Hello all, Last night was our last class. I just want to let you know how much fun I had this semester. This class wsa great. Thanks professor Beach for opening up our eyes to the world of media and media literacy. I had tons of fun, creating webpages and blogs and analyzing media as well. Hope to see you all around soon,
I generally listen to music from the 80's and some new singers like Marroon Five and Five for Fighting. It's hard to catch a concert of my favorite singers and bands from the 80's, eventhough John Bon Jovi is still Rockin' around and We recently went to a Journey concert and a Def Leppard one too.
My favorites were Simple Minds, Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, The Cure, INXS, Spychedelic Furs, Pet Shop Boys ,more New Wave style of the 80's. Now, those concerts are hard to fins nowadays (eventhough I heard the Pet Shop Boys were recently in Minneapolis).
I guess I like this music, because it reminds me of my High School years and all the fun and parties that we had at the time. All the dressing up in a the 'punk' style. I must admit that I was a fan of Maddonna and Cindy Lauper, yet Maddonna's early years (not the later ones- I wouldn't go to a concert of hers now even if it were for free).
But my ALL TIME FAVORITE is: TAKE MY BREATH AWAY- by Berlin
Lyrics:
Watching every motion In my foolish lover's game On this endless ocean Finally lovers know no shame Turning and returning To some secret place inside Watching in slow motion As you turn around and say My love
Take my breath away Take my breath away
Watching I keep waiting Still anticipating love Never hesitating To become the fated ones Turning and returning To some secret place inside Watching in slow motion As you turn around and say My love
Take my breath away Take my breath away
Through the hourglass I saw you In time you slipped away When the mirror crashed I called you And turned to hear you say If only for today I am unafraid
Take my breath away Take my breath away
Watching every motion In this foolish lovers game Haunted by the notion Somewhere there's a love in flames Turning and returning To some secret place inside Watching in slow motion As you turn around and say My love
Take my breath away Take my breath away
For me this is the most romantic song EVER!!! It is a song of giving and openingup to your loved one. Plus it is sexy as well. It does help that it was used in teh movie TOP GUN, a big deal in the 80's. I guess it brings memories of that first love. I can identify with the lyrics, they are daring and romantic. I just love it!
Changing Moods...totally different from the above....
Another favorite song: Don't You (Forget About Me)-Simple Minds Hey, hey, hey ,hey Ohhh... Won't you come see about me? I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby Tell me your troubles and doubts Giving me everything inside and out and Love's strange so real in the dark Think of the tender things that we were working on Slow change may pull us apart When the light gets into your heart, baby Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me Will you stand above me? Look my way, never love me Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Down, down, down Will you recognise me? Call my name or walk on by Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Down, down, down, down Hey, hey, hey, hey Ohhhh..... Don't you try to pretend It's my feeling we'll win in the end I won't harm you or touch your defenses Vanity and security Don't you forget about me I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby Going to take you apart I'll put us back together at heart, baby Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me As you walk on by Will you call my name? As you walk on by Will you call my name? When you walk away Or will you walk away? Will you walk on by? Come on - call my name Will you all my name? I say : La la la...
I guess I liked it so much because the lyrics are about the typical teenage love relationships and all that troubles that girls and boys go through when they break up and want to be together and all that...ha,ha,ha. But undoubtedly, the melody was great! AWESOME!! I still hear it on the radio and still feel young and like dancing! Plus...it was from one of my FAVORITE 80's movie The Breakfast Club.
Another Favorite Song: IF YOU LEAVE Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (OMD)
If you leave, don't leave now Please don't take my heart away Promise me just one more night Then we'll go our separate ways
We've always had time on our sides Now it's fading fast Every second every moment We've got to--we've gotta make it last
I touch you once I touch you twice I won't let go at any price I need you now like I needed you then You always said we'd still be friends, someday
If you leave I won't cry I won't waste one single day But if you leave don't look back I'll be running the other way
Seven years went under the bridge Like time standing still Heaven knows what happens now You've got to--you've gotta say you will
I touch you once I touch you twice I won't let go at any price I need you now like I needed you then You always said we'd meet again
I touch you once I touch you twice I won't let go at any price I need you now like I needed you then You always said we'd still be friends
I touch you once I touch you twice I won't let go at any price I need you now like I needed you then You always said we'd meet again someday
If you leave Oh if you leave Oh if you leave Don't look back Don't look back
I Guess I like this song so much becuase it was from my favorite movie EVER! (from the 80's- Pretty in Pink) Plus, it is the typical teen-age dilema, and typical love song theme. It reminds me of those years and of my very first boyfriend (not really) hee,hee...but it brings nice memories of the 80's. IT HAS PROM WRITTEN ALL OVER IT!!!!
But my ALL Time FAVORITE is: Take my Breath Away-by Berlin
I teach Julia Alvarez's "In the Time of the Butterflies" in my Literature Class. I usually have the students watch the movie with Zalma Hayek and Marc Anthony. While the movie is great,being an adaptation it leaves things out, and changes some others.
I have my students:
1- Research the life and dictatorship of Leonidas Trujillo and the Mirabal Sisters 2- Read the novel 3- Watch the movie 4- Answer a series of comprehension questions related to the novel 5- Create a chart naming the differeces between the movie and the novel 6- Differenciate the real events from the made-up ones in the movie related to Trujillo's Dictatorship and the Mirabal Sisters. I try to make the students aware, though, that they must keep in mind who's tellingthe story and might it be different if told from someone else's point. Would the emphasis on things be different?
Eventhough the students watch the movie in class, the Exam is largely based on the novel. I use the movie to benefot those who are more visual, yet in a literature class, teh written work comes first. YET, teh students learn that they cannot always trust movies instead of readingteh novels.
In my house we watch ABC, Disney Channel, Lifetime Television and some ESPN. from what I've learned, I believe they are owned by the Walt Disney Coorporaton.
Right now we listen to KQQL 108 on the radio because of it's Christmas music.That too is owned by Disney.
No wonder all what my 7yr old daughter talks about is about characters and things related from Disney:Hannah Montana, Zack and Cody, Ally and AJ (We even went to the Aly & AJ concert in Puerto Rico before coming to Minnesota). And we visited the Magic Kingdom(for a 5th time) earlier in the summer.
From what gave gathered from this experience, my daughter, as well as us, has been secretly brainwashed into buying Disney Merchandise and family based entertainment. What surprised me is that eventhough this process began since we were in Puerto Rico, I chose a radio station here in Minnesota that belongs to the same owners and I didn;t know it. Has the brainwash been so engrained in us that subconsciously we choose their products!
We still love the parks; and Aly & Aj as well as Hannah Montana ROCk Big time.
I'm from PR.
I have a BA and a MA in English Literature. Currently I'm into Literacy.
My native language is Spanish. I also speak English, French and little Italian.
I learned Braille but that was a long time ago. I like working with the blind.
