Don't Stop Believing

“Don’t Stop Believing” is about taking a leap of faith.  People work hard to feel happiness but some may never get that feeling.  Just because you don’t feel that happiness everyday doesn’t mean you have to let go of that hope and have faith that happiness will find its way to you.  In an interview Steve Perry, the lead singer of Journey, explains that “streetlight people” are an embodiment of loneliness of people who are looking for a bit of faith after a long day they had.  These people strive for happiness and live to find that emotion.  At the end of Candido’s days at the labor exchange his thoughts are how much he has missed America that day and what she is doing.  He gets lonely without her and just wants to feel happy and see her happy.  So everyday Candido wakes up with hope that he will find happiness and doesn’t stop believing in that and holds on to that feeling of “one day.” There are people walking down the street at night at the end of their day hiding their emotions and hiding their loneliness as they walk into the darkness.  Steve Perry stated that the song was inspired by those days that he would look out of his hotel room and watch figures appear under the streetlights and vanish into the darkness as they walked out of the light. After leaving the labor exchange, Candido and America would walk at night with the occasional streetlight shining on them before they would vanish into the darkness and crawl into their little shack that they used as their home.  “Some will win, Some will lose, Some were born to sing the blues.”  People will do anything to get a shot a success, and will probably keep on trying their luck till they end up successful. On the other hand some people will never catch a break, thus being forced to “sing the blues” their whole life because they can’t win.  Candido tries everything that he can to give his wife her american dream but can never catch a break with his luck.  He is always left “singing the blues” because he can never win.

Is Betsy DeVos the equipped to be the Secretary of Education?

This poster was made by a famous magazine that goes by the name of MAD Magazine. MAD magazine was designed for American humor and is credited for its political satire. This magazine is famous for their parodies in the American culture.  This poster is of Betsy DeVos. She was appointed to be the Secretary of Education by President Donald Trump. This caused controversy amongst the Teachers Union simply because Betsy DeVos has no background in public education.  

The poster states,  “ We the Unqualified….Purchase Cabinet Positions.” This remark specifically refers to Betsy DeVos’  lack of educational background. During Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, Betsy DeVos made a 9.5 million dollar donation to his campaign. By making this very big donation her goal was to  win over Donald Trump and convince him to appoint her as the Secretary of Education if he were to win the presidential election, which he did.  Another important part of the poster is the way the pearls around her neck are displayed.  In the image the pearls that Betsy DeVos is wearing are not of ordinary size but quite big. This just goes to show that being rich for Betsy DeVos is no complication but rather a luxury that she has been able to use to her advantage.

The  main colors of the poster are dull and ordinary except for the red in her eyes, on her lips, and on her jacket. This is the first visual element that grabs the attention of the audience. The emphasis of the red brings out a significance and true meaning in Betsy DeVos character and personality.  Red is known to be an intense color and represents danger, evil, and power.  All of which describe Betsy DeVos’ character.  Her view on education for children is based upon her liking and not what is best for the children as a whole group.