Week 5 entry

Jeremy Shorter
02/17/2010
Reading 104
Stephanie Scott
Free Choice Response Week 5
The assignment asks for us to read from page 65 to 151, and now I would inform you of my likes and dislikes. In this book Liar Micah the main character is a unique individual. The book offsets with her character good in how the story is constantly jumping from one thing to another. Here are some likes about the book: the text is eye friendly, there are not a lot of difficult words, and it keeps the reader guessing. The reason I say the text is easy on the eyes is because I have experience with losing track in my readings when I have to read small print. It also doesn’t cover the book page with just words clustered up together. The reason I say there are not a lot of hard words is because the book does a great job of explaining and getting to the point without filling the book with such big terminology. I also like it because I’m not experienced in big vocabulary type words any way so now I can read this book without looking up words that I don’t know in the dictionary. When I say this book keeps the reader guessing is when the text jumps around with her story. Well now that I think about it more it’s sort of frustrating if you do not comprehend in this manner. Though I believe now that it’s a good learning tool if you did know how to previously. So the expression of whatever bloats your boat is precise for this method. In concluding it’s been awesome finding a book that I can really get in too even though I don’t like to read.

This week I’m going to blog about an open discussion on a cultural object. I chose this because I feel that it’s controversial and also on a hot topic that needs publicity. Ok now I’m a hip hop fan or to some it’s called rap. I listen to several rappers old or current. Gucci Mane a rapper from East Atlanta who have been rapping and releasing his work for ten years is one of my favorites. His style is catching and his swagger on the microphone hypes me up. Now the controversial part is his lyrics, not for everyone. The rap industry is in an era where gangster rap is popular. I might sound biased about this but I don’t listen to the lyrics personally. Though taking in consideration that everyone is not me, and listen to what is actually being saying on the record. Then there is the concerns about the explicitly lyrics and how he can affect society with such vulgar. I agree to a certain extent about those critics who rule the gangster rap is bad. Yes it is bad to hear, yes it can stereotype blacks with conducting that lifestyle, but it’s also the truth of what struggles some people have to sacrifice just to live. Selling dope in the neighborhood was a survival tool. Yes it affected the outcome of the community with the addictions and a drastic epidemic that still exists. Now up and coming people talk about what used to go on or still goes on low key in the neighborhood. Gucci Mane is a product now making money living his life successful and better from this evolution. I guess if one way can’t produce you just find another way.