thinking, spending/saving money, etc.) that stood out to you? 

12. Was anything said or done that you would not typically do or see in your culture?

13. Consider the significance/impact if you and/or those in your community applied a tradition/value/perspective/practice that you noticed in your analysis?

 

AFTER WATCHING BOTH: What can you say about the contrast of these two items? Did you expect one more than the other? Did it change your perspective in any way? What are your “takeaways” from watching these items? (REQUIRED questions)

 

Share This Post

Email
WhatsApp
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Reddit

Order a Similar Paper and get 15% Discount on your First Order

Related Questions

Module 6 Discussion   Discussion 6 Musculoskeletal Function: G.J. is a

Module 6 Discussion   Discussion 6 Musculoskeletal Function: G.J. is a 71-year-old overweight woman who presents to the Family Practice Clinic for the first time complaining of a long history of bilateral knee discomfort that becomes worse when it rains and usually feels better when the weather is warm and

You are a Business Analyst working for the ABC Ball

  You are a Business Analyst working for the ABC Ball Bearing company. An hour ago, you sent an order of 74 boxes of your A1 ball bearings to a customer on your delivery truck.  You have just found out that your truck is going to go over a bridge

Aesthetic analysis of a self-chosen digital work

The entire course is about the relationship between aesthetics and digital media. It introduces critical, aesthetic analysis and reception of digital art and culture. The focal point is the challenges that digital media provide aesthetics, art and culture in a current and historical perspective – mostly current perspective. The historical

Cultural Artifact(one of the religious statue that writer choose) is

 Paper about on on a cultural artifact from your own life(something you’ve seen, heard, worn, used, etc.), connecting it to a recent course theme, idea, or concept. Using this opportunity to further explore what we have learned so far, you are encouraged to reference our course texts. Find linkages between

Wall of Silence Reflective Journal

Based upon Gibson and Singh Part 1 and 2: Breaking the Silence. Gibson and Singh provided alarming statistics based upon the IOM’s 1999 report of 100,000 deaths per year due to medical errors. According to Gibson and Singh, this translates to 275 deaths due to medical errors every day. Based

Need study help The 2020 Presidential election was one for

Need study help  The 2020 Presidential election was one for the history books. President Biden won the office by winning back from Donald Trump certain swing or battleground states that Trump won in 2016. Explain the mathematics of the electoral college. Identify those key swing states. Why did Biden win

Contingency Planning Contingency planning is a risk mitigation process for

  Contingency Planning Contingency planning is a risk mitigation process for developing back-up plans in anticipation of events (scenarios) that might disrupt ‘business as usual’. Business continuity planning is an expanded version of contingency planning that typically encompasses a more comprehensive and extended response plan for getting back to ‘business

Review the brief case study below (adopted from Nursing Assignment Help

Review the brief case study below (adopted from Understanding Cultural Diversity in Healthcare, 2019): Amiya Nidhi was a young woman in her twenties who had recently immigrated to the United States from India. She was in the hospital to give birth. Her support person was her sister, Marala. Marala kept

After completing this week’s readings, analyze a current or past

After completing this week’s readings, analyze a current or past organization where you have worked. Is your current organization managed by the stakeholder or stockholder approach? Do you agree/disagree with the approach that has been utilized? If you agree with the approach, please state why. If you disagree, what changes

Hi Karen, In the assignment, there are no words to

Hi Karen,  In  the assignment, there are no words to “write down all program”.  I really have no idea what you are attempting to state.  You could benefit from working with the resources we have as it related to written communication.   However, the course project due was to write and

Read and study the following lesson: Lesson: Bringing Rain to

  Read and study the following lesson: Lesson: Bringing Rain to the Kapiti Plan (PDF) Actions Sample Lesson Plan Actions Reflect on the quality of this lesson. Base your thinking on the information you are learning in this module about reading comprehension. Respond to the questions below. Single space, copy

Governing class model of power and authority

Of the three models of power and authority discussed in this class – PLURALISM, POWER ELITE, and GOVERNING CLASS – which do you think is most adequate to account for the way the U.S. is actually run, and why? (The pluralist model is most similar to the way the U.S.

“A brand is a story always being told” -Scott Bedbury

  “A brand is a story always being told” -Scott Bedbury (Nike and Starbucks executive), quoted in “11 Simple Steps for a Successful Brand Building Process.” LinkedIn is a powerful social media tool that can help you communicate your personal brand. For the Unit 4 Assignment, you will download and complete

LESSON PLAN Name: Jaron Brown Date of Observation: Ages/Grades of

LESSON PLAN Name: Jaron Brown Date of Observation: Ages/Grades of Students:9th – 11th # of Students in Class: 5 # of Students having IEPs/504: 1 Lesson Title: Importance of Education and the benefit after highschool Unit Title: Career Preparation 1. Context: Describe the Students for which this Lesson is Designed

Description Dark and Thanatourism Management

 Description Dark tourism (also known as ‘Thanatourism’) – the act of travel to sites of death, disaster or the seemingly macabre – has received increasing academic and media attention over the past decade. The purpose of this module is to allow students to study a niche, yet important component of