Extra Credit

SLEEPERS

POINTS: Up to 25
LENGTH: About 500-600 words

Rent the movie "Sleepers."

Then:

1) Summarize the plot.
2) Identify who the "good guys/bad guys?"
3) If you were to write a lecture for sociology 488, what relevance would
   you say that it had for the course
4) List 5 points that you would want your students to take from the 
   movie that gives us insights into delinquency
5) Does the movie advocate punishment, rehabilitation, or something else?
6) Does the film convey "the wrong message?

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