A Picture’s Worth A A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words:Thousand Words:

Evaluating Human Emotions Evaluating Human Emotions through Pictures and Songsthrough Pictures and Songs

Look Closely…..Look Closely…..

What did you see?What did you see?

A man?A man?A woman?A woman?

Happiness?Happiness?Sadness?Sadness?

Poverty?Poverty?Wealth?Wealth?

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Well, the reality is……Well, the reality is……

They were cotton pickers in 1935They were cotton pickers in 1935

Leaving for the fields at 6:30am in Leaving for the fields at 6:30am in ArkansasArkansas

Their clothes are tattered and torn, but…..Their clothes are tattered and torn, but…..

Perhaps they are glad to have a job, Perhaps they are glad to have a job, embarrassed to be photographed in their embarrassed to be photographed in their current condition……you decide. current condition……you decide.

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Look at their faces, look at the Look at their faces, look at the background…..practice empathy, and now background…..practice empathy, and now

what do you see?what do you see?

About the picture:About the picture:

It was taken in 1936It was taken in 1936

The title is “People living in miserable The title is “People living in miserable poverty in Elm Grove, Oklahoma County, poverty in Elm Grove, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma”Oklahoma”

They are not on some Chevy Chase wild They are not on some Chevy Chase wild vacation…..this is their HOME!vacation…..this is their HOME!

Yet, it could be worse……..Yet, it could be worse……..

You’ve probably seen this picture You’ve probably seen this picture before…..before…..

She was a migrant She was a migrant worker in California in worker in California in 1936.1936.She had seven children She had seven children and was very worried and was very worried because of the failure of because of the failure of the pea crop that season the pea crop that season – how was she going to – how was she going to pay for things?pay for things?Sound familiar? Sound familiar? How?How?

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Do you have to be rich to be Do you have to be rich to be happy?happy?

Perhaps we should ask Mr. and Perhaps we should ask Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lyman…..Mrs. Andrew Lyman…..

They were Polish tobacco farmers in They were Polish tobacco farmers in Connecticut in the early 1940’s.Connecticut in the early 1940’s.

They were poor.They were poor.

Yet, they seem happy. Yet, they seem happy.

What about Paris Hilton?What about Paris Hilton?

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This man was a bum who claimed to be a This man was a bum who claimed to be a Scotch comedian, at Third Ave and 14Scotch comedian, at Third Ave and 14thth St. St.

in New York City. (1942)in New York City. (1942)Man at Colonial Park:Man at Colonial Park: Upon being asked, “Do rich Upon being asked, “Do rich

people and poor people have people and poor people have anything in common?”anything in common?”"God made all this, and he "God made all this, and he made it for everybody. And he made it for everybody. And he made it equal. This breeze and made it equal. This breeze and these green leaves out here is these green leaves out here is for everybody. The same sun's for everybody. The same sun's shining down on everybody. shining down on everybody. This breeze comes from God This breeze comes from God and man cain't do nothing and man cain't do nothing about it. I breath the same air about it. I breath the same air old man Ford an old man old man Ford an old man Rockerfeller breath. They got Rockerfeller breath. They got all the money an I ain't got all the money an I ain't got nothing, but they got to breath nothing, but they got to breath the same air I do." the same air I do."

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What do you think?What do you think?

Do rich people and poor Do rich people and poor people have anything in people have anything in common?common?

What about music?What about music?

Music has been used since slavery in the Music has been used since slavery in the United States to pass time and make United States to pass time and make unbearable situations bearable. unbearable situations bearable.

We don’t listen to the same artists, styles, We don’t listen to the same artists, styles, or much of anything else, but are the or much of anything else, but are the messages similar or different?messages similar or different?

Well, decide for yourself……………Well, decide for yourself……………

Give Me Three Grains of Corn, Give Me Three Grains of Corn, Mother!Mother!

The song, “Give Me Three Grains of Corn, The song, “Give Me Three Grains of Corn, Mother,” written by Mrs. A.M. Edmond, with Mother,” written by Mrs. A.M. Edmond, with words by O.R. Gross, tells of a poor boy who is words by O.R. Gross, tells of a poor boy who is about to die of starvation. All he wants is enough about to die of starvation. All he wants is enough food to make it to the next morning, but feels food to make it to the next morning, but feels bad for wanting because he knows his mom bad for wanting because he knows his mom needs food just as badly. He goes on to show needs food just as badly. He goes on to show resentment toward those who have so much resentment toward those who have so much more and don’t even realize it.more and don’t even realize it.This song was written in Boston in 1848. Would This song was written in Boston in 1848. Would it still apply to people now in 2007?it still apply to people now in 2007?

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Well, hey, that’s just the way it is.Well, hey, that’s just the way it is.

Some things will never change……Some things will never change……

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Use your music analysis Use your music analysis sheets and compare the two sheets and compare the two

songs.songs.