I find that it's a shame that a person is just rode up on and shot but that's the way it has been for a while. I also feel that in Charlotte it will not get to the point where there is just no positive news because many students each year are increasing the freshmen size at UNCC, therefore I feel these students are going to succesfully graduate and make a positive change in... read more
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Write a ResponseI sure hope this isn't what happens to Charlotte in the future.
I like how everyone got together to help with the center and all, but I haven't seen anything like that happen yet. Everyone seemed to be too happy in this video that it seems unreal to me. If only everyone could be happy or went the way this video did, the economy wouldn't be like this now.
The mother and son in the beginning kind of made me feel emotional. I though it was pretty sad but the church scene with all the trash around doesn't really go into play for me. The white lady made me feel so angry. No matter how mad I get or frustrated I am I never take it out on the workers or janitors. I never give them an attitude. I don't understand how hard it could be to just... read more
I did not like this video at all. I also agree with some of these people that if Charlotte does become like this who would want to live here. Also, do shelters really turn away people when they are full? If they do, I don't think they should even if they don't have any beds. Let them sleep or sit on the floor. I'm pretty sure they would still be grateful.
I take back that the white woman is a @$%^! she righted her wrongs. It would be really nice for everything to be like in this video, but sadly I don't see this happening anytime soon. I liked this video, obviously it was more optimistic than the other ones, I don't know about the Olympics coming here but it was an interesting idea.
In the very beginning, I think it shows that just being friendly or talking to someone can make someone's day. I believe this to be true. Being friendly doesn't hurt. Also in the end where the community comes together to help build the center together is very nice and all, but I haven't really seen anything like that come true at least before my eyes.
The Ford Explorer in the beginning was funny, I swear I've seen it on campus. The kid and mother who were taking refuge in the broken down church kinda remind me of some of the kids that I see at Sunridge. I liked this movie better than the other two before it, The White woman was a @$%^! and I thought it was interesting how there was no father figure shown in any of the families.
I haven't been in Charlotte long but on campus and where I have been off campus, I haven't really seen any significant barriers between races. I'm sure that they do exist but at least on campus they are not predominant. Didn't really like his movie, it was kinda corny, the acting was worse than the first movie, and some parts of it didn't make sense.
Looks very similar to where I'm from (Durham) except a bit more extreme, and with a look only at the negative aspects. It was interesting and the facts were sorta eye-opening, though I didn't think that they were shocking or unimaginable. Could have added more to the "plot line". My grandpa says "3 hots and a cot" all the time.
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