The Star Wars movie franchise is perhaps the most widespread and well-known film collection of all time. In sixth grade, I received Star Wars Battlefront, a Star Wars game, for Christmas and it was a great game. When the sequel (I'll let you guess the name!) came out, I was excited and again got a Star Wars game as a Christmas gift. Star Wars Battlefront 2 is available on console and PC, but I only play on Play Station 4. The game is infamous for its pay-to-win strategy early on, but EA stopped forcing players to pay for content, and the game is massively larger than its predecessor.
A couple of years ago, I was a huge player of Star Wars Battlefront 2, but I eventually lost interest through other games. With my happy abandonment of Fortnite early last spring, I searched for other games to waste large amounts of time playing. I returned to Minecraft after years away, while Star Wars Battlefront 2 filled my console game gap. Filled with dozens of unique, realistic planets to explore, a compelling story mode, fun and interesting combat, opportunities to play as countless different characters, and monthly updates, the game is amazing. Most online shooter games are in two categories: the Battle Royale, Fortnite-esque type and the quick to play, Call of Duty-like games. Star Wars Battlefront 2 straddles the line between the quick respawn Call of Duty-like games and the story-driven combat of Destiny. Star Wars Battlefront 2 has fast respawns which prevent raging over deaths, and a team wins instead of one player. The combat is based on lots of different modes, ranging from the first team to 100 kills to the first team to blow up the other side's capital ship. One thing Star Wars Battlefront 2 does that Star Wars Battlefront did not is play across eras. In the original, it was just Rebels versus Empire, but the sequel adds four more armies and new heroes and reinforcements. New characters came with new planets, and the regular updates make the game worth its price. Final Rating: 9/10 Summary
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It's happening. My last post hasn't aged well. School is out (except for online work) and COVID-19 is a pandemic. It's easy to see how coronavirus spreads so rapidly. Many cases have no symptoms, and lots of people with a minor case just take it as a cold and keep on living their lives. However, what would happen if every single coronavirus infection was symptomatic but didn't have very severe symptoms? What if it wasn't so deadly to the elderly and was never declared a pandemic? What if COVID-19 didn't create paranoia and panic among the world's population? Well, I actually have a few answers to these hypothetical questions.
Firstly, let's look at the common cold. Most adults get 2 to 4 colds a year, and most kids get between 6 and 10. This happens because people largely ignore colds and therefore spread them to other people. If you have the flu, chances are you'll stay home instead of going to work or school. If this potential COVID-19 scenario was real, it would spread more. Some people go to school with minor fevers. In a perfect world, we would stay home with a low fever. But is it a good idea to stay home to stop spread of disease and get rest in our world? Many schools, including mine, punish absences. I understand that you can't let kids off scot-free for skipping school, but if someone gets the flu, then they need to stay home. Let's take a look at my school's policies. To be exempt from certain exams, you have to have good grades and few absences. Every absence, excused or unexcused, counts against your exemptions. 10 absences have a decent chance of earning yourself detention or Saturday school. Additional time out of school and not attending detentions and Saturday school sessions means you can't go to school dances, field trips, and other events. All these rules and others keep colds and the flu alive. I am encouraging schools and school districts to rethink how absences work. We can prevent future epidemics through smarter and more popular policies. “Common Cold Overview.” WebMD, WebMD, 5 Feb. 2020, www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/common_cold_overview. |
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