Final Blogger Entry

Due: Wednesday, Nov. 25th 

Exhibition Rough Draft 

1. rough draft of 4 of your pieces including summary & analysis 
1. do not include image or links 
2. Label Each piece #1-#4 

Break FREE

Sugei Jimenez

Blogger 5

Break Free

http://www.metrolyrics.com/roses-lyrics-ruby.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOP_HDXdydc

www.theguardian.com/world/2014.jul/25/ruby-rose-video-break-free-gender

The form of representation I chose for my social issue on gender inequality is the song/video called Break Free by Ruby Rose. The video itself embodies the need to educate people in regards to gender roles and inequality between both men and women. 

The video itself is based on ones transformation from a young beautiful to a person who is female to someone who does not feel comfortable with the role they play. In the video the girl places herself in the show and grabs a trash can, fills it with water and washes of the makeup that hides her tattoos and true person. She even cuts off her hair to the thumping beats of the piano.

The song has intense lyrics that speak about many social issues presented from homosexuality to gender roles and what role one must play. The lyrics speak about running away due to being different and wondering if you have the right to stay. “Running from the savagely unkind,” this lyric itself tells the story behind the lyrics with just one line.

I found an article of Ruby Rose where she talks about her motive for making this video; she tied this video towards her discomfort to having to be something that she never felt like being. She was expected to act a certain but she refused because she felt unhappy with herself. She chose to speak in regards to the mater because she felt like there was a possibility that others felt like her and she wanted to be the voice that spoke to people and told them that they didn’t have to be anything they didn’t want to be. We should consider listenin to her because she was in that position and chose to break free.

 

 

blogger 5 - Behind the Wall

Behind the Wall

Tracy Chapman - Behind the Wall   -   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfeUZJwioio

Genres - Folk, Blues Rock, Pop, Soul

In behind the wall Tracy Chapman describes an act of domestic violence. She describes the act from

 the prospective of an individual hearing the violent act being committed every day until the end. The

 song progresses the act of domestic violence from beatings to police interaction to more beatings and

 silence and the arrival of an ambulance. The ironic ending is of the song or story is the policeman

 saying "I'm here to keep the peace, will the crowd disperse, I think we all could use some sleep"

The song talks about the act of domestic violence in the home. The inability of the police

 to intervene in the domestic dispute the couple is having. Individuals that have to listen

and live through the domestic violence act. The individual being abused, that’s finally

taken away in an ambulance.

Egon Shiele -Lovers Man and Woman I   -    http://www.egon-schiele.net/

Genre - Expressionist

Tracy Chapman has been a politically and socially active musician from the beginning of her carrier.

 In an interview with American Radio Network she was quoted as saying "Im approached by lots of

 organizations and lots of people who want me to support their various charitable efforts in some 

way. And I look at those requests and I basically try to do what I can. And I have certain interests of 

my own, generally an interest in human rights". Her song Behind the Wall was inspired while living

 in an apartment where she shared a wall with an abused child who lived next door.
(wikipedia,Tracy Chapman Social Activisim)(Poetry Crush by J. Hope Stein)


I chose a piece of art work that was used in a video I found named Tracy Chapman  behind the wall.

The art work was from Egon Shiele. Egon Shiele is known for being erotic, pornographic, grotesque, 

and disturbing, focusing on sex, death and discovery. His work gave considerable importance to self-

portraits.he did not seek to represent his social status or an emotional state. but to transcribe his

 anguished interioity through eccentric positions of the body and hands.(artbios) 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq1VTTKJ4nQ The video depicted various art works of 

people. This particular piece apropriately connected with me and the music. Even though his work 

was not focused on my social issue it works with the song and the my social issue. The mans eyes 

and controling posture and the women seeming submisive in her posture. 

Tracy Chapmans Debut Album awards

The Album won the Best Contemporary Folk Album Grammy Awards and the Rock Album 1988 

SKC Boston Music Awards
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The Single “Fast Car” won the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Awards.

The Single “Talkin’Bout A Revolution” won the Top song 1988 SKC Boston Music Awards.

Tracy Chapman won the Best New Artist Annual Grammy Awards.

 (About Tracy Chapman - BY AURÉLIE M.)

Blogger # 5 Drug Addiction in Music and art

The song about the social issue of Drug Addiction that I chose is Master of Puppets. Master of Puppets is a song by the band Metallica. Metallica is my favorite band and has been since I was about 14, they are hard rock or sometimes referred to as "heavy metal." Master of Puppets is a song about drug addiction. It offers a warning to potential addicts, it says "taste me you will see, more is all you need,"   maybe to get people to think it all the through before trying addictive substances.

Also, the lyrics go on to say that once in this addiction and might want out, that all you will hear is "Laughter, laughter laughing at my cries." "I will run through you; now I rule you too!" "Master of Puppets pulling your strings, twisting your mind and smashing your drives, blinded by me you can't see a thing, just call my name and I'll hear you scream. Master! Master!" I love Metallica, they have helped me through a lot.

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Who Are The Homeless

Who Are The Homeless

In 2014,  California retained the highest population of homeless in the country. There are people living 

in the streets of every city in California, but who are these homeless people that we consistently see on 

the streets, in the parks, under bridges. and at the shelters?   

Definition

According to Health centers funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A (homeless individual) is defined in section 330(h)(5)(A) as “an individual who lacks housing 

(without regard to whether the individual is a member of a family), including an individual 
whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility (e.g., shelters) that provides temporary living accommodations, and an individual who is a resident in
transitional housing.” A homeless person is an individual without permanent housing who may live on the streets; stay in a shelter, mission, single room occupancy facilities, abandoned 
building or vehicle; or in any other unstable or non-permanent situation. [Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C., 254b)].

Homeless people are of all ages, under 18 to elderly persons, men and women , different ethnicity, and even families. These homeless have been victims of domestic violence, veterans of wars, persons with mental illness, persons suffering from addiction disorders, Runaways from broken homes and employment victims whose declining wages put housing out of reach for many.30%  of  the homeless are from domestic violence.

Demographics of homeless

Homelessness
California accounted for 20 percent (113,952 people) of the nations homeless population in 2014. 

Homeless Individuals

California accounted for 25 percent (90,765 people) of the nations homeless individuals population 

Homeless Families

California accounted for 11 percent (23,187 people) of the nations homeless families population in 
2014. California had the largest number of people in families with chronic patterns of homelessness 2,862 people or 12 % of the Homeless Family Population.

Unaccompanied homeless Children and Youth

California accounted for 30 percent (13,709 people) of the nations Unaccompanied homeless Children and Youth population in 2014. Unaccompanied homeless children under 18 years of age (1,782 people) unaccompanied homeless youth 18 to 24 years of age(11,927 people).

Homeless Veterans

California accounted for 24 percent (12,096 people) of the nations homeless Veterans population in 2014. California has one of the highest rates in the nation for unsheltered Veterans 63.2%.

Chronically Homeless people

California accounted for 34 percent (28,200 people) of the nations chronically homeless population in 2014.

John Albert Rogers 

An interview with a Vietnam veteran which accounts for 24% of our nations homeless veterans sheds light on a homeless veterans plight.Vietnam War Veteran John Albert Rogers one of two children from a low income family.  describes how his brother was drafted into the army and subsequently killed in action. This led john to enlist in the army and fight in Vietnam. He became a sniper and amassed numerous kills while serving in Vietnam. John stated that ''I was so scared of noises back then, they kept me in the VA Hospital. 35 days in the psychiatric ward there''. John a kind soft spoken man telling his story leaves you wondering how much more can the VA do for our veterans.

The VA’s first large-scale study of homeless veterans, released in 2012, found that over half of the newly homeless diagnosed with mental disorders had received that diagnosis before homelessness. The VA’s Inspector General (IG) said, “Presence of mental disorders (substance-related disorders and/or mental illness) is the strongest predictor of becoming homeless after discharge from active duty.”

Today's homeless come from all ways of life rich, poor, black, white, young, old,  man or women. it does not matter what matters is what are we to do?

Sources

National Coalition for the Homeless 

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment 

Report (AHAR) to Congress October 2014

Brain line military

Shad Meshad, Brain Injury Journey magazine

Hard Work

Part 1:
The title of the song I chose to write about is called "We are Mexico" by Becky G. She made this song when the whole Donald Trump idea to deport immigrants was all over the media. The genre of Becky G's music is Latin pop and pop-rap. This song is about how immigrants work hard, sometimes work double time, they work till their hands hurt just to pay their bills. Is talking about the life of an immigrant how they don't give up and always keep it pushing to bring bread to the table. Becky G was one of the many Latin artists to join the Latin voice in response to Donald Trump anti immigrant comments. I found the video on YouTube with the lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJuutnlc7dQ

The art piece I chose was Wet Dreams, a painting by Juan Carlos Marcias. This painting is displayed in the National Museum. With this picture he is describing the code-switching of crossing the border from being Mexican, to what people consider  a white-washed Mexican. (Juan Carlos Marcias)

Part 2:
Becky G is a Mexican American artist. Both her parents are Mexican but she was born and raised in Inglewood. Due to financial struggles her parents were forced to sell their home. Her parents started working double shifts coming home late night affected her. As she grew up she wanted to earn money to help out. Now as a singer she discusses the life of an immigrant, she out of everyone knows exactly what is like to live in that condition, she is always discussing how proud she is to be a Mexican American and how good it would be for everyone to be treated equally.

Juan Carlos Marcias is a Mexican artist his art is described as people being pulled out from their reality, He has studied art in United States, Mexico and France. He lives in Mexico and he never forgets where he came from. His painting represent immigrants experiences.

Both the musician I chose and the artist are both credible to my social issue. Becky G is really talented and most of us can relate to her because she's young and she's  from Inglewood California. Juan Carlos is very talented, all his paintings are very good. Just by looking at the painting will know what he's trying to tell us. His painting speak for themselves.

The song was written by herself Becky G. There is a music video for this song which is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE-U1HQl-o8  . This song is well known among Latinos. Her YouTube video got 1,342,364 views.

I am not really sure how long it took Juan Carlos Marcia to do his wet dream painting. I couldn't find information on how long it took him. But from the looks of it I can tell he took his time because it looks amazing! I think this piece is very effective. He did a great job.

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    10/28/15

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                                                    ' GET UP STAND UP '


                     My song that relates to my topic issue is 'Get up Stand up' by Bob Marley. The summary of the song is the lyrics for the 1973 track were he and Peter Tosh had written the song at. Peter Tosh was also influenced by their Jamaican upbringing. The song is basically about the fight for acceptance of their Rastafarian religion and the need to take action to avoid "oppression" much of the inspiration appears to have come from another song ' slippin into Darkness' by war. The meaning behind the lyrics can be interpreted as both religious and anti religious depending on your point of view. "Get up, Stand up', Stand up for your rights" can be seen as a rallying call to stand up and demand respect for the Rastafarian religion. " Preacher man don't tell me, heaven is under the earth, I know you don't know, what life is really worth.

                     The major ways the poster can establish credibility is through the artistry of the photograph and the accuracy of the quote/ writing. The quote is well known, Marley's quote so the poster comes off as a credible. Bob Marley is on of the most famous and well liked artist in Jamaican history, his credibility established in now well liked the piece is. One of my famous quotes by Bob Marley is " How long must I protest the same thing?" asked Bob Marley in 1978. " I sing ' Get up Stand up' and up til now people don't get up, so must I sing ' Get up Stand up'? ....I want people to live big and have enough.