The Devil's Miner Culture

Before going into this class, I always thought culture was just part of your background and you grew up with it. I saw it as something that had to do with your family history. Which, in a way it does, but that 's not what culture is all about. I always love learning more about other cultures and other people in general. Culture is not only a part of your family background, but impacts your point of view and how you see things. It also can change how we see the world which is exactly what this class did. It helped me view others differently and it taught me to be more open-minded. It also gave me a better understanding of the world around me.
One activity that really affected me were when we watched The Devil 's Miner. Watching this film opened my eyes to the struggles that people have to face on a daily basis. The …show more content…
Here in the U.S it is possible to live as a single parent with kids and it is becoming more acceptable. It isn’t as hard to live as a single parent because the government is able to help you get on your feet. These boys didn’t have a father and he is supposed to be the one to support the family, but since he passed away the oldest male in the family has to step up and in this case it just happened to be a fourteen and twelve year old. While watching this I realized that we don’t all have the same opportunities and we all have different views about what is right and wrong. These children don’t see anything wrong with working in the mines because that is considered normal in their culture. It is also the way they have grown up, so it isn’t surprising to them. It is how they perceive people and the world around them. While I do feel bad for the young children working and the conditions they are being put in, they don’t feel bad about it because there is nothing wrong with it in their