Art Review

Unfortunately, I have not been to many art museums and have not spent a lot of time studying and looking at art work. Of course I have taken my one credit of high school art, but that about covers it. Because of my nominal knowledge on the art world, I asked my friend Doug about an artist that he thinks is interesting. Vik Muniz is a very unique artist with an interesting medium for his work. He creates things out of trash and random things that he finds. This piece of art was made out of trash and shows a young boy shining a man's shoe. This type of art is very interesting to me because I have never seen someone make art out of trash. Muniz really takes the phrase, "One man's trash is another man's treasure," seriously and brings truth to it.

We Have the Right

What do we legally have the right to do? Well, now-a-days it is hard to say. The legal system is constantly changing the limits to what we can and cannot do. As of now, we have "the right" to:

***Practice our own religion, although it seems like religion is being looked down on more and more as time goes on.

***Speak freely on our opinions, although often times we are alienated if we express views and ideals that differ from the "norm."

***Reach for our dreams, although if you do not follow a specific path you are considered foolish.

Our society is very hypocritical. We have "the right" to do things but if we do not do the "right" thing, well, we are ostracized and separated from the pack.

Movie Review

There are so many movies that I have seen in the past few years, but most of them are not worth mentioning. The one genre that you will NEVER catch me watching is horror. I do not know why people find it entertaining to be scared. Anyway, one of my favorite movies is “The Count of Monte Cristo.” The first time I watched this movie, I must have been around ten years old, watching it with my mom and sister with a bag of kettle corn with salt. The gist of the plot is that there is a young man, Edmund Dontes, probably in his early twenties, who was falsely convicted of a crime and was then sent to a prison where he was beaten for years. He befriends another prisoner, the priest, who was falsely convicted and they try to dig their way out. As this friendship grows, Edmund and the priest practice reading and fighting. One day, the priest dies. Edmund uses this as a way out. He eventually gets free of this prison and becomes a rich count. I do not want to spoil the movie for anyone who has not seen it, so I will not talk about the ending, but this movie is very interesting and should be watched by everyone.

X is Known

Reading “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” has really opened my eyes to the actual events and happenings that occurred in X’s life. Before reading this book, I am ashamed to say, that the quality and quantity of information that I knew about the Civil Rights leader were very minimal. All that I knew was that he was a Black Muslim who was involved in the 1950s and 60s’ Civil Rights Movement, nothing about what he stood for or how he acted or about his history as a hustler. The new information that I have learned about Malcolm X through the book not only helps me understand Malcolm’s personality, but the ways and opinions of African Americans during 50s and 60s. I knew that it was not until recently that the racial tentions between whites and blacks in America died down, but it had not registered with me how close that time was. It is hard for me to imagine a world like the one Malcolm described in his autobiography. This book has given me insight into the past.

McCarthy’s Birthday Week

HAPPY BIRTHDAYY!! I don’t really know what to do so here are all of the different variations of the Happy Birthday song that I know.

“Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, Mr. McCarthy. Happy Birthday to you.”

“Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday.”

“Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Happy, Happy Birthday to you, Whoo!”

“You know we’re happy to say that it’s your birthday. You know we’re happy to say that it’s your birthday. It’s your H-A-double P-Y Birthday. It’s your H-A-double P-Y Birthday.”

Well, those are all of the songs I know. I hope your birthday is GREAT!