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Professor Fields
UWRT-1102-012
30 March 2017
1. Dereks claims are valid. If a kid can be molded when theyre in a vulnerable
state/situation, they will believe scapegoat claims or accept help offered, which is
action. Its fortunate that Derek was able to drop his prejudices because it helped him
develop ethically and morally, but he wouldnt have (literally) been fucked up, at least
just because this country was built on white people stepping what/who they deemed
insubordinate. This is so relevant; people are racially profiled and/or framed unfairly.
4. Even his racist beliefs were at least partially stemmed on trying to help his racially
superior family and revenge for his fathers death, but his change in morals and
character show a more caring and compassionate Derek towards his family. His
leaving the neo-Nazis proves to be more beneficial to Dereks character, perhaps his
smallest statements can leave impressions and mindsets, especially because kids dont
know any better and trust what those in their sphere of influence believe.
7. Hatred never fixes things and people shouldnt be unfairly generalized. Im glad
Danny was able to realise that despite aspects of his upbringing. I appreciated the
movie, but truthfully didnt vibe with it too much. However, I found that it was a
necessary perspective and interesting movie to show the class because it is thought-