R. Marcus

https://www.easybib.com/guides/5-stories-of-plagiarism-in-2017/

With how easy it is to share and obtain media today, it has also opened up doors for plagiarism, allowing people to “steal” someone else’s creative works. This problem is rampant and can be observed anywhere especially in social media, particularly social media pages that repost someone else’s works, putting “ctto” into the post description. For me, this form of acknowledgment isn’t enough and hurts content creators in a way that they may be discouraged to create more content.

https://www.nupoliticalreview.com/2015/05/07/competing-with-free-innovative-solutions-to-online-piracy/

Today ICTs makes it easier to reproduce and distribute media files, but it also brought along online piracy. Online piracy is the act of reproducing media content without authorization, examples of these are downloading copyrighted material. Online piracy hurts intellectual property owners through reducing their income.

http://www.insanitek.net/gconyers/archives/1142

When media evolved, news media integrated and improved as well, bringing news to everyone that has access to it. But it also made it far easier to manipulate the masses, the more people news media has coverage to, the more people they can deceive.

Digital Citizenship

Having a social media account, using a digital platform, or creating any online content makes you a netizen. As netizens, we should partake in online communities we meet ethically and respectfully. Just like in the real world, we must behave accordingly and follow a set of rules, on the Internet, it is essential to follow Internet Etiquettes, also known as Netiquettes.

The invention of social networking revolutionized the world, it has allowed people all over the world to meet and socialize in a virtual setting. But this has also caused consequences. Consequences like Data and Identify theft, Misinformation, Privacy breaches, and more. All of these can be prevented by being socially responsible.

Social Networking Responsibility

How does one become socially responsible online? The first step begins with you, being aware of what you do online makes it easier for you to be socially responsible. 

Social Responsibility starts with:

Using appropriate language

Protecting your privacy and respecting other’s privacy

Being skeptical; always fact-check information

Being wise about who follows you and who you follow

Thinking before posting

Keeping your emotions in check

What exactly is a gadget?

Gadgets often called gizmos, are defined as “an often small mechanical or electronic device with a practical use but often thought of as a novelty” Some examples of these gadgets are Headphones, Routers, Digital Cameras, and of course Smartphones.

But Why?

Out of all the gadgets, why is it that the Smartphone is my favorite one? Well because its functionality and uses make other gadgets less impressive by comparison. The phrase “Jack of all trades, master of none” perfectly captures the essence of a smartphone, due to the fact that it combines the functionality of a telephone, camera, music player, calendar, personal digital assistant, and more into one device.

Other gadgets focus and specialize in certain fields/areas while the smartphone focuses on almost all areas albeit not as specialized as others. It serves as our personal assistant in our daily lives, got something to search for? want to listen to music? need to call or message someone? the smartphone’s got it all covered.

In the video, when Gotye reminisces his old relationship, the lines first appear, then the colors around the background, then unto Gotye, seamlessly making him blend into the background. This is to represent that he still lives in the past, in his dysfunctional relationship. After a while, Kimbra shows up, with lines and colors on her body except for her face. She shows her side of the relationship, then the lines and paint slowly vanish from her body, symbolizing her leaving this dysfunctional relationship. In the end, Gotye is the only one with lines and paint.

Pompeii Lyrics

Eh, eheu, eheu (x8 times)

I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show

And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above

But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I going to be an optimist about this? How am I going to be an optimist about this?

We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settles around us

And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above

But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I going to be an optimist about this? How am I going to be an optimist about this?

Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins? Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?

And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above

But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I going to be an optimist about this? How am I going to be an optimist about this?

If you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?

Eh, eheu, eheu (x8 times)

Lyric Interpretation

Eh, eheu, eheu, is a Latin phrase that translates to Alas! which is an expression of grief, pity, or concern.

Many days fell away with nothing to show, refers to life in Pompeii, for some people they lived a wealthy life, though they lived rich, they are stagnant, much time has passed yet they didn’t progress further than being rich.

And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love, refers to the inevitable destruction of Pompeii. Before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, earthquakes spread throughout the city of Pompeii, causing “the walls kept tumbling down in the city”.

Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above refers to when the eruption buried Pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash. The ash poured across the land and shrouded the city in darkness.

But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?, refers to what the inhabitants of Pompeii did when the eruption happened, they never fled, but instead decided to close their eyes and acted “as if nothing changed at all”

How am I going to be an optimist about this?, also refers to how the inhabitants of Pompeii handled the situation, once they stopped hoping, they realized the gravity of their situation and accepted their impending doom.

In your pose as the dust settled around us, refers to how the Pompeiians remained in place, as about the volcanic ash were going to settle down and suffocate them.

Song Subject and Situations

Subject

The song is about the destruction of the city of Pompeii caused by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The song depicts the lifestyle of Pompeiians and how it caused their eventual downfall. 

Situation

Several situations are being narrated in the song, some of these situations are explained in the lyric interpretation, some of these are:

Pompeiians living a life of luxury and zero responsibilities.

Earthquakes rumbled across the city, causing infrastructure such as walls and buildings to collapse.

The volcano erupts, spreading heavy ashfall throughout the city.

The Pompeiians closed their eyes and accepted their impending doom and stayed in place.

MEDIA LITERACY

Media literacy focuses on the exercises that allow people to access, critically assess, and create or manipulate media. It is the ability to approach, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication. Media literacy is necessary for educational success, effectively working, and contributing to the community

INFORMATION LITERACY