Music that relaxes my mind and body

As I sit and think about music that i listen to that helps relieve my stress I can't think of exact songs. I listen to a lot of diferent genres and thousands of songs. Usually I'll have my ipod or itunes on shuffle and just listen to whatever comes up. I'll end up shipping a bunch of songs until I find one that I feel like singing/listening to that day. These are three of the many songs and genres that I usually stop on:

• The first one is anything from any musical I have on my ipod. I have songs from "Mamma Mia", "Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Sweeney Todd", "Glee"(even though thats not really a musical I still have the songs) and probably more that I can't think of righ know. The biggest reason that I like these songs is because when I sing them I act them out a little as I sing. Sometimes I go all out. This helps me escape the stress and act like a totally different person.

I figure a lot of people know this song but I love it so I wanted to put it on here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S47MTZKsbCk (I tried to get the video but I couldn't figure out how to do it so if you are interested this is the link for "Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Show)

• The other songs that I would stop on are the couple of songs I have by Beirut. Beirut is a new band that my boyfriend introduced me too. He just started listening to some of their songs and put them up on facebook so I listened to them. They are a very different type of band. One of the songs that I like (and I'm using this in Dr. Berry's class) is "Elephant Gun". It has a mixture of a lot of different odd instruments like ukulele and trumpet. I like listening to the instruments and singing along. It has a very free feel to it that helps me relax. Another song that I like by Beirut is "Nantes".

This is the youtube video for "Elephant Gun" by Beirut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWSz_PAfgNc

• The third songs that I would stop on are songs that have a moment in them where the singer busts out a big note such as in "Keep Holding On" by, Avril Lavigne and "I Want to Hold your hand" from Glee or Across the Universe. I love to sing these songs when I'm driving or at home alone and just belting out the big parts. I feel like I'm performing them and it relaxes me.

This is "Keep Holding On" by Avril Lavigne:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gcrx2Ab0FM

• These are just a few of the songs that help me get through stressful times.

Drinking Age

I do not think that the drinking age should be lowered. First of all let me warn you that my opinions are very biased because of things that have happened in my life. After things I've been through that deal with alcohol, I have a lot to say. The biggest reason that I believe the drinking age should not be lowered is because of alcoholism. The prime example I have is my mom. Now, everyone in the class knows about what happened to my mom and it was all because of alcohol. She started drinking at a young age and that didn't help with the fact that she developed alcoholism that early. She was never able to stop after that. She became an addict and it eventually led to her death. I'm not saying that everyone who drinks at an early age is going to die, I'm just saying that starting young can really boost alcoholism. Which in turn says that the earlier you start the more likely you are to become addict to alcohol. People use the arguments about how we can smoke when we turn 18 and vote and become a legal adult but those things are so much different than drinking alcohol. Even when you are 18 your brain still has not finished growing and maturing. Alcohol can really mess you up, especially when our brain is not fully ready and mature enough to know when enough is enough. Now, I think drinking in moderation is ok, but it needs to be mature adults who know when to stop.  There are scientific tests that show that ONE GLASS (and only one glass, not the whole bottle) of wine a day or every few days can be beneficial to your health. I definitely agree with the that fact that teens hide it when they drink and then when something happens they don't want to get medical help because they are afraid of the consequences. I know that there are many different things that support lowering the age but I think from personal experience and what effect it has had on me and my family the drinking age should not be lowered. I know I won't ever be drinking, (Maybe a little when I come of age but don't plan on it).