Invisible Children Documentary Summary
Riley Miles
December 18, 2009
CWP, Winter
Invisible Children Reflection
1. My immediate reaction to this documentary was that it was really brave of the three guys to go to Africa into a hostile country and film all of the horrible things that are happening in the Sudan. I also felt very sad for all of the children in the Sudan who were being abducted away from their parents.
2. The most outstanding part of the documentary is when they showed what happened at night in the hospital when all of the children come every night just to sleep and know that the rebels aren’t going to come get them. Also the fact that when Jacob was talking about how he missed his brother he said that he would rather be killed than be abducted by the rebels because of the pain and suffering that they go through.
3. In a way, yes, I was surprised at how nonchalance the adults were acting but also you have to realize that they have to …show more content…
The first improvement from the children’s lives needs to be that each gets a fresh pair of clothes, a new pair of shoes, a new blanket, and instead of having to sleep on a straw mat the hospital should cover the floor in mattresses so that the children do not have to sleep on the ground.
5. I think that instead of the UN or a NGO try o set up villages, schools, or opportunities to start businesses that they should instead come in with military support to not necessarily fight the rebels but to have a presence to show the rebels that they need to back off and stop abducting the children otherwise they will come with force. Also the military could guard the hospitals and schools and try to prevent the rebels from coming in.
6. I don’t think that I have any responsibility for these children but I believe that their government has a big responsibility and that there should be an election to put someone in power that will not be corrupt and that will also look out for the children’s best interests by eliminating the presence of the
December 18, 2009
CWP, Winter
Invisible Children Reflection
1. My immediate reaction to this documentary was that it was really brave of the three guys to go to Africa into a hostile country and film all of the horrible things that are happening in the Sudan. I also felt very sad for all of the children in the Sudan who were being abducted away from their parents.
2. The most outstanding part of the documentary is when they showed what happened at night in the hospital when all of the children come every night just to sleep and know that the rebels aren’t going to come get them. Also the fact that when Jacob was talking about how he missed his brother he said that he would rather be killed than be abducted by the rebels because of the pain and suffering that they go through.
3. In a way, yes, I was surprised at how nonchalance the adults were acting but also you have to realize that they have to …show more content…
The first improvement from the children’s lives needs to be that each gets a fresh pair of clothes, a new pair of shoes, a new blanket, and instead of having to sleep on a straw mat the hospital should cover the floor in mattresses so that the children do not have to sleep on the ground.
5. I think that instead of the UN or a NGO try o set up villages, schools, or opportunities to start businesses that they should instead come in with military support to not necessarily fight the rebels but to have a presence to show the rebels that they need to back off and stop abducting the children otherwise they will come with force. Also the military could guard the hospitals and schools and try to prevent the rebels from coming in.
6. I don’t think that I have any responsibility for these children but I believe that their government has a big responsibility and that there should be an election to put someone in power that will not be corrupt and that will also look out for the children’s best interests by eliminating the presence of the