Essay

Inner Greatness

Word Count: 1055

The soul is an internal essence within each individual. It is the fragment of a person that drives each choice, that strives so immensely for a certain thing that it will push a person beyond the thresholds of pain, failure, and opposition. In the face of a challenge the soul is neither deterred nor reluctant to advance, but an inner flame ignites that fuels and expresses the best qualities of an individual…

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A Thing About “Knights and Merchants”

Knights and Merchants

Word Count: 3398

Knights and Merchants was the first RTS I ever played and I recently began playing it again since it was on Steam sale. Over the course of replaying it I’ve noticed a number of unique traits about this game that I never really thought of when I first played it all those years ago. In this analysis of Knights and Merchants I will look into the game’s mechanics, paying special attention to economy and military gameplay, to understand what the game—or the developer—may intentionally or unintentionally reflect about human culture…

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