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More than half of the 50 top-selling video games contain violence.” (Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Youth Violence). Although that is just one example of violence, researches have also linked violence from videogames to sexual abuse towards women and increase…

During the 15th and 17th century, Shakespeare created at least 37 plays and collaborated with many others. Some of his famous plays were Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear. However, Hamlet attracted the most attention. Hamlet's distinct sense of sarcasm and humor appealed the audience, resulting in Hamlet becoming the most popular play worldwide. Deception is defined as misleading someone into believing a certain objective. People are usually deceitful when trying to uncover the truth that…

I have many cats, 6 of them to be exact, and I have always noticed a pecking order to them. I have always wanted to know the exact order they fall into. I have set up a Singer sewing machine box, it's a big rectangular box, max capacity in the box is two cats at the most, if they want to share. In this observation I will take 2 hours to watch them dominate this box and see who will take over the box entirely. This observation will help determine the top cat in my household. From oldest cat to…

As humans mature throughout life, they slowly acquire knowledge and experience. Just like humans, video games provide the same effect as gaining experiences through living, but in a far advanced world. In addition these precious moments are ones that cannot or is difficult to replicate in real life. The chances of being the coach of the New England Patriots are one in a billion, but with the help of video games, anyone can coach an all-star team. A common misconception of video games is its…

The poem “The Thought-Fox” is written by Ted Hughes’ in 1957. The poem exists out of descriptive and figurative language; this language is used to emphasize the intrinsic and complex relationship between a poet and the poet literary creations. The poem is a six-stanza poem that is all quatrains, with one or two full end rhymes. The poet carefully used different punctuation and enjambment to the rhythms of the fox as it moves onto the page come through. The poem deals with 6 stanzas and 4…

For as long as I can remember I have always loved video games and wanted to be a part of their creation. They have helped me get through some tough areas of my life and I surely would like to contribute to the happiness that they spread among people. As I scanned across the many jobs available in the video game industry, I specifically found one job description that seemed to capture my skillset perfectly. Today I will be investigating the job of ‘Video Game Producer’, researching the daily…

The video game industry is an industry that strives in producing creative, and fun games for people of all ages. Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, whether it be jumping on mushroom monsters, or beating the life out of demons from the Underworld, there’s a good chance one of these companies has made a game out of it. But as the already vast game library grows, many parents are left pondering what games their children should play, and if simulated violence is healthy for the growing minds of their…

Method In this LAB we measured how long it would take for varying starting amounts of M&M’s to decay. We did this LAB in order to find out if the rate of decay is dependent upon the initial amount of mass present in a radioactive sample. We changed the starting number of M&Ms or the initial “mass” of the M&Ms (our independent variable) in order to be able to come with a clear answer to the question. We also controlled the number of times we would shake the cup in order to not change the way we…

Emily Dickinson wrote over 1774 poems in her lifetime and is regarded as one of the most influential American poets of all time. Her unusual writing style and unconventional use of punctuation and rhythm in her poems was unique and unparalleled during her time. One of her most famous short poems about the concept of death was I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -. Various elements throughout this poem are carefully integrated together in an effort to build its theme: Death is an ordinary and…

Video Games Video games. You know, the games you like to play on your phone, or on your tablet. Those little games that you find almost no enjoyment playing, but just because you have to wait for the bus for another five minutes you open it up. Wither it is “Angry Birds” or “Trump Dump”, you have most likely played a video game. There are a million topics in the world to write about, but I have chosen to talk about video games. Why? Because I believe that in-between presidential debates and…