Simeons blogs

Rapture has become one of my favorite TV shows of all time on Netflix, technically in general due to how little I watch TV. The description of the show according to Netflix is: " In their own words, hip-hop stars describe what defines them as artists and the effect they've had on culture beyond music." Each episode provided unique insight into how each artist's life was different, their inspiration, where they came from and how that influenced their life. This gave me insight specifically into the fight against racism. Many rappers lives were affected by their upbringing in a time where tensions were high, in some events such as the Los Angeles riots as well as many shootings. I was always aware that music and slavery and the fight against of racism were so interconnected. My perspective has changed. Music is not just an instrument to make people want to dance, it has been and will continue to be used to spread messages to millions of people all around the world. Perh...

 April 29th, 2018          On Friday a historical event occurred. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean head of state to step foot on South Korean soil. What this talk means for the future of all parties involved remains speculation. Especially considering other countries stakes in this with possible causes of a nuclear war.  All we can do is wait. In both articles I examined there were a few slight differences in language I noticed. The article I analyzed was the following: http://thehill.com/opinion/international/385259-finally-peace-on-the-korean-peninsula-not-so-fast     When these articles gave a summation of the meeting between these two leaders, they used different language. In the article from Vox in the conclusion of the argument it was stated"  There are very few specifics on how to do each of those things."while The Hill described the ending as "the harmonious conclusion of their meeting." Vox se...

This Thursday I decided to watch a TV and a movie I had heard about a lot had come on. Luckily the movie had just started so I was able to understand the premise and background of it. While some of the movie was confusing I was mostly able to make some sense of it. The interesting idea surrounding the title was the definition of the word Inception- implanting an idea so deeply into someone's mind that they believe they thought of it themselves and do it. There's a lot of action and violence in the film. This might have been purposefully confusing. I think the filmmaker wanted to bring up point. What some of us may think is normal isn't according to others. How do we justify what is and isn't normal? When our systems of justice fail that we live by how do we decide what is right or wrong? This film brought up an interesting point about the nature of humanity that I've always questioned.