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Curso Aprendizagem Tcnico/a de Turismo Ambiental e Rural Nvel IV

SJM 2012/2014

A- Listen to the song and write the missing words.

Woo..; I'm ahead, I'm a________ I'm the first mammal to wear pants, yeah I'm at ________with my lust I can kill 'cause in ________ I trust, yeah It's evolution, ________ I'm at peace, I'm the man Buying ________ on the day of the crash On the loose, I'm a truck All the rolling hills, I'll flatten 'em out, yeah It's herd ________, uh huh It's evolution, baby [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pearl+jam/do+the+evolution_20106325.html ] Admire me, admire ________ home Admire my son, he's my ________ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah This ________ is mine, this land is free I'll do what I ________ but irresponsibly It's evolution, baby Discuss in the classroom: I'm a thief, I'm a liar There's my ________, I sing in the choir: (hallelujah, hallelujah) 2) 2. What is being criticized in the song/video? Admire me, admire my home Admire my son, ________ my clones 'Cause we know, ________ for a nightly feast Those ignorant Indians got nothin' on me Nothin', why? Because... it's evolution, baby! I am ahead, I am advanced I am the first ________ to make plans, yeah I crawled the ________, but now I'm higher 2010, watch it go to fire It's evolution, baby Do the evolution Come on, come on, come on 5) 4) 4. In your opinion, what are the most serious problems that humanity is facing nowadays? Can we do something to change it? 3) 3) 3. Did the images impress you? Mention some examples. 1) 1. What kind of evolution does the song refer to?

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Curso Aprendizagem Tcnico/a de Turismo Ambiental e Rural Nvel IV

SJM 2012/2014

When speaking about "Do the Evolution", Vedder stated, "That song is all about someone who's drunk with technology, who thinks they're the controlling living being on this planet. It's another one I'm not singing as myself." book.
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Pearl Jam has stated that the novelIshmael influenced the writing of Yield,

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according to the novel's writer, Daniel Quinn, this song comes the closest to expressing the ideas of the Vedder stated:

Throughout the video, a black haired woman (similar in appearance to the character Deathfrom the DC comic book series, The Sandman) dances and laughs, representing "Death" as it follows mankind through all of its history. The video begins with the evolution of life, from the smallest cell to the extinction of dinosaurs and reign of homo sapiens. The video then cuts back and forth throughout human history, depicting man's primitive, violent nature as essentially unchanged over the centuries. Such depictions include a knight preparing for the coming slaughter during the Crusades, a ritual dance by America's KKK (the dance is repeated with other groups throughout the video), a rally by Nazi-esque troops (with a symbol reminiscent of the Sig Rune instead of a swastika), Auschwitz-like prisoners with the stripes going vertically instead of horizontally on their uniforms, a book burning, carnage upon a World War I-era battlefield (apparently a tribute to Peace on Earth, a 1930s MGManti-war cartoon directed by Hugh Harman), the apparent virtual-reality rape of a woman, and the bombing of a Vietnamese village by an American jet, the pilot of which removes his mask to reveal a skull laughing wildly. Every scene portrayed complements the song's meaning and tightly follows the lyrics. When Vedder sings "Buying stocks on the day of the crash," a scene is shown where businessmen are committing suicide by jumping from buildings, a reference to the apocryphal suicides of Black Thursday during the Wall Street Crash of [13] 1929. Other social and environmental issues such as slavery, whaling, Manifest Destiny, uncontrolled urbanization, vivisection, pollution,genetic modification and techno-progressivism are included. The music video blames humankind's brutality on leadership; with various scenes depicting a judge, a bishop or pope, an Asian political leader and an American president candidate, who is being portraited as apuppet, controlled by someone unseen, from behind the scene. The video concludes in what seems to be future scenarios of the self-destruction of the human race, including the carpet bombing of a city of clones by futuristic aircraft, computers hijacking the human mind, and finally a nuclear explosion which leaves not only a city in ruins, but the planet damaged beyond recognition. During the sequence of flashing images near the end of the video an image of a yield sign being smashed at the corner can be seen, which references the album title and cover art. The music video also bears a considerable resemblance to the 1981 Canadian animated cult film Heavy Metal.

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Curso Aprendizagem Tcnico/a de Turismo Ambiental e Rural Nvel IV

SJM 2012/2014

Woo..; I'm ahead, I'm a man I'm the first mammal to wear pants, yeah I'm at peace with my lust I can kill 'cause in God I trust, yeah It's evolution, baby I'm at peace, I'm the man Buying stocks on the day of the crash On the loose, I'm a truck All the rolling hills, I'll flatten 'em out, yeah It's herd behavior, uh huh It's evolution, baby [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pearl+jam/do+the+evolution_20106325.html ] Admire me, admire my home Admire my son, he's my clone Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah This land is mine, this land is free I'll do what I want but irresponsibly It's evolution, baby I'm a thief, I'm a liar There's my church, I sing in the choir: (hallelujah, hallelujah) Admire me, admire my home Admire my son, admire my clones 'Cause we know, appetite for a nightly feast Those ignorant Indians got nothin' on me Nothin', why? Because... it's evolution, baby! I am ahead, I am advanced I am the first mammal to make plans, yeah I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher 2010, watch it go to fire It's evolution, baby Do the evolution Come on, come on, come on

UFCD: 6660 Conhecer os Problemas do Mundo Atual Formadora: Ana Margarida Pinto

Curso Aprendizagem Tcnico/a de Turismo Ambiental e Rural Nvel IV

SJM 2012/2014

UFCD: 6660 Conhecer os Problemas do Mundo Atual Formadora: Ana Margarida Pinto