Politics affect art immensely. I love this first poem because it really speaks the truth on money and the roles it palys on all of our lives. I love how the author says to, ''choke it up, fork it over.'' To me this really explains how we are all victim to the monetary system which controls our every day lives. What would life be like with no mentary system? I believe the world would be a much better place. The artist mentions greenbacks in the same sentance as ginnie maes which is the housing market. I also enjoy what this poet is saying because we just had a bail out in October where we gave almost a trillion dollars to these privately owned mortgage foundations and now Obama is doing it again. Where is help for me? Furthermore, the artist wraps up his poem by saying, '' You don't know where it's been, but you put it where your mouth is.'' This is wonderful because most people have no idea that money is just an iou and if the government wanted to superinflate our system there would be nothing we could. But, still we invest in it so much as to feed ourselves and our children.
The next poem ''From Seven Floors Up'' didn't really do much for me but maybe I needed to examine it more. Politics do affect the way we look at the world. This man is observing a homeless man which in turn makes him grateful for his own life. The part I liked particularly is how he hugged the clean toilet because he was greateful for what he had and felt sorry for the homeless man. This poem goes real good with my topic on foregin relations for the semester because if we don't stop this war we could see more people suffer the grim realities of homelessness.
The next poem ''From Seven Floors Up'' didn't really do much for me but maybe I needed to examine it more. Politics do affect the way we look at the world. This man is observing a homeless man which in turn makes him grateful for his own life. The part I liked particularly is how he hugged the clean toilet because he was greateful for what he had and felt sorry for the homeless man. This poem goes real good with my topic on foregin relations for the semester because if we don't stop this war we could see more people suffer the grim realities of homelessness.
I do agree with you in the statement you made about how policits greatly effects art because art is a way of expression and getting ideas out into the world and feelings about decisions being made by poiliticians. However, I do not feel that money is a bad thing or that the idea that money talks is such a bad thing. It just motivates people to be hard workers and get things done. I also greatly agree with you and your opinion in the poem "From Seven Floors Up" with how greatful the man was for what he had. It didnt occur to me that that was the reason he was hugging the toilet!
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