12th Blog

First an elderly man enters an elevator dressed very properly. Following the man was a young adult who was dressed in clothes that match the pop culture today. During the elevator ride both turned on their music that represents them. As more people enter the elevator the more songs that were played aloud. Until an African American male with a stereo player entered the elevator then everyone turn their music off. They assumed he was going to play his music aloud but he listened on his head phones. The purpose of the video was or the author to show the audience how easily it is to conform and in a result disrespect others. I think he chose to write and create this video to bring awareness to the fact like people are more likely to conform doing the wrong thing rather than standing out and doing the right thing. The moment I realized the purpose of the video was when the man walked in with the stereo player and everyone was staring at him and really confused. Especially when he entered his head phones in it the expressions on the other people's faces were very surprised. I think the audience could be for everyone but I think it mainly targets young adults and teenagers. That group is targeted because they are more likely to become a victim of peer pressure.  This video could teach the people in the community by teaching to be different and go against peer pressure. It is okay to be different especially when it comes to doing the right thing. Next, it could teach respect. You should not play music allowed in public many people don't want to hear it and could find it offensive. Lastly, it could teach the community not to judge a book by its cover. When the man walked in with the stereo player they instantly assumed he was going to play his music aloud. But when he put his head phones in he was proving everyone wrong.

11th Blog

Top 10 playlist during the COVID-19 Pandemic 

1. This Women's Work - Maxwell 
2. Someone You Loved- Lewis Capaldi 
3. Truth Hurts- Lizzo 
4. Dear Mama- 2pac 
5. No Scrubs- TLC
6. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone -  The Temptations
7. Dancing On My Own - Calum Scott 
8. Better Days- Le'Andria Johnson 
9.  Never Felt This Way - Brian McKnight 
10. Used to Love You Sober- Kane Brown

I chose the first and ninth song because they would often play in the kitchen on Saturday mornings when my parents would be making us breakfast. The next two songs I chose because I listen to those two songs the most recently. I really like Lizzo's music and her attitude towards life. The next three, "Dear Mama", "No Scrubs", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" are my old school jams. Dear Mama I love because it makes me think of my mom and appreciate all the things she does for our family. "No Scrubs" is a song that me and my mom would often blare in the car during our long car rides to my softball tournaments. Then "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" my dad would often play in the car on our Sunday strolls when the weather wasn't nice enough for us to play outside. He told us a story about how my grandpa would only listen to a small amount of artist and songs and the The Temptations was one of them. I chose "Dancing On My Own" because I often look back to a point in my life where I felt that I was on my own. The song "Better Days" is gospel music that my grandmother and I would listen to while we play solitaire. Lastly, "Used to Love You Sober" was my first country song that I have ever liked and then I started to listen to a little more country music.