Waste Land

Recently in class, we watched a documentary called Waste Land.  It was a Brazilian artist who moved to America and then went back to Brazil to help trash pickers raise money for their organization.  The part that I liked the most was everyone's reactions to when they realized that their artwork was sold and they had gained 50,000 dollars from it.  The idea that I will take away from the film is that it benefits to give back to the community that you are a part of.  For these people who are the trash pickers, they probably feel that they are insignificant and that they don't have a place in society.  The art about them and others interest in them made them feel important.  I would be extremely grateful if someone were to do that for me if I were in the same position.  There aren't really any aspects of my life that would qualify in that area.