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This is a media-diorama inspired by Top Gun and Toys.
Signing off,
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Americans were interested in networks and media labyrinths, so celebrities and society-icons were the unofficial modern media culture 'diplomats.' These American 'patriots' were curious about capitalism, democracy, and general American etiquette. They were interested in consumerism consciousness and the aesthetics of toys and modern imagination. A group of these individuals, calling themselves 'G.I. Joes' were captained and educated by a top-level strategist, PR-specialist, and political theorist named Dr. Ajay Satan (educated at Dartmouth College and Harvard, with a PhD in Socialization-Psychology). Even celebrity Tom Cruise (one key member of 'G.I. Joe' referred to Dr. Satan as 'Professor America').
"Greetings, scholars and 'detectives.' My name is Dr. Satan, and perhaps your fellow student/scholar, Tom Cruise (aka, 'Maverick'!) has already told you it's permissible to refer to me as Professor America, but don't call me Captain America or Uncle Sam. There's little room for jokes here. I'll always lead you, and I won't wait for you to follow. You're the elite, so that's how I'll grade you. I'll be understanding towards your personal needs, but I have no patience for emotions. One of the things we'll be teaching/learning in this 'classroom' is the global 'anthropological impact' of anti-civilization terrorism (e.g., ISIS) and just how the wide accessibility of terrorist-photos on the Internet signals a new age of 'mob-psychology aesthetics'."
"Greetings, students. In this second lecture, I will tell you about two iconic Transformers (Hasbro) robot-warriors Starscream and Acid Storm. Both robot-warriors are 'evil Decepticon' robots (i.e., terrorists), and both transform into deadly fighter-jets. Starscream and Acid Storm are toy-models marketed and sold to kids around the word, so we want to evaluate why consumerism (e.g., toys) aesthetics represents a modern social interest in 'marketing psychology.' I want you to appreciate just how symbolic these two 'warrior-robots' are for modern civilization! What does President Trump think of these two robots? You're all doing well in this class, but I have to admit, Cruise has the best grades in the early goings of this demanding course so far; I also want to hear more from your fellow-student Charlize Theron, who's been surprisingly shy despite her experience making modern 'sociological' films such as Aeon Flux and Monster! Feel free to make artistic sculptures of Starscream and Acid Storm for personal meditation. That's all for today."
As the G.I. Joes took diligent notes about what Dr. Satan (aka, 'Professor America') had to say about 'marketing psychology' and modern consumerism/commerce 'aesthetics' and the general philosophy behind selling toys (especially war-toys), they realized they were learning a great deal about the real-world applicability of serious consumerism 'trophies' such as Starscream and Acid Storm. Cruise remembered scenes from his Navy Flight-Training film Top Gun and how it represented a modern social interest in 'Americana aesthetics.' Perhaps the G.I. Joes were learning how to make this modern 'Pro-Populism Media.Edu Culture' seem more...interactive.
As expected, Dr. Satan decided to provide the G.I. Joes with toy models of fancy paper-airplanes and building-kits, so the students/detectives could use hands-on learning and imagination to apply what they were learning/studying (about Starscream and Acid Storm), which would help them in the future deal with the complications involved with mob-psychology hellmouths (e.g., WikiLeaks). After all, hands-on learning promoted nationalism curiosity.
A number of G.I. Joes considered Dr. Satan a real diplomat of modern IQ. He was sharp, focused, well-organized, and very sincere about American edification. Dr. Satan was originally from Albania but became a born-again Christian and U.S. citizen while studying as an undergrad at the prestigious Ivy League school Dartmouth College. Dr. Satan always wore a red Phillies (MLB) cap and sunglasses to the G.I. Joe classes he taught and wore workers' gloves and carried a small notebook on which he took real-time notes while teaching and debating with his students, the G.I. Joes. Dr. Satan might as well have been 'Captain America' but he only entertained Cruise's humor-request of accepting the alias 'Professor America.'
At the conclusion of the course, Dr. Satan created Top Gun themed mock-graduation certificates for the G.I. Joes, and all his students graduated. Tom Cruise earned top-honors and was therefore gifted with the Top Gun film-character nickname 'Maverick.' Charlize Theron began participating more and ended up getting the 3rd highest grades in the course. Fellow celebrity Kurt Russell and Washington Post photojournalist Ted Caesar (himself a graduate of Yale) earned special commendations for their analysis of Starscream's terrorism-oriented face and why it wasn't considered a 'heretical toy' marketed to kids. What the G.I. Joes learned mostly in Dr. Satan's analytical course was that Starscream and Acid Storm symbolized real modern evangelism --- they left the course ready to embrace the modern 'Media.Edu Culture' and perhaps even dream of a future 'Pro-Populism Camp America' paradise (a more 'practical' rendition of Atlantis, Eden, or Babel perhaps!). Americans had matured much since the days of The Jerry Springer Show and MTV. The G.I. Joes had earned the authentic-certificate from Dr. Satan!
"As the last assignment for the course (you've all passed, so congratulations), you'll be partnered with another member of the course and work on complementary characters for Starscream and Acid Storm. I'll work with Kurt Russell designing complementary jet-fighter robots who definitively do not symbolize terrorism. I want Tom Cruise to work with Tom Hanks designing complementary jet-fighter robots who symbolize fascism (not terrorism). I want Kay Bar and Eva Tar to work on complementary jet-fighter robots who symbolize capitalism-propaganda. Finally, I want Charlize Theron to work on a separate independent study about the censoring of art and toys and relate her findings to this last assignment. There won't be grades for this last assignment (since you've all already earned your certificates/diplomas), so I simply want you to think about how this last assignment provides you personal inspiration/education. Remember --- America is a Christian super-market!"
After Dr. Satan graduated all his students, he worked alone at Harvard and created diagrams of Cartesian plane contortions useful for flight-simulator video-games (so he could tell aviation-themed video-game designers of the value of 'psycho-sociological ergonomics' in modern consumerism). Dr. Satan was a great asset to 'toyshop intellectualism.' Besides, Dr. Satan's favorite film was Barry Levinson's war-toys opus Toys (an imaginarium-film symbolic of modern American consumerism and starring the late, great Robin Williams). Dr. Satan (aka, 'Professor America') believed consumerism aesthetics comprised a valuable bridge between Christian rhetoric and American pride (e.g., Quaker Oats).
As expected, Dr. Satan had to think a good deal about the adversary of all this modern philosophical 'intrigue.' This adversary was of course the Bronze Dragon, a real monster who represented all the cynicism towards capitalism, democracy, and TrumpUSA that frightened the modern consumer about the creativity behind new age commerce-based aesthetics. Bronze Dragon would argue to Dr. Satan (aka, 'Professor America'), "You can't negotiate capitalism bravado (e.g., war-toys) with democracy education (e.g., BibleGateway.com)!" but perhaps Dr. Satan could retort, "Accessibility of consumerism analytics (e.g., Consumer Reports) reveals real refinement!" The Bronze Dragon was a real nihilist. Dr. Satan believed that Jesus's message, "Blessed are peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God" reflected a true potential in democracy for catalysing promising commerce-politics (e.g., World Bank).
After the G.I. Joes went on various missions to promote democracy and capitalism-idealism (with Cruise making the relevant film American Made), some of the members decided to watch American kids playing with water-guns in the summer (in California)! California was a great site of American expansion, liberal-thinking, think-tanks (e.g., Salk, Silicon Valley), and of course 'hippie-imprints.' Charlize Theron remarked, "Selling water-guns to kids is like promoting diplomacy...that's what makes America great!"
For a reunion, Dr. Satan purchased a group of Eagles (NFL) tickets and enjoyed a terrific game between the Eagles and the Vegas Raiders in which star-QB Carson Wentz threw for over 500 yards in an exciting 39-32 victory! The G.I. Joes declared Wentz to be their new Joe Namath(!), and Dr. Satan suggested that Wentz was the new Mike Schmidt! One New Yorker writer sarcastically wrote, however, "There's nothing sacred about 'consumerism idols' (or marketing 'capitalism-flowery')." Was Dr. Satan wrong?
GOD: I like what Dr. Satan said about consumerism-consciousness...
SATAN: Yes, he was a tough foreign-born culture-teacher.
GOD: America is so darn complex!
SATAN: Well, the G.I. Joes seem well-educated for real diplomacy.
GOD: Many people simply hate 'TrumpUSA.'
SATAN: Yeah, well, American kids love Toys 'R Us.
GOD: How can we marry capitalism to democracy?
SATAN: It seems impossible, since capitalism often creates sharks/pirates.
GOD: Capitalism is still a part of democracy, nevertheless...
SATAN: Perhaps more toys can offer inspiration.
GOD: I like the Transformers (Hasbro) evil fighter-jet robot Cyclonus!
SATAN: Yes...Cyclonus is a wolfish 'first-knight' who symbolizes Communism.
GOD: I want to see the new DiCaprio film The Wolf of Wall Street.
SATAN: Maybe Dr. Satan will teach a course about Cyclonus.
GOD: I think he's rather satisfied studying Starscream and Acid Storm.
SATAN: Well...I say we watch Top Gun on Netflix!
GOD: I can't wait for the much-hyped sequel, Top Gun 2: Maverick, to be released.
SATAN: I think the G.I. Joes will be considered modern Christian 'crusaders.'
GOD: Is America truly a 'Media.Edu' culture?
SATAN: I think this is a great 'toy-factory Christian' drama...
GOD: Capitalism can be like Revelation!
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Signing off,
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Americans were interested in networks and media labyrinths, so celebrities and society-icons were the unofficial modern media culture 'diplomats.' These American 'patriots' were curious about capitalism, democracy, and general American etiquette. They were interested in consumerism consciousness and the aesthetics of toys and modern imagination. A group of these individuals, calling themselves 'G.I. Joes' were captained and educated by a top-level strategist, PR-specialist, and political theorist named Dr. Ajay Satan (educated at Dartmouth College and Harvard, with a PhD in Socialization-Psychology). Even celebrity Tom Cruise (one key member of 'G.I. Joe' referred to Dr. Satan as 'Professor America').
"Greetings, scholars and 'detectives.' My name is Dr. Satan, and perhaps your fellow student/scholar, Tom Cruise (aka, 'Maverick'!) has already told you it's permissible to refer to me as Professor America, but don't call me Captain America or Uncle Sam. There's little room for jokes here. I'll always lead you, and I won't wait for you to follow. You're the elite, so that's how I'll grade you. I'll be understanding towards your personal needs, but I have no patience for emotions. One of the things we'll be teaching/learning in this 'classroom' is the global 'anthropological impact' of anti-civilization terrorism (e.g., ISIS) and just how the wide accessibility of terrorist-photos on the Internet signals a new age of 'mob-psychology aesthetics'."
"Greetings, students. In this second lecture, I will tell you about two iconic Transformers (Hasbro) robot-warriors Starscream and Acid Storm. Both robot-warriors are 'evil Decepticon' robots (i.e., terrorists), and both transform into deadly fighter-jets. Starscream and Acid Storm are toy-models marketed and sold to kids around the word, so we want to evaluate why consumerism (e.g., toys) aesthetics represents a modern social interest in 'marketing psychology.' I want you to appreciate just how symbolic these two 'warrior-robots' are for modern civilization! What does President Trump think of these two robots? You're all doing well in this class, but I have to admit, Cruise has the best grades in the early goings of this demanding course so far; I also want to hear more from your fellow-student Charlize Theron, who's been surprisingly shy despite her experience making modern 'sociological' films such as Aeon Flux and Monster! Feel free to make artistic sculptures of Starscream and Acid Storm for personal meditation. That's all for today."
As the G.I. Joes took diligent notes about what Dr. Satan (aka, 'Professor America') had to say about 'marketing psychology' and modern consumerism/commerce 'aesthetics' and the general philosophy behind selling toys (especially war-toys), they realized they were learning a great deal about the real-world applicability of serious consumerism 'trophies' such as Starscream and Acid Storm. Cruise remembered scenes from his Navy Flight-Training film Top Gun and how it represented a modern social interest in 'Americana aesthetics.' Perhaps the G.I. Joes were learning how to make this modern 'Pro-Populism Media.Edu Culture' seem more...interactive.
As expected, Dr. Satan decided to provide the G.I. Joes with toy models of fancy paper-airplanes and building-kits, so the students/detectives could use hands-on learning and imagination to apply what they were learning/studying (about Starscream and Acid Storm), which would help them in the future deal with the complications involved with mob-psychology hellmouths (e.g., WikiLeaks). After all, hands-on learning promoted nationalism curiosity.
A number of G.I. Joes considered Dr. Satan a real diplomat of modern IQ. He was sharp, focused, well-organized, and very sincere about American edification. Dr. Satan was originally from Albania but became a born-again Christian and U.S. citizen while studying as an undergrad at the prestigious Ivy League school Dartmouth College. Dr. Satan always wore a red Phillies (MLB) cap and sunglasses to the G.I. Joe classes he taught and wore workers' gloves and carried a small notebook on which he took real-time notes while teaching and debating with his students, the G.I. Joes. Dr. Satan might as well have been 'Captain America' but he only entertained Cruise's humor-request of accepting the alias 'Professor America.'
At the conclusion of the course, Dr. Satan created Top Gun themed mock-graduation certificates for the G.I. Joes, and all his students graduated. Tom Cruise earned top-honors and was therefore gifted with the Top Gun film-character nickname 'Maverick.' Charlize Theron began participating more and ended up getting the 3rd highest grades in the course. Fellow celebrity Kurt Russell and Washington Post photojournalist Ted Caesar (himself a graduate of Yale) earned special commendations for their analysis of Starscream's terrorism-oriented face and why it wasn't considered a 'heretical toy' marketed to kids. What the G.I. Joes learned mostly in Dr. Satan's analytical course was that Starscream and Acid Storm symbolized real modern evangelism --- they left the course ready to embrace the modern 'Media.Edu Culture' and perhaps even dream of a future 'Pro-Populism Camp America' paradise (a more 'practical' rendition of Atlantis, Eden, or Babel perhaps!). Americans had matured much since the days of The Jerry Springer Show and MTV. The G.I. Joes had earned the authentic-certificate from Dr. Satan!
"As the last assignment for the course (you've all passed, so congratulations), you'll be partnered with another member of the course and work on complementary characters for Starscream and Acid Storm. I'll work with Kurt Russell designing complementary jet-fighter robots who definitively do not symbolize terrorism. I want Tom Cruise to work with Tom Hanks designing complementary jet-fighter robots who symbolize fascism (not terrorism). I want Kay Bar and Eva Tar to work on complementary jet-fighter robots who symbolize capitalism-propaganda. Finally, I want Charlize Theron to work on a separate independent study about the censoring of art and toys and relate her findings to this last assignment. There won't be grades for this last assignment (since you've all already earned your certificates/diplomas), so I simply want you to think about how this last assignment provides you personal inspiration/education. Remember --- America is a Christian super-market!"
After Dr. Satan graduated all his students, he worked alone at Harvard and created diagrams of Cartesian plane contortions useful for flight-simulator video-games (so he could tell aviation-themed video-game designers of the value of 'psycho-sociological ergonomics' in modern consumerism). Dr. Satan was a great asset to 'toyshop intellectualism.' Besides, Dr. Satan's favorite film was Barry Levinson's war-toys opus Toys (an imaginarium-film symbolic of modern American consumerism and starring the late, great Robin Williams). Dr. Satan (aka, 'Professor America') believed consumerism aesthetics comprised a valuable bridge between Christian rhetoric and American pride (e.g., Quaker Oats).
As expected, Dr. Satan had to think a good deal about the adversary of all this modern philosophical 'intrigue.' This adversary was of course the Bronze Dragon, a real monster who represented all the cynicism towards capitalism, democracy, and TrumpUSA that frightened the modern consumer about the creativity behind new age commerce-based aesthetics. Bronze Dragon would argue to Dr. Satan (aka, 'Professor America'), "You can't negotiate capitalism bravado (e.g., war-toys) with democracy education (e.g., BibleGateway.com)!" but perhaps Dr. Satan could retort, "Accessibility of consumerism analytics (e.g., Consumer Reports) reveals real refinement!" The Bronze Dragon was a real nihilist. Dr. Satan believed that Jesus's message, "Blessed are peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God" reflected a true potential in democracy for catalysing promising commerce-politics (e.g., World Bank).
After the G.I. Joes went on various missions to promote democracy and capitalism-idealism (with Cruise making the relevant film American Made), some of the members decided to watch American kids playing with water-guns in the summer (in California)! California was a great site of American expansion, liberal-thinking, think-tanks (e.g., Salk, Silicon Valley), and of course 'hippie-imprints.' Charlize Theron remarked, "Selling water-guns to kids is like promoting diplomacy...that's what makes America great!"
For a reunion, Dr. Satan purchased a group of Eagles (NFL) tickets and enjoyed a terrific game between the Eagles and the Vegas Raiders in which star-QB Carson Wentz threw for over 500 yards in an exciting 39-32 victory! The G.I. Joes declared Wentz to be their new Joe Namath(!), and Dr. Satan suggested that Wentz was the new Mike Schmidt! One New Yorker writer sarcastically wrote, however, "There's nothing sacred about 'consumerism idols' (or marketing 'capitalism-flowery')." Was Dr. Satan wrong?
GOD: I like what Dr. Satan said about consumerism-consciousness...
SATAN: Yes, he was a tough foreign-born culture-teacher.
GOD: America is so darn complex!
SATAN: Well, the G.I. Joes seem well-educated for real diplomacy.
GOD: Many people simply hate 'TrumpUSA.'
SATAN: Yeah, well, American kids love Toys 'R Us.
GOD: How can we marry capitalism to democracy?
SATAN: It seems impossible, since capitalism often creates sharks/pirates.
GOD: Capitalism is still a part of democracy, nevertheless...
SATAN: Perhaps more toys can offer inspiration.
GOD: I like the Transformers (Hasbro) evil fighter-jet robot Cyclonus!
SATAN: Yes...Cyclonus is a wolfish 'first-knight' who symbolizes Communism.
GOD: I want to see the new DiCaprio film The Wolf of Wall Street.
SATAN: Maybe Dr. Satan will teach a course about Cyclonus.
GOD: I think he's rather satisfied studying Starscream and Acid Storm.
SATAN: Well...I say we watch Top Gun on Netflix!
GOD: I can't wait for the much-hyped sequel, Top Gun 2: Maverick, to be released.
SATAN: I think the G.I. Joes will be considered modern Christian 'crusaders.'
GOD: Is America truly a 'Media.Edu' culture?
SATAN: I think this is a great 'toy-factory Christian' drama...
GOD: Capitalism can be like Revelation!
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