The Awesome & Enchanting World of Video Games

Video games have been in our world for quite a while now and in the process changed the course of human history. So much so it has created an entire community and entire societies! First, let’s brief you on how it all began. It all started in an up and coming college known as the Michigan Institution of Technology, M.I.T. A group of remarkable students came together and had an idea. To make a device that allowed you to control an image on a typical screen. The first ever game in history was created. PONG. Basically playing ping pong on a screen. This started a an evolution of industry and technology as we knew it. Proof? Look at the games of today. Nintendo, Atari, PlayStation, XBOX, even the Wii were all results of this new discovery. Anyways, enough history class. From that point on, the gaming world was created. People of all ages and genders were in love with the common notion of video games. Games that were one of best ever created. Mario, Sonic, Zelda, Street Fighter, Halo, Uncharted, Minecraft, Call of duty…. the list goes on. Search it up if you want to. It’s a long list! But the gaming world also has its naysayers. People who consider video games as a waste of time and an unhealthy habit. Who think they are the cause of violent tragedies that you see on the news. To tell the truth, it’s not the games that kill people, it’s the person who plays them. We gamers have been so much that it’s made the gaming community stronger and better. So whatever your stance is on video games, I’m sure it’s for a good reason. Just know that video games are an amazing result of human intuition and curiosity.

Blurryface Album Review

  I’m sure you’ve heard of the band Twenty One Pilots and I’m sure you heard they just released an album named Blurryface. The tracklist is as listed:

1. Heavydirtysoul
2. Stressed Out
3. Ride
4. Fairly Local
5. Tear In My Heart
6. Lane Boy
7. The Judge
8. Doubt
9. Polarize
10. We Don’t Believe What’s On TV
11. Message Man
12. Hometown
13. Not Today
14. Goner

This album is honestly one of the best I’ve heard in awhile. Tyler and Josh keep you motivated with all the great songs on this record. Honestly, my favorite song has to be Lane Boy. This songs keeps me going and the video for this song is the best considering it shows the best part of any concert I’ve seen (second to something that happened at an Of Mice and Men concert). The songs keep me motivated and happy throughout the day and I’m sure they’d keep you the same way if you listen to them as well. I really recommend you buy their album, Blurryface.

Selena Gomez announces she has lupus

Selena announces that she’s been on a break from singing.

"I was diagnosed with lupus, and I've been through chemotherapy. That's what my break was really about. I could've had a stroke," Gomez told the magazine in a cover story coming out Thursday.

Lupus is an inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks its own tissues, and basically her muscles were in pain. She mentioned she was worried about getting a stroke or her blood getting clogged.

Hopefully Selena feels much better now,and we’re excited for her new album, revival, which just came out a few days ago! Selena is an inspiration to us all, struggling with a disease but still going strong!

This Needs To Be Said

In school, we learn about bullying and all that crap, but we never really talk about what can happen because of bullying. No one talks about how people become depressed and end up hurting themselves. Sometimes the bully is us ourselves. We never talk about how that affects us. Some cope with it by crying themselves to sleep, others by harming themselves, and some by doing distracting themselves with things like art, music, sports, etc. If you know anyone who might be in danger of themselves, try and help them as best you can (don’t tell them to get over it, that could just mess them up more). Don’t ignore it. You could end up saving someone’s life one day. Remember, killing yourself isn’t going to make anything better. It’ll just hurt other people. Please don’t do it.

Marfan Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. This disorder affects the heart and blood vessels; bones and joints; eyes; and lungs. Every one in 5,000 people has it. One of my role models (Austin Carlile, shown to the left) has this particular disorder, which was passed down genetically from his mother, who passed away due to an aortic aneurysm from that same disorder. This disorder is incurable for now, but is being researched to see if there is any sort of cure for it. If you’d like more information about Marfan Syndrome, go here to learn more: http://www.marfan.org/

Random Facts

• People say “bless you” when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a mili second.
• If you keep your eyes open while you sneeze, you might pop an eye out.
• Wearing headphones for an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
• Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.
• Sloths takes two weeks to digest there food.
• On average, dog have better eyesight than humans, although not as colorful.
• Ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as medicine.
• Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
• In France, it’s legal to marry a dead person.
• Slugs have 4 noses.

Prisoners to be released early

   The Federal Bureau of Prisons is releasing 6,000 prisoners who were charged with a drug offense. They are releasing this many and more to come because America's prisons are getting packed with new prisoners everyday. Their will be at least tens of thousands prisoners released in the first wave of this merciful act of redemption.