Contextual Analysis paper, my idea... Thumbs up or down?

I have been pondering over what to write about for my contextual analysis paper and I have come to one that keeps popping up. This is slightly random so here goes... I was watching the music video to Alejandro by Lady Gaga the other day with my roommate and there is one scene in which Lady Gaga mimicks Marilyn Monroe. Then it dawned on me... Why not compare the two icons? How Marilyn Monroe was viewed during her time period and now, and how Lady Gaga is viewed today and how she might be viewed in the future. Any thoughts? Thumbs up or down?

Children of Men. Intense movie with... Implications?

The movie Children of Men is an adrenaline filled, heart-racing, tension filled, thriller that will keep you enthralled till the very end. The ending of this movie leaves many questions unaswered that throughout the movie are posed. An example of one of the questions is, "Is the government the reason behind the infertility crisis?" Does this question imply that our government will be our downfall in the future? And what type of rhetoric is implied?

"American Idiot" simply Genius? Ethos? Logos? Pathos?

Green Day's 2004 album "American Idiot" was presented with high ratings, recieved many awards, and sold millions of copies, launching the band to be named the biggest band in the world for the 2nd time in their 18 year carreer at the time. The lyrics and song titles in the album are highly suggestive towards political views and aren't sugar-coated in any way about expressing the band's views upon how the government was running the country at the time. What are your views on the album. Is there Ethos, Pathos, or Logos? If so, explain.