Short Story Of An Immigrant

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I had several reactions to this film. Before I share my feelings, I would like to start with, the information given in this video/transcript is likely not the full story. Therefore, I can only make judgments based on the information given, which may or may not be the entirety of the facts. First of all, I felt sadness. Amy’s children had to grow up without their mother, and her parents lost their daughter. I also felt anger. Anger at Vincent for the choices he made, including failing to seek help and at her parents for appearing to fail to take necessary precautions to safeguard Amy when she stopped at the house. Frustration with society because this continues to be a global problem despite our best efforts, and even a little at Amy

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