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    Game Ideas Wiki

    By Malik Shabazz,

    Hey guys,
    If you guys didn't know, there is a website called GameIdeas. It's basically a wiki where you can come up with your own ideas for video games, I think you guys should check it out. By the way, here are some of my articles:
    http://gameideas.wikia.com/wiki/PostHUMAN
    PostHUMAN is basically about a group of people called the Posthumans. The posthumans are basically a bunch of people who have acquired superpowers as a result of evolution. As such, society hates and fears them; this game details their struggles. It's an RPG with action elements.
    http://gameideas.wikia.com/wiki/Batman:_Gotham_Knights
    Batman: Gotham Knights is of course a video game about Batman. He and his allies must stop the Joker and his cronies from terrorizing Gotham. It's a 2D side-scrolling platformer.
    These aren't all of my articles but these are my best ones IMO. lf you want to see the rest, check out: Megaman 13, Megaman x Marvel, The Ultimate Showdown, and Justice League: Super Heroes. Also feel free to make your own profile if this is your thing.
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    I've been thinking about doing a series of YouTube videos in which I explore famous comic book villains, how they see the world, and their struggles against the heroes. I've always seen villains as misunderstood. Don't get me wrong the things they do are vile and despicable, but if you can see the world from their eyes you'd understand why they do these things.
    How to execute it is another thing: I'm thinking about either impersonating the villains myself, or just simply telling their side of the story from a third-person perspective. However, I feel as though it would sound cheesy if I impersonate them.
    Anyway do you think this is a good idea? If so how should I execute it, please be open and honest.
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    The upcoming elections have reminded me of something, something that is evident to most people in the world, except, for whatever reason, Americans: The American culture and ethos, for the past 40 years, has been based on selfishness (or its PC-term, "individualism") and neo-liberalism, the misguided belief that rich and powerful people can somehow solve all of our problems, and therefore we must protect and defend them at all costs, with Trump being the clear example. Trump's appeal is that he is a rich man who owns his own company, so that automatically means that he knows how to run a country, despite the fact that he has not given an intelligent and outlined plan, and really is nothing more than a buffoon. This Gallup poll outlines the frustration, alienation, and disapproval with American politics: http://www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/179477/americans-frustration-congress-elections.aspx 
     
    American political discourse is dominated by neo-liberalism, in every considerable way. So much, that any policy advocated that will help the disadvantaged, and limit the privilege of the rich, is considered to be "class warfare", even though class warfare is conducted, every single day, by the privileged against those who are privileged, through law, the structure of our education system (another subject in its entirety), and other means. This is not limited to politics, it is us, our society, that have been influenced by this neo-liberal philosophy. If our politicians represent us, then they do a very good job at it. It's why I choose not to vote, simply because I have no illusions that a politician can improve these conditions. A government is only as good as the society it represents. What's the solution? I honestly don't know if there is any solution outside of a revolution, not a violent revolution, but a spiritual one, one that is based on truth and radical love, and also a cultural and philosophical one, a new renaissance of sorts, considering the fact that stupidity and ignorance greatly contribute to these conditions.
     
    But I don't see that happening... and it's worth noting that I, by expressing this opinion, am not being self-righteous, nor am I speaking from a position of intellectual superiority. I am saying this because I believe it to be true, not because I'm not guilty of being an acolyte of this philosophy as well. The truth is that I, quite honestly, no longer care because I, as an individual, am powerless to do anything about it on the macro-level. We, as a nation can, but do we want to? Do I want to? Do you want to? The only thing I can do is be the change that I want to see in my everyday life, opposing unfair hierarchies, materialism, and individualism, and trying to be as altruistic as possible. It's hard, and it is why I use the term "we" instead of "you" or "y'all", because I am as influenced by this Age of Selfishness as the next man, and I am as guilty in perpetuating it. That does not mean, however, that we can't try. But we don't, we just continue to perpetuate it.
     
    I don't follow the "human nature" argument, and that is not the argument I'm making, it's complete BS, and it's also a cop-out. Human beings have the capacity to do good, however, we live in a society that rewards greed and selfishness more than it rewards justice, which is what makes it much more difficult to do good because "what's the point?" right?
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    First of a FanFic series I'm writing. Batman takes on Deadpool and the Joker. Read and enjoy, that is if you don't mind the wall of text. Fair warning: Anything close to trolling will be deleted.
    Batman, The Joker, and all related characters are the property of Time Warner and DC Comics. I do not own any of them.
    Deadpool is the property of the Walt Disney Company and Marvel Comics. I do not know him.
    Although the characters aren't mine, the story that you are about to read is of my creation
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    Plummet

    By Malik Shabazz,

    http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/GGordy/1363628/
    The link I have provided is to a five-chapter short story I finished writing this past summer. It's called Plummet, and it's about a kid named Chris Winslow who basically has a rough life and falls in with the wrong crowd. I've put a lot of time into it, and I haven't gotten a lot of reviews. If you get around to it, try to read it and leave reviews on the blog. Thank you.
    -Loki
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    Sallie

    By Malik Shabazz,

    Hey CN,
    This is a short story I wrote. It's called Sallie and it's basically a satire of the American higher education system; in particular the financial aid. The protagonist owes his crazy ex-girlfriend Sallie (as in Sallie Mae) money and she's willing to do anything to get it. I wrote it about a year ago and I would like if you would look at it. Leave reviews please.

    Alright, I gotta tell you a story man. About this crazy broad named Sallie. I thought she was cool, but yo she’s nuts! She ended up takin’ all my money, and she’s still askin’ for more. So you tryna’ hear it? Alright man I’m gonna tell you.
    Alright, so I had just graduated from high school and I was about to go to college. My pops had just lost his job and we had no idea how we were gonna pay for my tuition. So I met this girl, Sallie, she was hot. I mean H-O-T. Not only was she hot, she was paid. I think she said she had a job with the government or something like that. She said that she could help me pay my tuition, so I thought “Ok, this is cool.” So that semester, I started off at the Community College. In addition, I got a job at McDonalds so I didn’t have to ask my dad for money. I took about four classes, and I didn’t do too well. So my Dad got mad or whatever.
    “Son, what’s wrong with these grades?” My dad asks.
    “I wasn’t really focused,” I said, “I had work and everything goin’ on, but next semester I will be.”
    “You better,” he says, “Anyway what about that girl, she still payin’ your tuition?”
    “Yea,” I replied, “why?”
    “I don’t know about her son,” My dad says, “Try not to depend on her too much. You can go ahead and ask her for some money this semester, but try to work hard so you can get a scholarship okay?”
    “Okay dad,” I replied.
    So then right before the next semester, Sallie asked me if I wanted some more money.
    “Hey baby, you want some more money?” Sallie asked.
    “Umm, yea,” I replied.
    “Ok, here’s $2000,” she said, “Remember, you have to pay me back or else we gonna have some problems.”
    “Alright, whatever,” I said, thinking she wasn’t serious.
    “But hey!” I said, “Can you give me a little bit more money so I can buy my own place?”
    “Yea baby, just remember to pay me back,” Sallie replied.
    So then I went back to school, and hit the books as hard as I could and I still didn’t do well. Of course my dad got mad at me again.
    “Son, I’m takin’ you out,” he said, “Maybe college isn’t for you. I’m not spending all of this money, just so you can keep failing.”
    “Alright,” I said, “I’m about to get my own place anyway. I’ll just work and get some money.”
    So then Sallie starts blowin’ up my phone:
    “So” she says, “I heard you dropped out.”
    “Yea, I did,” I replied, “I wasn’t really into the whole school thing.”
    “You know you still gotta pay me my money right?” She asks.
    “What!” I yelled, “I’m not even in school no more.”
    “Boy, I don’t care!” she replied, “You promised me you were gonna pay me back!”
    “Girl you trippin,” I replied, “I ain’t payin you nothin’.” After that I hung up the phone.
    So after that, I moved in my place. Now she’s writin’ me letters and e-mails, callin’ me, textin’ me askin’ for her money. Every time she would say that there were gonna be consequences. I probably should’ve taken her serious. One day I was comin’ back from work, and I see a bunch of guys takin’ my stuff out of my apartment.
    “Whoa, Whoa, Whoa,” I said, “What ya’ll doin?”
    “We’ve got orders to repossess your stuff,” one of the dudes say.
    “Orders, from who?” I reply.
    “This lady named Sallie,” the guy says.
    So then Sallie pulls up and says to me, “You should’ve paid me my money, I told you there were gonna be consequences.”
    “Damn,” I said, “I didn’t think you were gonna do all this, alright I’m gonna pay you back.”
    “Yea, that’s what I thought,” she says. “Alright guys, put his stuff back in his house.”
    So now all of the money I get from my job goes to her. I can barely pay my rent, can’t buy food or clothes, and I can’t even afford to put gas in my car. I’m basically poor. Pops can’t help me because he ain’t got no money either, and plus I knew what he was gonna say: “I told you to stay away from that girl.” I’m probably gonna owe her for the rest of my life. Moral of the story is: Whatever it takes, stay away from her. She’s crazy, she’s evil. She don’t care about whether or not you can pay her back, she just wants that money. I’m tellin’ you man, take my situation as an example; your future is in ya’ hands. Peace.

  11. Malik Shabazz
    Any Hip-Hop fans out there will appreciate this. Last night, I found a song by 2Pac called Runnin' From the Police. It features the Outlawz, Biggie, Stretch, and Buju Banton. It was recorded in 1994. It's significant, and almost scary/creepy/weird to listen to, because it is the only known collaboration between 2Pac and Biggie while they were alive. Nonetheless, it's a really good song. The beat is amazing, and everyone in it had good verses.
    Three of the Outlawz dropped the first three verses, followed by a solid hook by Buju. Then Biggie and Stretch go back and forth, before Tupac comes in in the last verse and kills it. You may have heard the 2003 version that was remixed by Eminem and Dr. Dre called "Dyin to Live". I prefer the original version to the 2003 version, because it is so much better. So yea, it's the only time Biggie and 2Pac have done a song together; listen and enjoy.
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