To start out this wonderful blog on famous "Gatsby", I would like to say I thoroughly liked the movie and book, very much. I, like many girls, like classy (and somewhat sexy) men who parade around in fancy suits and are extremeley romantic. Although, I can also see why people weren't too into the movie and the book.
One particular part about the movie I thought was fantastic was the music. It was a great mix between the 1920's and todays music. The upbeat parts of the movie had lots of lively music with lots of trumpets and upbeat instruments, along with beats and bass from todays era. During the more emotional, mysterious parts of the movie the music changed to a piano room feel with a mixture of softer beats. I thought the music really added to the movie by giving each scene it's vibe. For example, the song "Young and Beautiful" by Lana Del Ray, was played during every scene that included the love between Daisy and Jay. It was played in a bunch of different variations which I thought was so cool and really added to the movie. I think the music not only added to the auditory greatness of the film, but also to the theme of the film.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Social Mobility
As portrayed in just about every movie, book, article, or text: America is the land of dreams. I myself, believe that to be somewhat true. I have seen people come from rags to complete riches, in my family and others around me. Although sometimes that's not the case, I've seen the poor get poorer and the rich become richer. I think that is one problem we have here, and that there is no happy medium anymore. Either people want to be the top spot or they become the lowest of low. Why can't we be okay with just enough?
Now that racism is somewhat set aside, as is sexism, we have a new problem on the rise: social classism. I know I have personally felt affected by this. When I tell my friends (of a higher class) I can't come to dance saturday mornings because I have to work, I feel as if they don't understand. I think this goes along the lines of the aritlce we read titled "No Rich Child Left Behind", in the article it talks about how kids in families with more money, are more prone to be in extra curricluars. Maybe the reasoning behind this is because they have to work for their money, and that is a priority over sports or even education. One other part of the article that actually made me giggle a little was the section on social class rankings and college completion. If you are around the age of a college student, or are a parent of a college student, you know how ridiculousily expensive it is. "families who earn a bachelor's degree has increased by 18 percentage points over a 20-year period, while the completion rate of poor students has grown bt only 4 points." This sentence was obvious to me, of course this is true it's not only expensive to go to college but it's also miserable going through debt because of student loans. This takes it back to social mobility, how are the poor people going to become successful and earn enough money to be content, if they aren't even able to afford the proper education to do so?
Source D, an article written from the stand point of an immigrant, also touched base on the topic of social mobility. Some parts of it very much confused me, but he had really good and valid quotes that brings together todays world and social class. One quote from the article that made me think that social mobility is still possible today was the one about Oprah Winfrey, "Oprah grew up in abject poverty, only to become one of the richest women in the world". Even are current president didn't grow up with (by any means) the money that he has now. In the article he talked about how our climate is so pessimistic, and after all the attacks made on the U.S. that hatred for us is common. I think this was more of a valid text since it's seen through the eyes of someone who has experienced first hand, social mobility.
The article, "Economic Mobility is Determined by Personal Choice", really made me angry and made me realize how much I wish politics don't exist. It is an overgeneralization of "liberals" clearly told by someone who considers themselves conservative. I think that his opinion is unfair. Being a liberal myself, I believe that social mobility is not as prominent today because of people who feel they need all the money in the world. While reading this article all I could think about was the saying, "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer".
Now that racism is somewhat set aside, as is sexism, we have a new problem on the rise: social classism. I know I have personally felt affected by this. When I tell my friends (of a higher class) I can't come to dance saturday mornings because I have to work, I feel as if they don't understand. I think this goes along the lines of the aritlce we read titled "No Rich Child Left Behind", in the article it talks about how kids in families with more money, are more prone to be in extra curricluars. Maybe the reasoning behind this is because they have to work for their money, and that is a priority over sports or even education. One other part of the article that actually made me giggle a little was the section on social class rankings and college completion. If you are around the age of a college student, or are a parent of a college student, you know how ridiculousily expensive it is. "families who earn a bachelor's degree has increased by 18 percentage points over a 20-year period, while the completion rate of poor students has grown bt only 4 points." This sentence was obvious to me, of course this is true it's not only expensive to go to college but it's also miserable going through debt because of student loans. This takes it back to social mobility, how are the poor people going to become successful and earn enough money to be content, if they aren't even able to afford the proper education to do so?
Source D, an article written from the stand point of an immigrant, also touched base on the topic of social mobility. Some parts of it very much confused me, but he had really good and valid quotes that brings together todays world and social class. One quote from the article that made me think that social mobility is still possible today was the one about Oprah Winfrey, "Oprah grew up in abject poverty, only to become one of the richest women in the world". Even are current president didn't grow up with (by any means) the money that he has now. In the article he talked about how our climate is so pessimistic, and after all the attacks made on the U.S. that hatred for us is common. I think this was more of a valid text since it's seen through the eyes of someone who has experienced first hand, social mobility.
The article, "Economic Mobility is Determined by Personal Choice", really made me angry and made me realize how much I wish politics don't exist. It is an overgeneralization of "liberals" clearly told by someone who considers themselves conservative. I think that his opinion is unfair. Being a liberal myself, I believe that social mobility is not as prominent today because of people who feel they need all the money in the world. While reading this article all I could think about was the saying, "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer".
Monday, April 21, 2014
I got Bourgeoi Vous (can't quite remember how to spell it) and I think that I fit fairly well in this social class. I don't generally consider myself someone who is from the upper middle class, but I do think sometimes I live the lifestyle of one. I feel this way because I work alot so I have all this extra money I don't have to spend on rent, bills, and etc... Sometimes I find myself splurging on something designer. All though usually I consider myself and my family middle class, I think the description I received from the quiz was rather accurate.
The story we read about social class being harder to read was interesting ("Shadowy Lines That Still Divide"). I didn't really quite agree with the article. For example, in class we talked about the seperation of classes just in the city of Madison. If you compare the west side to the east side, you will be able to tell which side is wealthier. On the west side, the mall has nicer more expensive stores, nicer buildings, nicer schools, and newere houses. Another example that makes me think that social class has a look is at dance competitions I go to. You can tell who has more money by the warmups they wear and the name brands on their clothes. I don't believe in stereotyping, and I don't think you can just look at someone and determine if they are rich or poor, but I definitely think you can somewhat tell which social class people are from. "It has become harder to read people's status in the clothes they wear, the cars they drive, the votes they cast, and the god they worship, the color of their skin", a quote from the article that I have mixed feelings about. I think that you can most definitely not tell by the color of their skin or who they worship, but I do think that the materialistic things somewhat show what social class they come from.
The story we read about social class being harder to read was interesting ("Shadowy Lines That Still Divide"). I didn't really quite agree with the article. For example, in class we talked about the seperation of classes just in the city of Madison. If you compare the west side to the east side, you will be able to tell which side is wealthier. On the west side, the mall has nicer more expensive stores, nicer buildings, nicer schools, and newere houses. Another example that makes me think that social class has a look is at dance competitions I go to. You can tell who has more money by the warmups they wear and the name brands on their clothes. I don't believe in stereotyping, and I don't think you can just look at someone and determine if they are rich or poor, but I definitely think you can somewhat tell which social class people are from. "It has become harder to read people's status in the clothes they wear, the cars they drive, the votes they cast, and the god they worship, the color of their skin", a quote from the article that I have mixed feelings about. I think that you can most definitely not tell by the color of their skin or who they worship, but I do think that the materialistic things somewhat show what social class they come from.
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