blog 15
melvin clarida
I think if society cared about security above all, than I our country wouldn’t be the land of the free anymore. It will violate our rights as being americans living in our own country. There is nothing good about that situation at all. The one thing people are missing about this whole concept of the movie, is that every criminal has the right to do what ever they would like to do. You cant tell someone there getting arrested before they even do it. Well hey I cant speak for all. But I know for sure nobody is going to arrest me unless they catch me doing something wrong with there own eyes.
Why would you want too live in such a locked down based area when we pride ourselves to be free do as we want as long as were not harming another human being from doing what they have to do. Its an unfair way too live.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
blog20
Blog20
Melvin clarida
The archives essay was a good source of information and knowledge for me to learn some new things about stuff in the past. Plus it also informed me about things I had no knowledge of. Ive found that the major research paper was just a little bit more difficult than the archives project, only because in the archives project the infop and research was right there in front of you. There wasn’t much stuff you can research, it was a pretty direct and formal paper. The research paper was more sitting down and watch a movie and summarize it, than research all the political things going in society. Ive had a lot of fun doing these papers, because the were all informing too me. Things in which I didn’t know about or just had no clue about it. I simply applaud Roger Starr for his “planned shrinkage” efforts. New York City in the 70’s were slowly becoming the slums and he helped increase the value so that other investors for different development companies wanted too build and relocate in our beautiful city. In all I consider them both too be great topics and not boring papers too write.
Melvin clarida
The archives essay was a good source of information and knowledge for me to learn some new things about stuff in the past. Plus it also informed me about things I had no knowledge of. Ive found that the major research paper was just a little bit more difficult than the archives project, only because in the archives project the infop and research was right there in front of you. There wasn’t much stuff you can research, it was a pretty direct and formal paper. The research paper was more sitting down and watch a movie and summarize it, than research all the political things going in society. Ive had a lot of fun doing these papers, because the were all informing too me. Things in which I didn’t know about or just had no clue about it. I simply applaud Roger Starr for his “planned shrinkage” efforts. New York City in the 70’s were slowly becoming the slums and he helped increase the value so that other investors for different development companies wanted too build and relocate in our beautiful city. In all I consider them both too be great topics and not boring papers too write.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
major research paper
Melvin Clarida
Major research Project
May 23, 2011
HE GOT GAME
Here’s a film directed by Spike Lee, in Brooklyn New York in 1998. During a time of drugs poverty and low income houses were at a all-time high. During this paper I will be discussing a few ideas, facts, and opinions. During the time of this film in the late 90’s, Brooklyn was a terroritory where everybody wanted out the hood. This film shows the average lives of most prolific athlete Brooklyn had too offer at the time. Now that I have touched on a few subjects allow me too get in depth in my paper.
This is a film that was filmed in NYC, about a young man who is from Brooklyn and he is a ball player. He starts out being raised by his hard nosed father and sweet mother. Cause with every bad person there is a nice person too levels them out, and in this case the father was the hard-nosed and hardworking father who loved his kids the tough way. Then there is sweet caring mother who only wants too see her children smile and true happiness. The young man in this movie who plays the basketball star position is “Jesus” (Ray Allen), and is being taught how too ball play in the beginning as a young boy. His father Jake Shuttles worth (Denzel Washington) was showing him that we as men should never give up, we have a duty too keep going as hard as we could possibly fight too achieve that special greatness. Living in the projects with a name like “Jesus” is going too cause a lot of attention whether its good attention or negative attention your going to get some sort of attention. The people of his community teased and clowned him for his name being what it is. Boy did it make him upset. Well, one night during his workouts, him and his father have a argument in the park and “Jesus” walks out the park. Like all my other ball players out there, we all know we have walked out of a few workouts, practices, and in some cases a few team meetings. This is something that just happens; you just got to pray that when it happens it’s not in front of the wrong the crowd. I’m stating this statement not on something I’ve read in a book or magazine or heard from a friend. No, I’m basing this on actual experience that you have too been able too endure a lot of criticism. At the age “Jesus” was in the beginning (12yrs old) it must have been hard trying too take in all that criticism from his own father. Well you know that saying “never take work home with you”. Well this is where stuff can get dangerous in a heartbeat.
Sitting down a kitchen table full of food, Jesus sits down with emotions raging from his face. In comes his father half drunk and also upset for the way his son storms out the park. While his sweet and caring mother only wanted too see her son smile she tells him too stay at the dinner table and eat dinner with his family. In come Mr. Shuttles worth, and he staring at his son across the dinner table from him. The argument that starts off between them two is one too remember. They screamed and yell until Mr. Shuttle worth gets up and shows that he is the man of the house storms across the room towards his son, and this is where his wife (Jesus Mother) jumps in front of her husband and tries too stop him from hitting Jesus, instead he throws his wife out the way and she bangs her head on the corner of the counter ad dies right in front of them both. Can you imagine the pain you have too go through after seeing your mother killed right in front of your eyes by the man who is supposed too protect love and honor. It devastated this young man. His father goes to jail for murder, his mother is dead in cold blood. Now left in New York City all by himself with just him and his baby sister, he has too found a way for his family.
The tools his father showed him during his younger years for playing ball took him along way. By the time he reached high school he was the top prospect in America. To show character that is strong enough not to crumble in pressure situations lets you also know this movie was based on an inner city child from Brooklyn NY. As a New Yorker we all have backbones for the simple reason everyone wants too be too be better than the next person it’s our competitive spirit in us I guess. I know there is no way I’m allowing my family to go down without a fight, I mean a good fight. Instead of letting that whole situation break him down too pieces he used it as motivation and worked harder than ever. But with success and glory comes your negative influences, not everyone has there best interest for you. Some people are looking for how they can get the next dollar off you. being a superstar athlete on TV every other minute on sports center, you have too know your going too attract some the big money getters in the neighborhood (drug dealers and all other illegal actions taken too get money) and that could be a reason too your down fall. But it wasn’t a problem in this flick. His biggest decision was needed too be made and this is where all “it” all begins.
Now his father is facing life, and is not getting a parole hearing anytime soon. The warden of the jail is good buddies with the cities mayor. The city’s mayor is a big fan of basketball, especially college basketball. They find out that the father of the biggest high school basketball player is in his good friends jail and they want too his son too go to a certain school, and they will release him from prison for getting his son too sign there. He agrees too the subtle terms of there agreement and they grant him three days too get the letter of intent signed by the young man. Mind you he hasn’t seen or heard from his kids in over ten yrs. Right now it’s like coming home too a family who you hope will accept and love you like they once did. Jake Shuttles worth didn’t receive that type of attention. So not only is the whole world trying too put fingerprints in this young mans career. Along with being such a high profiled player there is a lot of money involved in these special player lives. He was able to get his own apartment in high school for him and his little sister. Its kind of hard too explain where the money comes from when you don’t have a job but have a few gold chains and a house too call your own. But living in New York City in reality that’s a way of life. The better you are at the craft you take up, the more rewards you seem too receive.
Now many believe this story was based on a true story for Stephon Marbury. Being from Coney Island and going to Lincoln high school, than being the best player in the nation just like the surrounding of steph in his school career. Right along the time this movie came out stephon has jus entered the NBA. Now even though it was never said in his actual words, we all know the truth it just a resemblance of his high school career.
Jesus has this girlfriend named”LaLa” and from the beginning of the movie you can tell she is money hungry, and she is only trying to make sure she is financially good in her future. LaLa starts too throw his number into sports agent’s hands to try to get him to go pro straight from high school so she could share his money with him now rather than wait till college is over. So she also has an affair with one of the sports agents partners just because she wants more the power of greed will get you every time if you don’t know what you want other than money. When being a sports figure of the type “Jesus” was you have too be careful who you have in your personal circle cause that’s what hurts the most when a person you love breaks your heart! During the time of this movie coming out, was a great time for high school and basketball period in New York City. We had some of the most exciting basketball happen right here in NYC. From the wide varieties of all American games we have hosted too the amount of superstars we produced in the early and late 90’s. New Yorkers are known for there toughness and willingness too get through whatever there going through. Where ever you would in AMERICA while you was playing ball in high school, you were well respected just because of the place you were from. We had a rep to protect and this movie was beneficial too us in so many ways. It showed us how if you keep working hard no matter the conditions will get you a lot more places than just giving up and letting everyone see you as a quitter.
Well back too the movie now, just wanted too put that little piece of information inhere. So here comes this man approaching his little daughter (Jake) and he calls her by her childhood name that only she and him knew each other by. She is filed with joy to see her father once again after she thought she would never see him again. They get too walking and talking about a lot of stuff, and he gets too his sons apartment just before
“Jesus” gets home. Living in the Coney Island projects in Brooklyn you are careful who you let in your house at all times, and strangers and people who weren’t regulars at his crib were not allowed. So he walks in on his sister and his father and the look on his face was in such disgust and shame that it bent the movie into a whole another way now. Cause you are showing how easy it is too make a young man not want to be apart of something because of the people who it is coming from. He rushes his father out the crib so he can think properly and tells his girlfriend all about it. But little does he know she is trying too sell him too agents so she can catch a nice commission off of it. Its all a shame but that’s a nyc chick for you, and you cant le that stop you at all cause whether in reality or in a script woman can b a mans biggest down fall if you allow it. This is another example of real life situations that happen in your regular day in New York City. Now that “Jake” has been out a day or so, he is starting too gets his feel back too being outside. “Jesus” has too make one of his toughest decisions of his life, which is another example of a reality check, cause in reality picking what’s school you will go too play for the next four years is always the biggest decision in your life, cause the wrong school or situation can be the cause of you not getting paid a million dollars at the end of your four years. There wrong system will damage your career forever. That’s a similarity in the movie too real life. You can’t let anyone become too much of an influence of where you go cause that can always turn into a bad situation quick. Now we can just imagine the weight on your shoulders you are carrying because your entire family is hoping you make the right decision rather than go where everyone wants you too go.
Now with a day left on his time out from jail he goes by too see what’s up his son’s girlfriend and he right then and there sees she’s not the one for his son, that she is all for self in the situation and that he shouldn’t keep her around. But they did show a very important part of a basketballs player high school career, which is that his school visit went so well. Usually a player knows pretty much where he is going before he takes his visits too different universities. Most places take visits too places they never been before like Hawaii or some hot place like that. One thing about a black man and his son I like that was illustrated in this movie is that they showed that most men who name there sons have a good meaning or reason behind giving that name. in the movie “Jake” explain to “Jesus” why and how he came bout his name. He was the biggest fan of Earl “black Jesus” Monroe. That’s where his name came from.
Now here comes the final day, that he is given too get his son to sign a letter of commitment. And they play this one on one for the chance and opportunity for his father too leave his life for good if he should win then his son will have too sign the letter of intent too the school the mayor wants him too go. “Jesus” wins the game send his father back too jail but learns a very important lesson, that no matter how much people care for you the there’s who help you the most and wants too be there is your family this is also a life lesson for anyone coming up in nyc as a high school basketball player, make sure you keep yours family in close knit too what you got going on because they will be your support system.
In conclusion too this paper I just wrote, I believe this movie has more realistic things going on than most realize. It has corruption b the law; they are trying too basically strong-arming this high school student for the enjoyment of the mayor. It has family problems that we see everyday in anyone’s house hold. I don’t see too much far fetched stuff in this movie. This is what my paper was on “HE GOT GAME” produced by SPIKE LEE one of the best film directors ever.
Major research Project
May 23, 2011
HE GOT GAME
Here’s a film directed by Spike Lee, in Brooklyn New York in 1998. During a time of drugs poverty and low income houses were at a all-time high. During this paper I will be discussing a few ideas, facts, and opinions. During the time of this film in the late 90’s, Brooklyn was a terroritory where everybody wanted out the hood. This film shows the average lives of most prolific athlete Brooklyn had too offer at the time. Now that I have touched on a few subjects allow me too get in depth in my paper.
This is a film that was filmed in NYC, about a young man who is from Brooklyn and he is a ball player. He starts out being raised by his hard nosed father and sweet mother. Cause with every bad person there is a nice person too levels them out, and in this case the father was the hard-nosed and hardworking father who loved his kids the tough way. Then there is sweet caring mother who only wants too see her children smile and true happiness. The young man in this movie who plays the basketball star position is “Jesus” (Ray Allen), and is being taught how too ball play in the beginning as a young boy. His father Jake Shuttles worth (Denzel Washington) was showing him that we as men should never give up, we have a duty too keep going as hard as we could possibly fight too achieve that special greatness. Living in the projects with a name like “Jesus” is going too cause a lot of attention whether its good attention or negative attention your going to get some sort of attention. The people of his community teased and clowned him for his name being what it is. Boy did it make him upset. Well, one night during his workouts, him and his father have a argument in the park and “Jesus” walks out the park. Like all my other ball players out there, we all know we have walked out of a few workouts, practices, and in some cases a few team meetings. This is something that just happens; you just got to pray that when it happens it’s not in front of the wrong the crowd. I’m stating this statement not on something I’ve read in a book or magazine or heard from a friend. No, I’m basing this on actual experience that you have too been able too endure a lot of criticism. At the age “Jesus” was in the beginning (12yrs old) it must have been hard trying too take in all that criticism from his own father. Well you know that saying “never take work home with you”. Well this is where stuff can get dangerous in a heartbeat.
Sitting down a kitchen table full of food, Jesus sits down with emotions raging from his face. In comes his father half drunk and also upset for the way his son storms out the park. While his sweet and caring mother only wanted too see her son smile she tells him too stay at the dinner table and eat dinner with his family. In come Mr. Shuttles worth, and he staring at his son across the dinner table from him. The argument that starts off between them two is one too remember. They screamed and yell until Mr. Shuttle worth gets up and shows that he is the man of the house storms across the room towards his son, and this is where his wife (Jesus Mother) jumps in front of her husband and tries too stop him from hitting Jesus, instead he throws his wife out the way and she bangs her head on the corner of the counter ad dies right in front of them both. Can you imagine the pain you have too go through after seeing your mother killed right in front of your eyes by the man who is supposed too protect love and honor. It devastated this young man. His father goes to jail for murder, his mother is dead in cold blood. Now left in New York City all by himself with just him and his baby sister, he has too found a way for his family.
The tools his father showed him during his younger years for playing ball took him along way. By the time he reached high school he was the top prospect in America. To show character that is strong enough not to crumble in pressure situations lets you also know this movie was based on an inner city child from Brooklyn NY. As a New Yorker we all have backbones for the simple reason everyone wants too be too be better than the next person it’s our competitive spirit in us I guess. I know there is no way I’m allowing my family to go down without a fight, I mean a good fight. Instead of letting that whole situation break him down too pieces he used it as motivation and worked harder than ever. But with success and glory comes your negative influences, not everyone has there best interest for you. Some people are looking for how they can get the next dollar off you. being a superstar athlete on TV every other minute on sports center, you have too know your going too attract some the big money getters in the neighborhood (drug dealers and all other illegal actions taken too get money) and that could be a reason too your down fall. But it wasn’t a problem in this flick. His biggest decision was needed too be made and this is where all “it” all begins.
Now his father is facing life, and is not getting a parole hearing anytime soon. The warden of the jail is good buddies with the cities mayor. The city’s mayor is a big fan of basketball, especially college basketball. They find out that the father of the biggest high school basketball player is in his good friends jail and they want too his son too go to a certain school, and they will release him from prison for getting his son too sign there. He agrees too the subtle terms of there agreement and they grant him three days too get the letter of intent signed by the young man. Mind you he hasn’t seen or heard from his kids in over ten yrs. Right now it’s like coming home too a family who you hope will accept and love you like they once did. Jake Shuttles worth didn’t receive that type of attention. So not only is the whole world trying too put fingerprints in this young mans career. Along with being such a high profiled player there is a lot of money involved in these special player lives. He was able to get his own apartment in high school for him and his little sister. Its kind of hard too explain where the money comes from when you don’t have a job but have a few gold chains and a house too call your own. But living in New York City in reality that’s a way of life. The better you are at the craft you take up, the more rewards you seem too receive.
Now many believe this story was based on a true story for Stephon Marbury. Being from Coney Island and going to Lincoln high school, than being the best player in the nation just like the surrounding of steph in his school career. Right along the time this movie came out stephon has jus entered the NBA. Now even though it was never said in his actual words, we all know the truth it just a resemblance of his high school career.
Jesus has this girlfriend named”LaLa” and from the beginning of the movie you can tell she is money hungry, and she is only trying to make sure she is financially good in her future. LaLa starts too throw his number into sports agent’s hands to try to get him to go pro straight from high school so she could share his money with him now rather than wait till college is over. So she also has an affair with one of the sports agents partners just because she wants more the power of greed will get you every time if you don’t know what you want other than money. When being a sports figure of the type “Jesus” was you have too be careful who you have in your personal circle cause that’s what hurts the most when a person you love breaks your heart! During the time of this movie coming out, was a great time for high school and basketball period in New York City. We had some of the most exciting basketball happen right here in NYC. From the wide varieties of all American games we have hosted too the amount of superstars we produced in the early and late 90’s. New Yorkers are known for there toughness and willingness too get through whatever there going through. Where ever you would in AMERICA while you was playing ball in high school, you were well respected just because of the place you were from. We had a rep to protect and this movie was beneficial too us in so many ways. It showed us how if you keep working hard no matter the conditions will get you a lot more places than just giving up and letting everyone see you as a quitter.
Well back too the movie now, just wanted too put that little piece of information inhere. So here comes this man approaching his little daughter (Jake) and he calls her by her childhood name that only she and him knew each other by. She is filed with joy to see her father once again after she thought she would never see him again. They get too walking and talking about a lot of stuff, and he gets too his sons apartment just before
“Jesus” gets home. Living in the Coney Island projects in Brooklyn you are careful who you let in your house at all times, and strangers and people who weren’t regulars at his crib were not allowed. So he walks in on his sister and his father and the look on his face was in such disgust and shame that it bent the movie into a whole another way now. Cause you are showing how easy it is too make a young man not want to be apart of something because of the people who it is coming from. He rushes his father out the crib so he can think properly and tells his girlfriend all about it. But little does he know she is trying too sell him too agents so she can catch a nice commission off of it. Its all a shame but that’s a nyc chick for you, and you cant le that stop you at all cause whether in reality or in a script woman can b a mans biggest down fall if you allow it. This is another example of real life situations that happen in your regular day in New York City. Now that “Jake” has been out a day or so, he is starting too gets his feel back too being outside. “Jesus” has too make one of his toughest decisions of his life, which is another example of a reality check, cause in reality picking what’s school you will go too play for the next four years is always the biggest decision in your life, cause the wrong school or situation can be the cause of you not getting paid a million dollars at the end of your four years. There wrong system will damage your career forever. That’s a similarity in the movie too real life. You can’t let anyone become too much of an influence of where you go cause that can always turn into a bad situation quick. Now we can just imagine the weight on your shoulders you are carrying because your entire family is hoping you make the right decision rather than go where everyone wants you too go.
Now with a day left on his time out from jail he goes by too see what’s up his son’s girlfriend and he right then and there sees she’s not the one for his son, that she is all for self in the situation and that he shouldn’t keep her around. But they did show a very important part of a basketballs player high school career, which is that his school visit went so well. Usually a player knows pretty much where he is going before he takes his visits too different universities. Most places take visits too places they never been before like Hawaii or some hot place like that. One thing about a black man and his son I like that was illustrated in this movie is that they showed that most men who name there sons have a good meaning or reason behind giving that name. in the movie “Jake” explain to “Jesus” why and how he came bout his name. He was the biggest fan of Earl “black Jesus” Monroe. That’s where his name came from.
Now here comes the final day, that he is given too get his son to sign a letter of commitment. And they play this one on one for the chance and opportunity for his father too leave his life for good if he should win then his son will have too sign the letter of intent too the school the mayor wants him too go. “Jesus” wins the game send his father back too jail but learns a very important lesson, that no matter how much people care for you the there’s who help you the most and wants too be there is your family this is also a life lesson for anyone coming up in nyc as a high school basketball player, make sure you keep yours family in close knit too what you got going on because they will be your support system.
In conclusion too this paper I just wrote, I believe this movie has more realistic things going on than most realize. It has corruption b the law; they are trying too basically strong-arming this high school student for the enjoyment of the mayor. It has family problems that we see everyday in anyone’s house hold. I don’t see too much far fetched stuff in this movie. This is what my paper was on “HE GOT GAME” produced by SPIKE LEE one of the best film directors ever.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Melvin clarida
Special activity momi
During our time ion the museum I saw some very interesting things. From the first camera being built, it doesn’t even resemble today’s cameras. As you can see we are turning into a technological world, everything is being controlled by technology. We also were shown how too dub a movie and where it takes place to record over the movie at hand. I personally thought that was best part of the museum. We also seen some of the mask and make up different actors wore in hit movie like “The Mask” and “Ms. Doubtfire”, you can how much alike it looks too the movie scenes
Special activity momi
During our time ion the museum I saw some very interesting things. From the first camera being built, it doesn’t even resemble today’s cameras. As you can see we are turning into a technological world, everything is being controlled by technology. We also were shown how too dub a movie and where it takes place to record over the movie at hand. I personally thought that was best part of the museum. We also seen some of the mask and make up different actors wore in hit movie like “The Mask” and “Ms. Doubtfire”, you can how much alike it looks too the movie scenes
reflections
Melvin clarida
Blog 10
5-6-11
Reflections
My time during this course so far has been a very interesting experience, I enjoy coming there and listen too a class who is into the work at hand. I also have learned a lot about movies and others forms of entertainment, writing our papers on just the little things we do in class has also played a big part. Writing in our blog on daily bases gives me that sense that someone is out there reading my work. I’ve always enjoyed writing but this is actually been the first time I’ve been able too write as much. The blogs are helping me with my writing techniques. Sometimes they can be a little boring writing. But we al have too have too have our work done. These blogs we have been doing are very beneficial to me. It’s helping me with my mechanics, I also enjoy sitting down reading other peoples point of views, everyone seems too give there own opinion on things, its always nice too see someone who has the same thought process as you.
Ive been learning a lot like how movies are broken down from a mythology stand point. That is something I didn’t have a clue was going on. Also reading reading Oedipus the king, which was my first time reading, was also a good material. It shows once again mythology and shows you that you can’t escape fait. It’s something that’s going to happen regardless. My weakness so far that ive pointed out is not checking for grammar and making sure I don’t have run on sentences. I tend too have a lot of those run on sentences in my papers. My strengths are that I write like I speak, I like my audience too sit back and not have too wonder what this mean, or that means. No, I want them too be relaxed and read along as I freely express myself.
Blog 10
5-6-11
Reflections
My time during this course so far has been a very interesting experience, I enjoy coming there and listen too a class who is into the work at hand. I also have learned a lot about movies and others forms of entertainment, writing our papers on just the little things we do in class has also played a big part. Writing in our blog on daily bases gives me that sense that someone is out there reading my work. I’ve always enjoyed writing but this is actually been the first time I’ve been able too write as much. The blogs are helping me with my writing techniques. Sometimes they can be a little boring writing. But we al have too have too have our work done. These blogs we have been doing are very beneficial to me. It’s helping me with my mechanics, I also enjoy sitting down reading other peoples point of views, everyone seems too give there own opinion on things, its always nice too see someone who has the same thought process as you.
Ive been learning a lot like how movies are broken down from a mythology stand point. That is something I didn’t have a clue was going on. Also reading reading Oedipus the king, which was my first time reading, was also a good material. It shows once again mythology and shows you that you can’t escape fait. It’s something that’s going to happen regardless. My weakness so far that ive pointed out is not checking for grammar and making sure I don’t have run on sentences. I tend too have a lot of those run on sentences in my papers. My strengths are that I write like I speak, I like my audience too sit back and not have too wonder what this mean, or that means. No, I want them too be relaxed and read along as I freely express myself.
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