HW:40 Respond to a Podcast
“Iraqi Teens Work to Help Their Families” 10/15/07 This podcast is a part of the series of Alive in Baghdad . You can find this podcast by the link provided. http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/10/15/iraqi-teens-work-to-help-their-families/
This podcast is about the youth of Iraq working to carry their families. Mostly carpentry was showed in this video and the boys said they had been practicing the carrier since they were little. Three different boys appear in the video and claim they had been taught by their fathers or uncles on how the job is done. Mostly they make tables and bedroom framing. They were often kicked out of the area they worked in so they were forced to work out of their homes. The surroundings appeared as dirt floor a little cement it’s really an enclosed area. From watching this podcast a viewer will take in the reality of what it is like as the youth of an Iraqi family. The struggles they go through and what they want the world to know. This video relates to most of the other footage because it really shows the reality of the war and the impact it has on all who are there. The memorable piece of this video for me was the pictures… actually seeing the boys work hard and have them tell about how long they have been practicing their work.