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discussed overall impressions of film;

questions 3 and 4- different governmental structures in USA, Sweden, China, Spain and how it would be unlikely for this kind of takeover to occur in each of these countries;

question 1- rise of argentina toward 1st world class during industrialization... but then in the nineties with menem's election, capitalist-friendly policies destroyed economy, people lost jobs, and country went in debt, the takeover was revolutionary and naomi klein saw this is a good reason to delve deeper into researching this movement;

none of us knew anything about argentina's situation prior to watching this film; researched argentina's current state and found that its economy is vastly improving and also that kirschner's wife is now president; discussed most shocking scenes in the film, examined factory owner's perspectives, talked about gender "equality" in the takeover

some interesting facts- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html

we had some language barriers, but overall, this was a great experience for cross-cultural exchange!

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Background: Political and economic situation in Argentina.
Audience: Political activists and revolutionaries as well as middle class citizens.
Content: The workers overtaking of shut down factories in Argentina. It follows induviduals that got
affected by the economic policies. It also follows the political situation.
Argument: The film showed the effects of "The Model" that Menem proposed as a possible strategy.

It also showed the effect that the international monetery fund policies could have on the economy.

The film wants to persuade us that globalisation is not always succesfull. the big firms doesn't take care
about the workers. They were trying to provide other options regarding the execution of policy
making and also trying to provide a voice for the people who are usually unheard. There is an
alternative to capitalism.

The filmmakers used pathos to persuade the audience by choosing to interview families. This was
a successful strategy because it appealed to a wide range of people who were able to relate
either to the families' situations or the status of the lower-middle class citizens. The
interviews evoked emotion among the audience by showing the interviewees in vulnerable
emotional states (crying, anger, etc.) Credibility can be shown by that they show concrete events that led
to the current situation.
Basic proncoples being challenged: ownership, the structure of the workplace. Relevant to outside
context: to take charge of your own situation and challange authorities.

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Because our collegues in Sweden were unable to understand the movie in
Spanish (lacking subtitles) it was difficult to have cogent and
interactive discussion about this movie. Overall, we found it
interesting and informative, but the topic was unfamiliar to most of
us. However, we discussed our cultures, interests, and daily lives.
Sweden is strikingly similar to life in the US, and we are glad we had
this opportunity.

-Peter Shakro
-Dana Sittler
-Cristina Munoz

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Summary of The Take

1. We believe the targetaudience is
between the ages of 18+
2. Its a very emotional movie which
questions its credibility.
3. Multiple perspectives are not shown in the
film, only the perspective that
correlates with the author's intent.
4. Emotional elements serve as an
awakening effect on the audience.
5. Is it right to take over other peoples
property?
6. We dont believe it could happen in the
US or Sweden to the same extent because
of different theologies that are
prevalent in US in comparison to that of
Sweden.
7. There are good and bad aspects of
Globalization.

The Oreo Pizza Group members are: Shannon Jiang, Jin Young Song, Tobi Olayiwola, Martin Thalström and Karolina Saramies.

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