Intro English Paper1101

Over the past decade the estimated number of gangs hits around 27,000 nationally (National Gang Center). Statistics show in 1996 till 2012 the variation has gone up and down over the years(National Gang Center). Throughout time when gangs have increased in our community so has the violence due to drugs, vandalism, and turf wars. 

PowerPoints

What we did in class was a great way to get in front of our classmates and explain how we feel about our topic and what we hope to find. I think a lot of people did a great job on their topics. I liked how I could hear everyone and didn’t have to ask them to repeat anything. Also, I liked how the majority of the  people didn’t read right off the screen. It showed that they knew a good bit on their topic and had a understanding. If I had to see any negative aspect it would have to be making sure you don’t go over your time because then you start to lose the audience by going to long or when you go below you don’t let them digest the information you just presented because it was too quick. Overall I think I did a good job presenting my topic and keeping everyone engaged. If there was think I know I had to work on was making sure my thesis was clear.  

Gangs

Over the past 30 years I have wondered why has gang violence increased over the past 30 years? While thinking this I came to up what I thought what was causing this rise. Gangs have increased violence over the past 30 years. Turf wars, drug trafficking, vandalism, and mass murders are just few of the examples that are causing today’s society to spiral out of control with violence.

To me this really caught my attention because with what has been happening in the  world wondering why is it that all these mass killings are accruing? Also, I wonder why are gangs in the center of all of this and really no one else? In a since why are they the one’s to balm and no one else? What I’m hopping to get out of all of this is to catch the attention of all young peers that what has happen to are society and why violence as escalated over the years.  

Stand by Me

In the music video, I saw that the director used many different types of rhetoric in this case it was speaking or singing to get his message across. What he did was use many different individuals across the globe to sing the song Stand by Me.

His message was right in the song and where we shot it music video. No matter where you are in the world no matter who you are you will always need someone to help out or to be by your side. My making this video it even goes deeper into the mind of the director, because it shows that he even needs help or someone to stand by him while he made this video which took him 10 years to make.

Also, while watching this video it was very clear he wanted to use a very diverse group of people all over the world to show that it’s not just one person or a group of people, but everyone. In addition, making sure that it was all shot on the street and not one a set speaks that he wants to show it’s not about the money or where you’re at, but the message he is trying to deliver.   

To be quite honest I can’t pick just one image that impacted me the most because they all hit me pretty hard with the message and what they were doing with all the different type of voices and instruments. I think from this everyone needs to think as much as you think you can do everything on your own however, in reality you do need someone to help you out along the way whether it be now or latter on down the road.

King, Ben E. “Stand By Me | Song Around the World.” Playing for Change, playingforchange.com/videos/stand-by-me-song-around-the-world/.