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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game reviews: Airport Mania: 2 of 20
Airport Mania is a fantastic educational game aimed at young children between the approximate ages of four and twelve. The player is an air traffic controller and is most importantly in charge of organising the planes (i.e. landing, taking off, sending for repairs, docking etc.). The player is faced with gradually increasing ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: War: 98 of 544
What For...The blistering sun shot through the sky,Light danced on the ripples of the seas,The blooming flowers reaching up high,And the whistle of the wind whipping through the trees.Hiding deep within the tall foreboding trees,Away from the battle: taken by hunger,A young solider, petrified, falling to his knees,Dark blood ... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues Should high school students be required to volunteer in community service projects?: 16 of 55
It is necessary that secondary school students should be required to volunteer in community service projects for a variety of reasons including:1) Getting Teens Off the Couch and Utilizing Their Skills Teenagers today are larger than they've ever been and that can be put down largely to technology and food consumption. Teens ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Soldier tales: 32 of 86
Clamor, Confusion and a Crush I turned, confused. Where were they? I could barely see through the thick black veil of darkness which had been shrouding my vision since sunset. I snuck along the wall's slick surface then crept over to an opposing wall where I crouched and waited for some sort of motivation to continue. It came... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Pop a Tronic, by Big Blue Bubble: 3 of 8
Pop a Tronic is essentially an extremely inviting and attractive arcade game which constantly stimulates the mind through fast and addictive game play which is enhanced by an array of colour, cheerful music and sound effects, as well as being full of unique features to make it dissimilar to other arcade games. The initial me... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Haunted places: 8 of 20
Predicament As I approached the bottom of the house, something made me stop. An eerie wailing came up from the damp, dark alley behind me. I turned, nothing. Must have been the wind. I hobbled forward, my left arm, still limp from the accident, swaying aimlessly beside me. The dry, icy wind was blowing a gale. I could only ho... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Laxius Force, by Indinera Falls: 2 of 5
Right from the initial menu screen, the RPG (Role Playing Game) Laxius Force is depicted as one of adventure. The strong, booming music inspires the player before even beginning the game. This, as well as the decoration of the screen with stand out, heroic characters (coloured brightly and pleasingly) draws in the player's at... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Dawn of War Dark Crusade: 1 of 2
Dawn of War: Dark Crusade Dawn of War Dark Crusade (first released in 2006) is a computerised version of the world renowned tabletop battle scene of Warhammer 40,000. For those who know little about Warhammer it is basically a tabletop battle between opposing races, each made up of exquisitely painted three - four centimetre ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Humorous poems for children: 84 of 154
Our Garden ShedOur garden shed is made of leadIt bumped its head when it jumped out of bedIt fell on the ground and rolled aroundIt squashed a cow and it went Ow!'The very next day when it got betterOur garden shed wrote a letterI almost died the letter saidJust when I got out of bedWhen his mother read itShe gave him the cre... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Loco Mogul, by ApeZone: 7 of 11
Loco Mogul introduces itself as a warm and accepting game right from the opening menu screen. This feeling is accentuated by the light music as well as the use of colour in the menu screen which is particularly well set out - mainly blacks are used to sybolise the steam train and are used in such a way that the atmosphere of ... More..