Half a decade later...

In a couple of months, I'll be renting my first apartment and completely supporting myself from my full-time job as a cook and from selling my art. I'll slowly work my way up to dealing with the corporate aspect of the restaurant that I work in and I'll be seen as a person with smart business ethic, particularly when it comes to marketing. As I continue my course work at Temple University in Geography and Urban Studies and as well as art, I hope to learn more about the environment of Philadelphia and become more involved in the inner city community. I see myself attending rallies and protests, writing letters and articles about controversial issues, and channeling the pain and suffering that I witness and feel myself, into my creativity and expression. I see myself being accepted to a top university for law school and in 5 years I hope by then I'll be heavily invested in my dream career as a social justice lawyer and activist. I want my art to continue to be a release for me and I want people to see my art as a release for them as well. I see myself traveling constantly despite my ambitious career goals. “Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.” 

Everyone is altered response

The whole idea of hollywood is based on having celebrities to idolize. So it makes complete sense to me that celebrities are not only seen as perfect but by digital enhancement are made to have no imperfections. I think it's important for children and our youth today to not isolate people who represent beauty and view their status as unattainable. However, the industry clearly does not support that.

*Ctrl* *Alt* Facts

The leader of the free world is a joke and his representatives are making sure the public is undeniably aware of that. I mean why else would the American people entrust their freedoms with a bigot who constantly lies about the most insignificant things possible? I wonder if it is now acceptable to claim that you were just stating alternative facts when you are accused of perjury.

My So-Called Opinions Response

I think millennials have become so exposed to all of the injustices in society and aware of the underlying oppressive structure of authority that we really just get tiredt. The white boy in my linguistics class lets me know he "doesn't find black women sexually attractive", that he's not racist, that's it's just the way he was raised. I have no problem ignoring him and moving about my day without a second thought. When did it become my responsibility to convince this stranger that it's wrong to put me in this box of unworthiness just because of the color of my skin or the origins of my features? If the author chooses to believe that finding that statement offensive is a consequence of being socially aware then so be it. Zachary Fine should change the group of millennials he is referring to "white millennials".

Song Dong Response

Mr. Song is an important contemporary artist in Chinese culture and he uses the style of conceptualism. The main highlight of this article was to explain an exhibit in the Modern Museum of Art called "Waste Not". The article briefly shares Mr. Song's life and the events that were turning points in his art career. Mr. Song grew up in a small home where his mother was a hoarder. He creates a monument of his childhood home to symbolize the Buddhist doctrine of impermanence. While political pop culture has become the new wave, Mr. Song has focused on the powers within a family and a household.

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