1. In 300 words or more, please list and describe three pieces of information you found interesting/alarming.
Following are three pieces of information that I found the most alarming in a documentary “Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream” (Top Documentary Films, 2012). The first alarming information is that the richest people in America care only about their personal and corporate interests, not about the country. When financial powers of the United States do not act in the best interests of their country, I find it difficult to believe that America has a future. Second, financial moguls of America have a great impact on the American political system. Therefore, ordinary citizens have to play by their rules and have little or no chances to change the situation in favor of a middle and working class. Third, it seems that many of the most powerful American politicians are greedy and deceitful individuals who manipulate voters in their private interests. The documentary “ReGeneration” (Engine 7 Films, 2010) presented following interesting and alarming information. Firstly, current young generation’s attitudes is shaped by shallow mass media and
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Therefore, I will describe how I want to live my life differently to make a more positive contribution, not how I plan to live my life differently to make a more positive contribution to society. In response to the film “Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream” (Top Documentary Films, 2012), I would like to support in some way movements or initiatives that aim at a more balanced wealth distribution and force politicians to create better opportunities for working class instead of catering to the needs or