https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMJUbZrNnA8 the music video i chose was lover of the light- mumford and sons. the longest shot was about 15   seconds at the very beginning

The last Meal
 Honestly the fact that we used to give people a "last meal" is very inconsistent with the whole purpose behind the death penalty. Sure, there is something to be said about a little bit of mercy and allowing these men to get one last favorite meal before they die but It's still bullshit. The death penalty pretty much means that we have given up on this individual, so why bother giving up them a last meal? Why bother going out of our way to give a last meal to someone we have given up on while people are starving around the world? If we as humans can truly give up on someone then you might as well be consistent. Don't show a little bit of mercy at the last second when you send them to their death. The pictures in these websites do a great job of trying to humanize these criminals but I believe it's biased. You cannot compare people by their food choices. If you just show their food choices visually then it takes away from the actual reason they were incarcerated. It's easy to feel bad for someone when you just see there last meal.  If instead of a meal they showed pictures of the victims family members being affected by their crimes it would have a much different result.

The Rise of The NBA NERD
        Throughout the article the Author tries to point out the stark difference in the way these NBA players are treated to the way normal people were treated for dressing this way. He showed this in the way that Carlton from the "french prince of bel-air" was constantly harassed for dressing preppy and wanting to be successful. Although these points are important, I think the over-arching point to the article is the way these NBA players are changing the outlook of the youth. When the youth see there favorite players and idol dressing like the people they have made fun of their whole childhood it tends to change their outlook on the "nerds" they pick on. I think this is most apparent in the suburban  atmosphere in which "nerds" aren't really nerds anymore. The real test, I believe, comes in the urban atmosphere to see if these NBA stars can really make a difference in the outlook of the black culture.There is a harsh stigma in the urban culture that if you grow up in the inner city you are doomed to a rough life. If the NBA players can change this stigma just by dressing "nerdy" and making it cool to want to look good and intelligent this would be HUGE for society as a whole.