"Across The Universe"

1. One images I drew from this song was rain pouring into a paper cup. I found another when he talks about broken light which brought stars to my mind. In the verse where he talks about laughter I picture children laughing.

2. The verse about broken light seems to be symbolic of dreams that are lofty, fleeting, and incomplete. The very same dreams we struggle so much to let go of.

3. The mocking jay is the symbol of rebellion with in the 13 districts of Panem who are seeking liberation from the oppression of the Capital. 

"Inspiration Information"

1. The feel of this song is relaxing and upbeat. It creates a smooth calm vibe.

2. This is created by the smooth synthesized sounds in the back ground as well as the soft happy voice of the singer.

3. He chose to use his voice in a normal tone, making it soft and happy sounding which naturally creates a calm happy mood. Also he chose artificial sounds for the background music that flowed well and felt upbeat.

  

Diego Rivera

S- A man plowing a field with the man behind him planting seeds.
O- Rivera was observing laborers in Mexico.
A- Those outside the working class.
P- To show the plight of the worker.
S- Diego Rivera is a Mexican communist who often paints workers to share a communist message.
Tone- He sees the work as harsh and feels that the workers are shamed by society.

Diego wanted to show the harsh nature of the work being done, so he placed the body of the man plowing in an awkward position that shows the struggle. He also the low society level of the workers because they are both looking down and the worker plowing has his face completely covered.

De-Construction

1. They take an idea and expand upon it. After that they pick it apart and de-construct it back to the basics. Then they build it again.

2. I usually spend time thinking about my prompt. From that point I mentally construct my arguments or points and think of clever wordage to bring them across. Then I sit down and let my ideas flow onto the page. I have the basic structure and some sentences preformed and then I fill in the blanks as I move along.

Nostalgia

1. Nostalgia is the intermingling of a past era with the current. It is a reminiscing  on days past through customs, items, and memory.

2. When I hear the song "Rock Around the Clock" it reminds me of 5th grade when we sang the song in our play    
"On the Radio". It reminds me of being a stage manager alongside Sam Miller and running things behind the scenes when we performed at central office.

3. When I think of my childhood with scenes. Thousands of scenes, snap shot memories throughout my entire life. Far too numerous and fleeting to be recorded. So I'll list one that draws on several senses. I remember night baseball games playing under the lights. I can smell the dirt, I can feel the dust on my hands, and I can taste the sunflower seeds and chewing gum.

Poverty's Pinch

1. Very few individuals are willing to lower their own standard of living to raise that of another. The lack of readily available means of education also allows poverty to persist. The fact that all societies have and will always be dominated by an upper crust.

2. The artist looks negatively at poverty. The people in his painting appear sad and hopeless while their faces seem gaunt. This shows that poverty is a bad thing.

3. I think the artist is trying to convey the fact that more often then not poverty is passed from one generation to the next. He is trying to show that it is difficult to rise above and is something that runs in the family.

4. The color the artist uses to paint the woman and boy are cool, dark colors. It gives an air of hopelessness and depression about them. In contrast the girl is wearing white and carrying bright yellow flowers. The presence of this brightness shows the glimmer of hope this girl has. It highlights the means she has to rise above.

Hunger: The Universal Struggle, The World's Burden, Our Fault

The two authors both make a very similar point. The fact that we live lavish life styles impairs our judgment and often prevents us from reaching out to truly help other human beings. The 1st article identifies the responsibility we must be prepared to take on in the event that we attempt to interfere in the economic systems abroad. I agree with the author on this point. If we are attempting to come down from our high horse to save children from harsh work, then why do we demand the goods they are forced to make? If we can stop their labor as we see fit will we then supplement the incomes of their families for the lost wages? The article posses the point, "If children themselves were asked whether they would rather work under harsh conditions or enjoy the leisure that comes without the benefit of food or clothing or shelter." Don't misinterpret my point and think I'm encouraging or defending the harsh and indentured nature of child labor, but rather I’m trying to convey the need for more that the author expressed. The author is telling us we either have to completely solve the problem or butt out.

The 2nd article explores the morality of living a lavish life style while children are starving to death. The author comes right out and says," Whatever money you're spending on luxuries, not necessities should be given away." I agree with the author on this point. It is wrong to live in splendor and blissful ignorance while children face the finality of death. We shouldn’t waste food while kids are eating rocks, dirt, and bark in hopes of keeping hunger away. He conveys his point in a very real way with the example of bob and his car. Bob protects his car, a large investment rather than saving the life of a child. Our first instinct is to accuse Bob, to be angry with him or condemn him. Then we realize that every dollar we waste, every movie we see, every meal we eat out, and every iTunes download we have is us being Bob. In every one of those instances we choose our luxury and comfort over the life of a child.

Round and Round

The facts i wrote down had nothing to do with my opinion. There wasn't a correlation. However, i did use basis of fact in my opinions and that showed a correlation. I picked out the sort of monotone voice that started the song off, and this took away from my feelings about the song almost instantly. I do have a bias. Voice is important to me, but i can look past a voice that deals with key issues. Although monotone voices often bore me and have been known to easily lead to headaches. This gives me a bit of a predisposition against them.