Manohla dargis called the movie the pursuit of happyness "a fairy tale in realist drag . . the kind of entertainment that goes down smoothly until it gets stuck in your craw. . it’s the same old bootstraps story, an american dream artfully told, skillfully sold. how you respond to this man’s moving story may depend on whether you find mr. smith’s and his son’s performances so overwhelmingly winning that you buy the idea that poverty is a function of bad luck and bad choices, and success the result of heroic toil and dreams." what idea is being expressed here?

Hands-on activity: model of a community there are many issues, such as new neighborhoods, infrastructure improvements, and transportation issues that a planner must contend with, especially as populations increase and commuting becomes necessary. explore the occupation of a planner and then consider what an ideal community would look like. evaluate how to arrange all of the necessary aspects of life—home, work, school, shopping, entertainment, etc.—and create a model of that community. select one of the following methods to submit your assignment: make a 3-d model using found objects and other craft items. take a picture and upload the assignment. create a drawing of the ideal community, labeling all of the objects, and then take a picture and upload the assignment. use a computer program such as microsoft word to generate a model community and then attach the file. be sure to label the objects.