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I recently made a post about protest songs and a lot of people commented with more songs, so since then I wanted to make a post about songs that actually helped change the world, at least a little :)

Bella Ciao - a song made in Italy be resistants against fascim during world war two

Hasta Siempre (Comandante che guevara) - Carlos Puebla - about the cuban revolution, the song was inspired by Che Guevara farewell’s letter 

Guantanamera - a patriotic cuban song, it has been interpreted by artists all around the world 

Imagine - John Lennon - I guess that I don’t really have to present this song, so I’m just going to share this video about a man playing Imagine in front of the Bataclan in Paris after the terrorist attack, I think it just shows how important and beautiful this song is, all well as this video made by the most popular French youtubers after the attack

Blowin’ in the wind - Bob Dylan - a prostest song, that asks rethorical questions about life and peace

Sunday bloody sunday - U2 -  describes the horror of the incidents during the war in Ireland 

Nuit et brouillard - Jean Ferrat - a very sad and dramatic song about the concentration camps during world war two. In France, we often learn this song at school because it’s a very important one and tells very well the story of Jews who had to board the trains going to the concentration camps (it’s also the name of a movie about concentration camps)

Le champ des partisans - a beautiful song made by French resistants during WWII. It’s a very popular song in France: we often learn it at school and a lot of people think it should be our national anthem instead of La Marseillaise

L’internationale - tells the oppressed to stand up against tyranny, it was translated in many languages and it’s a reknowed communist song 

God save the queen - Sex Pistols - against the bad traitment of the working class in Enland during the 70s

A change is gonna come - Sam Cooke - supports the civil rights movements in the USA 

We shall overcome - Joan Baez - about the civil rights movement too, helped bring people together 

Do they know it’s christmas (feed the world) - BandAid - helped raise money to help Ethiopia during a period of famine

Free listen mandela - asks for Nelson Mandela freedom

We are the world - USA for Africa - another song to aid East Africa when Ethiopia and other countries were struggling with hunger 

They don’t care about about us - Michael Jackson - I guess that the title speaks for itself. Various music videos for this song were released, for example in a Brazilian favela and in a USAmerican prison

Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika - a pan-African liberation anthem that became the national anthem of five African countries 

@closet-keys​

So Afraid - Janelle Monae

Troubled Times - Green Day

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

Sleep Now in the Fire - Rage Against the Machine

Critical Hit - Ghost Mice

Minority - Green Day

To Young Leaders - Guante

All You Fascists Bound to Lose - Woodie Guthrie

We Only Want the Earth - Lorcan Mac Mathuna

Young Volanoes - Fall Out Boy

The Ghost of Tom Joad - Rage Against the Machine

Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Nina Cried Power - Hozier

Behind the Barricades - David Rovics

Heretic Pride - The Mountain Goats

HELLO ANONYMOUS ASK. Okay, so to everyone out there, I get a lot of asks regarding applying to NYU and my NYU experience in general. Usually I respond privately cause I understand that college (especially the financial end of it) can be a sensitive topic. But, since this ask is anonymous and I therefore have no way to answer it privately, I’m going to use this moment to address a lot on the topic of NYU. Okay, let’s begin!

About Me

Okay, this isn’t my life story, jut necessary NYU information. I live in Upstate New York (so I pay the in-state tuition at NYU). I began going to NYU in the Fall of 2013. So, as of right now, I’m getting ready to go back for my sophomore year. So, depending on when you see this post, I might be further along in my studies. After four years (Spring 2017), I’ll graduate and then I will literally (not literally at all) have all information about NYU. Another important thing to know, I study Film and TV at Tisch School of the  Arts. Yes, I’m an art student. This means I might not be able to help you if you’re applying to physics or something else. I can help a little if you’re interested in Tisch though, be it music, theater, etc. I can really help you if you’re in film. Regardless, if you’re interested in NYU in any capacity, talk to me and if I can’t answer your questions, I’ll get into contact with a friend who can.

Applying to NYU

The application process is pretty straightforward. It’s Common App plus a supplement that mostly regards studying abroad. Now, if you’re applying to any of the schools, there are additional things. I’m not sure about any of the other schools (because I’m not in them) but Tisch requires portfolios/auditions. Have good grades, extracurricular activities, SAT scores, and blah blah, etc. Also, I highly recommend applying early decision. It puts you out there ahead off everyone else, makes you look super prepared, and let’s NYU know you’re serious about their school. Plus, you get to know if you got in so you can figure out things like, I don’t know, money.

Financial Aid

Okay, NYU is hella expensive. With that out of the way, I am now going to put some of you at ease. Financially speaking, I’m on the poorer side (by a lot) of the middle class spectrum, mostly because I live in a single parent household. Because of this, NYU pays for about two-thirds of my tuition and with additional loans, I’m able to pay tuition with about $1000 that I have to pay myself each year (this includes housing, dining, and other miscellaneous insurances). So, if you’re tight on cash, but NYU is your dream and you’re committed, still apply. You never know how it’ll turn out. Just don’t leave NYU as your only application option.

Housing

I stayed in NYU housing for my first year at NYU, and I will continue to stay in it this upcoming year. For my junior and senior years, it’s a bit up in the air. I might get an apartment. I suggest living in housing, if you can. You get to meet people (even if they might not be people on your floor) that you will become very close with. That aside, I suggest trying to live at Founders (my old dorm where the rooms are HUGE), Third North (they have kitchens), or Brittany (they recently renovated). Those dorms are a bit further from campus, but they’re right by Union Square, so you get to explore a bit more of the city that way. Next year I’m living in an upperclassman dorm, Gramercy (THE BEST DORM). If you want more specific info, check the NYU Housing Wiki. It’s pretty rad.

Do You Like NYU?

I LOVE NYU. The past year has been great. Academically speaking, I really do feel like I’m going to one of the best film schools in the world (and my friends studying other areas feel as though they’re getting an exceptional education as well). Academics aside, I’ve met absolutely wonderful people, made many friends, and live in one of the most beautiful cities on the planet. So yes, I am very happy with my decision to go to NYU.

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