Diplomacy Review

Overall I really like the Diplomacy game. I think it’s fun competing against other people to try to take over Europe. The goal of this game is to take over the most land. You do this by moving your army and ships. You can either move, stay where you are, or go support another one of your armies. It is easies to take over neutral countries, but you can also take over countries that are already owned. Although this is a fun game, it doesn’t always work the way you want it to. For example you have to constantly refresh the game to go to the next order, and it does take a while for everyone to finalize their orders. Overall it is a very amusing to play especially with friends.

Current Event #3: Woman may have drowned in backyard pool

On Monday June 2nd a woman may have drowned in a pool in University City. The police were called and went to the house and found the woman dead. Unfortunately she couldn’t be revived. It is said that the woman is in her 60’s and the police will investigate more later. Although the authorities aren’t one hundred percent sure she drowned, it is highly probable.

I think it is absolutely devastating that a woman had to lose her life. Hopefully they will find out more information to prevent more people from drowning in the future. Dia thinks that this is a devastating event and hopes the police find out more. She also thinks that if they find out how it happened it will help research in the future.

This article is not biased.

Current Event 1: 4 Dead as Plane Crashes at South Dakota Wind Farm

On an unknown date, small air plane heading back from South Dakota crashed into a windy farm in foggy weather. This killed the pilot and three passengers. The wreckage was found on April 28 at the South Dakota Wind and Energy Center. It is said that the conditions were so windy and foggy, that no one has had a chance to investigate the situation. It is also said that the conditions were like this before the plane even took off.

I think that this is a very devastating situation. I also think that the pilot should think about the weather conditions before taking off. I think with more caution there would be less of these situation. Angelina thinks that its very irresponsible of the people who check if it’s all clear, and with more caution this situation could’ve been avoided.

This article isn’t biased.

Peacemaker Game Review

The peacemaker game is a computer game that makes you the leader of either Israel or Palestine. It’s your job to get all all of the. Other countries to like you and to get your country, and to get your country out of all the issues it’s in. It gives you all these options and it either lowers your score or makes it higher. Over I would rate this game 7/10 because it was very confusing at first, but after adjusting to it, it was really interesting how they put an overview on the screen of your country, and after playing it for a while I got used to all of the controls of the game.

Current Event: Spelling Bee Runs Out of Words

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Two Missouri students were competing head to head for 66 rounds at a spelling bee, but they couldn’t finish because the organizers ran out of words. It is said from the Kansas City Star that 23 out of the 25 finalists were knocked out after 19 rounds. Fifth grader Sophia Hoffman of Lee’s Summit and Kush Sharma, a seventh grader from Kansas City, went right through the list of words provided by the national bee. When they ran out of words the organizer were looking through a dictionary for words. Five hours into the contest the organizers decided to continue the bee on March 8. Continue reading →

Current Event: School serves snail in salad

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High schools on the Hawaii’s Big Island are leveling up their food inspections for school cafeteria inspections. Why? A student found a snail in his salad. This student went to Kealakehe, and the principle said that it wasn’t the staffs’ fault and it was the farm where they get the greens. He also said that he will be watching the staff more diligently and inspect more often. Continue reading →

Current Event: Justin Bieber Had Pot, Pills in His System During DUI Arrest

justin-bieber-mugshot-650-430cOn January 23, 2014 Justin Bieber was arrested for DUI, drugs, pills in his system, and drag racing. He was arrested in Miami Beach at around 3 am. He was also driving with an expired license. According to the officer Bieber “cussed him out” when he was getting hand cuffed. He is getting charged for DUI. Later he admitted for smoking pot and taking pills. Continue reading →

Compare & Contrast: “I Have a Dream Speech” and “I Know Why the Cage Birds Sing”

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The Civil Rights Movement had many different  elements that created it. There were numerous speeches given, poems and stories written, and masses of people involved in protests. Example of this were Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and Maya Angelou’s auto-biography “I Know Why the Cage Birds Sing”. On one hand these writings have strong and powerful imagery, and on the the other hand the purpose of the “I Have a Dream” speech was to persuade while “I Know Why the Cage Birds Sing” was telling a personal story. Continue reading →