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...dollars on a music video. The video in itself, is very well done and put together, not getting wrapped up in special effects and in your face symbolism and obvious surface level meanings that so many music videos these days are. It has concept, depth and does not fail to touch those who watch it. Even those who see the video daily, still are touched by the song and its meaning. The band is not a typical “let’s shoot a video that is us playing at a high school...
...animators repeat sequences several times to make up for their faltering creative facilities, subjecting us to police-disco-light-shuffling neighbors over and over. I guess the major problem here isn’t simply that these videos are subpar in their own right, but that they really fail to do justice to a generation-defining album. Moreover, they seem to take it one step further, adhering to the song’s most literal interpretations and never straying far into the allegorical world that they inhabit. In “Rebellion (Lies),” you get an underlining...
...percent of the screen and was more than six feet high. After that, we went on to practice coloring inside the lines, finger painting, and nap time. Welcome to Harvard, Pre-K style. This brings me to the more insidious problem with the section system. Since the TFs fail to inspire any sort of genuine interest in the material, and generally the section grade is based on the always-vague notion of “participation,” sections become a rat race of asinine comments (“It’s really symbolic how they...
...think the inspiration he gains from watching far outweighs the risk of his premature exposure to the sinister adult world. “Family Guy” is not for every youngster, especially not for those apt to chant the bad in front of mom and dad and to fail to appreciate the beauty of the show’s more subtle moments. But more important than using this particular show as an educational tool is finding something that will effectively motivate kids to think outside their 30-inch flat-screen—even if that requires first allowing them...
...Kamarck said, the Hispanic vote “simply is not materializing” for Democrats.In addition, they argue that Democrats cannot simply change the language they use, which was an explanation offered for Sen. John F. Kerry’s 2004 presidential loss. Their rhetoric will fail if campaigns do not address voters’ real concerns, the authors write.The final myth of prescription drugs refers to the Democrats’ tendency to focus on domestic issues such as drug policy or job security. Instead, Galston and Kamarck argue that in a post-Sept. 11 society, national security...