ACTIVITY N°2

- Watch The First World Problems Rap available on www.youtube.com

1. What is the rap about? What is the subject matter?

Disappointment.

2. What is the mood like?

Satirical

3. What does the title mean?

“The First World Problems” means some issues that some people lived around the world.

Google Images. (2015)

ACTIVITY N°3

- Play the rap again, but this time close your eyes and focus on listening to the words.

1. Are you able to follow the language used? Why or why not?

No, because he sings very fast.

2. What is the language like? How familiar are you with the vocabulary and expressions used?

Informal language or Colloquial words. We are not familiar with the vocabulary and the expressions used in the rap, because Zach uses lot of native phrases.

3. What is the rhythm like? Are you able to tap it?

Rap. Yes, We are able to tap it.

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ACTIVITY N°4

- Read the lyrics of the rap on the right

1. How familiar are you with the ideas presented in the rap? Can you think of more examples of First World Problems?

we are familiar with this ideas, because we have some things that in our real life happened.  Another example is when you want to turn off the light and the person stay in the bed.

2. Can you identify with Zatch? Why or why not?

Yes, because we think that first world problems are unnecessary issues.

3. What emotions does the rap evoke in you?

We felt so disappointed with these kind of “problems”

Google Images. (2015)

Activity 5:

Play the rap again, and look at the lyrics while listening. If you wish, you can mouth the words silently.

• Can you identify words that rhyme?

- yes, like to make a bow - Wii remote control.

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• How is the setting of the modern, Western World created?

-Like the whole western world is very rich, the opposite of Europe that is involved in economic crisis.

• Imagine going to back 50 years in time and playing this rap to someone living in the past. How would they react to the language and the ideas presented?

-They would feel like we are totally crazy because Zach makes me think that he and his culture spend a lot of unnecessary money in order to feel like they are rich.

Activity 6:

Play the rap again, and join in by readings aloud the lyrics. Can you keep up with zach? How about finally performing the rap without the backing video?

• in your opinion, who is he best audience for this rap? Why?

- people from the third world problem because we need to know about those problems and it is a decision for us take or leave it.

a. In your opinion, who is the best audience for this rap? Why?

- I think that the best audience are teenagers because they have a good sense of humor

b. Has your initial reaction to the rap changed? Why/Why not?

- I was so happy because that song was very funny and it has not changed because I still have the same sense of humor

c. What does the title mean? Has your interpretation of it changed? Why?

The title means the superficial problems that superficial people suffer in their superficial country. The interpretation hasn’t change

ACTIVITY # 2

Watch the “First World Problems” rap available in www.youtube.com.

1. What is the rap about? What is the subject matter?

The rap is about people that have a better quality of life, people that do not have needs, because they have a luxurious life, and the worst problems that they face are related to superficial things, for example: Do not know what dress I should select because I have too many dresses. The song wants to show the reality of Countries that have First World Problems

Google Images. (2015)

2. What is the mood like?

SATIRIC.

www.global-change-awareness.com. (2015)

3. What does the title mean?

In our opinion the title refers in a satiric way  “the problems” of people that live in a country with a good economy (first world), and for that reason those people do not have more preoccupations that their superficial “problems”.

Google Images. (2015)

ACTIVITY # 1

Summary about the last class “ First world problems”

1. First World problems, according to the video, are unnecessary and not so significatively compared to the Third World Problems.
2. The video shows an exaggeration concerning these problems, using metaphors, that express common phrases that people say.

Reflexion by the authors of the blog.

It is important to recognize that understanding homelessness requires a grasp of several social issues: poverty, affordable housing, disability, and others. Homelessness is simply when people or households are unable to acquire and/or maintain housing they can afford. 

As they can afford the places where they live, they find a refugee on streets, becoming this, a very well known fact is that the 'Thrownaways' become Homelessnness people, also, these people are surrounded by stereotypes that, for many of those who are not living this, tend to judge them, without knowing how do they handle the negative situations in order to survive day by day.

On the other hand, some people use this as an excuse to solve their addiction to drugs, alcohol, etc, fortifying the stereotypes that the society have of them, other thing that they do is to steal for just the consumption of these substances. 

Different organizations that are helping to these people need to have domething on mind: to provide people with shelter is the concept of providing people with a home, a safe and permanent place to reside, homelessness and houselesness are not so different at all, one group need a solid structure to survive, the other one, just need a group of people who can make these people to fell like 'in home'.

Reflective video about "houseless people".

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Campus moviefest. (2013) Houseless but no homeless. Youtube. Recovered in: May 30th 2015. Available in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxgJM9yckw

Reflective video about "homeless people".

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Gosh O. (2015) Asking homeless people for money. Youtube. Recovered in: May 30th 2015. Available in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyd9JP715T4

Posible solutions of "homelessness" and "houselessness".

We can end the homelessness and houselessness crisis!

By stabilizing people through shelter, moving them into permanent housing, and implementing assistance programs to keep them in their housing, we can not only reduce, but eliminate, homelessness in New York City.

• For homeless people, shelter from the elements can be a matter of life and death. The right to shelter is a vital legal protection for homeless individuals, families and children. Without this crucial safeguard, vulnerable homeless people would be at severe risk of death or injury on the streets and in other public spaces. 

• More than three decades ago, Coalition for the Homeless won a landmark legal victory that established the right to shelter for homeless people in New York City. 

• Many of the most successful housing-based policies designed to address the homelessness crisis in particular, permanent supportive housing for individuals living with disabilities and other special needs were pioneered in New York City and have been replicated throughout the country. 

• Numerous research studies have consistently confirmed that long-term housing assistance not only successfully reduces homelessness it is also less expensive than shelter and other institutional care. 

There are several programs that have been proven successful in preventing homelessness for low income families and individuals. One successful approach involves eviction-prevention grants to help tenants at risk of becoming homeless pay back rent and remain in their apartments. As apartment rents continue to rise and earnings for workers at the low end of the pay scale stagnate, more of our neighbors find themselves on the border of eviction. The overwhelming majority are working families who fell behind in their rent after experiencing sudden medical costs, a death in the family or loss of employment. Providing financial assistance for rental arrears helps potentially homeless families stay in their apartments.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Proven Solutions (2014). Coallition for the Homeless. Recovered in: June 1st, 2015. Available in: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/ending-homelessness/proven-solutions/