The first speaker in my video was
Allison Shelley. She works as an independent documentary photographer and her
story truly inspired me. I was shocked when she told me that a sixteen-year-old
pregnant girl was in the hospital and they wouldn’t give her any medical
attention. She was lying on a table screaming in pain. Once I saw a picture of
her, I immediately felt bad for this girl. The saying, “A picture is worth a
thousand words” fits this situation. Right away I had tons of thoughts and
questions in my head. I wanted to know why nobody would help the poor girl and
why this was considered normal in this society. Allison told me another one of
her stories and I couldn’t believe how a lady had her baby killed by a snake.
Three years later another one of her babies was stolen when she went to the
bathroom in middle of the night. They slept outside so it was very easy for
people to do these kinds of things considering there was no security. It is
honestly a mother’s worst nightmare to loose her child. I can’t even imagine
the pain she went through.
The second speaker in my video was
Melissa Turley. She is a former student who traveled to South Africa to report
on women’s issues. She told me
that women in South Africa feel like Democracy doesn’t exist. I truly found it
interesting because I couldn’t imagine being in their situation and having the
same feelings as them. Also I found it rude how lesbians and gays would walk
down the street and be discriminated. I understand that this isn’t in the
United States, but in my opinion I feel like every person in the world should
have their own rights and be able to do what they want without anyone
discriminating towards them. Melissa also told me that whenever a crime like this occurred;
the police force didn’t do anything about it because they didn’t care. I think
that ignoring this problem is terrible and what is the point in having police
if they don’t even help you out.
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