Antonio Hallenbeck

  In the novel “ The Other Wes Moore” the type of music that played a special role in the other Wes Moore’s life is Hip Hop. For me music also plays a very special role in my life. It serves as a distraction from all of the things that happen to affect me, just like how video games help me. Well when I'm not in an area to play video games like my house, I love to listen to music it makes the days go faster at work and it makes the days better at school. I listen to all types of music I don’t just stick to one specific genre of music all the time, but I do have favorite artists.  One of my personal favorite artists is one that is not yet famous and his name is Shy High, he makes different types of music too and does a lot of beat switches within his songs so if that’s something you think you’ll like I definitely recommend checking him out. For me playing music distracts me from all of the hardships I may go through throughout some days and just being able to sit back and relax ...

Everyone in life deals with difficult situations differently. Some people resort to drugs to help them, some resort to working out to ease their minds, and many others resort to sports because that's what brings them the most happiness in life after a traumatic experience. For me I resort to videogames or traveling in order to deal with the difficult situations that are thrown at me in life. One instance I can relate this to is when my grandma died a couple years ago and what felt like my only way to escape my reality was by playing video games. I would specifically play VR (Virtual Reality) and this is because in VR you can go anywhere you want to in the world without actually being there so it was a small escape from reality for me. Playing the VR was a great way to meet new people and socialize as much as possible and was surprisingly helpful since I was able to find some people who go through the same things as me everyday, so it meant a lot to find people I can really connect ...

  Growing up in certain areas of the world can be very troublesome for most people or it can be very beneficial to others with the experiences they can gain from it. The mind boggling question that stirs about in many people's minds is do we let these environments that we grow up in define our future for us or do our expectations of ourselves guide us into our future? Personally I grew up in a relatively nice and safe area, but my father did not and we both turned out almost identical to each other when it comes to our moods, the things we like, and reactions to situations. I believe that we are products of our expectations and this is because with all the stories my father has told me about how he lived in an area where the crime rate and murder rate was very high, he has never committed any of the types of crimes he grew up around in his life. I believe that the environment you grow up in can in fact have an impact on the way you behave, but it is our expectations of ourselves th...