"Pursuit of Happiness"
Name three things the couch in the video symbolizes.
Depression, Fear, Laziness, Addiction, Comfort Zone, Safe Space, Life's Obstacles, Procrastination, etc.
What are the roses sitting on in the beginning of the video?
Rocks
How many pages is the textual analysis essay?
5-7 pages
In 20 seconds, name four colors that don't have the letter "e" in them.
Black, Brown, Pink, Gold, Tan, Crimson, Lilac, Gray, Fuschia, Gris, Azul, Amarillo, Rojo, etc.
(I never said the colors had to be named in English.)
There are eight states in the U.S. that begin with the letter "M". Name at least five of them.
Maine, Maryland,Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
What drink/beverage does Kid Cudi spill on his couch?
Milk.
What do the close-up and far away shots symbolize in the music video?
Close-up = Intimacy/Closeness
Far away = Distance/Loneliness/Emptiness
What is a textual analysis?
An in-depth look into a text's deeper meaning (dig deeper).
Some months have 31 days; how many have 28 days?
All of them.
There once was a lady who really liked pink. In her cozy, little one-story house, everything was pink. Even her dog was pink. Her hair, her carpet, everything. What color are her stairs?
She didn’t have stairs. It was one-story house.
In the video, what item symbolizes Kid Cudi's ability to see the world more clearly?
His glasses
What is the significance of the rose in the beginning of the music video? What does it represent?
the relationship/ love/ love is beautiful and painful/relationships cannot grow without proper care
Explain the difference between Summary and textual analysis?
Summary = Simply states what happens
Analysis = What it means
Name six countries in Europe, not including England, Germany, or France.
Wales, Scotland, Finland, Latvia, Croatia, Russia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Turkey, etc.
Two mothers and two daughters were fishing. They managed to catch one big fish, one small fish, and one fat fish. Since only three fish were caught, how is it possible that they each took home a fish?
There are only three people (a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter). The "mother" is both a mother and a daughter.
What does he mean by the statement "Everything that shines ain't always gold"?
Things are not always as they appear/ Everything that looks appealing may not actually be appealing.
Besides close-ups and far away shots, how are positive and negative emotions visually represented in the music video?
Bright Lighting/Clothing = Positive (happiness)
Dark Lighting/Clothing = Negative (Sadness/Anger)
What is the difference between paraphrasing and quoting?
Paraphrase = giving credit to someone else's work, but using your own words.
Quoting = giving credit to someone else's work, but using their words directly.
Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina
You don't bury a man who is living. He is still alive.
Name five countries that start with the letter C.
China, Chad, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Chile, Cameroon, Croatia, etc.
What is the theme of the video? How is that theme illustrated in the video?
Chasing your dreams is challenging and comes with a price. Nothing in life comes easy. Kid Cudi keeps getting knocked down every time he got up.
In one scene, Melanie Fiona's boyfriend comes home late after a night out, and Melanie is sitting on the ground upset. What is she holding in her hands?
A cake
What was the X-Men influenced by? What does it symbolize?
The Civil Rights Movement/Minorities and Opressed groups
Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.
They were playing different people.
Name all of your classmates who are present today.
Bruh....