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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 #5: Hoop Dreams

The filmmakers in Hoop Dreams compare Arthur's and William's stories throughout the film by showing both of their struggles to be good at basketball. They also show how hard they struggled in high school to get good grades because they were too focused on basketball. Both of their passions for basketball was immensely shown in the film. Basketball was all Arthur and William cared for and they did not stop pursuing their dreams. In the end, both of them got good grades and continued to college.
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  1. UnknownMarch 5, 2013 at 3:35 AM

    I agree I think that the boys both went through a lot of struggles and the filmmakers used their struggles to compare the two.

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  2. UnknownMarch 10, 2013 at 3:34 PM

    I do think that the passion for the sport was well portrayed in the film.

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