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Deciphering rise of BTS through their content

Korean Culture

Koreans are deeply influenced by the Confucian philosophy, which emphasizes cultivated knowledge in comparison to creativity and a collectivistic society. Which is quite different from the Western thought.

Despite the political unrest after the Korean War that resulted in the division of the region, these two countries still share the same culture and traditional values.

The French Institut national de l'audiovisuel defines K-pop as a "fusion of synthesized music, sharp dance routines and fashionable, colorful outfits”. Songs typically consist of one or a mixture of pop, rock, hip hop, R&B, and electronic music genres.

The Confucian thought has a huge influence on Eastern political ideas; shaping the moral system, the way of life, social relations between old and young and their work ethic.

This gives us some insight about the highly systemized, regulated k-pop industry owned by three big names YG, SM JYP. That control every aspect of artist’ career to control publishing, licensing and advertising and in the end operating a star-making academy leaving the artist with no creative freedom. These trainees are put through years of intense musical and chorographical training; they have to sacrifice all guarantees of personal freedom, sleep and comfort. These trainees are monitored for height, weight and figure; they are put through extreme diet regimes, sometimes get plastic surgery done to resemble anime like body proportions. --- to produce idol groups designed to present the very highest standards of beauty, dance, and musicality in Korean popular music.

Korean pop stars have become cultural icons in the region and globally.

Kpop and BTS:

The Korean Wave Hallyu refers to the global popularity of South Korea’s cultural economy exporting pop culture, entertainment, music, TV dramas and movies since 1990s. And since 2000, the Korean government invests great sums in the country’s pop culture to appeal to an international audience. The South Korean government has dedicated a department solely to K-pop to promote the music in Korea and beyond.

It was within this environment that in 2010, a man named Bang Si-hyuk began to quietly build a different kind of studio, and to cultivate the band that would become BTS. His belief is to give the members creative freedom to work on solo tapes, producing and writing. BTS was first launched in 2013.

Where other modern day boy/girl bands have stuck to singing about love and heartache, from the beginning he has encouraged BTS to tell personal stories, and made it imperative to speak about things the group is feeling individually, in a whole that is the reason for the socially critical and introspective lyrics. Honest musical expression of one’s creative anxieties — would become a crucial element of BTS.

BTS is inspired by a hip-hop trio called Seo Taiji & Boys in 1990s who challenged norms around musical styles, song topics, fashion, and censorship, which was unprecedented for a culture whose musical production had spent the past few decades subjected to strict government oversight. They are considered pioneers of rebel music against the system in K-pop.

Seo Taiji, who’s been called the ‘Culture President, recently proclaimed Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) to be the true heirs of the original Korean pop ethos he gave birth to decades previously. While collaborating with BTS on his 25th anniversary on his song “ Classroom Idea”, which criticizes the oppressive education system of Korea. This song was written by Seo Taiji in 1994 when all teenagers were forced to stay in school from 7 am to 9 pm. For people without a college degree it would be hard to get jobs, they’d be treated as underdogs, paid no respect, and kept invisible in the society. (Video will be played and explain from it)

Education is considered crucial because of the Confucian tradition of respecting, learning and the particular national desire for greater achievements.

From BTS’ 2013 album O!RUL8,2? song N.O. also talks about students being overwhelmed by the expectations placed on them by elders, and the effect it has on their mental wellbeing. (in relation with the education system, BTS also has a song for it)

Then their 2015 album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2; entails one of their most political song “Silver Spoon” or “Baepsae” it’s a bird in Korea translated as “Crow Tit” which is a small bird, considered as a weak one compared to a stork, crow tit has short legs and a stork has very long legs. The idiom goes “ a crow tit following a a stork will tear its legs”. Meaning when you try to do something out of your reach or capabilities you are likely to fail. Here storks are referring to people in power; big companies, conglomerates and the older generations. The crow tit being the younger generation. (they flap their hands like birds in their choreography).

They also use the metaphor of a teacher to refer to the older generation who are born with a golden spoon. So during the age of the storks or baby boomers (Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born between 1946 and 1964) in South Korea they were experiencing huge economic growth and was extremely easy to get jobs, housing etc. But the economy of South Korea is now maturing and the side effects of ultra-fast economic growth have boomeranged to haunt the current generation. Millenials are facing high pricing of houses as well as high disparity between the rich and the poor and also all-time high youth unemployment.

Lyric, ‘Passion pay’ is a common practice in Korean society where companies pay young workers below minimum wage or nothing at all in return for experience. (lyrics will be shown in slide)

Speaks much about our society’s treatment to interns who go into the field to work. And the ‘given up generation’ saying that millennials are the generation who have given up on what may be considered as basic human rights and wants because of extreme high youth unemployment rates.

Sam-po-sadae (show the lyrics here) (read from ppt and explain these things gen Z has given up on). Millennial's giving up of romantic relationships, marriage, children, proper employment, homes, and social life in the face of economic difficulties and societal ills while facing condemnation from the media and older generations.

Then they go on to say that they want to change the system. Like this is not a normal situation. Society is sick but it also says we are not at the top yet and we have to push further. (video played and then this is explained).

Then BTS addresses how the older generation blames the millenials for their struggles saying that it is due to the lack of effort. Baby boomers seem to neglect the fact how society is completely different now compared to when they were growing up, also their economic situation is different. Saying that a lot of the problems millenials face today were infact caused by the baby boomers. But they seem to ignore this fact and tell the crow tits to work harder, try harder, put more effort.

Moving on to to their newer album “Wings”, song Blood Sweat tears, which is rich in literary and art references. Wings album is based on “Demian” a 1919 Herman Hesse novel that explore the psyche of the narrator as he grows up and loses his innocence and is on a journey to find himself. The ideologies presented in Demian are heavily influenced by the German philosopher Nietzsche. Nietzsche often wrote about the creation of the self. And more of his ideas in grounds of self-realization is central to Demian. (video playing in bg) There are motifs of mentorship shown in the video when each younger member is paired with an elder one. Jin the oldest member seen standing alone admiring the painting of the fall of rebel angels, the battle between good and evil. While gazing at this painting, Bminor plays in the background. Jin stands between two door, black and white, one good one evil. In Demian, Sinclair finds some freedom when Demian introduces him that the world cannot be categorized in binary such as good and evil. But rather there is good in all evil and evil in all good.

This concept is represented by the God called Abraxas, the god is nor good or evil but rather the affirmation of the existence of both. Saying that Sinclair will never find himself if he only acknowledges the realm of light he must seek knowledge and learn of both realms.

On the surface level one would say the song is about the dangers of temptation but through the imageries a lot of symbolism is shown, allusions from multiple sources of literature each symbol works harmoniously to create a larger system of meaning.

And their latest album Map of the Soul: Persona, based on archetypes of Carl Jung; is where they identify their stage persona as one part of their whole identities.

So as we see every succeeding album of BTS, one would witness the gradual growth of its members. With group and solo songs of each artist addressing issues like depression, anxiety, social and political injustice. Every member’s own identity plays a crucial role in building themes and concepts for their albums. And how they face these experiences that life brings them is translated in their albums.

Bringing us to the question, what is the machinery behind this idol group?

This boy band is still under a company which has its own producers. Bang-si-Hyuk (the founder), Pdogg (in house producer), Slow Rabbit (producer), Adora,Supreme Boi are the main producers. Main choreographer is Son Sung-deuk and J-Hope (member) takes part in choreography too (as he was a stret dancer earlier). Some members of the group have been credited as producers, RM, Suga, J-Hope and Jungkook.

The Korea Music Copyright Association attributes over 130 songs to RM as songwriter, composer, also including writing for member Jimin's solo song "Promise". The Korea Music Copyright Association attributes over 85 songs to Suga as a songwriter and composer. Suga won the 2017 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) best producer award for the song Wine. J-Hope produced his mixtape ‘Hope World’. Jungkook produced Magic Shop.

The group’s high-quality visual productions, largely produced by South Korean creative agency Lumpens, are frequently related to the themes of the band’s music. The agency has produced the visuals for some of their hits like Idol, DNA, Serendipity, I NEED U, Fake Love (Forbes article)

Pdogg production in "Love Yourself: Tear" with BTS hit the Billboard 200 albums chart and was nominated for Grammy Awards.

In an interview he was asked, to drop a hint about the sort of music BTS will come up in the future.

He replied, because a new series has started with ‘Love Yourself 承 Her’, we are planning to continue that. After that, [the decisions] will change based on BTS’ situation and the members’ sentiments at that point. The members put a lot of effort to make sure their characteristics can be shown through their music’.

The concept and themes the group work on for their albums come from them. Though the production may not be solely done by them. The ideas originated from the members are worked upon by the members alongside the company. The ultimate example of the members’ creative independence from their company is their personally composed, freely released mixtapes. They reflect each member’s individual personalities and creative orientations.

Bang-si-Hyuk gave BTS autonomy to run their own Twitter and vlog from their studio, and for the rappers to write alongside Big Hit’s in-house production team.

Since 2000, the Korean government invests great sums in the country’s pop culture to appeal to an international audience. The South Korean government has dedicated a department solely to K-pop to promote the music in Korea and beyond. These cultural exports have benefited the economy and country. BTS have become the youngest ever recipients of the Hwagwan (Korea’s) Orders of Cultural Merit for their services to the promotion of Korean pop culture and Hangul, the Korean alphabet.

How is bts so popular?

“We came together with a common dream to write, dance and produce music that reflects our musical backgrounds as well as our life values of acceptance, vulnerability and being successful,” said BTS’s leader, RM, in a 2017 interview with Time. Their latest record, Map of the Soul: Persona, made them the second group in history to have three No. 1 albums in a single year��the first was the Beatles.

There are six main ways BTS breaks with established precedent for K-pop boy bands to carry out this mission:

· They frequently write their own songs and lyrics.

· Their lyrics are socially conscious and especially attuned to describing the pressures of modern teen life in South Korea.

· They create and manage most of their own social media presence.

· They aren’t signed to “slave contracts,” nor do their contracts have the grueling restrictions of other idol groups.

· They tend to focus on marketing entire albums rather than individual singles.

· They talk openly about the struggles and anxieties of their career instead of presenting an extremely polished image at all times. (To be said- Rap Monster also differentiated the group by taking an open stand in favor of LGBT rights, a topic which is still highly incendiary in South Korea. Idols typically don’t take sides in such topics.)

A lot of these elements have been present in other k-pop groups- most notably Big Bang, which influenced BTS more than any other k-pop band. But Big Hit Entertainment systemized these elements in BTS and marketed it hard.

BTS has broken several charts records during each come-back in 2016 and 2017, not only locally but also internationally. Unlike other K-pop fandoms, BTS fans, span every age, gender and ethnic group -- BTS is not a teenage phenomenon, it is an intellectual phenomenon. Language barrier is no hinderance to spreading their message by their active fanbase who translate lyrics, make video compilations and create fan fiction about the band. Their messages penetrate through language, age, ethinicity and gender (need to add videos of older people attending their concert).

Even before their debut in 2013, they already had contents such as covers and dance practices, published through several medias (Youtube, blog, Twitter...). They have constantly tried to update fans on their activities through planned and unplanned interactions. The boy group was one of the first artists featured in the live broadcasting application launched by Naver in August 2015, V App. BTS’ social angle is always cited by the ARMY as the top reason for their ardent support.

This worldwide popularity is confirmed by their growing strength on social media (linked in article).

Besides being crowned music’s hereditary princes by Korea’s "President of Culture” Seo Taiji, some other prominent supporters of BTS include Korean music critics, philosophers, Jungian psychologists, Brazilian authors, American painters.

That BTS happen to have a small, intimate team to aid them in the production endeavour which does not make their work any less authentic, and it differs fundamentally from other K-pop companies.

K-pop, which has swelled in the past five years from a niche genre to a $5 billion global industry. “Somebody always has to be the one to walk down that path and cut through the jungle and make some noise, and I think that group [was] BTS,” says Phil Becker, vice president for content at Alpha Media, which owns 68 U.S. radio stations.

America and the UK have been the powerhouses of popular music — only three of the 30 highest selling artists of all time have come from elsewhere. It means that the dominance, in terms of both cultural influence and commercial prowess, has been held firmly within the grip of the West. In 2019, BTS came second on the worldwide list of best-selling artists across physical, digital and streaming platforms, beaten only by the all-conquering Drake. BTS have almost single-handedly pulled things back towards the East.

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During this class we further discussed our storyline’s and pitched further ideas about our movie as well as discussed scene , deadlines and our vision for the film , through the week my team and I discussed the future prospects and ideas for the movie and the basic outline and some major details that we can’t forget when we start shooting , we held separate zoom calls to discuss these matters .

When we pitched the idea of the killer in the movie having a type of disorder which was either split personality or bipolar at first we thought it was both the same thing however our teacher pointed out that we needed to do research for the disorder as they both were completely different and held different symptoms and effects .

Summarising our main storyline so we don't overlook and important details .

This picture showcases us searching for a catchy soundtrack to position in our intro .

This is a deadline sheet we have prepared so we can start working on the production process , this would prepare us to work on our screenplay , script and master breakdown .

Some of us were struggling to properly identify the needs to write a good clip analysis , our teacher then explained to us what key Elemets can help with a good clip analysis, we were given homework so that we can practise the clip analysis again and he would give us more feedback . I used this technique to help me with the clip analysis, this is by The media Insider on YouTube that helps media studies students gain better marks and help them understand the syllabus

We even discussed the CCR such as how to write it , the type of format we had to follow , how we could include the use of podcasts and voiceovers in our ccr . The same day we held another meeting and decided to divide tasks among ourselves , I had to do the research of the disorder where as Sanjna had to do the character development and Ethan had to get the script ready within a week .

The Directors and Editor’s task .

The Cinematographers task -

As I am part of the team I as well contributed by performing some research work on Dissociative Identity Disorder so we could create an appropriate storyline and use factual information so we don’t mislead our our audience.

We were introduced to surface level ppts in the previous class however this time we went more in depth of it , we were shown actors and producers presentations and how this system of presentation works . We first started with the producers presentation -

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TITLE - a slide of the movie title

SUMMARY - basic storyline and plot of the movie

ONE LINER - a line that describes the entire story in a sentence it has to be impactful and yet keeps the movie mysterious and intriguing

SYNOPSIS- major details in the movie that can make a difference and have a wide impact it is the major Elements in the story

USP(unique selling point ) - what makes the movie different when being compared to to other movies in the same genre

STORYLINE - The entire story needs to be narrated in multiple slides

CHARACTERS - primary , secondary and sometimes tertiary actors

CAST - The final actors that are chosen for the production of the film

LOCATION- where the story takes place , the sets and scenery

BUDGET- includes 4 different slides

Pre - production

Production

Post production promotion

Distribution

PROMOTION -Where the trailer and movie will be promoted

MARKETING- contributes to different sectors such as merchandising, advertising and basic promotion which include streaming services such as YouTube ads , tv shows , radio shows or via social media .

EXHIBITION- Where the movie will be distributed for a wider audience to watch such as film festivals and streaming sites like Netflix, amazon prime etc

SPONSERS - Brands that can contribute to the movie eg use of phone - iPhone

MUSIC RIGHTS - How we can obtain rights through different sites and documents

ACTORS PPT CONSISTS OF SAME ELEMENTS EXCEPT -

Primary character descriptions

Dexter

Kris

Elijah Detective ( all main characters )

Secondary characters -

Detectives ( supporting actors )

Character sketch

Hair

Costume

Make up

Age

Height

Character arc - strengths and weaknesses of the character throughout the storyline

Wardrobe- can be affected by colour theme and palette also consists of the characters costumes

Inspiration for Kris’s outfit

Inspiration for Dexter’s outfit

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There were quite a few u.S.A.and downs over those 10 years, and sooner or later I determined that I wanted an alternate so I got certified and switched over to school records. At this point in my profession, I remembered what my friend had said a decade ago and questioned if I was in advance of the curve on schools not desiring Special Schooling instructors, although it changed into 10 years later. I questioned if my job became now safe in my new-observed domestic within the records department.

Nicely, I loved coaching history, but existence has its very own humorous methods that are not aligned with us and what we want, so after a decade of coaching records I personally were given a first elegance Training on budget cuts and my activity became removed. Happily, I landed on my ft returned in Special Schooling, accept as true with it or now not.

It has been extra than decades in view that my old graduate school buddy instructed me that the want for Unique Schooling instructors became disappearing. For the duration of the preceding, a long time my pal had gone from graduate school to elementary school teacher to assistant foremost to major, similar to his father had done. I had gone from graduate college to big Training trainer to history instructor to back to important Education trainer, like no person else that I recognize had performed. And believe it or not there was still a group of Unique Schooling jobs available when I landed there for a second time. As a depend on of fact, there has been clearly masses of jobs there because there’s a shortage of Special Education instructors in 49 out of our 50 states. Believe that… two decades after I used to be instructed that Special Training become going away, and I discover that they still cannot appear to get enough Special Education teachers.

Fast-forward a few more years to these days and there may be a new and exciting twist affecting Unique Training referred to as full inclusion.

Now inclusion isn’t always a new element to our colleges. As a matter of fact, inclusion has an extended exciting record in our colleges.

Six a long time in the past there was the Excellent Courtroom Case of Brown v. Board of Education. In 1954 the new regulation of the land became included colleges for all races. Four many years in the past the ground-breaking regulation of Individuals with Disabilities Schooling Act (Concept) started to take the impact and assist make certain that extra than six million students with disabilities have the proper to a free and suitable Education, which means that they too get to be covered in with the general Training populace.

To assist these manifest faculties create a Planning and site Team (PPT) that meet and speak a pupil’s Man or woman Training Application (IEP) and then place the scholar in an appropriate educational putting based on the student’s desires and the law. The placement additionally desires to be the least restrictive environment (LRE). I can nevertheless recollect my college professor describing the least restrictive surroundings in a short story that one would no longer convey a machine gun to take care of a fly. As a substitute, one would just carry a fly-swatter to attend to a fly. In different phrases, if a children’s incapacity may be treated in the community school, then the kid would not need to be dispatched throughout the city or even to another town’s Special school.

today, many colleges are trying to improve in this inclusion version and least restrictive surroundings by using going from a keen on a full-inclusion model.

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L. A. college District have moved a big majority of their students out in their Special Education centers within the closing 3 years and into community school work in which they may be fully integrated into optional instructions like bodily Education, gardening, and cooking. they are also integrated into everyday important flow academic lessons as Nicely, but it is normally not to the equal degree as electives.

Michigan colleges say that want to break down the partitions among standard Training and Unique Education creating a device in which students gets extra help when they need it, and that help does not want to be in a separate Special Education classroom.

Some college districts in Portland, Oregon are a touch in addition alongside than the l. A. schools which can be simply bringing Special Schooling students back from Special schools and Michigan faculties which can be simply beginning to strive complete integration of its college students and casting off most of the Unique Education lecture rooms.

Being a bit further alongside within the system Portland makes an exciting case look at. A number of the mother and father who first of all supported the Idea of integrating Unique Schooling college students into normal Education classrooms in Portland are now concerned about how the Portland Public middle school work is doing it. Portland is aiming for complete inclusion with the aid of the 12 months 2020. But, a number of the academics in Portland are pronouncing, “Obviously the Unique Schooling college students are going to fail and they may be going to act out due to the fact we are not meeting their wishes… If there may be no longer the right guide there, that is no longer desirable, not most effective for the kid, but for the overall Schooling teacher as Properly.”

A Portland figure stated, “I would As a substitute have my toddler experience successful than for them to be ‘college-geared up’.” She similarly states, “I need my kids to be suitable, Well-rounded people that make the arena a better place. I do not think they always need to visit the college to try this. I assume that children are Individuals, and while we stop treating them as Individuals, there’s a problem.” Alas, many dads and mom and teachers have left the Portland college District, and many extra are fantasizing approximately it due to the fact they sense the overall inclusion version is not working there how they pictured it would.

How much have to school work integrate the Unique Education best high schools students is the burning query of the hour.

In my private enjoy Some integration isn’t always handiest feasible, but it’s an ought to. With A few help, Some of the Special Education college students may be within the normal Education lecture rooms.

a few years ago I even had a non-speaking paraplegic boy in a wheelchair who became on a respiratory respirator sitting in my everyday Training social studies magnificence. Every day his paraprofessional and his nurse rolled him into and sat with him. He always smiled at the testimonies I informed of Alexander the Fantastic marching throughout eleven,000 miles of territory and conquering tons of the recognized international at that point. through the way, Alexander the Extremely good also practiced his personal model of inclusion by way of encouraging kindness to the conquered and inspiring his soldiers to marry the captured territory’s girls as a way to create a lasting peace.

other important elements to recall in Unique school work inclusion is the lots wanted socialization and the saving of money integration offers. Youngsters learn from different Kids and money no longer spent on Special Schooling might be spent on popular Training, proper? Hmm…

If you noticed, I started a bit earlier that many Unique Training college students may be included, however, I did not say all or even maximum must be integrated. There are just a few students which are going to cast off too much of the teacher’s time and attention from different students, such as, in the case of college students with extreme behavior issues. when we put intense conduct troubles in ordinary Training classes it is just outright unfair to all the other youngsters in there. Comparable instances will be made for different excessive disabilities to that call for too much of the principle circulates instructor’s Character time and interest.

Howdy, I’m now not saying to in no way strive out a child with a severe disability in a preferred Schooling placing. however what I am saying is that middle schools want to have a better gadget of monitoring those placements and be capable of speedy dispose of students that are not working out, and are taking precious getting to know time far away from other students. Moreover, faculties need to try this without shaming the teacher because the instructor complained that the student wasn’t an awesome suit and changed into disrupting the academic learning system of the alternative college students. Leaving a child in an besides the point placement isn’t accurate for any of the parties worried. Period.

Over the past two a long time I have worked with greater Unique Schooling college students than I’m able to don’t forget as a Special Schooling teacher and a normal education best high school’s teacher teaching inclusion classes. I have discovered to become extraordinarily flexible and patient and as a result, have had a number of the hardest and most needy Children located in my classes. I have labored miracles with these Youngsters over time and that I know that I am not the most effective trainer available doing this. There are numerous more accessible similar to me. but, what I fear about is that because instructors are so dedicated and pulling off each day miracles within the school room, districts, network leaders, and flesh-presser can be pushing too difficult for the total inclusion model thinking that the teachers will just figure it out. Putting in place instructors and college students for failure is by no means a good Idea.

Moreover, I’m hoping it’s simply not the money that they may be seeking to save even as pushing this full-inclusion model forward due to the fact what we have to surely be trying to save is our youngsters. As Fredrick Douglas stated, “It is easier to construct strong kids than to restore broken guys.” No matter how the economic academic pie is sliced, the lowest line is that the pie is simply too small and our Unique Schooling instructors and our Unique Training students shouldn’t be made to pay for this.

In addition, I’ve been a trainer for too lengthy to now not be at least a bit skeptical once I hear the bosses say that the purpose they are pushing for the whole inclusion version is due to the fact socialization is so important. I know it’s crucial. but, I additionally recognize that too many people are putting their hats on that socialization excuse instead of Training our Special wishes students and presenting them what they actually need. I’ve seen Unique Training students whose abilities best allow them to draw photos sitting in honors classes. there is no actual socialization taking location here. It just does not make feel.

Nicely, subsequently coming full circle. It will be thrilling to peer in which this full inclusion thing goes.

The wise ones might not allow their Special schools Training teachers cross, or cast off their Education rooms. And for the schools districts that do, I Believe that it won’t take long before they understand the mistake they made and start hiring Special Unique Schooling teachers back for schools . To my pal and his now ex-main father from all the ones years ago who thought Special Schools changed into going away, Nicely, we’re no longer there yet, and to tell you the truth, I don’t assume we ever might be.

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I were given a Unique Schooling job and taught for about 10 12 months.

Fast-forward a few more years to these days and there may be a new and exciting twist affecting Unique Training referred to as full inclusion.

Now inclusion isn’t always a new element to our colleges. As a matter of fact, inclusion has an extended exciting record in our colleges.

today, many colleges are trying to improve in this inclusion version and least restrictive surroundings by using going from a keen on a full-inclusion model.

colleges in the

How much have to school work integrate the Unique Education best high schools students is the burning query of the hour.

Nicely, subsequently coming full circle. It will be thrilling to peer in which this full inclusion thing goes.

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