Colin Miller Genre Analysis Reflection Sarah Davis October 28th, 2013

Music Videos Seen From an Opened Set of Eyes

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eals to that co&&#nity' +his "as a har% ro!ect to $et into, ho"ever I a&

$la% that I %i% en% # $ettin$ into it'