Sunday, October 2, 2011

Blindsight

Blind sight
                          1- What type of cultural diversity are present in the                        movie?
-          Tibetan youngsters (Tibetan Language, Buddhist        religion).
-          Lady who set up a blind school Christian, German; Erik and his father = American.

2- What are some of the challenges people in the movie encounter?
-          The challenge of climbing Everest blind.
-          The challenge of communicating in different              languages.
-          Traditional Tibetan views of blindness: a punishment for bad things you did in previous life. Re-incarnation.

3- What are some examples of stereotyping, prejudice, bias and / or discrimination in the   video?

-          Discrimination, Tashi , the street kid.
-          When people see him in one street they harass him. 

4- -what challenge do people face as a result of          personality rather than culture?                                 -When the mother views her child as incomplete as soon as he lost his sight           

5-what benefits are there for the people in the movie as a    result of their differing cultures?
                             -learning about different customs and traditions.
                            -  learning different Languages.

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