Essay 3

Dear Dean
I was informed through announcement that our school received a large grant and that two possible ways of spending this money were made. I think that using the money on creating a video game lounge with televisions and with gaming platforms such as the wii and playstation 3 would be the better choice because it can teach us about what today’s technology has to offer, are time consuming and will keep kids off the street, and some people do not own these platforms for games at home.
Having a lounge with a either a playstation 3 or a wii be a thrilling experience. Unlike board games these platforms are advanced and are composed of a lot of popular existing technology that we use. For playstation 3 many exciting features can be used and learned. Some of these features are Blue-ray where you can watch movies in high quality, then there is the playstation network where you can purchase movies, video games and TV shows, and Wi-Fi which is used almost everywhere around to world to connect to the internet wirelessly. As for the Wii you have a sensor that monitors your movement and it incorporates that in to game play which is a new style of being fit and playing your favorite games.
Another reason why having this lounge would be a good choice is because it attracts people to spend time in the lounge and keeps them off the street. This is good because they can avoid dangers of hanging around streets or just so kids can stay out of trouble and not do anything unlawful like joining gangs. Having this lounge is a great way of spending time in between classes or after school.
Also a good thing about having these gaming systems available at school is that not everyone has them at home so having that at school makes them have something to look forward to on their free time while at school. This is great because often families can’t afford these expensive gaming devices and people get left out of the new trend of gaming and how some people spend time and relax while playing with others that are socially connected through games.
So as for which would be the better choice of how to invest the money received from this grant, in my opinion a game lounge with either a Playstaion 3 or wii would be the better choice.

- Melvin Jimenez