Write up a one page response using these questions as food for thought on 5 broken cameras.

1. Consider the "bad" camera. How did you respond to the footage we shot with it?
2. What does this film make you think of life in the United States?
3. Do we lose our land by force? Has anyone in the United States? Has there been an occupation here?
4. Consider the inference to freedom as displayed by chickens living in the tree. Relate this to people and barriers.
5. Gibreel extends an olive branch to the Israeli officer and the officer takes it. what does that say/represent to you? How about the rainbow just after Gibriel's birthday?
6. Why do the Israelis take the Palestanian children? Is this something like what happens in Africa?
7. Consider the mother of Emad's children. Do you sympathize with her? How about her suggestion that bad things are happening to their family because of the camera and Emad's belief that the camera protects him. HOw about her telling the children what they must do to keep what is theirs? Emad says that Gibreel must get tough skin and the the boys must become tough men.
8. Finally, discuss the photographic truth regarding the fact that the film was made from one point perspective. Palestanian perspective. Discuss power of journalism and photography (video and any lens based medium) regards to its matter of fact, descriptive, and informative quality inherent with medium?

Due to a family emergency, I need to be in Chicago today. I am canceling the class tonight.
See you next week.

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