Nights in the Red Light District

After watching Zana Briski’s documentary film, I feel that these children did the world a favor by allowing themselves to be filmed and put in this documentary. Because of this video, the world better understands what it’s like for children to grow up in a home where their mothers are having sex in the next room, and their fathers are selling beer under the table right next to them. After watching the documentary, it seems to me that the children enjoyed being on camera, and most of them said that they didn’t want to spend their nights there anymore anyways. I definitely think that the children were pleased to be doing what they were doing. They loved taking pictures and seeing them in important places. Overall, I think that the successes in the end definitely justified the means of making the video. Most of the children were eventually able to be sent to boarding schools or at least given a chance to do something else great. Thought not all of them were able to leave the “Red Light District”, they were still able to be given chances to do things that a lot of children their ages in India, were not able to do. Briski did her best to give the children a better chance than what was waiting for them. The success of the video is measured by the outcome. The video definitely grew to be something great, as well as the children got to do something that they loved, at least for a little while.

The Truth on Food.....

After learning about of the genetically modified foods as well as all of the details on organic farming, most of my eating habits have not changed. Though I have decided to eat a lot less beef and a lot more chicken in place of it, I have found it very hard to change my eating habits at the drop of a hat. Due to the fact that I cook for myself and my sister most often, it is hard to find things that both of us enjoy eating. If all of a sudden I just took something out of my diet, my sister would have to quit eating it as well, and she is not very understanding in those cases. Though I would like to quite eating everything that is genetically modified or considered a “slow food”, organic foods are much more expensive than other foods found on shelves. Since my parents buy our groceries here at school, it is very hard for me to spend ample amounts of cash on foods that I could get cheaper if buying non-organic.
After watching “Super Size Me”, I have decided to stop eating at fast food restaurants when it can be avoided. So far, I have done very well overall, though I did eat Subway for lunch yesterday. I honestly find it difficult to eat at places that take awhile when I am in a hurry. Baby steps….baby steps!