I think that I am in school because it is where I build my whole being. I think that I am also here to study. In school, I get to learn many things and meet new people. I also think that I am here because I am studying to be something that I want to be. However, some times, I get to ask myself; what is the reason of my existence?
As of now, I am in a middle of a war between existence and essence that are fighting to get me. However, during the past years, I know that I just exist. Right now, I think that I am pulled to having an essence but being just existing is trying to pull me back. As of now, I am trying my best to have an essence by making my own decisions and not be controlled by someone.
Just like on a very famous game, I am trying my best to “level-up” and not be “level-gapped by others.” I know that I can do it if I do my best at school where I learn different things from many people and even from my mistakes.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Music Video Analysis
The first video that I have watched is “One” by Metallica. The music video features the bands, which are performing while clips of the movie “Johnny Got His Gun”. It can be clearly seen that the video is in black and white. The movie is about a man who is confined in a hospital due to injuries of some war. Just like any rock bands, the video puts more emphasis in the band performance. It features all the members of the band, who are performing on some sort of warehouse. I have chosen this video because it is one of Metallica’s famous songs and it ranked #8 on the Guitar World’s 100 Greatest Guitar Solos. My most favourite part on this video is during the last part of the video where the mood changes and the song become heavier and features Kirk Hammet, one of Metallica‘s guitarist who plays the guitar really good.
The second video that I watch is “November Rain” by Gun’s And Roses. The video entailed a couple being wed and interspersed by the band, performing in theatre with an orchestra. It also shows the band, who are drinking together in a pub. One of the best parts of the video is shown after Slash, their Lead Guitarist, who is acting as the ring bearer gave the ring to the couple and went out of the church to play the first guitar solo. During the latter part of the video, the wedding reception is shown where after some time, it rained which ruined the reception. After that part, another church scene is shown but instead of a wedding, a funeral scene is shown which shows the wife in a casket. The other best part of the video is when Slash plays another guitar solo on top of a grand piano.
The third video that I watch is “Always with Me, Always with You” by Joe Satriani. Although it is an instrumental song, I chose this because it is one of Satriani’s songs that made instrumental rock popular. The video is simple but great. The video just shows Satriani, along with his band, performing in the desert. It also shows a woman dancing slowly in the desert. The video also shows Satriani doing many guitar techniques like hammer-ons, bending, tapping and harmonics.
This three video that I watched are all classic rock songs even though they have different styles. “One” is the heaviest of them all. “November Rain” on the other hand is some kind of a classic rock and roll although the first part is quite slow. “Always with Me, Always with You” is typical slow instrumental rock. All they have in common is the all emphasize on band-performance rather than story. Even if the first two have other scenes than performance, it could be seen that the performance is more emphasized. In addition, all these three songs have reached the Billboard Top 100 during their times. Although these videos are old, it can be seen how the music scene has changed.
The second video that I watch is “November Rain” by Gun’s And Roses. The video entailed a couple being wed and interspersed by the band, performing in theatre with an orchestra. It also shows the band, who are drinking together in a pub. One of the best parts of the video is shown after Slash, their Lead Guitarist, who is acting as the ring bearer gave the ring to the couple and went out of the church to play the first guitar solo. During the latter part of the video, the wedding reception is shown where after some time, it rained which ruined the reception. After that part, another church scene is shown but instead of a wedding, a funeral scene is shown which shows the wife in a casket. The other best part of the video is when Slash plays another guitar solo on top of a grand piano.
The third video that I watch is “Always with Me, Always with You” by Joe Satriani. Although it is an instrumental song, I chose this because it is one of Satriani’s songs that made instrumental rock popular. The video is simple but great. The video just shows Satriani, along with his band, performing in the desert. It also shows a woman dancing slowly in the desert. The video also shows Satriani doing many guitar techniques like hammer-ons, bending, tapping and harmonics.
This three video that I watched are all classic rock songs even though they have different styles. “One” is the heaviest of them all. “November Rain” on the other hand is some kind of a classic rock and roll although the first part is quite slow. “Always with Me, Always with You” is typical slow instrumental rock. All they have in common is the all emphasize on band-performance rather than story. Even if the first two have other scenes than performance, it could be seen that the performance is more emphasized. In addition, all these three songs have reached the Billboard Top 100 during their times. Although these videos are old, it can be seen how the music scene has changed.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
ENGLONE - Blog
Hello! This is my first blog here. I am Albert Samaniego, an Engineering Student from De La Salle Canlubang and my current interest is about computers. Because this is my current interest, I will write a blog about it but this is just an excerpt from a book. Therefore, here it is.
Computers
According to the author of the book, every computer has three fundamental characteristics.
Speed – “…provide the processing speed to our fast paced society…”
Reliability – “Computers are extremely reliable…most errors supposedly made by computers are really human errors.”
Storage Capability – “…can store tremendous amounts of data which can be located and retrieve efficiently…”
According also to the author, computers have many uses. They are widely used in Education, Graphics, Retailing, Energy, Law Enforcement, Money, Agriculture, Government, at Home, on Medicine, Robotics, Human Connection, in Science, Connectivity, Training and Paperwork.
Computers have also three main components. According to the author:
“A computer system has three main components: hardware, software and people. The Equipment associated with a computer is called hardware. A set of instructions called software tells the computer what to do…”
Ref: Capron, H.L. and Johnson, J.A.(2003). Computers: tools for an Information Age.
Jurong, Singapore. Pearson Education (Asia) Pte Ltd
Computers
According to the author of the book, every computer has three fundamental characteristics.
Speed – “…provide the processing speed to our fast paced society…”
Reliability – “Computers are extremely reliable…most errors supposedly made by computers are really human errors.”
Storage Capability – “…can store tremendous amounts of data which can be located and retrieve efficiently…”
According also to the author, computers have many uses. They are widely used in Education, Graphics, Retailing, Energy, Law Enforcement, Money, Agriculture, Government, at Home, on Medicine, Robotics, Human Connection, in Science, Connectivity, Training and Paperwork.
Computers have also three main components. According to the author:
“A computer system has three main components: hardware, software and people. The Equipment associated with a computer is called hardware. A set of instructions called software tells the computer what to do…”
Ref: Capron, H.L. and Johnson, J.A.(2003). Computers: tools for an Information Age.
Jurong, Singapore. Pearson Education (Asia) Pte Ltd
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