Hoop Dreams

           So basically this film shows the issues os race, class, economic division, education and values. Arthur Agee, and William Gates were both chosen/Recruited to play for saint Joseph. They are both African American I assume they were lower class/low income due to the fact that they were in that type of neighborhood. They both are very good at basketball and were trying to go to college with a sport scholarship.
        When they were young their values were different. All they could think about was to go and play in the NBA. Now their values and moral values have changed dramatically. They are both fathers and college graduates. But since then they did not make it to the NBA. Instead Arthur has a job/organization where they go to young teens and tell them to make the right choices. William Gates became a pastor in his home town.
        Both these people lived in a bad inner-city/neighborhood since they have been growing up. Since the making of this movie there have been three people who have been shot and murdered just because they neighborhood sucks. I cannot imagine how they felt when their family members were shot. Arthur Agee was almost shot. He was held at gun point and was robbed of what ever he had on him which actually in realty a scary thought. 
        Education was the main problem through out the movie i guess because william gates kept struggling through out the movie because he needed an 18 on his S.A.T's and all his scores were below that. Arthur had a bad influence and experience as well because when saint Joseph kicked him out of the school because he couldn't afford to pay for his tuition his self esteem lowered.