The greatest American symbol of value contradictions is the constitution. The constitution was written in 1776. Anything that conflicts with basic liberties and freedoms is considered unconstitutional. With society changing the constitution is constantly being evaluated and revised because cultural norms is falling in a grey area. Major freedoms that are fought throughout history revolve around race, sex, and religion. In immigration life work and education are considered value contradictions. As mentioned in the previous definition, Zulema, Victor, and Perla started working at early ages. Immigrants were lucky if they received minimal wages.
But isn 't there labor laws to protect children and to give people equal employment opportunity? …show more content…
Zulema and Perla took pride in their appearances. They did their hair, make up and attempted to look presentable in public, even if they were just going to work in the fields. Perla talks about how negatively people look at her family. In general they are viewed as, “You 're just an immigrant.” As a male Victor’s concern was not how he looked to others, but how he matched up to the men around him. He mentioned in the film that he felt pressure keeping up pace with the other men and that he was not as strong as them yet. One thing this film provides is an inside look into their world of being an immigrant Zulema, Perla, and Victor have heart. They break their backs and work in harsh conditions for their families. This film is eye opening because I grew up with the luxury to dream and become anything I wanted to be. In society, I was considered as part of the lower class. Unlike these kids I was given stability, a proper education, and the means to succeed in my dreams. So if I was lower class, what are immigrants? Before this film I would have just seen them as “just immigrants”. Like most people, I would have categorized them as a foreign, underdeveloped, lower class. Each one of these situations give a small perspective of how each child views themselves and how people view them. Immigrants have to go through life trying to fight the negatively developing in their self-concept. Right now their most positive aspect of life are their families and hopes for a brighter future not in the fields.
But isn 't there labor laws to protect children and to give people equal employment opportunity? …show more content…
Zulema and Perla took pride in their appearances. They did their hair, make up and attempted to look presentable in public, even if they were just going to work in the fields. Perla talks about how negatively people look at her family. In general they are viewed as, “You 're just an immigrant.” As a male Victor’s concern was not how he looked to others, but how he matched up to the men around him. He mentioned in the film that he felt pressure keeping up pace with the other men and that he was not as strong as them yet. One thing this film provides is an inside look into their world of being an immigrant Zulema, Perla, and Victor have heart. They break their backs and work in harsh conditions for their families. This film is eye opening because I grew up with the luxury to dream and become anything I wanted to be. In society, I was considered as part of the lower class. Unlike these kids I was given stability, a proper education, and the means to succeed in my dreams. So if I was lower class, what are immigrants? Before this film I would have just seen them as “just immigrants”. Like most people, I would have categorized them as a foreign, underdeveloped, lower class. Each one of these situations give a small perspective of how each child views themselves and how people view them. Immigrants have to go through life trying to fight the negatively developing in their self-concept. Right now their most positive aspect of life are their families and hopes for a brighter future not in the fields.