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For this assignment I went with the reading "The Deadly Shadow". Although it didnt look like much from first apperances, from my experience back in the day of reading these things, the ones with the weirdest titles are usually winners. I was not disappointed.

The beautiful part to all CYOA is that your character could very well be in almost certain peril, and if you make the wrong decesion. Your character might die and you will be left having to go back and start again. This causes a dilemma, because no one really wants to waste time, so most people, i would assume try to think of the selection that will lead them to safety.  I am not one of those people, and try to put my character in as much risk as humanly possible. From my experience it usually will get you to the end no problem.

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Two words. "DRAGON" "AGE". The recent RPG release from Bioware came out pretty quietly and without notice. But after a closer look, this game has been found to have one of the most intriguing systems for character development that has ever been created.

Sticking true to Bioware tradition. This game is full of conversation and customization. The game starts with the player having to create and design their character's physical apperance. Picking from various races, and facial features. From there they go on to select the character class, either being a Warrior, Mage, or Rogue. The last thing you select which will affect the starting story of the game is the background for your character. Six different starting stories to pick from.

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As many of us did when we were children, I had my areas of the library all picked out and knew exactly where I would spend my time. My most visited areas where the stacks of Asterix and Tin-Tin Comics, which always were plentiful and came in a variety of languages for all you multilingual people out there. Asterix, a series of French comic book strips written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, follows the trail of 2 chipper Gauls who were members of the one town of rabble that has not fallen to the might of Julius Caesar. They spend a majority of their time drinking Magic Elixer, which endows them with magical strength, beating on Romans, and eating Boar. A simple group, with some seriously outrageous adventures. Tin-Tin, a series of comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, follows the adventures of a young Belgian reporter, who always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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One of our previous readings cited Firefly, written by Joss Whedon, as one of the more critically acclaimed television series. I saw this as an opportunity to discuss what problems the writers of such an intriguing show might of run into when they had to finish their beloved series on the big screen.

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