The Homestretch
The film The Homestretch was a very touching film as it described the struggles of homeless youth. The story that left the greatest impact on me was the story of Roque. Roque was taken in by his teacher who realized the neglect he was suffering. She influenced his life so deeply to improve his grades and develop a great aspiration to attend college. He is currently a student here at Northeastern Illinois University. However, the struggle was that much harder than myself and most of my classmates have encountered, as he is an immigrant with negligent parents. Roque contested his decline of acceptance, and fortunately was accepted, but the struggle continues. Roque was unable to attain financial aid as he can not provide the required documentation.
Roque's journery allowed me to appreciate the opportunity to be in this country. Often times in courses like these we focus on the negative issues in this country, and not on the positive things it provides. Although I am grateful to not have suffered the difficulty of Roque's journey, his story left me disappointed once again in this country, and its priorities. It allowed me to reflect on the many reasons why America is one of the only two countries to not ratify The Rights under the Convention on the the Rights of a child, because we would then shift the priorities to our civilians and not to monetary profit.
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