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Henry Poeng

African-American History

4/5/11

 

 

When it came to 10-20-30, I was a little hesitant. Not having much of a music background myself I thought I would find this benchmark difficult. But when I first started it started to flow in my mind. How I would do it, and how I would end it. What I would use and how I would apply it. With every project, there are ups and downs. The best part was having an epiphany, while the worst part being, trying to ask my parents about music.

 Starting from the worst part. When it was made clear that I had to ask my parents, I put my head down. “This is going to be difficult.” I said to myself. So I went out of my way to go and find music that I thought they would like, which I ultimately did at the end. The excitement of getting that part completed was simply overwhelming.

Ending at the best part. When I was struggling to come up with ideas and designs, I thought I was going to fail. Then out of nowhere when I was eating, it just came to me. A great idea just popped into my head like Mr. Sherif’s random dancing. Applying everything that had come up and adding stuff on over time, I took a final look at the project; it was amazing in my eyes.

            In the end, overcoming challenges give you such a huge sense of accomplishment that will be noted by teachers and peers alike. I was proud of my work and I was not hesitant to turn it in.

I interviewed Matthew Hamilton about the 10-20-30 benchmark

He thought that the purpose of this project was to get a sense of what was going on back then.

Some questions that he raised were; Is there any similarities between the music lyrics and what was happening in that time?

For him the best part of this project was writing about the music from the different time periods. 

For him the challenging part of this project was the finding of articles for this wiki.

If he were able to change something about what he did for his final project he would do more research on his events.

The link to my 10-20-30 project is here.

I interviewed Sean Force: 

What was the purpose of this project?

 

He thinks that the purpose of the project was to learn about what kind of music people listened to back then and to realize the different problems that African Americans were going through at that time.

 

 

What were some questions that got raised?

 

Were there any connection between lyrics and events going on at that time?

 

 

What was the best part about this project?

 

His favorite part was putting the music on the Wikipage.

 

 

What was the most challenging part?

 

The most challenging part for him was finding articles and summarizing them for the Wikipage.

 

 

If you were to change something about your final project what would it be?

 

He would change his article for 1976 because he said the article was to short and it really was not the best article.

Here is a link to my awesome Wikipage:

http://orange10-11.wikispaces.com/Matthew+H.10 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​During Q3 Our students had a focus on Ethnomusicology, we discussed a 10-20-30 interviews about there parents music life. 10 years back, 20 years back and 30 years back.

Now we Have Roger Bracy interviewed. 

Purpose: To help you understand how music can relate to African American events. In 1985, 1975, and 1965.

Questions:

Best Part:

 Was interviewing his parents for the music because they had found songs that they hadn't heard in a long time.

Most Challenging:

 Finding the articles because they weren't given to you, you had to search for them.

​During Q3 Our students had a focus on Ethnomusicology, we discussed a 10-20-30 interviews about there parents music life. 10 years back, 20 years back and 30 years back.

Now we Have Roger Bracy interviewed. 

Purpose: To help you understand how music can relate to African American events. In 1985, 1975, and 1965.

Questions:

Best Part:

 Was interviewing his parents for the music because they had found songs that they hadn't heard in a long time.

Most Challenging:

 Finding the articles because they weren't given to you, you had to search for them.

​The wiki looks decently attractive and accessible to audiences. There were some pretty concise analysis about the article and their connections to African American History. The music sections were decorative with videos and audios of preferences from interviewees, who lived through the era of 80s, 70s, and 60s. However, it could've been better. The analysis can be more in depth and there should be connections drawn between the music and the history of that era. 

The challenging part of doing this project was to gather music from people and their explanation of why they like that music. It is necessary to see the connection between the sociopolitical theme of the era, and their influences on music and people lives. Through researching articles and events, one could really tell the systematic theme, especially over 30 consecutive years. 

Click here to be redirected into my wiki.

Interviewee: Robert Jenkins
Interviewer: Goldie Robins (ME)

What is the purpose of your project: To give general information about key moments in the black history. 

Questions raised through out the project: If Bataba Jordan was the first African American women to read a keynote address then who was the first African American.

Best Part of the project: The design and putting it all together.

Most challenging part: Was to find articles and events.

Over all it was a great project! (:

I got denied from UCF.
I had to get two shots yesterday and now my arm hurts.
My throat is so swollen and sore I'm going to end up crying.
I feel like I'm overheating, but then I get cold real quick.
I have precalculus next, fuck.
I'm eating ice cream, though. (:
I absolutely cannot wait for prom.
5/7 college acceptances, not bad. Considering the two I got denied from were in Florida.
Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart tonight.
Can't wait <3.
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excuse the late post, I'm just getting home from a very long and hectic day.
I found my outfit for ASD @ Howard.

Uki & I will be leaving Thursday in order to attend. Can't wait.

With A Little Bit of Luck I Could Have Danced All Night On the Street Where You Live. Wouldn't It Be Loverly?

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I do hope you enjoy it.

Capstone is really coming together! Completed part 3.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. [Marianne Williamson]

This is my all time favorite quote of all time.

It is for a photo contest. Using stock images you had to use one cat, one clock and one fruit. It took forever for me to get all there to mesh but I did. The strawberry though is placed in a fun way.