Joseph

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Pwnin All Around the Universe
Under the Starry Skies Beneath the deepest sea Within the innocent hearts Above the greatest heroes Upon the darkest minds Between the smallest atoms Exist one person that has conquered all Me

COD vs Halo
One side we have Halo-__My first dependent clause__ On this side we have Call of Duty Round 1 Oh we dun did it now CoD and Halo it's about to go down It time to decide which ones a better game One will take the crown while the other put to shame A decision like this can drive a man insane cuz it start with a spark and burst into a flame Which one do you play? Hey guys it me Joseph Somebody call 911 cuz this poem's on fire Comparing these games is like comparing eminem to little wayne For me i gotta go with COD-__This is one of my sentences that starts with a preposition "For"__ Because halo is just a bit too cartoony for me--__Subordinating Conjunction "Because"__ When i game i wanna feel like im not watching nick junior and im playing something real---__Independent Clause__ Hey guys it me GoDLiK3004 Im here to make this poem just a little less boring Im a fan of Halo it take more skill 2 shots to the body vs 5 for the kill You know what they say right you should never bring a knife to a gun fight you got a knife i got a sword and a pro pipe I get your point GoDLiK3004 but call of duty is just too fun for me Halo might take more skill but COD gameplay is so much more fun to watch and__Coordinating Conjunction "And"__ Watching Halo Gameplay is like wating connect the dots You gotta be pro to call in a Attack Dogs, UAVs and Pavelows-Independent Clause Oh killstreak weeee free kills-__Dependent Clause__ We fight for map control that takes more skill In COD you get killstreaks, In Halo you get medal wow medals thats cool, like getting stickers at elementary school--__This is my compound complex it has 2 IC 1 DC__ Guess it all opinion choose you pick their both great games that kills you in a tick.

Black Ops
The scientist sat on a chair, gun pointed at his face, I screamed "My name is......! And i will have my revenge!!!!"

Original Post
The Book im reading right now is 13th Reality: The Blade of Shattered Hope. I chose this book because i own and have read the first 2 books in the series and i liked it because it's in my favorite genre. The setting of the story is never stuck at one place it's all in the same year but in a deffirent Reality and some realities are more advance than others and there's 13 stable Realities. The main character is Atticus Higginbottom but his nickname is Tick he is a Realitant of Reality Prime (our reality) and he has incredible amounts of Chi'karda (the very substance of all Realities) and great control over it. Second Main Charcter is Sofia, she is a rich italian teenager with uncanny ability to be witty. Third Main character is Paul, he is an african american teenager living in Florida he is the "funniest" member of their group but he is also rather smart. Fourth Main Character is Mister George The Leader of the realitants he made the main base of the realitants in the Grand Canyon. Fifth Main character is Sato a japanese teenager who's parents were also Realitants and he also looks like the Grand Minister ( the leader) of the Fifth Demension and his parents were burned alive by the main antagonist of the book Mistress Jane. Basically long story short Tick and his group going around saving realities and stuff with their wits and special weapons and Tick's uncanny ability with the Chi'karda. An excerpt would be "He pushed a surge of Chi'karda straight at her, hurling it like a volley of sun flares. The power hit her, twisting her body up into the air and back down to the mud where she slid 30 feet and smacked into the base of a tall pine. Doesnt really have a deep meaning or anything it was all just for entertainment. I recommend this book to anyone who like fantasy and books that have series and such. Sorry for making this too long but it really is a great series so yeah, you should read it.

Revision
The Book im reading right now is 13th Reality: The Blade of Shattered Hope. I chose this book because i own and have read the first 2 books in the series and i liked it because it's in my favorite genre. The setting of the story is never stuck at one place it's all in the same year but in a deffirent Reality and some realities are more advance than others and there's 13 stable Realities. The main character is Atticus Higginbottom but his nickname is Tick he is a Realitant of Reality Prime (our reality) and he has incredible amounts of Chi'karda (the very substance of all Realities) and great control over it. Second Main Charcter is Sofia, she is a rich italian teenager with uncanny ability to be witty. Third Main character is Paul, he is an african american teenager living in Florida he is the "funniest" member of their group but he is also rather smart. Basically long story short Tick and his group goes around saving realities and worlds with their wits. One of my favorite excerpt would be "He pushed a surge of Chi'karda straight at her, hurling it like a volley of sun flares. The power hit her, twisting her body up into the air and back down to the mud where she slid 30 feet and smacked into the base of a tall pine".The books doesn't really have a deep meaning or anything, it was all just for entertainment. I recommend this book to anyone who like fantasy and books that have series and such....so yeah you should read it.

Tone Analysis
In my [|article] the author was very precise. His tone through out is the tone of someone who knew what they were talking about. He knew what the flaw were so i knew he was someone of a pro level to write this article not a intern who picked up the game for 2-3 hours and wrote about it "There are also a few design flaws and annoyances, not least of all was a game-ending bug in the first level that made me restart the entire mission". He knew the teminology that most people who reads his article would understand. Also he gave very good details and comparison to the things people who reads his article care about such as the previous gamesin the series and it's mechanics compared games like CoD:Mod War 2. Also gave great details on the things he likes and the things that were not very good in his opinion example from the text would be " I really enjoyed the story that the campaign presents and I think it's the best of the series. The characters are well-crafted and the plot rarely disappoints". So all in all the article's tone was that of a professional and who knows what's going on, because someone that knows what thier talking about is capable of writing an articles with opinion and straight to the point facts on a topic like this.

Extended Metaphor
Videogames are.....

An adventure A Challenge Different personalities Another Home My friend My Dark side My Nice Side Death and Decay War Pain Misery Movie that I direct Virtual insanity A door way to another world One of my most important

Black Out Poem
HOME SWEET HOME

Home was really familiar

How often do you get White Castle

It’s Great

The ability to fight and mak[e] up

Six hour to complete series of short missions

I found myself drawn to Home

To fun

Game[s]

Toys

and

Dreams

Ranging from purple-cars to dinosaurs

Home is fun from Friday-Saturday

1am-12pm

Digital Vocabulary
Aperture -noun an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc When I heard the word aperture it reminded me of the game Portal (just so you know Portal 2 is out in 2 weeks). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In the game Portal, you had the capability on opening holes in the floor and make a door way in a different part of the room. So the first thing that came into mind was a crack as my picture represent. Then I thought of a big cavern because it counts as a "opening". This is why my pictures represent the word Aperture, If i say so myself mine, nicely.

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League of Legends
The land of Runeterra was a magical place. It was filled with magic, mystical beast, and most important of all, peace. Sadly it was struck by war which many called the “//The Rune Wars”//. It ravished the land, drove many animals extinct and left the world in chaos. To stop the war a compromise was made. To stop all battle and it be resumed in the place called “//The Fields of Justice”// Warring nations stopped, and ceased fire and sent their strongest champions to the Fields. The Champions fought for their country. In time the Fields developed into something called the League of Legends, where the strongest of the strong and the wisest of the wise came and compete for glory and honor. Then years passed with complete peace and the league gaining popularity. Many came even those not representing a country, some came seek out peace and some came for penance for their sins. Some came not be champions but to assist the champions; they were called “Summoners”. These “Summoners” were nothing but helpers to provide champions with items and magic to triumph over those who oppose them but they are very important to the league and there are soem Summoners that are value above some Champions. Many champions didn’t even make it out of a match with their sanity intact but those who do are stronger. The champion named Nasus muttered under his breathe, a quote that many still believe that represents the League very well. He said **// “Where angels fear to tread” //** So our story begins. In a very stormy night in Runeterra, a cloaked lady was heading towards the giant doors of the League. There she laid a cradle, inside was a peacefully sleeping child. She wept because of the sadness of the deed she is about to do. She laid the cradle, leaned over and gave the child one last kiss and she muttered “I’m sorry, I am so very sorry”. She put a note a top the baby which the baby clutched in his tiny hands. The note read the babies name. //Rune Terra// The child was found in the morning abandoned, crying, and cold. No one knew if the baby was even to live. If only they knew, if only they knew the destiny that lay in the baby’s path. If only they knew that the path he was going towards, it was a path meant for a king, or royalty. The destiny that lay in the baby’s path was so great that the mom would weep in pride if only they knew. If only they knew that he was going to be something great. That he was going to be a champion. 14 years later “Rune, wake up!” The elder yelled. He was the man that took care of Rune for 14 years. “It your first match as a Summoner and you’re going to be late!” He warned Rune. Under the bed sheets the elder heard a grumble which usually meant that Rune was awake. A hand popped out, seconds later Rune was out of the bed. Rune got dressed and ran immediately to the summoning platform. As he ran he heard a shout behind him “GOOD LUCK!!!”. “You’re in time but barely,” said the leader of the Summoner team that Rune was part of, his name was Jones “Get on your platform the summoning will start in a minute or two”. Rune headed to his platform and he heard a giant voice announce. “Summoners, summon your champions” Rune held out his hand and then he was enveloped by a white light. When he opened his eyes he stared through the eyes of someone else, better description is something else. He stared out of the eyes of the champions named Nasus the Curator of Sands; he in fact is one of the most famous champions of the League of Legends. Rune picked items that would make Nasus stronger he picked up a Doran’s shield and went into battle. 15 minutes passed and Rune was in a 1v1 fight with an opposing champion named Warwick the Blood Hunter. 1 hour passed and the fight kept going. The clash of staff against bone was audible to Nasus and the howl of a dying werewolf was clearly heard throughout the field. Nasus won the fight because of the Defense the shield that Rune bought, blocked most of Warwick attacks. 4 hours passed Warwick was once again capable of fighting because he was healed by one angel that flew around the map healing those who would’ve died without it. 6 hours passes and the battle was still clearly alive no one has died or injured for about an hour now which is a brand new record for the league.

Battle raged on, Blades clashed, claw ripped skin, and the stench of blood was strong. Rune was exhausted, most Summoners first match is usually a practice match; the warm up for the champion before the big match. Rune was set on such a high pedestal because he was the prodigy of the group. He has studied the rules and regulations of the league. He has studied all the tactics in that was used ever; most Summoners hasn’t even read book on tactics, Rune has read all of them. Even with his brains, he lacked something, he lacked something very important, he lacked the thing that made Champions move and Summoners summon, he lacked the thing that is the most important of all, he lacked drive, he lacked motivation, he wanted to win but sadly he was just to unmotivated, or just plainly speaking, he just wasn’t trying his best. This turned the fight around, even though Rune’s team was winning most of the battles this will turn the tide. Nasus is a very crucial to his team. Nasus was their drive. When they see this giant charging the enemies and without showing fear attempts a 2v1 with the advantage clearly he didn’t have. He was their drive, Rune was their drive. What happens to the team if their drive loses its drive? They will fall, and fall they did. Slowly they died, one by one they fell. The cries of death surrounded Nasus. With a grim look he charged. Eyes burning in anger, he unleashed his strength. He pounded all to ground the competition was severely damage by this giant monster. Thought with this powerful attack, Nasus fell he was defeated, as strong as Nasus was he still only one Champion and the other team had five. Nasus was defeated, and with it Rune’s team chance of victory. The other team pushed up and destroyed their nexus which meant utter defeat.

The bright light ended. Rune opened his eyes and he was back in the Summoner’s Platform, he had lost. His very first match and he lost. His vision started to get blurry. A single tear dropped. It slid down his cheeks. He tried to hold it in but he couldn’t, he fell to his knees and cried. The disappointment, anger, sadness, and pain was all released in that one instant, that one instant where everything, even the mighty Runeterra might end, his heart was crushed his soul has busted. He had no more drive. No more determination. No more smile left in him.

On his knees he looked up. He saw something that he thought he would never see. On his knee his looked up to see 4 faces smiling down on him. One of the smiling face said “Don’t worry about losing kid; you’ll always get another chance”. “Yeah don’t worry about that was some pretty groovy moves,” said another smiling face. With just two sentences spoken by his teammates he was lifted from oblivion. Rune saw the light again. With this he smiled and walked away with his team. Pure sadness is always easy to break, with just one smile the sadness will fade, filled with joy and happiness from one smile a person could be saved. When they were saying farewell, Rune heard a whisper from the team captain, Jones ** “Smile Rune, We’ll just have a rematch with them tomorrow.” **