Global Game Jam Essays

Traffic is the flow of cars and other land transportation vehicles, may it be a public, private or government-owned, in the road. If there is heavy traffic then it means that there are many vehicles on the road and it is hard to move and traverse. Traffic is a major problem in various places around the world and this obviously includes the Philippines and it is truly prevalent in our capital, Manila. In our locality, this problem is also very much prevalent in the municipality of Daraga. Most people

In literature, colors are often used to create a deeper meaning of a book. In The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the analysis of color can influence the meaning of the story and help create a deeper understanding of the characters. One color mentioned is the color yellow. One example of the color yellow is its portrayal through two girls wearing yellow dresses at one of Jay Gatsby’s parties. The girls and their yellow dresses are used to predict happiness, yet are also used

Old Lady Puente Dorothea Puente was an elderly lady who rented her house out to other elderly people to live in. Puente had a problem. She was a murderer. Puente cashed in the Social Security checks of the elderly and disabled boarders living in her house. Many of them ended up dead and buried in the boarding house’s yard. I believe that Puente is guilty and she deserved all the jail time that was given to her. Dorothea Puente would kill the elderly people that complained the most. My first claim

Family: You Never Know What You Have Until it is Gone Throughout the memoir “A Long Way Gone”, Ishmael told how he lost his family in war, through this experience he realized that his family is crucial to his happiness and well being, he also learned that he could form other family bonds with different people. “I wanted to see my family, even if it meant dying with them” (Beah 109). The definition of a family is not limited to blood relation, other loved ones can be family as well. In the memoir

that Melanie drank the rest of the water ceasing her strong thirst as the water rolled down her parched throat, and keeping the fire burning to scare away predators she cuddled up in the shelter for a long awaited sleep. *** Melanie awoke to the signing of birds and the ache in her leg. Her stomach growled reminding Melanie that she hasn’t ate anything since yesterday breakfast. She sat up and inspecting her cut, and saw that the bleeding had stopped and the gash looked better then yesterday. She

Ever since you were born, you 've been developing as a human being. As you got older, you began to gain an idea of who you were; an identity. This identity could have been developed due to many factors, such as your mindset and attitudes in situations, the people you surrounded yourself with, genetics, how OTHERS viewed you, or even how you believed they did. Out of all these factors, which has the greatest influence on your identity and has made you who you are today? Your family, friends, and

Max the Mighty: Follow Up I can’t believe that my teacher is making me do this. I mean it’s spring break, and I have to write in a stupid journal while I just want to be reading books. Max tells me that I shouldn’t complain. He told me that he wrote almost a whole book before. I want to believe him, but I think he’s lying.. Right now, we are on my way to California. “ I can’t wait to surprise Gwen.” Max tells me. “Who’s Gwen?” I ask. “Do you remember me telling you about Freak

The walls began to close in on me and I remembered the hellish pit next to me. I glanced down into the pit and immediately averted my gaze. The stench and the sight were absolutely revolting. “Why?”, I asked myself, “ Why die a long, painful death when I could just die quickly?” The walls continued to close in on me and, soon, I was left with no room to stand. I closed my eyes and waited for the scorching pain to come, but it never did. I opened my eyes to see the walls rush back to their original

Winston Peacock was found dead in his home on January 2nd at 6 am by Jenny the papergirl. Jenny was delivering the morning paper and when she reached Winston’s house she was worried because he didn’t come outside to say hi to her like he did every other day. She biked to the police station because she hadn’t seen him in two days and on his porch sat two milk bottles and his newspaper from the day before. A detective team broke the window and ran into the house only to find Winston dead on the

position that is currently open at your company. Intrigued is the word that best describes what I feel about the way Def Jam starting independent with a mission to promote a style of music that the world was not yet understand and with determination became the leading force in Hip Hop Music (Phull, 2014). The grind of being independent and my determination to succeed is what Def Jam and I have in common. I, a recording artist myself needed a way to earn money that would not take me away from my creative

“‘But not us! An’ why? Because … Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why,’ [Lennie] laughed delightedly ” (Steinbeck 14). My guess is, you probably recall this quote from John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men. What you may not remember are the underlying themes hidden within his novella. Before you disregard this letter as another one of my rants, let me explain. As you may know, Steinbeck was known to use his platform as a writer to represent the struggles

Nietzsche was a German Philosopher who wrote a book called Twilight of the Idols. I will be taking some of his main points from his story and giving my standpoint on them. In my paper I will be explaining Nietzsche's morality as an anti-nature and his four great errors of human nature. The four great errors include confusing cause and consequence, false causality, imaginary causes, and free will. Nietzsche believed that philosophy should be about jumping from one extreme to another extreme and

Sometimes you have to realize what you have already before wanting more. The Vignettes The House on Mango Street and Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes from the novel The House on Mango Street, both discuss a time of advent and a time of parting. A girl named Esperanza had just moved away from a living situation which she thought was horrible. Esperanza felt her new house, while nicer, was still not as nice as she thought it it would be and embarrassing. Throughout her life, Esperanza had moved from place

Who is Jenna Fox? Can anyone ever know for sure just what it takes to be who you are? The adoration of Jenna Fox is a story about a 17-year-old girl named Jenna who been in a coma for 18 months and doesn’t remember anything. It is also about the extent that parents will go to save their only child and how far a child would go to discover the truth as she became her own person. The point of view is told in the first person because the author uses “I” and “my” in the novel. The story takes place in

and being greeted by my favorite set of twins jumping on me and screaming “DANI!”. When I’m in the dance studio I am at ease. When we are doing our fondu combination in ballet I am focusing on keeping my knees back and lifting out of my hip, not the global test I have tomorrow. I can legitimately let go of all anxiety, worry, or drama that had happened during school as I step into my pointe shoes, tap shoes, half soles, or converse. I love dance because I know there are many who are better than me and

The Before "Grandma, please. Tell me about the Before I need to acquire the highest mark in History to attain first rank this semester." "I told you Azure, the Before is too scary to be told to people who live nowadays. It's a world where none of you can ever imagine existed," grandma said it a hundred times with the same bored expression, while she drank her afternoon tea. "Then make me understand grandma. Just how terrifying is it? Tell me about the Before and I'll understand." "I can't. It's no

I took the escalator to the Kitchen department of IKEA and there was some nice display with pricing in the rooms that were made like exactly living spaces. I was really impressed with the way the store was presented. I was comfortable in the setting and begin to walk around seeking out an associate to provide assistance of the products IKEA had to offer. In my search, I did not run into an associate. I walked around the entire upper level of the IKEA store and the only associates that I found were

Warn Me! A silent and drizzle night lies in front of me. I think stars will shine brightly soon, because stars usually appear after the rain. My long hair also beautifully shines bathed by the moonlights. Because the moonlight even looks at me, that’s why mom gave “Bulan” as my name. Now, I’m sitting on a chair thinking about how wonderful this night is. But all these wonderful things make me feel so small and also confused at once. Why do all these wonderful things look so amazingly perfect even

Memories are one of the most important parts of life, there is no true happiness without the reminiscence of pain or love. This concept is portrayed in "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. The story tells of a 12-year old Jonas, who lives in a “utopian” society, where all bad memories are destroyed to avoid the feeling of pain. Jonas becomes the receiver, someone who receives good and bad memories, and he is transmitted memories of pain and pleasure from The Giver and is taught to keep the secret to himself

I have the Artemis Film Festival to thank yet again for another amazing connection with this beautiful, talented stuntwoman and actress--Tammie Baird. She and I had a delightful conversation a few weeks back, and we discussed a wide variety of topics, including how she got started, her aspirations in the business, and the passion she feels for specific charity work. (I can hardly wait to actually meet her in a few days!) RH: Nice to get to talk with you, Tammie. TB: Glad it worked out to talk