Frank got really close to the Gonzalez’s oldest daughter Armida, who was well educated and was applying to colleges. One thing that bothered me about Armida was that she made a comment about how she was hoping to go to school for free and was trying to get scholarships and grants to help her do so. This makes me furious because I am paying a lot of money to come to Westminster and I am an American citizen. She is an illegal alien and is going to get to go to school for free. I don’t think that this is fair because I believe that the money the government is going to give to her should go to an American citizen who deserve it just as much as she does. Armida got into a few heated debates with Frank, but in the end, they both learned something from each other. Frank also stated that if she became a legal citizen that he would sponsor her in college because he was so fond of her and her abilities.
A changing point in this episode is when Frank went to Mexico to visit the Gonzalez’s family. He saw how bad their lives were there and this helped him realize why they would want to come to America. The Gonzalez’s had not seen their family in twelve years and when Frank brought back a tape of them saying hello, I got a little emotional because I felt bad for the family who was left behind. Frank realizes that he cannot blame them for wanting a better life style.
When the thirty days had passed, Frank had changed from the simple to the complex. He didn’t completely change his views about illegal immigrants, but he was walking away with a different perspective. He remained a minuteman but did not have as strong of feelings as before. Frank understands why they would want to leave Mexico and come to the United States, but he still feels that they should do so legally like his family did years ago. He also understands that it is hard to do this legally and is therefore torn between two opinions. He used to feel that Mexicans were trying to start a Revolution with their rallies but in the end I think he realizes that they just want to be legal immigrants and are fighting for what they think is right. Frank states: “There comes a time when you love people for who they are, all politics aside”. This statement proves that he has changed from the simple to the complex. Walter Lippman states in Chapter One of Public Opinion: “The only feeling that anyone can have about an event he does not experience is the feeling aroused by his mental image of that event. That is why until we know what others think they know, we cannot truly understand their acts.” This completely explains Franks situation about how he judged them before he knew who they really were, and then changed his mind once he got to know them.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this different view of a reality series. When I first started watching this episode I thought to myself that I could predict the ending that he was going to change into a completely different person. The ending surprised me because he changed but not completely. This shows that the gatekeepers wanted to show the truth, and not what everyone wanted to see which was that he completely changed his point of view. Agenda setting claims that what the media finds important will eventually be mirrored in what people think are important, and I think that the gatekeepers avoided this nicely by letting you make your own opinions about the show. I recommend this series to anyone who wants to see both sides of great debates going on today in our world.
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Nice job-- and I appreciate your efforts at trying consolidate all the info into two separate entries. However, with editing and rewrites I bet you could boil this down to only one. Also keep in mind a good review comes with a compelling headline.
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