Doctumenary unit
The Interrupters
Thesis
Neighborhoods, children, and parents should be against youth violence because not only is it a bad influence on children, its negative and too many lives of incent people are being taken due to the fact that people want revenge.
The Interupters defining the purpose:
Ameena speaks at a Young Mans funeral
- Ameena stated in the video
"I need everyone from the ages of 13 to 24 to stand up. I'm the second oldest daughter to Jeff Ford and I am fed up! Because each and everyone of you all can be Duke right here. Ima be real honest with you all because Duke is real, laying in front of us. My brothers we got a responsibility to bring up our community to be vibrant. Seeks the fire call it truce"
- When she said this she proved the point that violence affects others herself included. Whether she knew who Duke was or didn't she was still affected because she spoke at his funeral.
- Not only was she speaking at the funeral she said some powerful words that probably left people rethinking their actions.
Eddie Helps Children through Art
- In the video Eddie had asked the class
"What is the one thing in your neighborhood that you wish people could focus on more to help out?"
- Then students proceeded to answer the question.
- Two girls had similar answers they are about the same age around 10-12ish
- The first girl said
"The shootings in my neighborhood because I'm scared that there is going to be a shooting going on while I'm outside"
- The second girl said
"I would want them to help with the shootings because that's what really bothers me. There was this one time that our neighbors got into a fight and I don't know what else happened but somebody started shooting."
- It is sad that these girls feel this way. That one can't go outside WITHOUT fearing someone might shoot. The other one witnessed it and started crying as she answered Eddies question. It just shows that the shootings, the violence all that stuff affects everyone. People who are still young and shouldn't even have to worry about being outside!