Thursday, April 21, 2011

What I Learned About Music - Final Blog!

What I learned about my topic –Music – was the origins of Rock and Roll music, as well as the bands that originated it, and where it came from. This blog will talk about my interests in music, and what I learned while researching  about different types of music, bands, songs, and origins of where they came from.
                I’ve learned a lot about my topic, and I’ll only continue to learn more. There’s almost countless knowledge to music, because of the countless genre’s and millions of artists in the world. In this blog, I will talk about what I have learned while participating in this lesson, as well as the most rewarding aspects of it, and why I had a fun time talking about it. Some of the most difficult and challenging aspects was researching. Researching was kind of difficult because you had to find credible sites that the information was accurate. Another difficult aspect of this unit was having a specific variety of options to choose from instead of having the freedom to choose anything you wanted to, except the one post that was our choice.                
                Some of the most rewarding parts of this lesson were the facts that we got to express our interests in what we like, and get to talk about them in an open and free environment. I really liked doing this because it gave me a chance to express my love in music, and see what other people like in my “Blog Family”. In my opinion, this was an easy topic that I chose, because I know a lot about it, and I continued to learn more. The fact that there is a huge variety of music in the world, as well as video games that involve music, such as Rock Band, Guitar Hero, etc, it was easy to learn about different kinds of music, and learn to appreciate the artists and songs for what they believe in. There are always new songs and artists being recognized, and none of them are “bad songs”. There’s no such thing as a bad song. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion about music. Just because you don’t like the song, doesn’t mean it’s bad, it just means you don’t appreciate it for what it is, and what the artists of the song meant by it.
All in all, blogging about something I enjoy and sharing it with whoever may have read my blogs. Music is an inspiration to me because it’s fun to play instruments. Instruments are another way to express your love for music. There’s so many different instruments, and they all have their own unique sound that makes the song that much more enjoyable. Some genre’s, like hardcore rock, involve different genre’s in their music. Some of them include some orchestra, while others include techno.  I may continue to blog about this, or any other topics. I haven’t decided yet, but what I will keep doing is listening to music and expressing the reason I love it!


Thursday, April 7, 2011

Top 10 Favorite Video Games and Series

This is a list of my top 5 favorite video games of all time.

5: My #5 favorite games is the Pokémon Series for the handheld consoles. These games are great, even though many people think they’re childish. They were originally meant to attract the younger audience, but they’re more enjoyed by teens and young adults. These games all have the same aspect: Catch Pokémon, Beat the 8 Gyms and beat the Champion. But they always introduce new regions in the Pokémon world, as well as new challenges and gym’s to battle. They’re always fun to play and travel around, finding the Legendary Pokémon and items.

4: My #4 favorite games are the Kingdom Hearts Series. This series is amazing, combining the bright and happy Disney characters and aspects, to the dark and mysterious aspects and characters of Final Fantasy. This series also has quite a bit of humor in them. There are currently 6 games in the series. The first and second for the PS2, Chain of Memories for the Gameboy Advanced, Birth By Sleep for the PSP, and 358/2 Days and Coded for the DS. While the two games for the PS2 are the main games, these ones for the handheld consoles are required to play to fully enjoy the game. They are side stories of the main story, but without them you couldn’t understand some of the aspects of the game. This series in general is extremely fun, but my favorite of them all is Kingdom Hearts 2 for the PS2.

3: My #3 favorite game has to be Super Mario 64. This game is another classic and is always fun to play. It was remade for the Nintendo DS with added characters, levels, and challenges. While I prefer the original for the Nintendo 64, the DS is just as fun. This game has been around for many, many years, and Mario is still extremely popular, and will be for years, maybe decades to come. This is one of the first Mario games ever, and is the best one, in my opinion.

2: My #2 favorite game is definitely Secret of Mana. While this game isn’t very popular, it’s extremely fun. It was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1993. It was one of the very first games I have ever played and beaten. While the graphics of this game aren’t great; because it was made in the early 90s, it’s incredibly fun. It’s a very long and enjoyable game with a great storyline. It’s not too challenging, but there are some things in the game that are semi-hard to overcome. This game is amazing; I love it and always will.

1: My #1 favorite game of all time is The Legend of Zelda:  Ocarina of Time. This is my favorite game of all time because it’s a classic game and the first game for the Nintendo 64, made with 3D graphics. The game was re-made for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003. This game has been around since I was very little, and I’ve been playing it since I was little. This game is always fun, even after beating it hundreds of times. I’ll forever love this game and it will always be my favorite.