mierra

Tupac Shakur has proven to the world- specifically the low class society, that he was for the people and not against them.

Tupac's family backround and the era in whic he grew up in created what would be known to the world as the most contoversial artist within the hip-hop industry. This helped him craft music that was politically and socially aware.

It was through his music, that Tupac opened the eyes of middle and high class society to the reality of black America. From poverty to war against the streets, he showed that many people in the ghetto weren't living the American dream that the media portrayed.

Tupac Shakur, was one of the few artist that made sure he based most of his music on thegeneral issues in a black man's life (?)

He was actually drawing attention to matters that they just wanted society to forget about.

Backround: Tupac's mom, Afeni Shakur was involved in an organization of intelligent black people that promoted self demermination of the black and opressed communities. This organization was known to the world as the black panthers. His mother was the main influence in his life, which is why his music was so political.

70's: The 70's was known as the time of world peace. Cultures such as the hippies would protest against things such as the Vietnam War. (*more poverty discussion*)

80's: During this decade, the country experienced social, economic and general upheaval as wealthy production and western culture migrated to new industrializing economies. (*more poverty discussion*)

He began studying the works of William Shakespeare and Nicololo Machiavelli.

After the tragic loss of his friend, he became inspired to write rap music. - Tupac found himslef at an emerging crossroads in his life. His frustrations of poverty were being compared with the wealth of knowledge and stuff he saw everyday.

His frustrations began to mount with his perceived responsibility of being the man of the house and his urge to write grew more and more.

As writing evolved into a deeper way of expression for Tupac, felt more comfortable saying what he felt through poetry and music, instead of actually stating it.

Tupac leanred that his mother had become addicted to crack cocaine. This had a profound effect on Tupac both personally. His lyrics suddenly transformed from comical to serious.

Tupac's first solo album was "2pacalypse Now". The album's name was derived from the 1979 film "Apocalypse Now," which was about the Vietnam war.

The album focused on issues such as police brutality, poverty, teenage pregnancy and drug use, some issues giving a lyrical glimpse into the world of a young black person on the urban streets of america.

His music generated significant controversy from well known political figures and activist such as, Dan Quale,Bob Dole and Deloris Tucker.

On November 30th 1994, Tupac was shot five times while walking into a recording studio in NY times square.

The issues that he rapped about in his songs were now becoming a reality in his life.

Censorship had become a big problem in Tupac's life. Dealing with people that were activist and politicians, his lyrics became more powerful then before.

How could tupac grow as a person and as a performer if the media watched his every move?

Quincy jones Quote.

To some, Tupac Shakur will remain a normal rapper, who constantly found himself in trouble with the law but to others he will remain a man of creativity, perserverance and loyalty- but no matter how you felt about Tupac, he will always and forever remain a poetic genius!

http://jj_productions.tripod.com/home.htm

http://jj_productions.tripod.com/tppoint2.htm

In this aritcle was written a week after tupac's death. The author breifly talks about Jesse Jackson's quote "This is so, so sad. Sometimes the lure of violent culture is so magnetic that even when one overcomes it with material success, it continues to call." In the article, the author is acutally being criticle of Tupac basically calling him a hypocrite.

I aint mad at cha

This was by far one of the most ironic songs but the late Tupac simply because in the video was released three days after he died, showing almost exactly the same way he died. In the song Pac is reminising on how close he and his friend was until he got killed and expresses that he "aint mad at cha" throughroly throughout the song

http://jj_productions.tripod.com/asking.htm

this article talks about the two different sides of Tupac.One was down-to-earth and one was ampd up and rowdy.

Mierra Isaac

I personally believe that national security is more important based on the fact that throughout the

iDeal society, the government took away some personal freedom to benefit national security. Also,

the simulation clearly shows what can happen if national security isn't "pushed." For example, when

the Freedom Fight Club decided to blow up the Yankee stadium because it was associated with the

President, who was pro ichips. Many people died due to the lack of security. The government was to

worried about protecting individual freedom rather than protecting the whole nation. The major issue

addressed during the simulation was that the government had to protect the citizens, even if that

meant taking away a bit of our individual freedom.After the Yankee Stadium bombing, the

government stated that it was mandatory for everyone to get an ichip. Few citizens addressed this

issue by protesting against the ichips and suing the government for relatives killed in the Yankee

Stadium bombing. In the case of Pedro v. The government, Pedro sued the government because the

Apple store ran out of ichips when he went to purchase one for his son, who was a victim of the

bombing. The government, at first, ruled in Pedro's favor but the case was later reopened by

Attorney General, John Nelson, in which the Judicial Branch concluded that the government shouldn't

have been responsible for the Plaintiff's son. The constitution did not protect the nation because

people were still being killed in the bombings, people were being questioned and held without and

attorney, Individual freedom was being abused and people were being arrested without probable

cause.

In the iDeal society, I believe that the cops and government started becoming stricter in their power

because they wanted to keep the nation safe. As, they became more and more worried about

national security, they started to violate amendments. After the Yankee stadium bombing, the police

were arresting and searching people without probable cause because they suspected that people

who didn't have ichips were the ones that was involved in the bombings, but the police had no

physical evidence. The fourth amendment says "the right of the people to be secure in their

persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be

violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,

and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." This

means that no person's property (including a person's body) should be searched without their

approval or without a warrant.

The second argument i had against the iDeal Society was that they took away more individual

freedom than was needed, which is a violation of the 1st amendment (freedom of speech,religion,etc.). For example, when the

Uni-bombers blew up they Yankee stadium, the government made it mandatory for everyone to get

an ichip when they could've questioned people with their attorney present and held them until they

figured out who was causing the bombings.

The third argument about the iDeal Society was that it was unconstitutional to detain people without

an attorney.This started after the bombing at Yankee Stadium, which was the second bombing

caused by "Freedom Fight Club," who were against the ichips. Many citizens were arrested, sent to

camps and questioned without an attorney being present. The reason why this was unconstitutional

for the government was because it was a violation the the citizen's fifth amendment, which in the

constitution, states that "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous

crime, unless on presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or

naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any

person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be

compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or

property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without

just compensation." When the police started abusing this power, many citizens started presented

their cases in the Supreme Court in which the Judicial Branch ruled in their favor, which helped the

citizens alot. The Judicial Branch did, if in fact "check" the power of the Executive Branch and

decided that what they were doing to the citizens were a violation of the constitution.

In conclusion, we believe that the constitution resolve conflicts. In the case of Pedro v. The

Government, in which Pedro's son was killed in the Yankee Stadium bombing because he didn't have

an ichip that should have been supplied by the government, the Judicial Branch ruled in the

Government's favor. Pedro sued the government for running out of ichips. Pedro's testimony wasn't

very accurate, which means that there were many unanswered questions in which the day of the

bombing occurred. The Supreme Court came to the conclusion that the government shouldn't have

been responsible for his son's murder due to the fact that another bombing occurred prior to the

Yankee Stadium bombing, which meant that it was Pedro's responsibility to get his son's ichip

immediately after the first bombing.