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I'm a student at the University of Guelph enrolled in the Engineering Systems and Computing program.

I love working with children and making them smile.

Through the articles I write I want to have people see my point of view and hopefully they can learn something

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Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Are board games or video games more entertaining?: 5 of 25

Video games are on a completely different level than board games. They are extremely diverse, and can entertain for days. There are video games that are made from board games and have been improved, creating more playing options of old favourites. Board games, although there are many different types, have a much smaller rang...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Why I play role-playing games: 13 of 52

More and more we hear our friend and the media saying how bad life can be. Wars, taxes, and just general melancholy fill the world right now. How does one escape from such sadness? One way is to sit down, relax, and enter the fantasy world of an RPG, a Role-Playing Game. In any RPG, you are a character who is in a virtual wo...
Entertainment > Musical Instruments Instrument reviews: The trombone: 2 of 4

Trombone? That's the weird one with the slide, right? Yes, the awe-inspiring instrument that is so often mistaken for a tuba, trumpet, or even a french horn if you're not learned in the art of brass instruments. The trombone is often associated as the "most difficult brass instrument to play, behind the french horn, of cours...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Valkyrie Profile Series (PsOne, PSP, PS2): 1 of 1

For anybody who is confused, the Valkyrie Profile Series began with Enix's Valkyrie Profile game released for the PlayStation One console. This super-rare game was lost in the crowd of Squaresoft games, but it remains to be one of the top games for the PlayStation console. Realising this, Square-Enix started working together...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Threads of Fate: 1 of 1

Threads of Fate, aka Dewprism, is one of the rarest and most beautiful jewels you can find for the Playstation 1. Released at the same time as the other big releases, Legend of Mana and Chrono Cross, Threads of Fate was widely forgotten in the popularity of the crowd. In my opinion, this game gets a big 5/5. Why? Well, let m...
Hobbies & Games > Card Games Card game reviews: Mille Bornes: 1 of 1

"Take this flat tire!" "Ah, but I have puncture-proof tires! Coup Fourre!" Mille Bornes is the classic French card game made in the mid 1950's, licensed by Hasbro. Basically, you and your opponents are competing to see who can drive 1000 miles first, hence the name "Mille Bornes" or "1000 milestones". The deck is comprised o...
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations Should Christian churches allow gays to be ordained as priests?: 23 of 45

To understand what this question is asking is to live the life of a Christian homosexual. I was born and raised in the Christian United Church, and I have always been taught that to be human is to sin. Even ministers and priests are not without sin. The only difference between a minister and a person sitting in the pews is t...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Challenges of love: 193 of 236

One day Julie was walking through a park When suddenly she viewed a lark. "Hark!" She cried, "it is a lark in this park!" And, unobtrusively, her boyfriend Clark Appeared out of the mist. Somehow, he was holding some schist! Julie loved rocks, so they kissed. Never had they known such bliss. Now running through the park, Cla...
Hobbies & Games > Board Games Game reviews: Settlers of Catan: 7 of 7

So that's a 6, so you get a sheep, he gets a pasture, she gets three rocks, and I get a clay. Now I can build a settlement! What the heck am I talking about? The best board game you'll ever find, that's what! Settlers of Catan is the award winning idea of Klaus Teuber. You are a settler on the island of Catan and you are try...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Mega Man 2 (NES): 5 of 5

Mega Man 2, also known as Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily, follows the story of a little blue robot built by Dr. Light as he fights against the eight evil Robot Masters who were built by Dr. Wily. This 2-d action platformer made by Capcom may not have been overly popular when first sold, but it is now widely known as one ...