Ken Robinson

Ken Robinson had some great points when he talked about school and creativity. He said that subjects like mathematics and language always come before subjects like music and dance. Ken Robinson believes that music and dance are just as important as mathematics and language. I agree with Robinson and think that it all depends on what type of person you are. I believe a person should be able to pick the main subject that they will be studying. Chances are that if the person likes the subject they are studying, they will try harder, have more fun, and be more successful. He also talked about a girl who was overly hyper. She went to dance school because dancing takes a lot of energy and her parents thought it would be a good fit for her. She ended up being a millionaire and creating her own dance business. Robinson said that these days she would have been given pills and been told to settle down. It really made me think when he said that. It made me think about if people’s creativity is really being limited because of the ADHD pill. Maybe people would be better off being themselves and finding something that works for them, just like the dancer did.

Humanity Hour I

When I heard that the Scorpions were going to be putting on a concert at Ft. McCoy, I went ballistic. If you would have seen me you would have thought I had just won the lottery. Along with the Scorpions, Alice Cooper would also be performing. Not often do you see two huge name bands playing in little cities like Sparta, Wisconsin (where Ft. McCoy is located). If you’re wondering why I was so excited about seeing the scorpions, it’s because they are my favorite hard rock band.

I made my friend Connor go with me because not a lot of other teenagers are huge fans of the Scorpions. The only song he knew of the Scorpions was “Rock you Like a Hurricane.” He liked more of the newer hard rock as in stuff like Avenged Sevenfold. That was, of course, before we went to the concert. My mom went along too because she has been a fan of Alice Cooper her whole life. My cousins, my uncle, my sister, and my sister’s boyfriend also went along.

Me, Connor, and my cousin Tyler were able to sneak through the crowd until we were about 50 feet from the stage. Alice Cooper played a two hour long set list starting with “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, and ending with “Schools Out For Summer.” Alice Cooper puts on a great show on stage. It is like a play only with blaring loud music. After Alice Cooper was done, we started sneaking up closer to the stage. By the time my favorite band took the stage, we were 20 feet away. Being this close, it didn’t make sense looking at the jumbo screens because it would be smaller than the real thing.

The Scorpions Started out their Humanity Hour I tour with my favorite song, “Tease Me Please Me.” It was the sweetest thing I had ever seen. I can’t listen to that song without thinking of the concert. About 20 seconds into the song Connor turned to me and said “Holy….” I couldn’t hear him but I knew what he was saying. Like Alice Cooper, the Scorpions played a huge two hour long set list. They played all of their metal hits dating back to the 70’s, along with 3 new hits off of the Humanity Hour I album. They wrapped up their smashing loud concert with the rock anthem “Rock You Like a Hurricane.”

After the show I asked Connor what he thought about the concert. He said it was 10 times better than the bands he was seeing at the La Crosse Center. The thing I find funny is that after the show, he was listening to my type of music. His favorite band was the scorpions, and just months later we were on the road to Madison to see the bad boys of Rock N’ Roll, Motley Crue.

World Will follow the U.S

I believe that every country in the world follows the good things that the United States does. It’s like the United States is the rest of the world’s role model. Of course not all of the things the U.S. does are good things, but I believe if the U.S. starts making a bigger effort to change the world then the rest of the countries will follow.

My first wish has to do with one of the seven deadly sins, greed. You see greed all the time in the U.S. An example of this would be the prices getting jacked on common and needed items. Business owners know that the people will continue to buy these items even though the price is jacked up. My first wish is for owners of businesses to be more understanding of the people. If there weren’t such greedy owners of businesses then the U.S wouldn’t have as much poverty and dept. If the people didn’t have to pay more for items, they would have more money to keep themselves stable and to help other people.

Greed ties directly with my second wish. My second wish is for people to donate their money, goods, and services. If you have a lot of money, why can’t you help out other people? At least give them clothing, shelter, food, and clean water. A huge thing that the average family can do is donate. You can donate clothes that don’t fit, appliances, or toys that you do not use anymore. A great place to do this is Goodwill. They take donations of just about everything. They make sure all of the goods are clean and safe and they sell for a really cheap price. This helps people which are not as well off.

My third wish is to teach people that even if they don’t have money, they can still attend college and get a good education. A lot of people believe that because they don’t have money, they can’t attend college. There are loans all over the place where you don’t have to pay any money for college until after you get your degree and after you get a job. If more people had a college education it would be great for our nation. There would be less people in poverty and on the streets, and more people with better jobs.

As you can see, all of my wishes have to do with money. Some people believe that love and care can fix a country or a world. I agree that it can help, but without money I don’t think a lot can be done. If more people were financially stable and didn’t have greed, they could start to help out other people and families.