Sungká is a popular traditional board game in the Philippines. Played on a block of carved-out wood called sungkahan‚ the game is one of calculation over skill. Origin Experts say that malancala‚ an early version of sungká‚ may be the oldest game in the world‚ with almost every culture having some variation of it. Stones used in mancala boards have been found carved into the roofs of temples in Memphis‚ Thebes‚ and Luxor -- evidence that the game was played in Egypt before 1400 BC. Studies
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Video Game in the young popular culture Qiao Lu Video game characters are icons in youth popular culture; it is commonly use video game characters in some products’ marketing campaign when their target markets are young adults. Sometime‚ the video game will evolve other forms of media as well such as the film‚ the books and cartoons after the popular of video game. However‚ when the people enjoy the excitement of video game‚ there is serious sexism and stereotypes involve in it. How popular the
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“The Gamemakers: Games First!” As we read the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ we might have the impression that like in real life‚ the power structures in the dystopian society of Panem are biased to certain sectors over others. The privileges and prerogatives allowed to some of the Districts might lead us to think that the Gamemakers try to favor some tributes. The training for the Games‚ the design of the arena where the Games take place‚ or just the disparity
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of: a. Age b. Gender c. Year level 2. What are the Effects of Computer Games in terms of: a. Lack of Socialization b. Personality Changes c. Hyperactive Learning Disorders 3. What are the Level of Performance of Criminology Students in terms of: a. Classroom Interaction b. Psychological/Emotional Awareness c. Problem Solving and Written Exams 4. Are there significant relationships between Effects of Computer Games and the Level of Performance of Criminology Students? Theoretical Theory
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The Olympic Games were created in Ancient Greece sometime during the year 776 BC. These games were athletic events that we there to display the strength and power that an athlete had. However now‚ the Olympics are participated in by people all over the world and not just Greek men. Women and people from different races are now all competing in the Olympic Games. However many new factor are seen in these new modern Olympic Games that people watch today many things like equality‚ unity‚ and competing
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The Theme of The Hunger Games In the movie‚ The Hunger Games‚ viewers are given a fictional look at what the world might look like in the future. In Panem‚ everybody lives in one of the twelve districts or in the capital‚ and each year there is an event called the Hunger Games. Each district sends two tributes‚ one male and one female‚ between the ages of twelve and eighteen into the Hunger Games Arena. Here the twenty-four tributes fight to the death to be the last one alive. The movie focusses
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Ender’s Game is a military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set in Earth’s future‚ the novel presents an imperiled mankind after two conflicts with the "Buggers"‚ an insectoid alien species. In preparation for an anticipated third invasion‚ children‚ including the novel’s protagonist‚ Ender Wiggin‚ are trained at a very young age through increasingly difficult games including some in zero gravity‚ where Ender’s tactical genius is revealed. The book originated as the short
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otherwise‚ and The Hunger Games is no exception. Suzanne Collins‚ author of the series‚ tells a story about a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is a resourceful girl who really wants nothing more but to go about her day as averagely as possible. Unfortunately‚ the world does not seem to want to work with her. Every year one boy and one girl from every one of the twelve districts is chosen to play in a brutal survival of the fittest game. It is called the Hunger Games. Only one of the chosen
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The Commonwealth Games is an international‚ multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years‚ apart from the 1950 British Empire Games‚ which took place after a 12-year gap from the 3rd edition of the games. The Games are described as the third largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympic Games and the Asian Games[citation needed]. It was initially known as the British Empire Games and was renamed
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen‚ who lives in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem‚ where the countries of North America once existed. The Capitol‚ a highly advanced metropolis‚ exercises government power on the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death.
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