Generation Y: Digital Love and Hate

Generation Y or my generation was born at the peak of digital media. Being able to see and be part of the new inventions that are now so prevalent into days society such as, cell phones and computers. People are able to express themselves in a whole new manner and making their art more accessible to others. For example music and paintings with the internet flourishing as it is allows people to show case their work in 'binary style' to the whole world and not to just one sector or audience. So we are having more and more talented people being notice for their art because of that. Although it has a created a great resource to allow artist to get their work noticed it also is hurting them. Piracy has become the main issue in day to day life. The internet, DVD-R's or CD-R's makes it hard for the artist that do decide to showcase their art on a digital form more easily got to for people that want to either get it for free or sale their art. This has become most used I believe in literacy on the internet. College/High students copy and pasting information they found on to the internet into a paper they have to write for class. The newly found or created easiness of getting information off the internet has made todays people more about temporary knowledge only trying to remember what they need to get by because if they do need to get the information again they have easier resources to remember it by. Overall, The digital era has helped us a lot in a plenty of ways like medically, intellectually and other. But was is the consequence to all that greatness maybe be the loss of connection between people, the retaining of knowledge or even being to create art. I love digital media like any other but I do realize what it has made us and it is a very love and hate relationship.

Our Ancestors

People Not The Society

History and culture is what makes a community. The music and environment is only manipulated by the people in it, although adaption places a big part, it only determines what we become but not who we are. As a film maker I find myself more interested in the people themselves or history of the people then just solely the music, food, fashion. Because any culture people have their differences on what they believe is good food, good instruments or even what is even part of their culture or not. So directed towards the Montagnards I would most likely want to talk to clergyman at first to understand the past culture, religion then talk to many people currently transitioning to America and talk about their concerns about this country concerning themselves and others in the community. 

http://www.unpo.org/article/8195

http://www.cal.org/co/montagnards/vlife

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Framing of Life

I believe everything in existence is just a framing of life. Codes that we have to find the answer to everyday, words, feelings, gestures. Once we find the answer we are able to communicate. Because what is life but just the interactions with others. Solitude only brings genius if the genius isn't in solitude meaning that intelligence is only brought by others before you to grow from. And with that you can figure out how you frame out in this world. From the people around you. People coming to another country trying to start a new life look at others for guidance to find the regular or medium. Being considered part of their society seems to become more relevant than their past or future. Consider countries as a big portrait filled with all their traditions and culture. And the immigrants goal is to figure how to get into that picture how to be part of the frame. The frame of life. Its not easy to find your place but once you do it becomes way easier and you realize that life is just like a frame and you will find its hard to part of it but if you just realize that frame isn't something to get but something you have already then you will find you were in the frame along.