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Fieldwork Assignment #4

The song I chose is “Dip-Set Forever” - Cam’ron. I chose this song because Cam is from New York so he’s repping the city but this song is also an anthem where I'm from and it’s a very good song with Lord Kanye on the beat.

“Hello mate, yellow tape, helicopter your spot”. To me his expresses power, as Cam brings up the fact that he’s riding in helicopters and is allowed behind the yellow tape, whereas regular people do not take those types of trips, are always on the general public side of the yellow tape, Not where those of power stay or travel.

“Girls, they gotta rush, shit they gotta blush. Wanna go in the mall just to shop with us”. This line expressed gender because it shows that to a man like Killa Cam, ladies are by the dozen and they just want to get next to him. It highlights his view that women just want to be with him because that is how much of a womanizer he is. A theme heavily reinforced within rap music, he does nothing but perpetuate the stereotypes of rappers' stance on women.

“Flip water like Poland Spring and I’ma hold them things”. This expresses dialect because depending on where one is from, how one chooses to refer to a weapon is subjective to how they were raised. To Cam saying I’ma hold them thing suffices as many people even from similar parts of the city or the same parts for that matter may choose a different slang. Also considering the year is 2004 when the song came out, the year and historical context surrounding the situation also have a role to play in his dialect.

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1. The item I choose is the bacon egg and cheese Aka “baconeggandcheese”. The marvelous sandwich consists of bacon, eggs, and cheese, and is usually served on a roll but can be substituted by most bread alternatives. The eggs often come scrambled and the bacon is usually beef unless the deli and/or bodega prefers turkey bacon. The ingredients come from their respective animals, cows; for milk, cheese and beef. It is made by cooking the bacon and scrambling the eggs, once completed cheese is melted on the sandwich.

2. There is no one individual who has been granted the inventor of the bacon egg and cheese, but it has come to be one of the most popular deli sandwiches, if not the most beloved breakfast sandwich in all of New York. Deli/ Bodega owners usually live in apartments right above their store, these apartments aren’t the nice and tend to be 1-2 bedrooms.

3. The impact on the local community is significant, as in the dense populated NYC relies on the local deli’s/ bodega’s to provide goods, and services to all if not most members within the community. Hence, deli’s are interwoven into urban life within NYC and has become apart of its culture. From the music to the pets, to the local crackheads, the deli is a staple in many urban NYC communities. Deli owners usually eat the food they make, other times they may not. They earn about 75 to 100 thousand dollars annually before taxes, potentially much more.

4. The relationship between the people and the baconeggandcheese is very positive as New Yorkers of all ages, generally 9 and up, quite frequently use the breakfast sandwich or an alternative. Most deli’s and bodegas are run by people of minority, usually of Latino or middle eastern descent, must in the multicultural mecca, deli’s and bodegas can range from many ethnicities and cultures. The use of the deli’s and the sale of the baconeggandcheese haven’t had any serious ramifications on the people, but they tend to only hire people of their own ethnicity or family, and they do tend to carry prejudice towards some minorities.

5. I pay three dollars for a baconeggandcheese. Practically it cost gas, light, sewage, garbage disposal water and electricity, if it’s from a store then the cost of the store itself is added. These costs are paid by the store owners.

6. There is a little environmental impact when the baconeggandcheese is made, but fumes from gas and poorly discarded waste do contribute to New York’s problem of garbage disposal. Eggs must be produced along with beef, milk, and cheese. Rolls must also be imported. A grill is needed, and other standard cutlery and kitchen equipment(spatula, whisk, bowl, etc.)

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One of my favorite books ever because it’s true. After reading this I learned that the U.S would send in “economic hitmen” who fool a country’s government into accepting a loan it can’t pay back, in order to modernize with the New World. One of the constituents of the deal being, that the companies responsible for this change of infrastructure were also American countries. After reading how America swindled underdeveloped countries into even more debt, it showed me that anyone would do anything just to see some extra profit.

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This is what increased migration looks like when Donald J Trump is at the helm of that ship. Since the mid-1800s, America has always been a place of refuge, a place for people to migrate to, and begin a new life. Though it’s painfully clear that the American dream doesn’t exist, it doesn’t mean there should be thousands of children locked in cages throughout the U.S, defending themselves in their own trials. Over the years the handling of the increased immigration has been beyond poor and is one of the most pressing concerns in the U.S.

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Coca Cola suspends manufacturing at 3 plants in India

The company has suspended manufacturing at Kaladera near Jaipur (Rajasthan), Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Brynihat (Meghalaya).

In an attempt to save money Coca-Cola outsources labor to other countries, taking jobs from hundreds of thousands of Americans to GROSSLY underpay its workers. Then to go behind that, build new jobs in another country and then take them away. Though it’s an amazing company in terms of merchandise and products, It is one of the evilest superpower conglomerates. #TalkAboutFlexibleAccumulation

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Instead of taking a week-long journey to see relatives, with just a couple of taps of a screen one could take an airplane trip across the country and spend no longer than 7 hours to fly out and see them. Week-long trips and intercontinental travel as literally at the touch of our fingertips in this day and age. #TalkAboutTime-SpaceCompression