Keeping it Real with Rease

As I watched the video "Stand By Me" the author used different techniques to portray the bigger message of the song. The video opened with two men, it did not look like they had much because of the way they were dressed. As they started to sing the song, I noticed that they're voices were really cracked it was not your typical pleasant sounding voice, which further sent a powerful message already letting the audience know that all people are welcomed.  The voice being cracked and harsh really signifies the hardships of life and you can really hear how the singer belted out the notes, that he wanted the people walking around near or far to hear his voice within the song and capture the same love as they did.  The video transitioned from the men singing outside in the midst of the community to across different countries of the world, where different musicians are also playing and singing the same song, this movement across the globe was spectacular to witness. The co...

I n Jones,"Violent Media is Good for Kids", he challenges the usual concept that violent media is not appropriate for adolescent viewing. The author expounds on different anecdotal stories in his life and and those surrounding which further exemplifies how violent media is used as a source of release from pressure built within the mind. He implies that shielding the mind from "bad emotions" cause more harm than good in the future. After viewing violent media kids will move forward through life "unafraid of his desires" (Jones 64). Paragraph 1-4 The author provides anecdotal stories to further illustrate, his mind set at the time."At 13 I was alone and afraid. I suffocated my deepest fears and desires under a nice-boy persona.I withdrew into passivity and loneliness. My parents, not trusting the violent world" (Jones 64). Paragraph 6 In this paragraph Jones discussed his son's difficulty to join his friends outside during physical activity...