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On an April morning in 1999, Columbine High School in Colorado became the scene of a terrible tragedy.
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold laughed and hollered as they killed 13 people and wounded 20 others. Their innocent victims were their teachers and classmates. The teenage killers then turned their guns on themselves.
Some people blamed violent video games and music for their behavior. Others said bullying was the root cause. Others branded Harris a classic psychopath who manipulated his angry and insecure friend.
Some pointed the finger at America’s liberal gun laws. They said the Columbine massacre would have never happened if guns weren’t so freely available in the US.
America has more guns than any other country. It also has more public mass shootings.
Since 1973 not a year has passed without a fatality involving a gun on school grounds.
On a March morning in 2016, Pine Middle School in Nevada was also the scene of another school shooting.
At 9 am, a 14-year-old student fired three shots into a busy hall. The students ran, but two were shot.
The shooter, James Newman, was hell-bent on carrying out another Columbine. Yet he was stopped in his tracks. Not by a bullet. Not by a blow. Not by any last minute pangs of conscience. But by a hug.
Gym teacher, Jencie Fagan, walked through the doors of the cafeteria when she heard gunfire.
She saw the commotion and couldn’t believe what was happening. She knew Newman ‘pretty well’. They had enjoyed conversations together. She didn’t consider him an unhappy or problem student.
Fagan persuaded him to drop the weapon. She then hugged him until other teachers arrived.
Fagan explained, “… I hugged him, and I told him I wouldn’t leave him. I was just glad it was over, and no one was killed. And I was sad for him, because I know him….I knew at that point his life would never be the same again.” Newman told police he had researched the Columbine massacre on the internet. He said he carried out the shooting because he was tired of being called ‘stupid’ by people. He used his mother’s handgun during the shootings. Newman was put under house arrest and given 200 hours of community service.
If not for the brave actions of Jencie Fagan things could have been a lot worse for everyone.
Stricter gun laws would prevent a lot of school shootings in the US, but more kind words, hugs, and understanding would go a long way as well.
Imagine living your life without the ability to remember anything for longer than 30 seconds. You wouldn’t know who you were or how you even got where you were. You’d be a stranger to yourself.
Mr. Clive Wearing is that stranger. Due to a brain infection, he lost all his previous memories, including the ability to remember anything at all.
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
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