Repurposed -- Somethings Gotta Give

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A Repurposed "Something's Gotta Give"
(PRWEB) February 26, 2005 -- A lonely citizen and his very small 501 (c) (3) corporation is attempting to have a weblog discussion with the Governor of Minnesota and a forum discussion within the Citizens League of Minnesota. The Governor asked for suggestions, and one was given, that if the money did not exist in the budget, the state should lead a contribution process (giving) to cover 100% of age 3-5 children in at least the basics of required early learning, kindergarten readiness, and ready to read skill building. Starting to create a permanent network school by school to assure this attention to first things first is not lost once it is gained.

Several interesting issues would appear apparent:
- The issue has so many explanations, the interested stay defused.
- A population of effective citizens can be so divided it cannot see first things first.
- The powerful, who are rarely seen are not answering this phone call.
- The Citizens League (forum on their site) does not want to weight-in.
- Minnesota Nice means lights out, we will talk about it later.
- Later in spite of the attention this gets internationally (911 commission report page 377 and 378). Great approach to engaging our poorest in their future.
- And at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting where the focus is on an action agenda For Improving America's High Schools http://www.nga.org/nga ....without mentioning in the published summary the importance of being ready to read starting in kindergarten so the child stays engaged in the opportunity and actually gets to high school truly engaged.

So to put some real comedy into the mix one citizen saw a correlation to Something's Gotta Give and suggested USA VALUES-CDP "repurpose" the themes in the video of this Waverly Films Production by Nancy Meyers. Overall these themes build to a new start at the end. When Jack raises the child over his head the caption could read... Today's Children, Tomorrow's Future®.

Give yourself the chance to associate the comedy to the set of events that will set our urban world into changes that keep on giving by giving the power it takes to stay engaged. Early literacy skills delivered to 100% of age 3-6 children is a first things first start. The outline for this repurposing (Cheat Sheet) is posted as follows

Thomas D. Wolfgram
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Email: tdw.usavalues@comcast.net
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Something’s Gotta Give

USA VALUES-CDP repurposed the themes in the video of this Waverly Films Production by Nancy Meyers. Please consider the following outline to picture today’s segments and forces at play in our society. Oops, this film has no diversity to it! TOO BAD, these themes are played everyday with plenty! Overall these themes build to a new start at the end. When Jack raises the child over his head the caption could read Today’s Children, Tomorrow’s Future®. Give yourself the chance to associate the comedy to the set of events that will set our urban world into changes that keep on giving by giving the power it takes to stay engaged. Early literacy skills must be delivered to 100% of age 3-6 children.

What Segments of society are we talking about?
Government and Public Education, as one, or two? Spending historically, now up against new requirements.
Those doing good -- for those receptive to good works.
Short-term funded morality and ethics, and unfunded morality and ethics. Just talk because love is not driving it?
Funded morality, ethics, laws, institutions and regulations of citizen behavior
Those growing and reproducing
Those that are really powerful
· The Effective Citizen
· The For-Profit Business looking for a return, working, accumulating, and sharing
· The Faith-base loving and giving for the right reason, looking for a real chance to help, but not positioned by the powerful to be critical, not needed by the powerful, because…

Characters with messages!

Jack Nicholson ( Harry ) --The all of Government and Public Education

Loose
Not accountable, honesty, friendship, respect and work ethic are missing. Who cares?
Not knowing who he hurts
Focused on the pretty and the fast; not looking for the truth
Never would have thought there is a need for the accountable, can’t relate
Became needy, put on the spot, did not like the spot, and deep down understands the spot because there is wisdom in the years accumulated.
Begins to see the harm his powerboat wake creates.
Prone to be defensive, deep understanding of skimming to a level of what can be done verses what should be done.
Becoming aware of a role for the Faith-base

Diane Keaton (Erika) --The effective citizen and the businesses looking for a return, working, and sharing, the Faith-base loving for the right reason, looking for the chance to change lives.

Not loose with self, but open to the new ways
Accountable looking for the long-term solution
Positively wants much more, but how?
Understanding the pain and hurt, looking for the resources to fix the hurt
Selecting to work with who can really touch the hurt, but working with second best
Always willing to work at something, anything, creating is a buy product
Creates the gotta give “pinch” because of the positioning of basic truth, positioning with very basic standards.
Infatuated by the apparent power, but not giving in to a short-term solution

Keanu Reeves (the doctor) --Those doing good for goodness sake. Short-term funded morality and ethics. Good works for those receptive to good works. Has second best set of resources to offer.

Amanda Peet (Marin) --Growing and reproducing and forming our future.

The Really Powerful (The powerful that cannot be seen, but is known to exist) --Because the powerful are not seen in the movie it takes more to explain. Who is pulling the string? Who has the fund so some do not work -- Diane, Keanu, Amanda are all working. Jack doesn’t spend his time working; his “work” gets done without him. He visits the Hamptons, the City, the Islands, the 14 states and Paris to view his wake; all without visible work efforts. Would he have the power; if it were not presented to him by circumstances; sometimes not even in his control until he grabbed it; in position by luck; or by his own design? Some segment of society rewarded him for something. Is he the powerboat or is he just the driver. It is great to be in the USA.

What needs to give?

1. Adults give early reading skills to children, there is no way to see it as anything other than a gift to age 3–6 children. A whole lot of one-on-one giving is required to reach 100% of the population. 911 commission (effective citizens) calls for this gift on the world stage.

2. The gift of early reading skills to 100% of the population in time so the child’s engagement in the future is assured must come from the most powerful. This is a gift twice or three times rewarding. The child, the parents, the faith-base, the school, the society, the security, the future.
3. The most powerful are rarely seen, so the gifts must be directed through government and public education. But true giving without love at the foundation will and always has come up short in an effort to give help to the poorest of the poor. Does the public sector have to ask for help from those who have the poorest in their mission?

4. The Faith-base with the foundation of love must be given the chance to change the secular world, by building the "secular hospitals", in the process of this renewal.