I enjoyed watching the movie that we viewed this past week in class. Watching things like that, unfortunately, makes me realize how unbelievably easy Americans really have it! The living conditions that exist there are almost unbearable to think of. I really don't know if I could live like they do. I know that it isn't a choice for them, but just the fact that they actually have to TRY to survive each and every day makes me very sad for them. Something that made me angered was the fact that, that husband wouldn't allow his wife to accept this opportunity and she had to fight so hard and threaten that she would leave him and her children behind just to be able to make her own decision! I related this a lot to the term that we learned, global inequality, which I think will always exist. :(
I think what really hit home with the video is the amount of poverty shown and the fact that it is so hard to get out of. Even with this opportunity to these women, they most likely won't be able to move away from those terrible places because it is so hard to get away from. The picture below demonstrates exactly what I was thinking. Poverty is like a ball and chain, you are always with it.
You're totally correct that poverty is always with you. It's extremely difficult to get past it and when you do, it's common to end up back in poverty. I didn't look at it as easy for us so it was good to see it from another side. I was also irritated at the husband for being so controlling but I was also overjoyed when she stood up for herself and went back to finish.
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