For some reason typepad is not alowing me to post answers to your comments. So, ket ne abswer one student in this space. One student remarked that she felt great not negative, what was I talking about with all this negative stuff. Well the negative emotions have driven stock prices down and resulted in candidates finally suing one another over campaign ads, another dubious first brought on by a hailstorm of negative opinion. Without direct stake in the financial markets your wonderment is understandable. But remember the markets anticipate what is going to happen in the economy. By May 2009 I promise emotions will be front, center, and quite unhappy. Already unemployment numbers of 8-10% are being discussed. And this is not people who do not think the jobs offered are to their liking, for the first time in many lives there simply will not be a job for them.
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But such times result in different tastes. During the Depression negative emotions gave rise to
Boris Karloff as Frankenstein
Bela Lugosi as Dracula
Lon Chaney as the Wolfman
These movies raised the horror genre to a new level of awareness and indeed added elements of real acting and perhaps a classiness that had thus far eluded vampires for example.
But another component then was the desire to see something carefree, indeed, to see examples of extravagant wealth amidst the bad news. This was the idea time for Busby Berkely musicals and Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers dance movies amid lavish sets. I believe the movie High School Musical is already showing now, trust me this is no accident.
HBO has debuted a British import comedy as well as True Blood, which is exactly what we would expect.
Both candidates are promising to wave political wands to end the problems. either will find this impossible. Look for the fortunes and popularity of whoever gets elected to be decidedly lower a year from now. Don't think so, neither do they….
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