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.