The world has become more and more connected over time, and even now in the era of 24 hour cable news channels, we often times see the world as a harsher place; however this is not the case. On the contrary, there is evidence to support the fact that the world is becoming more peaceful as time goes on - despite what the news might say (Pink and Mack). Having said that, just because the world is becoming a more peaceful place overall does not mean that major conflicts around the world have just stopped happening. Watching the film, God Grew Tired of Us, this fact was more evident than ever.
It is a sad day when young boys are forced to leave their own country to avoid death, but when they must also leave the place for which they left, that is the ultimate tragedy. This was the case for the Sudanese boys as they fled south Sudan, then not the country of South Sudan, but a part of Sudan, after the Arab government began to persecute the Black Christian population of the south. After …show more content…
The film showed how everyone can make a difference to help those in situations like this one. The Lost Boys, much like the filmmakers who made the documentary, aimed to educate the public about the atrocities that faced them back in Africa in order to create the change that we have statistically seen for the past few hundred years - we are becoming more peaceful (Pinker and Mack). As we learn more about other cultures and what is going on in the world around us, we gain the necessary knowledge to either avoid conflict altogether through mutual understanding of one another and each other’s cultures (Sumner). We also gain the ability to force change through social demonstrations. After reaching the US, some Lost Boys talked to crowds about how they could help the situation by asking the US government to do something about the war in Sudan - thus working towards the ultimate goal of a more peaceful
It is a sad day when young boys are forced to leave their own country to avoid death, but when they must also leave the place for which they left, that is the ultimate tragedy. This was the case for the Sudanese boys as they fled south Sudan, then not the country of South Sudan, but a part of Sudan, after the Arab government began to persecute the Black Christian population of the south. After …show more content…
The film showed how everyone can make a difference to help those in situations like this one. The Lost Boys, much like the filmmakers who made the documentary, aimed to educate the public about the atrocities that faced them back in Africa in order to create the change that we have statistically seen for the past few hundred years - we are becoming more peaceful (Pinker and Mack). As we learn more about other cultures and what is going on in the world around us, we gain the necessary knowledge to either avoid conflict altogether through mutual understanding of one another and each other’s cultures (Sumner). We also gain the ability to force change through social demonstrations. After reaching the US, some Lost Boys talked to crowds about how they could help the situation by asking the US government to do something about the war in Sudan - thus working towards the ultimate goal of a more peaceful