Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: Game Analysis

In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and the poem “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning, the authors use characterization and imagery to convey that the desire for power can drive man to psychotic actions.

What is human nature? The Bible says in Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” We are all fallen, sinful and depraved, all of us are. Humans are evil. Genesis 1-3 shows us that God made us whole and good, but we have ruined his perfect plan. The greatest of men were all sinners. Moses, the leader of Israel was a murder (Exodus 2:11-15), David slept with Bathsheba and then killed her husband (2 Samuel 11-12), Paul murdered christians (Acts 9), and the list goes on and on.

Resourcefulness is being able to overcome difficulties quickly and in a clever way. Resourcefulness can also be using one’s surroundings for his/her benefit with prior knowledge and experience. In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the main character Rainsford shows these skills of resourcefulness as he tries to survive the hunt. Rainsford is an experienced big game hunter that is trapped on a tropical jungle covered island with another big game hunter, General Zaroff. Zaroff has gained so much experience in hunting, due to this he has lost interest in hunting animals and now enjoys the hunt of humans. Rainsford is put in the position to be torched or participate in a game of hunting. When Rainsford is challenged to this game of hunting he is forced to try and survive. Rainsford is able to survive the hunt because he uses his resources and prior knowledge to weaken Zaroff helping him win the hunt.

One of the darker actions examined in this unit takes place in "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. In this short story, General Zaroff begins hunting a man lost on his island named Rainsford. Bored of the usual game, General Zaroff decides he wants something more exciting and chooses to prey on humans. This ill-judged decision has a domino effect on the plot, ultimately ending in the demise of Zaroff. Nonetheless, an alternate ending besides death could have very well been a possibility. Perhaps, instead of hunting humans, Zaroff decides to open a hunting camp to share his passion for the sport with others. Obviously, his boredom is caused by the island's isolation from society. So, Zaroff could have built homes and started a community or decide to leave the island altogether. Then, the course of this story would have taken a completely different path. Maybe, Zaroff finds a wife, they have children and live happily ever after. If only he was able to overcome his dark side instead of letting it consume him.

Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie, published by Microsoft Game Studios, and released on September 14, 2010, for the Xbox 360 video game console. Players control Noble Six, a member of an elite supersoldier squad, when the human world known as Reach is attacked in the year 2552 by the alien Covenant. Developed after the 2007 release of Halo 3, the game is a prequel to the original Halo game trilogy. Reach‍ '​s music was composed by longtime Halo composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, who aimed for a more somber sound to match the story. Reach was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 in Los Angeles. It grossed $200 million on its launch day, setting a new record for the franchise. The

"The Most Dangerous Game" uses both foreshadowing and an emphasis on the character's choices to create suspense. The story uses the character's past to predict their future and help them through their present. Keeping the characters interesting and the story straight thus making the story dangerously

Despite the fact that “Black Hawk Down” is meant for an older audience, it can hold many good components for high school students. For instance, it helps students reflect on their morals and question themselves on how they would react to the situations these soldiers were put through. This would benefit them in the future by making wiser decisions when dealing with politics and help them with life choices. Allowing them to truly see what war is about and how it could affect other people, as well as themselves. “Black Hawk Down” also demonstrates how to learn from past mistakes that had been made and how to correct them. Although there are some disadvantages to showing this content to the Morongo Unified School District, yet there are many advantages as well. Such as, using the information given in these books inappropriately, however, these problems could be easily solved. Such as warning parents beforehand about reading this material in class, resulting parent’s feeling more at ease in knowing that the school came to them for permission to teaching their child these topics in school.

One thing you wouldn’t know about me from my application is I go overboard. I tend to follow questions to their logical conclusion, then go beyond that to their absurd conclusion as illustrated by my devotion to Academic Bowl.

Dwight Lyman Moody once said, " character is what you are in the dark," to me that means that when someone is in the dark and they start to become afraid. The reaction to their fear reveals the type of person they are. In the Short story "The Most Dangerous Game," Richard Connell shows that Rainsford reveals his character when he is in the "dark" being hunted by the General. His reaction or his instinct to this internal conflict is to reveal is hunter self and turn the hunter into the hunted.

A story with no plot, is a story with no guideline. A plot without conflict, results in a dull and obnoxious story. For example, in the novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the story would eventually bore the reader if there is no fighting, death or rivalry. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is most certainly not a dull story. An interesting plot needs action and conflict. For instance, Rainsford struggles not to drown when he is thrown overboard. He also reassures himself repeatedly in order to not give in to his negative thoughts. Furthermore, Rainsford participates in the hunt with General Zaroff to fight for his life. The three major conflicts, man against nature, man against man, and man against himself are needed for the story.

Have you ever heard of or played a dangerous game? For example, in the game Nerf, a group of people have Nerf guns. In order to eliminate your opponents, you have to shoot ad hit them with the Nerf bullets. The last man or woman standing is the winner. This game is considered dangerous because it’s promoting first-hand shooting and someone could easily get hit in the eye. In Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game,” the characters also “play” a game. In this game, humans become the hunted. If the hunted can survive three nights in the jungle, they are allowed to leave Ship Trap Island. In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” readers learn that if you try hard enough, anything is possible.

The players are forced to base their decisions on the set allowances and constraints. In addition, they were constructed to produce certain responses or experience for the players. They are supposed to stimulate the social dynamics of the real-life society. They open players mind and the ability for creative and critical thinking. These games simplify the real world in order to draw attention to relevant aspects of that world.

“‘I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve.’” (connell 24). Rainsford was having a Character vs. Character conflict at that moment. He did not want to lose his nerve and go crazy because he had a greater ability to die if he did that. He continued to say those words to himself over and over again so therefore the internal battle continued.

Out of chaos comes order. At least, that’s what Just Cause 2 wants you to believe. Avalanche Studios has you step into the role of Rico Rodriguez, the star operative of the Just Cause series, once again. Like in the previous game, Rico is called by the Agency to investigate the political instability of the fictional island nation of Panau currently under the dictatorial rule of Pandak “Baby” Panay. With that setup, Just Cause 2 let’s you get to the core focus of the series; absolute, unbridled destruction of the environment.

Just Cause 3 is about fun. The islands of Medici are a destructible playground for the player, full of neat challenges to complete and utter chaos to wreak. But one thing hampers this more than any other aspect: the load times. I have a lot of positive things to say about Just Cause 3, but the time I wasted waiting in loading screens is not one of them. My record wait time was 67 seconds—this came after I attempted to restart a race, seemingly a simple task. The average wait time is somewhere in the vicinity of 25 seconds.