Watch the following clip from a movie titled “The Milagro Beanfield Wars.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn6J2hqC6Mw

The plot of the movie is: 426 Hispanic farmers in Milagro, a small agricultural community in the mountains of northern New Mexico face a crisis when politicians and business interests make a backroom deal to take the town’s water in order to force a land buy-out. Due to the new laws, Joe Mondragon is unable to make a living farming because he is not allowed to divert water from an irrigation ditch that runs past his property. Frustrated, and unable to find work, Joe visits his father’s field. He happens upon a tag that reads “prohibited” covering a valve on the irrigation ditch. He kicks the valve, unintentionally breaking it, allowing water to flood his fields. He decides against repairing the valve and instead decides to plant beans in the field. This leads to a confrontation with powerful state interests, including a hired gun brought in from out of town. What you see in the clip is a mediator who attempts to help many of the community leaders to develop a united response to the conflict.

What actions could have taken by the characters to move the situation to a problem-solving climate?
In Chapter 3, p. 77, the authors describe 4 types of goals in their use of the acronym TRIP. How did the goals differ with the participants in this meeting?
How did emotion overwhelm constructive thinking about the problem before them? What propelled this emotion?
What would you have done to make the meeting more productive?
Use appropriate concepts or terms from the class in your response.