School House Rock Video Analysis

I found the videos, F.A.T. city to be extremely interesting and informative. I believe that the main message of the F.A.T. city videos that we must take the time to understand the learning disabled child and use our knowledge to create appropriate lessons, as well as, use the best practices in our teaching. I feel the most beneficial way to share this information with my colleagues would be to have them participate in the activities presented in the video. I was surprised and intrigued by many of the points during the video, but following points were the most interesting to me:

Most Americans descend from immigrants and many of them identify themselves and take pride in their legacy and cultural history. There is a lot of diversity in the United States. Therefore, the United States is well known for its multiculturalism. Most Americans embrace diversity and are willing to learn about one another’s cultures. For years, many Americans have respected and learned about new cultures, so now being an American consists of following several principles and ideas, not a particular ethnic identity. Therefore, one can be an American while still taking pride in one’s cultural history and traditions. Although this is what most Americans believe, there have been many

Dope is a film written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, which depicts the struggles and achievements of Malcom Adekanbi. Malcom, a teenager who is growing up in the Darby-Dixson neighborhood commonly known as “the bottoms” in Inglewood, California, understands who he isn’t, but struggles throughout the movie to figure out who he is. This film brilliantly explains a few reasons for delinquent behavior, including societal need to label and/or define people, which is often decided based on race, gender, socioeconomic status and social standing, as well as how to overcome obstacles that have been placed in front of us, thereby changing the trajectory of our lives. The following quote from the movie given by Malcom explains how labels have made it hard for him to figure out who he is: “For most of my life I’ve been caught in between who I really am and how I’m perceived. In between categories and definitions…. But when you don’t fit in you’re forced to see the world from many different angles and points of view” (Famuyiwa, 2015). Malcom wonders if he’s a geek, a poor black child who doesn’t know his father and is being raised by a single mom, a menace, a drug dealer or is actually Harvard material.

Despite the fact that animal crush videos are illegal, Stevens still participated in the unlawful selling of these videos which depicted animal abuse via the form of dogfighting.

1.) What is one definition of culture from the sheet "What is Culture?" and what was an illustration/example of this definition that you found in the video?

In watching and analyzing this episode, I learned more about how music is, in fact, like a stream. It flows from the past to present and onto the future, connecting us all in the name of music. The evolution of music does take styles and techniques of the past and fuses them together to make something totally different but equally as fascinating. I also learned more about the history of all genres of music such as the blues, jazz, country music, and gospel music along with many others. In conclusion, I believe this video is a must see in order to learn the true background of American roots

Girls with long hair would certainly like to wear bangs that slightly graze their eyebrows. However, the idea of cutting their long hair might seem just too outrageous. They probably spent quite a long time cultivating that growth. However, Wengie has an answer for the girl that would like to wear bangs without cutting her hair. Wengie is a very popular beauty blogger that has an even more popular YouTube channel. She is an Australian of Chinese descent and likes to share her beauty tutorials and beauty hacks with the world via her YouTube Channel. Check out her get bangs with no extensions video here.

The Ken Burns' Jazz video was extremely interesting- I learned quite an immense amount of material in less than 90 minutes. A key impression that stood out to me was how a couple famous jazz musicians became so depressed and scared of others, who might steal their materials and styles of playing. Freddie Keppard even turned down the offer to possibly be the first jazz musician to be recorded, because he was afraid that musicians would begin using and stealing his work.

Good morning year 10 and Mrs Holland. Today I am here to discuss and analyse how human experience is represented in media texts and documentaries, including the documentary Bowling For Columbine and the Feature article Why Gun Control Loses, and Why Las Vegas Might Change That. Bowling for Columbine is a film based on the shooting that took place at Columbine high school in 1999, the film however was released three years after the massacre in 2002. Throughout the documentary Michael moore, the producer and director of the film, uses multiple visual techniques, language techniques and persuasive techniques to help convince viewers into feeling a sense of guilt and initiative against the gun laws in America. The feature article aims to achieve the same goal through different techniques.

The year is 2044, and the world is in decline. Trying to cope with the challenges, people play OASIS, a massive multiplayer online virtual reality game, that’s said “most of humanity now used on a daily basis,” (p. 1). The creator of the game, James Halliday, recently died. Due to him having no heir, he created an Easter egg for the game, supposedly hidden so well in the game, that it might be too hard to find this big surprise. There are 3 clues: 3 keys, one copper, one jade, and one clear crystal. The person who finds all 3, will become the heir, and inherit the fortune of one of the richest people in the world. The morning that James Halliday died, a video message was released, one that explained the situation. This video, called Anorak’s Invitation, “would become the most scrutinized piece of film in history,” (p. 3).

I was so excited for this topic to come up because I was curious to know how sexism was argued in another field like dance other than what I am studying. As an engineering major, you will encounter many people that will tell you that is a male job and that women should not be able to do it. Many people often look at women physically or mentally incapable of doing something and this issue has been going on for many decades and unfortunately, in this century there is still a lot of gender discrimination.

For Video Reflection Paper Two, I decieded to watch and write about “Paradise Bent”. “Paradise Bent” follows Heather Croall learning about the Fa’afaine’s of Somoa everyday life, past, and place in their culture. Fa’afaine are Somoan boys who are brought up as girls, and act as girls in everyday Samoan life.

Street Fight is a documentary film by Marshall Curry. The documentary film is about the Election in 2002 with Cory Booker versus Sharpe James, who was both running for mayor of Newark, New Jersey. This documentary mainly focuses on Cory booker and how he goes about this election. Cory Booker is a 32-year old, Rhodes Scholar/Yale Law and an elected councilman for the city's poor in Central Ward. This film takes place once again in the year of 2002, month of April and May in Newark.

As I was scrolling and clicking away on YouTube, engulfing myself in trailers for upcoming movies, my eyes caught a thumbnail and title that brought a tingling sensation in my fingers. I was ready to immediately click the video and see if this moment was real. “O-M-G,” I said to myself as the video began to play. “It’s real, it’s really, really real,” I continued in a satisfying shock. The action, the humor, and the star studded cast the trailer presented drew my attention in like no other trailer that day had. “I have to go see this movie!” I eagerly anticipated as I swayed to the beat of the song they had played in the background, “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses. The video concluded in big, capitalized, orange ombré letters JUMANJI:

I agree with the video when he states that Lep Zeppelin copied without making any fundamental changes, they didn't give credit to original artist and as a fan of classic rock i didn't know they would rip off other aritst music it feels like I been lied to. Many fans of Led Zeppelin may not even know either. So in my opinion the way we can balance the rights of the original creators with those who want remixes can do namy things, for example although it's illegal to actually use someone else's recording, it's not illegal to sound like someone else . So if you're able to get permission to use the composition but not the recording, you could create your own soundalike recording and sample your own recording instead of the original. It might not