Analysis Of The Video 'Eyes On The Prize'

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For beginners, eyes on the prize sounds like someone at a bingo hut trying to win. In this case, “Eyes on the Prize” is a video in which people of all races are focusing on one thing. They each have their mind on the prize. The prize I believe is equality, justice for all. The video shows people trying, striving and surviving a fight that results in no winner. I don’t feel our eyes of this generation are directly on the prize, while others may think it is.

Despite the fighting, the video showcased numerous times that backs were treated with no respect. The elders boycotted and the younger people went and did things they weren’t “allowed.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived during this time and made the world do a 180. He questioned why we fight

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