LIFE AS AN AMERICAN

Life as an American



Life as an American

Introduction

Walkout is the story of a high school teacher. The teacher is a young Mexican American. The name of the teacher is Sal Castro. Walkout is a story of courage and fight for justice. The background of this story is the Civil Right Movements of 1968.

In 1968, a group of high school students protested because of the unfair treatments of Chicano students in the LA school system. Some of the examples of poor treatments of these students included poor facilities, absence of bilingual text books, unfair penalties, and corporal punishments (Rabaka et al, 2011).

Inside Job is a documentary that exposes the causes of the melt down of the economy in 2008. Inside Job is the latest documentary from Charles Ferquso. The movie depicts that the crisis of the 2008 took place because the credit ratings of AIG became far less than the speculations. According to Ferguso, the crisis was the result of the systematic corruption of the United States by the financial service (Maley, 2010).

The six Shocking Revelations about Wall Street's Secret Government tell us that Wall Street and Washington are involved in a secret government. This government is far away from the democratic process of the United States.

In1963 King was arrested for contravening an Alabama order. He was placed in private imprisonment. The letter of Martin Luther King is a response of King towards a letter that was published in a local newspaper. The letter demonstrated the strength of Martin Luther king Jr.

An analysis of these documentaries and documents reveals the corruption of the political elites in the United States.

Discussion

The Inside Job, Walkout, Six Shocking Revelations about Wall Street's Secret Government, and Letter from Birmingham Jail has raised diverse questions. The documentaries have not only highlighted the causes of the 2008 financial crisis but have questioned the prevailing corruption. The questions rose by these documentaries and events are not only related to economics but also to the public policy, academics, and law.

The movies and documentaries indicate the presence of secret corruption among social and political elites in the United States. It also highlights the presence of bias against different groups of society. These documentaries can greatly influence the life of people as Americans. They reveal the secret processes that are different from the democratic processes in the United States.

The movie Walk out has ...