A young boy in social studies class is given an assignment, along with the rest of the students, to come up with an idea that could change the world. As well as coming up with an idea, the students also have to put it into action. Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) does not know nor understand how a kid his age can change the world. When he is riding his bike home from school, he passes up a site where a group of homeless people live, and the idea of how he can change the world comes to him. He figures that if he helps one person, then that person can help three, and so on. This begins his plan to “Pay it Forward.”
The movie Pay It Forward (based on a novel by Catherine Ryan Hide) is directed by Mimi Leder at Warner Brothers Studio. It was released in the year 2000, being a PG-13 drama. Starring in this movie is Kevin Spacey (Eugene Simonet), Helen Hunt (Arlene McKinney), Haley Joel Osment (Trevor McKinney), Jon Bon Jovi (Arlene’s husband), and Angie Dickinson (Arlene’s mother). The main idea of the movie is for a class of kids to come up with a way to change the world and do it not just talk about it. The project does not go exactly as Trevor plans it, but it comes out bigger than he could have imagined.
The acting portrayed in this movie by Haley Joel Osment as the young Trevor McKinney is excellent. Trevor McKinney is a kid that is wise beyond his years and very courageous. He is the type of person who is not afraid to speak his mind or take a stand for what he
In When We Fight, We Win by Greg Jobin-Leeds it says that “comparison can block compassion both for others and for ourselves.” I agree with such statement; I think that listening is a skill you learn throughout time. One can pretend to listen without really getting anything out of the conversation that one is having with that other person. In the Compassionate Listening workshop, I got to do it with Rachel Kurland and I sit and listened to her talking about the moment her friend treason her. I tried to understand her plight, why would she not cut that friendship off, I understood she loved her friend, however, I could not resist bringing my biases to our conversation. I asked myself, why is Rachel, such a good, loving, and smart person,
1. When Trevor first presents his “Pay It Forward” plan—as a way to change the world for the better—many dismiss it. What does their rejection say about Trevor’s plan and what does it say about those who dismissed it? :
The story line in this movie holds the audiences interest by involving real life situations. Majority of kids that come from poverty do not have the options of better schools because of where they are from and the schools that are in their district. In the movie Michael Oher is the homeless teenager that lived a hard life and was eventually
It realty shouldn't take much put of a person to help others. Although the video didn't show one of life's greatest friend (Karma) which is basically. What goes around comes back around. This would have been a great scene to add in the video. To show the audience that helping others will always return to you. Instead it showed a man that wanted to give to people and did not want anything in return. This video took a total turn that I wasn't expecting. This is a story of a kind and humble man. That wants nothing in return but peace. This message could also be trying to encourage others to become more generous. But we all know in today's society , this is pretty much nonexistence. There is so much violence going on in today's world. So many people want to be the chief and filled with pride. Then there are some that just wants to be heard. But the High Seat is not looking around to see the bigger picture, and how it is affecting families. Plenty countries in this world needs help with educational funding, housing development, and employment opportunities. We all know that the government ,or High Seat has the will to help the countries and communities with their financial struggles. It all starts off with basic foundation of success. No education, no future career goals, no life. Instead very few people are taking matters into their own hands, such as the man in the video. Doesn't really look like he
Working in a soup kitchen, getting to know Mac, and hearing the life story of a homeless man (Sarge). The first thing that influenced Ian to grow up is working in a soup kitchen. Ian, the protagonist, is a rich and ignorant kid who knows very little about the life on the streets of his city. He needs to pass his civics class, by doing some sort of community service.
When I was eight years of age, I started to realize that there was an entire word outside of the town, state, and country that I lived in. I became concerned about the lives of others, even those that I didn’t know personally. I often thought “There are people in other countries that don’t even have enough water to live, and I am living an amazing life here in America”. Not only was I concerned for those people, but I took action to help them. It was then that I started a fundraiser to raise money for people that can’t afford the basic necessities to live in third world countries. To this day, I have been saving every penny I could afford to make sure other people can live a better life.
Pay it Forward is a movie that deals with many controversial topics such as addiction and poverty in a way that explains how we are able to help solve them. The movie starts out with Eugene Simonet assigning his junior high history class an extra credit opportunity. For the extra credit assignment, they must come up with a way to change the world and to put it into action. Most of the children don’t take the assignment seriously, believing that it is impossible. However, Trevor McKinney takes it upon himself to change the world with a plan he calls “Pay It Forward”. His plan goes on to help many people in the United States, including Jerry, a homeless man whom he helps get off drugs, his mother, Arlene, who is an alcoholic, and Mr. Simonet who has issues with his past. Long after the assignment, Trevor believes that his plan for “Pay It Forward” has failed because he could not get enough people to participate. However, a news reporter from Los Angeles tracks the movement to Trevor, who is in Las Vegas.
It's time to start paying it forward, not paying it back. In the book Pay it Forward, a boy named Trevor got an assignment to think of how to change the world and put in action, which creates the Pay it Forward movement. Through the Pay it Forward movement, Trevor affects change, shows the power of one, and stands against the greater, me me me generation of society.
Additionally, the story Harrison Bergeron has an example of one person making a difference. In the story there is a Ballet being broadcasted, but then Harrison a person in the run interrupts it and shows to the whole audience that you can be better
Reflection is a major factor in "developing self-awareness" to improve services provided to everyone around me, this is to develop my own understanding in realising the good and bad made previously. Moving forward with a better understanding, as well as rectifying the mistake whilst recognizing the good points, (Horton-Deutsch and Sherwood, 2008).
Hi, Zarquis. This is a great discussion, good job! I like how you summarized the video. Like you said, If we do small things and changed the world, then next generation can live in the better world. It would be difficult to change everything at once, but making it better is not that hard. "Pay it forward" is simple act, so everyone need to involve it. But, we need to make sure that we do not need to do it to do favor for someone. I like how you hold door, and grocery bags.. etc for people. It is not that hard, but not a lot of people do that. I respect you and I hope other people see your behaviors and they do it as well in other
The first video that was introduced was a Ted Talk of Alison Lebovitz discussing how we can inspire the next generation to make a difference to teach them that giving back can feel rewarding.
To introduce the topic, a brief summary on The Giver is necessary. First of all, The Giver takes place in a future utopian society, in which nobody can see color, pain isn’t felt, all community members have the same clothes, emotions are reduced to nothing, and the weather is always the same. At age 13 in the book and age 18 in the movie, all kids are given a specific job that they will do for the rest of their controlled life, the main character, Jonas, gets chosen for an abnormal job as the receiver of memories. Giver transmits all memories to Jonas, he starts with happy memories and then when the sad or dangerous memories start being transmitted to Jonas, he decides that he needs to do something about the world he
Erin was explaining how her father had an impact on her daily life. “I’ve learned to be less selfish and to help others in need. During last Thanksgiving, he brought my sister and I to a local soup kitchen. For a few hours, we made and packaged food to give to the homeless” (Kinaci). This describes how Erin’s dad is trying to get her into the habit of volunteering to do good deeds for people who are not as privileged as her. When you finally stop thinking about yourself and start to think about others, you are lending them a helping hand and pulling them from their dark struggles such as poverty to the light-filled side of opportunities such as a new beginning. As a role model, it is important to be selfless because you are giving hope to those who need it in order to keep going. You are also voluntarily leading others to the path of accomplishment and
The Giver is a morally driven and thought-provoking story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, sadness, pain, death, music, color and love. The story follows Jonas as he receives the memories of the past, good and bad, from the current Receiver, who is called the Giver. The Giver transfers memories by placing his hands on Jonas 's forearms. The first memory he receives is of a thrilling sled ride, which he will remake in the end of the movie. Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community 's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, which he knew about from memories (Ways of Knowledge), Jonas realizes that he must release all the memories to the community to allow them to feel