IOC practice

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This is Water response.

In the essay This is Water, David Foster suggests that true freedom acquired through education is the ability to be adjusted, conscious and sympathetic. He uses this thesis statement in his essay and helps develop this thesis statement by using everyday examples which one would be able to relate to whilst reading this essay. He uses these examples in an attempt to make what he is trying to say much simpler, due to the fact that the point that he is trying to shed light on might not get across to all people who are reading this essay. He also uses metaphors to make it easier for the reader to relate to. 

As i have mentioned before, David tries to shed light on his statement by using metaphors and examples which are crucial in the understanding of the essay. More importantly, David is trying to send an important message across to his readers, that there is more to life than yourself. He tries to explain that one must understand that life isn't only about you and that your life doesn't just revolve around your own experiences. He tries to explain that in order to be happy, one must put himself in other people's shoes, to know that there is another world that you must enter that revolves around another individual. A person must learn that he must look at both sides of the road before crossing the road of judgment. Meaning that a person must think twice before judging someone due to the fact that you are incapable off reading other people's minds thus you cannot make a judgment about how tough their lives are and the daily hardships that they have to put up with. Before you start complaining about how long the line at the store is, realise that you are not the only person waiting in line and that there are other people waiting in line too just like you are. David uses plenty of metaphors and examples in order to further explain to the audience his statement. One example he uses in the beginning of the story is the fish example, where two young fish meet an older fish who asks them "how is the water", the two young fish then go on to reply by saying "what the hell is water?". After reading through the story, one realises that what the author means by 'water' is that in this scene, water is the representation of life. Thus you can think of it as the older fish asking the younger fish "hows life". The fact that the two young fish seemed quite confused by this question, proves just how complicated life really is, and the daily issues one must go through without even knowing what is the real purpose of life and how complex and mis understood life really is. Literature in a sense, helps readers deal with real life situations which might seem confusing and complex, through reading enough literature, one starts to learn strategies and ways of how to deal with daily life situations and complications. This shows that literature is truly one of the most beneficial aspects of education.        

Munro Literature Reflection

The study of literature teaches people many different skills which they can use daily or in the future such as how they can react to different situations. Literature also allows readers to deal with situations indirectly and they tend to think what would the character do if they were in the readers position or vice versa. Literature allows students to use their minds as they analyse characters thus strengthening their thinking skills just like other subjects like maths or physics. Literature helps students think critically and they don't only analyse characters but they analyse the characters surroundings and the authors surroundings and how the book could relate to the author's life. This sort of analysis requires tools such as rhetorical devices and other literary devices which one must memorise to help them in analysing the book in more depth. Studying literature also helps broaden ones imagination as it helps them create images in their head of what for example a character looks like and what the place the story took place looks like. The study of literature also helps in the improvement of reading , composition and vocabulary skills, which one must acquire for the future for things such as applying for a job or writing a personal statement for uni. The study of literature may also be a great way to study and learn about other cultures and societies. Literature students gain a positive and better perception of life. They could read something in a book that might change their life forever thus acquiring better skills in navigating the world. Just like studying normal literature is viewed and being quite important. The study of women's literature is just as important or even more important, due to the fact that one might gain a greater insight in the world in the point of view of women, and how women feel whilst being discriminated against. This is beneficial to not only men but women too. You may think of it as a bit of a history lesson as well, due to the fact that today, one might not come across discrimination against women to the extent that women used to be exposed to during the 1920's or 60's. This, again, gives readers especially men, an insight into the world of women and life in there perspective and how they feel during certain situations. This helps students learn more about women and even increase their skill in dealing with certain type of women. Munro's work was so significant during the 1950's-1980's due to the fact that it was the best time to release such books as it was the time of the women empowerment movement, which motivated women at this era to write about their life and how they feel and life through their perspectives and how the have felt in the past and how they would like to feel in the future. I like Munro due to the fact that I feel like her writing is of very high standards and she creates outstanding short stories which contain very entertaining characters.

Music Anthology Role Play

 2pac "Changes"

   2pac's song "Changes" is no doubt one of the greatest songs to be put out there. "Changes" is initially 2pac's timely meditation about crime, race and politics. It is also known to be about the hard and tough life in the streets. The reason the song is so special is that is sheds light on significantly important problems such as gang violence, racism, drugs, corruption and poverty. Yet what tops it all of is that the song is full of Tupac's own experiences and exploits and also full of his emotions and his passion and the fact that he is so passionate and determined to strive to change these issues which many countries including America is still facing today. 

  In the first couple of lines, Tupac starts the song by saying "I see no changes, wake up in the morning and I ask my self, is like worth living ? Should i blast myself ?". What Pac was trying to imply here is that he still sees no changes in society and that society still continues to deliberately oppress the poor and more specifically the black community. These thoughts going through his head makes him question the value of his own life. He then goes on to say "I'm tired of being poor and even worse I'm black, my stomach hurts so I'm looking for a purse to snatch". This could be interpreted in two ways. One way to think of this is that Pac tries to imply that it is bad enough being any other colour and poor, but then again it is even worse to be black and poor in such an oppressed and racist environment. The other way to think of this is that what Pac was trying to put out is that in the time, being black was worse than being poor, which is unfortunate living in such a harsh and regressive society.These lines could be viewed as a way to illustrate how many black people in America live in such poverty and such a racist and rough society that the lack of jobs and the lack of opportunities gives them the incentive to be do wrong and steal due the fact that they are hungry and so they look for a purse to snatch because they have to motivation or reason to do right so instead they divert to being criminals just to get by. This concept is repeated when he raps "Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares? One less hungry mouth on the welfare." Pac then goes on to say "Cops give a damn about a negro, pull a trigger kill a n**** he's a hero" . This goes out to prove how oppressed the black community is by the corruption of the government as well as the corruption by the police, he's also touching the controversial topic of how African Americans are targeted by the police and if a cop kills a African American male it's not a big deal, intact he could be seen as a hero. In a later verse, Pac goes to mention the fact that no matter where he goes he sees no changes and that all he sees are racists that are holding the world back. He also mentions something very important in the second verse. He says "Take the evil out of people they'll be acting right, cause both black and white are smoking crack tonight". What Pac is implying here is that all races commit crimes yet people won't even think a split second or hesitate to call black people "criminals". He was also trying to imply that if people were able to see the good in each other as opposed to the bad ,which is all the people look for nowadays, the world would be a much better place. Things like war, drugs and poverty are only but a simple dream which Pac mentions as he says "Some things will never change" 

  Tupac wants to inspire his people to join him and take a stand against these issues that are holding his people back. Tupac repeats throughout the song that he sees no changes and truly want to see his people rise and make changes to benefit them. Tupac was more than just a rapper, he was more like an unelected leader for his people, trying to make a change so aid not only the black community, but to help the world become a better place. That is the reason why I believe that this song is no doubt when of the best songs to have been written in history. (Listen to the song below) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay9BWM8lwOA