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I have no official training in education or game design, but being an avid gamer, I came across a situation in Bioshock Infinite that caught my my attention. What surprised me was not so much the situation itself, but the reaction I had to it. A bit of explanation and the setting. Bioshock Infinite is a game set in 1912, in a floating city called Columbia. Columbia was a technological marvel...

A Wisconsin father who took to Facebook to support his son in the face of bullying has received overwhelming support from around the world. Matthew Bent said Wisconsin police brushed him off when he reported that his son, Shiloh, had been body-slammed by a bully at River View Middle School in Plymouth, Wis. He posted a picture of himself on Facebook on March 26, standing behind Shiloh...

Be the person who does reach out. Be the person who refuses to join in bullying and sticks up for those who are victims of it. Be the person who befriends those who have no friends. Be the person who listens to those suffering and offers them comfort and advice. Be the person who gets involved in preventing suicide and other tragedy. Be the person who refuses to give up and refuses to give...

The world needs a reliable supply of energy. To ensure that, many countries have granted subsidies and tax breaks to fossil fuel companies to help develop energy resources. However, with the concern over our carbon emissions and over the economic crises that many countries are facing, the wisdom of continuing those subsidies needs to be examined. The fossil fuel companies are now quite...

Many thousands of war Veterans came back physically injured amputees burns and emotional scars for life. PTSD Post Traumatic Stress disorder does not go away. Can it become manageable yes for some others sadly no. Most military suicides are caused by the emotional stress and horrific fear and killing atrocity all kept active by our Millitary establishment Big Coorporations. War at any cost...

If, like me, you like to read whole stories, Im going to try to fit this into one loooong blog. I am typing this story from the book, Bennet Cerfs Take Along Treasury , published by Doubleday & Company, Inc. in Garden City, New York, in 1963. The books Library of Congress Catalog Card Number is 63-18206. The copyright, 1963, is held by Doubleday & Company. To be perfectly clear--...

These courts are sentencing debtors who cannot possibly pay their fines to prison where they are put to work for Corporations like tose owned by the Koch brothers who use prison labor acrossed the country.Why no public outcry? Debtors prisons are supposed to be against the constitution. Europe used this form of labor before the United states was even an established independent Country.Young...

Yes, said aQtwa, That is my name. And you, aQtwa, did come freely before the Tainver and did acknowledge and enumerate your sins as adultery, greed, thievery, and drunkenness of the body and the spirit? the Highest of the High Brethren intoned from his seat, almost like a barrister reading a list of charges. Yes. Indeed I did, replied aQtwa. He would have proffered an explanation, but...

Change video settings To 1080p and watch in full screen for best quality. Let me know what you guys think of this video I put together. Here is a link https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=75BB5E0982207A7C!1475 to 20 free wallpapers with inspirational messages of various sizes I created to go along with this video. I hope it is an inspirational to you as I was inspired in creating it. I...

Mass shootings are not detered by civilians with weapons. In fact in many cases they just become part of the injured or dead. Mass shooters are usually planning on dieing unless you are of the same mind they have the upper hand. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/armed-civilians-do-not-stop-mass-shootings

For about half a Millennium in France, this tradition goes, since King Charles IX. On the 9 of August 1564, the King of France brought the new year calendar from starting the 1 st of January: ( France Edit of Roussillon 9 August 1564 ). Before, the year calendar was starting the 25 th of March and till the 1 st ofApril, the customs were that the French People were giving to each other gifts...

This was a daunting project when I attempted it earlier in another format, and the result turned out rather clumsy. It was not awful, but hard to capture the Muse when you have to worry with formatting and uploading issues. This format may promise a full expression of what I wish to capture, it may not. What I would like to share is just a portrait of the incredible journey I was able to...