Hey Guys,
So how was the spring break? mine was undeniably awesome, thank you. I spent it here in good old Manhattan, KS that is known so much for it's bi-polar, I mean "bi-winning" weather. Anyway this week got me thinking about the future and exactly who I want to be when I grow up.
Enough of the slightly emotional information but I guess being stress-free has it's perks. I guess you may have noticed the slight additions to my blog, hope it looks good. Anyway I have been researching on what I want to do for my final project, came up with some really good stuff too. I spoke with a "comrade" on You-Tube and was informed about a good program called "Animoto" I think that is something that shows exactly what direction my project is going.
I have come to realize that this won't be easy, life itself isn't easy. One thing worth noting though is that "this too shall pass". No matter the problem, commit yourself to solving it, there is always a way through.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Egypt & Twitter!
So this is my trailer about Egypt and Twitter. This is for my #Anth522 class where we address mediated cultures around us.
First of all I will like to address the fact that I have a huge headache as I write this. It has been real tough coming up with a good video but I am glad I did this. Whoever said making videos was easy was lying, but moving on I hoped you liked it. It didn't say so much about Twitter but it touched on the topic of change an how it is affecting that society.
How have the videos and other social movement mediums played a part in our personal lives and decisions. How has Twitter given a voice to this society to communicate with the world. What was the relevance of Twitter to their revolution?
First of all I will like to address the fact that I have a huge headache as I write this. It has been real tough coming up with a good video but I am glad I did this. Whoever said making videos was easy was lying, but moving on I hoped you liked it. It didn't say so much about Twitter but it touched on the topic of change an how it is affecting that society.
How have the videos and other social movement mediums played a part in our personal lives and decisions. How has Twitter given a voice to this society to communicate with the world. What was the relevance of Twitter to their revolution?
Monday, March 14, 2011
The Cry of Hope; The Cry of The People....!
Hey Guys, So lately I have been in kind of a funk. Coming across different videos that make me feel lucky to be alive but also very angry and teary eyed. These are some videos I came across that spoke about stuff that truly matter. The first is "Poison Fire"; a short documentary, while the second is a new movie that will tell the story the way it is. It is called "Black Gold".
Gas flares play a huge part in the whole Nigerian Dilemma. They say that Nigerians are this or that, but coming from Rivers State which is in the South-South, it is always sad to hear how scared I am to go back there, even to visit family. Instead we live in Lagos City where hard-work is important. People ask why I am scared but they don't understand. Like every society fighting for change the people here are fighting for jobs and the like, hence the rebels or militants are formed.
These militants kidnap people and do as they feel, you want to admonish them but sometimes you can't help but think they are doing it for the right reasons. Amnesty was offered and a few accepted, but the question is how long is this going to last. It scares me more every time when I know I am connected to people involved because of where I come from. Okrika is a town that scares me every time, the violence is enough to keep you on your toes.
One Nigerian artist that always inspires me and makes me cry sometimes is MI. In his new album MI2, he talks about more things that make sense. One song that made me think hard was "CRAZE". I'll lay out the final verse for you;
[Verse 3]
Na so craze dey start
Before we start to kidnap, e don
tey wey we dey struggle and the
times are hard
Niger Delta where we live is like
a hole in the map
Only the oil is respected but
the people are crap
I cant go to the farm because the
soil is bad
Cant fish anymore, the fish are
packing their bag
I discovered that the oil people
paid all my leader
I cant complain unless they do
me Ken Saro Wiwa
So when the shooting and looting
and the poor thing
Or you pour in the boot is the new
thing
Think about the polluting and
using the land and refusing to
pop in a few things
Think about all the people that
can survive so others can make
money off the fewer that don’t
provide
No NEPA mehn, we gotta buy diesel
for light
And after everything they raise
the fuel price
How long shall the people cry? How long shall we wait before corruption is gone and the people get what is theirs?
Gas flares play a huge part in the whole Nigerian Dilemma. They say that Nigerians are this or that, but coming from Rivers State which is in the South-South, it is always sad to hear how scared I am to go back there, even to visit family. Instead we live in Lagos City where hard-work is important. People ask why I am scared but they don't understand. Like every society fighting for change the people here are fighting for jobs and the like, hence the rebels or militants are formed.
These militants kidnap people and do as they feel, you want to admonish them but sometimes you can't help but think they are doing it for the right reasons. Amnesty was offered and a few accepted, but the question is how long is this going to last. It scares me more every time when I know I am connected to people involved because of where I come from. Okrika is a town that scares me every time, the violence is enough to keep you on your toes.
One Nigerian artist that always inspires me and makes me cry sometimes is MI. In his new album MI2, he talks about more things that make sense. One song that made me think hard was "CRAZE". I'll lay out the final verse for you;
[Verse 3]
Na so craze dey start
Before we start to kidnap, e don
tey wey we dey struggle and the
times are hard
Niger Delta where we live is like
a hole in the map
Only the oil is respected but
the people are crap
I cant go to the farm because the
soil is bad
Cant fish anymore, the fish are
packing their bag
I discovered that the oil people
paid all my leader
I cant complain unless they do
me Ken Saro Wiwa
So when the shooting and looting
and the poor thing
Or you pour in the boot is the new
thing
Think about the polluting and
using the land and refusing to
pop in a few things
Think about all the people that
can survive so others can make
money off the fewer that don’t
provide
No NEPA mehn, we gotta buy diesel
for light
And after everything they raise
the fuel price
How long shall the people cry? How long shall we wait before corruption is gone and the people get what is theirs?
Monday, March 7, 2011
Egypt & The Twitter Revolution.
So I've been going round in circles on what I wanted to do for my final project. I finally settled on Twitter and how it has played a part in all these many revolutions, especially Egypt's. It has been about a month since we started seeing these revolutions take place from the comfort of our homes, but before this there was a social movement that moved these to the streets. Twitter amongst other mediums has played a major part in this worldwide change. Twitter along with Google maps is one example that is evident. Now you can tell the position where a tweet is generated. I believe this is an important thing we should look at.
Okay, before I start rambling on like this isn't a blog but a test, here are some articles I came across. The first shows how important it is to look at this revolution, but also consider how it affects the American society and their choices. Hadar, Leon T. (2011, January 29). Start the Twitter Revolution without Me. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from The Cato Institute Web site. In this article he delibrates on how this affects us.
My second article focuses on the way twitter has played into the revolution as an African. It shows how the African community views this as opposed to what the world sees. It is from the The East African (Nairobi), February 2011,called "The Revolution in Black Africa Won't Be Played Out in the Streets".
My final article shows the actual result of the tweets from Egypt and what was really going on. It shows us what was really going on in egypt between the Internet and Twitter. It was from Advertising Age,February 7, 2011, WHAT THE RETURN OF INTERNET IN EGYPT LOOKED LIKE ON TWITTER; Dumenco's Trendrr Chart of the Week.
Okay, now that I am done listing facts and the like. The real question comes. So what? Well this means we have a trend that is going to build gradually. Revolutions are going to come continually. The question is are we ready for it? Like famous twitter Egypt revolutionist @iyad_elbaghdadi tweeted for the whole world to see "#Mubarak: "We're not #Tunisia". #Gaddafi: "We're not #Egypt". Whoever is next will say "We're not #Libya"."
Who next before we realize that the right thing needs to be done.
Okay, before I start rambling on like this isn't a blog but a test, here are some articles I came across. The first shows how important it is to look at this revolution, but also consider how it affects the American society and their choices. Hadar, Leon T. (2011, January 29). Start the Twitter Revolution without Me. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from The Cato Institute Web site. In this article he delibrates on how this affects us.
My second article focuses on the way twitter has played into the revolution as an African. It shows how the African community views this as opposed to what the world sees. It is from the The East African (Nairobi), February 2011,called "The Revolution in Black Africa Won't Be Played Out in the Streets".
My final article shows the actual result of the tweets from Egypt and what was really going on. It shows us what was really going on in egypt between the Internet and Twitter. It was from Advertising Age,February 7, 2011, WHAT THE RETURN OF INTERNET IN EGYPT LOOKED LIKE ON TWITTER; Dumenco's Trendrr Chart of the Week.
Okay, now that I am done listing facts and the like. The real question comes. So what? Well this means we have a trend that is going to build gradually. Revolutions are going to come continually. The question is are we ready for it? Like famous twitter Egypt revolutionist @iyad_elbaghdadi tweeted for the whole world to see "#Mubarak: "We're not #Tunisia". #Gaddafi: "We're not #Egypt". Whoever is next will say "We're not #Libya"."
Who next before we realize that the right thing needs to be done.
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