Misunderstood

I was listening to Lil Wayne’s CD in my car the other day, when this song came on I had never listened to before.  It was called Misunderstood, in this song he tells about how the government targets black Americans.  There is also a part in this song that talks about the injustices of prison sentences.  He says, “You know we don’t have room in the jail no for the real mothafuckas, the real criminals”/ “Sex offenders, rapist’s serial killers”.  Saying this is true a man caught with drugs is more likely to get half the time as someone caught with drugs.  People don’t see this because who ever actually checks the figures?  Certainly not the average person, they don’t want to depress their selves thinking about it.  When he says this he means to inform us that the child molester is going the get out sooner than a person who sells or uses drug.  In fact my friend was sent to prison the same day as a child molester and he got 15 years and the molester got 7.  Lil’ Wayne goes on, “I know you saw those sex offender papers”/ “Don’t trip he lives right on the end of yo block”.  Really check the internet they have to register.  I just checked the St. Joe PD map of sex offenders and within 4,000 feet of my home I have 22 registered sex offenders.  The punishment for sex offenders is too light for me.  I would rather have a drug dealer live down the block from me than a child molester any day.  Take a listen.... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxz3E34yQaY&playnext=1&list=PLE841744E9673224F

Gen Me

Twenge sums up her book by reviewing what she has written.  She also asks some questions about what Gen Me's kids will be like.  I feel that she has answered all the questions I had about the generations.  I found it very interesting about the self esteem issues.  I never realized that I was taught that way, but when I looked back at my youth I was very surprised to learn I was taught to love myself.  I would have to agree that it may not be the best idea to teach self-esteem more than say math.  But what can I do to change that.  That was a little stab at our generation. 

Pathos:Emotion

The song by Haystack "My First Day" really makes me think of myself.  The target audience is drug addicts.  Everything he talks about in this song is how people feel, sometimes a song like this draws your attention to how hard it is to quit.  It even reaches people that aren't drug addicts but maybe know one.  If you get a chance take a listen.  Truthfully now it makes me cry because most of this is how I really felt and still feel from time to time.  I think I need a little help understanding the whole pathos thing, but isn't it basically how this song is supposed to make me feel.