City of God's harrowing depiction
of daily violence in the favelas exemplifies in shocking detail the Hobbesian view of life as «nasty, brutish, and short,» but the film never casts judgment.
Ms. DeCoteau believed her students would be able to empathize with Malala's story «because of their own experiences
with daily violence and lack of equity that exist in a poor community such as Brownsville, Brooklyn.»
He works to build a new life and a real home for his «wife» and his «daughter», but
the daily violence he confronts quickly reopens his war wounds, and Dheepan is forced to reconnect with his warrior's instincts to protect the people he hopes will become his true family.
Daily violence is a reality of many children's lives, so schools can not ignore the issue — whether it occurs on school grounds or not — inside the classroom.