Personal Words

The lyrics I chose for this project are Girlfriend by Alicia Keys

"May be silly for me to feel this way about you and her Cuz I know she's been such a good friend I know she has helped you through Talkin late on the phone Every night you've been callin Private moments alone Could your heart soon be fallin And I know she's a friend But I can't shake the feeling That I could be losing your heart. I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend Although she's just a girl that is your friend I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend She shares a special part of you. You said that she's one who helped you see How deep you're in love with me And intentions were not to get in between But I see possibilities. And you say that you feel I'm the best thing in your life And I know it's real And I see it in your eyes There's no reason for me, to even feel this way I know you just enjoy her company. I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend Although she's just a girl that is your friend I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend She shares a special part of you. It's enough to make a ninja go crazy. I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend Although she's just a girl that is your friend I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend She shares a special part of you."

I chose the lyrics because I feel they often represent particular situations I find myself in when I'm in a relationship and it has happened more than once. To me the lyrics are saying how Alicia Keys is the girlfriend yet she has suspicious that another girl her boyfriend often talks to is more than just a friend to him although they have repeatedly had the conversation that she is just a girl who is a friend. This song is not a new song and I do not know how old it is, but I do notice that whenever something similar as described in the song is occuring with me the song seems to pop up whether I hear someone singing it or if it plays on my ipod which I feel is a little wierd considering I have about two thousand songs. I also like how in the song the actual girlfriend is able to admit her jealously to her boyfriend although in the end it might be what drives him away into the arms of the other girl who is a friend. The song itself is actually very short and straight to the point just happening to have to chorus repeated frequently.

Social Issue: Women In Society

In this photograph a woman is doing all types of things at once, multitasking to the fullest. There is a sense of weariness presented in the woman’s face. The colors I have used in this picture are black, red, grey, and some white on the apron. All the words are red to show the consistence of what she does each day and how tiresome it truly can be. The fact that she is in the kitchen getting ready to cook at the same time coming home from work with her business suit still on, while doing even more work on the computer, also about to go fix something with the drill proves that she has to do everything and she is drained. This superwoman has had enough, but she has no choice but to continue on because if she doesn’t who will?

The issue present is that women in today’s time have to not only take on the duties of men, but continue doing all the other household routines that are expected from them. Women like this are exhausted and fed up knowing that they cannot quit because they must continue, if not for themselves then for their families. Men simply sit around having sympathy for these ladies, but rarely doing things to step up and assist them. My picture is bluntly stating that although women are capable of doing everything, just as well as men, they are worn out and would not mind someone coming to help them out. This effects me and the people around me such as my family because they are the women who have to do everything at once all alone, and all I can really do is sit and watch them struggle which breaks my heart for it is not my wish to see anyone struggle the way these women do. It also makes me raise question to if things will get any better or worse by the time I have my own family with a career, and if things remain exactly the same, it makes me reconsider the plans I had for my future for fear of a breakdown. The men need to step up and give these women a break, because the stress is getting to them all, and soon enough people will truly see the wrath a woman can possess when pushed over the edge.