The Nuckelavee

Far to the north, in a land called Orkney, a man of the fisher-folk lived in peace. He lived in a hamlet forgotten in time, and worked at the docks mending sails and burning kelp, as would a man of his station in the winter months. One day, in the cold, wintertide months, when the Mither o’ the sea is weakest, the man, named Mawnus was walking home when he heard a whisper say “Don’t cross any water, thou WILL DROWN!!”

“Blasted Crap!!!” screamed Mawnus, “The Nuckelavee!!!!” He was terrified at the appearance of the monster, which looked like this:

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The Nuckelavee swayed to “meet” Mawnus. Mawnus sprinted to a freshwater loch, hoping that the myth that freshwater would stop the Nuckelavee from catching him was true. He dove in the loch, swimming to the other side, and looked up. The monster was gone. He sighed in relief, and fainted.

PS4 vs. X-box One: Battle to the Death!

Did you know that game designers try to make games to a wide varsity of consoles? Game designers do this because Playstation’s, Xbox’s and PC’s are the most used type of gaming device, and Playstation’s and Xbox’s are, in my opinion and little more unique than a computer. PS4s and Xbox ones have multiple pros and cons, but the PS4 is better for gaming and in the future, has a better stability plan.

The shape and price of the Xbox are better than the Xbox. The price is less for the Xbox then the PS4 ($50). That is true. But the Kinect is $60 more and is ESSENTIAL for the Xbox to navigate the home screen. The Playstation is simpler and has a better feel to it. The consoles are different too. The Xbox is curved trapezoid shape, while the PS4 has a sharper, cleaner shape. It’s all personal preference.

The PS4 is more powerful than the Xbox; the present and the past.  “The PS4 seems to be the gamers choice. Its Playstation service is great, the controller is better and it is a little more powerful,” says Trustedrenviews.com, an all around computer website. The Xbox has a huge power brick and A LOT of wires. The PS4 is smaller, lighter, and more streamlined. The future of each device is bound to even out. “The PS4 is a more complete package today, but the Xbox is slowly catching up,” (Digitaltrends.com).

In conclusion, the PS4 is better in most things, price being the number one factor against the PS4, but that disagreement is easily trumped by the Kinect factor. All in all, the Xbox is better for a variety of tasks, while the PS4 is better for gaming.

Q3 Unit #2 Notes

In this Unit of Notes, we learned about the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the fall of Communist Russia. We also learned about Mao’s bad rule of Communist China (fail!). Finally we learned about the fall of apartheid and Nelson Mandela

Q3 Unit #1 Notes

The Arab and Israeli conflict is very conflicted. Israel’s war of independence and Six Day War was a couple points that put Israel on the map for being a rising power. The Arabian states response to this was a non-stop terror attacks ever since. After 9/11, the USA response to the attacks were terrorizing. The future remain uncertain.

The Tombs of Egypt- Explanation

Did you know the  Egyptians entombed the living as well as the dead? Some pharaohs buried cats, slaves, and even sometimes their wives!

In this project, you control a young slave trying to escape a tomb. Get to the door at the bottom right of the screen, avoid the traps, and escape before the mummies get you!

Control the young slave with the arrow keys and avoid the mummies. To reset the game click “my app” and the game will reset automatically.

Conspiracy Theory #1-

This is not intended to offend.

 

The Alien Ruling Earth Theory

Some people think the world is dominated by a alien human partnership. They believe the worlds governments are controlled/joint partnership with aliens. The enforcers of the partnership are the men in black. There has been many sightings of the men in black over the years. It hit mainstream culture with the movie “Men in Black.” The men wore black suits and told the viewers of the Alien spaceships/ Bigfoot to not tell anybody about what they saw.

Unit #3 summary

In the 1960’s the civil rights movement was started. When Rosa Parks was arrested, it set off a revolution of peacefulness. The buses were boycotted, all because of segregation (segregation is the racist belief that white and blacks are supposed to be separate.) After people protested for a years congress voted to end segregation.

Unit #4 Notes

In the 1960’s Vietnam was a troubled place. Because of the US’s meddling in foreign politics, we were in a long and expensive war. A little commuist state warred with the US for 20 YEARS!!! Meanwhile in the US the feminist and environment movement’s started up. People like Ceaser Chavez and Betty Freidan brought it too the public.