Need A Pick Me Up? This music will help!

So...it's Thursday night around 1 a.m. You've got five homework assignments that are do in the next twelve hours and you have no idea how you are going to get them done. Your brain is on overload and you are about to have a meltdown. But wait...you've just realized you have no music on! No wonder you are stressed. You have nothing to keep you motivated. This needs fixed immediately! So...what should exactly should you turn on? Well, if you're asking me, this is what I suggest.

First off, anything from a musical. For me, it's particularly anything from Rent, Wicked, or The Lion King. I enjoy just being able to act like you are part of the musical and lip syncing in the most ridiculous possible. It's also great if you sing along with a musical you can dance to. Taking a break from my work for two minutes helps so much in the long run. I feel more motivated than ever after and while I'm listening to these things.

Second would definitely be any form of music from various holidays. I am at my happiest when holidays are nearing so why wouldn't I be more motivated when Halloween or Christmas music is playing? My Christmas selection is dominated by CDs of Trans Syberian Orchestra. The blend of old Christmas music with a twist keeps me going for hours on end. I'm full of energy when listening to this music. Now, Halloween, I could listen to anything and instantly be alert. Halloween ties with Christmas as my favorite holiday.

Third, I love listening to opera as a pick me up. Every time I listen, I think about the fact that, in order to achieve my dream of being a opera singer, I must do well in all the classes I'm in. Opera also helps me relieve stress. It is the singlemost art form that can keep me going no matter what.

To lower or not to lower the drinking age...

As I'm getting older, I am being exposed to more and more things that were unacceptable at a younger age. Among these things are drugs, alcohol, and foul language. Over the years, there has been controversy over the topic of lowering the drinking age to 18. Many individuals believe that if you are old enough to be drafted for a war, then you should have the opportunity to drink as well. Others believe that the drinking age should remain at 21. I am split on this issue. In some circumstances, it only makes sense for the drinking age to be lowered. However, for as many reasons as there are to lower the drinking age, there are as many reasons to keep the drinking age at 21. The brain of a human is not fully developed until around the age of 21. Therefore, a teenager’s thought process is not going to be the same as an older adult when drinking. The teenager will have less control as well. The change in physical behavior from a teenager simply should not be mixed with alcohol. Another reason to leave the drinking age at 21 is that the younger that an individual starts to drink; the more likely they are to become an alcoholic. So what are your reasons for allowing someone at eighteen to drink? Well, I agree that anyone that can go to war should have the right to drink. Why should someone be able to fight for our country, yet not be allowed to have a drink when they choose to do so? Also, every 18 year old now has the privilege of doing everything else as a legal adult, with the exception of consumption of alcohol. I can vote for the leader of our country, go to a club whenever I so choose, buy a lottery ticket wherever they sell them, and marry the love of my life. I was given all these responsibilities when I became 18, so why is alcohol the only privilege I am left without? When I go into a club and they have to put big black x’s on my hands to show that I’m underage, it is embarrassing and demeaning. This could be prevented if the drinking age was lowered and we were treated more like adults.