In my investigating topics of research I even wound up looking into realms that had no reasoning within my research. Yet, relating they are. Gang influence was invoked to detour attention to stragetize political plans. Political efforts were lost between interpretation of events and purpose. Bad spokensmanship, leadership, and quite frankly, bad information. Can we fault those who try to survive? Even today establishing a budget will not suffice with the constant flucuations in play on our market economy. Cheaper but costly. That’s the american way. Cutting corners. Trying to stay ahead. Why not take place. Why not properly lead. If America is top in many areas, why not teach.

1) The diamond trade in Sierra Leone

2) The Healtchcare system

3) The college drop out statistics

4) The image of Midwest rappers and the hip hop culture in the Midwest

5) How both artists were in some political conflict with President Bush

1)In the movies: Bonnie and Clyde (1967); “The Pink Panther”, with Star Robert Wagner was born in Detroit. The movie debuted in 1963. There is currently ither a remake of the movie or a sequal underway.

2) The 1964 Chevrolet Impala Sports Coupe. This car was title “A young people’s sports car”. Perfect for riding, picking up girls, and swinging out. Also during this year the Economic Opportunity Act was passed by congress.

3) Amtrak was established in 1970.

4)Apollo 8
Launched 21 December 1968
Lunar Orbit and Return
Returned to Earth 27 December 1968

5) March 8, 1968: Focus hope was founded. Focus hope assisted with teaching technical skills to those in need to obtain better jobs. Also focused on assisting families with food, and child care.

Through his motivational lyrics such as: We don’t care, Graduation, and School Spirit; he offers deliverance and peace to accepting one’s fate when making choices that are none but your own.

I can understand the struggle of being pressured to maintain a life, create goals for a life, and trying to live one already underway. Only through careful listening and deciphering of the true content characterized by “ghetto living”; can one draw out the meaning and overlook the misconception.

In a degree of effort we all have faced the pressure of “living out someone else’s dream. Many of us surcome and given. Most are fighting to maintain their individuallity. I myself have overlived many expectations of others by my own techniques of survival. One of which is to look to others who share my journey in this struggle to overcome statistics. Who create these statistics anyway. Given that if things would change, so would these statistics. This is the higher ecolon of the struggle at hand. No longer being the perverbial lab rat, but the administrator of the experiment. Taking heed to guidance from all aspects of life, yet unyeilding to trust anyone outside the institutional surroundings of education; I find my calling. Only have I found some trust in educational institutions to pursue my newly acquired focus. Unlike many instances of meeting throughout everyday life. A wake up call to grab ahold of what remains of my own self (inner-being as well as outter resemblance), and to mold and use this to succeed in that which I have set out to do. Rebuilding that which others have demolished in their own quest to survive.

Why should I spend an entire life entrapped within a socialistic surrounding that defeats my ambition and ability to grow. Whether I learn fast or am able to adapt, I should be free to place myself where I am at the most use for myself and society as well. This album has much to give to the person who has lost their voice of reasoning amongst the maintenance of a government in which we can only see as the “being of whom entraps us”.

Through his motivational lyrics such as:

I recall being in the brig during a crucial point in my life, where I had to make the most important decision of my life. Deciding whether or not to sepearate my some of my many character traits from my personnality or let nature take its course. Well for me, being that I retaliate often and am usually found in trouble somehow; I decided that taking my life into my own hands was best. I first thought of ways to maintain my person and altar how I wanted to financially structure my life. This is when Twista’s album Legit Ballin made an intricate moment in my life. Instead of making friends and enemies, I should now make a stable network. Getting rich and livin out a true “ballin life” without drawbacks of unwanted regulations; as well as ending fueds, jealousy, hate, and stupidity.

This thus triggered an onset to evaluate my current predicament at that time. I had given up my chance to go to college when I should have and ended up in the Navy, in trouble. Just as I probably would have anyways. But regardless of that notion, I pondered and found that I had something in me arising in relation to enlighten me to prepare for my road to come which I am now on. Then out of nowhere, I am hit to understand I am on somewhat of the right track by looking to my musical peers. Kanye West and his release of his album the “College Drop-out”. How ironic to feel this way and smack dead in the face there it was in writing. I had to listen, had to find more guidance.

After listening to the album, my decision was finalized. Between ballin legitly and acknowledging my dreams, I had to jump back into action. I now find myself in this class making my plans even more concrete as I learn to draw out my concepts of wealth more realistically.

2) Body Kisses (Ronald Isley)- Here is an album of patience, time, and love. Lyrics of devotion that compelle to push that currently dying emotion of love. Creativity, desire, and longing for that-that the hart craves; I recognized my awaking of my own lust. Not a lust for women in general; but a lust to fulfill my desires of finding that one and only person to satisfy that urge in many ways.

3) The mis-education of the negro (Lauryn Hill)- The pursuit of higher learning to achieve stability in and ever growing society within and ever growing world to be longer endentured survants surving in a “game” in which we are ignorant; this album gives purpose to pursue higher education. Whether if it is institutionalized or “spoon-fed”; learning is the awaking that many miss and lack.

4) The college drop-out (Kanye West)- This album title counteracts with the above album. Yet, within this album is their a deeper calling of attention. Sacrifice of one’s goals to serve a higher purpose to the community. Giving books to experience; wisdom is given verbally to listeners that there are ways of overcoming when pressured by the event of not overcoming. Defeat is only as you view it; should be this albums motto.

5) Songs In “A” Minor (Alicia Keys)- This talently put together album of some of the most remarkable instrumental convayence, is rather pleasant to me. Also, the quality of sound along with the lyrics makes the album rich and diverse. Its jazzy new development and introduction of someone spactacular and talented. Plus, with the lyrics of someone who understands life from more than just one “version of living”; gives this album diversity in such a way of comprehending.

This would be the extent of my album listening of choice. I can, on the other hand, list many artists, composers, writers, etc. ; who just as well, have made an impact with various tracks (songs). Often albums are not as one may expectant them to be, due to the many contributing factors that rate the content found within them. Such things being: media, market, sales, fans, etc.. These things affect the quality in which regular listeners are used to. So, often a person tends to defend the artist and slander the album; yet hold on to various tracks to regard. I am such a person. My ears have been shut off for sometime and I am being introduced to various music by subjection and introduction from a third-party. Not of my own interest. But eventually my interest will arise again.