Dark Days

That movie Dark Days was serious.. I hadn't ever seen a documentary film like that on homeless people. I didn't even know they made those. Ever since I was small I've been afraid of bums and homeless people because of an incident I had with one of them. To tell you the truth sometimes i don't feel bad for those people asking for money on the streets because most of them only use that little money they get for drugs or alcohol. To a certain extent I felt respect for some of the homeless people from the film because of the fact that a few of them tried to get some money from selling other people's garbage. They "hustled" to be able to buy food and keep themselves alive. I didn't think the government approached them in the most correct way because they only told them that they had to evacuate to somewhere else. But on a more positive note they did it to prevent them from getting killed by the trains or highly infectious diseases. I was very glad the government found them apartments where they could rebuild a more improved life. This movie made me think of all the great things many of us have yet we don't take time to realize it because we are so caught up in everything else that we want. Also, in regards to the topic brought up in class about opportunities I believe most people have or are able to acheive whatever they want. Although, the amount of money or where you come from does play a huge factor in your success nothing should make you stop trying to get what you want. Everyday opportunities are overlooked because the person feels that if they are too poor, or black, or female they will be discriminated upon but that is when the person has lost. They have passed over an opportunity that may not ever come back to them but if they really want it again they can go out and do anything possible to be able reach for it once more.