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Friday, February 1, 2013

"Assignment #1: 5Ws and H PLUS a SUMMARY"

Who: Gay Scout Troop Leaders and The Public

What: Whether gays should be allowed to be Boy Scout leaders.

Where: Everywhere where there are Boy Scouts

When: Discussed next week by the executive board.

Why: Paranoid parents & stereotype church worried about gay Boy Scout Leaders being a possible predator...

How: Hearing of those gay & those anti-gay & making a decision based off their arguments... Hopefully.

As if there's enough predjuice & struggle with gay people, now they're attacking Boy Scout Leaders who are gay. So there's going to be something settled with this prejudice for the Scouts.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The Ending I Saw Coming

The Ending I Saw Coming

The sky gray, & the rain pouring
People walk to their destinations
And I stand in the middle of the walk way
Taking in the rain that cries for me

My ending was obvious
My fate was inevitable
One way or another
Distortion into the scales would rise

Though I never inteded for this outcome
The actions of others & myself from them
Would bring forth this ending
For nothing was meant to last for me, no matter how hard I try

I start out fine
My days looking easy & peaceful
I make people laugh & start gags
I act like the good part of me I always want to present

Somewhere down the line a gag goes too far
Somewhere down the line a message is recieved wrong
Somewhere down the lnie a problem comes up
And as the result, the balanced scale tips

Though things may turn & resolve may come
The rope withers with each conflict
And then I can no longer approach
I become discouraged & feel like a burden

I never intended to set my world on fire
I just wanted to set nice flames in people's hearts
But everyone just looks & questions the surface of the ground
Rather than dig inside & see the gold burried underneath

The same principle applies to those in my circle
They see some flowers & the fruits I give
But never look into the garden to see all the rotted fruits
Though I always expect for to lose myself for others' sake

But no matter what I do
No matter how much I try
I become alone & distant
And there will be no support

The support is like pie
At first it's full
Slowly, the pie is eaten away by my actions or mistakes
And no one will ever dig in the garden

Soon no one can see the fires I see
I am the only one in the end who feels the fire
As they see nothing, they care not nor understand
Hence, I'm left to burn alone

Though this is expected
This gloomy tragedy takes time to develop
Some may still try to support
But just like flowers are without water, they'll wither away

And so I will sit here
And take in this heavy rain
For only the rain can best express
This huge scar that troubles my life to no end
This ending... Was without a dobut... expected...

Monday, January 14, 2013

Current Events Quiz 9/24-28

1. Where are more than 120 world leaders meeting this week to talk about, among other things, Syria & the Middle East?

New York.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/united-nations-general-assembly-begins-annual-meeting/2012/09/24/f4b6a24a-0619-11e2-9eea-333857f6a7bd_video.html

2. Name one of this year's eight battle ground states in the presidential election.

Florida.

Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/25/fresh-polls-give-obama-the-advantage-in-four-crucial-battlegrounds/

3. Even though a growing number of citizens vote early, when is Election Day 2012?

Every Tuesdeay after the first Monday on a even number year.

4. What kind of problems has Foxconn, the China-based manufacturer o Apple's iPhone, been having in the last week?

Limited production & thus longer working hours.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/foxconn-riot-china-factory-iphone_n_1911596.html

Dante Reviews: Resident Evil- Damnation

2nd Critic review:
http://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120620/REVIEWS/120629989/1023

Resident Evil Damnation

Resident Evil, also known as Biohazard in Japan. A popular title that started out as a survival horror game for the Playstation 1 in the 1990s. From there came many sequels & most of all, movie adaptations.

Ask a general population of people about Resident Evil, most will think of the movies. The video gamers will obviously think of the original video game series. The two have their differences in the media, for the Live Action series is from what I believe is a rip off from the games & barely keeps a resemblance to it's origin.

However in 2008, a CG film for Resident Evil was made called "Resident Evil: Degeneration." Though while this movie stayed true to the Resident Evil universe the gamers all know & love. It's iffy story mainly played a part amongst the video game like animation. The movie wasn't bad, but it wasn't real good either. It felt more like a reference to their game sequel Resident Evil 2 in a later time frame.
Now this year the latest CG movie for Resident Evil has bee released along with the game known as "Resident Evil: Damnation"

Summary:
Resident Evil Damnation takes place in in Eastern Europe where a civil war is known to be using B.O.W.s (Bio Organic Weapon) in the fight. CIA agent Leon Kennedy arrives to Eastern Europe to handle the war between the two & take care of the B.O.W.s.

Story:
The story has a better pace of when there's action or not than in Degeneration. The story definitively is not something new people to the series should watch, which basically means, it's something the fans would enjoy more. The playout of the events was pretty well done in terms of the transition of events. Though certain dying characters did not have enough development to have any sympathy for, in my opinion. The action sequences were nostalgic & also nerve rising with the proper music arrangements.

Acting:

All the new characters exclusive to the movie HAVE to be Russian. I managed to recognize some of the voice actors from other games I've played in their accent, but I digress.
The voices for Leon, & Ada (Matthew Mercer & Courteney) are exactly the new voice actors they use for Resident Evil 6, which I kinda miss Paul Mercier & Sally Cahill in Resident Evil 4 with their smoothness. However they try their best to at least sound close to identical. Though with Sally Cahill playing the part of Ada since her first appearance in the series in Resident Evil 2, having a new voice actor for Ada just throws me off a bit. And Matthew sounds rougher than Paul for the role & definitively have a distinction for those who actually pay attention.
Otherwise, the effort for the voice acting was well done.

Visual Graphics:

The visual graphics were just astounding when they show the environment. Of course, only after seeing the characters does your eyesight register that it's a CG. The shading & texture detail were just eye candy & I didn't notice any errors in the effects. The sound quality was boom'n on the beautiful bass & sound authentic in the scene & environment.

Presentation:

The historical introduction the problems in Eastern Europe were average & it's not that memorable other than the main points of why Leon would ever bother in the rebellion.

Overview:

Resident Evil Damnation for me, a person who would be considered a veteran at Resident Evil, was a nice cliche fan service to see two classic characters have their kick butt screen time. The story may have been a bit rushed & the voices for Leon & Ada may not have been Paul & Sally. The beautiful visual graphics & action sequences still captivated my attention & it was a step up from the confusing mess of Resident Evil Degeneration.
I'd give it a 8.5/10.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

El Dante's Photojournalism Mission Part 6

22. In your town:

23. The view from here: Take a photo of your view from where you are. It might be your office, your home, traveling. The everyday can sometimes be very interesting.