NYT about e-sport

"The games that are competitively viable in the collegiate sphere have real depth, have deep levels of strategy and require strategic teamwork and require real mastery to be successful - and not just by yourself, within a team environment and through using tactics," said Kurt Melcher.

         Well, the topic under consideration is now a part of our everyday lives. This century is actually all about video games, technology and ways of developing this sphere even more. Needless to say that computers took over our world - everyone has one. It's even more complicated now: there is a community even outside of social network - there is a whole gaming universe. 

"Video games are beginning their takeover of the real world. Across North America this year, companies are turning malls, movie theaters, storefronts and parking garages into neighborhood esports arenas." wrote Nellie Bowles in the NYT article.

         The video game industry is a developing sphere of business, it literally exploded as esports became popular. There is a question: How can game without any strategy, teamwork or just a deep sense attract that many people to the industry? The answer is: it can't. There would have never been any sort of esports competition or even esports with simple, superficial structured game. Considering this fact, what Kurt Melcher said definitely makes sense. 

         Let me illustrate my words by giving you an example. League of Legends is a tremendously popular video game, LoL tournaments are organized and are a huge success. Literally, the whole world keeps an eye on this game. Is it a non-strategy, simple game? No, it's 100% not. 

"At its most basic level, League of Legends is a game of capture the flag, though that is a bit like describing brain surgery as “a medical procedure” said David Segal in the NYT article .  This game requires organized teamwork, great skills in building tactics and, furthermore, in LoL speed matters. Basically, LoL with all it's deep sense and requirements is hardly possible to be good at.

"Riot likes to say LoL is easy to learn but impossible to master. That’s half right. Even the online tutorial that greets you after sign-up will make a neophyte break into a sweat. " (David Segal in the NYT article ) 

         Without a doubt, video games have evolved from a moving pixel on the map to the world of tactics, strategies and intense hard-working team of not geeks but esportsmen. 

Some New York Times articles were used to write this essay.

Help yourself:

Behind League of Legends,E-Sports’s Main Attraction

Playing Games Can Be Hard Work. SoCan Choosing Which Ones to Display

All We Want to Do IsWatch Each Other Play Video Games

Module 3 Topic

            Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement. Even though rights, equality, and freedom are hot topics nowadays, there is some confusion. 

            For instance, The Big Brother confusion stands for both personal space and safety. People are always complaining about being watched all the time, but it's worse when Big Brother is caught sleeping on the job. To be more precise, there are a lot of stories of confusing criminals with innocent people. Policemen' predictions and low-quality CCTV put people under the pressure and through stress for no reason. Is it really the way it should work? I don't think so. 

            Speaking about human rights, I can't but say about the right to be educated. The shining example might be children from Rwanda. The majority of the population doesn't have electricity, so they're abandoned from the world. However, Trevor Baylis managed to solve this problem, he created the clockwork - the radio, which doesn't depend on the electricity! It became a way of communication, which was so needed. Through this clockwork, children can also be educated and use the right to the fullest. 

            To be quite honest, some people are more privileged than others, but we're all human with the same rights. Unfortunately, some people needed to fight for freedom, whilst freedom is a given right to everyone, For example, Carribean people even created their own festival celebrating freedom, when slavery became illegal. The Notting Hill Carnival is still held annually in London, it's both profitable and cultural. 

            Moreover, the 21st century is all about technological breakthroughs and developments. Considering that robots are human-like, some science-fiction writers even give them their own rights. This way Daneel Olivaw, as a robot, had everything that an ordinary detective had in the book called "The Cave of Steel". It's all about robots' rights now too. Analyzing every trend in the world nowadays, it won't be surprising if the idea of robots' rights will actually become a reality one day.

            All in all, rights are given us with birth. But nothing is that easy. Sometimes you need to fight, to search for the truth, to create new or even to prove that you deserve it. 

Events

An Event for a Technology Week

Lecture on nanotechnology

         Nanotechnology encompasses the understanding of the fundamental physics, chemistry, biology, and technology of nanometre-scale objects. That's why mentioning nanotechnology is so important - it's not only a breakthrough in the technology itself, it's a mix of fundamental sciences. The mix that no one could ever believe would be possible! As we all know, an educational program doesn't include new inventions or extraordinary theories, due to the fact that it's too new and unreliable. However, a Technology Week is a perfect place to help students fill into the adventurous, always-moving world of inventions! 

         During this event, two Ph.D. Professors will give a speech with a presentation on the topic of nanotechnology and usage of nanotechnology in medicine and biotechnology. Everyone is welcomed! After the main part,  there will be an "after-party" and "meet and greet", when students will have an opportunity to chat with the speakers and to really fulfill themselves with knowledge of a progressive world! Be sure to bring some snacks with you, because we'll arrange a buffet reception.  We can't wait to see you there!

                                 An event for the Safety week at school

         Without a doubt, the safety week events should include not only topics on physical health, but also on mental. You might not know this but anxiety, depression, eating disorder or even ADHD (Attention deficit hypertension disorder) became really relatable within the majority of young adults in high schools worldwide.
         As children’s mental stability is not formed yet, they are highly vulnerable in terms of psychological health at school. Actions such as bullying and harassment trigger those damaging disorders. During the event called “Mental health is important”, teachers will tell different stories on how students effected their peers’ lives with their misbehavior, so students may really understand how valuable their actions or words are. Moreover, middle school students will be offered to draw posters in order to raise awareness on topic like bullying. It’s interesting to consider doing a compliment challenge for the whole safety week too. Students and teacher will be asked to give honest compliments for everyone, so we can battle any self-consciousness!
         With this event, we are all looking forward to spread sympathy and kindness. Event’s motto is “Be kind to one another”. Hopefully, this very motto will stick with our students for the rest of their lives.

Difficulties of studying English being 5th grader and 11th grader

          Needless to say that these two age groups are completely different in approach to studying in general. English, as a subject, stands out, due to the fact that 5th graders and 11th graders have different mindsets in terms of languages. 

          One of the starting points in language studying is enriching vocabulary. While eleven-year-olds have to memorize both words and translations, young adults can easily decipher the meaning of any word from a context or by knowing the root of a word. Moreover, if you know more words and synonyms, you’ll have a problem with choosing the word to be more sophisticated and precise. Essentially, enlarging vocabulary for 5th graders is as tough and intricate as choosing a right spectrum of words for each topic for 11th graders. 

         Children in 5th grade comparatively have just started learning English grammar, they just need to understand and follow simple rules. Nonetheless, senior students need to choose correctly out of a wide range of grammar structures, such as the causative, passive voice, 12 different tenses or reported speech. It might seem easier but it’s definitely not.

         Listening and speaking are the most important parts of the English language, especially when you consider that language was made to communicate with people and express yourself. A 5th grader is not skilled enough to speak and comprehend fluently. Therefore, there are deprived of “fun learning”. 11th grade is all about fun, creative and interactive learning because students can be educated by a live chat with a foreigner or by YouTube, Ted, Netflix. Basically, senior students can really interact with a world in English, which is definitely helpful for every aspect of English studying, whether it’s grammar, use of English or listening. It doesn’t always mean that it’s an easy path to choose, it’s complicated enough and a language barrier can be a deal breaker.

         Overall, 5th grade is a unique period of time, when you must explore the theoretical material. Even though it doesn’t sound fun, it benefits you in a long run.

Topic 1 Module

         As we all know communication is key, but what does it mean exactly? Well, to be more precise, the word "communication" has an extensive diversity of definitions and examples. As for me, communication is a wide-range of extremely different actions.

First and foremost, the first thing that comes to my mind is oral communication. However, we should always keep in mind that not everything that people say is a truth, in fact, there's no way that people are completely honest. Nevertheless, there's a way to detect whether the person is lying or not. Gestures, postures and other involuntary signs could help. For instance, rubbing a nose while speaking is a definite sign of a lie.  

Secondly, music can really be a universal language, especially when you consider that music blends barriers between languages. Even though you don't know Russian, you are able to feel and understand music by Russian artists.

Actually, to be absolutely sincere, I believe that every kind of art is a language itself. It goes without saying that there is quite a mixed variety of artists, who speak in their own way, including mimes, clowns, ballet dancers, other dancers. Let's take Slava Polunin as a shining example. You might not know this but his Snowshow is still performed worldwide, due to the fact that he manages to turn the art of mime into a legendary, hilarious story. 

Other than that, I suspect that the most important is non-verbal communication. Smell, touch, sight, and sound are used not only to speak to each other but to share emotions. We all buy new perfumes and try to smell nice because it says a lot about you.
All those communications are very useful to keep in touch with the world around you.

Guess it

Nothing has changed

Albert Einstein once said: "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

         Not only schools make the fish climb a tree, they make it climb down and run, jump and crawl for 11 years. Do you realize how many kids relate to that fish? Many kids, who never find their gifts, believing that they're stupid and that they have no talent. They live in the world, where everyone around is jealous of other's success. 

         There are millions of cases when C student outperforms A student in real life situations. They're just simply more successful. Take Mr. Einstein - he was one of the cases. Why is this even a case?

         If you compare Tesla Model X (2015) and  La Marquise (1884)

- enormous change, right? Let's keep going. Iphone XS (2018) and Nokia 3210 (1999). Did you imagine? Alright. Now: classroom nowadays and classroom a century ago. 

Nothing has changed

         School system claims to prepare students for the future. But the question is:

 do you prepare students for the future or the past?

Where it comes from

         The USSR school system was maid to prepare people to work in the industry, in factories. It explains why schools put students in straight rolls and make them sit still, raise the hand if you want to speak, give them a short break to eat and for eight hours a day tell them what to think. 

         Robots system, that's what I'd rather name it. Yet it was considered to be the best int he world. Yes, I get it, it was a different time and different needs.

         However, the world has progressed and we don't need to make robots-zombies. Now we need people who can think differently, creatively, independently with an ability to connect.

         Considering that everyone is different with unique mindsets, why do schools treat children as this one-size-fits-all system? That's horrific. 

Treating employees 

         It's a shame. Teachers have one of the most important jobs on the planet - they touch the heart of a kid and make him interested in the world itself. They fire up the spirit.

Yet they're underpaid

If the new century could customize cars,  health care, and VK pages, it's our duty to do the same with an educational system: To change it, upgrade it, value it. Let's give every gift an equal change. 

We need to focus on collaboration, instead of competition

It's tremendously important to keep in mind that while students are less than 25% of the population, they are 100% percent of the future.

Letters

Inviting letter

Dear Dr. Collins,
I'm tremendously glad to inform you that you've been invited to the annual Medical Conference. You're one of the three hundred Ph.D. holders this year, our team and volunteers have prepared everything you would possibly need to share the hands-on experience.

Medical Conference 2018 will be held in Ontario science center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also, the conference is divided into three days -  neurobiology, cognitive sciences, surgery. Be sure to be in Toronto on 11th of June till 15th of June. Moreover, let me give you an overall idea of the event. First and foremost, the conference is expected to have over a thousand quests, including nurses, doctors, professors, medical students, and interns. Secondly, you may need doctors dressing gown and an official clothing for the opening of the conference.

All in all, we are hoping to have you as a part of our event. Please, let the organization know if you will take part in this Medical Conference 2018.

Yours faithfully,
Tatyana Nazarova, the head of the "MedEd Canada"

Accepting letter

Dear Mrs. DeGeneres, 

Thank you so much for the invitation to the "Ellen Show".I would be immensely happy to be a part of the most popular daytime TV show! 

I hope that we can film a great episode, that's why I have a few questions. What is the dress code? Do you want me to be prepared for the "Carpool Karaoke" section? Also, is it possible to have my hair done in your studio before the show? In addition, I would like to know if there will be an after party with Ellen and Portia. Please. let your security know that my husband and I will arrive in the White Tesla X (a119fr) in the morning. 

Thank you so much again, I hope to see you soon.

Yours, 

Tatyana Nazarova

Refusing letter

Dear Elon Musk,

Thank you a lot for the invitation to the Tesla S showcase event. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it. I'm sure that I'll regret that but it's nothing doing. 

It may sound sort of strange and maybe even a bit crazy I guess but I'll be out of the country the whole of July, due to the fact that I'm applying for the Harvard Medical school and I have an exam to pass on the campus. However, I have preordered a black Tesla Model S and I will not refuse to get it even with a transfer to another city. I'm assured that I won't be disappointed in the car even if I wouldn't see it on the showcase. 

Thank you so much for the invitation, hope the showcase will go incredibly well. 

Yours sincerely, 

Tatyana Nazarova

Asking for advice

Hello Alexandra, 

I'm disappointed to tell you that I wouldn't be able to apply for the college by myself, even though you've told me that it's easy as ABC. I have troubles of understanding the survey the college sent me. 

As my elder sister, you've been through this process before, so, please help. You might not know this but I've applied to Seneca College and they've accepted me. However, they sent me a survey, which is all about my personal data like Post Code or Future Address. I don't know any of this information. I'm not sure that they will accept me without this survey, that's why I want to ask if I can come to your house for the dinner and we could fill the form together or you can just text me some pieces of advice. 

I hope that you can find the time to help with an advice.

Love, 

Tanya

Giving Advice

Hey Carmen, 

I'm so sorry to hear that you have trouble with organization your time at school! You shouldn't worry about that, you can cope with that. I thought I'd give you some tips that I find helpful when I'm studying.

To my mind, the best thing to do is to avoid procrastination as hard as you can. This will mean that you should not spend your time unproductively, especially when you consider that you have some kind of phone addiction. Nevertheless, make sure that you include regular breaks in the timetable, though. That way you'll work more efficiently. 

If I were you, I'd try to do a different kind of tasks throughout the day, in case to not get bored with the routine. Have you thought about going to the gym during your spare time? It's a great way to reduce stress level. Finally, be consistent with your schedule - do not break whenever you want. 

Anyway, keep in mind that things get better and don't be anxious. If you ever need a support, be sure to reach me.

Take care,

Tanya

Some tops

Some tops Top 5 universities in the world by location 1. Canada: University of Toronto – ranked 31 2. Germany: Technische Universität München – ranked 64 3. Japan: University of Tokyo – ranked joint 28 4. Russia: Lomonosov Moscow State University – ranked joint 95 5. Spain: Universitat de Barcelona (UB) – ranked 156

Top 5 Universities in Russia 1. Lomonosov Moscow State University 2. Novosibirsk State University 3. Saint-Petersburg State University 4. Tomsk State University (TSU) 5. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology State University

Most international students

1. Florida Institute of Technology (33%) Melbourne, FL 2. The New School (32%) New York, NY 3. University of Tulsa (24%) Tulsa, OK 4. Carnegie Mellon University(23%) Pittsburgh, PA 5. Boston University(22%) Boston, MA

Further Education: Colleges

Essay

         One of the most relevant reasons to proceed education is the successful career. For a successful career, every student needs knowledge, confidence, academic and technical skills, career opportunities and social skills. To get these benefits college education is immensely important. 

         Frankly speaking, if you haven't got practical skills in the chosen sphere, your academic knowledge won't play a huge role in your career. By the way, that's the way colleges and universities differ. Colleges, as you all know, tend to give more practical skills. Moreover, some colleges even have co-op programs, which will help you with a half-time job or summer practices. Without a doubt, it's the only way you may show yourself off in case to prove your skills. In some cases, co-op programs help with applying for jobs after graduation, isn't it the great way to start the career? 

         However, according to the US stats, approximately 50% of high school graduates attend colleges. What is the reason? I guess fees might be a tremendous problem. The only question that bothers me the most... Why does education cost so much? Nevertheless, college is a great way out to the successful career, loyal friends and just an incredibly fun part of your life. 

Put your records on

Put Your Records On

by Corinne Bailey Rae

Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon so sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate.

Chorus: Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
         You go ahead, let your hair down
         Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
         Just go ahead, let your hair down.
         You're going to find yourself somewhere, somehow.

Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
Sipping tea in a bar by the roadside, just relax, just relax .
Don't you let those other boys fool you, got to love that afro hair do.
Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change.
Don't you think it's strange? (Repeat chorus)

It was more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
When you going to realise, that you don't even have to try any longer?
Do what you want to! (Repeat chorus x 2)

Glossary:

double dutch on the concrete = playing games outside

put your records on = listen to music

let your hair down = have fun

find yourself = understand things and be happy

sipping = drinking slowly

afro hairdo = African hair style

more than I could take = too many problems

pity for pity’s sake = being sad for no reason