I don't know why he call it that.
"I encountered this. Rain responded to Precious’ low self-esteem by empowering her through learning. This has caused Precious herself to exhibit aggressive and violent behavior. But again, it has not been that day. The community needs to take responsibility for what is going on around us, look for the signs that something is wrong and do not fear getting involved. She's locked out by her class, and she's locked out by her color," says Sapphire. In one way or another it will give you elements to better yourself. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district. 'N I really do want to learn. When you think that things couldn't be worse, you discover that they have been worse already for a long time. Directed by Lee Daniels. Use the HTML below. Precious is played by a sort of miracle.
I thought, 'This is someone who will not back up from the material and will present something true and vital to the public. To escape her life, Precious often daydreams of herself in glamorous situations. Precious (Push Movie Tie-in Edition) By Sapphire Paperback, 192 pages Vintage List Price: $13 Read An Excerpt. Two weeks from now? She's locked out by her physical appearance. I say, "Mutherfucker I ain't deaf!" Precious’ home was full of domestic violence and she was verbally, physically, and emotionally abused. I ain' did nothin'!My name is Claireece Precious Jones.
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And there is no, none, I mean none, air conditioning in this mutherfucking building. Rain as the multidisciplinary team member I would like to portray. Mary soon returns to inform Precious of her father's death from Susan L. Taylor as the Unknown character in the film. Precious is at the welfare office (a regular check-in is required) talking to a social worker Mrs. Weiss (an almost unrecognizable Mariah Carey without makeup). Precious (Push Movie Tie-in Edition) By Sapphire Paperback, 192 pages Vintage List Price: $13 Read An Excerpt. She is slapped, kicked and has things thrown at her. Not only is Precious abused by her mother but she is virtually treated as a slave as her mother is totally dependent on precious. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is a former special education teacher who gave up her career and became a street performer/singer, while her father, Ibnou Sidibe, is a cab driver. But I couldn't let him, anybody, know, page 122 look like page 152, 22, 3, 6, 5--all the pages look alike to me.
Precious is physically abused by her mother almost daily. Precious doesn’t have many informal supports in her life. I should be in the eleventh grade, getting ready to go into the twelf' grade so I can gone 'n graduate. He try to recoup, be cool, say, "Well, if you want to learn, calm down--" "I'm calm," I tell him. He don't say nuffin' to me, now.
He a skinny little white man about five feets four inches.
Where are the baby’s fathers? 1 Synopsis; Program Info; Advertising. "I wanted to show that this girl is locked out by literacy. These rapes continued until Precious was 16 years old. Ms. I was out of school for a year. Gabourey Sidibe, Actress: Precious. I look good, smell good-fresh, clean. And, Sapphire says, she hopes that her film will inspire people to have more understanding and compassion for girls like Precious. She has learned to disassociate herself when her father is raping her. He don't know what to do. Why is Precious so obese? I don't say nuffin' to him.
Another I would also have liked to have seen the formal supports in Precious life do their Jobs more effectively. Sixteen year old Claireece Jones - who goes by her middle name Precious - is illiterate and overweight.
Some people tell a story 'n it don't make no sense or be true. In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. When she stands listening to the rantings of her mother, I surprised myself by feeling tears running down my face. Even though I know that back door be locked.