Challenge Check in #3

During the process of writing this challenge I’ve learned that the hip-hop culture has more meanings to it than you think it would. I have got a clear understanding of the hip-hop culture after doing so many assignments and writings about it. It is a really interesting topic to talk about because there are a lot of things that are happening in the hip-hop game. Rappers are now changing the way they rap and the way they are living. I didn’t have any difficulties or issues during the writing process. Hip-hop is something that interested me and I don’t have a problem writing or discussing it.

Childhood Reading

Coming up through my childhood days as a little boy there where two people that taught me how to read. Those people were my grandma and uncle. They taught me in different ways. My grandma read to me so that I can hear the words from another voice and wanted me to get the understanding of what she was reading. She used to quiz me on what she read sometimes the night before or even a week before. I’m glad she did that because that helped me understand what the book was about and I had a clear mind on what to do when my teacher gave us a quiz on our reading homework.  Whereas my uncle, he use to make me read out loud to him. My first time reading to him I was about 7 and was very nervous because he was strict on me with school because of how bad I was. When I read to him, I used to have to sound out the words to myself because he wouldn’t help me. I used to get mad because I couldn’t get the words right, but as I kept reading I started reading better. I was glad he made me sound things out on my own.

HIV and AIDs prevention

Reducing HIV and AIDs through Prevention (RHAP): A theoretically based Approach for Teaching HIV Prevention to Adolescents through an Exploration of Popular Music

Problem: The authors identify hip-hop and rap music as a powerful tool for engaging youth in discussions about behaviors that place them at risk for getting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Solution: The author uses reducing and HIV and AIDs through (RHAP). They went to middle school and held special sessions that required student to attend. When they were at the sessions, student analyzed songs with sexual messages. They would break down what the sexual messages where saying and how it related to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.

Vocab:

Misogynist: reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women
(Dictionary.com)

Pervasive: spread throughout (Dictionary.com)

Pedagogue: a teacher (Dictionary.com)

10 Problems

1- Ebola
2- Poverty
3-Racism
4-Economy
5-Terrorism
6-War
7-Human Trafficking
8-Climate Change
9-Hunger
10-Crime

The Grinch-Post #3

A movie that I remember coming up as a little boy was the Grinch who Stole Christmas. This movie was my favorite on Christmas because I was a little boy that was interested in cartoon figure things. It use to get so bad to the point where I would not even go outside to play in the park with my friends or play football in the projects. 

A moment in the movie that stood out to me was when he was on a stealing spree taking everyone’s Christmas stuff. That is the best part of the movie to me because I like how he prepared before going on a stealing spree. The whole build up is exciting because I was wondering if he was going to actually do it. This was the most interesting part of the movie to me because a lot of action was going on. I like the way he was sneaky with stealing presents. People thought he was Santa Claus, so it was funny to me.

Christmas is my favorite holiday because the good vibe I get. A lot of my family comes back home to visit us. It’s just a good and happy feeling to be around your family. I used to also watch this movie with my family. I remember one day my family were all at my grand mom’s house watching the Grinch and eating popcorn. It felt good having all of them come back and spending time with us at my grand mom’s house.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8m6M4RV8p0

Challenge check-in number 1

I plan on doing challenge one, street art. I chose this specific challenge because I always wanted to do an assignment on the wall to see what it actually means. I’m more interested in things that I can see. I’m more of a visual person so this should be an interesting challenge.

1. Street Art

Go to SW 34th Street's "Graffiti Wall" in Gainesville. Locate an image on the wall that you think represents some aspect of hip-hop or hip-hop culture. Then, perform a rhetorical analysis on the image. Explain in your analysis why you think the image represents some aspect of hip-hop culture and how you, personally relate to the image. Justify, rationalize, and explain the reasoning behind the choice of the image. Include a picture of the image in your response.

Kobe is a snitch

Counter Argument and Rubettal to Kobe is a Snitch

The counter argument to Kobe being a snitch is that he is not a snitch. Some people may argue that Kobe did not tell on Shaq because he did not specifically say what Shaq did. Kobe just stated that he should have did the same thing. Some may also argue that Kobe was not trying to tell on Shaq but was just saying this kind of stuff happens all the time. So when he was talking to the media he did not actually tell what happen, he was putting it in a way to make it seem like he wasn’t telling on Shaq.

While I understand where others see Kobe not as a snitch, I still argue that he is. First, he did not need to say what Shaq really did because Kobe was being interviewed by the media about the accusation of sexual assault. When he said he should have done what Shaq did, he was already giving to much information that could get Shaq in trouble. Next, I would argue that Kobe did bring up Shaq on purpose. Kobe wanted all the attention off himself, so he felt the need to put Shaq in the spot light. Kobe wanted to point out that since Shaq paid to keep people quiet and he should have done it to. Since Kobe used Shaq’s name and an example he is a snitch. He did not have to use Shaq’s name if he was trying to argue that this kind of stuff happens all the time. Kobe is a snitch because he did not have to bring Shaq’s name in the interview if he wasn’t asked about it, but instead he did it on purpose. Kobe wanted all the weight off his shoulders and that is what it means to be a snitch.