I believe

I believe in music. I believe that the soft touch on a keyboard or a slam on some drums can make a difference. I believe that music is the best therapy for a person's feelings. I believe that music is appreciated by everyone of any age.

I remember when I was younger that I wasn't too interested in music. Yes, I liked music, I would listen to it now and then, but I wouldn't sit and listen to music if I could do other things. Then I got an iPod for Christmas. The iPod was always in my ear, always blasting me with music at night. I loved listening to music. I realized that the music really changed my mood. While one song made me feel rebellious, another song would make me start jumping with joy. Some songs just made me happy and I liked the tune for some reason. One song in particular stood out to me. It was Crazy by Aerosmith. When I felt angry, unfairly treated and even sad it was able to calm me, make me feel happy. It's the sort of song that just makes you feel great. I would always wait for this one line in the song and it was just so wonderful. Whenever I heard the line I would be happy.

I believe that everyone's taste in music is different. I myself, if asked, can't answer the question of what group of music I fall into. Music is so different for each artist that I like bands and artists not types of music. Until very recently I would always insult new types of songs and say that rock was better even though deep inside I thought some of the songs where catchy. Then my mom said something to me, "Write one of those songs for me". Of course I couldn't and learned that all songs are different and even though they don't benefit my music taste they benefit others' music taste. Music has the power to calm, rebel, bring together and make someone happy. That is why I believe music.

I chose the image because it describes my belief in music. A rainbow of music is flowing through the darkness of normal life giving it life and happiness. There are different colors for the different artists music. The notes are casting out to everyone giving joy to those that don't have a lot of music. The image shows what I believe in music.

1066 game (http://y8.com/games/1066)

The game was about reinacting the 3 main battles fought in the year 1066(when three different people wanted to be kings of England). I enjoyed the game because it let you control all three teams. you had full control and could make shield walls, boarsnouts, you could outflank them and fire arrows at them it. It felt good when you one and you actually had to think about what to do.
The game also tought about the time period and what critical decisions Leaders needed to do. In the game you needed to decide to either charge the enemy or wait in a shield wall. The 3 leaders would probably also have to do those decisions. I also learned how the battle field changed the fighting. For example at the battle of Hastings there was a big hill so my arrows couldn't reach them but theres could reach me. I had to run up and down to get them to follow them. Then i could kill them. William of Normandy did the same at the battle of Hastings to fiunally grab the throne of England. That is why this was a very useful game. I could compare my strategies to the actuall strategies. I could test it and see it in actions which is much more fun than a textbook.