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Thematic Links Edits

1. Technology has a huge role in how women are perceived.

Technology has a tremendous impact on how women are scrutinized by the individuals they interact with throughout their life's.

2. Television and film are very easy to access now, which puts celebrities and models in a higher pedestal.

Television and film are very effortless to access today, which puts celebrities and models on a greater pedestal.

3.. Influences can be seen in every street corner; sadly they usually aren't great. Influences can be seen on every street corner; sadly they usually are not morally decent according to the platonic family.

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Life Long Student

To be a life long student, you need to be willing to always learn something new and to further improve yourself as a person. Even after graduation and starting your career and adult life, you will still be learning. How to become better in your job, get along with your co-workers, how to be a good parent, etc. Life long students tend to learn from their mistakes and improve. Whether it be small or big, we are constantly learning something. From learning how to work your new iphone to how to write and APA essay. Life is made of building blocks we use to build our future.

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Ethos and the Use of LGBTQ Related Labels

   The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, defines Ethos as the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution. Ethos plays a great role in regard to labels and stereotypes. Often, the environment you grow up in influences the way you perceive people and labels. Many believe that LGBTQ roles in television can be questionable. While others, think the roles are straight on and is a great way to end discrimination.

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Research Topic Questions

1)Should the jail sentence for animal abusers be prolonged?

2)Should the death sentence be abolished or just reformed?

3)How would allowing gay marriage change our country? 4)Would are society become more robotic, if all sense of creativity was removed from our school system? 5)Would our school system improve if they weren't so obsessed with getting good test scores? 6) Would students learn better if they were taught according to their form of learning? 7) Should men be required to take a women studies class? 8) If our society were to follow Father Boyles' advice regarding former gang members, would our country benefit from it? 9) Should it be mandatory for people to volunteer a certain amount a time a year? 10) Should parents be required to volunteer their time in their child's classroom?

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The Closet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Z45nVIVrM

In this video, we see a man who has let love and his true self go due to family/society means. We travel through his life, as he see's how became the person he is at the present. In the end of the video, we see how the norms of society are changing due to the gay couple walking with their daughter. Once what was seen as taboo, is now becoming socially acceptable. We, (well at least I,) sympathize with the older man on how he had to live his entire life in "the closet." That was probably not easy for him to do.

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The Breaking Apart of the Video. IMAGES/VIDEO:

Flashbacks (timeline)

relationship between two children

Family (the man with the belt)/ or can represent society/community

Movement   -Movement of Time,(from slow, to fast, to slow once more)   -Fast flashes

Color -Colorful when its the present time -Black and white/sepia look when looking remembering the past

Shapes -Different object displayed

Recurring themes -Bouncing of ball - "Hello"

Text -Copyrights at the end (words)

MUSIC:

Chirping of birds

Traffic noise

Bouncing of ball -on cement and on the grass

Quite (twice)

Piano

Footsteps

Distant radio/t.v.

Bell/chimes

Squeaking of door

speech -"hello" -talking of parental figures

Swishing sound

Wind

Water

Computer generated sound -mix of piano/violin? -keyboard

Ruffling of clothes

Maracas

Violin

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Every modern artist that you see on TV or hear on the radio is signed to a recording company that helps them out and promotes them as an artist so that they get publicity. What happens when an artist makes it to the number one spot on iTunes and is a free agent? Macklemore is the first unsigned...

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I actually saw this video last semester in my philosophy class,(we did a presentation on pro-same-sex marriage,) but I didn't actually look up the artist or anything. This time I did and he has pretty good music. I realized he wrote another song I really liked as well (thrift store). It's quite amazing how technology and other resources we have today can help people reach things that was once impossible. Which makes you think how many great people did we miss over the years that didn't have the opportunities we have today?  I wonder how recording companies are feeling at the moment, it might come as a big shock to them right now. Would we even need them in the future if technology continues to progress the way it is now?  But going back to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis,I'm pretty sure they will continue to move up the charts. :) 

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Music, Art, and Sports?

Due to our current economic recession and other new programs, many schools have decided to cut their music, art and sometimes even sport programs they offer. I personally don't think this a very bright idea, for these are the few outlets many kids have growing up. Beside help students grow as individuals, music and art makes learning fun. For examples, putting math rules or states and their capitols into song, makes it not only fun but easier for most people to learn because of its catchy tune. Sports are pretty important as well, not only do they bring different people together, but they make sure students keep up with their grades and get more involve in school. These programs keep many students out of trouble and sometimes the streets. They even offer a way for student to further their education by getting scholarships or get recruited. So if you really think about it are these programs bad and not needed? In reality don't they help schools out? What do you think?

http://www.the-burgh.com/news/2012/mar/20/cutting-sports-music-arts-school-budgets-bad-idea/

http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-important-are-music-programs-in.html