Rivera's Mural and the Occupy Movement

The connection between Rivera’s Frozen Assets mural connects to the Occupy movement today because the middle picture Rivera drew is mainly homeless people who don’t have enough to survive, and those who had jobs lost them, and now are being kept in a homeless warehouse. Then going back to the Occupy movement that’s going on today, every day when I’m heading to work I see that same picture of homeless people, or those who are just volunteering, to help protest the 99% who are being taxed and becoming poor. Across from the protestors who are camping out in their tents are Officers guarding business buildings. Now that I think about it, Rivera’s drawing is similar to the Movement today and it makes me think of what people were going through, through the Great Depression. When I think about how today banks are trying to charge those who use their debit cards makes me refer back to how the picture at the bottom of the drawing how the people are trying to take all their money out their banks. My research about the Occupy Movement is connected back to the Great Depression and how a lot of people were going through tough times just like we are today. Rivera’s mural top drawing and the Occupy movement makes me think about what people who are working and have on their business attire, think about those who are becoming hopeless.

My Inspiration

What inspires me is music to be specific Afro Jack. This inspires me because recently I was in club waiting for my sister to sign up for the bad girls club show, and I was there to support her inside a club in San Francisco. As I was waiting for her they was playing music and it really inspired me, as I was sitting there. I was in the VIP area by myself and as the music was playing it made me forget about everything I was going through and somehow it was uplifting me to become a better person. As the music was getting louder my focus was looking into these blue lights and I was beginning to smile more and more as the music continued to play. I never felt so refreshed like this, by listening to music and I felt like if this kind of genre of music makes me feel this way I should listen to this all the time. My feelings and emotions were more into the sound and the lyrics of the song; the song was just sending a message to be higher in life. Feeling this way I was alone at the time, and I realized with me being by myself my focus was on my life and how I wanted to conquer the world and be successful. The first thing it reminded me of was Year Up, and I felt like I can achieve whatever and accomplish what ever goals that are set for me.  I think this inspiration would last for a long time with me, when I’m walking to school and from work. It changes my whole days forgetting about all the stressful things that are going on in my life. By listening to Afro Jack it inspires me to become a better person and be in my own little world, so I believe this inspiration would last years for me.