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Two City High students, Yusi El Boujami and Tobias Hodges, go around their school and the local library asking people what they would do with one trillion dollars.
The question was posed when they read about One Trillion Dollar Day in the newspaper. One Trillion Dollar Day was the day when the government reached one trillion dollars in spending on the military.
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Piece Description
Two City High students, Yusi El Boujami and Tobias Hodges, go around their school and the local library asking people what they would do with one trillion dollars.
The question was posed when they read about One Trillion Dollar Day in the newspaper. One Trillion Dollar Day was the day when the government reached one trillion dollars in spending on the military.
2 Comments
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ConstructiveHello! My name is Jemima, and I am a member of the Generation PRX Youth Editorial Board. First I would like to congradulate you on completing this piece. I really enjoyed this piece, because of the unique topic. The transition music was perfect and the diction was very clear. Good Job! |
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Trillion Dollar$ | Anti-Flag | For Blood and Empire. | RCA | 2006 | 02:30 |
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Thanks to Sarah Bromer of City High Radio
Kristopher Buttafoco
Posted on June 17, 2013 at 03:42 PM | Permalink
One trillion ideas for One Trillion dollars
This piece is interesting and I liked the way it began, with the woman confessing to not even truly understanding the concept of 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion) dollars. Especially in these times where the word is thrown around very often and can be intimidating. I like the idealism that is conveyed in people's response the question.
This piece has a great topic but my only critique would be in the levels or mix on the audio. There are parts of the piece where I hear some distortion in the audio. Overall I think this is a good easy going piece.