The Art of Dragons or The Art of Gears?

So I was thinking about doing my "Art of" project about Dragons. You know comparing all kinds of dragons from literature. But now I'm thinking I am going to have to change it to something a little more familiar to me. The Art of Gears. Gears of War that is. I figured writing about the final levels in all 3 video games would be so much easier than comparing dragons. Writing about the scenes, objectives, and a little background on the Locust leaders. The very first Gears of War had a final stage on a train and you had to defeat a Kryll covered RAAM. Gears of War 2 had a final stage of having to disable Skorge with your chainsaw lancer then riding Reavers to chase and kill Skorge. With the newest Gears of War 3 you have to dive your way into the base of Azura and fight your way up to the tower so that you can cast away Queen Myrrah and prevent the imulsion from spreading.

Week 5

Total pages - 122

Sentences of the Week
"It wouldn't have crossed my mind. Billy is a five-tool guy. He had it all."
"You have some guys that when they strike out and come back to the bench all the other guys move down to the other end of the bench, that was Billy."
"A guy who could run had 'wheels'; a guy with a strong arm had 'a hose.'

Claims of the Day

1. Beyonce's music video known as "Best Thing I Never Had", [shows light, homely scenery, passionate facial expressions, glamorous clothes, and poised, natural body movement], which suggests her enthusiastic and elated mood towards the song. - Happy Go Lucky
2. The album art to Metric's Live it Out conveys a since of rebellious defiance through its bright and contrasting colors, its fluid movement, and its exaggerated and memorable text.  - Headlines
3. The hollow, church-like presentation of the sandcastle highlights the convincing superiority over typical sand creations. 
4. In Pride of Cincinnati's Summer of Love, the guard's vibrant, chaotic sound, complimentary choreography, and explosive, passionate expression create a scene of colorful eccentricity.
5. Leonid Afremov's vibrant use of color, flowing appearance, and realistic, silky texture illustrates a feeling of whimsical relaxation and majestic euphoria. 

 Number 2 strikes me as the most creative way to describe the album. Number 1 strikes me as the most authoritative way to describe Beyonce's enthusiastic dancing.

Marshawn Lynch - Solo Close Reading

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Marshawn-Lynch-67-yard-TD-run/6a355040-c50c-4274-9cc3-045158d29d8c
Posture: athletic, balanced, strong
Space: use of open field, finds the gaps
Setting: CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington
Sound: loud, booming, screams, deafening
Facial Expression: astonished, wide-eyed, alerted
Choreography: in step with offensive teammates

Claim: Marshawn Lynch breaks through multiple tackles with his strong, athletic posture and his face wide-eyed and alerted while the crowd comes to a deafening roar as Lynch rushes into the end zone.

New Origins

Imagine yourself sitting at a bar enjoying your drink. A big biker thug walks in, guns hot and heavy with lead. We have all seen this in the movies but wait there is more. Behind him comes a little tike about half his weight and a foot shorter. He comes and plops down right next to you. You look over at him and he looks like the type of person you find sitting in a 4x4 office all day looking up sports scores and fantasizing about killing his boss. He looks at you and politely says "Hello." You think to yourself 'Did he just talk to me?' You two go on to have a long conversation and at the end you realize that this little man is nothing more than a competitor waiting for a break. Guess who gets to give it to him. You. You offer him the way out but you make one request; you have to punch him in the face as hard as you can. He oddly agrees but he doesn't want to do it in front of the crowd so you comply to take it outside. He slugs you in the face and you feel your jaw go through your head. He asks if you are alright. Thinking to yourself 'Did he really just ask if I was alright? Does he not think I can take a hit from a powderpuff?' "My turn!" you scream at the top of your lungs before hitting him so hard with a right hook that he falls down so hard the car alarm starts blaring. Think about what has just happened. You and another man you just met had found a way to escape the real world of dying and pain. You have found a safe-haven in modern day fighting. This would continue for about a week. That is until you two start to form a crowd and decide to take it inside. What you two created is not a normal everyday club meeting. It's a nonprofit organization called Fight Club. Congratulations! Now start making your rules but remember, the first rule of fight club is you don't talk about fight club.