Perfect Playlist Essay Intro

Music today is just not what it used to be. Sure there are hundreds of good artists and bands today, but in my opinion there are very few bands and artists today that compare to the bands and artists from the earlier days. Many kids and teenagers today are to say the least musically uneducated. Most kids today are poisoned with the mainstream garbage that plays on the radio everyday, and the sad part is that kids call that music. Not to worry though, i have created a playlist that i believe is as close to perfect as you can get. The playlist i have created is both diverse and pure, and i chose songs by some of the greatest bands and artists of all time. REAL MUSIC.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNhLXySzUr0kY3YJtKXPGMGxqTv5lV2jd

Growing up without a dad hasn't always been easy. I think about my dad every single day and think about what my life would be like if he was here. My dad passed away when I was 4 years old and ever since then things have been pretty hard. I often get mad at god for taking my dad away but then I realize that many other kids have had it worse than I do. I still miss him more than anything and wish he could have been here to watch my two older brothers, younger sister, and myself grow up. I was an extremely talented football player and I always wish he could have been in the stands watching me play. I played every one of my football games violently probably because I was always upset with the hardships in my life and not having a dad. I try my best though to be grateful for what I do have and to always remember that thousands of other kids have it much worse than I do.

Thursday Blog Post

I often find that when I listen to rap music periodically, I often tend to use more slang type language. For example I used to listen to a drake song called The Motto, and in the song Drake would say this slang term “YOLO” which meant you only live once, so after listening to that song I would always say “YOLO” after someone would say something that out of the norm or something that was considered risky YOLO actually became an extremely popular slang term all because of a rap song. Also when listening to rap I tend to catch on to many other slang terms that often fall into my everyday vocabulary. Rap music is where I first heard many swear words and other words that I later realized are not exactly nice words. Eminem is very much known for his dark lyrics and use of profanity. Many people don’t realize how much music can influence someone and their use of language. Music in general is catchy and when popular big name musicians use a certain word or slang term, people swill often catch on to that and begin to use it on a daily basis much like I did with the slang term YOLO, which I first heard in a Drake song.  

Monday Post

I really wish that college tuition was not so outrageously expensive. Over the past 15 years, college tuition costs have risen to rates that have never been seen before in the past. People are graduating college with huge amount of student loan debt that has interest rates that make the actual cost of college higher than what is originally on paper. Student loans, if not paid, can ruin your credit and will also stay with you until the day you die if not paid off sooner. Sure there is financial aid and scholarships available, but people are still graduating college with absurd amounts of debt that will take decades to be paid off. Student loans can hurt your chances of getting a loan for a new car and house later on in life. College should not so expensive that it is merely a dream for most people like it is today. $27,000 a year to attend Michigan State University to me seems outrageous and unfair. Who can afford that? I believe that is college was more affordable that more people would be able to receive education and this would better our overall economy.

Embarrassing Time

One of the most embarrassing moments of my life happened in my 8^th grade English class. My teacher assigned each student a topic to give a presentation on in front of the class, and the presentation had to be at least five minutes long. Little did my teacher know that public speaking was my ultimate fear, and I had never given a presentation in front of other students before so to say the least, I was terrified. The day of my presentation, all I could think about all morning was how nervous and scared I was to present later that day. When 4^th block finally started, I walked into my English classroom and sat in my seat with bullets of sweat running down my face. My heart felt like it was going explode out of my chest and my hands were shaking uncontrollably. Finally, it was my turn to present and I walked up to the podium and began to speak. Throughout my presentation I stuttered often and my voice was beyond shaky, I knew that I was making myself look like a fool. After class, I confronted my teacher and told her how scared and nervous I was and she told me that everyone gets a little nervous before public speaking. In high school I decided to take a public speaking class and it helped me get over my fear of public speaking, but I will never forget that embarrassing day in 8^th grade.  

There are three types of sports that I enjoy. Football, basketball, and golf are three sports that I enjoy very much. Football is by far my favorite sport, I first started playing football in 7^th grade and played all the way up into college. I earned a football scholarship but I was forced to stop playing last year due to multiple injuries and concussions. Football has always been an outlet for me and it was my life. Football meant everything to me and gave me the opportunity to relive all of my stress and anger when I strapped up my pads and helmet. My favorite part about playing football was hitting and laying people out. I was a very violent player who really never feared anyone on the field. I played center on offense and middle linebacker on defense. Now I enjoy watching my favorite team play on Sundays on TV, the Detroit Lions. My second favorite sport is basketball. I played basket from age 5 up until 10^th grade of high school. Basketball is a great sport because you are constantly moving around and relying on your teammates throughout a game. Basketball is very fast paced and fun to play. I was always very good at defense because I was so physical and I had quick feet, therefore I could guard pretty much every position. Golf is my third favorite sport. I enjoy golf because it is a very relaxing and peaceful sport. After a long day at work or a stressful day it is always great to play a round of golf in the warm weather with my friends or two older brothers. My entire family loves to golf and my dad was a golf pro for 6 years before he passed away in 1999. Football, basketball, and golf are three sports that I very much enjoy and are all a big part of my life. Sports are everything to me and I will always enjoy playing and watching my three favorite sports.  

I can't think of anything more painful than you loving someone and caring about someone more than you can even put into words and then that person totally screwing you over. It sucks how you can love someone more than anything and yet that person can rip your heart out of your chest and completely take all of your self-confidence away in an instant. It blows my mind how you can spend so much time with someone and then all of a sudden that person can throw everything away with one choice, one action. I do however believe in karma, and I believe that people who have no consideration for other and people who have no problem with hurting other people will end getting what they deserve. Whether that is getting their own hearts broken or even just realizing that what they did ruined someone’s life. When someone you love, trust, and spend a lot of time with betrays you and breaks your heart, you definitely want to just crawl in a hole and be left alone and you also feel like your life is over. Though this is very painful, there is hope. After the girl I spent 3 years of my life with screwed me over, I found myself in an extremely low and dark place. I spent weeks struggling to get through my days and I was a very angry person, but after a few weeks I realized that life was going to go on and everything was going to be okay. I realized that I deserved someone who treated me with respect and loved me for who I am and now things are a lot better and have gotten over what happened. Sometimes when you are going through a tough situation, all you can do is hold on and give things time.