“Lost Angels” Documentary

Extra Credit Assignment

1 page minimum

15 points

Directions: Answer the following questions as thoroughly and detailed as possible. The purpose is to reflect on what you’ve watched, draw conclusions, and keep an open mind as you move forward in life.

1. Before you watched the documentary, did you know anything about skid row? If so, what did you know about it and what were your impressions of the neighborhood?

2. Now that you’ve watched the documentary, how would you describe what skid row is like and why people end up there?

3. Reflect on some of the people from skid row that were interviewed for the documentary. Whose story stood out to you the most? What did you learn from them?

4. Why do you think that treating homeless people with respect and understanding their needs is a human rights act?

5. What is the greatest lesson, story, or understanding that you take away from watching this film?

6. How will you apply this new knowledge to your life?

Directions:

• Read this article from the NY Times - http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/theres-more-to-life-than-being-happy/266805/
• Answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences on a separate sheet of paper.

Article Questions:

1. Who is the central focus of this article?
2. What did he learn while he was in the Nazi concentration camps?
3. What is the title of his book and what did the Library of Congress list his book as?
4. Why are some researchers “cautioning against the pursuit of mere happiness"?
5. Do you think living a happy life is different from living a meaningful life? Explain.
6. What important decision did Frankl have to make about his family?