Thug Life In D. C Documentary Analysis

Late last week, on my favorite time waster and social network, Twitter, I declared Capitol C was one of the best documentaries I had seen in this year of our Lord 2015. I was quickly called out out by Bub, saying it was the only documentary I had watched this year. Not true, I've watched at least a dozen- mostly about Nazi's and stolen gold strangely.

The decade of hip-hop is what some may call it. Tupac, Naz, Biggie Smalls, as well as other artists, were major contributions. Not only for the people who are trying to find their footing, but Buck as well. Throughout the book various lyrics were embedded in order to create a better understanding for its readers. In addition, this book is based upon a 90s lifestyle within Philadelphia, which included drugs, gang activity, crime, hip-hop, and havoc. Malo was directly in the center of everything, the girls, the fights, the guns. His experiences shed light towards what it’s like to as an African American individual living in or near the hood. Not everyone realizes what people go through while living there, but now it gives some readers an image of what goes on. Though times have changed, not all previous feelings

“Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood” was directed and released by Paris Barclay in 1996. “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood” is an American comedy that tells the story of how Ashtray moved in with his father in the inner city of Los Angeles. Once he is settled in, he is reunited with his pot smoking grandmother and his nuclear armed cousin, Loc Dog. Through this union Ashtray is introduced to different situations that are generally associated to black people. This includes “the man”, gang violence, and police brutality. Though “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood” is meant to be a comedy it really satires stereotypes placed on

The most important problem facing in the inner city is the killing Brent Staples live that life everyone trying to get ahead off another’s life. He knew that the violence was the key to making thought a day by day bases. This place where they live all they see is gang banging and drugs in the streets teaching these kids kill or be killed. Getting these people out of this way of living is hard because of what has been put into their minds since they were little. If they do not stop the violence and drugs that it will never stop.

Can Mr. Smith get to Washington Anymore and Street Fight are both documentary movies about the road to obtaining a public office position. Can Mr. Smith get to Washington Anymore focuses on the path of a non-government official making his way through the campaign process to control a Missouri Senate seat. Street Fight focuses on a current City Council member running for Mayor in a small town known as Newark. Both documentaries walk audiences through the struggles and the obstacles politicians face when trying to out compete their opponent.

The characters are constantly battling the institutions above them and themselves as they play in the game of surviving in the ghetto. Throughout the series the main boys, Michael, Duquan, Raymond and Randy are consumed by the realities they see for themselves. Michael is an independent boy, for whom I quickly developed a sense of hope. He possessed qualities that differentiated himself from the other boys, he cared where money came from. In an attempt to show the young boys who owns their corners, Marlo distributed money amongst them, Michael however, did not accept this handout. This simple act showed his concern for the source of money, swell as strength to publicly refuse anything from the most dangerous kingpin in Baltimore. In comparison to his friends, he had a tighter grasp on life, and because of that I imagined him getting out of the ghetto. But wishful thinking is misleading; very few of the corner boys make it out of the ghetto. The one way for success in life that we have desperately made ourselves believe, comes crumbling down while watching this show. While I understand there are people who benefit more in this world, and others who endure more challenges, I have always believed that choices and passion can lead a person to a better future. But that is the optimal “one way” mindset, when the other way for these boys is that they will more than likely end up on the

At the end of WW2, many films ended up found in a hidden concrete vault located in a forest. The film marked "Ghetto" was one of the many films of Hitler's propaganda machine found in this archive. Out of all the films found only one film showed the Jewish life in the Ghettos. This film turned into the documentary called A Film Unfinished. The footage from the film corresponds with the class lectures about the ghettos in regards to conditions, underground secretes, and the Judenrat.

Throughout the beginning of the 1991 film, Boyz N the Hood, it is clear how difficult it is for children and adolescence to not fall under the cycle of gangs and violence. Once Tre moves in with his father there are ground rules put into place to help him understand his responsibilities and not fall into the same routine as his friends. Tre’s father tries to tell him about how to respect all “brothers” and don’t talk about them in a negative way. However, it is shown that no matter the skin color of an individual, there is hostility and judgment for all within the black community. We were able to see this with the actions from the black officer throughout the film.

Violence comes in many forms in our world and culture. One of these forms is police violence and brutality. This violence is explored by the musician J. Cole in his music video for his song Crooked Smile. The video tells the story of a man who is selling drugs, played by J. Cole, and a man who is a DEA agent. The video starts off with both men brushing their teeth at the same time.

In Between the World and Me, the author describes how growing up in West Baltimore taught him rules of how to portray yourself in relation to the life of the street, gangs and to other people who thought the same thing and were just simply trying to defend their lives and their right to have them. He wonders what his son knows of those rules, even while recognizing what

For instance, What People Do for Money takes another approach by denoting that crime and violence is one of the crucial aspects that were dominant in the 1980s. In addition, the song outlines how an individual committing a crime is caught on camera and is jailed. This gives the mental picture of the social challenges that were facing the black people during this period. Basically, crime emerged from unemployment and discrimination to work in various organizations. Therefore, the back society had to rely on domestic activities and laborious jobs that paid very low. Because of this, crime increased drastically in the Black community in the United States. Possession of guns and that were elements of violence and crime is also addressed in the song as an activity that struck the African community during this period. It defines the direction that this society had taken in order to address its social and economic

The lifestyle choice promoted in J. Cole’s “G.O.M.D.” is to stand up against racism and unethical prosecution of visible minorities. In “Antidote”, Travis promotes the use of drugs to solve one’s problems and get rid of the pain. Kendrick Lamar’s music video promotes a positive attitude in world full of madness or “m.A.a.d City.”

Imagine eating only 300 calories per day, that’s only four pieces of bread. Now envision that every day for five years straight. The Jews suffered greatly under the Nazi dictatorship. The Jewish people had limited food and water, their daily lives were controlled and long, and the atmosphere was filthy.

It was Friday morning and I was talking to my coworker while I have my shoulders squared up and I was showing the open posture. We were talking about the movies that were coming out like the new Tupac movie. I made eye contact with her the whole time while talking about different kinds of movies and I leaned slightly forward laughing about how some people go to the movies and wait in line instead of ordering tickets online. We came to the end of the conversation of laughter to being relaxed.

With this proposal, we can increase students’ knowledge of hip-hop. Currently, there is a disconnect in how people define knowledge. Those in an academic setting often think of knowledge as what you learn in a classroom setting, such as physics or literature. Knowledge, as defined in hip hop, can be thought of as street smart. It’s the knowledge of culture, of poverty, of how poverty and race affects how people are treated in society. It’s knowing how to turn daily experiences into narratives, which is exactly what hip hop artists do. Using a documentary, we can connect the two definition by talking about how the culture of hip hop came to be, the elements, and the socio-political aspects of hip hop in a more lecture-based, academic setting.