Moment of Truth

      Adversity is defined as facing any sort of hardships in life. In fact, most people face adversities every single day -- from the high-schooler's math test to an adult's challenging job. And although adversities can cause short-term stress, in the long run, you may find that your adversities have actually done more good than bad. A certain amount of adversity does well in helping someone grow as a person, but too much adversity can prove to be harmful.     Many fictional superheroes have faced countless adversities to become the crime-fighting protagonists they are today. Take the billionaire inventor Tony Stark or Iron Man, for example. His character arc started when he was held captive by The Ten Rings, a terrorist group. He knew that he would die unless he fought back against them and rebelled. Because he was in a life-threatening situation, he decided to use his knowledge to do good for once by building his suit to escape, and to continue fighting crime...

Shooting people in real life isn't a very viable option -- there are way too many repercussions. So, people turn to another form of media to do it. Here, you can shoot as many people as you want, without any repercussions! In fact, killing more people is encouraged and even praised. Another plus is that it also prepares you for the real world. When you ultimately get drafted to fight in a war, you'll be dominating on the battlefield. It trains you to make split-second decisions in real life. It improves your reflexes immensely, so if you get shot at in real life, you'll be able to flick and BANG -- headshot, instakill. Not only that, but if you're really good at this, you can get paid handsome amounts of mula by letting people simply watch you play.  Sound familiar? I'm talking about the world of videogames and esports. In fact, about a quarter of all videogame sales in 2016 were first-person shooter games. And by my experience on Twitch, they are definitely the mos...

The post this week will be slightly diffferent than the other blog posts I have done in the past. It won't be discussing some significant historical event, or a huge societal problem, such as racism. Rather, today's post will revolve around the word "onus." Now what does onus mean, you might be wondering. Well to quote the dictionary (because I totally didn't forget),  "o·nus: used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility." I first encountered this word when we were going over sample essay's in class. We were reading a peer's essay, and she used the word "onus." What a eloquent and sophisticated word to use in a timed in-class essay. It blows my mind that her word choice can be so elegant when I can barely finish my essay in time. What a wonderful word "onus" is. The enjoyment I earn by simply saying that word is immeasurable. I have never had a favorite word prior to this; however, I am sure that as of t...