The social outcast rockstars of Weezer

When imagining a rock band, you imagine a bunch of guys in dark, edgy clothing with crazy hairstyles and tattoos. I doubt many people would think of a group of dudes who look like they belong in an office cubicle rather than shred in front of massive crowds. These are the characteristics of Rivers Cuomo and his band Weezer, known around the world for their dorky pop-rock songs. Cuomo nowadays even writes his songs using spreadsheets and programs he wrote himself.

Rivers Cuomo, the frontman of Weezer, grew up in Manhattan, New York, listening to metal bands such as Kiss as well as classic rock groups like the Beach Boys. After playing for a few small bands comprised of mostly his high school classmates, in 1989, he would move across the country to Los Angeles, California in hopes of fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a rockstar. Within three years…

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Call of Duty: Mobile is the greatest COD of all time

Activision has launched a new game for mobile called Call Of Duty: Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile news for Android and iOS

Image Credit: Activision

 

in this image you can see the action the new game as

Activion as brought back all the fan favorite maps all in one Call Of Duty

 

They have posted their official launch trailer on YouTube for all to see

many of call of duty fans are already hitting clips

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Reflection

The past few months I have been writing and posting articles for a media company called 8forty. During my time I have learnt many skills from run on sentences to learning on how to use commas properly, I have implemented all the lessons I have learned in to my writing over the past couple of months and it has made my writing better.

I was not the best at writing when I first started but over time my writing has improved, for example my first ever article for 8forty was Top Ten Christmas Movies to Watch in December it was a great start but there was a lot of improvements that I had to do to my first draft, The first draft had lots of errors like comma placement and sentence structure,  over time though I started to notice errors like these before I send it of to my editor. My second article for 8forty was Red Dead Redemption 2 is a hit and  huge improvement over the original. This article by far was my favorite to write, not only was it my favorite it is my most viewed article. I had to do lots of work though to make it enjoyable for people to read, it was much easier to write though then my first article because I had more knowledge and a better understanding on how to write a article for a media company like 8forty.

Pitch meetings have also made me think more and how to make topics more interesting. For example, my article Rainbow Six Siege Wind is a strong season to end out the year was originally was going to me talking about how the one of the operators where overpowered and ways they could fix it but I decided to make it more interesting and make a review about the whole season in general.

Not only have I learned to be more creative and make things interesting I have learned how to use images and avoid copyright by making my own images or going to google and using the tool and turn on labeled for reuse.

In the end I have learnt new ways to make my writing better that I can use towards future writing assignments and future articles. I will have better word choice and little to no spelling or grammar mistakes that I can use to make my writing more enjoyable for others to read.

The man behind the sponge

This is a great article

I’m sure everybody has seen the cartoon Spongebob Squarepants, or is at least familiar with the character. Yet, few people know who the creator was, in part because he left the show after the third season. This show was the dreamchild of Stephen Hillenburg, a former marine biologist who became an animator.

As a child, Hillenburg was fascinated by marine life and art. Growing up in California, he often explored tide pools and snorkeled in local dive programs. His enthusiasm for aquatic life led him to study marine science at Humboldt State University. Originally, he wanted to go to art school and become a painter but he thought that it wouldn’t be a sustainable career. “Art was a tough way to make a living,” he stated.

After graduating with a degree in natural resources, he bounced around several odd jobs before becoming a teacher at the Ocean Institute. This…

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Even if you’ve never been to the Arctic, the melting ice there is affecting your life

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Over the past 40 years, the region has lost about 40 per cent if its ice coverage, say scientists. That has created a feedback loop that’s accelerating climate change. White snow and ice mostly reflect the sun’s heat. Dark open water absorbs it. So the more open water there is, the faster the melting. In other words, “climate change is driving climate change, in and of itself.”

Article Text Credit “CBC News Morning Brief.” 

Destiny 2 Forsaken might be the best expansion destiny has ever released

Destiny 2 Forsaken is the newest expansion to the Destiny 2 franchise Bring a new campaign to the table

 

Destiny 2 Forsaken is a first-person shooter which is an expansion to Destiny 2. Forsaken was released on September 4, 2018. The game requires communication to get through raids and boss fights. In Forsaken, you play through a campaign, fight enemies and revenge the character Cayde-6 death who was killed by Uldren Sov in this new DLC. Not only does Forsaken introduce a new campaign, it also introduces new quests to do for endless hours of fun and the new gear to level up your characters. One problem with Forsaken is that the new raid (A game mode that gives you really good gear) is challenging to complete. Even though it’s to challenging to complete it adds a great aspected to it by forcing you to grind to get better gear to become stronger. Also, it forces you to learn the mechanics of the raid to help you improve. In conclusion, Destiny 2 Forsaken is great game to go pick up from the store or add to your wishlist, with endless hours of multiplayer and missions to play by yourself or with friends. In conclusion, Destiny 2 Forsaken is game that I would recommend buying. I give it a rating of 9.5/10.

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Yuri Nikolai Hartmann

I chose this name because I  always wanted to have a Russian or German name. I have also wanted the name Nikolai. Nikolai is the name of my great great grandfather. The reason that I have Yuri as my first name instead of Nikolai is because I also want a Russian name for my middle name and Yuri is my second favorite name and it didn’t sound good as Nikolai Yuri Hartmann but it did sound good as Yuri Nikolai Hartmann. Why I chose Hartmann as my last name is because I wanted a English/German name so i choose Hartmann as the German/English name. What I think people will first think at look at my username is  that i’m Russian/German because of my 2 Russian names and German/English name. In the class I hope i could also write about topics like video games or movies that have Russian or German characters.