We've Got to do Better

As the last day approaches for early voting in Texas on campus, as much as I live in the FAC, I have yet to see more than one black person standing in line waiting to vote. As I predicted, the closer that it got to being the deadline for early voting the line would look the way it does every summer when the incoming freshman try to register for classes at summer orientation. It was ridiculous. So why did I see only ONE brown face in the line? And even he was the white-washed type. People we have got to do better. As much as I can say that the people running for candidacy are full of gimmicks and lies, I still exercised my right to vote. Maybe you feel like it's only the primary so it's not important. Or maybe you feel like the electoral college is a bunch of B.S. (as I do) which means you probably know which way your state is voting anyway so your vote doesn't matter. Well technically you would be right and wrong. Our state is split almost 50/50 for Obama and Clinton, so voting is essential for our state. Learn the issues and evaluate the platforms.

Vote because a lot of people died gruesomely so that you could vote and not have to pay a poll tax. So that your voice could be heard. And if you don't vote for the people who died for your right, at least vote because you're happy Bush will no longer be in office.

They did not want us voting because they knew we wouldn't. Something I learned in my Theories of Persuasion class today was the scarcity tactic. When things are less available, we tend to want them more. When our freedom of something is less available, it becomes more attractive to us. It is more reasonable to have. That being said. The only thing that would get Blacks to actively vote is if their right to vote was taken away thus making them now appreciate it's value. This within itself is sad.

We've Got To Do Better

So...I voted today

Early voting for the March primary for Texas ends this Friday and I've been putting it off but I voted today. And though I'm not sure about Obama (his wife is the mastermind behind his campaign.....check my entry on that) I voted for him. Hilary is using rapper tactics to take him out and I don't respect her for that at all. Honestly I'm just terrified the man will be assassinated!

The [D][O][P][E][S][T] Dunks Ever!

-Indulge-

Apple is starting to piss me off

Don't get me wrong. I love Apple to death but these over-priced, slow advances are wearing my patience. Today, also officially dubbed for them as "Super Tuesday" released the Macbook and Macbook Pro with nothing different but the processor and a slightly larger RAM. The Macbook Pro also includes the Multi-touch pad like the Macbook Air.

I was expecting a completely new design not just an LED screen, memory and a new track pad (lol @ me for not thinking these alone are great things) but I like change and even though there is nothing wrong with my Macbook, I was definitely prepared to buy a new one if it would have been a new design. IDK maybe I just like new things.

What I do expect from Apple though is after a million people buy these new Macbooks because they have more memory, they will release newly designed Macbooks and millions of people would have by then wasted their money on upgrading to a Macbook with more memory for thousands of dollars when they could have paid a little over a hundred to have memory and processor installed in the Mac they already had and are now disgusted because they can't buy the new Macbook because they just spent 1799 for a memory upgrade.

At this rate, and considering how they keep pissing off iPhone owners with their price drops and re-releases, I see a revolt against Apple slowly in the works. STILL I RISE lol!!!

This has to be the best Rhetorical Analysis ever!!

For those who were stumped when trying to discover the meaning of the video, as well as the song, The Rundown is here to help:

kanye west ‘Flashing Lights’ is about a superstar who is caught cheating with another woman while traveling on business. He tries to apologize to his girlfriend by telling her how much he cares about her, but is unsuccessful.

The video shows us just how unsuccessful the superstar was as we see his girlfriend killing him in the trunk of her car.

Kanye begins the song by saying: “She don’t believe in shooting stars.”

This shows that the woman does not care if her man is a superstar or not, and that nothing will excuse his actions.

He goes on to say, “but she believes in shoes and cars.”

Her ‘belief’ in shoes and cars is shown by her stripping down and burning her clothing, but never taking off her shoes. Also, rather than turning some of the gasoline she possessed on the car, and burning her boyfriend alive inside, she chose to kill in the trunk and keep her car intact.

Later in the song, Kanye spits: “I get a call like where are you Yeezy Try to hit you with a ‘Oeur de Whopee’ Till I get flashed by the paparazzi Damn, these *****’s got me,”

kanye west flashing lights4 022008The ‘superstar’ receives an ‘I miss you’ call from his girlfriend only for her to later see paparazzi photos of him and an unknown woman canoodled together.

Even though he is still away on business, Kanye shows us that the boyfriend of the story feels bad for what he has done, and wants her to know that as well; hoping they can rekindle when he returns, and pick up where they left off (”I know it’s been a while, sweetheart, we hard-ly talk, I was doing my thing. I know I was
foul bay-bay, a-bay late-ly you been all on my brain”).

“If somebody would’ve told me a year ago it’d go, get this difficult. Feeling like Katrina
with no FEMA Like Martin with no Gina. Like a flight with no visa”

These lyrics show just how ineffective the superstar’s apology was. In regards to the video, the ‘difficult’ feeling is literally the uncomfortable position he is in while positioned in the trunk of her car-a place he would have never guessed he would be in a year ago.

Furthermore, in the chorus, Dwele sings “But I never thought that you would take it this far. What do I know?”

The boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend, of this story did not know that the love of his life would go as far as to actually kill him for a mistake he has made. But then again, what does he know.

And lastly, the final thing he saw before he was killed by his partner was the fire she started some feet away from the car, which are the flashing lights that are also being reference to in the chorus.

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