- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: NobleNick
my little brother is 8 and he can play it
my little sister is 6 and she can play it
my little step sis is 5 and she can play it
And the parents/guardians you are living with either don't have a grip on the concept of cause and effect, or don't give a -blam!- about your moral and emotional welfare.
...Also, let her take note that Halo's main character, the Master Chief, stands for nobility, discipline, and existencialism. This may render her speechless...
Ha ha ha ha ha! Sounds like a lot better strategy than telling her that the Master Chief stands for nobility, discipline, and alien @ss-kicking! (ROTFL) Truly, I think that his mom would be rendered speechless if JoZh could use the term "existentialism" in a meaningful way, at all; let alone while simultaneously making it germane to an argument for playing Halo.
(I'm sorry, JoZh. Don't mean to be hard on you. I remember way, Way, WAAAYYY back to when I was 12; and, as I recall, it just plain sucked, even though my spelling didn't. And, no, I didn't know what existentialism meant until I was 16 or so; so learn it now, and you can laugh at me and tell me how I was a late bloomer.)
Hey! I just got an idea. What kind of movies/videos/T.V. does your mom let you watch? Schwartzenegger stuff? The Matrix trilogy? Lord of the Rings trilogy? Starship Troopers? The Godfather series? Rocky series? Rambo series? Alien series? I hope the answer is "No!" for most of these; but, if she does, then you can make an argument that Halo is tame by comparison. For example more "alien" and human blood is spilled in a single scene of the Two Towers than you are likely to see by playing Halo through on all 4 difficulty levels COMBINED! Same is true of The Return of the King; several scenes, in fact. (Careful, though, this could backfire, with you watching Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music until you are 17.)
I think that mEi aSs has an excellent idea. But, given the average (dis)ability of a 12 year old to put together a cogent argument; and, given the total lack of ability of most pre-teens (teens too) to dispassionately present any argument verbally to a parent that is hostile to the request; I strongly suggest that you present your mother with a written analysis of the situation. Furthermore, since you can't spell worth beans (yet), and evidently haven't taken a course in persuasive nor structured writing, I suggest you solicit plenty of help, and use a spell checker. This is a project that might take a few weeks. (Do you have access to Word?)
Unless your mom is basing her position on a strong religious conviction; then I think the a WELL THOUGHT OUT and WELL WRITTEN position paper would BLOW HER AWAY!! (I mean that in a positive way.) Look, your weak suit is writing, and if we all know about it (I've even seen people talking about it in other threads) then your mom certainly knows about it. And worries about it. If you can show her that you have the self-motivation to start a project like this, the creative energy to make a structured argument, the discipline and endurance to complete it, and the english skills to make it look more like a high school senior paper than a 5th grader school paper. All of that makes you look more mature. I think that even if she doesn't say "Yes." immediately, your accomplishment, alone (regardless of the argument in your paper) would definitely start her to re-evaluating your maturity and re-thinking her position.
Look at it this way, JoZh: Let's say your school teacher said, "Class... CLASS... QUIET!!!.... Thank you. Now, class, I am giving you each the option to do an extra credit, 5-page, type-written report on why you should be allow to play Halo. Anyone who gets a 'B+' or better on their report will get a single roll of the dice, and if you roll a '2' or higher you will get a free copy of Halo and permission to play it at least 2 hours a day at home for as long as you want."
Would you do the report? If so, let us know. I would be willing to offer a straw horse outline; and maybe some other could offer ideas on how to improve it.
I've seen all the Lord of the Ring movie, I've seen one Rambo movie, I watch some Arnalod stuff, I've watched all the Matrix movies,I've al so seen Star troopers (but my mom dosen't know that.)