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343 Essays on Line Video Game Histroy. Documents 176 - 200
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United Air Lines, Inc
United Air Lines, Inc., trading as United Airlines, is a major airline of the United States.[1] It is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation with corporate offices in Chicago, Illinois at 77 West Wacker Drive, and its operations base in nearby Elk Grove Township. United's largest hub is O'Hare International Airport, where it has 650 daily departures. United also has hubs in Denver International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and Los Angeles
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The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game My favorite character in all the stories that we read was General Zarroff. He had a since of humor and was very smart. He didn’t care about anything but the game. That is what made him so strong and unbeatable. The story shocked me when it said that General Zarroff was going to hunt Rainsford. The shock is what makes me like him so much. The best thing about General
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Enders Game Essay
Ender Wiggin, the third in a family of child geniuses, is selected by international military forces to save the world from destruction. Before being chosen Ender wears a unique monitor that allows the heads of the military to see things as Ender does. Ender's brother Peter and his sister Valentine also wore this monitor, although neither was selected, nor did they have it for as long as Ender, and Peter will never forgive Ender for
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The Impact of Participation in Massively Multiplayer Roleplaying Games
The Impact of Participation in Massively Multiplayer Roleplaying Games Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) are vastly time consuming and are designed to immerse the player in a virtual world. The most popular game in this genre is World of Warcraft (also known as “WoW”) and boasts a record breaking player base of nine million paid subscribers ("World of Warcraft Surpasses Nine Million Worldwide"). Given that it is only a single game amongst many
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The Mini-Laptop Changing the Game
While computer makers have pushed to build faster, more powerful laptops in recent years, the executives at Taiwan's Asustek Computer decided to try something different. They thought some people wanted a simpler computer. And they were right. Since its introduction last October, Asustek's Eee PC--a mini-laptop that retails for as little as $300--has become a huge hit around the world. The company expects to sell 5 million units this year. "We changed the concept," says
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The Rules of the Game
Chess Mania 1958 In “The Rules of the Game,” a short story about a young Chinese-American girl, Waverly Jong, embarks journey to become a chess master. Waverly’s mother believes she is a key component during this journey. Even though the mother actually has no true role in Waverly’s adventure, she continues to believe it is her as the one who is succeeding. This belief is a necessity for Waverly’s mother because she has nothing for
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Who Is on Top of Their Game?
Liz Claiborne Liz Claiborne was born Elizabeth Claiborne on March 31, 1929 in Belgium. She moved to the United States in 1939 and was raised in New Orleans Louisiana. Instead of finishing high school, she went to Europe to study art. In 1949, she made a sketch of a woman’s coat that won the Jacques Heim National Design Contest. After winning the contest, she moved to New York City where she worked as a sketch
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The Game Epidemic
Andrew, Chuck, and Kevin played all night and skipped class the next day. They, along with thousands of others across the country, purchased Halo 2 at midnight the day the much-anticipated game was released in stores. Students and company employees called in sick that next day claiming the Halo 2 flu as their reasoning. Halo 2 is only one of a multitude of games distributed for use on Microsoft’s Xbox, Sony’s Playstation 2, and Nintendo’s
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Time Line
450(?) First Cherokee enter the state in the vicinity of Traveler's Rest. Tugaloo Old Town (now covered by Lake Tugaloo) is the first major Cherokee village. 1540-1 deSoto "visits" the Cherokee and is supposedly one of the first whites seen by the tribe, although written descriptions of the tribe by the Spanish note the wide range of colors in the tribe, from "negro" (black) to light skinned and "fair," according to Moyano and Pardo. 1715
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Just a Game of Cat and Mouse
I stood there amazed, just waiting for blood to ruin this Hallmark moment. All around me the trees seemed to whisper, “Be still and watch.” As I was about to abandon this sacred scene, the beast slowly lifted the wounded baby and placed it at my feet. The big, yellow eyes that gazed up at me seemed to hold and emotion of caring. On this frigid evening, nature showed me that all creatures are capable
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A Game of Forgiveness
Why would a reformer never change his or herself? In “Sponono”, a short story by Alan Paton, the main character Sponono never learned to change his ways because he believed forgiveness always would be the solution when someone misbehaved. Even though he lost all his freedom after he stole the stone, Meneer still gave him many opportunities for him to make amend. According to Sponono, authorities such as Meneer should always forgive others. When Sponono
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Robert Scholes on Video Text’s -Comparison
According to Robert Scholes, author of On Reading a Video Text, commercials aired on television hold a dynamic power over human beings on a subconscious level. He believes that through the use of specific tools, commercials can hold the minds of an audience captive, and can control their abilities to think rationally. Visual fascination, one of the tools Scholes believes captures the minds of viewers, can take a simple video, and through the use of
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Drawing the Line
The children, three of them ranging in age from 7 to 12, were jumping up and down at the table, running and laughing loudly around the restaurant while the parents sat calmly, oblivious to the apparent disruption. After finishing his meal, the oldest, began to roller skate around the table, holding on to the backs of the chairs for balance. At this point, the couple at the next table looked in awe at the father
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A Game Forever Tarnished
A Game Forever Tarnished General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about performance enhancing drug use in the MLB Central Idea: Steroid use has increased tremendously in the past 20 years and now there are even investigations and reports to show this. INTRODUCTION: I. Gain Attention & Interest: A game that was once pure, fun, and a favorite American pastime is turning into one that is full of drugs and deceit. II.
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Ender’s Game: A Brief Depiction
Ender’s Game: A Brief Depiction I. Setting: · Staged in mainly four places. Ender Wiggins childhood town, where he is monitored as a prospective third. He is sent to Battle School, which is a satellite of the earth. Then he ends up on Eros where he attends command school and eventually defeats the buggers. He spends the rest of his days with Valentine on the first human colonization, approximately 50 light-years away from Earth. ·
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Violent Games
[Research on violent television and films, video games, and music reveals unequivocal evidence that media violence increases the likelihood of aggressive and violent behavior in both immediate and long-term contexts. The research base is large; diverse in methods, samples, and media genres; and consistent in overall findings. Short-term exposure increases the likelihood of physically and verbally aggressive behavior, aggressive thoughts, and aggressive emotions. Recent large-scale longitudinal studies provide converging evidence linking frequent exposure to violent
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Short and Medium Transmission Lines
The purpose of this lab was to examine the characteristics of a short transmission line by looking at a simple circuit model of a short line, and to examine the characteristics of a medium transmission line by looking at a simple circuit model of a medium line. In the first step, we placed a 300 Q resistor in parallel with a 300 Ј1 inductor for the load, set the transmission line impedance to 60 Q,
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Indian Gaming
Indian Gaming Tribal government gaming on Indian lands is significantly changing life for many of the more than 4.1 million American Indians in the United States. It has proven to be there first and most effective tool for economic development on sovereign, Tribal lands. Gaming generates a few billion dollars in much needed Tribal government revenue annually to provide essential government services to hundreds of thousands of Native Americans. It is helping Indian nations build
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Basketball: A Communication Game
High school basketball is not only a mental sport, but, also, a communication game. You must be able to communicate very well to play in Morgantown, West Virginia, especially at University High School. To make the team, you have to be basketball knowledgeable, talented, physically fit, and vocal. After four years of playing varsity basketball, the vocal part of the sport has helped me out in the long run. There are five positions in basketball:
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The Value of the Assembly Line in Automobile Manufacture
The Value of the Assembly Line in Automobile Manufacture In 1913, an innovation in automobile manufacture was born when Ford Motors experimented with winches and ropes to pull the chassis down a line while the assemblers stood in one place with their parts piles. The old process where workers moved in teams down the line, receiving their car parts from “parts runners” at each chassis as they arrived, was replaced by the automated assembly line,
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Parents: First Line Defense in War on Drugs
PARENTS: FIRST LINE DEFENSE IN WAR ON DRUGS Parents: First Line Defense in the War on Drugs Gregory D. Martin Austin Peay State University Abstract Drug abuse is costly to our society as a whole but is especially harmful to our youth. Youth’s immature physical and psychological development makes them more susceptible than adults to the harmful effects of drug abuse. Behavior patterns that result from teen and preteen drug use often produce tragic consequences.
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With Careful Textual Analysis of Any one Media Text (for Example Television Advertising, Fashion on Film, Music Videos Etcetera...) Explore the Relationship Between Fashion and Mass Media
“With careful textual analysis of any one media text (for example television advertising, fashion on film, music videos etcetera…) explore the relationship between fashion and mass media” The mass media can be described as a form of communication designed to reach a vast audience without any personal contact between the senders and receivers. This includes several institutions, including books, magazines, adverts, newspapers, radio, television, cinema, and videos that occupy a central and essential role in
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Board Games
Snakes and ladders or Chutes and ladder is a children’s board game. It is played on a square grid, each small square is marked with a number from 1 to 100. A player starts from 1, roll a single die and then move depending on the number on the die. On the way there are ladders and snakes. Ladders are reward; skip a player to a higher level whereas snakes are penalty leading to lowering
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Who Invented the Game of Basketball?
Rickie Combs Professor Young EN 111 26 February 2007 Who invented the game of basketball? What kind of life did that person lead? How does it influence the world today? The Beginning of Basketball Have you ever had an interest in how something was invented? An interest in how your favorite activity or hobby came about? Ever since I was introduced to sports and how competitive it was, I became hooked. I enjoy playing football,
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New Wave of Internet Technology and the Effects on off-Line Relationships
Abstract There is a new place for exploration in regards to relationships; traditionally we meet people on the street, at bars or by other friends. However, since the vast expansion of Internet users, there have risen new ways of interacting and communicating with others. There are places on line that are specifically made to meet people in different context and environments. Some of these areas include instant message engines, chat rooms, and different other Internet
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