Powerpoint

Both Byrne and Tufte are using the specific criteria of content. On one side, Byrne thinks that the content is a positive thing because it is entertaining. He said in the essay that the large amount of slides you can have is a good thing. But Tufte does not think so. He says that since so many people use power point from such a young age and for everything, that it is boring and you cant put useful information on the small, useless slides. The same exact criteria is argued positively and negatively.

Gangsta-Tim Fisher

Througout this essay, all Dyson really discusses is the long, colorful history of rap music. While he does spend quite a bit of time describing the meaning that the lyrics carry, and what kind of history they do have, I just don't see any evalutation in this. What I do think it is, is his description of the brand of music he loves.

I don't think Dysons point of his essay is to evauluate rap music on artistic principles. It seems his point is to look back at where this style of music came from and what exactly started it. He talks about how its music has history and some form of meaning behind it. Rappers use emotion and sometimes poor language in their music, which Dyson says lets people stereotype about rappers.

Gangsta Rap

Dyson's real purpose for writing this essay seems to be in order to describe how rappers are representatives of the black community. The lyrics in rap songs tend to focus on the conditions of life in the ghettos and of the black community. This essay seems to be more of an evaluation of the rappers themselves rather than the actual rap music. The evaluation tells more how the rappers themselves are personal representatives of the black community, but they sometimes exaggerate the conditions of life of the black community.

Dyson: Gangsta Rap

Looking at the entirity of this essay, i noticed that Dyson is not necessarily evaluating Rap but giving the backround information on the history and ideas of he rap community. In some cases their are forms of artisitc principles but mainly the idea of backing up the ideals that come from rap musicians and their music. I dont necessarily agree with the idea that male and female bodies are a commodity, because the people who put themselves in these situations are making more money then we can believe.

In the situations list in this essay, Dyson does a good job of explaining raps problems with morals and the medias opinion on the damages and problems arising with the industry. Overall i think Dyson did a wonderful job of evaluationg many different standpoints, but i think that jumping from topic to topic, and not really staying with one idea. None the less i really enjoyed this essay

Gangsta Rap & American Culture

Dyson's real purpose in writing this essay is not to evaluate rap music on artistic principles, but it is something more. Dyson evaluates the will, the images, and the culture of the black society. He talks about the need for hip-hop to come about. Gangsta rap gave hip-hoppers the chance to reveal their tragic and difficult lives. They could "represent" themselves. Then Dyson talks about the image that gangsta rap reveals. Rap describes black men as sexual outlaws and women as ho's. This is the stereotype of the black sexual identity. Then there is the culture, for many practices of the black society women are not treated equally, this is also the way it is in black church. Basically, all the critics before have criticized the sexism and misogyny of gangsta rap, but it has been evaluated by Dyson that gangsta rap is merely the truth of the black community in lyrics.

Gangsta Rap

I do not think Dyson's real purpose is to evaluate te music on artistic principles. I think Dyson is evaluating where the music came from and how the music originated. He mentions how for some people rap music is hard to listen to because of all of the name calling. Rap music also sets up for people to stereotype due to the words the music uses and the images. He also mentions that some rap songs have history behind the song. Some artists show their feelings and explain their life and let out their anger in a song.