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This is the blog of The Renaissance Charter School's senior elective class, "Delving Into Documentaries." This blog was put together in the spring semester. In the fall semester, we watched Food, Inc.; Forks Over Knives; GasLand; and An Inconvenient Truth. Students wrote reflection papers, journal entries, and essays. Instead of these assignments, this semester, students will write on this blog. After each film, they will post a review/critique. Each week, they will post a response to a controversial question related to the film we are currently studying. Visit our Wiki to learn more!

Monday, March 4, 2013

Reflection #3 - The Times of Harvey Milk

The ending of The Times of Harvey Milk was incredibly appalling. Seeing the news story about Milk's death saddened me but the reaction from his followers was heart-breaking. You can see how big of a tragedy this was for San Francisco, specifically Castro street, which is where Milk resided. Everyone was infuriated with the news and what caused a riot was the mention of his killer, Dan White. His sentencing is what upset me the most about this film, even though back then the rules were different, White still deserved a better punishment for killing such an icon like Harvey Milk.
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  1. UnknownMarch 4, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    It is clear that you are upset about the decision made in court, and I agree with you that it wasn't fair. However, do you still that the documentary as a whole was a great overview of his life, or should had there been more details?

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