Blackbird

This song by the Beatles was written during the 1960s, which was a time of civil rights movements. I think that the song is about the civil rights movement because it has symbols throughout it which contribute to my belief.

Symbolic words:
-"waiting for this moment to be free" This phrase is symbolic of the freedoms the African Americans in the 1960s where fighting for. All this time they had just been waiting until the moment arose for it to finally come true.
- "the light of the dark black night."The light in the dark of night symbolizes hope when hope is no where to found. Light allows you to see in the dark to find your way. The African Americans where treated horribly for so long that it seemed dark with no way out. The light finally came giving them hope to be able to come out of the darkness they had been facing.
- "Take these broken wings and learn to fly" Broken wings are symbolic of the troubles that have brought you down in the past. The African Americans of the 1960s had gone through so much and had little hope of things ever changing but they still took what they had and tried to change it(learning to fly)

Shame

The song "Shame" by The Avett Brothers has a guilty tone. This is evident through various lines in the song. One line says, "Blame, please lift it off", this shows how the narrator is feeling guilty for all he has done in the relationship because a person usually doesn't feel guilt until someone is blaming them for all they have done. Another line says, "I'd like to see those things undo". By saying this the narrator shows how he feels guilty for doing thing that he will never be able to undo but he wishes that he could. The final line says,"I couldn't help them now I can" which shows that even though he is feeling guilty he feels like he can do something to fix it. Guilt is usually consciously solved by a person making up for what they have done, which is what the narrator is attempting to do.

Sign Language

Single Effect- The single effect of this film is to not allow others to make you miss opportunities you are given.

Contributing to the single effect:
-In the beginning, he talks about how much he wishes he could just talk to the girl. However, he says he can't because she isn't a part of the union. He is allowing the union to make him miss his opportunity with her.
-When he talks about how much he is going to miss his job he says he feels regret for leaving his fellow sign holders. He is allowing his feelings for his friends to hold him back on the opportunity of the new job he is moving up to.
- At the end his friends tell him to go talk to the girl. This contributes to the single effect because it shows his realization that no one should hold you back and allow for his opportunity with her to pass.

Love Language

Purpose-The purpose of producing this film was to raise awareness and funds for the deaf community, and to show that deaf people are the same as everyone else.

The film is effective in achieving its purpose by the directors choices in music and communication. As the story unfolds, we see two people having a seemingly normal and romantic conversation with the aid of post-it notes. This shows how even a hearing and deaf person can have converse and share with each other like anyone else. When the girl reveals she is deaf, the music stops and the audience finally realizes that she is deaf. The stopping of the music allows for proper dramatization and adds emotion to the story.

At the end I am left with a feeling of hope. I am given hope that everyone has an opportunity to live a seemingly normal life if they choose. I am also left with the hope that if the two people from the story can find love then so can I. I think that by leaving the audience with this feeling it allows for the purpose to be achieved. The audience is left with a sense of hope not only for themselves but for everyone they may have previously seen as hopeless.

Semeadores

S-Migrant workers
N-Diego Rivero portraying that farm work is a good thing.
A-American public, or the middle-class Americans would may purchase this work
P-To show how migrant workers work behind the scene have no face or gain no credit on their jobs.

-The workers have very curved figures. This allows for them to simply blend into the background, showing how they have no face in the credit for the hard work they do. The fields bhind the men also seem to never end which shows how their work is never ending.

My Good Old Desk

S-An old, dependable desk
N-Harry Nilsson
A-People who have a desk or something dependable in their lives. He is also trying to reach people who listen to this type of music
P-Things that remain constent in our loves are comforting

Good Old Desk or GOD
-"Keeps my hopes alive"
-"Its always there"
-"I've never once heard it cry"
These points all illistrate how that Nilsson is describing God through a desk or something that is always there and dependable.

The Pinch of Poverty

S-Poverty stricken families
N-The author may be biased because he may have been poor or impoverished as a child. Maybe he also has a charitable side, in other words he may suggest that people should give to the impoverished.
A-The upper class who may not see the poor
P-To convey the conditions of impoverished families stuck on the streets and the struggle they face.

• The bars behind the family show how they and other families are stuck behind their economic status. It traps them to be stuck on the streets and suffering.
• The author chooses to place the daughter in front and away from her mother and siblings. Her siblings are all leaning and dependent on her mother, where as she is seen stepping forward to take responsibility for her family.