Part One:
Song: Roxanne
Artist: The Police
Genre: Altern. Rock
“Roxanne”, is a
prostitute. The song talks about the lead singer, Sting, being in love with her and that he wants her
to change her ways. He tells her that she doesn’t have to “wear that dress
tonight, walk the streets for money.” She doesn’t “have to put on the red
light,” meaning she doesn’t have to put herself on the market anymore.
Sting said “Roxanne”
was a serious song about a real relationship. He talks about how he would treat
her right, leading to think that she wasn’t treated right when she was a
prostitute.
Art: Victims of
Modern-Day Slavery (Photo 11)
Artist: Jon Lowenstein
Genre: Photography
The photograph shows a
living situation from an abandoned slave-labor camp. The slave-labor camp held
Mexican migrants, forcing them to work in vegetable and citrus fields. They
earned $20 a week, for working almost an entire week over 10 hours a day. At
the end of a long day, they get to sleep on a single mattress along with others
in one room.
Part 2:
Song
Sting, the lead signer
of “The Police”, discusses my social issue because he had a personal experience
with a prostitute. He fell in love, and he wanted her to change her ways, get
away from her old life. He noticed she wasn’t treated right, which is why he
promised that he will.
The Police is a famous
rock band. When they got interviewed for this song Sting said, "I felt very strongly about 'Roxanne' because that
was a serious song about a real relationship. There was no talk about f------
in it, it wasn't a smutty song in any sense of the word. It was real song with
a real, felt, lyric and they wouldn't play it, on the grounds that it was about
a prostitute. But write a silly song about f------, that hasn't got the word
'f------' in it and you've got a hit. It gets a bit depressing.", it makes
it seem believable that he wrote the song with emotion and feelings.
Art
Jon is committed to
his work. For 10 years he documented gun violence in Chicago, and experienced of
undocumented immigrants. He states that his subjects are “people who have been
left behind by the global market or are being used by the global market.” Jon
wants to the issue of human trafficking and engage people on a personal and
emotional level, which is why I think he is a credible source.
Jon met some people
that were victims of modern-day slavery that led him to the abandoned slave-labor camp. He thought it was important to show where people are put and what
they look like.
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