Propp was one of the most brilliant folklorists of all time, very knowledgeable about fairy tales, their meanings and especially their narrative structures. As people during his time tried to classify stories by key features and elements, something that led to hundreds of story types, Propp felt it would make more sense to examine story structure based on functions. In […]
Online games are now played for more than 60 minutes a day by more than 500 million people around the world, says Jane McGonigal. In the United States alone, that number is 183 million. Ninety-nine percent of boys under 18 and 94 percent of girls under 18 say they play online games on a regular basis. On average, young people […]
Selecting a Halloween costume is a personal choice. Age and gender are some of the main factors that will determine what type of Halloween costume is best. Different teens like different things, so I’ve put together a short list of popular Halloween costumes. Skeleton Now here’s a teen classic. Both younger and older teens like the skeleton costume because it’s […]
Finishing your daily quests in Northrend will not only grant you gold, but also a lot of reputation. I highly recommend that you make your journals so that you can build your reputation with certain factions that are beneficial to your class / specialization. This Storm Peaks Daily Quest Guide will help you get there! I’ll also include some Icecrown […]
There are universal laws that govern our world, regardless of what we think of them and our (dis) faith in them. The easiest that everyone can identify with is the Law of Gravity, simply stating that “what goes up, must come down.” Another is the First Law of Thermodynamics, which states that energy can be transformed, but it can never […]
I read an email the other day referring to someone as an authority figure. Now, while they are in a leadership role, I have never considered that they have “authority” over me. When I had played that role in the past, I had never considered it a position of authority. However, she had considered him a role model. As adults, […]
The Elto outboard motor is a phenomenal discovery from Ole Evinrude. The history of this boat engine is as fascinating as its wonderful specifications. The motor is a 50-pound, 2-stroke outboard that took the market by storm and even went so far as to break every record for Evinrude’s previous company. With this engine, the company bounced back into the […]
The 2006 Video Game Award took place on Spike TV on Wednesday, December 13; the results are listed below. GAME OF THE YEAR Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner Gears of war Guitar Hero II Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfigher BEST ACTION GAME Dead Rising Winner New Super Mario Brothers Okami Row of saints bully BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME Rockstar […]
I have handled all kinds of conflicts in marriage and have helped the couples involved to resolve those problems successfully. However, there is a critical factor that gives me hope that the conflict in the marriage can be resolved: “the desire for it to work!” As long as one or both members of the couple have completely lost the desire […]
In the world of video games, there are categories of games such as shooters, adventure, action, and role-playing games. Then there are the Sims. This game was introduced by Electronic Arts in February 2000 and became a cultural phenomenon. It sold twenty million copies and spawned the development of hundreds of fan sites dedicated to his own personal Sims environment. […]
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