Back to the Future - Comparison - Yesterday and Today - Hippie - Hip-Hop

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Estimados Estudiantes, By now you should be working on your support paragraphs. This is what I will look for in this discussion board>

1. Support #1 – ¾ of a page long – 50 points.

a. Begin with topic sentence

b. Explain what you mean (2-3 sentences)

c. Subject A – Sixties ( five to six sentences)

d. Subject B- Today (five to six sentences)

e. Conclusion – what do you think (2 sentences)

Jay’s Sample Support #1 for Hippies and Hip-Hop

( here I’m comparing language:)

Here, I thought what would I do if I was to compare Hippie with Hip-Hop culture. After writing about fashion, I decided to go with language. Here is how it looks.

1. I started with a clear topic sentence to emphasize my main idea.

Both the Hippie and Hip Hop worlds have their own language.

2. Next, I take a few sentences to explain and clarify my point.

Whether it is the Sixties or Today, young people just want to be cool. They want to sound like they are up on the most current trends. It shows up in the way they talk.

3. Okay. Now, I go to Subject A – Hippie – to explain how they use their language. I try to give specific reasons. I try to provide specific examples. Here I thought I could concentrate on the idea of “cool.

In fact, the word “cool” probably carries over until this day from the Sixties. For the Hippies, it was really important to be “cool.” They had a lot of words for it: “hip,” “happening,” “boss.” If you just saw the best band at a party, you might say it was “out of sight.” If you had a good English class, you just might say it was “righteous.” On the other hand, no real hippie ever wanted to be “uncool.” They had words for that, too. If an experience didn’t turn out the way you expected, you would say it was a“drag.” I mean, you just didn’t want to go through that again. It was a“bummer.”

4. Okay. Now, I go to Subject B – Hip Hop – to explain their use of the language. I try to give specific reasons. I try to provide specific examples. Here for direct comparison, I thought I would concentrate on the same idea of “cool” in the Hip Hop language. I even when for a quote from a song.

In the same way, it’s important for young people in the Hip Hop culture to show they know what’s up. It comes out in their language. “It’s a form of intelligence,” says Hip Hop artist KRS-One. “To be hip is to be up-date and relevant.” That’s why you’ll never hear anyone who wants to be cool using the term “groovy.” These days, it’s embarrassing to fall behind. You have to stay up on current trends. If you want to say something is good, then you let everyone know it was “sick,” like, “man, that trick was sick yo.” I suppose there is a lot of rebellion built into Hip Hop. I mean, you don’t ever want to talk like your parents do. If they mentioned they liked a song coming out of the car radio, you would never want to agree with them, even if you liked it better than they did. You don’t say it’s good. You say it’s “ill.” Or you could just lie, and say it was “nasty.”

5. Finally, I want to conclude with my own observation. I try to make a point that ties things together.

I guess things will never change. Young people will always want to have their own language. It will always be “uncool’ to sound like your parents.

This is what it looks like when I put everything together:

Both the Hippie and Hip Hop worlds have their own language. Whether it is the Sixties or Today, young people just want to be cool. They want to sound like they are up on the most current trends. It shows up in the way they talk. In fact, the word “cool” probably carries over until this day from the Sixties. For the Hippies, it was really important to be “cool.” They had a lot of words for it: “hip,” “happening,” “boss.” If you just saw the best band at a party, you might say it was “out of sight.” If you had a good English class, you just might say it was “righteous.” On the other hand, no real hippie ever wanted to be “uncool.” They had words for that, too. If an experience didn’t turn out the way you expected, you would say it was a “drag.” I mean, you just didn’t want to go through that again. Man, it was a“bummer.” In the same way, it’s important for young people in the Hip Hop culture to show they know what’s up. It comes out in their language. “It’s a form of intelligence,” says Hip Hop artist KRS-One. “To be hip is to be up-date and relevant.” That’s why you’ll never hear anyone who wants to be cool using the term “groovy.” These days, it’s embarrassing to fall behind. You have to stay up on current trends. If you want to say something is good, then you let everyone know it was “sick,” like, “man, that trick was sick yo.” I suppose there is a lot of rebellion built into Hip Hop. I mean, you don’t ever want to talk like your parents do. If they mentioned they liked a song coming out of the car radio, you would never want to agree with them, even if you liked it better than they did. You don’t say it’s good. You say it’s “ill.” Or you could just lie, and say it was “nasty.” I guess things will never change. Young people will always want to have their own language. It will always be “uncool’ to sound like your parents

This is going to be a great week. You will see.

Paz,