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Johnny Kilhefner began freelance writing in the fall of 2008. He has lent his talents as a writer to Oboulo, GosuArena, Spiteful Critic, More Say, Eduardo-Xavier, Central Elements, Gear Live, and as an SEO Internet marketer. Johnny studied at Lord Fairfax

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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community The most iconic video game characters: 2 of 23

If the gaming industry were a sports league undoubtedly the consoles would play the role of the teams. Die hard fans choose their favorite team, don their controllers as if they were foam #1 hands, and fill up the stadium-like forums in droves. The game lineup serves as the team players, with a few stand outs being the stars...
Health & Fitness > Addiction Confidential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction: 2 of 10

Fear is perhaps the most crippling emotion to human progression. It can cause one to avoid precious moments in life such as talking to a beautiful woman or traveling overseas. More importantly, fear of being shamed in the public and private sectors can keep one from seeking the medical treatment that they require for addicti...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres The different types of gamers: 1 of 5

The gaming industry has come a long way since Pong. Who could have known that a couple of primitively designed paddles made of sprites would help usher in an industry rivaling motion pictures for most profitable industry? Video games have become as commercial as Coca-Cola; as American as baseball; and subsequently as diverse...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Does playing video games lead to a lower IQ?: 5 of 14

Video games often fall on the grenade for declining grades, but does that mean too much Xbox makes you stupid? Not at all, that only proves that kids would rather play games than do their homework. The school system is what is failing us, but that’s another story for another day. Intelligence, a rather broad term, is o...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Assessing sexism in gaming: Is it still a boy's world?: 6 of 16

Women make the world go round. They are the mothers to our daughters who then become mothers to their daughters who then, well, you get the picture. The female gender completes us and we owe a huge debt of gratitude to all the women of the world. Where would we be without Mary, or the Virgin Queen for that matter? And more s...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Spousal aggro: What to do when your better half wants you to stop playing video games: 6 of 12

"Watch out for the guy in the bubble shield, he's got a shotgun!" screams your teammate, a little too loudly into your ear piece. But with the score tied 49-49, and one more death yielding the game to the blue team, his dramatized shouts are warranted. But just as you're about to empty a family of needler rounds into "HaloGo...
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Literary analysis: The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane: 1 of 1

Born in 1871 to a Methodist preacher and social leader, Stephen Crane started his short, but compelling life in the Civil War torn society that was America- or more specifically, Newark, New Jersey. His parents held a belief, commonplace in their era, that valued God, acknowledged free will and saw man's important place in t...
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Compare and contrasting Middle English and Renaissance art and literature: 1 of 1

Human reflection and culture is constantly changing to adjust to the new stimulus of the time. Due to this we can bracket our recorded history into ages, periods, eras, etc. It is for this reason that one can see the literary and artistic change from the Middle English Period to the Renaissance. Each of these time periods sh...
Health & Fitness > Addiction Adolescent treatment programs for drug addiction: 1 of 1

Adolescence - everyone goes through it. It is an awkward time marked by notable changes in appearance and thought processes. During this period many begin to feel self-conscious about their physical changes and perhaps feel pressured into doing many "adult" things that they feel they should be participating in. This includes...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories Which video game console is better: XBox 360 or PlayStation 3?: 16 of 29

First and foremost let me state that as an avid gamer and proud owner of both the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles, I am very familiar with both and therefore know the ups and downs of each console. Both systems are great in their own right and have many features unique from the other that make them stand out. However, it seems tha...