Half-Life 2

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…

The Challenges and Rewards of Modern Composition When one considers the word “musician”, the first image that often comes to mind is a performer on stage playing popular, rock, or classical music. However, what many do not realize is that there is a large range of mediums through which one can present music. Some of these methods include writing music to accompany a visual or interactive component such as television or video games. Despite the number of opportunities for original music, the art…

Charlotte Whitton once said “Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.” Whitton was the first female mayor of a major city in Canada and tried to create a world where sexism doesn’t exist. Sexsism and the portrayal of women in the video games industry is creating a culture that degrades and oppresses women. This essay discusses the amount of people in contact with video games, physical portrayal of women as well as the sexism that women face when working in…

Statistics show that “85% of teens” (Callister, Clark, Robinson, Phillips 1) play video games, “77% preteens own a console” (1), and 75% of the video games consist of gore/violence. The violent acts shown on the news seem as if they were taken out of a video game. Similarities are seen in the actions and behaviors between virtual character in video games and actual homicides, Shoot out, and any other kind of violent actions. One great example is the case of James Holmes and a shootout in a movie…

A Beginner's Guide.” The Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group, 17 Oct. 2017, www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/guides/esports-beginners-guide/. Ioc. “Intel Brings Esports to PyeongChang Ahead of the Olympic Winter Games.” International Olympic Committee, IOC, 2 Nov. 2017, www.olympic.org/news/intel-brings-esports-to-pyeongchang-ahead-of-the-olympic-winter-games. Meola, Andrew. “The Biggest Companies Sponsoring ESports Teams and Tournaments.”Business Insider, Business Insider, 12 Jan. 2018,…

had waken at three” (44) as he wakes in the morning he must avoid his daughter Emma and her husband John Smith. Motivated by the fish inspectors he feels young again aswell he is exhilarated by the potential he could be caught but hasn't been as men half his age have been caught “They would take his fish and net away” (49) he explains the consequences he may potentially face if the fish inspectors caught him fishing without a…

All too often we have seen movies or TV shows about a mutant of some sort, who, because of his looks, assumes that no on will love him, and because of that is angry and hostile. Such story lines are even present in The Beauty and the Beast. Usually, in the end there is a kind lady who saves the monster, proving that she can love, and he can too. However in this story there is only the De Lacey family. The monster watches them though a window where he sees love in the family, but he is rejected…

enlisting Danes, (2) egging Hengest on, or (3)baiting Finn – depending on one’s translation of the word “moenan,” which verb has three different…

The years of the 1970’s is famous for the groovy bell-bottoms, the rise of disco and how could anyone forget, the invention of video games. However, it wasn’t all fun and games. It was an era of economic struggle and cultural change. Many American groups fought for social and political rights, one being a combat for women rights. Women are being objectified by men and politics. They did not have the right to vote, to hold public office, to have reproductive rights, to work or to have fair wages,…

person in their lives or if you are trying to avoid present or future problems with someone, you want to keep in your life. My inspiration to write this book was my own failure to get closure in past relationships due to the lack of understanding of what went wrong. By understanding the main causes, I have been able to avert emotionally scaring situations in my own life and the life of others. There is a great benefit to listen to the advice provided in this short book and to pay close attention…