Tonight is the first full moon of the decade. But that's not just it. Tonight is the Wolf Moon, whatever that means.
Native Americans of North America kept track of seasons by naming full moons. In January, the full moon is called the Wolf Moon because of wolves in northern areas. The moon of February, the Full Snow Moon or Full Hunger Moon, refers to heavy snow and cold weather making hunting hard. The Full Worm Moon, also known as Full Crow Moon (crows coming out after winter) or the Full Crust Moon (snow cover becoming thinner), was named for worms emerging from the ground in March. The Full Pink Moon, or Full Fish Moon, is April's specialty, named for fish venturing upstream and wild pink moss spreading to mark the beginning of spring. May's beautiful flowers are represented by the Flower Moon. The Full Strawberry Moon, called the Full Rose Moon in Europe, signifies the strawberry harvests of June. The event of July, the Full Buck Moon, is about male deer growing their antlers out for summer. August's moon name is the Full Sturgeon Moon, named by fishing tribes because of a heap of sturgeon in water during this month. September has the Corn Moon, a rather self-explainable name. October is 2020's odd one out. This year, the spooky month has two full moons: the famous Harvest Moon on October 1st and a Blue Moon (a second moon in one month) on Halloween night. The strange names begin once more in November, with the Full Beaver Moon to remind everyone to set the last beaver traps of the season, and the final full moon of the year is the Cold Moon. All this talk about moons has me wondering why we even use months. It would be a lot easier to use moon cycles to keep track of time instead. Maybe we should petition the world to change the Gregorian calendar, but for now, onward into the next decade full of opportunities! Summary
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Recently, Marvel released a Play Station 4 game based on the popular super hero Spider-Man. The game is extremely popular and received lots of positive feedback. On Christmas morning last week, I opened my presents as usual and happily received a copy of Marvel's Spiderman for the PS4. My dad began playing it the next day and I caught my first glimpses of the successful game. The initial thing I noticed was the realistic graphics. Spiderman looks almost like real life, with buildings jutting out of New York very accurately. Faces are surprisingly well made also. Many games are infamous for unrealistic faces, including virtually every sports video game. The second observation I made was the smooth transition between gameplay and cutscenes. Spiderman's creators used a technique not all games do, but which all games should do. However, graphics aren't the only unique thing about Spiderman. There's also political commentary. The first boss that you fight in the game is Fisk, who lives in Fisk Tower, which resembles Trump Tower a little too much.
The gameplay itself is fine. The combat is straightforward albeit sometimes frustrating when you mess up. The major drawbacks of gameplay are repetitive fights and camera glitches. I've never rage quitted or gotten very angry at the game as I did with Fortnite when I played it. At forty dollars, Spiderman isn't cheap. However, I think it's worth the money. I'm not even close to beating the game and I'm already satisfied. It's a well designed game that I enjoy playing and would recommend it to others. My final word is a 9/10. Summary
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