Steam Heart of Gold

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Steam sent flying through pipes intertwining and interconnecting

Loud whistles and bells make noises as steam pumps faster in the pipes

They keep a heart made out of bronze and copper alive through it’s pain

Through its turmoil and through its happiness and it's depression

They keep a young boys life from shutting down

Keeps it from rusting and decaying through the boy's life

Though… the boy wants it to rust

He wants it to die because he is tired of the neglect

Tired of the abuse and mistreatments of friends and people he knows

He wants it to become cold and desolate

To be scraped and torn apart by scavengers

To be demolished and condemned like the days of steam punk

But soon, he realized he had been mistaken

He should live and excel and improve

Because he knew his steam heart was a heart of gold

And he would always care about others

This is Phoenix signing off.

Welcome To My Apocalypse by JT Machinima

Jacob's Thoughts on a Personal Theme Song

My writing prompt is:

"If you had a theme song that played every time you entered the room, who would sing it and what would it be?"

I would choose "Welcome to my apocalypse" by JT Machinima and I would choose him to sing the song because it is his song. 

The reason why I choose this song, besides it being about a video game, is that the meaning I interpreted from it. To me, even though it's set during post-apocalyptic Boston, it says to me that life is chaotic and that the world is a dark place that is filled with bad and horrible things and people.

However, even though the world can be like that, it's also filled with nice, kind people who work hard to try to survive in the world, to bring some light to it, so to speak. It also says to me that there is no black and white in the world. There's going to be grey areas and exceptions to the rules. The same applies to people as well. 

Most may be evil and good, but there going to be some who are in the grey area who do what is necessary, even if it could be considered evil. I think that defines my life and me except with it taking place during the apocalypse and in the future.

In my life, I have seen and heard of the good and evil ones in the world. My mom is a good person, in my opinion. My "dad" - the evil. But I haven't seen too many that are in the grey area like me. I have morals and I hate when people who do evil with a passion, but I also hate people who are too naive and ignorant to understand what is going on around them and be too nice to people.

I will do good things but if the decision I have to make will hurt a few people but help the majority, I would do it. It also applies that the decision could be considered to some evil or not correct, but it's the right thing to do. The right thing to do is not the easiest and sometimes, it's not the most accepted because of the way people consider it. I am one of those people. I will do what is right to save the most people, even if the right choice isn't the most accepted way or "good guy" way to do it.

People tend to say they are not always the right choice to make and will lead with more people hurt than saved. That's why I would choose that song. It's quite the thing to think about. It's quite true as well, even though some people deny it. Plus the song is really good and it's one of my favourites by JT. 

He mainly does video game raps, but I noticed he has some songs that aren't video game related. I believe what I said with a passion. People are not always completely good or evil. There are those who are in the grey area.  The song describes life as a chaotic place with bad people who hurt others, good people who try to stop evil, and there's the grey area where you are not evil but not good either. You see all of this and it gives you a question to answer that will decide on how everyone will react to you. You can be evil whether most people will not like you except the evil and sometimes the people in grey. You can be good where most people will like you except evil and some grey. Or you can be grey, where you decide to choose who you support that will help the most people. And now I leave a quote for the same series but different game:

"War. War Never Changes." 

~ Fallout 3

This is Phoenix, signing off.

Amnesia Verses Dead Space

I love horror games. There's two horror games that I love but scare me a lot. Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the first Dead Space. If I had to choose the game that I liked more and scares me more, it's got to be Amnesia.

First, the monsters. All the monsters scare me. The water monster specifically. You never see what it looks like and you have to keep from falling in the water or your dead. For example, it was the first time I had played the game and I reached the water monster part. It scared me so bad I almost peed myself. I died a couple of times before I got past the monster. And all the monsters are unique as well.

Second, the atmosphere. It gives you the feeling that you are alone and you have to go by yourself. It is even quite creepy at the main menu. The music plays and you get a chill up your spine. For example, I had booted up the game and the main menu music started playing. I shivered in fear and excitement. I got in the game and at first, the music played. But after a while, it kinda stopped. It freaked me out. I kept hearing noises that weren't real. It truly gave me the feeling that I was alone.

Third, you can't defend yourself. Yes. You heard right. You can't defend yourself. All you can do is run and hide. That's the big difference between Dead Space and Amnesia. In Dead Space, you can defend yourself. In Amnesia, you can't. That's the big reason why it scares me more. For example, I had tried to find a weapon and defend myself. That didn't work out. After a couple times, I realized I couldn't defend myself. It gives you the impression that the monsters are much stronger than you and you can't fight them. And it gives you the feeling that your character is an everyday guy. Not superhero or something along those lines.

Now if you want a game that allows you to defend yourself and it scares you most of the time, choose Dead Space. But if you want a game that requires you to be smart and cunning, choose Amnesia. But I think Amnesia is the better game personally.

Signing Out,

Phoenix