Friday, March 27, 2015

Best represents variety

Our group chose picture 4 in the "Documenting the Blues in Mississippi Delta" slideshow.  I think this best represents variety because there are many different aspects that are happening in this picture such as, sports teams, girls, Malcom X, beer, and it all seems to be in a bar.  That is why I believe this picture represents variety.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Movie Monday Half Past Autumn Part 3 and 4

  1. What is your definition of successful?
  2. What have you given up to become successful?
  3. What did Parks give up to become successful?
  4. Who was Genevieve Young's father?
  5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
  6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
  7. Why did Parks refuse the money?
  8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
  9. What was significant about the character Shaft?
  10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
  11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?
  12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
  13. Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
  14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
  15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?


1. My definition of success is when you are well enough off that you have a home and food and are doing something that you love.

2. I have given up lots of free time and having fun to become successful.

3. Parks gave up family time and time being a father to become successful.

4.Gordon Ramsay.

5. He was offered the chance to write a book

6. He was given 100,000 dollars

7. Parks refused the offer because he said he didn't feel like he had the same beliefs as them.

8. It showed that an African American could be successful 

9.The character Shaft was significant because it gave young African Americans a figure to look up to and want to be like.

10. Gordons Weapon of choice was a .35 mm camera

11. Her reason for the divorce was that she couldn't advance in he career. 

12. Selsma told the same story

13. Gordon Parks jr. was Gordon Parks son

14. My Favorite Gordon Parks picture was the one of the janitor with the mop and the American flag behind her

15. I will remember how he broke barriers