Essay Database

Hockey is a sport that is part of the social fabric of Canada. Skating on a fresh sheet of ice brings back great memories for many Canadians. Some say the game of hockey isn't what it used to be. Hockey legend Ken Dryden is one of them. He says…

There are many things that bring joy to me, but I feel that playing games is my passion. The term 'games' not only refers to computer games but the sports activities I enjoy. I find that within this 14years of my life, that no matter sports or computer…

is like. For the past sixty years board games and card decks of all kinds have been produced to teach, excite and entertain everyone. Parents of my generation and the generation before have sat around tables playing Checkers, Chess, Cards, Monopoly…

a positive effect on sport. Televised hockey creates an initial interest in the sport and generates a fan base. Hockey broadcasting offers an educational aspect for viewers. Televised games also promote player profiles enabling fans to follow their favourite…

try to be interviewed, by us, but eventually lost the patience and wanted to continue to play the video games. So a new strategy was found when we ourselves started to play the games with them. They became more willing to answer our questions. When we…

Although computer gaming has only been around for a few years, there exists gaps between the different genres, that most don’t have anything in common. Strategy and Role-playing games, or RPG’s, however, are two genres which share certain…

Basketball, a game that started with 18 men in a YMCA gymnasium in Springfield, Mass., has grown into a game that more than 300 million people play worldwide. The man who created this instantly successful sport was Dr. James Naismith. Under orders from…

The simple game of passing a Frisbee was actually derived from the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut when students from Yale threw their empty pie plates into the air yelling “Frisbie.” 30 years later that small and meaningless occurrence…

SPORTS REPORT The Seattle SuperSonics has figured out how to beat the Utah Jazz. Don’t let Karl Malone, John Stockton and Co. play their game. The Sonics tied the best-of-five series with two homecourt victories by disrupting Utah’s methodical pick…

Video games are taking the entertainment business by storm. Systems are constantly improving and new systems are always in the process. The two latest systems are the Nintendo 64 and the Sony Playstation. Both have similar qualities, but they are very…