99 Homes Movie review Rap

Rap

99 Homes is a movie 

about a man who was evicted 

from his home

So he tried to get some money

of his own

he was offered employment

by his evictor

so he worked with him

In the system of greed he falls

He evicted people

then in the end

became arrested 

to a crime he admitted

While the boss carried on

with his multi-million endeavor

profiting from people's misfortune

Let's put myself as the director

let's recreate the main character's role

after all this is a movie

that we can recreate instantly

Movies can be a tool

for change to occur that is best for all

we act out

the changes we see 

then it becomes reality

Let's give the main character

 a free home

everyone a monthly income

that they don't have to work for

plus a job in construction

for the characters

if they need more

His son investigates 

how one builds a structure

his mom expresses herself 

and does what is best for all

While the real estate mogul

forgives himself

 changes his ways

using tools that work

Living income is the key

The lesson is clear

If we abuse our share

we will all lose

See what is possible 

a movie can be a tool

when you stand 

for what is best for all

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Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Homes

Recently unemployed single father Dennis Nash, a construction worker in Orlando, Florida, is evicted together with his mother Lynn, a hairdresser, and young son Connor from the foreclosed home they share. Callous real estate operator Rick Carver is in charge of the eviction, and police officers who provide the enforcement call him "boss." Dennis and his family move into a shabby cramped motel room. Dennis goes to Rick's office and tries to take back his tools stolen by Rick's men. Rick sees the confrontation and is impressed by Dennis' gumption. He offers Dennis work as a repairman at his properties and Dennis accepts. Dennis soon becomes Rick's assistant, helping to carry out evictions himself and set up real estate schemes that exploit government and banking rules to the disadvantage of struggling home owners. He starts accepting large payments of money (in exchange for the work he is performing for Mr. Carver) and dips into the glamorous lifestyle in which Rick indulges.

Almost as soon as he begins working for Mr. Carver, Dennis tells him to keep the cheques he offers (as payment for the work he performs for the real estate broker) in order for him to one day soon buy back the house he was evicted from by Mr. Carver but Rick tells him to keep his money for now since it is not enough anyway.

An evicted home owner living in the same motel as Dennis and his family recognizes and threatens him. Dennis reacts by making a deal with Rick to buy back his family's old house, but the legal process prevents them from moving in immediately, so he decides to get his son out of the motel room immediately by selling the family home and buying a much more luxurious home instead.

When Dennis brings his mother and son to the luxurious house and informs them he bought it and sold their old house so they could get out of the motel room immediately, his mother doesn't believe at first that he has bought the house. Then Dennis' mother is shocked by the loss of their long-time home and is repulsed as she realizes Dennis got his new-found wealth by helping him victimize honest homeowners who have financial problems. Even Dennis' son is not happy with the arrangement. Lynn and Connor leave Dennis to stay with her brother.

Rick puts together a multi-million dollar real estate deal, but it is jeopardized by a legal case brought by a home owner he is trying to evict. Dennis and the home owner were friendly acquaintances, but the man turned hostile toward Dennis when he saw him become part of Rick's eviction business. Dennis obeys Rick's order to deliver a forged document to court that defeats the home owner's legal case. When police try to evict the home owner, the distraught man fires a rifle at them. Fearing that the man, who has a wife and two children, will likely be killed in a shootout, Dennis confesses aloud at the scene to his complicity in delivering the forged paperwork. The home owner surrenders and Dennis is also arrested, but the well-connected Rick, standing in the background, is not.

Big Short : Film Review Rap

Rap

Big Short is a movie

about the housing market

and fraud that is based on profit

When the Housing Market booms 

or when it doesn't

we get our profit

We get a smile on our lips

winning is the illusion

eventually coming to the realization

The economy will collapse

so we will all lose

self-interest is not the key

Focusing on profit

is not the best

energy see-saw 

our body gets stressed

So we have to consider

why we do what we do

for we all will suffer

Free housing for all

is what we need

Money is not see-saw of energy

Money is about man and his expression

aligned to the expression of the earth

Realizing that the house is built 

from the trees

that come from the earth

Just as the air we breathe

bills are made of cotton

coins are metals too

Gratitude to the earth

I can see our equal value

burst the ego bubble

and reclaim our real value

Life = 1+1 =2

Big Short Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short_(film)

Whiplash: Film Review Rap

                     

Rap

Whiplash is a movie

that's about you and me

let's learn from it as a family

Question why we need bullies

to succeed

the fear to fall is behind it all

Self-forgive the fear

breathe and bring yourself back here

express yourself

Use commonsense

bypass the rules

and see for yourself

Tap on surfaces

hear all the sound in the universe

realize they all have a tune

we can change the rules

For not one sound is out of tune

without judgment

we can see clearly

it's not just do re mi baby
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Whiplash Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_%282014_film%29

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Andrew Neiman is a first-year jazz student at the prestigious Shaffer Conservatory in New York. He has been playing drums from a young age and aspires to become one of the greats like Buddy Rich. Famed conductor Terence Fletcher discovers Andrew practicing in the music room late one night and eventually invites him into his studio band as the alternative for core drummer Carl Tanner. Fletcher is abusive toward his students, mocking and insulting them; when the band rehearses the Hank Levy piece "Whiplash" and Andrew struggles to keep the tempo, Fletcher hurls a chair at him, slaps him, and berates him in front of the class.

At a jazz competition, Andrew accidentally misplaces Carl's sheet music; as Carl cannot play without it, Andrew steps in, telling Fletcher that he can perform "Whiplash" from memory. After a successful performance, Fletcher promotes him to core drummer. Soon after, Fletcher recruits Ryan Connolly, the core drummer from Andrew's former lower-level class. Andrew believes Connolly is the less talented drummer, and is infuriated when Fletcher promotes him to core. Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew practices until his hands bleed and breaks up with his girlfriend Nicole, believing she will hold him back.

Fletcher tearfully reveals in class that a talented former student of his, Sean Casey, has died in a car accident. The band rehearses "Caravan", but Ryan struggles with the tempo. Fletcher auditions Andrew, Ryan and Carl for hours while the class waits outside, and finally gives the position to Andrew.

On the way to a jazz competition, Andrew's bus breaks down. He rents a car but arrives late and realizes he left his drumsticks at the car rental office. After an argument with Fletcher, Andrew drives back to retrieve the drumsticks. As he speeds back, his car is hit by a truck. He crawls from the wreckage and arrives on stage badly injured. When he struggles to play "Caravan" due to his injuries, Fletcher stops the band mid-performance to tell Andrew he is "done". Andrew attacks Fletcher in front of the audience and is expelled from Shaffer.

Andrew meets with a lawyer representing the parents of Sean Casey. The lawyer explains that Sean actually hanged himself, having suffered anxiety and depression after joining Fletcher's class; Sean's parents want to prevent Fletcher from teaching. Andrew agrees to testify anonymously and Fletcher is fired.

Months later, Andrew has abandoned music and is working in a restaurant while applying to different colleges. He walks past a jazz club and sees Fletcher performing on stage. Fletcher invites him for drinks and explains that he pushes his students hard so they might achieve greatness. He invites Andrew to perform at a festival concert with his band. Andrew agrees and invites Nicole, but she is in a new relationship and declines.

On stage at the jazz festival, moments before the performance, Fletcher reveals that he knows Andrew testified against him. He leads the band in a new piece Andrew has never heard or rehearsed, and he finds no sheet music for it in his folder. Unable to follow the cues without sheet music, Andrew struggles through it and leaves the stage humiliated. As Fletcher addresses the audience, Andrew returns to the stage and interrupts with the "Caravan" drum intro, leading the rest of the band. Infuriated, Fletcher reluctantly follows. When Andrew ends the performance with an extravagant drum solo, Fletcher and Andrew exchange smiles.

Living My Utmost Potential: My Created Word Tarot Cards: Group Reading: Impromptu Speech

This is a video of what I call Group Word Tarot Reading at our Speech Club Event. 

I challenged myself to speak impromptu using 4 word cards . I asked 4 people from the audience to pick a card each from my word tarot deck. Then, i spoke about the words they chose (which i did not know beforehand) in a speech.