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    The document summarizes the film Hidden Figures, which tells the true story of three African American women - Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan - who worked as mathematicians and engineers at NASA in the 1960s. Despite facing widespread racial and gender discrimination, the three women overcame obstacles through their intelligence, bravery, and perseverance. They were instrumental in helping NASA launch astronauts into space and eventually broke barriers as the first black women in their fields. The film highlights their daily struggles with racism and sexism as well as their legal and social challenges confronting discrimination.

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    Cantemprate September 20, 2021


    GED109/B3 Film Analysis 2
    Hidden Figures
    1. The three main characters in the film were Katherine Goble-Johnson, Mary
    Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Goble-Johnson (a math genius that can
    solve any number you put in front of her) – has three beautiful kids and a widowed
    woman. She is a loving mother to her three kids and is very dedicated to her work
    despite the everyday discrimination she faces at work. The next one is Mary
    Jackson, an engineer – is also a mother of two kids and has a very supportive
    husband. She remained optimistic about her being the first black woman to
    become an engineer at NASA. Lastly, Dorothy – also has a family. She's like the
    mother of the group (of the three). She manages everything, and maybe that's why
    she got the job to be the supervisor in their section. They are all hardworking and
    dedicated to their work. They may have faced a lot of discrimination. Still, they
    remained strong as they achieved more essential things in life, surpassed every
    discrimination encountered, and they proved them wrong with their abilities to do
    something that everyone else underestimated. For this reason, they became the
    first in everything - the first negro women to work at NASA and honored with their
    contributions in the industry.

    2. "Every time we have the move to move ahead, they move the finish line."-Mary
    Jackson says. They all have everyday struggles, which are being discriminated
    against at their workplace because of their colors. Every step they take is being
    watched and judged as if they are very different from others. Katherine Goble-
    Johnson has been assigned to work as a computer (specifically analytic geometry)
    at the Space Task group, writing research, proof calculations, etc. Every day at
    work, the discrimination I always present - no bathroom for colored ones, a
    separate coffee pot for her that no one wants to touch, an overload paper works
    that has a dark ink highlight which is a struggle for her to check. Mary Jackson has
    been set for a permanent assignment to test the Mercury Seven Prototype (a
    machine) and was praised (by her supervisor) for being outstanding. She is also a
    computer who wants to be an engineer and, unfortunately, can't apply to be an
    engineer at NASA because of a lack of credentials. For her to be qualified,
    advanced extension courses are required to have at a specific university. But she
    can't apply there because it's an all-white university. But she filed a suit for that
    reason, and her coworkers are very supportive of her decision. At the same time,
    Dorothy Vaughan has been supervising the west computing group (for all-colored
    women working at NASA). But she isn't "officially labeled" as the supervisor,
    although she is doing the work. It is because it is not "necessary" to put a
    supervisor in the colored group.

    3. One, for sure, a factor that led to these struggles: discrimination, particularly
    racism. And yes, this is still present in our society. Every day, each of us faces
    discrimination, any form of discrimination. I, myself, have encountered these many
    times. As a female, I had to abide by the rules or ways to present myself as a
    female. But knowing that I am free to be whoever I want to be, I express myself in
    any way that I know, for sure, is correct. Being called "weak" because I'm a
    "female." Underestimating my abilities because I'm a "female." And I also feel like
    every step I take, everyone judges me. All eyes were on me, so I had to be
    conscious of every move I made.
    4. They all handled their struggles in a very remarkable way. They took their courage
    to speak up when something was wrong. They proved them wrong at
    underestimating their abilities. They even took it legally to have the right to do
    things they wanted to, which they were previously deprived of. And yes, I would do
    the same if I were in their shoes. I would take all my courage and speak up If I
    knew that things were working, not justifiable, right. If I knew that I could do
    something they couldn't figure out, I would volunteer and offer myself to do the
    work. I have my strengths and weaknesses, and if I can do it, I will do it.

    5. I would say to add a new requirement in every job – a gender equality mindset. In
    every skill that we have theirs is also a personality or attitude that corresponds to
    it. Let's say you are skilled enough to get the job, but your attitude contradicts it.
    You have to meet ends, but your workmates can't cooperate because you have
    such an attitude, resulting in lousy work progress. Same with having a gender
    equality mindset; there will be no bad things (regarding such matter) at work if you
    have it. Hence, the workplace will have a good atmosphere and a safe workplace
    without thinking of any discrimination. With this alone, it will somehow alleviate the
    situation.

    6. Before watching the film, I used to think that discrimination had always been
    present even before; and that's why it is still present today. And after watching the
    film, I now confirm that it is indeed present even before. But I didn't know that it
    was this so problematic, that it is so hard to keep up with the job in such a situation.
    I also now think that there will be no changes if we don't start it with ourselves. In
    the film, they wanted to eliminate this discrimination they've faced, so they
    gathered up their courage and will to speak up to stop it. They started engaging
    themselves to participate in any change they could make, and it eventually worked.
    They are honored for their work and contribution to the industry. Lastly, it is
    essential to have someone who believes in your capabilities to do things. These
    individuals will encourage you to go higher, have confidence, and help you prove
    to yourself and others that underestimate you that you can do anything if you put
    your mind to it.

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