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Microsoft has recently released their newest controller for their Xbox One console, the Xbox One Elite controller. Critics and reviewers across the web have already gave their take on this new controller and many have said that this is one of the best controllers ever. This controller better be worth it with its reported price of $150 which is absolutely asinine. WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING Critics have pointed out that the biggest change from the original Xbox One controller to the Xbox One…

Microsoft will be releasing its biggest Halo 5 expansion ever at the end of June 2016. Dubbed "Warzone Firefight," includes new features, a campaign score attack mode and a new canvas for its Forge toolkit. Warzone Firefight is by far the biggest post-release expansion for Halo 5, and Microsoft will be making it available starting June 29 on Xbox One. Developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios, Halo 5: Guardians is a first-person shooter video game for the Microsoft Xbox…

Chenyang Li 110527822 AWE194-09 According to the TED talk, “the Danger of a single story”,by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I found that the “danger stories” are almost everywhere in our lives. The “single stories” always focus on negative parts of thing and they definitely cause some really serious consequences. If other people show one thing over and over again, people may think it is true, although it was not true. I agree with Adichie. I think people should not judge anybody or anything…

Have you ever been to a new country and felt small and difference than the rest? Have you ever felt like there was a sudden drop of unpredictability on your shoulders, fearing how the new country would change your life? In the story “The Thing Around Your Neck,” Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells a story of an immigrant girl in that exact same situation. By winning the American visa lottery, Akunna is given the chance to move to America by herself to live with her uncle in Maine.…

already have, some of those might seem different to you now. Some places I have gone to get books are Barnes and Noble, Half Price Books, and I have gotten some on my phone/Nook. Half Price Books is where I go when I don't have a lot of money to spend on books, plus you can bring old ones in there and sell them back to them and get money to spend on the “new” ones you get. At Half Price Books they are normally used but all in good conditions. Barnes and Nobles is very expensive I personally…

The acts of cruelty, alongside religion, execute important concepts into the theme of the novel, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Cruelty revolves around the theme of the novel, which can be stated as “one’s religion influences their overall behavior, and disturbs the lives of people in their environment when not adequately controlled.” When the phrase “adequately controlled” is used, it is to refer to the properness of one’s behavior and how well a person consumes the religion…

Chimamanda Adichie illustrates the impact and role religion can have on one’s identity. In Purple Hibiscus, Adichie uses characterization and direct statements to implement the theme of religion and identity. The presence of religion in certain characters’ life strictly defines them and can affect them in a negative way. Papa Eugene is a character that embodies the extreme impact that religion can have on one’s thoughts and actions. After Kambili and Jaja return from visiting their Aunt Ifeoma’s…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote her book, Purple Hibiscus, through the eyes of a teenage girl, Kambili. Papa’s two children, Jaja and Kambili start out as extremely sheltered and structured children. As the novel progresses the two of them go to live with their aunty Ifeoma for a couple of weeks. As soon as they arrive, they begin to change drastically as they both begin to find themselves. Both Jaja and Kambili start to become more independent because their aunty Ifeoma allows them to have…

Irony is utilized to show that the audience knows Porphyria's will, at first, was to lure her lover and obtain his love. Porphyria was unaware her life was going to end by this meeting. In Macourek’s poem, the teacher states, “ I’ve had enough aggravation, which shouldn’t surprise anyone, for something like that would make anybody’s blood boil” (Macourek 2). At the end of the short story, Laura tells the teacher that the chicken is Jacob’s. The teacher then gets mad at Jacob for not paying…

to know who an individual really is or where they are coming from, we misconstrue and prejudge unjustly. Within TED Talk featuring Chimamanda Adichie’s speech “The Danger of A Single Story”, “Just Walk on By” by Brent Staples and even in my personal life, the main protagonist was falsely accused of being someone they are not. Stephanie Ericsson’s “The Ways We Lie” shows how we can use lies to alter the viewpoints of others or even our…