Perform research online for another song with a social conscience. in about two hundred words, introduce the song you found. use two or more sources. make sure to cite the song, the artist, the social cause, and the sources you researched.

Song :Testify. Artist: Rage against the machine. Social cause : Media influence on society. Source:songfacts.com; rollingstone.com

Explanation:

Song :Testify. Artist: Rage against the machine. Social cause : Media influence on society. Source:songfacts.com; rollingstone.com

This song is about misrepresentation of world events by the US media. News anchors relay lies into the homes of Americans because that's all the Americans, being empty people whose only concerns are the media's showcase of glamour and gossip, can handle. The only way for people to survive is through the opiates that they partake of every day in the form of celebrities and media. It uses the party slogan for the Oceania government in the book 1984: "Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past.”

"We found your weakness and it's right outside your door, now testify" - In the first part, Zack is trying to be coy about saying what he thinks the government's weakness really is. So think about it this way, what's right outside your door? The world and all the people in it. And if all those people would come together, what powerful tool of revolution we would be?

The first three songs of  “the battle of los angeles “ abum (“Testify,” “Guerrilla Radio,” “Calm Like a Bomb”) are near-perfect fusions of spit and fury.

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.

the answer is somber