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The Effects of Videogames on Adolescents For the last fifty years adolescents have played videogames. Videogames have advanced from arcade games to home systems and portable systems. Now videogames are changing again, moving into the future with virtual reality and duel capability systems. However, one thing that has not changed over the years is studying the effects of videogames on adolescents, most of which examine the negative effects of violent videogames. I agree that there is…

Top 4 secrets behind Nintendo Games: Learn about Mario Kart and Pokemon Nintendo is the greatest video game company of all-time. That should be considered a fact, and not an opinion. Some of their most famous games, like Pokemon and Mario Kart, have some unknown secrets, though. If you are curious on what they are, then stop wondering and continue reading. SECRET 1: MARIO KART 64 Many still consider Mario Kart 64 as the greatest Mario Kart game of all time. However, did you know about the…

Mother is the Japanese name for a role-playing video game series that started with Mother on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1989 and ended in 2006 with Mother 3 on the Game Boy Advance. Fans in America should know the series by the name Earthbound. The series has become known for its great storytelling, humor, and characters. Despite a bright appearance at most points, the games tend to have very dark undertones involving issues often faced in real life, particularly by children. As…

“That’s just how it is”: Sexism in the Gaming Industry If you take a random poll to ask people who they believe is the chief consumer of video games, nine times out of ten you’ll get the same response- teenaged boys. When we think of gaming and gamers, we think of a gaggle of pimple-faced, adolescent boys eating Doritos and screaming at each other over kill shots on Halo or Gears of War. Despite this idea our culture seems have, the actual data claims something completely different.…

although the people of this era most likely gave it a much more unique name. With our knowledge of gaming in these times, this was a very social object, with people using it at large gatherings. As it was found with an old box with the title of Super Smash Bros. Melee, bearing similar markings, we can conclude that it was mostly used in tandem with this object, an ancient video game. Further views into the fit of the buttons of the controller while being held indicate that while it would be…

ways. Nintendo has had some pretty impressive inventions throughout the years such as the gameboy, nintendo 64, gamecube and many more. In 2006 Nintendo came out with the Nintendo Wii. The nintendo wii came out with many new games such as Super mario and super mario world and new Zelda games. The Wii also had hand motion features and new Wii sports which conducted hand movements of many sports such as Basketball, Baseball, Tennis and boxing. The Nintendo company has came out with an upgraded…

Jersey. Many people question whether college is really worth the money or the time. However, the reasons to invest in higher education extend past just the financial. Another attraction I have towards this school include the historical graduates; Mario Batali, Jessica Valenti, Zaid Shakur, James O’keefe, etc. The list is virtually endless. People who question if college won’t be beneficial to them, don’t have clarity, I believe without…

Why Mario Lemieux is Better Than Wayne Gretzky Who do you think is better: Gretzky or Lemieux? Arguably, you could say Wayne Gretzky was the number one player ever. Statistically, Gretzky is the greatest player in the NHL by scoring 2857 points. However, Lemieux has faced more challenges and still manages to be 8th in all time points. People may say that Gretzky is clearly a better player purely due to stats. As stats do tell some info about a hockey player, they do not tell you…

To begin with, before Mario was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 he lived an easy life as a pianist in Italy but then moved to Paris,France to become a pianist there instead of Italy. In fact, on 1 August 1939 Mario had to go back to Italy to renew his visa. Mario Stayed in Italy for a while but then was detained in Italy and could not go back to Paris,France. Additionally,Mario was was detained in Italy for 5 years later the Gestapo came to Italy and Mario finally got deported to a concentration…

The SAI Florence program I am hoping to attend in the spring runs from January 24th to May 12th at Florence University of the Arts. Tuition is $12,995 and includes housing, in either an apartment shared with other SAI students or a homestay, and many excursions including hikes, cooking lessons, day trips, biking tours, sporting events, and theatre performances around Italy. The program application deadline is November 1st. At the airport on the day of arrival students are met by an ISA…