Legalize drugs! Wait....what?

In this day and age, drugs are everywhere. On the streets, in our schools, and within easy access of even the youngest of youth. So the question is, now that they're everywhere anyways, why don't we just legalize them? I could tell you it's a bad idea, that you'd be foolish to even think of wanting those drugs legal. But I'm not. Instead, I'm going to outline the reasons why they should be legalized, and why the shouldn't be.

Why Drugs Should be Legalized:

-The thrill could be half of it: If the drugs are legal and there is no consequence for use then its quite possible people, youth especially will not bother to use it. After all, wheres the fun in not getting arrested?

-Medicinal purposes: Certain types of mushrooms, marijuana, and tablets are used everyday to treat cancer patients, people with P.T.S.D and the extreme pain in accident victims. If these drugs were legal then it would be alot easier for those patients to get the help they need, without the controversy that follows the help they're getting.

-Government funding: Millions of dollars go into researching drug use prevention plans, and putting them into action. If those drugs were legal then they wouldn't have to prevent the use of them, just provide education about what those drugs do and invest in rehab centers.

-Alcohol reasoning: Alcohol is legal and can cause just as many accidents and long term damage as drugs, so if one is legal then both should be.

Why Drugs Should Not be Legalized:

-Addiction is an issue: People become addicted to life-threatening drugs, they can cause long term health damage and extensive rehab is required to break free. This addiction leads to thousands of dollars lost, suffering health and usually irrational behavior. If drugs are legal, some people are definitely going to take advantage of even easier access.

-Exposure to children: Top buyers for drugs are kids and teens, so this is where dealers market their product. There is no way to describe the kind of damage those deadly substances can do to a child or teenager, as they are even more susceptible to addiction and long lasting damage than adults. If peer pressure if high and the marketing is eye catching, there will be no reason to resist if the drugs are legal.

-Legal reasoning: The drugs cant be that bad if they're legal right? The government wouldn't allow people to access it if it's that's dangerous, so why shouldn't I buy it?....Right?

-Lack of consequence: Without consequences, there would be absolutely no reason for people to quite. If they enjoy it, why not just keep using? Even if its damaging their health, relationships, and work life, its okay, you wont get in trouble for it.

So here are the reasons, both pros and cons to legalizing illegal drugs. Take from it what you want, but be sure to think of the effects either decision will cause. The outcome of such a debate will effect society as we know it.

Top 3 Video Game Villains of all time

Alright, after much debate and contemplation, I have settled on the Top 3 Video Game Villains.

Why you might ask? Because why should the good guys get all of the glory all the time? Someone needs to give some recognition to all of the hard work that the bad guys put in.

The top three villains were selected for meeting a list of criteria:

-Most recognized (famous)

-Most evil (persons killed, effect negatively on the world etc.)

-Follow through (how well did their plans actually work)

So here they are, the top three video game villains!

1) Sephiroth:                                    

 Now, I'm quite sure all of the major and even minor gamers out there have heard of Sephiroth. He's quite possibly the number one most famous villain in video gaming history. His role in the Final Fantasy series has instilled fear into many a heart. So that pretty well covers criteria number one.

As for number two and three, he betrayed an entire organization when he was a high ranking official, started to go crazy, burned down a town and all of its inhabitants and then made it a goal to make almost everyone's life as miserable as possible, mainly focusing on Cloud Strife. 

Oh and of course, who can forget the controversial murder of Aerith Gainsborough, her killing was just the cherry on top of the metaphorical cake of Sephiroth's evil life. And thus, he has successfully met criteria two and three, making his place of number one very well deserved.

2) Albert Wesker:

Taking the spotlight in one of the worlds most noted survival/horror franchise's is Resident Evil's Albert Wesker. It is obvious why this man deserves the spot of number two when you look at the evidence. After his debut in the original Resident Evil, fans across the globe had their curiosity piqued as they learned more about this complex villain. 

He was the captain of Raccoon city's S.T.A.R.S, a well looked up to man even though he was stern with the people in his command. During one fateful night he took it upon himself to lead his team into a mansion infested with Bio-Organic Weapons in the hopes that it would make an interesting study. His hopes came true as more than half the team was wiped out and the mutating infection in the mansion spread to Raccoon City. This consequently resulted in the small town being eliminated by a nuclear weapon as Wesker made his escape. His appearance throughout the Resident Evil series always meant bad things to come and gamers everywhere knew that if they started getting attacked by B.O.W's in advanced stages of mutation, and new viruses started cropping up that Wesker was bound to show up sooner or later. 

His path of destruction came to an end in Resident Evil 5, but he had a long and prosperous career. Succeeding in destroying a city, infecting thousands of people, and altering a virus from Spain in order to infect the unsuspecting citizens of Africa. His plans were well carried through and will most likely never be forgotten by fans of horror. Thus earning his spot of the number two villain.

3) Ganondorf:

He is the main antagonist of the Legend of Zelda series, his plans for destruction becoming more and more complex with each appearance. And with a series as large as Zelda has become, Ganondorf has has plenty of time to work his way into the spotlight. Being recognized as a major threat and a great enemy to encounter. 

He overthrew the King, killed the royal family, and usurped the throne, and then commenced in raining death and destruction upon the kingdom of Hyrule. He had seven years of reign and when he was finally struck down he didn't remain gone for long. He returned with a vengeance, and has done such ever since. So although he loses points for his constant defeat, he certainly makes up for it in the fame and pillaging department. As such, he deserves his spot of number three.

By analyzing the criteria given, and the history of these villains. It is easy to determine that Sephiroth, Albert Wesker, and Ganondorf, deserve the place of first, second, and third respectively,  of Video Game Villains of all time. They have pillaged, burned, and murdered their way to the top, and when they fall they fall hard. But while they are on top they are a force to be reckoned with, and become an unforgettable character in a very extensive and ever growing gaming world.

Superpower

If I could have one super power in the world. Any superpower. I would want to fly!
Because obviously flying is the best choice. Like come on, who would want to shoot laser beams from their eyes or walk through walls, granted that could be helpful. But it would kind of suck if you got shoved too hard and ended up getting pushed out of the fourth story of a building. But if you could fly you could jump off of the fourth story of a building and be completely fine! It would be awesome, not to mention the travelling costs you could cut back on.
You want to go to Europe? Just pack half a dozen energy drinks and you're set. But you'd have to make sure to watch out for storms along the way. The authorities would have a hard time explaining things if they found your body washed up on a beach somewhere in South America and the only explanation was that you got struck by lightning mid flight somewhere over the Atlantic ocean.
Oh! And you'd also have to watch out if you went for a quick fly into the U.S. They might identify you as a hostile unmanned aircraft and send out the jets to gun you down. And unfortunately, unlike Iron Man you dont have the titanium alloy plating just in case one of those bullets hits you in the back.
So then again, flying might not be the best superpower to have. You'd have to be willing to take chances, but I'd be willing to take them.
So if I could choose one super power in the world to have. It would be the ability to fly!
P.S. Sorry Melanie, I know you wanted to write about this one. Tee Hee~

L4D

SO, theres this game. And its called Left 4 Dead. This is a deadly game, deadly as in, you die. ALL the time. So theres this one time, Melanie and I are walking through an old bar, and I go to open the bathroom door. So I do. And all of a sudden Beastie bursts out of the toilet and punches me across the room. Melanie screams and leaps over the bar, but I get stuck on a bar stool and cant jump over. Then Bill and Francis run in and start letting the bullets fly and I finally manage to get over the bar and start running for my life. Melanie and I managed to get to the safe house. I cant say the same for Bill and Francis...