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  Playlist       I came across a new genre of music that I enjoy a lot. One song that I like is "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day. My parents usually listen to Nepali folk songs and never listen to English music. I found some new songs on YouTube, including "All I Want to Do is Make Love to You." My parent's generation song. Numerous famous artists are out there, like Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and many others. People mostly listen to songs that are currently popular. One of the latest popular songs is "Cruel Summer" by Taylor Swift. A lot of people love the songs sung by these famous artists. I used to listen to "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding, which always gave me a different feeling. The lyrics "Love me like you do, love me like you're going to lose me" are perfect for those falling in love for the first time.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51XzW98wEDg&list=PLGseMPC-LjH7NETm3bR...

Sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness. One of my favorite songs from the Bollywood movie is "Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham." Its powerful lyrics feel real and teach the value of family.  When I first heard this song, I was just 16. At that time, I could feel this song because I had to face the absence of my father, who had moved to the United States. During that time, I used to listen to this song while looking at my father's photo and remembering him. This song helped me realize the true meaning of family. Although I didn't receive much love and care from my father, I was very close to my mom. Later, when my father applied for us, we obtained the visa, and our whole family finally reunited. During those long years, I used to miss my dad terribly and would listen to this song while dreaming of the day when our family would be complete again. Now that we are together, it feels like we have a complete family after waiting for 24 years. This song perfectly captures the messag...

  Reggae Reggae is a popular music style that began in Jamaica In the late 1960s and quickly became the country's famous song. By the 1970s, it became an international style, but mostly famous, in the United States and Africa. You can click the link below there is a collection of famous reggae song.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMkKcMY72-A

    Trailblazer      The story of Rinzin Phunjok Lama is very inspiring. Rinzin is an upcoming generation leader from Nepal who is very good at protecting animals. He lived in the United States for some time, but then he decided to go back to Nepal. He took a wonderful picture of a leopard in the Himalayan region and shared it on Facebook. Many people liked the picture, and he won a big prize called the Rolex Award. After winning the prize, Rinzin decided to stay in Nepal and teach people how to protect animals. He is a good role model for young people who want to help the environment. Rinzin has done many things to help animals in Nepal. He has helped stop people from killing animals and has helped make ecotourism better. Rinzin's story shows you can make a big difference if you work hard and care about something. He is a hero to many people and an inspiration to young people who want to help the world. In the upcoming generation, many people are inspired...

 Biopics  Biopics are a genre of large drama and epic films. It is the combination of two words biography and photo.  It is similar to the documentary. It talks about the personal biography and talks about the famous person and how he\ she became famous just like the story. Watching such a movie, people will be inspired by the story. It has been popular since the 1930s. Biopics related to politics, comedy, and the hero president talking about their personal life. We can also find such a movie on Netflix. This one is one of the famous movies. Amadeus is a movie actress. Here are some links you can click and watch. I like to watch such kinds of documentaries mostly serial killers.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGp42uD9kPM&t=6s

Reflection Unit 3   In unit 3, I got into the film industry's historical roots, identifying its complicated filmmaking from the 80s and studying cinema's transformational evolution during that era. This fun journey exposed the term of the movie industry. The Academy Award refers to the Oscar Award, the biggest festival in the industry, and different genres like action movies, comedy, and thriller movie s . The box office is how much money they earn , and there are many other terms for the movie. It was a great movement to talk about the movie. I got to know many things. T he next thing I learned is about movie history, how they used to take video record music, and how they changed slowly. The 1930s was the golden age when the movie was in black and white color, the 1950s wide screen 3D, the 1960s new Hollywood, the 1970s creativity blockbuster, the 1980s formulaic computer graphics 4D 1990s/2000s Oscars, and in 1939, they kept the official name, Oscar. Academy Awards like t...