Blog Post 7

One of my favorite forms of art is music. Yes i listen to a little bit of everything, but what i can really talk about is Hip Hop and rap. A lot of the time people miss understand the meaning and purpose of rap. What aggruvates me the most is when people dont even listen to what the people are talking about. One of my favorite artists right now is Drake. Drake talks about everything in his music and puts it in a way so clever that to some people it might not make sense. Rap is just poetry with  a beat, which is what he does. His latest album talks about his sucess and how he makes it, its calles Take Care. If you listen to every song on that album he talks about life and tells a story. I think what people dont like is when rappers cus and talk about woman in degrating ways, but if you listen to the sings and what theyre talking about it could change the whole song up. One rapper that gets misunderstood alot is Lil Wayne. They say all he talks about is money and woman, when in reality he also tells storys and has a reason for everything he says. there are so many songs in which this happens that the examples would be endless. Another thing that people dont liek is the example that they set to children which is what aggrivates rappers like Lil Wayne the most. I remeber and interview where he says "im not out to be a role model for anyone exept two (his kids) If people need an example on how to live there lives, then they shouldnt have been born" The fact of the matter is this music is not intended for kids and what hese trying to say is if you dont like his music dont listen to it. he rights and sings for himself amnd his family to express himself which is what somtimes socioty does not understand. Over the years of listing to this music ive learned what the artist mean and underastand them better along with the music. Im still learing and trying to discover new things about it but so far this is my favorite form of art  

Blog 6

1. The biggest problem in a America today is people are to gullible. As soon as people hear something from someone or something they automatically believe it if everyone starts believing it. I read an article once where people protested dihydromonoxide on the streets saying why is was so bad, eventually people joined in and started helping them. It was a joke because it was water that they were protesting against and all people did was listen to what the protesters said with out knowing what it really was. People will watch TV and get the wrong idea about everything with out knowing. You have to believe in what you believe in and do some research before you make decisions. Everyone will watch the news and celebrities and always get the wrong idea because someone tells one story. This goes for people to, if someone sees or hears that someone is involved in a crime or drugs they automatically put a label on them. Sure it is bad but you never know the situation and what people are going through. People just follow the crowd weather they agree or not.

2. The thing I would recommend for everyone is just be real and yourself. If you're straight up and not fake everything will fall into place. If you act the same when your with your friends, family, and by yourself theres no need for you to act different in front of other people. Sure your not going to be the same with your friends and your parents but you shouldn't have to worry about weather people will like you or not. Every teacher, parent, and adult will tell you this, and at first we as teens might say "whatever what do you know" but the fact is its true, through the years that they've been alive they've learned this and are only trying to help us. You can really notice this in highschool, with the freshman's all worried about image and who there getting involved with, but when you see the upperclassmen they know the deal and know that thats just a maturity thing. So I say this advice to help people early and because it is the truth. Being your self and straight up is the best way to be because you'll probably find happiness where ever you go.

3. Before i leave for the summer of 2012 i want to accomplish and do alot of things. For one i want to advance to the state tournament later this month in march. ive been working all season and i thought my season would end last tournament at districts but i fought through it to make it to regionals and i am now state ranked, so i dont want to be a disappointment. i also want to get my license in april and have my car ready. im ready for the responsibility of that and want to be able to do things my own way. i also want to take my SAt's and do good in them. Hopefully your class will help me in that. i want to start working alot more because collage is coming up and im going to need all the help i can get. ive grown alot so far and i just want to continue with this progress. Everyone says it will be over before we know it so im making it count my last two years here. Hope fully when im gone people will remember the things i did here and say good thing about me.