Star Wars the Clone Wars is set in between episode 2, 3 and part of 4 in the Star War universe. It is in my opinion one of the best TV shows of all time and is now being ended. This time it is being ended entirely unlike last time, when it was ended after Disney took over Star Wars. The last season was one of its best and there were only a few episodes that I didn’t enjoy. Sadly season 7 was its shortest season with only 12 episodes compared to most of the others having 22 episodes. Only two other seasons don’t have 22 episodes, season 5 with 20 and season 6 with 13. I don’t know why Disney decided to stop making episodes it was still I show most people loved. Sure it was getting old with it being a little less than 12 years old. However most of the Star Wars fans enjoyed the Clone Wars.

Victory and Death. The final scene in Star Wars the Clone Wars.

And I was wondering is anyone else sad about Jesse betraying Ahsoka and Rex?

“On the blood of our fathers… On the blood of our sons… We swore to uphold the Covenant!”

The Covenant are the main enemies of humanity in Halo. The Covenant are a group of multiple species all united through one religion. Their believe that a alien race called the Forerunners left the Milky Way galaxy to become gods and that their supposed to follow the Forerunners. (In the Halo universe the Forerunners actually existed but had to wipe themselves out thanks to The Flood. However that’s another story). They try to find artifacts from the Forerunners to see if they can find a way to follow the Forerunners so that they to can become gods.

The history of the Covenant begins with a group of aliens named the San ‘Shyuum. These aliens will later be known as the prophets by humans for there religious role in the Covenant. This species advances rapidly after the firing of the Halos by the Forerunners because of Forerunner tech that was abandoned on their world. These aliens finally split into two fractions. One that wanted to leave the artifacts at rest because they thought the artifacts were holy. The other fraction wanted to unlock the secrets of the artifacts so that they could use this artifacts to advance themselves. In the end the second fraction left their home world aboard a Forerunner dreadnought. They eventually run into the Sangheli. Later known by humans as Elites. They fight the Sangheli and won thanks to the dreadnought. They both then signed a treaty in which they would help each other. The Sangheli would win territory and artifacts for the San ‘Shyuum and in return the San ‘Shyuum would lead them to god hood. The Covenant would add more races by conquering them. Some of the races include. The Mgalekgolo or Hunters added in 784 BC. The Yanme’e or Drones added in 1112 AD. The Kig- Yar or Jackels added in 1342 AD. The Unggoy or Grunts added in 2142 AD. Finally the Jiralhanae or Brutes added in 2492 AD. There are more species in the Covenant however these 7 are the only species you see in game.

The Covenant finally run into Humanity in 2525 and took over the world of Harvest. The Covenant began a war against Humans because they thought that humans had Forerunner objects. Humanity was actually the Forerunner objects and were somewhat related to the Forerunners. When Humanity refused to give the Covenant the objects the Covenant simply attacked them. The Human-Covenant war as it was called began and it would lead to the downfall of the Covenant. As the Human-Covenant is a lengthy topic I will probably have to write a entire post on it but to keep it short here I will tell some about it. The Covenant nearly destroyed Humanity and many worlds were lost thanks to the Covenant glassing entire planets. Glassing is where heavy plasma is fired so that all life on the service is destroyed. Humanity would win land battles with many casualties but would than lose the world to glassing. The Covenant would find Earth in 2552 and would find a portal which sent them to the Ark once there they tried to activate the Halo rings. The Halo rings are rings in space that can be activated and can wipe out all sentient life forms in the galaxy. The Covenant don’t succeed in doing this as Master Chief (a super soldier who you play as in most of the campaigns) and The Arbiter stop them. Master Chief and The Arbiter kill the Prophet of Truth and escape in The Forward Unto Dawn. With the death of Truth and with all of the other Prophets dead the main force of the Covenant collapsed. A few groups continue to exist but most are a minor threat. The only Covenant splinter group that was a great threat to Humanity was the group led by Jul ‘Mdama but he was taken care of by the team of super soldiers or Spartans called Fireteam Osiris.

“Red Blood, White Snow”

Sidewinder is a Halo Combat Evolved map that is recommended for 4-16 players. The map is best set for capture the flag or big team slayer.

There are two bases one for red and one for blue. Each base has two stories and is identical except for the markings on each base. On the bottom floor there are four grenades in the back along with a flag stand for the flag. toward the front of the base there is a plasma rifle, assault rifle, and health pack. In the middle there are two ladders that go to the second floor. Be careful when coming down these ladders as they are high enough to hurt you from fall damage. On the top of the base there is a sniper rifle, teleporter, and two shotguns. If you go through the teleporter you will go to a ledge. Each base has its own ledge. Your bases ledge will also have a teleporter that can take you to the enemies ledge. Once there you can get into their base. The ledges are important to control as the have one rocket launcher and one fuel rod cannon each. Along with that there are tunnels that connect the two bases. Inside each side of the tunnel you will find grenades, a flamethrower, active camo, over shield, and pistols. You also can use vehicles to get to the enemies base.

In capture the flag it is recommended that warthogs be sent to the enemies base and to have at least one person go to the ledges. If possible it isn’t a bad idea to send someone through the tunnels to get to the enemy base that way. If you have the flag and one of your allies is on the ledges than you could go up the enemies ladder. Your ally can than protect you as you go score. In slayer it is best to grab a sniper rifle and snipe on the ledges as very few people are going to use a vehicle in slayer unless there is a tank or Banshee.

“Tombstones for everybody”

Hang ‘Em High is a map from Halo Combat Evolved that is suggested for 4-16 players. It is a great map for Slayer, Capture the Flag, and King of the Hill. There are two bases. Blues is larger and has a bunker in one of its walls along with a tunnel down to the first floor. There is also a ramp that goes down to the first floor as well. Red’s base is smaller and is just a tall tower with some blocks called tombstones for cover. The tower has two catwalks connecting it to two different areas of blue base. These catwalks can be used by both teams. Using these catwalks you can get the sniper and rocket launcher. This can be somewhat risky as the catwalks are not protected. At the first floor there are tombstones for cover. Excluding the middle where there is just a large trench. There are also two small shelters on each side of the map. Both of these shelters have shotguns in them unless it is CTF in which case there are sniper rifles. The sniper on the top can be taken if you jump from the catwalks to the narrow platform in the middle. You can get killed easily while attempting as there is no cover. If you do try and get the sniper and succeed you will take fall damage when you jump off unless you hit the slopes of the large trench right below you. The flamethrower is right beside red base while the fuel rod cannon is on top of blues base. There are also two shotguns and a health pack inside the bunker at blue base. Along with that there is a health pack and two assault rifles in the large trench in the middle.

“The Quick and the Dead”

Blood Gulch is a multiplayer map in Halo CE. It is recommended for 4-16 players and is one of the most popular maps of all time. It has also been remastered multiple times as Coagulation in Halo 2, Bloodline in Halo 2 Anniversary, and Hemorrhage in Halo Reach. The Halo 3 map Valhalla is also very similar to Blood Gulch but is not as similar as the other maps. The map is also where season 1-5 of the popular machinima “Red vs Blue” takes place in the map.

The layout of Blood Gulch is very simple with two bases facing each other with hills and ridges for cover. However for those who don’t want to take vehicles or don’t want to get sniped. There are cave systems to the left if you’re at blue base and to the right if you’re at red base. There is also a ledge that looks over red base to its left. This is a good sniping spot for spawn killing. On each base there are also teleporters these will send you to the middle of the map. Blue’s teleporter sends them close to the ledge looking over red base and red’s teleporter sends them close to a cave system where they can look over blue’s base.

The main weapon spawns that can help your team are sniper, rocket launcher, shotgun, overshield, active camo, and if you can get it fuel rod cannon. The sniper rifle spawns on the top of each base near the teleporter. The rocket launcher is in the middle of the map. While the shotgun spawns inside of both bases. The overshield and active camo both spawn near the rocket launcher. The fuel rod cannon spawns is at the bottom of the ledge that looks over red base.

For my Language Arts today I am supposed to write two stories about how two people see a situation differently. Both or these tales are going to be written in first person.

First Tale

I was exploring the woods near my home, and I found a stream. I looked around the edges deciding not to go across but instead to try and climb up a tree. I though maybe I could see how far the woods went back. It was somewhat hard to climb the tree, but after multiple falls I finally made it up. I looked around me, I could see the lake that we drive by every time we go to the town close by. I was very surprised by how far back the woods went. Sadly, I had to go back to my house as it was getting dark. As I went back, I decided I would go back the next day to explore more.

The Second Tale

I was annoyed with myself and terrified. I had been walking down a trail with a guide and other people when I lagged behind and lost them. “Why did you lag behind?”I asked myself. “Because you were thinking about how this place looked a lot like the jungles in Vietnam and how you lost so many friends there.” The voice in my head said. I shook that out of my head and decided to keep moving. I was hoping that I could find a house before it got dark. Then I hopefully could get help. As I kept walking I realized the sun was setting. I began to move quickly I was hoping that I could find a house before it got dark. As I ran I found a pond. I hurried around it and in the little light I had I could see some tracks. I looked at them and began to follow them. I soon ran out of the woods and the first thing I saw was a kid walking toward a house. I ran toward the house glad I was out of those woods and hoping the people in the house would help me….

In the last chapter of LLF, there was doubt that Little Lord Fauntleroy was the actual heir to the earl of Dorincourt. His grandfather who is the earl thought these claims were not true and he refused to even see the rival claimants. Back in the USA LLF’s friends Dick and Mr. Hobbs make a discovery. This discovery is able to prove that LLF is the heir to the earl of Dorincourt. How they found this is very simple and they found it by accident. When Dick looked at a news paper running the story of what was happening in England it came with a picture of the rival claimants. Dick realized that they were his nephew and sister in law who his brother has been looking for. Dick very quickly tells his brother and both of them head for England too tell the earl of there discovery. In England there has also been doubt about whether or not the child is really the heir to the earl. The reason for this suspicion was that the child’s mother had gotten many questions about the child wrong. When Dick and his brother Ben get to England the earl and his lawyer agree that they will not tell Dick’s sister in law about them being there and then when she is least expecting it show themselves. They decide to do this so that she will be thrown of balance and then will reveal that the child isn’t the actual heir to the earl. They try this plan and it thankfully works. Ben takes the child with him and the woman soon left England and was never seen there again.

This is the last summery of the Little Lord Fauntleroy books I suggest you do read the book yourself as it is very good from beginning to end.

People in England are getting excited on what is going to happen to LLF because he may not be the heir to be the next earl of Dorincourt. Oddly enough LLF is the only person at his grandfathers castle who isn’t excited or upset that he may not be the next earl. The earl’s lawyer has met with the mother of the child who is said to be the actual heir to be the next earl of Dorincourt. The lawyer has told the earl that the woman wasn’t very clever and seemed overwhelmed by the position she had put herself in. The earl goes and tells LFF’s mother the news and actually meets her in person instead of sending a messenger. He told her that all would be done within the law to make sure that LLF would still be able to become the next earl of Dorincourt.

The chapter begins with Mr. Hobbs, (LLF’s friend who is in the USA worrying) about Little Lord Fauntleroy. Mr. Hobbs then goes to get his shoes cleaned by another one of LLF’s friends named Dick. Mr. Hobbs is soon friends with Dick and they talk about lot of stuff. One of the things they talk about is how Dick’s older brother Ben is married to a woman who had a bad temper and how she threw a plate at Dick but hit her son instead. This story is important later in the book. Mr. Hobbs also gets a letter from Little Lord Fauntleroy in which LLF says that he may not be a earl at all because someone has come saying she is the wife of one of LLF’s grandfather’s sons. She says that since her husband was the earls older son, her son should be the earl. LFF’s grandfather doesn’t like her when he meets her as she is rude and has a bad temper. Dick later sees a picture in the newspaper of the woman and her son and he realizes that the woman is his brothers wife. He realizes that the child she is saying is the heir to be the next earl is actually his nephew. Thankfully for LLF he goes and tells his brother so that he can go and get his son.

The chapter opens up with people telling other people about Little Lord Fauntleroy. Not surprisingly all of the stories about Little Lord Fauntleroy are good. Fauntleroy and his grandfather then go to Church even though his grandfather doesn’t usually go to Church. While at the Church building Little Lord Fauntleroy is thanked by many people but he just says that his grandfather did it. Many people are surprised by this since they know that the Earl is not the kindest of people. LLF also sees his mother at the church and talks to her though his grandfather goes back to the coach to wait for him. Many of the people on the earls estate are glad that LLF’s mother is so kind as some of them are living in poverty and she helps them.