Tasha

These past two semesters in your class have made my college experience better. The fact that you've opened up so many doors for me have allowed me to be comfortable around you and the entire class. I feel that i've become a better writer and a well rounded individual. You have introduced artists, writers, videos, and organizations to us that increase our knowledge. I'm still in love with Banksy. You are so open with everyone and i think all of your students became in love with the wonderful, down to earth person oyu are. Things without your class will be different because i was so used to going to your class and learning something new about the world or how to make a change in the world. Most classes and professors don't offer that. I felt that these two english classes weren't only writing and reading classes but networking and learning random things classes. Many people say that most professors in college don't really care to know who you are and you broke that. You cared to get to know each and everyone of us and i don't know you created this atmosphere that was the shit. When you came with my group to the Hope 4 Homeless giveaway thing it showed you belive in what we were doing and only strengthened our passion for it. Your children are super cute and i hope chris (right?) becomes the rock star he wants. If he has any band problems i'll be his bas player. lol. By the way, Danny was thrilled to ask for the cigarettes when you asked us to buy them. He jumped out at that opportunity. I really am going to miss you but hopefully you teach a humanities..FOR REAL THOUGH. you know i'll support you in all your stuff and i'll bring along a whole lot of people too. Thanks for everything. You've truly done a lot. I can't name everything but i hope you know i appreciate what you've done. I prepared to go play devil's advocate with the world.


sigh...its been great
you farewell almost brought a tear in my eye
and dang you have a great memory to remember all those things


you friend,
Yeliana Mayor
a.k.a yelibelly, yeli, or jelly

Awarness

It iscompletely astonishing to see how powerful awarness is. In all three,more the first two links from Myspace impact have over 4000 members. People who are willing to help the cause and people who will donate or just dedicate their time to help. Even bands have dedicate time and sponsered these causes. Their music goes along with targeting the audiences pathos. Both the twloha and rainn made me want to continue learning. It's probably because the videos targeted my emotions and i relate to it and also because TWLOHA and RAINN are situations that i've dealt with before with certain friends. I would'e likedit better if KIVA had videos to explain what they do exactlybut all in all these myspace sites are a great way to get people on your side. I truly appreciate what these people are doing to change something in their lives and in others lifes as well.
I've had certain individuals say that students in FIU don't care about learning; but the truth is they care. On our day of selling pizza theres were numerous students whoaskedwhat the cause was and how they could help. This goes to show you that there are thousands, as proven by these causes, of people who are willing to help what you believe in.

Invisible?

The first thing that came to my mind while seeing the video was why doesn't anyone do anything for these girls. Why doesn't the police force go to these streets and invisible "motels" and rescue the girls?
At first glance, the audience feels soory for these yound 12-13 year old girls as they stand on thestreets prostituting their bodies without choice. It is completley disgusting how these men would want such yound girls to service them not including the sick individuals who will pay extra for a 7 or 8 year old girl. After hearing such statistcs of a girl having 30 or 40 men a day it seems almost impossible to help these young girls. The fear in their hearts must be inmense and this does not include therisk of sexually transmitted diseases and mental scarring these girls carry on their backs.
The government publishes all these sexual predator lists and yet they cannot help human sex trafficking. It is ironic that such a popular (according to statistcs) think is labeled as invisible in the nation.
Although these young baby girls wish to stop and be a part of something productive they can't because their masters, for lack of a better word, will beat them if they even try to leave their so called job. If the governemnt makes such a great effort to bust drug addicts and dealers they should to the same or eve more for these helpless young girls without a voice.

Paramore- Pressure

Although Crystal's Analysis was short she did get the jist of the song. She described the audience to be young adults who are trying to fit in and succeed in a socially acceptable lifestyle. Crystal explained what the audience sees and how the song relates to the audience. She makes a relation to the pressure gauge and the pressure in young adults. She mentions that as the pressure increases in number with the a gauge so does the pressure in the two teenagers in the video making a good correlation. Cystal states that "Paramore is trying to tell their audience that if they are in a bad situation to get out and do what's best for yourself." At this point Crystal could have explained to her reader that Paramor was using Pathos to reach the audience. The use of Pathos gives an emotional twist to the lyrics of the song as well as certain clips in the video. The analysis was written well, but i'm sure she could've milked the lyrics a bit more by reflecting on the tone of the lyrics. Crystal's song analysis earns a B. Good Job!

The Gov. Does it Again

Besides the fact that i do think that sagging pants look ridiculous i don't think the government should be involving themselves to the point that their going to fine these people. Sagging pants was/is a fashion trend that began to get real popular my 9th grade year (2003). Before that time i would see sagging pants but not as much as when i started high school. Hip Hop music and the stars did start the trend because in their videos the artists would where it bellow their butt's and surely soon enough the artist's viewers would start dressing the same way. That it looks ridiculous, absurd, low, and ugly is true. I don't think that wearing your pants below your butt makes you look any cooler, but like any other trend, this one is going out of style. One of the new style is not only wearing your pants at your waist, but even adding a fashion belt to it. The government is dirtying their hands in something that won't be around for ever.
I was also a part of a school that after 2005 became a uniform school. Uniform is made to make sure students concentrate in their learning environments and i believe that this is a good move. Some students exploit their privalages and at times young girls want to be so free that they basically come naked. So in this case, uniform is definetley good. Plus, students don't have to worry about what they have to wear every morning; they can just pick and go. But, uniform can be manipulated to express a students identity. The polos can get tighter, cuter, and trendyer due to the fact that stores like hollister, abercrombie, and american eagle sell the polos as well. Uniform at my highschool allowed for jeans, and students including me, would go to school (in that times trend) ripped jeans.
It all depends on the date and time. Every so often trends change. The government is being over protective. Their caring about things that shouldn't completely interest them. America is all about fashion, and believe it or not, sagging pants was/is one.

Prision

From personal experience, i was a part of a title 1 public school. I know what it meant to notpass these exams and to be a part of a very diverse school. Things that might've sounded good to these politicians didn't feel good to the ones going through it. Words can't express what the students and teachers went through at Hialeah-Miami Lakes. We were one of those low acheiving schools and if it wasn't for the fine arts program we would probably be low in funds. Not only did 40% of 10th graders pass the math and writing FCAT exams, but in the newly implemented science FCAT only 20% of the juniors passed. After failing repeatedly for several years our school feel into what is called the zone school, we stayed an extra hour and a half everyday, our early release days and holidays were taken away, and a forced FCAT class was enforced. This pushed students to continue to learn about an exam that they needed to pass for graduation. I t didn't matter how many hours of community service you did, or how many clubs you were a part of,or even how well you did in your classes...if you didn't pass the FCAT, you didn't graduate. Most of the time students skipped these enforced classes or just didn't pay attention and fall asleep. Our school's attendance rate dropped so much that the administration would bribe students with electronics(that are prohibited in schools) to come. Not only were students switiching out of schools but the high, prestigious teachers of the ap programs, and influential teachers were taking jobs else where. This in turn leaves students with teachers who are in a zone school only for the extra income not for the love of teaching. Instead of listening to the people that should be making the desicions for school and exam changes (students and teachers), you punish them by implementing ridiculous standards that don't make any student smarter. Students learn the material in the exam ONLY, not important information about whats going on in the world. I just loved learning about the history of the ball point pen(a passage in the FCAT exam) my fresmen and sophomore year.
Although i don't know much about the "no child left behind back" i do know, by what was explained, that it doesn't make any sense. The want to make sure students learn when really they're taking away a students desire to learn. Learning isn't forced...FCAT exams don't prove anything. Todos estos bureaucrats estan equivocados.

Zeitgeist

When i began to watch the video i was actually pretty interested in it. I thought that by things tasha wrote about in her entry it would very interesting. My notion of the video was right in the beggining of the film. They were saying how the mass media has gained most control over society. The fact that they mentioned that the government wants to limit our educaion felt true because i see it happening. The U.S is one of the lowest ranked countrys in education, i mean why? The funny is that most students complain that there is so much homework and that school is hard when compared to other places around the world we're not. I was in awe to hear that 9/11 was planned by the government. Although i've heard a statment like this before its hard for me to just buy into it. The fact that this video brought it up and put audio evidence is a bit weird. This is as if the gov. keeps us limited and controlled, which i don't know why i just said that because i guess it makes sense if they do. The government can't tell us everything because we'll go a bit crazy, society can't handle very important top secret things.
I have never heard of the North American Union, but by this time the narrators in the film were getting pretty biased. The news channel in the film that showed clips of video and audio is also biased and at this point i began to tune myself out. It was getting extremely obvious that this film was doing the exact same thing the media does...try to persuade the audience into believing hat they're saying.
I was indeed interested in learning of this union and how there will be a new currency which will in turn affect everyone. I also wasn't very fond of hearing that we're going to have a world government. But, i plan on finding out for myself instead of just hearing it from another source.
I guess the director of the film got what he wanted. : )