Thunder GLE

A blog which features short written pieces done by students in the St. Michael GLE Program.

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-GLE has been a big part of my high school experience because before I was scared to even look up and ask questions. I also met my best friend in this class. So thanks Sanabria for making me present in this class.

-Being in GLE has been fun mostly because I met Emma. I hope the best for everyone in the next 3 years.

-I am going to miss GLE for those *cough* not so funny videos *cough*

-This class was awesome and I had a lot of fun. Sanabria I hope you have a good life.

-GLE was fun and cool. Be the best you can be.

-Hope for the best and have a good year.

-Good class and I hope everyone for the future.

-It was a fun semester with Sanabria.

-Have a happy life, Sir.

-This first semester has been really fun in GLE with the activities and all.

-I will miss working with everyone in this class. I have had so many good memories and have created great friendships. Thank you for having me. All the best.

-I will miss everyone.

-You are a good guy, but you were wrong.  

-I just wanted to say, thanks Sanabria. This was my favorite class and all the good memories. R.I.P. Matteo’s IPhone.

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TOP 3 COMEDIC MOVIES

3) Dumb and Dumber 

The movie “Dumb and Dumber” is an excellent comedy because it is full of laughter and jokes. There is more than one movie in the series and they are all amusing, which is a good thing because most of the time in a movie series, sequels are not as good as the original movies. But in my opinion, all the sequels go head- to-head, so in this case that means they are all good because they are unique and funny in their own way. But for “Dumb and Dumber 2”, it was even better than the first movie. As an example, they needed to get a babysitter for a cat so they gave it to a blind person with a bunch of birds and the cat eat them all and the blind person didn’t even know and that to me was a really funny scene.   

2) Haunted House 2

The movie the Haunted House 2 to me is really funny. Haunted House 2 is mostly just mocking horror movies and lots of jokes and funny scenes. As an example, a guy tries to kill everyone that comes into the house or buys it. This guy tries to kill them (one of the times) by pouring gas on them and trying to set them on fire but he ends up setting himself on fire. For instance, this is an example of a comedy scene, which is him not setting them on fire but he sets himself on fire. In addition, I also like this movie because the jokes aren't always the good jokes. Some of the jokes are inappropriate for little kids and maybe some teens. This movie is good for watching over and over because there will always be a joke that you just got and you didn't know that it was a joke. Therefore, that is why I chose this movie due to having an extreme interest in it and it being very funny.

1) The Interview

This movie is my favourite comedy of all time. This is because it is full of laughter and jokes and if you like comedies you should go and watch this movie because I think that this is the best comedy movie of all time. I like this movie because I like the actors in this movie and they always surprise me with a good joke or scene. In multiple countries around the world, this movie is banned from Netflix, the internet, YouTube and many more. Also, you can not access this at all which is unfortunate for individuals who have an interest in it because this is the best comedy movie of all time in my opinion.

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TOP 3 MAKEUP LINES

3. MAC

MAC makeup has to fall at number 3.  Why you may ask? Well, MAC as amazing...and expensive it is, it only cares so much. A lot of people only visit MAC for there very  well known lipstick. Mac is a big long lasting brand that only is majorly known for their long lasting lipstick and a huge variety of colours. MAC isn't very “reliable” on eye shadows or powders and foundations.

2. Urban Decay 

Number 2 will definitely need to be Urban Decay.  As much as we love there Naked 1, 2 and 3, Urban Decay supplies us with our long lasting spray and coverage creme and eye shadow primer. Urban decay is a very high managed company that gives you your monies worth. For example, the naked palette each are 66$ and come with a horizontal mirror, a double sided brush and 12 colours each. Urban decay is always well known for their new lipstick line as it is very long wearing.

1) Kylie 

And rolling down to number 1 is Kylie Jenner's makeup liner on social media is a big success as her bronze palette sold out in mere second. Kylie jenner is the eye of social media at the moment, especially with her lip kits. Kylie has metallics, mattes and glosses. Kylie is more known for her mattes such as Koko k, 22 and Candy k. She later came out with Kyliner which is her very own eye liner and they come in a variety of colours. Kylie also wowed her fans with eyeshadow palettes- the bronze and burgundy palette. My reason she's at my number one spot though is yes her makeup is totally expensive but she definitely gives you what you pay for and it's nicely packaged. My rate for her would have to be a 10/10. Good job Kylie. Keep it coming!

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TOP 3 FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER GAMES

3. Call of Duty: Infinity Warfare

Call of Duty Infinity Warfare is going to be released on November 4, 2016. Even though the game hasn't even been released yet, you can't really say anything, but from my 10 days of playing BETA it has been good. This game gives a lot of people mixed emotions because some people don't like futuristic Call of Duty’s but others do.

2. Overwatch

Overwatch was released on May 24, 2016 and was published by blizzard entertainment. This game relies on nothing but your team. If you have no team good luck. The point of the game is to get your rank up and try to be the best of your abilities.

1. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. (infinity ward)

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 came out on November 10, 2009 and was published by Activision. This game is probably the most Popular Call of Duty ever made. A lot of people like this call of duty because it's not at all futuristic.

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TOP 3 HOCKEY PLAYERS

3. Connor McDavid 

Connor McDavid is the 3rd on my list for top 3 players. Connor is a centreman and the captain for the Edmonton Oilers. The reason why he is my 3rd pick is because he has very quick feet and can stick handle while at top speed. For example, when he played in the OHL in a game against the Guelph Storm Connor picked up the puck behind the net and worked his way through the defense and placed the puck top left-hand corner.

2. Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby is the 2nd on my list for the top 3 players. He is the #1 centreman for the Pittsburgh penguins and #1 in the league. The reason why he in my number 2 is because he always works hard down low and in front of the net. For example, in game 6 against the San Jose Sharks in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals, Crosby fights for the puck in front of the net and uses his amazing edge work to set up and get the puck to Kris Letang for the winning goal.

1. Wayne Gretsky 

My #1 pick is Wayne Gretzky. Wayne is the best hockey player of all time. He played for multiple pro hockey teams like the LA Kings, New York Rangers, and the Edmonton Oilers. My reason why he is the best is because the way he plays. He always knows where to be and always makes the right play. The amount of points that he has achieved is unreal. He has 894 goals, 1,963 assists, and the equals to 2,857 points.        

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TOP 3 URBAN LEGENDS

#3 Humans Can Lick Too

This urban legend is about an old lady who heard about a murderer who escaped. She locked all the windows and doors but she left one little window open for air but he got in. Her dog was under the bed and whenever she was scarred she put her hand under the bed and the dog would lick her hand. In the middle of the night, she heard a dripping sound so she went down stairs and nothing was there. She went back to bed and she heard it again her dog licked her hand then she got up looked in the bathroom and found her dog dead in the bathtub and blood on the walls saying “humans can lick too”. Why I find this scary is because they took something cute that dogs do and turned it into a creepy story. I also have a dog and to think that it could've been someone trying to kill me that was licking my hand instead of my dog freaks me out.

#2 Bloody Mary:

This urban legend is about a game that you can play in the dark at night, And no it's not the Ouija board. You go into the bathroom at 12:00 pm and turn off the lights and look in the mirror and say Bloody Mary 3 times. A face should appear and kill you. Why I think it's scary is because a face can appear out of nowhere. One time when I was little I played this game. It really creeped me out especially since I was only 9. I remember looking in the mirror and seeing a face after that I got in trouble and I have never going to play that game again.

#1 The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs

The last urban legend I have is about a teen babysitter who was watching 3 kids while the parents were out for dinner. She never went to go and see if the kids were ok because they were sleeping. As she was doing her homework she got a phone call thinking it was the father. She picked up and no one answered. Latter that night she got another call saying, “have you look at the kids.” Thinking it was the father she said that they were ok. Soon after she got more and more calls. Finally, she got really scared and called 911 they didn't believe her, she keep calling and they said “ ok what's your number we will try to track the call.” Shortly after 911 called her back saying he’s in the house get out. She ran out not even thinking about the kids. The cops came found him upstairs with blood all over him. She remembered about the kids and ran upstairs looked in their rooms and they were all dead. The reason why I found this one to be my first urban legend because he killed all the kids and was saying creepy things in the calls.  This makes me not want to babysit at night       

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TOP 3 HAUNTED PLACES

# 3 Island of the Dolls

Island of the dolls is located in Xochimilco, Mexico. The Island of the dolls is a forest with trees that have dolls heads growing on the branches. The islands of the dolls is scary in my personal opinion because dolls are not supposed to grow on trees and besides they are not nice looking dolls. It is said that that a little girl died nearby and that it is her soul that created the dolls heads

# 2 Shades of Death 

Shades of death road is located in New Jersey, USA. It is scary in my personal opinion because the murdered highwaymen use to kill the passengers especially the ones who tried to cross during the night. It is said that visitors had come back claiming to see black souls wandering the streets close to the road. Theories say that the murdered highwaymen use to kill the passenger that came during the dark night  

# 1 Gettysburg Battlefield 

Gettysburg battlefield is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Gettysburg battlefield is scary in my personal opinion because the souls of the dead warriors come to the sit to cry about what happened in history. Theories say that the souls of the dead warriors come to this site of civil war to cry because of what happened in history. This happened because the Devils Den is close to the battlefield. This area has been closed off from the visitors due to its ghostly past.

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TOP 3 TORONTO RAPPERS

3) Pressa

Pressa is an upcoming Toronto rapper. He has two albums Mind Kella EP and the Summer Sampler. He talks about the gang life and his gang called Wass gang. He also made a song called Wass Gang Talking About It and 100 Wassi bars. He talks about going back to the south of Toronto and hanging with his friends down on the corners.

2) Nav

Nav is a popular Toronto rapper. He has really popular songs like “Myself” and “Nav Up”. He has only made singles and no albums yet.  His first song he made was “Make your Mind Up” and he wrote, produced, and mixed it all by himself. He is more of a mellow singer and he raps about girls and he talks his troubles and where he grew up and how he got here.

1) Drake

Drake Aubrey Drake Graham known as Drake, is a Toronto rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Drake was seen as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in the early 2000s. He is very famous for his rap songs and slow/sad songs. He can retrieve girl audiences and boy audiences very well and his music is featured everywhere. After paying all of his bills, he has 101 million to spend on himself. One of his most famous songs right now is “One Sance” and it has over 900 million downloads on Spotify and over 800 million on iTnes. He is in my number one spot because he makes music that can apply to your mood however you are feeling. When I am happy I can listen to “Sneakin” and when I feel mad I can listen to “Hype”

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TOP 3 GAMES YOU SHOULD NEVER PLAY ALONE 3 ) Elevator to Another Dimension

In this game, you are supposed to go to “hell/another dimension.” But this is a game that you play by yourself and I'm going to tell you how to play it. What you need is a 10 story high building and you need to go in the elevator and go to the 4th floor, then the 2nd, then the 6th floor, then 2nd, then the 10th floor, then the 5th, and then the 10th for the last time but when you reach the 10th floor a young woman should join you. Then in the the elevator DON'T LOOK OR TALK to her, then click 1st floor, and if you go up to the 10th floor you did it all right. I think this is scary because of the young woman that joins you in the elevator because you never know what will happen after you leave that elevator like maybe she will haunt you. 

2) Three Kings

In the game the Three Kings what you need to play this game is a very large empty and quiet room, without windows. You also need a candle and a lighter, a bucket of water, a mug, a fan, two large mirrors and three chairs. Lastly, you will need an alarm clock, an active phone, someone to do it with, and also an old toy of yours. You then sit in the room with your toy on one of the chairs and the candle lit. If this all goes well you should start to feel a present with you and that is a demon/ghost. I think this is scary because the demons will try to drag you to hell or haunt you. 

1) Midnight Game

And finally, my favorite game of all time the midnight game. This is a game you play by yourself and you play hide and seek “with the midnight man.” How do you play it? Well, first you will need to start prior to midnight and write your full name (first,middle,last) on paper. Make sure all your lights are off in your house and place the paper with your full name outside your front door with a drop of your blood on it (poke yourself).  When you place it down go outside and knock on your door 22 times and light your candle. Then walk inside your house  and if the lights go out the midnight man has found you so make sure you have salt to circle yourself in while you relight your candle. But the worst part about it is that you HAVE to play till 3:30am after that the midnight man is gone. Have fun!!

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TOP 3 COMEDIC ACTORS

3. Ed Helms

I picked Ed Helms for my number 3 because he is in some of my most favourite comedy movies. He was born January 24, 1974 in America. Some of the movies he has been in are Vacation, all three Hangover movies, and many more. I think he was the best person for these roles because he has an amazing personality and he is a very enthusiastic actor.

2. Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler is my number 2 because he plays some amazing characters. for example, That's My Boy, Grownups 1, 2,and 3 and a lot more. He was born September 9,1966 in America.  Even having done lots of different movies, he seems to always work with the same group of actors and picks the same type of 80’s music for the background.  He seems very traditional.

1. Kevin Hart 

Kevin Hart is my number 1. I find him very funny when he’s on stage and even when he’s not following a script.  He gets involved with different charities and does a lot of fundraising.  Some of the movies that he has done which I find funny are Ride Along 1 and 2, the Wedding Ringer, Get Hard and Central Intelligence.  He also keeps going back to his favorite work which is stand up comedy.  I am too young to watch a live show but I hope to in the future.

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TOP 3 FAST FOOD PLACES

3) McDonald’s

McDonald’s is a fast-food venue that provides mainly hamburgers and other popular items such as french fries and ice cream. For various years, McDonald's has brought to the table delicious and nutritious meals to people all around the world. For instance, McDonald's has put smiles on many faces around the world with all their amazing food.   

2) Burger King

Burger King has a fast food menu that provides many good tasting hamburgers and fries. The other popular items on the Burger King Menu is their chicken fries and the Whooper. A positive thing about Burger King is that when you eat their food it is not that greasy. 

1) A&W

A&W is a fast food menu that provides root beer floats and very good hamburgers. A positive aspect of A&W is that the are very famous for their root beer floats. They also still make good hamburgers and the root beer floats because they freeze their cups in - 15 c degrees.

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TOP 3 SCARY MOVIES

3) The Wrong Turn 

The Wrong Turn is about a man that was late for a flight.  As he is driving to the airport, there was an oil spill and he then decided to take the back road and got lost. He then came across another group that was lost and they became stranded together.  They all started to walk to go find help and as they started to walk they heard these weird noises. This movie is very scary. It's all about cannibals and it is full of blood, killing and gory. They also have the wrong turn 2, 3, 4. 

2) Insidious

Insidious is about these spirits. In the film these spirits go after the son and would watch the son everyday but the only person who could see the spirits were the son. Later on in the movie, the spirits take the boy into the spirit world. They call it that because that's where all the spirits live and the only person who could get the son back from the mother spirit world was the father. This movie is scary there is no glory or bloody but this movie has lots of jump scares.

1) The Wrong Turn 4

The Wrong Turn 4 is about a group of friends that went snowmobiling and as they were snowmobiling it started to snow and got so cold. They then found a home and as they approach the home they walk in and nobody was home. They all start to have some fun but what they didn't know there are cannibals living there. It then gets scary as the cannibals kill off the members one by one and it leaves you in suspense. 

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TOP 3 NINTENDO GAMES

3. Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros is a fun and excellent game to play with a lot of people, The game is about Mario who has to go through a lot of levels and obstacles in order to save the Princess from Bowser. The game isn't about just saving the Princess, you have to strategize and plan how you're going to beat each level and get closer to finding the Princess. In this game, Nintendo has let you be able to play as the little Toads as a playable character.  The game is really fun because the game gets harder every time you beat a level and it is really fun if you play with friends. This game has a rating of 9.1 on IGN.COM

2. Super Smash Bros (WiiU)

Super Smash Bros for the WiiU is a game where crossover characters fight to win tournaments and battles. The game was developed by Nintendo, Sora LTD and Namco. The game is also about winning battles and getting items for winning the battle and also unlocking more characters to play in the game. What is fun about this game is that there are many stages that you can play, You can have a lot of people to play with you and have a big battle and you can use these little action figures called AMIIBOS to unlock things in different games. This game was rated 9.8 on IGN.COM

1. Pokemon

Pokemon is a game for the Nintendo 3DS and DS. The game is about these little creatures called Pokemon who you have to catch and evolve in order to battle other people and these bosses called gym leaders. You explore the game by exploring the region. For example, in Pokemon X you will be exploring the Kalos region or if you bought an old Pokemon game like Pokemon Blue you will be exploring the Kanto region. This game isn't just about catching Pokemon, what makes the game fun is that you meet new Pokemon from different regions of the game, you get to fill up your Pokedex which the professor gives you in the game and you can meet new people in the game when you're playing online with streetpass. This game is rated 9 out of 10 on IGN.COM

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Check It Out: Call of Duty - Black Ops III

The game comes out on November 4, 2016.  The trailer has over 300,000 likes on the video but there are over 1.5 million dislikes. The main reason why is people don’t like the new changes. The fans say it is slowly turning into Halo and Destiny.  People are also making criticisms about the graphics. 

I don’t think the game is going to be good. It is also losing momentum as new games such as Fifa 17 have come out. 

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Check It Out: Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt was born on August 12,1986,in Jamaica. His full name is Usain St. Leo Bolt. He is famous for being the fastest man on earth. He holds a world record time of 9.56 in the 100m sprint. He's been to the 2008, 2012,and 2016 Olympics. He is basically is undefeated because he has nine gold medals in nine events. 

The first reason why I picked Usain is because he holds a world record of 9.56 seconds. He earned that time from the 100m sprint. Usain beat Powell's record which was 9.78. Usain Bolt has got better, and better, and better because he keeps on beating his record, he went from 9.76 to 9.56 .

The second reason why I picked Usain is because of his Olympic wins. Altogether he has 9 gold medals. So we can all say he is unstoppable. Usain has been to three Olympics 2008,2012,and 2016 and won them all. This why I picked Usain Bolt.  

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Check It Out: KSI

KSI was born on June 19, 1993. He is 23 years old and is from England. He is a rapper, comedian, Youtuber. His channel on Youtube has over 14 million followers and over 2 billion views. 

The reason why KSI stands out is because he is funny. He makes good videos and says funny things. If you had a bad day, he is the one that can turn your day around when he plays video games and rages. The reason why you should check him out is because he includes celebrities such as famous soccer players. 

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Check It Out: Roman Atwood

Roman Atwood is all about making vlogs and prankster known for his public hidden camera. His Roman Atwood channel has 9 million subscribers. On his other channel, it’s called roman Atwood vlogs he has over 9 million subscribers. Roman Atwood is 33 years of age. His older son Noah is 11 and the youngest is 4 years old. His name is Kane. Roman’s girlfriend Brittney is 25. Roman Atwood’s birthday is May 28, 1983. Roman Atwood’s lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Roman work in his families company called Atwood’s Rope until he decided to make vlogs on YouTube. The best prank to me Roman Atwood did was the vlog called Blowing Up My Kid PRANK!! Roman Atwood’s has a remote control ATV and he put Kane on it then when Brittney left Roman he got a dummy that look like Kane. Then after the ATV started driving when Brittney then showed up and Roman and Brittney were chasing the ATV with fake Kane on it.  Then Roman put a bomb down on the floor so when the ATV landed it look like it blow up.

In another prank, Roman Atwood’s turned his house into winter INDOOR SNOWSTORM PRANK!! Most of the times, Roman makes his pranks when Brittney’s not home but this time she was. It was winter outside then Roman and Brittney decided to make the outdoor indoor.  What Roman did was he put trees and so much snow on the floor and made ramps for the kids. Brittney and Roman went to wake up the kids. When the kids walked down the stairs they all started playing in it the snow and then friends and family came to play as well.