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**1. Why did you select this clip? Do you believe this reflects the idea of the American Family in the country’s past? Or, is this a current reflection?** I selected this clip because it shows the closeness of an American family back in the 50's. It shows how caring and supportive everyone was to each other. **2. What you see: How are they dressed? Who is present? What are the circumstances?** They are all dressed in nice looking clothes. You didn't typically see people wearing jeans and a t shirt even while at home. They always looked presentable. **What you hear: What are the characters saying? How are they saying it?** I hear laughter, which signifies that they had A LOT of fun with each other. **3. Discuss the over dynamics of the family. What/ who makes up the family? What does each person’s role seem to be?** There is a big family, Consisting of a father, mother & their kids. Big families were very common back in the 50's. These big families were support systems. Each person has a role, a mother to take care of the house, a father to make the money, and the kids to go to school. But, the main role that they all share is being a friend to each other.

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**1. Why did you select this clip? Do you believe this reflects the idea of the American Family in the country’s past? Or, is this a current reflection?** I chose these two clips, because it still shows a family and the traditional way that they still eat together and spend time together, but at this point in the 70's, everyone starts growing a little more distant from each other. **2. What you see: How are they dressed? Who is present? What are the circumstances?** They are all dressed in a completely different fashion from back in the 50's, where they wore dresses and slacks. This era wears floral printed shirts or skirts and men wear patterns as well, along with looser fit pants with bell bottoms for bother girls and boys. Also a lot of peace signs. **What you hear: What are the characters saying? How are they saying it?** I hear these characters bickering with each other and showing no signs of trust or respect. At this point in time, children were becoming more risky on doing things that their parents did not approve of. **3. Discuss the over dynamics of the family. What/ who makes up the family? What does each person’s role seem to be?** The families in this time period were still kind of close. They all still continued to talk to each other, mainly at dinner time. But, just like it was in the 50's, the mother took care of the house, while the father had a job to support the family, and the kids went to school, in hopes of gaining a higher education.

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**1. Why did you select this clip? Do you believe this reflects the idea of the American Family in the country’s past? Or, is this a current reflection?**

I selected this clip, to show how thew world has become today in 2012. People now have absolutely no respect for each other. going and cheating, not even knowing if you have kids, or if the man you are with is even the father of your 4 children. Everything has become disgusting and wrong for the generations that continue to be born. The American family today has no connection to what it was back in the day. When everyone around was happy, and fights only lasted a little bit. Now people hold grudges over the tiniest things. Plus, there is no more trust or love in a relationship/family. Everyone is disrespectful.

**2. What you see: How are they dressed? Who is present? What are the circumstances? What you hear: What are the characters saying? How are they saying it?**

What i see if poorly dressed people who don't care what they look like. People are becoming trashy, even if they do not live in a bad environment. The society today has completely given up on seeing the positive

**3. Discuss the over dynamics of the family. What/ who makes up the family? What does each person’s role seem to be?** Today, it is even hard to put together what a family is, whether you're cheating, or you have gotten a divorce, no one has an important role except to try and support your kids. and even with that, parents do not seem to care, or are trying, but giving up.

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**1. Why did you select this clip? Do you believe this reflects the idea of the American Family in the country’s past? Or, is this a current reflection?** I selected this clip because i think if shows how the American family has changed into something that needs attention all the time. It shows that nobody gets along, and it shows the fighting between siblings, and even parents. This video shows how people want more and are never satisfied with the small things, like the love and support from your own families.

**2. What you see: How are they dressed? Who is present? What are the circumstances? What you hear: What are the characters saying? How are they saying it?** I see women dressed up to impress each other and get attention from others who aren't in their family. They dress this way to get people to look at them, and when people do look, all there is, is fighting and negativity.

**3. Discuss the over dynamics of the family. What/ who makes up the family? What does each person’s role seem to be?** These families today also consist of money. Nothing more than showing the negative in your mother or father, or siblings in order to get money for items that mean less than love. People today are willing to throw families away for material items. No parent or child has a major role in their family, unless told to by people on the outside.