Protest music vs. Protest music

Bob Dylan: only a pawn in their game
Dylan's style of music is plain with no rythym. His voice is steady and upon hearing the song, he uses the same chord or chords thoughout the entire thing. The message of this song shows how the government uses everybody as pawns in order for themselves to gain power. The poor white man thinks he is better off, but actually its only the authority that wins in this case. It's a lose-lose situation for everybody not in power.  

MEGADETH: Washington is Next!
Megadeth. The ultimate thrash metal band I have ever heard. One of my favorites. Frontman Dave Mustaine uses real life events, plus his own experiences to create the distinct anger that his music produces. He's a very political man, and has strong views on government. The song's "washington is next" message is of the government corrupting and decieving its people in order to be a world power. It looks into the things that have happened to us (WW1, WW2, etc.) and then looks into the future asking 'Has anything really changed? Has it really? Or are we just telling ourselves that?'. 'The quiet war has begun with silent weapons'. That sounds like the Cold War.

Dylan and Megadeth share the same messages about the government and its people. Just in a different way though. Dylan is a more soulfull person, while Mustaine prefers to make the conflicts of the country visible in his lyrics through a heavy grungy sound.

What is un-American? Is it difficult to define? Who gets to decide what un-American is?

What is un-American? Really. Us "Americans" might say that cannibalism, terrorism, and arrange marriages aren't part of our culture, but what is AMERICAN culture? America doesn't have its own beliefs because it is made up of all different types of them. Domestic and foreign. So, to answer the core of the question, there is pretty much nothing that is un-American except cannibalism and arranged marriages. We terrorize other countries to get what we want and WE do not mind our own business.

It IS difficult to define what is un-American. Everything that we consider not part of our culture is pretty much a contradiction.

Who decides this? The people deicide this. We sterio-type every single thing that we see un-fit. We ourselves are hypocrites. We can't even look at ourselves before we look at others. I guess thats the "American" in all of our hearts. Consider who we are first.

Economic Downturn Project Reflection

As a group we divided the amount of work between each other. We used the tactics from our last lap. Whomever was the richest did the least and whomever was the poorest did the most. Everything was done on time because of the pressure I exerted on everyone. As the leader of the group, I maintain balance with everyone in the group. The members of my group each put in the best effort they can and always work for the best.

There was alot of reading involved, but we understood the reasoning between American government and business. The economy was in a rut and the government interferred with business to try and stimulate the economy back to normal. Which is what has led us into this great recession. Now Obama's stimulus plan shows significant logical investments that will be made to get this country back on track. We will not know if this is successful until we see more jobs created, more taxes collected and less forclosures.

Changes in America. The Great Depression part 2

When the Great Depression began, everything was falling apart. The stock market, banks, society and basically the economy. People lost stock, money, homes, jobs and sanity. Society was becoming homeless and drastically dying out. Due to this the government interferred with new areas of transaction with the economy and society as a whole.

They created more social assistance agencies at the national level. Americas government at the time took on a greater role in the everyday lives of the people. The New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt created a liberal political alliance made up of labor unions, minorities within the country such as blacks and other religious groups, intellectuals, the poor, and some farmers. These people became the strong backbone of the Democratic Party for countless years following the Depression.

The new deal promoted GNP back to its 1929 level, but Roosevelt refused to conjure the shortcomings that the depression needed, to end.

Changes in America. The Great Depression Part 1.

A mother and her children. They had been living on frozen vegetables from the fields and that of the birds the children killed.

Americas forestation. One of the photos from natural alterations of the landscape, disturbances from industry and development.

The "Golden Age of Agriculture". The incomes of farms doubled and the value tripled. Between 1898 and 1915 the amount of wheat planted in North Dakota more than doubled from 4,300,000 acres to 9,400,000 acres and production grew from 69 million bushels to 159 million bushels. The increased use of machinery, ever larger and more powerful, was the key to the farmers' success.

1930s reflection

What to the people of the 1930s era may have been exciting and inspirational, seems very boring to our generation. In this era the most popular thing was Jazz and Blues. Something that hasn't died through time, but that is very much alive. R&b, Hip Hop and Rock are the most listened to genres of this millennium. Most is based on the lyrics and the message that it gives off, but decades ago it was all about the soul of the music. The vibe and spiritual emotions that run through your ears.

What could you do back then? The technology wasn't that great. You'd either listen to the radio all day at home or just walk the entire city. Where was the entertainment in that?

What I like about this era is how people looked classy and carried themselves with a sense of pride. Not many people have that look nowadays. Most just don't care about their image. They would rather be sluggish than take pride in who they are and what they can accomplish.

Fanny brice "my man"

Fanny Brice's song "My man" is about her being in love with this man who is not too good looking. He isn't much of a man since he abuses all his women. But she just simply in love with the guy. She fantasizes about leaving the country with him and being a family. She doesn't care what his flaws are, she just wants to be loved and love him.

The song embodied the era because it just simply talks about love. The era came to be known because an inspiration of love for the arts arised. Which brought attention to the need for economic and social equality and brought a new sense of pride in being black.

Now. the song from Megadeth "The hardest part of letting go...sealed with a kiss" is different because it talks about letting go of the love you have for not only someone but for anything. The thought of being afraid to hurt someone with love and affection.