The Soundtrack of My Life

1. Hip-Hop Saved My Life by Lupe Fiasco. I chose this song to begin because hip-hop is my favorite type of music. I have enjoyed listening to hip-hop since I was 10 years old and I do not plan on stopping any time soon. I can practically listen to hip-hop all day. Whenever someone sees me, I will always be wearing my headphones and listening to music. Without music, let alone hip-hop music, I probably would not be the person I am today. Hip-hop music changed my life, values, and other characteristics who make me who I am. Here is the music video of "Hip-Hop Saved My Life" by Lupe Fiasco.

2. Sorry, Blame It On Me by Akon. I chose this song because it reminds me of my relationshop with my mother. I grew up living with my father because my parents were divorced. I grew up all around me and never really focused on my mom in the beginning. Over the years though, I have grew my relationship with my mother to greater heights. My mom and I now have a better relationship and I am so much happier now. I enjoy talking to my mom all the time and I love her very much. 

3. Celebration by Kool & The Gang. I chose this song because it reminds me of my high school graduation last year. High school was the four best years of my life. I grew relationships with people I thought I would not grow relationships with. I met my best friends there, who I never met before. I experienced many challenges and other ideas there too. I enjoyed going to school everyday to see the people I cherish throughout my life and finding out more about them. Hopefully, I meet new people here at San Jose State, but I will never forget the ones who I met in high school.

4. Fix You by Coldplay. I chose this song because it reminds me of both my grandmother and grandfather. Last year, both my grandmother and grandfather passed away in a span of about six months. This took a big toll on me and the rest of my family. Each and everyday, I live for grandfather and grandmother. I pray for them every morning and every night before I go to bed. I always wish to see them one more day to tell them I love them. They are now my heart and soul in my life.

5. Life Is A Highway by Rascal Flatts. I chose this song because it reminds me of my journey throughout my life. It reminds me where I am at today. It reminds me of where I plan on going and what I will be doing the rest of my life. One day, I hope to become a broadcast journalist. I hope to report the news and make an impact on the world. I hope to meet new people on the way and become a greater human being then I am today. I hope I reach my goals and have the time of my life on this on-going journey. 

Fever: Chapter 6 and Chapter 7

In chapter 6 of Fever, Bruce Springsteen caught my attention straight from the beginning. I thought it was very interesting that he was the only artist that was even compared to Elvis Presley. People believed that he Springsteen was Elvis' competitor all along. Springsteen rivaled Presley for years and years. I thought that was quite interesting. Springsteen was also inspired by the likes of Phil Spector, certain girl groups, and even Bob Dylan. He enjoyed all music from rhythm and blue to rock and roll. Springsteen also had many different musical tones to his performances, which I thought was very creative. He changed his fans emotions through his music tones and performances. Lastly, I thought it was interesting that Springsteen was involved in romanticism or romantic songs. Women enjoyed this all around the world. Women enjoyed the sweet and soft romantic songs like Bob Dylan used. Springsteen was being compared to Bob Dylan and Elvis through his music, which was very interesting.

In chapter 7 of Fever, I noticed that Rock and Roll influenced many people all around the world, mainly in the United States. The rock and roll lifestyle was impacting the black and white communities as a whole. Rock and roll made the white and black communities like each other. They saw each other as being equal to one another. Rock and roll inspired many people to be themselves and not to judge one another. I also thought Tina Turner's story was very interesting and inspirational. Throughout this chapter, Tina Turner's life is illustrated perfectly. From being a superstar musician to being abused by her husband. Her story was unbelievable! Her music was related to her personal life and the fans enjoyed hearing her music. Her songs were inspiring to many people all around the United States. I thought this was a great and inspirational chapter that impacted many people!

Twitter Looks to TV, Media Partnerships for Growth

Recently, Twitter has become a star on both TV and even online-messaging services. Now, Twitter wants to rise to the top of all social networking sites. Many television shows, such as "Glee" and "The X-Factor," are now directing all viewers to view the "tweets" on their Twitter page. Twitter is using these certain shows to advertise themselves and the use of Twitter. Twitter believes through these television shows and partnerships, that they will receive more and more revenue and growth to the company. Twitter is also going to be impacting the television shows as well. For television shows, one of the benefits for using Twitter is to give reasons to the viewers to watch the shows on scheduled times. The television shows want viewers to watch the shows at regular times rather than "on-demand." The show, "The X-Factor," is using Twitter for their voting process, that show on their Twitter page. Many other services such as Yahoo and Google are also incorporating Twitter for users and other people. I believe that Twitter is definitely is impacting the United States, let alone the World. Twitter is impacting their lives and how they see certain issues and problems of the World. I believe that Twitter is beneficial to society, rather than hurting society. I believe Twitter is needed for society because it is not only impacting themselves, but the rest of the world too!