"Shame" by The Avett Brothers

The subject of the song is the mistakes the speaker has made, and the tone is humble. The first word that brings out the tone is "please", which gives the listener the impression that the speaker is begging the person whom the song is for, and thus creating this image of the speaker viewing himself as lesser. The title of the song, "shame", also adds to the tone by showing that the speaker has self-awareness and repentance. Thirdly, when the speaker talks about himself subjectively, using the term "strutted", he shows that he knows he was once arrogant and can now reflect on that and be remorseful for his actions. All of these words reveal how diction help tie together the "humble" tone and feeling of the song.

Sign Language

The single effect of this video was understanding
The monologue with the man speaking the things that were on his mind gives the audience empathy for the characters
The camera shots of the characters from far away at first and close up later (particularly the girl) help the audience to feel less distant from particular characters (the girl) as the video progresses
The upbeat music helped the mood of the video to be positive, creating a positive outlook on interactions between people 

Love Language

The purpose is to teach the audience that the deaf are just like other normal people and to give the audience empathy and understanding for these people. The film is effective in showing the two young people (one of them is deaf) having a normal conversation through post-it notes. The pieces of conversation and the smiling and nodding interactions occurring between the two people before her disability is revealed show us that her deaf state does not define her. At the end, the viewer is left with a positive feeling that breaks a potential barrier that the audience may feel between themselves and the average deaf person.

Semeadores

The theme of this painting is the hard-working lifestyles of the overlooked Hispanic farmers. One can tell because the painting displays people looking down, focused on their work, without visible faces. They also appear to be connected to the field, as if it is their rightful/dutiful place in their community. From this painting, we can assume that the artist was part of the Hispanic farming culture from how much he seems to have observed and thought about this seemingly simple lifestyle. This is relative to the theme because one can infer that the artist thought these farmers needed more recognition from the people who bought his paintings (the wealthy) and he may have also wanted to promote farming in showing it as an honorable job for the strong, diligent, and responsible members of a culture, these farmers being the ones providing food for others.

S: workers (farming)

N: good worker, pro-labor

A: rich, influential people

P: to produce thought about the respectable living of a hard-working Hispanic farmer 

"Good Old Desk"

S: a desk
N: the desk's owner
A: anyone who regularly listens to his music
P: to make his listeners think about their relationships
He is talking about a relationship he has in his life. After hearing what the song alluded to, I thought the song was a little more meaningful and less abstract.
1) "always there, it's the friend I've got, a giant of all times"
2) "such a comfort"
3) "keeps my hope alive"

The Pinch of Poverty

Subject: poverty, and poor families
Narrator (artist): likely poor (artists didn't often prosper this time) and grew up in a poor community/family
Audience: rich art-buyers, general public, upper class
Purpose: to make the viewer stop and think about the impoverished people they probably see every day and overlook, and also to show that the people in poverty need their help
By just looking at the despairing faces of the family and the dreary atmosphere around them, you can tell the artist is meaning to portray poverty in a negative light. The artist's vision about poverty is that it's overlooked too often, and that people should pay more attention to the families that, for example, are selling flowers on the side of the street. By using position, the artist has made the girl with the flowers looks like she's advancing towards the viewer, almost as if she is requesting, or offering an opportunity to the viewer to help them. By using color and shading, the artist has made the mother, little boy, and baby blend in with the background, emphasizing how easily ignored the poor population is.