Who did I work with to compose my project? Was this a good approach?
I work on this project on my own, and yes I do believe it was a good approach. I had some help from my professor, but other than that I did the rest on my own. I was able to break down the movie step by step to help me answer the argument I picked to fit the movie. What was the most difficult part of my writing project? Why? How did you overcome these obstacles? The most difficult part of this project was choosing the right argument. I wanted to pick a unique argument. I felt as if a lot of my classmates were going to pick the same arguments. I wanted to challenge myself, and dig a little bit deeper into the movie. I overcame these obstacles by having an open mind, and my writing down my thoughts. Where did I write this project? I wrote this project in my room away from everything else. Yes, I do believe it was a good approach because it helped me focus more on my argument. Why did I choose to write about my topic? I choose to write about my topic because I felt as if it was unique, and I was looking at the bigger picture on the movie. The irony of how poverty made Jamal rich just hit me. How will I revise my writing process for future revision of this project? I think I would have watched the movie more than once. and also did more outside research on the movie. Just focused more on individual themes or the bigger meaning for the movie. In the reading, Why I Write, Joan Didion talks about why she writes and how it helps her. She says, “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” Writing helps her open up on whatever is on her mind, or whatever she puts her eyes on. She uses writing to help her find out what she’s thinking and everything that is going on in her head. She uses writing as a way to speak out loud. She sees all these pictures in her head, but she can only talk about them quietly. Writing is her escape as of speaking out loud and being known about the thoughts, and pictures in her head. Everyone has different reasons on why they choose to write. I only write when I am told too. Even though I have a lot of thoughts that go through my head, and sometimes I wish I could talk to someone but there is no one there I just never think to write it down. After doing some free writing exercises I always feel very good about myself after because in those moments I can let out anything that has occurred that I keep hidden. Sometimes when I write I even surprise myself with the thoughts that I jot down on the paper. They are just very deep with a lot of meaning and it catches me off guard. I always seem to write about my future and how I picture it being. I guess it’s because I am scared I won’t be good enough. I used to listen to instrumental beats and write music over them on my life. It helped realize what I was going through and where exactly I was in life. I write every day to my brother who is at Saint Joseph’s University playing soccer on how things are going, how the team looks, and how does he fit in. I’m always worried about the future and where will I be. We the people spend too much energy on what we cannot control. Writing down about my emotions and where I am in life helps me realize what I need to get to the top.
Defrim Namani
English 100 Assignment #3 Film Based Argument Due Date: 3/23 at 11:59pm Slumdog Millionaire: Street Knowledge vs Academic Knowledge In Slumdog Millionaire, screenwriter Simon Beufoy shares the story of Jamal, a boy who grew up in the slum neighborhoods in India, and managed to gain a spot in the game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Throughout the film, Jamal is shown as a person who has overcome many obstacles to survive, including an experience of torture when he provides the correct answers to many game show questions. The film addresses the concept of different knowledge's by having the police torture Jamal because they believe he cheated. The definition of knowledge is facts, information, or skill acquired by that person through experience or education. The officials claims there is no way Jamal could have won by using his own knowledge because he is an uneducated “slumdog.” Jamal wins the game show because his “street” knowledge, which involves learning from everyday life, allows him to answer trivial questions that were chosen to confuse a contestant. Scott Berkun is the author of five popular books on creativity, leadership, philosophy and speaking. He says, “Street smarts means you’ve put yourself at risk and survived. Or thrived. Or have scars. You’ve been tested and have a bank of courage to depend on when you are tested again.” Overall, Jamal’s story illustrates that “street” knowledge can be as valuable as academic knowledge. Jamal was tested and survived the streets, and through these experiences he gained “street” knowledge. Jamal was a tea boy. How could he have known so much? Jamal didn’t go to school or anything, he went through so much when he was a little kid. Those experiences are the ones that taught him everything he needed. Jamal was a Muslim Indian. The Hindu had a problem with the Muslims, and they decided to attack Jamal’s village. Hundreds of men who were Hindu ran in the village with weapons killing children, men, and women. Jamal was playing in the water where his mom was washing clothes at when his mom suddenly yelled “Run Jamal Run”. Jamal did not know what was happening. When he looked back while trying to escape he saw his mother get killed. He then ran through the village and made his way out, and he realized what had happened. He learned from this experience that the Hindu and Muslim did not like each other. Another example is when the boys arrive at the Taj Mahal. They had never seen anything so beautiful. They walked around learned how important it was, and gathered information on it by listening to the tour guides. Then they learned that they can be tour guides as well. They lied to others by being fake tour guides, and they made money on helping them around the Taj Mahal. They gained knowledge on the Taj Mahal because of this experience. Another example is when the boys are stuck on the train and they have no food or no money. They decide to take business in their own hands. They go inside the train every day, and sell anything they can get their hands on. They learn how to talk to people, and how to make money. They knew they have no choice. At such an early age with everything going on they knew how to grow up fast. Jamal then was tested and won the game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. How could he have won? How did he know all the answers? He was only a tea boy with no education. That is where irony kicks in. Jamal’s poverty made him rich. All the experiences Jamal went through as kid helped him gain knowledge, and answer the questions to become a millionaire. The gameshow choose a “slumdog” as their contestant because they figured it would be funny to see him answer questions. Jamal being a part of the big spotlight in front of millions watching him did not frighten him one bit. He knew he had been through way worse, and this was nothing. Every question that was being asked to Jamal he knew from his past experiences. The experiences that caused scars, and tested him on his survival in life became the answers to all the questions to become a millionaire. Jamal a poor kid who works as a “tea boy” with no education is now a millionaire. He answered every single question with “street” knowledge which he gained during harsh life experiences. Life tested him, and he managed to survive. The game show tested him, and he won. A “slumdog” answering all the questions was impossible. But, to Jamal it was just another day at life. Work Cited http://scottberkun.com/2010/book-smarts-vs-street-smarts/ The director Danny Boyle did an amazing job on the movie. Slumdog Millionaire surprised me in every way from the title to having M.I.A on the soundtrack. The film is a perfect ten and a must see for everyone to add on their list. The film was just captivating in every way from the story line of the undying love of Jamal for Latika to the locations filmed in the slums of Mumbai. Boyle understands to get human emotions of joy, pity, and anger through powerful images and dialogue. The film is heartening because Jamal lost everything he had love and regains it back with determination. I love underdog stories, and this one was perfect. Jamal coming from a very poor background goes on and becomes a millionaire. The cops of the city believe he cheated. They torture him to get the answers. He takes us on a story throughout his whole life, and how everything he has been through has won him all the right answers.
Assignment #3: Film- Based Project Assignment Sheet
Prompt: Please compose an argument based on the following questions:
Style: An argument that uses conversational and appropriate tone for the audience. Please use APA or MLA style to cite your sources. Purpose: To Persuade Audience: Your audience will be your classmates and your peers, people who don't know your morals or principals but reading it with no biased thoughts. It can also include you parents and family as well as a secondary audience. Focus: Please focus on your own experiences and history to configure an essay based on the questions above. Use real-life experiences to persuade your audience in the direction you want. |
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