like she feeds on her own controversy. Her songs‚ and the music videos which accompany them‚ are no exception to this. However‚ the things she does and the images she projects requests contemporary society to reflect on itself‚ and to possibly re-create itself in innovative and inventive styles. Perhaps she always breaks with convention because she sees things in a different light than the rest of society. This essay shall focus on the video which accompanies the title track from her 1989 album‚ "Like
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Video case #0079: Music‚ EMC is an example of a teacher creating a highly effective classroom environment. In this video‚ the teacher displays elements which align with my position of a highly effective classroom environment. She creates a safe‚ supportive‚ and active learning environment‚ with clearly established high expectations. She also uses technology and manipulatives to create a meaningful learning experience which engages each student. I believe that the learning climate is the most important
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In Michael Britt’s video podcast‚ Violent Video Games-What Does the Research Say? (2010)‚ he discusses two studies that analyze the effects violent video games can have on individuals. The first article that was discussed claimed that violent video games lead to the desensitization to real-life violence (Carnagey‚ Anderson‚ & Bushman‚ 2007). Whereas‚ research conducted by Bosche (2009)‚ used Carnagey et al.‚ (2007) desensitization hypothesis that states violent content may elicit negative responses
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Ever since 1981‚ the year that MTV first aired “Video Killed the Radio Star”‚ music videos have been a huge part of the popular music industry‚ and any artist hoping to be relevant was expected to produce some music videos. What makes music videos so important is the ability to create a visual representation of the music. Jamiroquai’s music video for the song “Virtual Insanity” is essentially an interpretive dance number for the themes present in the lyrics of the song that are the fear and rejection
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approximately three different generations of black music (40 years apart – 1920s‚ 1960s and 2000s). Members of the group have researched literature on black music in these specific periods of time‚ choosing the songs by either black male or female artists to examine in terms of the messages transmitted through their work about the relationship between men and women of the Black Diaspora. One group member will present how Black Women are depicted in music videos. The objective is to analyze the words being
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In my most recent essay I wrote of the violence attributed to video games in light of various shootings and other tragedies that occurred in the past year or so. In this essay I argued that despite their violent content‚ video games are not completely to blame for acts of violence committed by children. Throughout this essay I tried to convince the reader by‚ first‚ establishing my own credibility with video games‚ then sharing my own experiences with violent games‚ and providing both empirical
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To be honest‚ this music videos was quite difficult for me to break down initially. I had never seen the music video and my only experience with the song was hearing part of it in the movie Never Been Kissed‚ which‚ admittedly‚ is not a significant experience with the text. After listening to in a dozen times for this assignment though‚ I have to say that I do like it. I had also never analyzed a music video before‚ so I felt unqualified‚ but our in-class discussion was very enlightening. I was
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CO130-A Mass Media & Society April 2‚ 2012 Women’s Role in Hip-Hop Videos During the last few decades and more specifically throughout the twentieth century‚ the music industry has had a tremendous impact on people’s perceptions of women. It can be said‚ that in the hip-hop genre women are portrayed as sex objects rather than important figures in society. Through demeaning images and lyrics‚ music videos in the hip-hop genre are a demonstration of how women are underrepresented and stereotyped
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A key emergent theme present in the music videos screened for this discussion post is the objectification of the female body. Female objectification is‚ in essence‚ when women are deconstructed for the sexual enjoyment of another individual (Burgess & Burpo‚ 2012). As previously discussed‚ women in music videos (and other forms of popular culture) are often represented in parts‚ instead of a whole. In advertisements‚ for example‚ women are frequently displayed in body parts‚ such as their lips‚ legs
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Nowadays‚ music videos are made with many purposes in mind as they are created simultaneously with almost every song that is released today. It gives the opportunity to promote the artist and not only their songs since many appreciate them for their music videos or even their charisma. The video in question is the engrossing Windowlicker from the artist Aphex Twin and director Chris Cunningham. Their aim was to create a parody of the M.T.V culture and popular mainstream hip-hop music (black and
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