Visualize the world without music. Or imagine a world where people decided what to play, sing, see, and even may listen to in the privacy of our own homes, that world already exists. In more countries that you might think, musicians and composers are under danger, and that danger called “Censorship”, is growing. Day by day, many artists are censored in a variety of ways. I disagree with censorship and I will give you different examples about some artists that have been censored.
Madonna, an American recording artist and entertain, was censored on November 22 of 2006 for a crucifixion scene in “Live to Tell”. The Christian church lobbied in support of censoring Madonna because they thought that these actions were insulting God. Their decision was they still show “Live To Tell”, but used different camera angles so that Madonna isn’t seen until she gets off the cross. This case has been challenged by many religious authorities. However, really, the ban has been lifted. I think that the religious authorities were unjust with her, and they should not criticize her for that crucifixion scene because many other artists have offended God like Madonna, and no one says anything about it. I disagree with this kind of censorship because if we allow that maybe it would destroy the musical image of many artists. In my opinion, this case could have an utterly bad future effect on the freedom of regular citizens because artists can not capable to express their ideas and citizens won’t know the artist’s feelings or opinions.
Madonna’s case is a religious censorship, which has been lobbied and banned by the Christian church. However, censorship can also be political, on November 1st of 2007; Alejandro Sanz was censored by the government for performing in a state-controlled stadium in Venezuela. This happened because in 2004, he was interviewed in the radio and asked questions about Chavez, the president of Venezuela. Sanz said: “I don’t like your president. I don’t like those people from other places either, like Venezuelans who like their president.” For that expression, the government made the decision to expel him from Venezuela. However, the ban has been lifted, and Alejandro Sanz will be allowed to perform at a private concert hall in Venezuela. Obviously, I think that Alejandro Sanz shouldn’t have said that in 2004. However, taking revenge is the worst way to resolve problems so Chaves did it also bad. For that reason, I disagree with the censorship in this case.
Religious and political censorship are not the only kinds of censorship, moral cases of censorship also exist. For example, a Beatles’ photo album called “yesterday and today” was censored in June, 1966 by them because in their photo the Beatles were wearing butcher smocks draped with cuts of meat and cut up to pieces baby doll parts. They thought that their art was being “butchered”. Because of the bloody scene, the Beatles and Capitol records made the decision to design a new cover-image, called the “Trunk Cover”. The original photo never was published and was instead replaced by two other, less compromising for the Beatles, also known as “The Fab Four”. In my opinion, the Beatles were a band powerful enough to really challenge their label executives. I agree with this censorship because if they hadn’t censored themselves, another person maybe could cancel the whole production with a censorship.
Obviously, censorship is based on fear of the authorities. In my opinion, music is a free expression of the ideas, traditions, and emotions of individuals and people. It may express musicians’ hopes and aspirations, their joys and sorrows, their very characteristics as a custom. There are people in the world over who are defenseless by the life of a free exchange of ideas; also, there are those who will stop at nothing to strangle them. Although I do not agree with the ideas of those artists, I will protect their sacred right to express their ideas because if no body protects them the music could disappear by the hands of the censorship.
jueves, 29 de enero de 2009
miércoles, 28 de enero de 2009
My Top Five Most Important People in my life
1-Miriam Almonte (My mother)
2-Yosmarlin Rodriguez (My best friend, a girl from The dominican Republic)
3-Tomas Rodriguez (My best friend, a boy from The Dominican Republic)
4-Marionellys Mejia ("A friend")
5-Nicole Rodriguez (My little sister)
2-Yosmarlin Rodriguez (My best friend, a girl from The dominican Republic)
3-Tomas Rodriguez (My best friend, a boy from The Dominican Republic)
4-Marionellys Mejia ("A friend")
5-Nicole Rodriguez (My little sister)
Top Three Ways Music Has Influenced My Life
1-Pressed me to write poetry (I am not studying poetry but when I am inspire I wrote it)
2-Inspire me to become skilled at an instrument (Drums)
3-Push me to record songs by other authors with my voice
2-Inspire me to become skilled at an instrument (Drums)
3-Push me to record songs by other authors with my voice
My Personal Survey
1-Would you rather be rich and have no free time or struggle with money but have loads of free time?
I would rather be struggle with money but loads of free time.
2-If you were a boss, would your rather be liked or feared?
I would rather be liked.
3-Do you prefer to dress nicely or comfortably?
I prefer to dress nicely.
4-Would you ever get a tattoo? Do you have one?
No, I wouldn’t ever get a tattoo.
5-Who is the most influential person in your life?
The most influential person in my life is my mother.
6-Do you prefer the excitement of a new relationship or the comfort of a long relationship?
I prefer both of them
7-You’re walking down the street with your love, where are you going?
We are going to some privacy place.
8-What is your pet peeve?
My pet peeve is dog.
9-What do you get excited about?
When I was dancing or swimming, in other word when my body is in movement
10What's the last thing you laughed really hard over?
The last thing I laughed really hard over was when I came back to New York my brother smashed with a TV in the airport.
11-Could you live without your cell phone for one week? One month?
In New York, Yes, I could live without my cell phone for one week, one month, or one year. But in the Dominican Republic I couldn’t.
12-What woke you up this morning?
I woke up this morning when my ex-classmate Karla called me.
13-Do you have MySpace or Facebook?
Yes, I have MySpace and Facebook.
14-If you could take one friend on vacation with you, who would it be?
Marionellys
15-Are you scared of spiders, cockroaches, or snakes?
No, I’m not scared of spiders, cockroaches, or snakes.
16-Could you go a month without cursing?
Yes, I could.
17-Does cursing make you uncomfortable or are you indifferent?
Indifferent
18-Do you prefer a wild night on the town or a quiet evening at home?
Depend of the occasion.
19-If you could move somewhere else, would you?
Yes, I would.
20-How many true friends do you have?
I have five.
21-What is something you really want right now?
I want to pass the Act test and take Eng 101 classes no ESL classes.
22-Are you a forgiving person?
Yes, I am.
23-Have you ever thought you were going to marry someone?
Yes, I have.
24-Last person to make you smile?
Gerardo, one of my ex-classmates
25-Do you miss anyone?
Yes, I do.
26-Are you sarcastic?
No, I am not.
27-Is it more important to be honest or kind?
Being honest is more important.
28-Are you a bad or a good influence?
I think that I am a good influence.
29-Is there anyone you want to visit you?
Yes, there is.
30-What time did you wake up this morning?
I woke up at eleven o’clock.
31-What is something your friends make fun of you for?
My stile to talk
32-In one word describe yourself.
Unpredictable
33-Is there anyone you wish could “see you now?”
Yes, there is.
34-What is your dream job?
Owner Company
35-Do you listen to music? How often?
Yes, I do. Almost, all the time
36-What is your favorite movie?
Batman Dark's Knight
37-Who is your favorite celebrity?
Jennifer Lopez
38-Brittany Spears: yes or no?
Yes
39-Michael Jackson: yes or no?
No
40-Tom Cruise: yes or no?
Yes
41-Madonna: yes or no?
No
42-What is your favorite song?
“Yo Te Amo”
43-Are you easily offended?
No, I’m not.
44-What is your favorite book?
Cien Años de Soledad (one hundred years of loneliness) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
But this semester I am reading a verty interestering book called "High Fidelity" by Nick Hornby
45-Does the idea of going to college intimidate you?
No, it doesn’t.
46-Do you like change?
No much
47-Are you a control freak?
Yes, I am.
48-What is the scariest experience you’ve ever had?
No one that I remember
49-What is the happiest moment you’ve had in the last year?
When I went to the Dominican Republic and I saw my mother again.
50-Do you consider yourself a hard worker, or are you lazy?
I consider a hard worker although I am lazy right now because I don’t have job.
51-What is your favorite leisure time activity?
Chatting
52-Do you like reading? Why or why not?
No, I don’t like reading because mostly, it is boring.
53-When you read, what makes it interesting for you?
I don’t know exactly.
54-What makes you feel like a successful student?
Learning for life and raise my score
55-What are your plans for next year?
Continuing studying and try to get a job
56-Where do you see yourself in five years?
Using my major and maybe with plans to form a family
57-What is your greatest challenge in English?
Learning speak it
58-What is advice you would give to a friend who wanted to move to NYC?
You can move to New York
59-What is one piece of advice you would give to a friend who wanted to study English at LaGuardia?
I recommend LaGuardia for you because when I came to New York my English was very low, but on LaGuardia I have improved it.
60-What is one piece of advice you have learned in the past year that you will/would share with your children?
Nothing is difficult in the life, when I started Clip program I thought that I would take much time to learn English, but now I think that I was wrong because I could and I did it.
I would rather be struggle with money but loads of free time.
2-If you were a boss, would your rather be liked or feared?
I would rather be liked.
3-Do you prefer to dress nicely or comfortably?
I prefer to dress nicely.
4-Would you ever get a tattoo? Do you have one?
No, I wouldn’t ever get a tattoo.
5-Who is the most influential person in your life?
The most influential person in my life is my mother.
6-Do you prefer the excitement of a new relationship or the comfort of a long relationship?
I prefer both of them
7-You’re walking down the street with your love, where are you going?
We are going to some privacy place.
8-What is your pet peeve?
My pet peeve is dog.
9-What do you get excited about?
When I was dancing or swimming, in other word when my body is in movement
10What's the last thing you laughed really hard over?
The last thing I laughed really hard over was when I came back to New York my brother smashed with a TV in the airport.
11-Could you live without your cell phone for one week? One month?
In New York, Yes, I could live without my cell phone for one week, one month, or one year. But in the Dominican Republic I couldn’t.
12-What woke you up this morning?
I woke up this morning when my ex-classmate Karla called me.
13-Do you have MySpace or Facebook?
Yes, I have MySpace and Facebook.
14-If you could take one friend on vacation with you, who would it be?
Marionellys
15-Are you scared of spiders, cockroaches, or snakes?
No, I’m not scared of spiders, cockroaches, or snakes.
16-Could you go a month without cursing?
Yes, I could.
17-Does cursing make you uncomfortable or are you indifferent?
Indifferent
18-Do you prefer a wild night on the town or a quiet evening at home?
Depend of the occasion.
19-If you could move somewhere else, would you?
Yes, I would.
20-How many true friends do you have?
I have five.
21-What is something you really want right now?
I want to pass the Act test and take Eng 101 classes no ESL classes.
22-Are you a forgiving person?
Yes, I am.
23-Have you ever thought you were going to marry someone?
Yes, I have.
24-Last person to make you smile?
Gerardo, one of my ex-classmates
25-Do you miss anyone?
Yes, I do.
26-Are you sarcastic?
No, I am not.
27-Is it more important to be honest or kind?
Being honest is more important.
28-Are you a bad or a good influence?
I think that I am a good influence.
29-Is there anyone you want to visit you?
Yes, there is.
30-What time did you wake up this morning?
I woke up at eleven o’clock.
31-What is something your friends make fun of you for?
My stile to talk
32-In one word describe yourself.
Unpredictable
33-Is there anyone you wish could “see you now?”
Yes, there is.
34-What is your dream job?
Owner Company
35-Do you listen to music? How often?
Yes, I do. Almost, all the time
36-What is your favorite movie?
Batman Dark's Knight
37-Who is your favorite celebrity?
Jennifer Lopez
38-Brittany Spears: yes or no?
Yes
39-Michael Jackson: yes or no?
No
40-Tom Cruise: yes or no?
Yes
41-Madonna: yes or no?
No
42-What is your favorite song?
“Yo Te Amo”
43-Are you easily offended?
No, I’m not.
44-What is your favorite book?
Cien Años de Soledad (one hundred years of loneliness) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
But this semester I am reading a verty interestering book called "High Fidelity" by Nick Hornby
45-Does the idea of going to college intimidate you?
No, it doesn’t.
46-Do you like change?
No much
47-Are you a control freak?
Yes, I am.
48-What is the scariest experience you’ve ever had?
No one that I remember
49-What is the happiest moment you’ve had in the last year?
When I went to the Dominican Republic and I saw my mother again.
50-Do you consider yourself a hard worker, or are you lazy?
I consider a hard worker although I am lazy right now because I don’t have job.
51-What is your favorite leisure time activity?
Chatting
52-Do you like reading? Why or why not?
No, I don’t like reading because mostly, it is boring.
53-When you read, what makes it interesting for you?
I don’t know exactly.
54-What makes you feel like a successful student?
Learning for life and raise my score
55-What are your plans for next year?
Continuing studying and try to get a job
56-Where do you see yourself in five years?
Using my major and maybe with plans to form a family
57-What is your greatest challenge in English?
Learning speak it
58-What is advice you would give to a friend who wanted to move to NYC?
You can move to New York
59-What is one piece of advice you would give to a friend who wanted to study English at LaGuardia?
I recommend LaGuardia for you because when I came to New York my English was very low, but on LaGuardia I have improved it.
60-What is one piece of advice you have learned in the past year that you will/would share with your children?
Nothing is difficult in the life, when I started Clip program I thought that I would take much time to learn English, but now I think that I was wrong because I could and I did it.
viernes, 23 de enero de 2009
My Top Five Music
1-Yo Te Amo (I Love You) By Chayanne
a) Album: Simplemente
b) Year: 2000
c) Genere: Ballad
d) Memorable Lyrics: “En palabras simples y comunes yo te extraño, en lenguaje terrenal mi vida eres tú, en total simplicidad seria yo te amo”
e) Memory Association: “No tengas miedos ni dudas (chorus) este amor es demasiado bueno que tu serás mi mujer (chorus) yo te pertenezco todo entero mira mi pecho, lo dejo abierto para que vivas en el” This part remember me when I was in love of my ex-girlfriend and I was trying to flirty her I always tell her “You will be my girl”.
2-Cara de Niño (Child’s face) By Jerry Rivera
a) Album: Cara de Niño
b) Year: 1993
c) Genere: Salsa
d) Memorable Lyrics: “Otras mujeres he amado he sufrido y he llorado y he vivido lo mas dulce del placer”
e) Memory Association: “Soy cara de niño con alma de hombre, ven conóceme te reto que hay amor pa´ que te sobre, yo no soy tan niño, tengo alma de hombre” I like this part of this song because it reminds me that actually I am in love and I’m trying to flirty a girl, who is four years older than me.
3-Comerte a Besos (I am going to eat you up with kisses) by Victor Manuel
a) Album: Por Tu Placer
b) Year: 2001
c) Genere: Salsa
d) Memorable Lyrics: “Te voy a comer, a besos, te voy a llegar muy dentro, hoy te voy a amar, muy lento, y viviré las fantasías que soñaba noche y día, con tu cuerpo”
e) Memory Association: “Tanto tuve que esperar por ti, ya he perdido la noción del tiempo, pero conquistarte fue mi fin y hoy se hizo realidad mi sueño” Like “Yo Te Amo” by Chayanne, this song remind me my ex-girlfriend because I spend much time to be her boyfriend.
4-My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) By Celine Dion
a) Album: Let’s talk about love
b) Year: 1997
c) Genere: Pop
d) Memorable Lyrics: “Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you, that is how I know you go on”
e) Memory Association: “Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the heart does go on” before my ex-girlfriend and I break up, I came to NYC and I hear this song all the time especially this part.
5-Nuestra Historia (Our History) By Roque Valero
a) Album: Cae el Amor
b) Year: 2002
c) Genere: Ballad
d) Memorable Lyrics: “Nuestra historia es de venganzas y mentiras, estrategias y de falsas reconquistas, hay llamadas que nunca han debido hacerse y miradas que el tiempo las desvanece”
e) Memory Association: “Nuestra historia es tan compleja y dispareja, absoluta relegada e inocente, que si tuvo algún pasado no hay presente, y el futuro se me hace inconsistente” This song like many other songs, remind me my ex-girlfriend but this help me to understand that our relationship is in the past so I need to live the present and try to flirty the girl, who right now is the owner of my heart.
a) Album: Simplemente
b) Year: 2000
c) Genere: Ballad
d) Memorable Lyrics: “En palabras simples y comunes yo te extraño, en lenguaje terrenal mi vida eres tú, en total simplicidad seria yo te amo”
e) Memory Association: “No tengas miedos ni dudas (chorus) este amor es demasiado bueno que tu serás mi mujer (chorus) yo te pertenezco todo entero mira mi pecho, lo dejo abierto para que vivas en el” This part remember me when I was in love of my ex-girlfriend and I was trying to flirty her I always tell her “You will be my girl”.
2-Cara de Niño (Child’s face) By Jerry Rivera
a) Album: Cara de Niño
b) Year: 1993
c) Genere: Salsa
d) Memorable Lyrics: “Otras mujeres he amado he sufrido y he llorado y he vivido lo mas dulce del placer”
e) Memory Association: “Soy cara de niño con alma de hombre, ven conóceme te reto que hay amor pa´ que te sobre, yo no soy tan niño, tengo alma de hombre” I like this part of this song because it reminds me that actually I am in love and I’m trying to flirty a girl, who is four years older than me.
3-Comerte a Besos (I am going to eat you up with kisses) by Victor Manuel
a) Album: Por Tu Placer
b) Year: 2001
c) Genere: Salsa
d) Memorable Lyrics: “Te voy a comer, a besos, te voy a llegar muy dentro, hoy te voy a amar, muy lento, y viviré las fantasías que soñaba noche y día, con tu cuerpo”
e) Memory Association: “Tanto tuve que esperar por ti, ya he perdido la noción del tiempo, pero conquistarte fue mi fin y hoy se hizo realidad mi sueño” Like “Yo Te Amo” by Chayanne, this song remind me my ex-girlfriend because I spend much time to be her boyfriend.
4-My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) By Celine Dion
a) Album: Let’s talk about love
b) Year: 1997
c) Genere: Pop
d) Memorable Lyrics: “Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you, that is how I know you go on”
e) Memory Association: “Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the heart does go on” before my ex-girlfriend and I break up, I came to NYC and I hear this song all the time especially this part.
5-Nuestra Historia (Our History) By Roque Valero
a) Album: Cae el Amor
b) Year: 2002
c) Genere: Ballad
d) Memorable Lyrics: “Nuestra historia es de venganzas y mentiras, estrategias y de falsas reconquistas, hay llamadas que nunca han debido hacerse y miradas que el tiempo las desvanece”
e) Memory Association: “Nuestra historia es tan compleja y dispareja, absoluta relegada e inocente, que si tuvo algún pasado no hay presente, y el futuro se me hace inconsistente” This song like many other songs, remind me my ex-girlfriend but this help me to understand that our relationship is in the past so I need to live the present and try to flirty the girl, who right now is the owner of my heart.
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