Jane McGonigal‚ a game designer‚ became known for location-based and alternate reality games. Her first book; “Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World” CITATION Jan11 \l 1033 (McGonigal)‚ was published in 2011. Jane argues that games contribute powerfully to human happiness and stimulation‚ a sense of purpose and the augmentation of community. I believe the main thesis in this essay is that gaming is a powerful activity; games can improve our social skills
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The novel “Broken April” by Ismail Kadare‚ has given me a deeper insight of how violently the Albanian’s culture is‚ as my experience is exposed to its context‚ themes‚ and ideas. Ismail Kadare presents us a close up view through a character‚ Gjorg‚ to show how the isolated people of the High Plateau live under its traditions‚ laws‚ and cultures known as the Kanun. Throughout the novel‚ Gjorg seems to feel hopeless‚ helpless and pressured as his bessa is coming to an end and knowing he will never
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Broken Bangles "Women are not given the right to instigate divorce because they are prone to emotional and irrational decision making. A husband‚ however‚ can divorce his wife at any time he so wishes." Ayatollah Ali Moghtadai. With all due respect‚ after reading the Ayatollah’s comment‚ I could not help but wonder at how an Islamic leader could come up with such a ridiculous and demeaning statement regarding women. But what was more frustrating was the fact‚ that even though Islam exerts
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS‚ JUVENILE DELINQUENCY‚ AND ADULT CRIMINALITY* JOAN McCORD Temple University Home observations during childhood and criminal records 30 years later are used to address questions of relative impact among features of child rearing influencing male criminal outcomes The results suggest two mechanisms: Maternal behavior appears to influence juvenile delinquency and‚ through those effects‚ adult criminality. Paternal interaction with the family‚ however. appear to have a more direct
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Jordan Vickery Mr. Watson Honors English 11 7 May 2012 A Broken Dream Deep inside the heart of every human being lives a dream so all consuming that the person would go to almost any length to achieve it. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby has an ambition that completely consumes every inch of his being. It drives him to such extremes that he becomes a slave to his lust for success. The story begins with Nick Carraway‚ a Midwesterner now living on Long Island
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"Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" This is an excerpt from the sonnet by Emma Lazarus‚ New Colossus‚ which is located on the pedestal where the Statue of Liberty now stands. It is an invitation for all immigrants to come through the “Golden Door” and receive America’s promise of freedom and liberty from oppression
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Love is a word that can be described in many ways. In the song “Toxic” by Britney Spears‚ poison is defined as love‚ an addiction that one cannot escape. When one is in love‚ one is usually in a state in which they are oblivious of all their exterior surroundings and can only focus on one thing: the person they love. In fact‚ that love develops into an addiction. That is where I believe the problem lies. Adolescents and young adults throw their lives away in the early stages of their lives because
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History of Holy Name University Holy Name University was founded in 1946 by Fr. Alphonse Lesage‚ SVD‚ based on the inspiration of Bishop Julio D. Rosales. It started as Holy Name College on July 14‚ 1947. At that time‚ it was a diocesan school owned by the Diocese of Tagbilaran. In 1963‚ the SVDs gained full ownership of the college. It was renamed Divine Word College of Tagbilaran as a full-pledged SVD school. From 1947 to 1970‚ it was run by SVD expatriate missionaries. In 1970‚ Fr. Leo D. Ortiz
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Father Factor in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Even after controlling for community context‚ there is significantly more drug use among children who do not live with their mother and father. Source: Hoffmann‚ John P. “The Community Context of Family Structure and Adolescent Drug Use.” Journal of Marriage and Family 64 (May 2002): 314-330. In a study of 6‚500 children from the ADDHEALTH database‚ father closeness was negatively correlated with the number of a child’s friends who smoke‚ drink‚ and smoke
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“These huge amounts were spent on budgetary items many of which were not in the 2011 or 2012 GAA passed by Congress‚ and Bayan Muna would very much want to hear Malacañang explain if these indeed were in the budget‚” said party-list representative Neri Colmenares of Bayan Muna. Colmenares cited at least seven items that used DAP funds but were not in the 2011 and 2012 GAA national budget: P4.5 billion for the purchase of additional trains for the MRT 3; P1.82 billion for the Moro National Liberation
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