Cynthia Horner and Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Media specialist and former Right On! Magazine Editorial Director, Cynthia Horner was born in Anderson, Indiana, the eldest of three children, and relocated to Southern California where she developed her career as a writer. By the age of 11, she had become the editor of her elementary school newspaper; while attending Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, California, she became a professional journalist, writing stories about her community and high school for the local newspapers, and was granted early admission to Seaver College of Pepperdine University at Malibu where she received scholarships from Scripps-Howard Publishers, and the Seaver College Department of Communications.

Upon graduation from Pepperdine University she made magazine history by becoming the youngest editor of a nationally published magazine, Right On! Over the years, as a celebrity journalist she has interviewed virtually every African-American entertainer, including such luminaries as Michael Jackson, The Jacksons, Janet Jackson, Prince (musician), Brandy (entertainer), Queen Latifah, and thousands of others. She is recipient of the Journalist of the Year Award from the International Association of African-American Music, and has received countless awards and citations for her contributions to the music industry.

Miss Horner, who currently resides in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has contributed over two decades of service to the political community. Her father, Lawrence E. Horner, was the first African-American Mayor of Thousand Oaks, California, and is still the highest-ranking African-American in the Conejo Valley's political community. Miss Horner has participated in many voter education initiatives, provides mentorship and companionship to senior citizens, and is an advocate for children's literacy campaigns. A frequent guest speaker at elementary, junior high schools and high schools in the New York City school systems, her goal is to continue to have a positive impact on the lives of children throughout the world. As a role model for young people from all walks of life, Miss Horner's ability to spark children's interest in the areas of reading and writing have had an indelible impact on the learning processes of impressionable generations. In June of 2010 Cynthia married celebrity photographer Ken Harris who is known in the entertainment world as KENTHEPHOTOGRAPHER.

Currently, Horner frequently makes appearances on talk shows, including the E Channel, BET, and MTV, and is the co-author of several books, including the New York Times best seller, The Magic Of Michael Jackson. Currently, she serves as the President of the Kappa Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. Miss Horner was honored as Sigma of the Year by her organization in 2001, and received the Sigma Image Award by the Sigma Gamma Rho's Northeast Region in 2002. She was also honored as Soror of the Year in May 2004 by the National Pan Hellenic Council of Greater New York City for her extensive community service and commitment to the Council.

Recently, Cynthia Horner formed her own entertainment company, Cynthia Horner's Independent Production Services (Cinnamon CHIPS), which is a media relations company under which she spearheads public relations projects, particularly in the non-profit sector, literary projects for herself and others, artist development, marketing and writing/editing projects for teen and adult music and general interest publications. She is the co-founder of another public relations corporation, Switchhouse Press with partner Gregory Williams.

No stranger to the academic world, Miss Horner has tutored young students for a number of years, has taught public relations at New York's The Learning Annex, lent assistance to the English Department for Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, and has taught journalism at Essex County College in West Caldwell, New Jersey.

In addition she continues to provide expertise in the young adult entertainment field, which includes editorial responsibilities at Word Up! Publications and recently was named Publisher of Right On magazine which was recently purchased by the owners of Word Up, Miss Horner has contributed pieces to the National Enquirer, The Star, The Amsterdam News and various other media outlets.

Cynthia is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Hip Hop Weekly magazine, a glossy celebrity weekly from the founders of the pioneering hip hop magazine, The Source, Dave Mays and Raymond "Benzino" Scott, that was founded in 2006 and is published nationally every two weeks. The magazine covers celebrity news, music, film, TV, fashion and sports from the perspective of the tens of millions of young Americans who identify with hip hop culture.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War and Cynthia Horner

The game is powered by UbiArt Framework, an in-house engine by Ubisoft previously used for Rayman Origins and its sequel, Rayman Legends, as well as Child of Light, the former two being developed by Ubisoft Montpellier as well.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 References 4 External links

Plot Logo of the game

The story begins in the year 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand has been assassinated and Germany declares war on Russia in response. Anticipating war, France begins to deport all German citizens. Karl, one of the many Germans deported, is forcibly separated from his wife Marie and their son Victor. Karl is then drafted into the German army. Likewise, Marie's father and Karl's father-in-law Emile is drafted into the French army.

After training, Emile is thrown into battle, where his unit is wiped out and he is wounded, captured, and forced to cook for the Germans. His captor is the infamous Baron Von Dorf, who uses many advanced weapons such as chlorine gas and zeppelins to defeat his foes. In a twist of fate, Karl is serving under Von Dorf as one of his soldiers and he recognizes Emile. However, the Allies attack Von Dorf's camp and Karl is forced to flee with Von Dorf. Emile escapes in the confusion and meets Freddie, an American who volunteered to join the French army after his wife was killed in a German bombing raid led by Von Dorf. They also meet Anna, a Belgian student who doubles as a battlefield nurse. Anna is also tracking Von Dorf since he has kidnapped her father and is forcing him to develop advanced war machines for him. The three unlikely friends chase Von Dorf's zeppelin and shoot it down. However, Von Dorf escapes with Anna's father in a biplane. Karl survives the crash and is captured as a prisoner of war.

While Anna accompanies Karl to make sure he recovers from his wounds, Emile and Freddie go to get revenge on Von Dorf and rescue Anna's father. They assault the fort Von Dorf is hiding and capture his newest war machine, a large armored tank. Although they rescue Anna's father, Von Dorf escapes again. Freddie continues his pursuit and finally corners Von Dorf, defeating him in a fist fight. Despite his desire for revenge, Freddie realizes that he won't gain anything from killing Von Dorf and spares his life. For his repeated failures, Von Dorf is demoted and sent away from the front lines. Meanwhile, in a French POW camp, Karl learns that his son is ill. Determined to reunite with his family, Karl escapes the camp. He encounters Anna, who helps drive him back to his farm, but they are both captured by the Germans.

Karl escapes when the Allies stage another assault and reaches his farm. Unfortunately, he discovers his farm has been shelled with chlorine gas. He saves Marie's life by giving her his gas mask, but he succumbs to the gas himself. Anna then arrives and saves Karl's life. When he recovers, Karl is finally reunited with his wife and son.

Meanwhile, Emile is forced into a bloody and suicidal offensive. As an officer constantly forces his troops into the line of fire to their deaths, Emile finally reaches his breaking point and strikes an officer with his shovel, inadvertently killing him. Emile is court martialed and sentenced to death by firing squad. In his final letter to Marie, Emile expresses his hatred for war and hopes that she and her family can find happiness. Emile is executed, and some time later, Karl and his family visit Emile's grave to mourn.

The story ends in the year 1917, right when the United States officially enters the war and sends its own army to Europe, to fight on The Western Front. Reception

Valiant Hearts: The Great War received positive reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PlayStation 4 version 81.41% based on 29 reviews and 77/100 based on 48 reviews, the Xbox One version 80.15% based on 13 reviews and 81/100 based on 15 reviews, the Microsoft Windows version 79.17% based on 18 reviews and 79/100 based on 26 reviews and the PlayStation 3 version 76.67% based on 3 reviews and 77/100 based on 4 reviews. The game was awarded the Best Narrative and the Games for Change awards in the 2014 Game Awards.
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