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learning differently (adhd documentary)
Do you learn differently? Different from what? Learning Differently is a filmmakers attempt at exploring the concept of learning differences. I have interviewed psychologists, neurobiologists, education professors, myself and other students with some sort of learning difference to gather a … Continue reading
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Tagged #adhddocumentary, add, adhd, adhd documentary, adhd medication, adhd medications, art, art is life, astronomy, bills, body, brain, documentary, drug use, drugs, dyslexia, education, insurance, language, learning differences, life, mind, perspective, prescription drugs, revolution, society, soul, spirit, stars, universe, words
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the revolution of every day life
Paris, 1968. riots, protests, demonstrations, confrontations with police. WHY? concerned with the increasing commercialization of the art world, the commodification of goods and the apathy of modern industrial urban life, the situationists placed their faith in youthful revolt and agitation. … Continue reading
Posted in art, history revisited
Tagged 1968, activism, art, demonstration, guy debord, herbert marcuse, industrial capitalism, life, modern art, modern industrial society, modern life, modernism, movement, paris 1968, peaceful demonstration, peaceful movement, philosophy, post modernity, post-modernism, protests, revolution, revolution of everyday life, revolutionary art, riots, situationists, socially conscious art
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painting auctioned off for $120 million
“I stood trembling with anxiety and sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.” This painting by Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch was auctioned off at Sotheby’s in London for $120 million dollars on May 2nd, 2012. The figure in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 120 million, edvard munch, expressionism, modernity, norwegian, norwegian expressionist, the scream
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south african hip hop & the global underground
SOCIETY AND ARTICULATES THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS TO THE MASSES, IT ORIGINATES FROM AFRICA. i’m part of a movement. a youthful, peaceful spiritual revolution. socially conscious music, conquering the foolish/ mentality they usin to keep society from choosin/ its … Continue reading
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Tagged african hip hop, Angola, art, Cameroon, democracy, documentary about hip hop, egypt, ethiopia, ghana, government, hip hop documentary, hip hop in africa, hip-hop, Ivory Coast, Kenya, movies in africa, music, nigeria, politically active, politically aware, politically conscious, politics, revolution, Rwanda, Senegal, society, South Africa, Tanzania, uganda
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native sun: accra city blues
see saxophones and scenery, ceremonies with trumpets travel through time take you all over the continent transforming the visual cortex of your brain synapses rearrange strengthening the bonds that once remained strong in the film and the song see the … Continue reading
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Tagged accra city blues, africa, africa vs. african american, african cinema, african films, african music videos, african-american, artists from africa who now live in america, blitz the ambassador, chicago, film, films about africa, films of africa, free your mind, ghana, ghanaian artists, ghanaian cinema, ghanaian music, ghanaian music videos, music, music video, new york, nigeria, short film, washington d.c.
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searching for peace from maine to new york to washington d.c.
searching for what? ARTiculating memories, recalling mental images, embedding energy now connecting with rhymes. i saw the magnetic fields pulling me and my earth towards you, a star, a massive ball of hydrogen and helium in the center of “our” solar … Continue reading
Posted in apocalyptic apotheoses, art, esoteric emblems, history revisited, inspirational motivation, photography, political poetry, temporal musings
Tagged abraham, albert camus, art, consciousness, despair, dogma, existential crisis, existentialism, feel, god's people, israel, israeli palestinian conflict, israelis, israelites, jewish people, jews, justice, life, longings, media, mind, moses, news, politics, protest, reactions, religion, religious truth, revolution, sunrise, sunset, sunshine, the bible, the content of our consciousness, the media, the news, the stranger, the sun, think, tradition, train, train of thought, truth, washington d.c.
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ALL CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND: students protest in Washington DC
march 26, 2012. was walking around DC when i heard the familiar sounds of chanting, saw the familiar ominous presence of police cars and officers, heard some sirens. so i went to find out what was happening…it was a student-led … Continue reading
Posted in art, inspirational motivation
Tagged arrests, college, colleges, corporate greed, cost of living, crisis, debt, demonstration, education, expensive, freedom, funds, life, money, nation's capital, no money, occupy everything, occupy movement, occupy wall street, oppression, price to live, protest, protests, public education, sallie mae, social movement, standard of living, student loan debt, too much money, universities, university, washington d.c., washington dc
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ALL CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND
what is this revolution about? “The key to a democracy is an educated and informed electorate.” -Thomas Jefferson. Schools serve societies. If people are not educated, if people do not have the basic skills to be truly active citizens, democracy … Continue reading →