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Developing Personal Values

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Gr 7 Up—Who am I? What am I doing here? What do I stand for? These are questions common to adolescents everywhere. This Australian-produced video provides basic definitions for values, culture, identity, and values conflict, and describes the three stages of adolescence during which various values development tasks are completed. Families, peers, mentors, media, and experiences all influence values development and are described, as are healthy and unhealthy risks in values development. The program follows two participants in the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program as their values are shaped. The information is relayed in a somewhat dry, but straightforward way. The narrator does all the talking, and actors are featured in scenes that attempt, though not always successfully, to reflect the commentary.—Ann Brownson, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912—94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archival news footage, and drawings. Particularly interesting are the North Korean propaganda films celebrating Kim Il Sung as God and showing in the face of mass starvation happy workers, elaborate military displays, and the creation of a new flower in 1988 in honor of the 46th birthday of Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Il. A valuable time line traces 20th-century events in Korea. Bonus features include previously unreleased footage of camp refugees. This mesmerizing film displays excellent production values and is highly recommended for Asia collections.—Kitty Chen Dean, formerly with Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, NY
Reviewed by Kitty Chen Dean , Mar 01, 2011

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