Why is Music such an amazing thing in life?

Why is Music such an amazing thing in life?

Music. Music is something that is very diverse, and different in a lot of ways. Down to culture, genre, and many more. Music is something loved by many people all across the world, in millions of different places. Music is something that you can have anywhere you go. When you’re just sitting down, when you’re driving, when you’re traveling. You can even make your own music! Anything that makes noise can be made into music. Banging pans against each other? Music. The tapping noise when you take a step? Music! Anything, and everything that makes noise. If you give it a good rhythm and background noise, they can be made into really fun beats!

 

Culture is also something that makes music a big part of life. People all over the world listen to music, different from the music you might listen to. In America, American music is more popular, while in Mexico, Mexican music may be more popular. That doesn’t mean you can’t listen to music from other countries. Some people like different types of cultural music. The most popular cultural music is English, followed by Spanish, then Korean music. 

 

Lots of people have lots of different music tastes, and that diversity happens a lot with what type of music we listen to. Some people like Rock, some people like Pop, and some people like Jazz. The list of different types of music goes on. Some genres are liked more than others. For example, Country music (ew) is loved by many, and hated by many. It all depends on what we think is good. 

 

That’s why people love music so much. It gives a little bit of spaz to life. 

 

Music is also a good way to help people focus and get things done. While at the same time music is fun to sing and dance too, which is the next focus, music can also help you focus on work and get things done. Some people don’t work well with music because they can get caught up and pay attention to their music more. But for others, music can help them work harder on, for example, homework, chores, and work needed anywhere. For most people, cleaning, working, and doing schoolwork is a chore, so they use music to help make it more fun. It works. Good music is a good way to get your serotonin up and to help you feel in a better mood about doing work.

 

For our last topic: Music is also a fun way to get you hyped, and partying, and happier. People that have been to parties, what’s the main thing that’s usually being played? 

 

Music. Every Time you’re at a party, people are always getting hyped up and dancing. It makes you want to get more hyped and excited when you hear good music you like. When you’re with other people and you all hear a really good song, you want to get into it. You want to dance and sing. Dancing and singing is also a good way to  be hyped. Singing is always fun to do when you’re doing work. It helps you to work a bit better, and helps you to be happier, and like what was said earlier, it gets your serotonin up and running so that you can have a better time.

 

Music will always be the best form of art and entertainment there is. It just makes the world better. People gather together to listen, and meet new people just because of music. Who knew just playing a few notes and singing a few keys could change the world so much?

My Top 10 Albums of All Time

My Top 10 Albums of All Time

I will be listing my top 10 albums of all time, at this current moment. My music taste usually consists of alternative pop, indie pop/rock, rock, and rap. I like almost anything except country music. Now, let’s get with it!

10. THE FUTURE IS DARK by Lil Darkie

This album is super cool. All the transitions make it so cool to listen to. I love every single track on this, which is pretty rare. The mix of loud and angry songs mixed with sad and melancholic songs. My favorite tracks are: HUMANS AND MONSTERS, i know i know, AMERICAN SLAVE, house made of ash, and human insignificance.

9. Electra Heart by MARINA

This album is an amazing classic, and I had a hard time placing it. I love so many of the songs on here, they’re such fun and cool songs to listen to. Marina is so talented, and has such amazing and unique lyrics. My favorite tracks are: Lies, Starring Role, Fear and Loathing, Teen Idle, Lonely Hearts Club, and Valley of the Dolls.

8. Cry Baby by Melanie Martinez

I adore this album so very much. The whole aesthetic sticks to the album the whole time, and makes it so fun. It also has a mix of dark topics, so it always makes this an interesting listen. I love the story it includes, and how it covers all the topics it mentions. My favorite tracks are: Sippy Cup, Mrs. Potato Head, Cake, and Play Date.

7. Plastic Beach by Gorillaz

I absolutely love the vibe of this album and all the sounds. It’s so atmospheric, and can make you feel like you’re somewhere completely different. It gets a bonus point because of the amount of lore that comes with it. My favorite tracks are: Rhinestone Eyes, To Binge, Superfast Jellyfish, Pirate Jet, On Melancholy Hill, and Broken.

6. IGOR by Tyler, the Creator

I didn’t start liking rap entirely until the end of 2023. But this album is a masterpiece. I love the whole story with it too. It makes it even more interesting to see how the perspective changes throughout the album. My favorite tracks are: NEW MAGIC WAND, A BOY IS A GUN*, EARFQUAKE, ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?, and I THINK.

5. Gorillaz by Gorillaz

The variety throughout this album is incredible. This is what changed and started everything for Gorillaz. The blend of style and genres is insane. The nonsensical part of it is what makes it so cool and interesting. My favorite tracks are: Double Bass, Punk, Left Hand Suzuki Method, Clint Eastwood, Slow Country, Re-Hash, 5/4, 19-2000, and M1 A1.

4. The Now Now by Gorillaz

I really love all the sounds and feel of this album. It’s super underrated, and deserves more attention and love. It’s mostly a blue and sad album. I like to usually describe it like a day at the beach, but you’re too sad to enjoy it. My favorite tracks are: Souk Eye, One Percent, Fire Flies, Idaho, and Tranz.

3. Demon Days by Gorillaz

The variety throughout this album is so cool and fun to listen to. It changes so quickly, but in an amazing way. The music videos and art style are so visually appealing and cool to look at. I don’t skip anything from this album. My favorite tracks are: Kids with Guns, El Mañana, White Light, Feel Good Inc, and Last Living Souls.

2. PORTALS by Melanie Martinez

The transitions, oh my god. The new sound from Melanie is such a bop. I could listen to it all on repeat, over and over. I love the whole aesthetic and all the important messages in each song. I love listening to this, it makes me feel transported somewhere else. My favorite tracks are: SPIDER WEB, THE CONTORTIONIST, LIGHT SHOWER, FAERIE SOIREE, EVIL, and NYMPHOLOGY.

1.The Family Jewels by MARINA

I made this album first for many reasons. It has almost everything fulfilling, and perfect for an album that I love. The variety in its genres and style, the meanings, the aesthetic, the nostalgia, it’s perfect for me. I could listen to this anytime. It has every mood or emotion you’d want to feel or express. My favorite tracks are: Are You Satisfied?, Oh No!, Mowgli’s Road, Hermit the Frog, The Family Jewels, Girls, and Numb.

I love music so much, and how it can give you so many different emotions. I’m always listening to something. Now that I’ve listed mine, and all my reasons, what are your favorite albums?

Why Kids Need Screen Time Limits

Why Kids Need Screen Time Limits

Kids, no matter if you hate them or not, can’t be on social media. Social media or Roblox or even any other game is damaging their brains. They can’t get off their screens and it’s turning them into little devils. 

Some people think of kids nowadays as cute little innocent people. Not iPad babies, when a kid is grown up, slacked off and they get whatever they want you as a parent have created the devil. 

Parents are the fault of creating these devils. As a parent you have to set boundaries you can’t just slack off on your kids and give them whatever they want. When you do this you make your kids think the world revolves around them when in reality it doesn’t. That’s how you get iPad babies or 10 year old Sephora girlies. 

This is why kids need limits on screen time and no social media. When you create a screen time you set boundaries as a parent which then doesn’t mess them up. The possibilities are endless. Kids get better sleep, they go outside more, they can get less depressed, and most importantly they don’t turn into little devils. 

So in reality these kids are messed up. Most of the time it’s the parents fault because they are not parenting and they give their kids whatever they wish for and it creates demands. We will see what happens to these kids but it does not look good for them.  

 

Is Mr. Robinson a Swiftie!?

Is Mr. Robinson a Swiftie!?

Taylor Swift is one of the most popular and influential artists of our time, with millions of fans around the world who call themselves Swifties. But what if there’s a vice principal out there who loves Taylor Swift too but hides it with his students and why? How can you be a Swiftie principle without compromising your professionalism or curriculum? Is Mr. Robinson a Swiftie??

A Swiftie is a term used to describe a fan of Taylor Swift, the pop superstar who has dominated the music industry with her catchy songs, personal lyrics, and loyal fan base. Swifties are known for their devotion, enchanted enthusiasm, and support for their idol. They often express their love for Swift on social media, attend her concerts, and buy her merchandise.

But Mr. Robinson, who wishes to remain an ordinary vice principal being a Swiftie is not something he can openly share with our school. He says that his favorite song is probably lover when Taylor swift sings it at her Eras tour on the piano. Taylor Swift – Lover Full Performance at SNL 2019 – YouTube He was introduced to Taylor by his wife and was instantly captivated by her voice, her melodies, and her stories. 

Mr. Robinson is also interested in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship. Travis Kelce is an American football tight end who plays for the Kansas city chiefs in the NFL, And people are going crazy over the cute couple, they Need To Calm Down. And he thinks there will be some pretty good songs from Taylor after they break up. 

           

Taylor Swift watches the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sept. 24, 2023. PHOTO: 

JASON HANNA/GETTY

                            

Mr. Robinson isn’t the only Swiftie in the office though, Mrs. Denton is also a Swiftie at heart. They sometimes quiz each other with Taylor Swift songs and albums.  It’s cool to know that the kids at Lake mountain middle are not the only Swifties there.

Long story short it’s pretty obvious what the answer is, Mr. Robinson is in fact a Swiftie!! Here are some of Taylor Swift’s links to go to!! Swifties for life!!

 

                                                                 

Taylorswift.com                                                                                         

taylorswift.com

Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)

taylor.lnk.to/speaknowtaylorsversion

Instagram

instagram.com/taylorswift

Facebook

facebook.com/TaylorSwift

Twitter

twitter.com/taylorswift13

TikTok

tiktok.com/@taylorswift

Tumblr

Taylorswift.tumblr.com

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S

Finally after 6 years of waiting, the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie has now been confirmed to be released on October 27 2023. This movie is rated PG 13” and has some violent, bloody and language content. This movie will be one of Scott Cawthon’s last projects before he retires to spend more time with his family.

Recently fired and desperate for work so that he can keep custody of Abby, Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant. Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. But Mike soon discovers that nothing at Freddy’s is what it seems. It also shows that mike and Abby Schmidt are actually William Afton’s children, they changed their last names to avoid any questions about what happened in Fred bear’s pizzeria. Scott Cawthon revealed that the plot of the movie will be based around a man named Mike and his connection to Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.

 It’s likely that the protagonist is Michael Afton as his father, William Afton, was the murderer of the five children and co-founder of Fazbear Entertainment

We’d seen glimpses of a little girl in teasers for the film, and now the trailer has revealed that she is none other than Abby Schmidt is Mike’s sister, who’s supposed to be sleeping through the night at Freddy Fazbear’s while her father works but instead of doing just that she wonders around the pizzeria meeting the animatronic when Vanessa hit the showtime button which set Bonnie to malfunction after knowing there were people in there home after midnight.

The movie will be at least 1 hour and 50 minutes long but some say it may be 3 hours long. It will also stream exclusively on Peacock on the same date the movie comes out. 

This movie is based on the first FNAF game with violent parts, language, befriending animatronics, and saving the lost souls of children who have forgotten how they died and who they were and are now trapped inside the animatronics.

Filming for Five Nights at Freddy’s began on February 1, 2023, after being delayed by almost two years due to script changes. The movie wrapped on April 3. Three days later, on April 6, 2023, FNAF producer Jason Blum and Scott Cawthon. The film follows Mike (Josh Hutchinson) a troubled young man caring for his 10-year-old sister Abby (Piper Rubin), and haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother more than a decade before.

Early 2000s Cartoons VS. Now

Early 2000s Cartoons VS. Now

 

By: Aubrey Dean 

 

  When you think of cartoons now, what do you immediately think of? Maybe Paw Patrol, or shows like Teen Titans Go! Or We Bare Bears, The Loud House and things like that. But, what about shows like Spongebob Squarepants (Well, the old seasons) or shows like Fairly Odd Parents, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius? Those shows are so good. 

 

  There are also shows like Dexter’s Laboratory. Or shows like Danny Phantom. Or the old Powerpuff Girls. The remake is just trash.

  The old Powerpuff Girls were so good. They should’ve just stopped after finishing the show. They made a remake, finding out that Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup had a long lost sister called Bliss. It’s really bad! Mojo Jojo isn’t even in the show anymore, neither are the other villains. 

 

    Bliss is supposed to be their long lost sister even though they are creations. 

 

    Another show that is kinda bad now is SpongeBob Squarepants. The show is good, don’t get me wrong. It used to be good. After the 7th season it’s just garbage. The producers are just trying too hard now. They should’ve just stopped after the 7th instead of making more so you can’t catch up on the others without an entirely new season coming out a month later. 

 

  The new seasons like 8-12 are garbage. Like Patrick has his own tv show. They have like five spin off series and like it’s not good. The Spongebob movie where they go to get King Neptune’s crown was the best movie. The one where they get super powers was okay  but if I had a choice to get rid of one of the movies it would be the second one.

 

  Now onto the pros and cons. The pros of the new cartoons are that the graphics are better. Like they have grown but honestly they aren’t the same. 

 

  The cons are, the cartoon companies are running out of ideas. Cartoons from like 1998-2011 were probably way better. Like the producers just had such a wide range of ideas for what they could write a TV series about as of now we have like fifteen different kids cartoons about superheroes or spies. There’s just not a wide variety of show ideas now. Talking animals, already done like 55 times. Super heroes, the basic cartoon idea. It’s just not the same anymore. 

If we just didn’t make a new cartoon series every two months like we do now, we would save options for later instead of wasting them on cartoons that aren’t even that good.

 

Roblox is not a appropriate game for kids

 

Roblox might look like a fun safe game for kids but it really is not. Roblox has content such as sex acts, killing, the idea of murder, nudity and most dangerous. You play Roblox online and can chat with adults trying to get your information, scam you and much more. 

 

The games 

Roblox is a game that has a ton of minnie games in that one game, but some of the games are not appropriate for kids at the age of seven to nine. For example, like i said before there are minnie games, such as shedletsky’s dirty place is not appropriate for young kids at all. Shedletsky’s Dirty Place is a Roblox sex game where Shedletsky tries to do very dirty games with you and the game targets the ages thirteen and below. Kids that have played this game have been reported getting very bad nightmares. Some other roblox games that are not appropriate are, survive the killer, shower simulator, dance clubs and much more . Surviving the killer is one of those games that have extreme violence. Shower simulator falls under a sexual minnie game not appropriate for kids and dance club games are okay but should be taken seriously because if you don’t have any parental control your kid can most likely talk and chat with people all around the world. 

Your avatar

In a game you have to have a charter or yourself but when you are making your avatar you want to be careful because you can put on a body suit that makes you look naked. If parents are going to let their kid play roblox you have to restrict it and make sure you don’t have your credit card hooked up on the device. If you have your credit card hooked up to the device they’re playing on you can lose a lot of money because your kid is buying robux, what makes it worse is to buy robux all you have to do is push a few buttons and boom money, wasted. 

 

Addict 

Like some other games it is super easy for your kid to be stuck on Roblox and only play Roblox for their free time. To put things into perspective the more you’re on Roblox the more your mental health goes way down and they’re not out playing with friends and learning valuable collaboration skills and social skills. For example sometimes my brother has tantrums when he cant play Roblox or when something in his favorite minnie game is gone. When my brother started playing Roblox he was glued onto the screen for hours. 

Kidnappers

A thirteen year old girl was kidnapped from an old man she made friends with on Roblox thinking he was her age. Thankfully she was returned home safely after police found her two days after missing and arrested the man named, Howard graham. Kidnapping is such a real thing that can happen when you are not careful on Roblox {there are also kidnapping minnie games in Roblox where the player has to kidnap innocent people.} 

 

People 

I have already touched this topic a bit in this review but there is more to just talking to people.  When you play with people and talk to them long enough you can be brainwashed and you can be making a friend  that back stabs you or just targets you for really inappropriate things.

 

Mental health 

Mental health is the key for a good, nice future and when your kids’ mental health plumits because of sleep deprivation and horrific Roblox games this just makes their mental health worse. On the other hand when your kid is non stop playing Roblox that can make their mental and physical health worse. When your kids play Roblox all day they can stop wanting to go to school or do school, or hang out with friends unless they’re on Roblox too. 

 

Conclusion

The conclusion of this whole article is of course roblox is bad for kids but like I have said before, roblox is just a dirty game you kids can get addicted to, lose mental health, they can meet very dangerous people and they can play dangerous games with adult content. Sum up this whole thing, roblox is bad and kids probably should not play roblox. 

 

Credits

I would like to give credits to 

Google pictures

Find my kids.com

Reason labs

 

 

Weezer the Band

By: Aubrey Dean

 

The band Weezer was founded in 1992. The band consists of the members Rivers Coumo (Lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals)

 

  The first album they ever published was the Blue Album. That came out on May 10, 1994.

 

Blue Album Songs

  • Surf Wax America
  • Only in Dreams
  • No One Else
  • The World has Turned and Left Me Here
  • My Name Is Jonas
  • Say It Ain’t So
  • Buddy Holly
  • Holiday
  • Undone
  • In the Garage

 

The most popular song in the Blue Album is Say It Ain’t So. 

 

Another really popular song by Weezer is Island In the Sun.  Rivers Cuomos has written all the songs they have released. He is also the lead singer. 

Weezer also likes to make covers of songs, including Happy Together, Mr. Blue Skies. They have also made a cover of Africa. Also one of Billie Jean.  

 

  One member of Weezer, ex-member Matt Sharp, was a bassist in the band until he left in 1998. He left because he had a second band called the Rentals. He wanted to work with the Rentals full time so he decided to leave Weezer to pursue that dream. Matt Sharp was in the first two albums Weezer released. The Blue Album and Pinkerton. 

 

One fun fact you may be wondering about is, why is the band Weezer called Weezer in the first place? Well, I in fact have the answer to that. The reason the band is called Weezer is because it was a nickname the main member Rivers Cuomo got from kids at school because he got bullied for having asthma. Also, a name River Cuomos got from his biological father, so they took that name and made it the band name. 

 

  Another fun fact about the band is their first opening gig was opening for Keanu Reeves vanity band. The band was formed on Valentines day, 1992. The reason the album is called the Blue Album is because it was Cuomo’s favorite color growing up. 

 

  Rivers Cuomo also graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree. They also got some of their inspiration from the Beatles. The era Weezer is in is the mid 90s is what it is classified as. The second most popular song by Weezer is Islands In the Sun. Weezer has been reported to have 15 studio albums, two compilation albums, 1 video album, nine extended plays, 37 singles and 40 music videos. 

Is Stranger Things worth watching?

Is Stranger Things worth watching?

 

By: Aubrey Dean

4/20/23

 

Stranger Things, a supernatural drama, mystery and a little bit of horror. The show started July 15, 2016. The show has four seasons.

 The show starts as young 11 year old Will Byers goes missing on his way home at night from his friend Mike Wheelers. The first season shows Mike, Lucas, and Dustin finding a girl in the woods named Eleven on their hunt to search for their best friend Will Byers. They find out the Eleven had escaped from a nearby lab, Hawkins Lab. Finding out, Eleven can move things with her mind and hack into peoples mind they try to use her to find Will in the Upside down. 

 

  Will’s mother Joyce Byers and his older brother Johnathan are also in their hunt to find Will. Drama and action happens as Chief of police Jim Hopper teams up with Joyce to find Will. Finding Will and rescuing him from the upside down ends season 1. The rest of the show finds how to stop the Upside Down and all its horrors within. Death, action, drama and tons of mysteries. The show is wonderful. 

 

  It never let me down. Some parts I questioned but other than that it was fine. A new coming fifth season sure to be as good as the rest. I’m excited to watch it and see how entertaining it is to rewatch the show over and over again for years to come. 

 

why mice abuse hurts

 

 

Most kids want mice as pets or laboratories use these cute little fellas to experiment on but whatever it is mice are drastically dying. 

 

Pet Stores 

Pet stores mostly care about money and make these very crappy cages, food products, treat’s, etc. When it comes to pet stores selling mice they usually don’t give the mice the best care and healthy food. Sometimes pet stores house males with other males but males kill each other and try to harm each other. 

 

Laboratories

Labs kill 100 million mice and rats just for the sake of science. They are abused in ways such as toxicology which they are slowly poisoned, burned, and undergo psychological experiments that give these furry animals trauma, stress and terror. All of these experiments and deaths are only in the U.S so imagine how many more mice are dying in other countries. 

 

You 

You can be the factor of your mice’s abuse. You might not realize but if you pick your mouse up by its tail, scream at your mouse, give your mouse a small cage, or forget to feed your mouse then it can be abuse. These are all neglectful acts and will fall under the category abuse. So do your research and find out what is best for a mouse. 

 

Kaytee 

Kaytee is a small animal company that sucks. Their food is not nutritious, their cages are too small. That is not the worst they do though. Kaytee has a history and still does have breeding centers where they breed their animals including mice. Their breeding centers are horrible. They put 20 mice in little cardboard boxes with only mice and usually leave them there until they get fed. Most times though they forget to feed them so the mice have to eat each other and it’s just horrible. My mouse was once in a Kaytee breeding center and she still has trauma from those times. For example, she is in a better home, she loves me but she does not let anyone touch her. 

 

 

History of a Fancy Mouse

Everything has a start so what was the start of fancy mice? Fancy mice originated in China, Japan, and Europe. They all started breeding mice as pets in the 1700’s. Which lead to the creation of mouse abuse and lead to laboratories. They created laboratories because they found out mice are analogous, which means they found out they can use mice to make nature more clear to them. But, this lead to more and more people using mice for the purpose of torture and dumb experiments. 

 

Buying Mice Without Your Parents Permission 

This is a serious problem that happens more frequently than you might think.  When you buy a mouse without permission from a parent or a guardian’s permission in most cases you have to get rid of it. So people try to return but most pet stores don’t take returns. So when push comes to shove they have to release these guys into the wild. This is a big fat no no. Do not release fancy mice {fancy mice are pet mice} in the old world because they don’t know how to survive in the wild. They are pet mice. They don’t know how to survive like natural mice. When you release a pet mouse in the wild it’s their death sentence. 

You are Holding Your Mouse Wrong 

Most people hold their pet mice wrong. I already mentioned this briefly but you can’t be holding your mouse by the tail. This is a big fat no no because this puts a ton of stress on your mouse and has the potential risk of tearing their skin and tail. So that begs the question, “how to hold a mouse the proper way.” So first you want to hold out your hand and your mouse might already go on your hand. If your mice are not comfortable, you can put treats on your hand and your mice might go on your hand. If this does not work and you need your mouse on your hand you can gently guide your mouse with your other hand. 

 

Take Action

Educate yourself further on the topic of mouse abuse and take action! Educate others around you. Tell people what’s wrong and what they’re doing wrong. So take the action further. You can support PETA or other large corporations to fight mice abuse! 

 

Credits 

I will like to give credits to google pictures

And PETA for pictures

And the Smithsonian magazine 

 

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