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I have read a couple of published reviews of Cartel Land. For the most part, everyone has the same opinion that the situation is cruel and that this cannot go on like this. What separates the reviews from my reflective writing, is that most of the reviewers make fun of Tim Foley. They say that he is acting like an overaged child playing the army at the border. In my opinion shows a lack of respect since and I don't share that opinion. Especially because the publishers are from the USA they should be happy that at least someone is doing something when the government fails to act.

I chose the documentary 'Cartel Land'. It examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S-Mexican border. 1. The scene which moved me the most was right at the beginning where a woman shared the story of what happened to her and her family. The whole family worked at a lime farm. The owner was forced to pay money to the cartel. Because he was not able to pay the money the cartel killed 14 members of her family including her husband and her underaged kids. The feeling i felt were mixed up. On the one hand, I felt pure anger because she explained that they took babies by their feet and hit them against the wall until they died. On the other hand, I was shocked and felt terrible. I can not even imagine that one single person gets killed on purpose. Now if I think of the situation that, for no reason, fourteen people of my family get killed due to unpaid bills I am lost for words. 2. Coming from Germany, I only know drug wars from films. When I watched them, I alwa

As the title says, my second blogpost deals with self-confidence. The reason for me coming up with this is that I had to deal with this topic for a long time and still do sometimes. No matter if it was a bad grade, a bad performance in soccer or a mistake that I have made, I always doubted myself and told me that I am not of any good. With the time I started realizing that you have to define yourself. It is your definition of perfect that matters. Give each day a purpose and always accept the decisions you have made because you had a reason for it. No one but you needs to understand why you made that decision. People can say what they want about you but in the end, you have to be able to look in the mirror and love the person you see. Then you will find self-confidence and this will lead to happiness.

My favorite quote has its origins in the song 'life', from the artist Tobu. It states that 'everything changes'. Throughout the last year, I am able to say that this quote is part of my life because nearly everything changed.  Since last year I have been through much changes. When I was in High School in Germany, everything seemed so constant for me. I had my decent soccer-career, a small group of friends, a girlfriend and lived with my parents. When I graduated, it seemed like everything was falling apart. I moved into the USA, leaving the country, my friends, family and girlfriend behind me. I was very sad at first, but then I realized the process of change is part of life. It took me a while to understand that you always have to accept the facts and enjoy the moment because life is too short to worry about such things. In the end I think everything happens for a reason and it is up to you wether you lose yourself in the past or enjoy the present and always look fo