Today in class on October 25th, 2010

Today in class we went over some people's homework and we watched the movie. The movie had a African man who had now lived in America for a year and seeing how their lives were presently. They explained how the Americans were not as friendly as the people back in Africa. He also talked about how difficult it is to be acquainted with life here in America. Two men go to a pool and talk with American adults and children. One of the men teaches children what some African words mean. They were asked not to travel in groups as often because it was intimidating. They show another African man talking and explaining how lonely the Lost Boys that are now in America were. It shows them grocery shopping and how no one really ever acknowledges them. Then the scene changes to Pittsburgh and shows one of the Lost Boys who now live there working in a fine dining restaurant busing tables. He seems to really like the job. He explains how some of the men that live in the same house don't really see each other that much because work is so crazy. Another man talks about how it is increasingly difficult to afford college. He gets money from a company and he goes to a community college that requires him to live in a dorm room so he is forced to move out and move into the dorm room. It shows how he reacts to the college orientation. The scene then changes to one of the Lost Boys receiving a letter to the people who were still left in Africa. He finds that his dad, mom, three sisters, and two brothers are still living. They are still suffering from a disease. He finds that his uncles, his wife, and his five children were killed. He now knows where his family is and he thinks it is his time to now help them because he feels as though he is strong enough. The scene then changes to him working in the factory where he works. So now he is working more jobs to be able to help his family who are ill back in Africa by sending money to them. He is hoping to bring his family there so he knows they are well and secure. He then goes t the bank to send money to his friends back in the refugee camp and now his family that he found out was alive. Another man talks about by coming to America it is his job to help his people and his country. They talk about sending money to the people in the refugee camp and by not sending money he would think of himself as a failure. A cop then appears in one of the homes because one of the boys that came to America was reported missing. He was eventually found him a few days later with problems in his head. He was later arrested for inappropriate behavior on a public bus. The scene then changes to the Lost Boys watching a parade as he explains that there he is nothing he can do about his family not being alive and that watching his father die he will not be able to forget. The scene then changes to fireworks going off and the Lost Boys and other people watching as a boy explains how the people of Sudan feel hopeless and some people feel suicidal and lonely. The scene then changes to a scene in Africa where a Lost Boy that is now in America explains what he would do in Africa by singing them songs and helping them out. He talks about by going to the U.S. he has amazing opportunity's but him and his brothers that are with him feel lonely. The scene then changes to one of the boys working at his job while explaining his duties and explaining he doesn't think he was born to do that butt he was born to do something. Then the scene changes to the Lost Boys of Sudan who are now in America, dancing in  a circle wearing matching shirts. They then walk across roads in the matching shirts clapping and singing songs and showing the people of America and talking to the Americans about their life in Africa. The scene then changes to some of the boys being reunited with some of the boys from Sudan. They have a small part where they chat and they talk about strategies and then they can be able to help themselves and the people back home.  The guy in command talks about how he worries about the young guys giving up what they have. It then shows them in Pittsburgh three years in America. And that is what we watched up to in class today.