After watching the documentary “Home Across Lands”, I have gained a better understanding of the hardships that refugees must go through and the obstacles they must overcome to get and live in America. This documentary shows Kunama refugee’s lives before traveling to American and after they’ve been approved to live in America. It is evident that throughout the film, their culture and physical environment have a major impact of their behavior in both before and after their relocation to the United States. This film gives us a variety of people to listen and learn about the refugee process, in which it shows us that this situation is a reality in that people are suffering in another country and just want to live in a safer environment and live
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Natural environment is a part of the behavior settings theory where the natural environment can “affect our thinking, feeling, social interaction, and health” (Hutchinson, p. 224, 2012). As the film first starts, all we see is dirt and dust being blown in the wind as cars drive down the road. To me, this scenery would not benefit my health compared to looking at grass, trees, and flowers. According to the textbook, “three features of the natural environment have been found to be particularly influential on emotional states: water, trees, and sunlight” (Hutchinson, p. 225-226, 2012). Although the environment in Kunama has sunlight, it does not have the green trees and water that can benefit a person’s overall health. Without easy access to water, it makes it almost impossible to provide food by growing crops and the lack of water can cause dehydration. With this lack of resources available in the environment, it creates emotions of stress, fatigue, and depression. As seen in the film, the people in the refugee camp in Kunama seem depressed, bored, and miserable. Because of the environment, they have nothing to do within the camp besides to wait to be transported to the US. So for Ibrahim Aray to go from Kunama’s natural environment to America’s environment, we can see a remarkable change in his attitudes, feelings, and behavior. The environment appeals to the eye more and creates a happier environment than staring at dirt all day. Also, with the resources that he needs, he is able to do more within the community besides waiting around doing
Natural environment is a part of the behavior settings theory where the natural environment can “affect our thinking, feeling, social interaction, and health” (Hutchinson, p. 224, 2012). As the film first starts, all we see is dirt and dust being blown in the wind as cars drive down the road. To me, this scenery would not benefit my health compared to looking at grass, trees, and flowers. According to the textbook, “three features of the natural environment have been found to be particularly influential on emotional states: water, trees, and sunlight” (Hutchinson, p. 225-226, 2012). Although the environment in Kunama has sunlight, it does not have the green trees and water that can benefit a person’s overall health. Without easy access to water, it makes it almost impossible to provide food by growing crops and the lack of water can cause dehydration. With this lack of resources available in the environment, it creates emotions of stress, fatigue, and depression. As seen in the film, the people in the refugee camp in Kunama seem depressed, bored, and miserable. Because of the environment, they have nothing to do within the camp besides to wait to be transported to the US. So for Ibrahim Aray to go from Kunama’s natural environment to America’s environment, we can see a remarkable change in his attitudes, feelings, and behavior. The environment appeals to the eye more and creates a happier environment than staring at dirt all day. Also, with the resources that he needs, he is able to do more within the community besides waiting around doing