Mobile computing has taken the world by storm. In Singapore‚ 54% of our population owns a smartphone. Besides using mobile devices to gain access to the realms of social networking‚ the use of applications‚ more commonly known as “apps”‚ has permeated into the lives of smartphone users. From productivity to entertainment‚ apps are used for virtually everything. Not surprisingly‚ the number of people who play mobile games has increased tremendously. Research has shown that 70% - 80% of all mobile
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Beowulf & King Arthur: What makes a hero? In a time where warriors were sensationalized for prowess of their swordsmanship and fearless attitude among the battlefield‚ King Arthur and Beowulf have similar traits assigned to their characters. Although there are many particulars that separate the story of Arthur to Beowulf‚ the characteristics that stand out the most deal with the kind of hero they were to their time and the actions they made to become so heroic. To start‚ Beowulf and Arthur are both
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lesson one is the fact that heroes over time and overseas all heroes have something in common; which is true in the case of King Arthur and Beowulf. It is obvious that they are similar in the fact that they are both heroes‚ but what makes them an idol of their time and in their culture are poles apart. There are many things that are different about Beowulf and King Arthur‚ but the ones that stand out the most are what kind of hero they are and what actions they did to make them heroic. Both heroes
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Douglas Mc. Arthur ‘I shall be back’‚ yelled a high official as he went to sea. This man had lived in the Philippines for more than five years. As he and his family left‚ they say their homes being destroyed a a man said‚ ‘I shall be back.’ This high official was Douglas Mc. Arthur himself. He trained men and oversaw their training in the Philippines for some time now. Now he was leaving his home and his life that he made on that island. Douglas fought in world war one as a leader of the rainbow
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Arthur Pendragon: Man or Myth? Was Arthur Pendragon a King or did he exist at all? Avalon Keft “Most of what you think you know about Camelot‚ Guinevere and Lancelot and the evil sorceress known as Morgan le Fay is nothing but lies.”1 For centuries‚ men and women across the globe have been enveloped in a tale‚ which‚ regrettably‚ is not true. King Arthur‚ or rather‚ Arthur Pendragon‚ was for many years accepted to be the mythical ruler of 5th and 6th century Britain. The tale of a boy who‚ at
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The famous legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table is arguably one of the most highly acclaimed themes in British literature and history. Although the Arthurian legends‚ full of magic and heroism‚ seem to be far-fetched and a complete fantasy‚ evidence to prove the existence of the so-called “King Arthur” actually does exist‚ just not in great numbers. The historical foundation surrounding King Arthur is not enough to validate that he actually existed‚ yet it still leaves historians
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Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds shows the reader how one felt happy while living in hard environments with rude people. These two books compare and contrast in interesting ways that are extremely noticeable to the readers. The book SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson is very problematic and realistic. When the protagonist‚ Melinda Sordino‚ got raped‚ it turned her whole world upside down. Her friends turned against her because they didn’t know what happened. She was also
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Many stories have been of King Arthur‚ although historians have not been able to prove he existed. King Arthur’s story was originally told orally and passed down by storytellers. Since the story of King Arthur originated from oral stories and not writings‚ it is possible that the original story has been changed. Arthur first appears in the writings of a Welsh historian Nennius. These writings are from the 800’s. Nennius wrote a list of 12 battles King Arthur fought in. The battles that Nennius wrote
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King Arthur Facts 1. King Arthurs nickname as a child was “Wart” which was derived from ’Art’‚ short for ’Arthur’. 2. Arthur never called himself a king. 3. Arthur loved his dog. 4. There is still a great debate as to whether Arthur existed or is just a myth. 5. Some of the descendants of Arthur have put together a plausible family tree. 6. The round table is an important element of the King Arthur legend. 7. Since Arthur didn’t consider himself a king or supreme being‚ he did not want to
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Jennifer Adams Prof. Flanagan ENC 1101 7/27/10 The Benefits of Integrating Video Games into School-Based Learning As a result of the stigmatization video games have received‚ many people view them as nothing more than entertainment at best and harmful to a child’s development at worst‚ neither side realizing the hidden assets of video games in relation to learning. For the terms of this argument‚ video games will be defined as any electronic or computerized game played via
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