Simile,+Analogy,+and+Song+Title+Activity

Activity Details
 * Due: Tuesday, May 18th
 * Topics: 10 of your choosing
 * All must be from 1970s to the present (unless from a topic we studied)
 * Only 6 can be based on what we have studied by Tuesday, May 18th
 * Topics can come from events (e.g. Challenger Explosion, 2000 Election in Florida, Halle Berry and Denzel winning Academy Awards, etc), people (e.g. George W. Bush, Cindy Sheehan, etc), or everyday life (American football games, inner cities, fast food restaurants).
 * No more than 1 may come from pop culture (movies, music, etc) and at least 7 of the topics must be found in the US History textbook and/or the class wiki.
 * There must be at least 2 analogies, 2 similies, and 2 song titles. The other 4 can be from any of the categories.
 * Analogy example: Kimbab is to Koreans what staples are to staplers.
 * Simile example: KIS is like a rose. They both smell delicious and are hard to handle.
 * Song title example: "The Blades of Kim Yu-Na Work Their Magic."
 * Each analogy/simile/song title should be written in bold with a 4-8 sentence explanation (in normal font) written below each one. This should be printed out and brought to class on Tuesday, May 18th.

Here are some examples of great analogies/similes from other HS students who created theirs about modern Latin American history. Notice how they often take things that are dissimilar (e.g. comparing people to things instead of other people):
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 * Notes for creating song titles: As an example, if you were to write a song about Genghis Khan, you should not use the title Genghis Khan Rocks. It shows no thought or creativity, and does not show that you have an understanding of who Genghis Khan was or what things he accomplished. Some good song titles might include Genghis Khan-Back in the Saddle Again; Genghis, Throw off your Wooden Collar; and We Come to Conquer. These examples work because they are much more creative and refer to events in Genghis Khan’s life. Ohhh, too bad! Genghis isn’t a choice for you!
 * Some other examples:
 * The PRI in Mexico is to revolution as a mudslide is to a mountainside. Mudslides are sweeping agents of change and destruction in its first stage. Then, however, it cakes, dries, and doesn’t go anywhere. The same thing happened to the PRI when it fell into a stage of stagnation and conservatism.
 * Pablo Neruda is to capitalism as an angry monkey is to a tank. Angry monkeys are notoriously dangerous creatures. If you invade their territory, some species are known to howl constantly. Other monkeys will proceed to throw all sorts of shrubbery at you. Pablo Neruda was a highly refined version of an angry monkey. He threw polished words at the institution of capitalism. Nevertheless, he failed to deter capitalism which proceeded to ignore the howls & projectiles thanks to its 6-inch thick steel armor.
 * Leftist movements in Latin America are to the U.S. like a submarine is to a destroyer. Destroyers were invented largely with the sole purpose of locating and eliminating the submarine threat. However, the submarine is a notoriously tough prey to catch. It can submerge beneath the surface of the water so that it cannot be seen. Destroyers are equipped with depth charges to blow submarines up beneath the surface. Leftist movements in Latin America are like submarines because they constantly elude destruction and hide in the depths, only to resurface again later. The U.S., on the other hand, is a destroyer dedicated to the destruction of leftist movements wherever they appear.
 * DR-CAFTA (a free trade agreement between US/Central America) is like global warming. Nobody really understands it, but they protest against it anyway.
 * Gabriel Garcia Marquez is like a lucky chef. Chefs usually create or find their secret ingredient or sauce through experiment and luck. In the same way, Marquez’ success with his book One Hundred Years in Solitude was luck because he had at first sent the second part of the book to the publisher by accident and almost did not publish his book. Lucky enough, he had a friend nearby who got the first part. That friend helped publish the entire book.
 * Songs
 * “The Day Ol’ Benji Ditched Me”  Topic: Great Depression
 * This is a humorous satire on the Great Depression alluding to the presence of Benjamin Franklin’s portrait on ‘American’ hundred dollar bills. One of the more calm and melancholic songs on the album, the music tells the tale from a woman’s perspective. It emphasizes the fact that you know you’ve sunk to new depths when even the famous womanizer/Don Juan/playboy Benjamin Franklin won’t go out with you.
 * “The Most Infamous Must-aches: Hitler” Topic: Nazism/Facism
 * This song includes one of the most clever and witty puns ever made in human history: the must-ache. This tripled pun satirized the mustache of the Nazi demigod, Adolf Hitler, the fact that he was a huge mistake, and the knowledge that Hitler (and his mustache) must have caused quite a few aches for many people.

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