Watching this movie I saw one example that really got my attention where Ernesto displayed leadership qualities. When Ernesto and Mial came into contact with a man and his wife, they stated they were doctors, the man asked Ernesto what was wrong with his neck, after taking a look at it Ernesto stated it was a tumor while Mial was trying to play the man's condition off as a cyst, Ernesto stated that the man needed to seek treatment immediately. Mial didn't like the fact that Ernesto told the man the truth and was upset that Ernesto blew their changes of food and a play to stay, Ernesto stated he wasn't going to sacrifice the health of innocent people for his personal gain. That to me showed that Ernesto took honesty very seriously and upholding the truth was very important to him, he cared about the common good of people and wanted to help them.
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The main differences on celebration between the United States of America and the Spanish speaking world is that in America food and beverages are steadily available to individuals where is the Spanish speaking parts of the world the food being shared may be the only food the family has for a week or two. Here is America, the American people think it is acceptable to state what they like and don't like when it comes to food, the host of the party makes sure there is a wide selection, where is the Spanish speaking parts food is food whether you like it or not you eat it, it isn't acceptable to say I don't like this so I will pass on it. I also think is America we are wasteful people, we don't hesitate to throw something away, where is South America you better think twice before you throw food away because you might not get anymore for a while.
I like your comment on Ernesto showing his leadership qualities through his interaction with the man with the tumor on his neck. I at first thought that this was Ernesto being new in developing his skills with patients, and not being compassionate and sensitive to breaking negative results to patientts. However, when Ernesto explains why he felt it was so important to tell the man it was a tumor and to seek medical treatment showed how much insight into patient care Ernesto truly had. It is difficult to tell ptients when results could potentially be harmful, and although you don't want to falsely alarm someone of a health condition, it is almost necessary to do so to ensure that they will follow up with treatment, instead of ignoring the issue and letting something possibly simple and easy to treat, grow into something way more life threating.
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