View the video "Riding the Rails," then answer the questions below. Afterwards describe the experience of these young men and boys in your own words.
1. How do you think the mothers' of these young men felt about having their boys leave home so early?
2. Some of these boys left home at the age of 12 in order not to be a burden to their parents. How do you think you would have managed? Explain.
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1) I think the mother of these young men were clueless and frightened about their children. Wondering why they would leave there homes where they would go. Worried if anything bad had happened to them.
Delete2) Honestly, I don think I could of manage leaving my home at the age of 12. I can barely manage to care of myself now on my own. At that age I would have had no clue on what and where to go. I'll be so scared going on my own into the world that I would run my way back home. I will stressing so much with responsibilities at such a young age.
These young men and boys went threw a ruff time. People would look at them as a target. They would take advantage of them because they know they are desperate. It was very unfair the way they were treating these kids, they will feed them 2 meals a day while others were fed 6 meals a day. Some of these kids had no choice but to be homeless and beg for food and money. It was not easy at all for them.
Your comments gave me a broader perspective about these young men's situation. You are right, these young boys would be taken advantage of by the many predators that existed then and now.
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ReplyDelete1: I think the mother of those young means felt very worried about their children leaving home at a very young age. I believe they were worried because they don't expect their kids to be able to provide for them self and keep them selves safe and out of trouble. Another reason they could be worried is that they don't know if their kids have shelters to stay in and without place to stay their kids could not stay safe and healthy.
ReplyDelete2: I really don't think I could have managed living on my own at that kind of age. I don't even think I would have made it in the first month because at this age I am right now I can barely keep myself out of trouble without me having advice from my parents or other grown-ups .living on my own at their age I would be like a lost puppy looking for it's mother for care and directions to do the right thing. If I was in their situation at that age life for me would be stressful and scary because they were around people they don't know and don't know what they are capable of doing. They were also starving of hunger and a lot had to beg for food at that age so basically I would have never made it through that struggle they went through.
1) The mother of these young men was brooded about they son's leaving home early because they wasn't sure that their son would survive on the own. A lot of mother's just worry too much thinking about the young one's when they leave because it hurt them inside
ReplyDelete2) I wouldn't have handled it very well that's my son out there all alone by himself and still young. I would really think about my son all the time worried hoping that he doing good and okay. if you have one son it's really going to hurt you because that's your one and only son so if anything happen to him you going to be devastated.
These's young man went through the struggles in life knowing that they have nothing and being homeless. life for them wasn't good because they tried to beg for money to survive from starvation even begging for money didn't help all the time because some people would tell them to leave so it was hard.
Great comments, shows feeling and thought...however,check your writing, for example, "young men was brooded about they sons"
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1. i think there mothers felt heart broken to have there kids leave a young age but i think they didt want them to stay and suffer.
ReplyDelete2. i think i would not make it leaving my home at 12 years old at that age i barley knew anything. i think i my parent would be sad to have me leave at that age too
Hi Victor, you did not complete the assignment: Describe the experience of these young men...
Delete1. I believe the mothers of this kids that left home early were terrified. They were terrified that their kids wouldn't eat well or be safe out there. They would also think something bad is happening to their child.
ReplyDelete2. At their ages I don't think that i would of managed well out there alone. I would be clueless to where to go, how to eat, and stay healthy. Also I wouldn't want to take on big responsible alone. I would miss home and my mother.
The experiences these young men went through were not always good. They would board trains that they shouldn't have,get caught, then get arrested. They became homeless when they came to the city. They would sell newspapers and shine shoes. Some would turn to the mission of the salvation army where they sat through a sermon just so they can't get free food or just a place to sleep
Your comments demonstrate thinking and feeling; this is called "empathy."
Delete1) The mothers of of these children were worry. Worry that their may not have anywhere to lay their heads or even anything to eat. They were scared for their children.
ReplyDelete2) I mean it depends really because life back then was very hard. I would've been struggling like the men in the video were. No place to stay or anything to it. Life would've been hard for a young girl like me. Especially going somewhere that I know nothing about or anybody who would help me.
I believe these young men faced hardship. They had no where to go and no one to turn to. It was very tough for them. They were left to fight on their own and force to grow up fast. They had to learn how to become a man and feed themselves.
1) As a parent, they are automatically worried and scared for their child’s welfare. However, during the time period, I believe the mother were about to control that fear because they knew it was better for them to earn work, money and find community rather than starve and being homeless while losing hope of a better future. As long as good intentions were involved, mother’s fear of child’s welfare was the least of worries while, their hope for the son’s capability to find work was their first.
ReplyDelete2) To survive in bad times, I believe it takes capability, work, street smarts and even creativity to make it out on the road alone. I believe I can handle in hardships because I obtain the necessary skills and mindset that would qualify me as a hustler or someone who gets theirs by any means necessary. Some kids are unable to think without their parents but, I am independent and I am creative and I will make sure that I will met my essential needs before worst comes. Although the Great Depression’s time period is way different from modern times, I am pretty sure that my hustling survival kit will work just as good as you do now.
3) Dangerous were always among teen hobos and their experiences through the search of a better life is not only horrific but, sort of heroic. Through these travels, teenage boys found freedom, misery, pain, struggles and dangers. They risked their freedom riding the rails and their health working even though their payments weren’t always fair. Although they were 12-years-old their arrests, struggles to kept from hunger, hard work, dedication, courageous during train jumping and purist to kept alive structured them to men quickly.
Gisel Corado
ReplyDelete1.) The mother of these boys were very worried for the lives of their sons. They were afraid they would not be able to survive on their own and that the boys would suffer greatly. As a mother their worst fear was that their child would not have a place to stay or food to eat, unfortunately that is exactly what happened to most of the boys.
2.) Some of the boys who left their homes were very young. I would not be able to manage on my own without anybody else while being so young. These boys were forced to grow up so quickly that they did have the maturity and sense of responsibility to know what it is they would have to do to survive. However, I believe that I would have let fear get the best of me would have eventually returned home.
The young men who left their homes faced many tough situations. They were deprived of food on a daily basis and felt the anguish of being hungry at such a young age. They were also obligated to sleep on the streets because they had no where else to go. I think it was very unfair for these kids to be robbed of their childhood and be imposed to grow up so quickly.
1. The mothers of the children riding the rails were fearsome. They were scared that their kids can starve to death or die from a sickness. In addition, they were frightened that their children would have no place to sleep or shower and that they wouldn't be able to take care of them.
ReplyDelete2. If I was put into this situation I do not know how my life would turn out. I do know that it wouldn't be easy at all, but I would definitely push myself. Plus, I know that it would most likely be harder for me because I am a female and African-American. In the video it talks about how Caucasians had a better chance at food or someone taking them in then any other "colored" person. I would be a lost soul trying to find myself in such a situation.
However, I know that I would have a plan when I leave home. My first step was to try to atleast find one person that would be on the same mission as me. Then I would find a place to work for food or anything that I could get my hands on. As a result, I would soon get a little bit on my feet and since time would have gone by I would probably be getting benefits from the new programs from the government. All in all, I would plan out how to survive, but I know that it would be very difficult to go along with such a plan and to stay alive.
Kyle Russell
ReplyDelete1. I think that the mothers were scared for their sons. No mother would want to send their son out to fend for themselves at a time like that. I think that each mother was worried about the well being of their sons.
2. At the age of twelve i dont think i would be able to handle what these boys went through. It would be extremely tough on me, only because i am so use to how I live now. However, if i was raised in that time period, I may be able to withhold the pressure. The thought of my family's well being being in my head will drive me to do what I have to do.
1) The mothers of these kids has to be so scared to let these kids go at such a young age. They were all worried of how they would eat , where they would sleep. They were all worried and though that worst of the situation . They didn't know what there kids were doing or where they were.
Delete2) In riding the rails these kids left at the age of 12. I wouldn't have been able to leave my house at that age . I wouldn't have been able to manage to live my life . They had trouble looking for food and finding a place to stay . I wouldn't be able to do any of that . At the age of 12 i would still need my mothers help in everyway . I would be also very scared to be alone in such a big and dangerous world. I can't even image myself in these kids shoes. They have a rough life.
3) In this viedo the kids went through alot. They begged for food and sometimes they didn't even have a place to stay. It was also hard to find jobs or to make a little money. They would live on the streets trying to find a better life . These kids would basically be alone . They would ride the trains trying not to get caught but it usally happned. They would get arrested and put in jail. Here they would have to stay untill they would be let go . These kids would write their mothers letter to tell them what was going on. It was the only way of communicating. They were called hobos. No one should ever live like this . It was sad to see then suffer on the streets.
1. I think that the mother of these children were scared. The mother might have been scared about how their sons would survive out there in the world without them. No mother would ever want to be separated from their children.
Delete2. At the age of 12 i would have figured out a way to survive. When i was 12 years old i was just figuring out the way of life. So it would have been like going out on an adventure. Even though i would have been scared to death i still would have managed some how. My first step would be to find a friend or take some siblings along to having a better chance of surviving. So i think that if i left my mom at the age of 12 i would have managed somehow.
-mikel sharp
Emily Aviles
ReplyDelete1) To be a mother at this time most be hard to send their young boys to leave home. also not knowing about that their young boys had left is even harder on them. Mothers feelings are very sensitive when it comes their baby's, knowing all kind of things could probably happened to them.
2) Some of these boys left home at the age of 12 in order not to be a burden to their parents was very difficult and risky. If I was the age of 12, I would have left to because my family doesn't have the money to support me. I would go and help them in a different way. I would be scared to death and not knowing whats the future would hold for me when I get there. I would gather food, clothes and leave for the new life to help my family. I knew my family would cry and be devastated, I know that I would come back and safe them from their depression.
1) I think the mothers of these young boys have felt scared and worried. Simply because they know there is nothing that they can do. I'm sure they wondered many things, such as how they would survive. I know they felt sorry because they had to let them go so early.
Delete2)At the age of 12, i probably would have done what the others guys did. I would have followed in the older guys footsteps. Simply because they know what they are doing. I also would have made friends , and find out where we could eat, and sleep , and bathe. Also i would try to find a job
1) I think their mothers were very concern of how their lives were going to be without them not being there and what also worried them was of how they were going to survive when food would run shortly and the types of climates that would impact them dramatically having them get sicker or to their deaths. The mothers were very sad watching them leave.
ReplyDelete2) At the age of 12, I think I would have no clue of how to manage my life because I'm still young with no experience on surviving own my own. I would not know how to live like an adult and I would be lost thinking how to do that,now that I am by myself. This would cause me to look for a solution to my problems so that would not suffer. There might be cruel people that would take advantage of you and would make suffer because you no longer have anybody that would respond for you.That's much what I think about.
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