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Does Hollywood have a bad influence on our kids?
The New York Times 2008

Hollywood has influence, no one would argue about that, but is it a negative influence?

I would have to say, in the most part, yes it is. There are several ways in which 'Hollywood' and it's 'stars' negatively impact our world. One way is in the clothing they wear. Younger and younger children are trying to dress like their idols. Today they display their nakedness and sexual gyrating in our living rooms every day. Another way they influence us in a negative way is by their attitude. Many of them have so much money that they have lost touch with the lowly peons who pay their salary by watching their movies, buying their CDs ... Then go on TV and spew out all their nonsense when they don't even really know what's going on. Unfortunately, people tend to believe them because they are celebrities rather than checking out the truth. Finally, celebrities have a negative impact on our kids because they are stars. They are held to a higher level than the average being and accorded idol status. They are given far too much money and far too much respect for what they do. Along with that status should come an extra load of responsibility for their behaviors. Whether we like it or not, our kids are looking to them, and they have a major impact on our clothing, our opinions, our politics, our religious beliefs and more.

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How to Fix the Global Economy?
The New York Times 2008

THE International Monetary Fund meeting in Singapore last month came at a time of increasing worry about the sustainability of global financial imbalances and how to fix the economy.

Well there are loads to cover about the economy crisis and how we got in to it. I was going through the archives section of The NYTimes and found this article on how to fix the global economy or what is the ultimate remedy of the financial crisis globally? In my opinion as an ordinary citizen is that the governments in every countries should have direct control over the financial sectors in countries. Production sectors like agriculture should be given more priorities. The education systems in the countries should be reviewed in the light of current financial crisis. The financial interest of common man should be given more priorities than the rich minorities. The major banks in the countries should be under the direct control of each governments. Public sectors should be given some sort of importance in the beam of current financial crisis. More lands to be cultivated rather than more constructions. And last but not least, Inflation should be checked and the meanings of globalization and privatization should be re-written.

Musician versus Music scholars

Music has a wide definition. Not everyone can understand the real meaning of that. In order to feel the real meaning of music you need to gain knowledge about it. You have to find the way to communicate with it. To do so, you need to learn its own language. Because a person who wants to communicate deeply with music needs to know how to speak with it. Hence, learning the basic and academy knowledge of it is the main thing you need to do. But who are the people that can do that?!

There are so many people who are actually majored in music, or study music regularly for fun. These people might already have great knowledge of music but their problem is they can not transfer the main and deep definition of it. We call these people music scholars. They are the ones that can explain every single detail in music theory or any other things related to music but they never can explain and transfer the real definition of each piece. For this part we need a interpreter a person who knows the language and enough knowledge of it to be able to transfer it to the audience.

Thus, we need some other people who can actually transfer each pieces message for the others. They are the ones that we call as musicians. A musician can translate the real meaning of each piece through her/his instrument. They use instruments as different equipments to interpret different things for other people. This ability just comes from these people, however they can be less educated from some of the music scholars. It is not really about your knowledge,it is mostly an ability;an ability that not everyone has it. There is something unique about them. which is learning how to make the best by combining different techniques,passion, and also knowledge through an instrument. 

That is why all the musician are somehow music scholars because in order to learn different techniques they need to have enough knowledge of it.But this case does not work for music scholars! There is no such a rule that music scholar should be musicians!!! They might even have better knowledge but it does not mean they have the ability...

WHAT MUSIC MEANS TO ME

I wonder if there is such a thing as a good addiction, because I am addicted to music. Without music, my day is completely empty and boring. I wake up to music, I go to school listening to music, I study music and I perform music. Music is love, music is language. Without music I am mute but above of all I am loveless. And no love, no life.It is very simple I see music in everything i do, everyone i meet and everywhere i go.Everything in life has its own meledoy that you can discover and enjoy them more. People have their own melody too. Every individual person have emotions that can be seen by music. When they are sad, when they are happy and etc. They all have their own vibes. And finally everywhere i go i see music. Streets, cars, shops, parks, rivers...They all are like orchestra, they play their individual instruments and note but together bring this amazing harmony of life. Music means so much to and helps me to see all of this and once again without music I can's see or hear things.