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Before I watched this documentary, I did not realize how " in the dark" I really was about our environment and the drastic amount I wasted. After watching, I not only saw the light about daily ways I can go green, but I also gained great insight into the problem with "the fast fashion industry." My new insight has drastically changed the way I shop; avoiding mass production at the cost of the work force, I currently shop local.

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I Love You Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter--Period 2

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I Love You Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter--Period 2

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Prior to watching this documentary, I didn't realize how serious it could be to text someone encouraging them to commit suicide. After I watched the documentary, I saw the light about how serious it is and how people view it as illegal or legal. It also talked about how circumstances change and things, such as taking medication, can be the reason people do things sometimes.

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Before watching the documentary 13th, I wasn't aware of how skin color affects people's everyday lives. As a white person, I can never fully understand the life of a colored person. I understand oppression, unfortunately, but not the kind where people can look at you and immediately feel hate towards you. After watching this, I realized there are way too many problems with the U.S.'s government, prison, and police systems.

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Before watching "the invisible war" I didn't know or realize that sexual assaults happened in the military let alone how many and how bad. After watching the documentary it is a lot more clear that the amount of people assaulted and raped without consequences coming to the perpetrators.

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I can connect what I watched in the documentary, "The Life and Death of Marsha P Johnson" to the "Allegory of the Cave", in the way that I wasn't aware of the intricacy of the LGBT community's struggles. I opened my eyes to a harsh reality and allowed myself to be uncomfortable. I'm now going to be doing everything in my power for those who are further oppressed within already oppressed communities.

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Before watching the documentary I didn't realize how much social media can affect someone in a poor mental state. I gained a better understanding of the power social media and the internet holds over us, and how it can affect people in different ways. - Ella Bonesteel

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Before I watched this documentary, I did not realize how " In the dark" I was about racial bias in the justice system. One thing that was brought to my attention was the amount of people in prisons, and what its like living in the prison cell. My new outlook on the justice system is criminalizing people because of a certain way the look.

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Before watching this documentary, I didn't realize how "in the dark" I truly was about the mean words you can text someone. After I saw this documentary, I saw the light in being nice to others especially those who become you significant others but also that people's feelings can be hurt over a single text. I know have the insight I need to always watch what I say to others that mean a lot to me!

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Before I watched this, I knew the story about what happened but I didn't understand how dark and twisted it was. It really shows how kind you need to be to others and think before you speak. Just because someone may look fine and act fine and they may not always be, so being kind and being the best you can be to someone is very important.

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I didn't realise how strong of a hold that Michelle Carter had on Conrad Roy's life. I had heard of the story before but I never realised how persistent Carter was with her words, pushing Roy to kill himself.

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Before watching this I didn't know a lot of detail about the Earth's situation. I was ignorant to the truth of Earth's state. After watching it a couple times I've been enlightened on how bad the planet is right now and what we can all do to help fix it.

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Prior to watching this particular documentary, I didn't know how deep in the cave I was. I didn't realize that a lot of cases were going unsolved or pushed aside because the victim was LGBT+. Once I knew the knowledge, it was hard to except, because a judge or the police shouldn't be biased. But, through seeing the documentary, I saw the light and grew used to the idea that things are harder when you are part of the LGBT+ community. And, it shouldn't be that way.

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Having never seeing anything like this documentary before I never fully realized the extent of China's hold on the American economy.

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Before I watched this, I knew the story about what happened but I didn't understand how dark and twisted it was. It really shows how kind you need to be to others and think before you speak. Just because someone may look fine and act fine and they may not always be, so being kind and being the best you can be to someone is very important.

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Before watching this, I knew about the discrimination African Americans face, but I didn't know how extreme or how it can affect their daily lives. It shows that rather than fixing our past mistakes, we keep making the same ones but in different forms. In our history, we went from slavery, to Jim Crow and segregation laws, and now to mass incarceration. It shows that we really don't know what they are really going through because we don't have to worry about prejudice from police officers and the criminal justice system in our everyday lives.

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Prior to watching this documentary I had never really done my research or really looked into wars happening around the world that involve innocent people. I keep up with the news but the media never does a good job of informing us about things like this. This documentary really showed me how awful these wars and attacks on innocent people can be and how they can just strip away someones life in the flash of a bullet. I'm so glad I watched this documentary and can start looking into more wars around the world.

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even before watching Before the Flood, I knew quite a bit about global warming but afterwards, I was still in awe at how much I still had left to learn, especially about the ice caps and how rapidly they are melting away and that if we don't change the way we live in around 5 to ten years, the damage we have done to our planet will be irreversible. I have now been shown even more "light" so to speak as to learning even more information about the negative impacts we are causing on the Earth based solely on the irresponsible actions we are taking such as burning excessive amounts of coal.

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Before I watched the documentary I was ignorant to the corporate greed higher ups had. I believed that all higher ups had their workers safety before their product, however after watching the documentary I was shown that many higher ups at companies care more about the profits then they care about their worker safety.

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Before watching the documentary, I knew a few things about climate change and how bad it is spreading. After I watched the documentary, it opened up my eyes to someone new, Because I never looked at climate change in that Point Of View. and it changed the way that I look at the world now.

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Before I watched this documentary, I knew quite a bit about it. I knew that I hated Michelle Carter and had such a strong opinion about how horrible she was and thought how could someone ever do that. After watching and digesting more information, I realized that maybe it wasn't all Michelle Carter fault. I realized that she too had mental health issues and wasn't in a stable place.

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Jaycee McFadden- Before the Flood- period 4

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Jaycee McFadden- Before the Flood- period 4

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Before watching "Before the Flood" I was unaware of how involved our country is for energy consumption. Unlike other very populated places, we use so much energy that it not only matches the other places, but exceeds them. I was really surprised seeing the statistics of the energy used in the United States compared to other parts of the world.

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The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson : per. 4

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The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson : per. 4

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Before watching this documentary, I was unaware of how many hardships and unfair circumstances people of the LBGTQ+ community encountered. I was in the dark about the harassment from mobs and violence motivated by hate shown in the film. After watching I realized how much more accepting our country needs to become of people's sexuality's and identities. I now know that there are a lot more improvements to be made to eliminate prejudice such as implementing protection laws in this country.

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Before watching this documentary I was unaware that sexual assaults in the military were such a big problem, but I knew it existed. After watching this document, I now know that women in the military are highly "sexualized" and seen as objects. Although, the military has tried to end this problem, it still happens. Most of these womens assailants are still free, in the military, and in highly respectable positions.

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Prior to watching, I thought I knew a lot about institutionalized racism in our society. I figured I didn't know everything of course, but I considered myself pretty educated. After watching the documentary, I realized that I had much much more to learn. I realized how the discrimination of African american men and women is deep rooted in American society through the prison system. Because of the issues that stem all the way back to the 13th amendment, people of color are still facing discrimination today. I realized these issues and I now have some of the knowledge I need to help minorities and use my privilege for good.

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The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson - P2

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The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson - P2

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I was in the dark about how dangerous it is to live as a transgender person and saw how homophobic America was/still is. I didn't know it was so common for someone to get murdered just for being trans. I also never saw how determined LGBT+ people were to get their rights and freedom; It just enforced the reason why they need a month so much more, their struggles shouldn't be dismissed.

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Before watching the documentary, I wasn't aware of climate change and how if it continues, it could cause irreversible changes in our ecosystem. It made me more conscious of these beliefs and gave me better insight as to why making action now to conserve the Earth is mandatory for the growth of society. It never made me realize that simple changes in your routine like reducing palm oil use or the use of greenhouse gases can make an impact on yourself and those around you and providing solutions to these changes.

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before watching this documentary, I had very little knowledge on the issue of sexual assault in the military. I knew it was a problem, having met a victim myself, but i did not fully understand the extent of the issue. Even after watching this documentary, and finding article upon article about this issue, its still not a subject that sits well in someones mind. Its horrible to think about but personally I feel better knowing. I didn't understand just how much these women and men were oppressed by their attackers or commanders. It truly brings a whole new light to the idea of the military and what it actually does for its soldiers.

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Before I watched this documentary I thought I knew everything about climate change. I believed that my information on the topic was all accurate and unbiased. However, after watching Before the Flood, I quickly realized that I was ignorant on the the topic of climate change. I had no idea that coral reefs could be extinct in 30 years. Now that I know the truth I can share the information I learned to others who might be ignorant.

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Invisible war period 4 Rokia Al-Mansouri

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Invisible war period 4 Rokia Al-Mansouri

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Before watching this documentary I never came to think that women in the military get raped too. It never even crossed my mind. After watching it i'm much more aware. The fact that they tried covering up the sexual assault cases plays a factor as to why this isn't as known as other problems in the world. Hiding from the public isn't going to get you anywhere, especially with these women living their lives every single day hiding from all this pain.

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The life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson - period 4

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The life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson - period 4

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Just from my own knowledge before watching this documentary, I have noticed and realized the inequality of transgender individuals. But I wasn't informed for how cruelty, threats, and ignorance has affected many of those in the community. After processing the new understandings of the documentary, I further realized the troubles and issues that transgender individuals represented in the prejudice society back then as a community and how the discrimination towards them, affected their whole lives.

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Before, watching the documentary, I was aware that people were discriminated because of race. However, I did not realize it was so common and that people had to go through so much simply because of the color of their skin. After watching the documentary, I realized that racism and hatred for people of color are things that occurs so often and needs to stop. I also learned that slavery and horrible treatment to blacks has been going on for so long and that they are still targeted and criminalized for no reason. The documentary really helped me open my eyes to what was going on around me.

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Prior to watching, I knew a little about climate change. I was unaware about how little I knew. I didn't know how much damage was being done because of climate change. I also didn't know about all the different view points on climate change and what we can do about it.

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Before watching this documentary, I was not fully aware of how much racism really resided in every part of of justice system. I knew that people of color were being discriminated against, especially with all that has happened this year, but it has never truly hit me that even the prisons are part of the systemic racism people of color have to face. It's shocking to realize that people have never really escaped the racism we should have abandoned centuries ago.

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Before watching this documentary, I was not aware of how deep racial issues have got. I knew that racism has always been a problem but after watching this documentary I've opened my eyes. I've realized that there's a bigger issue behind all of this that many people still have yet to find out. The prison system has a big part to do with this, and that racism will never end if we don't do something about it.

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Before watching, I was unaware of how difficult it was for American and Chinese workers to cooperate. Now that I have watched this documentary, I've seen the conflict between the factory workers. The documentary showed that they were constantly trying to prove who was better and were unable to come to an agreement.

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Before watching For Sama, I was unaware about the political issues going on there. I didn't know that their dictator played an important role in the atrocities and war occurring there. Now that I have watched ¨For Sama¨, I am more educated about the conflicts happening in Syria. The perspective of war coming from a person who has lived in a war zone in Syria opened my eyes and made me come to realization that the media doesn't always cover  everything.

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Before I watched this documentary, I did not realize how drastically and quickly climate change is happening. However, after watching this documentary, I saw the reality of how even the tiniest decision I make, could create a huge difference in this world. I am now more able to make an educated decision that will hurt the environment the least amount.

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Before watching American Factory, I had no idea that simple, cultural differences could cause so much discourse between the American and Chinese workers. The documentary taught me that when you force two different cultures to work together, common ground must first be found so the workers can build trust and relationships from there. It also showed me the stubbornness of the corporate leaders, and how neither one wanted to give in to what the other wanted.

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Before watching this documentary,  I was so "in the dark" about how difficult it was for the Chinese and American workers to work together. The film showed the Chinese trying to take over running the factory and controlling the American workers by going on the Chinese labor laws. After watching this documentary, I can see "the light" about how poorly American and Chinese workers work together and cooperate and how we as Americans view these disagreements.

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The Life and Death Of Marsha P. Johnson - Period 7

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The Life and Death Of Marsha P. Johnson - Period 7

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After watching the documentary, I saw the light of the true situation that has led to the deaths of people like Marsha. Before watching, I had no clue about the "Gay/Trans Panic" defense law, and now it makes me perceive the world differently. I myself am part of the LGBTQ+ community, so it is scary to know the truth that I could be killed without any reason other than my sexuality. Just like many transgender women, and others who are part of my community, justice would not be taken if I was in their situation. Blaming the victim for a crime they had no control over, could effect me in my lifetime, and has changed my reality and my own perception of safety in the world.

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Before this documentary, I thought climate change was rather simple and straightforward. I thought it was as simple as using more green energy and being more environmentally friendly but i realized it was more complicated than that. I now realize that the reason we are struggling to make forward movements in climate change is largely due to the absurdly rich energy companies and the corrupt politicians that these companies fund to make sure they stay in business. I realized that many of the aspects that accumulate to affect climate change are at the current time unable to change because the fact that they provide very crucial materials and energy to some of the places that need them the most. So climate change is much more complicated then I originally thought

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Before I watched League of Denial, I didn't really understand how serious of a matter CTE actually is. I know realize that just by being ignorant and not doing the little things like strapping in my helmet correctly or not using the correct form when I tackle, I can really cause harm to my body and most importantly my brain. I know now what I can do or at least try to do in order to set myself up for success and being educated when it comes down to how to play the sport of football.

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Before watching I was unaware of how poorly people in prisons were being treated. I knew that racism was bad but after watching the documentary I realised how much worse it actually is than just whats shown on the news. The documentary showed that a lot of stuff laws have been passed specifically for the purpose of incarcerating black people.

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Before watching 13th, I was unaware of how minorities, especially the black community, are treated in the US. I was shocked that people are still targeted because of how they look. After watching 13th, I can understand better that the issue of race is underlying in this country and just didn't show up one day out of nowhere. This opened me eyes to the racism that still exists and that it needs to be taken care of.

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Before watching this film, I was unaware of just how often sexual assault takes place in the military. I knew that sexual assault happens  frequently in society, but not so much in the military due to us rarely hearing or reading about these cases in the news. This because many victims are being silenced and punished for speaking up. After hearing the victims' stories, I now have a better understanding of sexual assault and how prevalent it is in both today's society and military bases.

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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson - Lilian Nguyen Period 7

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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson - Lilian Nguyen Period 7

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Before watching this documentary, I wasn't aware of how big of an impact Marsha P. Johnson had on the LGBTQ+ community. I also didn't know much about the struggles and trans people face on the daily basis, especially during that time. Because of this documentary, I'm more informed of the impact the gay liberation movement had on the gay community because of this documentary.

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Keairra E - 7 - The Life and Death of Marsh P. Johnson

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Keairra E - 7 - The Life and Death of Marsh P. Johnson

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I connected this documentary with the cave analogy becuase it made me relize just how many people are opressed at diffrent levels within the LGBTQ+ comunity. Watching the documentary made me relize how much work still has to be done, becuase there are comunities, like transgender and gender fluid, within  LGBTQ+ don't have as much protecting them or even the knowledge spread to understand. It opened my eyes to see that yes there has been progress helping the comunity and that is a good thing, but it is nowhere close to enough and people still have to be taking action.

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Before watching the documentary, I didn't realize how much of our small, daily, and continuous tasks contribute to such a big issue occurring all around the globe. I have been taught about global warming and climate change, but not to an extent that small processes for human needs influence how our world is going to be in the future. After watching it, I am not only more educated, but I now see that as humans, reversing the effects of climate change are going to be very difficult. I now realize that implementing ways to change our planet lay in the hands of our future generations.

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Before I watched this documentary I had an idea about cliamte change, but I didn't see how urgent and vast this problem really is. It really opened my eyes by physically showing the change and showing the ways we can contribute to fixing this problem. This not only made me aware of the issues in our society as a whole, but my mistakes as an individual as well. This has changed the way I veiw the world in general, I no longer takes it's beauty for granted because I know our time here is limited.

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After watching A Plastic Ocean it really sheds some light on how much we are really destroying our planet. Realizing how much damage we have caused is a huge eye opener. Now that I know the consequences of throwing away different plastics, I try to make this earth a little cleaner by spreading awareness of the issue and trying to make a change for the better.

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The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson - Amaun Johnson period -4 

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The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson - Amaun Johnson period -4 

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After watching "The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson it really made me come out of that dark cave of just worrying about myself and only myself. I didn't know the things that the LGBT community was going through until i watch this beautiful and real document and watched what was happening and seeing how i was ignoring anything and anybody else shed the light on my brain and the way I think. What is this was my sister or brother. So now I take up people are being bullied because everybody deserves to live on this earth in peace.

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Before watching the documentary I considered myself pretty educated on the problem of racism and racial injustice in the U.S but there was still a lot more light for me to see light to be shed. I learned a lot about the governments deliberate but hidden racism against black people and using excuses like war on drugs or stereotyping black people as criminals. there is still a lot to be learned about this topic, and the documentary has allowed me to be even more educated and take it upon myself to learn more.

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Before watching this documentary I knew there were a lot of issues, and injustices within the systematic racism. I actually thought to be pretty educated on the topic, because I had done some research. After watching this documentary I came out understanding the history, and events that lead to such extreme circumstances. That the systematic racism is truly backed up with a factual basis, and that it is truly disgusting. Even with the research I had done. I realized there was still so much more that I learned and more that I can learn.

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The Invisible War - Kennedi Leitschuck- Per. 2 

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The Invisible War - Kennedi Leitschuck- Per. 2 

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Before watching this documentary, I never realized how "in the dark" I was about sexual assault/harassment cases and how easily they go unsolved, especially in the military. After watching this documentary, I understand that even in the military, these hateful crimes still happen in society and that people need other people to be their voice when they feel like they have none.

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Before I watched this documentary I didn't realize how much words can change someones life. Michelle Carter used words to make Conrad Roy kill himself. Because she talked him into his death she was an accessory. I now see a huge issue with the way that people use words in their day to day life.

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Before I watched this documentary, I knew what I wanted to know about concussions and the sports industry. I preferred to live in ignorance, knowing that if I watched this documentary, I would become extremely aware of my brain's health, and the lasting effects of playing the sport that I loved. I've become much more aware of the risk I'm taking to participate in soccer, and I've become more careful in the ways I deal with heading the ball, and keeping my balance. I know about the lies and bad reps that companies such as the NFL tell to keep their company alive. I thought I knew what I needed to know, but now I know much more, and I know what kind of person and player I want to be.

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Before I watched the documentary, I was blind to the amount of corporate companies that don't treat their employees with care or respect that they deserve, after watching the documentary I came out understand the issues that factory workers have to deal with on an almost daily basis, even after watching and researching the topic, I still haven't had the experience those workers have had, and now I'm aware of the struggles they go through.