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Beyonce's "Run the World"

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Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Jude's Barbershop

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Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

Beyonce's "Run the World"

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Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

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Jude's Barbershop

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Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

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Beyonce's "Run the World"

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Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Jude's Barbershop

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Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

Beyonce's "Run the World"

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Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Jude's Barbershop

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Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

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Jude's Barbershop

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Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

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Dancing with, and Honoring, Dinner

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I went and saw Joel Salatin speak at theJanuary Series on January 17^th. I was very interested in what he hadto say because I’d seen him speak in the documentary Food Inc. and also because I’m at an age where what I eat isbecoming my choice for the first time. In the coming years, I’ll be in chargeof purchasing my own food and I’m interested in what ethical food looks like. Ithought his message was a great groundwork for beginning to think in thoseways.His speech, entitled “Dancing with Dinner”talked about how alienated we’ve become from our food. Out of a past wherefamilies came together around food, cultures defined themselves by what theyate, and seasons were reflected in our pantries; we now live in an age, Salatinsays, where food is “just a bothersome pit stop between what’s really importantin life.”In the absence of a community or familyrelationship towards food, corporations are stepping in to fill the role offood provider. Tellingly, these corporations’ advertisements reflect thistrend. Meat packaging giant Tyson’s slogan is “feeding you like family”. Thishas become a self-fulfilling prophecy as more and more family meals consist ofthings like reheated Tyson chicken nuggets. “We used to eat together,” Salatin mourned,“now we just graze.”
“Dancing with Dinner” is an image Joel Salatinused repeatedly. In the whimsical metaphor, he referred to our food as a dancepartner that we could delight in and know. “Food isn’t mechanical!” he reiterated.Salatin was clearly passionate about his topic from the largest aspects to thesmallest. “Some people just see a handful of dirt,” he said, “but it isn’t, it’ssoil, and people don’t realize that soil is alive!” He began to move about onstage, acting out a drama where a “narwhal-type” organism was attacked by a “centipede-like”organism. Afterwards he exclaimed incredulously, “this is the real world! Thismakes Steven Spielberg look like a kindergartener: and this kind of stuff ishappening every day!”Another concept Salatin repeated was that ofhonoring his animals and even his vegetables. He cares, he says, about the “pigness”of a pig. He farms in a way that lets the animals do the things for which theyare created. Responding to questions of whether it was harder to eat a pig thatyou cared for and knew, he said “the way that we create sacred ness is food andeating is to value the animals in a way that makes their sacrifices meaningful.”In other words, as Wendell Berry says in his essay, “The Pleasures of Eating”, “Asignificant part of the pleasure of eating is in one’s accurate consciousnessof the lives and the world from which food comes.” In the case of an ethicalfarm like Salatin’s, Berry says that “the knowledge of the good health of thegarden relieves and frees and comforts the eater.”
The obvious joy throughoutSalatin’s speech reflected the Kuyperian idea of “every square inch” of ourculture being redeemable. Though some might think slaughtering chickens andfiguring out the best way to spread manure is not a worthy task, Salatin showsa way to honor Creation in what he does, to be a part of the ecological ethicthat Walsh and Keesmaat discuss in ColossiansRemixed. When I see someone living like that, reveling in the good thingswhich God has given us and ensuring that these good things will last, I see glimpsesof the Kingdom.“If God knows every sparrow that falls,” Salatinconcluded his lecture, “don’t you think he would care about the “pigness” of apig?” Walsh and Keesmaat agree with, “When fellow creatures, whether they beparticular animals or complex ecological systems, are in distress, when theycry out in anguish, a compassionate community responds.” What we eat has graveimplications for our planet and our fellow inhabitants. Armed with the knowledgewe’ve been given by films and books and speakers like Joel Salatin, we allshould seek to honor what we eat, to introduce ourselves, to learn from it; tofind so much joy in our food that it overflows into a dance.

Beyonce's "Run the World"

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Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Moulin Rouge

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Moulin Rouge is the next artifact that I am going to blog about. If I have watched this earlier, I would’ve chosen this as my final project artifact but was too late to change it, so I chose to at least blog about this magnificent movie that clearly describe what the kingdom and the empire to us human beings in this day.

The plot takes place in the late 1890s, when a young writer moves to the district of Paris to join the Bohemian revolution. But as he writes he realizes he didn’t know how love felt and later on falls in love with a beautiful courtesan also the star of the legendary Moulin Rouge who dreams to become an actor one day. And as he is given a chance to introduce his musical play to her he is misunderstood to be the Duke who later on is obsessed about her. Satin and Christian falls into a forbidden affair with each other and later they both decide let go of everything they have for love but as they get ready, she is told that she was dying. And as soon as she heard this, she decides not to go on with the, “Forbidden love-Romeo and Juliet act.

Satin and her world were represented as the world of the empire. The idea of empire in the movie had the characteristics of materialism, class, status, name, fame glam and sin. And in the earlier part of the movie she performs a song that talks about how diamonds are a girl’s best friend. She also talks about her dream of becoming rich and famous which was possible with the Duke’s help. But later on chooses something of the kingdom rather than the things of the empire. She chose love. She could’ve gotten everything she dreamed of but instead chose what her heart longed for, Christian.

In one of the scene as she packs up and gets ready to run away she says to her dad, “You always made me believe I was only worth what someone would pay for me!” As I heard this script I was suddenly once again alerted that this could be like the advertisements that influence what we desire. Nowadays we are so strongly influenced by media, picture, advertisements and ect…When we all know that love is the greatest thing as the they also quote in this movie, “The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” Why do we all feel and long for more than what the kingdom has to offer, even though we know that things of the empire are just temporary things that last only through our lifetime? How could we avoid it?

"The Future of the New Middle East"

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I attended this afternoon's January Series lecture by Reza Aslan. Reza is an expert on world religions and an expert on the Middle East. Being a native Iranian who fled to the United States, he is especially interested in the current situation in the Middle East, and his talk highlighted the top myths about the "Arab Spring."
The fallen nature of the Middle East links very closely with the material we've learned in class, especially when talking about empire. Like in the time of the Romans, empire for the Arabs throughout the Middle East is a very real concept. It's a daily, oppressive part of their lives. The totalitarian dictators that existed until being dethroned in many countries, and still exist in some, made empire a real concept for them.
The story of the Arab spring also shows amazing redemptive power. In countries like Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt, the people rose up and overthrew the government. Dictators like Gaddafi and Mubarak eventually had to step down. This story shows the power of the people, and the power of voice. In our culture it shows us what we've taken for granted for a long time. Relating to the disquiet we often experience in our consumer society, we often feel like we have no power to affect the world at all. The Arab Spring showed how we really do have a voice if we put it into action. The flame that was lit  in the Middle East displays a real desire fire and desire for change among its people. They want to reform and change their way of life for the better. We need to take their example and stop being complacent, and light up a fire of our own. This is especially true of Christians. If we were to take and live out the narrative that Jesus provides us, we could really change the world!
Others aspects that mirrored material from the class have to do with the way social media such as Twitter and Facebook had a huge impact on the revolutions, and made them possible. Overall, the lecture was very interesting and I feel like I learned a lot.

Beyonce's "Run the World"

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Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

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Jude's Barbershop

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Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

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Beyonce's "Run the World"

Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Jude's Barbershop

Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

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Beyonce's "Run the World"

Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Jude's Barbershop

Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

Beyonce's "Run the World"

Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Plum District: Disney's Family Fun Magazine=FREE

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All you need to do is:


1) Sign up for Plum District HERE or log in.
2) Add the one year subscription to Family Fun magazine to your cart.
3) Use promo code 10TODAY to get $10 off
4) Enter your shipping information (you should NOT need to enter any credit card info)


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Jude's Barbershop

Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

Plum District: Disney's Family Fun Magazine=FREE

Wow, the deals keep rolling out today! TODAY ONLY, Plumdistrict is offering $10 off any purchase. You can use it towards any online deal, or use it to get a FREE one year subscription to Family Fun magazine!


All you need to do is:


1) Sign up for Plum District HERE or log in.
2) Add the one year subscription to Family Fun magazine to your cart.
3) Use promo code 10TODAY to get $10 off
4) Enter your shipping information (you should NOT need to enter any credit card info)


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Jude's Barbershop

Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

Beyonce's "Run the World"

Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Plum District: Disney's Family Fun Magazine=FREE

Wow, the deals keep rolling out today! TODAY ONLY, Plumdistrict is offering $10 off any purchase. You can use it towards any online deal, or use it to get a FREE one year subscription to Family Fun magazine!


All you need to do is:


1) Sign up for Plum District HERE or log in.
2) Add the one year subscription to Family Fun magazine to your cart.
3) Use promo code 10TODAY to get $10 off
4) Enter your shipping information (you should NOT need to enter any credit card info)


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Beyonce's "Run the World"

Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Jude's Barbershop

Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

Beyonce's "Run the World"

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Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Plum District: Disney's Family Fun Magazine=FREE

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Wow, the deals keep rolling out today! TODAY ONLY, Plumdistrict is offering $10 off any purchase. You can use it towards any online deal, or use it to get a FREE one year subscription to Family Fun magazine!


All you need to do is:


1) Sign up for Plum District HERE or log in.
2) Add the one year subscription to Family Fun magazine to your cart.
3) Use promo code 10TODAY to get $10 off
4) Enter your shipping information (you should NOT need to enter any credit card info)


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Jude's Barbershop

To contact us Click HERE

Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

Jude's Barbershop

To contact us Click HERE

Last weekend I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and try a new barbershop. I was at work when a co-worker mentioned to me about his experience at Jude’s Barbershop. After listening to him explain his experience and the cost of the cut, I decided to give it a try. As I entered the store I was shocked to see flat screen TV’s at every station with college football on all of them. The walls were completely covered with pictures and movie clips directed towards the male gender. Another thing I noticed was they had a video game system set up for waiting customers to play.
After signing in at the front desk I waited for about 20 minutes for the next barber. When she was ready I sat down in her chair and was asked what kind of hair cut I wanted. I told the lady what I wanted and she proceeded to cut my hair while I watched a great football game. While cutting my hair she offered me a free massage and an after cut wash and rinse. This was the first time I had ever been offered those types of services at a barbershop. After she had finished with the cut and explained everything to me about all the services I was given my bill. To my surprise I only ended up spending $17 and was given a coupon for 10% off on my next visit. Upon leaving the Jude’s I decided to check into the number of locations they have in the West Michigan area. They have 13 different locations all over the West side of Michigan. They also have more plans for expansion and the barber that was cutting my hair told me that every store she has worked at has pulled in a large amount of cliental. After the service I received and the friendly guy atmosphere I would highly recommend to any guy to check out Jude’s for their next hair cut.

Beyonce's "Run the World"

To contact us Click HERE


Beyoncé has always been someone that I looked up toand respected to a certain extent as an artist. She not only has the amazinglooks but she has the talent too. The artifact I chose was her album, 4. Thereare 12 tracks in the album and it was released on June the 24th of last year. Hermain hit was ‘Run the World’ and the whole album just portrayed her self-confidence.People were questioning her ways and calling them ‘improper.’ The fact thatthis album talks about women and them ‘running the world’ is not a bad thingbut the way she represents this in her music video can be considered inappropriate.There are so many other ways that she could have portrayed this in her video.In her big hit ‘Single Ladies’, she beams with self confidence and nothing is inappropriateabout her video – it just is her telling us ladies that we should be proud tobe single. It was interesting to think about this and with her song ‘Run theWorld’ there were several thoughts that popped up in my mind. At the 2011Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé does an amazing performance of her new hit andthe whole performance opens up with a lot of stars, her parents and even thefirst lady herself talking about how wonderful Beyoncé is and how she is a rolemodel for all girls today. The only thing is her music video doesn’t reallyportray this in the best way it could. The whole album just shows her selfconfidence and show how much she has grown as an artist but it is pretty muchher selling herself. Some questions that I found I was asking myself were howcan women be aware of the way that other women are portrayed in the media? Howcan we resist this? Is it wrong to watch music videos and listen to music that isconsidered inappropriate according to the kingdom of God? Or is it ok as longas we know what we’re doing? 

Plum District: Disney's Family Fun Magazine=FREE

To contact us Click HERE


Wow, the deals keep rolling out today! TODAY ONLY, Plumdistrict is offering $10 off any purchase. You can use it towards any online deal, or use it to get a FREE one year subscription to Family Fun magazine!


All you need to do is:


1) Sign up for Plum District HERE or log in.
2) Add the one year subscription to Family Fun magazine to your cart.
3) Use promo code 10TODAY to get $10 off
4) Enter your shipping information (you should NOT need to enter any credit card info)


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