Fairy Tail

Overview of the Fairy Tail anime

Fairy Tail is a new anime that came out a few months ago I believe. The setting is in medieval times, with the addition of wizards. This is the typical thing you think about when you think about a medieval times with witchcraft and slaying of dragons. Well this anime is a bit like a video game. There are different types of wizards that do different things. Such as fighter wizards who use their powers to magically generate and switch armor/weapons. There are elemental wizards who use elements such as fire, air, water, etc. to fight. There are transformation wizards who transform their bodies into beasts or whatever to fight. And finally there are summoning wizards. These wizards call upon minions to fight for them.

In this world of wizards there are whats known as guilds. Guilds are like organizations that you join. Almost like a gang, except without the negative connotation. Each guild has a guild master who runs everything. The guild members survive and make money by doing tasks from the task board. These tasks are things that people around the city need accomplished for a reward. These can range from finding a lost cat to slaying a dragon and rescuing a king. The anime even makes references to a level up system. I really like this anime because it is very funny, and the action is intense. I also love the soundtrack that is used.

Prince of Tennis

Overview of the Prince Of Tennis anime:

Prince of tennis was simply amazing. It is still one of my favorite animes to this day. The main character is the son of a retired pro tennis player. He was raised by his father to play tennis day after day. When the story starts out, the main character is in middle school as a 1st year. He joins the school's tennis club and competes for a spot as a "regular". Regulars are the top players in the club that make up the school's tennis team. The other members of the tennis club are just members and don't actually participate in tournaments. Surprisingly this 1st year tennis player beats most of the 2nd and 3rd years. This earns him a spot as a regular. The story continues on as the play in many other tournaments but I won't spoil anymore.

I think the thing that made this anime so interesting is how they exaggerated tennis. All of the serves and returns look epic (as most animes do). And the way that every player seems to make a comeback of some sort always makes it very suspenseful to watch. You don't have to be interested in sports to watch it either. I never watch any sports but after just watching the 1st episode, I couldn't help but keep watching more and more.

Runescape

This is a quick overview of the MMORPG called Runescape.

Runescape is a very popular MMORPG. Basically this is a game where the objective is to ultimately finish all quests, get all skills maxed, and get the best armor. This online game is very popular because of it's non member free play. Many people don't know if they want to play a game or not so a free trial or free play is always good to get people hooked. However, this game doesn't have like a 30 day trail. This game has unlimited free play. Free players are restricted to areas, quests available, items, and skills but there are still enough things to do that you could play for a whole year for free and still not finish everything. In order to max out all skills and complete everything in the game it will take the average person 5 or more years. The game is heavily based on the grinding system where you must spend hours upon hours grinding exp in a skill to level up. The game is run through Java and so it works on all operating systems. You get to meet millions of other players as you run through this game. I highly recommend this game for anybody who has some free time and wants to do something. The system requirements to run this game are also very low, so you are able to play this game through virtually any computer. All you need is a decent internet connection. Did I mention that there is nothing to download? This game is streamed to your computer so that there is no download required. Simply start up and play.

Political cartoons

So this is the political cartoon that I found. I think it's pretty funny lol. Basically it seems like the artist wants to show people that Obama was much more prepared for his debates than his other candidates. I'm not sure if the man on the right is supposed to be Mccain because it doesn't seem to represent him very well. But in any case, this just shows how much more preparation Obama put into his campaign. I'm not sure if this is actually true but that is what I think the artist wants us to believe.

It is also possible to see this from another angle. You could also say that Obama had to heavily rely on resources to debate properly while the other party could handle the debate with only a small amount of assistance.

In my personal opinion, I would say that the first assumption is more correct. It seems as though Mccain (or whoever that's supposed to be) isn't very prepared for a proper speech based on his facial expression.

Media Stereotyping

How does the media stereotype me? Well lets start off with the fact that I am a fat Asian male. The media stereotypes these three features quite a bit. First off, being overweight is often viewed as somebody who eats too much or is often times very lazy. Overweight people also are rarely seen going to the gym, Also many young overweight males tend to play lots of video games. To be honest, most of these stereotypes are true for me. I am very lazy and I tend to eat a lot. I also play a lot of video games. I am however trying to drop some weight so you might see me at the gym occasionally and I am cutting down on my food portions. The other stereotype (which is probably the biggest) is the fact that I am Asian. Asians have many stereotypes. Some of these include: being smart, always top of the class, plays a musical instrument, good at video games, short, good at math, bad driver, and not very athletic. In my case, only a few of these are true and the others are not. The third and final feature, being a male, is also often stereotyped. Males are stereotyped as being aggressive, strong, resilient, athletic, and tough. We are also stereotyped on the type of work we do. Men tend to do more physically demanding work compared to that of females. For example, men usually do the yard work while the women tend to the housework.

The Death Sentence

The death sentence is immoral. As humans we do not have the right to take someone's life from them. Even if the person in question is a serial killer, we do not have the authority to take their life. While all crimes deserve some type of punishment, no crime should result in punishment by death. Instead of having the death sentence, we should provide a type of rehab where the criminals are basically retrained to live amongst society. Many people will learn from their mistakes but the government never gives these people any more chances.

Murderers and serial killers deserve to be put to death. Taking away the life of another person is unforgivable. Our prisons are becoming extremely overcrowded. Why make a person spend the rest of their life behind bars? It would be much more humane to just end their life and get it over with. Not to mention that we would save a lot of money and there would be more spaces opened up in our prisons. There should also be less trials before the execution. Some of these serial killers and murderers live for decades after their arrest because of court matters. If it is 100% certain that the person committed the crime, then they should only be alive for at most a few weeks. All these court proceedings just take up way too much time. It is completely unnecessary.

Hajime no Ippo

Hey anime fans, I just started watching a new anime called Hajime no Ippo. To sum it up this anime is about a kid who picks up boxing because he keeps getting bullied for being weak and ends up being pro. The anime goes until a little past when he becomes boxing champion of Japan for the featherweight division. His sempai Takamura becomes world champion in the junior middle weight division. The thing that I liked about this anime was the action and the humor. The action in this anime is some of the best i've seen. They take boxing to an entirely different level. Also I love the humor. It's really difficult to explain it but if you enjoy japanese humor you will love this anime. I highly recommend it to anybody who likes to see a good action anime. I'm not into sports at all in real life so I think that actually makes me like it better. Reason I say that is because if I did play sports, I would probably not enjoy watching this because of how unrealistic it is. If you watch this anime then go watch real life boxing, you just get bored to death.

How reliable is my source?

One of my sources for finding the definition of happiness is Wikipedia. This source is fairly reliable. Wikipedia has moderators which make sure that posts are accurate. The only problem might be that since anybody can post on Wikipedia, some inaccurate information might have sneaked through the moderators. A good thing about using Wikipedia is that there are many different views on the definition of happiness. This is because many people have posted their own views on the proper definition.

3rd Essay Topic

I'm going to do my third essay on the definition of happiness. I think that this word will be good to argue because there are many different ways to look at happiness and how it's defined.

Some people would define happiness by simply the "Good feeling" that you get when you are happy. Others would find a deeper meaning. What I mean by this is that some people would say that true happiness can never be reached. That happiness does not truly exist in our world. The only way to reach that true happiness would be in the afterlife in heaven.

Well however you choose to look at it doesn't really matter. I believe that the definition of this word is in the eyes of the beholder. You can define it however you see it fit. But in my paper I will be writing about these different ideas and will be explaining them in more detail.

2nd essay topic

The two media that I would like to compare are: The commercial/song "Citizen Soldier" by 3 doors down featuring the National Guard, to the movie "Saving Private Ryan".

The message that both media is that we all need to fight for our country and our freedom. In other words, both media are pro armed forces. The commercial and song combo of Citizen Soldier is a very inspiring music video. After watching it, it really makes many people think about joining the armed forces. The song sounds very heroic and the video gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. The movie Saving Private Ryan helps to promote this same message by showing what we are fighting for. It's amazing that so many men would risk their lives to save one person. Watching this movie gives you a feeling of comradery. It also makes you really proud to be an American.