Akhbar Fall Issue 2015 by American School of Dubai

THE AKHBAR A St u d en t Pu b l i c at i o n o f t h e A m er i c an Sc h o o l o f Du b ai

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THE AKHBAR 2015/ 16: STAFF & EDITORS EDITOR IN CHIEF: Chris Yum, '16 LAYOUT EDITOR: Kaley Garvey, '16 COPY EDITOR:

Sowon Yoon, '17

PHOTO EDITOR:

Paige Ardill, '17

STUDENT LIFE Beat Editor: Danah Alkhamis, '16 Carolyn Whitlock, '16 Ashley Thompson, '17 Sowon Yoon, '17 Sara Trogen, '18 Leena Jamal, '19 Aahana Punjabi, '19

ARTS Beat Editor: Kaley Garvey, '16 Sofia Fazal, '16 Emaan Uppal, '16 Paige Ardill, '17 Chloe Stone, '17

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Anoushka Aggarwal, '19

SPORTS Beat Editor: Louis le Roux, '18 Zack Yengulalp, '18 Kian Sohrabi, '18 Shehryar Farooqi, '19 Rebal Abdul Hadi, '18

CURRENT EVENTS Beat Editor: Zeena Shehadeh, '17 Chris Yum, '16 Basel Fayoumi, '16 Sowon Yoon, '17 Maria Morales, '19 Alex Kush, '19

Advisor: Ms. Praxia Apostle

W ith a n ew season com es a n ew edition of ou r bel oved pu bl ication . Th ou gh th e typical au tu m n al scen e is on e of fal l in g l eaves an d fr igid win ds, Du bai sees n o su ch al ter ation in l an dscape. For th e m ost par t, pr actical l y n oth in g we see ch an ges. H owever, th at?s n ot to say th at th er e ar en ?t an y n otewor th y even ts goin g on ou tside th e city an d even with in th e sch ool . As ou r wor k l oads begin to stock pil e at seem in gl y u n pr eceden ted r ates, we sear ch for r espite with in ou r per iods of str ess. Jou r n al ism ?s pu r pose is to r efr esh th e in for m ation of th e in for m ed, ju st as au tu m n sign ifies a tr an sition in th e cycl e of l ife ever ywh er e. Th is issu e of Th e Ak h bar is su r e to ser ve as th at r el ief fr om ou r str ain an d al so as a r em in der of th e oth er h appen in gs goin g on ar ou n d u s wh il e ou r h eads ar e in ou r textbook s. Fr om th e spook cu l tu r e, to pr ofession al spor ts , to cu r r en t even t an al yses, th is edition is as diver se in its pal ette of ar ticl es as Star bu ck s is in its m en u offer in gs du r in g th is tim e of year. Rel ax an d r ead on , Ch r is Yu m , '16

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St udent L ife STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: SPOTLIGHTONWOMEN Leena j amal '19 EMPOWERMENT Seeking opportunities to help you get more involved in the Dubai community? Are you looking for a fulfilling way to spend your free time and not be stuck in the wrong FLEX? Below I will be introducing you guys to Room To Read and Club GEM, which are both passionate about women?s education and literacy while also strengthening girls self esteem and leadership skills. These are just a selection of the various clubs the school has to offer to the students, that will hopefully spark your interest!

As you gu ys al l m igh t th in k , Room To Read is a pl ace to go to du r in g FLEX to cozy u p with you r own book an d r ead, wh en in r eal ity, Room To Read is a cl u b to r aise awar en ess of th e im por tan ce of fem al e l iter acy an d edu cation ar ou n d th e wor l d. Th e W or l d Peace Day Cel ebr ation , H al l oween Car n ival , th e DUCE (Du bai Ul tim ate Ch ar ity Even t) ar e ju st som e of th e m an y ch ar ity even ts th ey tak e par t in . You m u st be won der in g wh er e al l th is m on ey goes, wel l we ar e tol d th at th is year th ey pl an to star t by bu il din g sch ool s in devel opin g cou n tr ies wh ich Room to Read is ju st begin n in g to wor k in . Am on g oth er pr ojects su ch as bu il din g l ibr ar ies an d h el pin g fu n d sch ool fees for u n der pr ivil eged ch il dr en . A h igh l igh t of th e cl u b is th e tu tor in g at th e Littl e Fl ower En gl ish Sch ool in Du bai. Bu t th e m ain catch is, M s.Apostl e is th e h ead of th e cl u b! Sh e m ain l y fel t in spir ed to star t th e cl u b becau se sh e?s passion ate abou t wom en 's edu cation , l iter acy, an d gettin g th e ASD stu den ts to be awar e an d in vol ved in th e Du bai com m u n ity. roomtoread.org

(Visit th eir website: h ttp:/ / www.r oom tor ead.or g/ )

Cl u b GEM is a cl u b th at str ives to m ak e gir l s feel com for tabl e an d con fiden t in th eir own sk in by gettin g m en tor sh ip fr om h igh sch ool gir l s, to th eir m iddl e sch ool peer s. It is cen ter ed ar ou n d gettin g gir l s to bu il d sel f-esteem an d l eader sh ip sk il l s wh il e cr eatin g a safe, fu n an d su ppor tive en vir on m en t to tal k abou t an y tou gh issu es gir l s m ay be deal in g with . By bu il din g th eir l eader sh ip sk il l s, th ey r aise m on ey for m an y differ en t or gan ization s to su ppor t l eader sh ip an d edu cation for wom en . W ith EGG (Edu catin g Gir l s Gl obal l y) an d W om en for W om en In ter n ation al , th ey r aise m on ey an d awar en ess for wom en in tor n cou n tr ies. Addition al l y, th e m iddl e sch ool gir l s al so h ost th e year l y YogaTh on , by fu n dr aisin g m on ey for Dar e W om en ?s Fou n dation for a both l ocal an d gl obal m ission to bu il d th e sk il l s th ey h ave l ear n ed th r ou gh ou t th e year by atten din g Cl u b GEM . M r s.Fava was in spir ed to star t th e cl u b becau se as th e sch ool psych ol ogist, sh e states, ?I l isten ed to gir l s fr om el em en tar y to h igh sch ool sh ar e th eir exper ien ces of r el ation al aggr ession , fear of fail u r e, pr essu r es to be per fect, tou gh peer com petition , an d l ow sel f-esteem . It h u r t m y h ear t to h ear so m an y won der fu l gir l s be so h ar d on th em sel ves.? So sh e fel t th e n eed to addr ess th e issu e by watch in g gir l s tal k abou t th eir tou gh pr obl em s in a secu r e en vir on m en t with th eir peer s, th at h ave al so faced th e sam e ch al l en ges. M r s.Fava is n ot on l y h el pin g gir l s in th e Am er ican Sch ool of Du bai, bu t sh e h as al so star ted Cl u b GEM in m an y sch ool s ar ou n d Or egon . (Visit their website: http:/ / gemsgc.org/ )

Th er e, ar e ju st a few of th e cl u bs an d even ts th at ASD pr ovides for th e stu den ts th at wan t to con tr ibu te an d be m or e in vol ved in th e com m u n ity. If you ?r e th e type of per son th at is in ter ested in wom en 's edu cation an d sk il l bu il din g, th en I th in k you m igh t be a fit to on e of th ese cl u bs. Don ?t get m e wr on g, th er e ar e stil l l ots of oth er cl u bs you can join , bu t th ese ar e ju st a few th at ar e ju st a step away.

St udent L ife Does t he cl ass of 2018 hav ea bad r eput at ion?

It?s n o secr et th at th e cl ass of 2018 h as h ad a bad r epu tation in both M iddl e Sch ool an d H igh Sch ool . I wr ote th is ar ticl e with th e in ten tion of fin din g ou t wh at peopl e th in k of th is gr ade an d if we deser ve th is bad r epu tation . In th e gr aph I on l y ask ed u pper cl assm en . M y per son al opin ion is th at we don 't deser ve th is r epu tation , we ar e after al l teen ager s an d h ave m ade on e too m an y m istak es. I al so th in k th at peopl e sh ou l d n ot ju dge an en tir e gr ade based on a sm al l gr ou p of peopl e. M y oth er pu r pose for wr itin g th is ar ticl e was to m aybe ch an ge som e peopl e's m in ds abou t th eir opin ion s. Ou r gr ade doesn 't deser ve th is r epu tation an d I defin itel y th in k we h ave gotten better as a gr ade.

Sar a Tr ogen 18'

"I do n 't th in k we deser ve it becau se in gen er al we ar e a h ar dw or k in g gr ad e th at pu ts a l ot of ef fo r t in to sc h oo l . Al so th e deci sio n s we m ad e 3+ year s ago sh ou l dn 't defin e wh at peop l e th in k of u s n ow. " (G ir l 16 ')

"No, th ey'r e exactl y l ik e ever y oth er gr ade bu t peopl e ar e m or e gossipy abou t th eir s for som e r eason . " (Gir l 18')

"Tbh yeah , becau se we ar en 't th at gr eat of a wh ol e gr ade, an d h ave bad spir it an d beh avior. Bu t in ou r gr ade we ar e r el ativel y su ccessfu l , bu t a cou pl e of bad appl es spoil ed th e bu n ch ." (boy 18')

Fal l diy's

W ar m Van il l a Cider

"Th ey h ave l oads of gr eat peopl e an d don 't deser ve a bad r epu tation at al l . " (Gir l 18')

Fal l is su ch a festive season , fr om th e com fy cl oth es to th e h ot bever ages an d l et?s n ot for get th e pu m pk in -th em ed-ever yth in g. Un for tu n atel y h er e in Du bai, we don ?t get to exper ien ce th e ch an gin g l eaves an d au tu m n weath er, bu t th at doesn ?t m ean we can ?t act l ik e it's fal l ! H er e ar e a cou pl e of do-it-you r sel f fal l th em ed item s th at can spice u p you r l ife an d m ak e it seem a l ittl e m or e l ik e fal l .

6 cu ps fr esh appl e cider 2 tabl espoon s pack ed dar k -br own su gar

1/ 2 cu p pu m pk in pu r ee 1/ 2 cu p br own su gar 1 tabl espoon jojoba, al m on d or ol ive oil 1/ 4 teaspoon cin n am on powder (option al ) Com bin e al l of th e in gr edien ts in a bowl an d m ix wel l . Th e scr u b is best appl ied to dr y sk in an d n eeds to be u sed at th e tim e of m ixin g, n ot stor ed for l ater. Th e r ecom m en ded appl ication pr ocess is a 10-20 war m water bath soak , towel dr y, scr u b, an d th en sh ower to r in se off.

2 wh ol e n u tm eg seeds 1 van il l a bean (spl it an d scr aped) W h ipped cr eam H on eyed W al n u ts Com bin e appl e cider, dar k -br own su gar, n u tm eg seeds, an d van il l a bean in a sau cepan . Gen tl y sim m er over m ediu m -l ow h eat for 15 m in u tes. Rem ove fr om h eat an d discar d sol ids. Divide am on g 6 m u gs an d top each with wh ipped cr eam an d h on eyed wal n u ts.

Ashl ey Thompson '17

W al l Leaf Ar t

Pr essed l eaves taped to cr aftin g paper m ak e for sim pl e season al ar t. H an g a few r ows with r em ovabl e adh esive str ips for h igh im pact above a bed or sofa.

Pu m pk in Cin n am on Body Scr u b

W ith th ese qu ick an d easy DIY?s you can l iven u p you r fal l exper ien ce an d get you in th e au tu m n m ood. W h il e you cu ddl e u p with you r war m cider an d adm ir e you r wal l ar t, we h ope you h ave a won der fu l fal l !

St udent L ife

supposed Senior Super ior it y Is th e sen ior cl ass gettin g pu n ish ed for bein g excl u sive? Is th er e a case of bu l l yin g goin g on ? Ar e th e sen ior s tak in g th eir power too far ? Th ese ar e r el evan t qu estion s th at h ave been cir cu l atin g th e stu den t body for th e past few week s. Th e r eal

2016 vs. 2019

issu e is, wh at is th e issu e? Th er e is a fin e l in e between jok in g an d tak in g you r power of su per ior ity too far. Th er e is n o dou bt th at on ce a cl ass en ter s th eir sen ior year, th e stu den ts gain a sen se of accom pl ish m en t as wel l as au th or ity. It h appen ed to th e cl asses befor e th e cl ass of 2016 an d it wil l h appen to th e cl asses after. Sch ool h ier ar ch y is som eth in g th at wil l n ot be ch an ged; it h as been in gr ain ed in th e sch ool ?s social scen e. It is a r igh t of passage to tr u dged th r ou gh th e social cl asses of h igh sch ool . Th is is ou r (cl ass of 2016) l ast year to be abl e to say yes to m ost th in gs th at we cou l d n ot befor e an d jok e ar ou n d with ou r gr ade. Th is h as m ade u s sor t of sel f absor bed, especial l y wh en m ak in g m em or ies th at wil l l ast u s for l ife. On th e oth er h an d, we do n ot wan t th is egotistical

attitu de to effect ou r r el ation sh ip with oth er gr ades. Ju st becau se we ou r al l abou t ou r sel ves r igh t n ow, th at does n ot m ean th at we do n ot wan t to wel com e th e fr esh m en to th e h igh sch ool . Th e tau n tin g th at som e fr esh m en en cou n ter is pu r el y in a jok in g m an n er. It h appen ed to u s an d we l ived th r ou gh it. Even th ou gh we m igh t h ave m oved past th e ph ase of ?fr esh m en bedtim e,? did we r eal l y get over it? Ju st becau se it h appen ed to u s does th at r eal l y ju stify u s pr ojectin g it on to oth er s? In social psych ol ogy, it is said th at on ce a per son is im m er sed in a gr ou p, th ey can som etim es l ose th em sel ves an d feel l ik e th eir in dividu al action s do n ot h ave as m u ch of an im pact on oth er s. I feel l ik e som e sen ior s ar e victim s

of th is social facil itation an d act m or e r adical th an th ey wou l d if th ey wer e al on e. A l ot of stu den ts with in ou r sen ior cl ass h ave for gotten h ow in sign ifican t you

can feel as a fr esh m an . Now, I am n ot sayin g th at ever y sen ior n eeds to befr ien d a fr esh m en bu t wh at I am sayin g is th at we n eed to m ak e su r e th at th ey don ?t feel l ik e we ar e ou t to get th em . H on estl y, in du l gin g in th e power th at we h ave over peopl e you n ger th an u s, is n ot wor th r isk in g ou r sen ior pr ivil eges.

# RE16N I was l u ck y en ou gh to h ave a sit down in ter view with Dr. Leever to discu ss th e adm in istr ation ?s view on th e issu e at h an d. Dr. Leever r ecogn izes th e h ier ar ch y th at is pr esen t in n ot on l y ASD bu t oth er h igh sch ool s as wel l . As ou r pr in cipl e h owever, h e can n ot sit by an d l et u n der cl assm en be excl u ded. Al th ou gh Dr. Leever states th at h e ?wou l d n ever pu n ish a wh ol e gr ou p for an in dividu al ?s action s,? th is does n ot m ean th at th er e sh ou l d be in dividu al u pper cl assm en abu sin g th eir in fl u en ce. W ith th e n ew section of th e cafeter ia open in g in a sh or t wh il e, I th in k th is cou l d be a gr eat oppor tu n ity for th e sen ior cl ass to sh ow th e adm in istr ation ou r l eader sh ip qu al ities an d wel com e th e fr esh m en to th e in side of th e cafeter ia (h in t, h in t). It is on l y h al f way th r ou gh fir st sem ester, so don ?t wor r y sen ior s, we stil l h ave tim e to tak e back ou r sen ior year.

Danah Al khamis '16

St udent L ife Embar r assing High School Moment s Aahana Punj abi '19 W e?ve al l h ad th ose em bar r assin g m om en ts in ou r l ife; you ?r e n ot th e on l y on e! Th e best par t abou t it is bein g abl e to l au gh abou t th em in th e fu tu r e! H er e ar e a few em bar r assin g stor ies sh ar ed by a few stu den ts - you m ay even k n ow th em ?

?It was in m y soph om or e year, an d I h ad been at ASD sin ce fou r th gr ade. I was in m y scien ce cl ass, an d it was n ever r eal l y m y favou r ite back th en , an d I n ever u sed to pay atten tion to th e teach er. So m y fr ien d an d I wer e h avin g a con test du r in g th e l esson an d wer e tr yin g to see wh o cou l d m ak e th e oth er per son l au gh fir st. So we wer e m ak in g faces at each oth er an d ever yth in g, an d th en I don ?t r eal l y k n ow wh at cam e over m e, bu t I stood u p, took m y sh ir t off, an d star ted wh ippin g it in th e air wh il e m y teach er was tal k in g! M y fr ien d star ted l au gh in g, so I pu t m y sh ir t back on an d sat down in m y seat. Th en on ce m y teach er h ad stopped h er l esson an d was h el pin g an oth er stu den t towar ds th e back of th e cl ass, h er back towar ds u s, m y fr ien d h ad said th at h e?l l give m e 100 AED if I do it again . I agr eed to, so I stood back u p an d took m y sh ir t off on ce again . I was doin g th e sam e th in g as befor e an d wh ippin g it -An on '16 ar ou n d l ik e l ast tim e, an d th en , again , I don ?t k n ow wh at I was th in k in g - I star ted u n zippin g m y pan ts. M y teach er th ou gh , en ded u p seein g m e th r ou gh th e r efl ection of h er com pu ter. So sh e sl owl y tu r n ed ar ou n d an d cal m l y tol d m e to sit down , an d ask ed if sh e cou l d tal k to m e on ce cl ass was over. I did so, an d waited u n til th e bel l r an g. On ce it did, al l I was th in k in g abou t was h ow scr ewed I was! I was expectin g an in fr action , deten tion , su spen sion , m aybe even expu l sion ! Bu t al l sh e h ad said was ?pl ease don ?t do th at again , as it is disr u ptive for th e oth er stu den t?s l ear n in g. Th an k you ,? an d th en sh e ju st l et m e l eave! I was so su r pr ised I didn ?t even get in tr ou bl e, bu t th at was defin itel y on e of m y m ost em bar r assin g m om en ts in m y h igh sch ool year s - I h ave a l ot!"

"M y t each er cau gh t m e u n d r essi n g" i n cl ass!

?I was in m y soph om or e year - it was m y fir st year at ASD - an d I was fin ish in g u p som e l ast m in u te h om ewor k for m ath cl ass. I was al r eady l ate for m y n ext cl ass, so I decided to stay a few extr a m in u tes after th e bel l to fin ish it. So on ce I was don e, I spr in ted al l th e way to th e th ir d fl oor to m y cl ass. So I bu r st in to th e cl assr oom m idway th r ou gh h is l esson -Far y al M i r za '16 (pan tin g an d ou t of br eath ,) an d said ?I?m so sor r y I?m l ate dad, it won ?t h appen again !? An d ever yon e h ad fal l en in to sil en ce. I tr ied to apol ogize an d cor r ect m ysel f, bu t th en I en ded u p cal l in g h im by m y ol d teach er ?s n am e; It was r eal l y em bar r assin g!"

"I cal l ed my t each er d ad !"

?It was in my freshman year and I was new to the school. It was the first few days of classes and I didn?t really know my teachers and classes that well. So I was on my way to History and I ended up late. So I walked in, awkwardly, sat in the back and got my books out and everything. I sat in that class for 40 minutes, and that -An on '18 was when I realized I was in the wrong class - I was in a Senior Study Hall! I had been sitting in the wrong class for 40 minutes! Once I had realized I was in a different class, I just stood up and left.?

"I w as i n t h e w r on g cl ass f or 40 m i n u t es!"

An d th er e you h ave it! For al l you Fr esh m en an d n ew stu den ts - don ?t wor r y! Ever yon e?s h ad th ose m om en ts, an d in a few year s, m aybe it?l l be you r stor y on h er e!

St udent L ife Fir st of al l , if you ?ve been l ivin g u n der a r ock an d h ave n o idea wh at vegan ism is, vegan s ar e peopl e wh o do n ot con su m e an y an im al pr odu cts or by-pr odu cts su ch as dair y, eggs, or h on ey. Th is can be for h eal th , Car oly n whit l ock, '16 en vir on m en tal , an d/ or eth ical r eason s. I am n ot vegan , bu t I h ave h ear d l ots of n egative tal k l atel y abou t stu den ts wh o ar e vegan or h ave r ecen tl y ch osen to becom e vegan . Th er e seem s to be a stigm a again st vegan s at ASD. Peopl e eith er don ?t tak e vegan s ser iou sl y or tak e th eir decision to becom e vegan as al m ost offen sive.

v egan is t henew bl ack?

W h en ask ed wh y th is stigm a exists, an an on ym ou s stu den t r espon ded, ?I th in k it com es fr om peopl e wh o iden tify th em sel ves as vegan on e day th en tu r n ar ou n d an d eat l ik e, a Su bway cook ie or som eth in g th at defin itel y isn ?t vegan .? An oth er stu den t said, ?Som etim es I feel as if peopl e ju st say th ey?r e vegan for atten tion , l ik e it?s som e k in d of n ew fad or som eth in g?. A fad is an y for m of beh avior th at devel ops am on g a popu l ation an d is fol l owed by a l ar ge gr ou p with in th at popu l ation for a l on g per iod of tim e. Th is is gen er al l y a r esu l t of th at beh avior bein g per ceived as popu l ar by on e?s peer s or bein g deem ed ?cool ? by social or oth er m edia. Fads ten d to fade pr etty qu ick l y on ce th e per ception of n ovel ty is gon e. W h en Beyon cĂŠ an n ou n ced sh e was goin g to go vegan for th e sol e pu r pose of weigh t l oss, th er e was an in cr ease in th e n u m ber of 15-25 year ol ds wh o iden tified as vegan . W e al l k n ow th at cor r el ation does n ot equ al cau sation (th an k s M r. Gott), bu t wh en a cel ebr ity with as m u ch in fl u en ce as Beyon cĂŠ goes vegan , we can in fer th at th is diet ch an ge was per ceived as ?cool ? by m an y of h er fan s an d m ay h ave been a factor in th eir decision to go vegan .

I took a su r vey of 180 ASD h igh sch ool stu den ts to fin d ou t wh eth er or n ot vegan ism at ASD is r eal l y a fad or if it isn ?t actu al l y as pr esen t as ever yon e seem s to th in k it is.

Th e r eal ity is th at ou t of th e 180 stu den ts wh o r espon ded to th e su r vey, on l y n in e of th em ar e cu r r en tl y fu l l y vegan an d 15 h ave been vegan in th e past. Th is is on l y 13% of th e r espon den ts. Th e m ajor ity of peopl e ar en ?t vegan , an d it?s r eal l y n ot as pr eval en t of a th in g as ever yon e th in k s. W h en I in ter viewed som eon e wh o was vegan (an d wh o al so wish ed to stay an on ym ou s), th ey stated th at th ey bel ieve vegan s get a bad r ep at ASD becau se of ?a few isol ated in ciden ts in vol vin g peopl e wh o decided to go vegan an d th en fl au n t it in ever yon e el se?s faces. M ost of u s don ?t actu al l y th in k we?r e better th an th ose wh o ch oose to eat an im al pr odu cts. If you ?r e ju st doin g you r th in g an d it doesn ?t affect oth er s in a n egative m an n er, th at?s cool . Ever yon e h as differ en t wan ts an d n eeds, an d in th e en d, it?s n ot a m atter of wh at k in d of diet is h eal th iest for oth er peopl e, it?s a m atter of wh at you tr u l y bel ieve is th e h eal th iest diet for you .?

Hor oscopes L i br a- A power fu l tu r n in g poin t for you r car eer an d big-pictu r e pl an s ar e n ear. Th is is a tim e wh en you ar e fil l ed with ideas abou t th e fu tu r e. W h il e th is can be excitin g, tr y n ot to tak e on m or e th an you can h an dl e. You r vision is qu ite optim istic, an d you m igh t over -estim ate wh at you ar e capabl e of doin g down th e r oad! Aqu ar i u s- If you 'r e r etu r n in g to aban don ed pr ojects or pr ogr am s, th ese can begin an y tim e in th e fir st h al f of th e m on th becau se after war ds th ey m ay cau se a poten tial l y disor ien tin g per iod wh en in decision can occu r. Cl ose r el ation sh ips an d n egotiatin g ar e com in g in to str on g focu s, bu t l ater in th e m on th you m ay be feel in g a l ittl e l ess en th u sed. Gem i n i - Th is can be a str on g tim e for m ak in g u se of you r n atu r al tal en ts. Be car efu l of wh at you com m u n icate, bu t do stan d u p for you r sel f. Th er e is a str on g focu s on per son al possession s an d val u abl es, com for ts an d pl easu r es. Secu r ity is a m ain focu s, an d you m ay fin d you r sel f r eeval u atin g both h ow you ear n an d spen d. Can cer - You m igh t be u n der goin g a per son al m ak eover of sor ts. You ar e expr essin g you r sel f an d speak in g u p m or e often an d m or e con fiden tl y. You r atten tion to wor k in pr ogr ess, as wel l as com m u n ication s an d l ear n in g m atter s. You m ay devel op som e n ew r el ation sh ips, wh il e som e ol d on es m ay fade ou t.

Vi r go- Th e n eed to wor k with oth er s in team effor ts can figu r e str on gl y, bu t you r in depen den t an d sl igh tl y com petitive side can dom in ate n ow. For th e m ost par t you can feel especial l y m otivated to im pr ove you r sel f an d you r pr ojects. Th e r el ation sh ip you sh ar e with a sibl in g is l ik el y to be h appier th an u su al . Cap r i cor n - Th is m on th spotl igh ts you r fir st h ou se of sel f, iden tity an d in depen den ce. Pr im e tim e to asser t you r sel f an d get you r agen da on th e fr on t bu r n er, Capr icor n . H om e an d fam il y issu es wil l defin itel y h ave tim es of im por tan ce, bu t over al l it is you r wor k th at gets th e atten tion . Pr osper ity is gr eat bu t so ar e th e obstacl es. Ar i es- M idm on th , th e dom estic focu s is at its str on gest. You m ay begin l ook in g to r evam p you r cu r r en t abode or con n ect m or e with you r fam il y. Con fiden ce an d in n er bal an ce m ak e it easy to get ah ead an d ach ieve you r goal s. Th er e sh ou l d be l ittl e r esistan ce to you r pl an s an d you can even expect h el p fr om oth er s. Scor p i o- Som e peopl e m ay n ot seem as open or str aigh tfor war d to you abou t wh at th ey wan t or n eed. M an y of you cou l d be deal in g with a n eed to r eview, r eassess, or r ewor k cer tain wor k pr ojects. Con ver sation s cou l d be especial l y ch ar ged with in tr igu e, an d som eon e cou l d con fide a secr et in you , or vice-ver sa.

Ashl ey Thompson '17

L eo- You r con fiden ce in you r sel f an d faith in th e wor l d ar e gr owin g expon en tial l y. Fr eedom is som eth in g you seek , bu t be war y of th e costs of fr eedom wh en it's pu r su ed with ou t n ecessar y atten tion to r espon sibil ities.You ar e h u n gr y for k n owl edge an d for gain in g n ew exper ien ces. You ?r e discover in g th at som e of th e peopl e in you r l ife ar en ?t su itabl e for you an ym or e as you see th em m or e r eal istical l y. Pi sces- It?s r ar e to get back togeth er an d h ave it stick , bu t th at ver y wel l cou l d be th e case h er e. Rel ation sh ips ar e defin itel y h igh l igh ted bu t th at en com passes al l of you r sign ifican t on e-on -on es. You r ten den cy is to m er ge, bu t th e wisdom to h ol d you r own wh il e ch oosin g you r com pan ion sh ip car efu l l y. Sagi t t ar i u s- Rel ation sh ips with l oved on es ar e m or e in ten se th is m on th . You 'r e in a gr eat position to l ook with in for an swer s, as you 'r e l ess in cl in ed to ju m p in to action in m ost l ife depar tm en ts, an d m or e in cl in ed to pl an an d for m u l ate str ategies for goin g after wh at you wan t. Tau r u s- Excessive em ph asis on h avin g fu n to th e detr im en t of oth er l ife depar tm en ts. Th is is m or e l ik el y to occu r wh en you m ay be gl ossin g over im por tan t, pr actical detail s an d th e appeal of gam bl in g or tak in g oth er for m s of r isk s can be str on g. Th in gs m ay n ot be ver y gr eat, yet h ol d on , as th ey sh al l get better fr om h er e.

Art s STUDENTARTISTSPOTLIGHT Emaan Uppal '16 Th er e ar e m an y tal en ted stu den t m u sician s, ar tists, an d actor s an d actr esses wh o h ave m ade con tr ibu tion s to th e ASD com m u n ity. Far yal M ir za is a sen ior at ASD wh o is cu r r en tl y en r ol l ed in h er fin al year of AP Ar t. In th e past, sh e h as tak en sever al ar t cl asses, in cl u din g Scu l ptu r e an d Ph otogr aph y. Sh e is al so an officer of cl u b GAIA an d h as been a par ticipan t in M UN for sever al year s. Ch r is Yu m is al so a sen ior at ASD wh o h as been in th e Ch am ber Or ch estr a sin ce 11th gr ade. In addition to pl ayin g th e cel l o, h e is a par t of th e Var sity swim team an d NH S.

STUDENTARTIST: FARYALMIRZA'16

STUDENTMUSICIAN: CHRISYUM'16

W h er e d o y ou get t h e i n sp i r at i on f or y ou r w or k ? I get m y in spir ation fr om th in gs I?ve gon e th r ou gh , per son al exper ien ces? W h atever I am feel in g at th e tim e r eal l y in spir es m y wor k .

W h en an d w h y d i d y ou st ar t p l ay i n g? I star ted pl ayin g wh en I was five year s ol d. At fir st, I pl ayed becau se m y m om got m e in to it, bu t after a year or two, I r eal l y star ted to l ove th e in str u m en t.

W h at i s y ou r f av or i t e p i ece of w or k t h at y ou ?v e cr eat ed an d w h y ? M y favor ite piece of wor k th at I?ve cr eated is cal l ed ?For give M e Fath er For I H ave Sin n ed?. Th e m essage beh in d it is th at even if you th in k th e ch oices you ?ve m ade ar e wr on g, th ey ar e wh at m ak e you ?you ? an d even tu al l y th ey wil l m ak e you a wh ol e per son .

H ow ar e y ou i n v ol v ed w i t h m u si c at ASD? I?m a par t of th e Ch am ber Or ch estr a at sch ool . Last year, we h ad seven or eigh t m em ber s bu t th is year, we h ave fifteen , so th er e is a l ot m or e th at we can do.

W h at t i p s or ad v i ce d o y ou h av e f or ot h er asp i r i n g ar t i st s? W h en you ?r e doin g a l ar ge por tfol io, you h ave to h ave good tim e m an agem en t. You don ?t wan t to be in a position wh er e you ar e doin g pieces th at you don ?t r eal l y l ik e or you ?r e n ot in spir ed by. W h y d o y ou m ak e ar t ? I m ak e ar t becau se it is a way to expr ess m ysel f. Ever yon e h as th eir own way of expr essin g th em sel ves, an d m in e is th r ou gh ar t.

W h at t i p s or ad v i ce d o y ou h av e f or ot h er asp i r i n g m u si ci an s? If you don ?t pr actice, you ?l l n ever sou n d th e way you wan t to. If you ar en ?t wil l in g to pu t in th e tim e an d com m it to doin g sm al l th in gs l ik e scal es or pr acticin g a difficu l t m easu r e, you won ?t be abl e to sou n d as good as you wan t to sou n d. W h at f am ou s m u si ci an s d o y ou ad m i r e? W h y ? On e of th e m u sician s th at I adm ir e is Yo-Yo M a. I th in k h e is on e of th e best cel l ists of al l tim e an d h e is m ak in g a n am e for h im sel f by bein g abl e to pl ay pieces fr om a n u m ber of differ en t gen r es.

Art s 1. Cr an k th e AC down to 15 degr ees an d sit in th e m iddl e of th e r oom wear in g cl oth in g to k eep you war m

2. Bu y fak e l eaves an d ju m p in th em

3. Stom p on th e l eaves with Ugg boots.

4. Bu y som e fal l can dl es an d bu r n th em u n til th e en tir e h ou se sm el l s l ik e fal l m or n in g.

5. W ear l eggin gs with over sized sweater , bu t n ot at ASD becau se u n ifor m s! (Fl an n el sh ir ts ar e al so an option )

Get t ing int o t he Fal l Spir it Whil ein Dubai

6. Tr y Pin ter est! You wil l

Chl oe St one, '17

8. Eat an yth in g ?Pu m pk in Spice?

Du bai is h ot even in th e fal l , m ak in g it h ar d to get in to th e fal l spir it. Th e pal m tr ees don ?t ch an ge col or, n o ch il l in th e win d except for th e ASD AC, an d date pick in g ju st isn 't th e sam e as appl e pick in g. Th is ar ticl e is h er e to give you h el pfu l tips to h el p you get in to th e spir it of fal l .

n ever fail .

7. Appl y season al l otion fr om Bath & Body W or k s al l over you r body.

9. Th en in h al e you r pu m pk in scen ted can dl e an d cr y sad, war m tear s becau se it's stil l h otter th an Satan 's in sides

Art ss Art Do you wan t to be a wr iter or exper ien ce th e ar t of th e spok en wor d fr om differ en t cu l tu r es an d per spectives? Th en we h ave a pl an for you . Th e Em ir ates Air l in e Festival of Liter atu r e is th e M iddl e East?s on e of th e m ost sign ifican t cel ebr ation of th e wr itten an d spok en wor d. It Anoushka Aggar wal '19 br in gs in dividu al s of al l ages an d back gr ou n ds togeth er with au th or s fr om acr oss th e wor l d to en cou r age edu cation , an d above al l el se to sh ar e th e l ove of r eadin g an d wr itin g with al l . Th is is a gr eat oppor tu n ity for al l to sh ow you r r eadin g an d wr itin g sk il l s an d sh ar e th em with oth er s.

Fest ival of Lit er at ur ein t heMiddl e East

Th e Festival cr eates a won der fu l oppor tu n ity for UAE n ation al s, l ocal s, r esiden ts, an d visitor s to con tr ibu te togeth er an d exper ien ce th in gs l ik e m eetin g wor l d fam ou s au th or s, atten d l iter ar y debates, l isten to r eadin gs, par ticipate in wor k sh ops an d exper ien ce al l of th e excitin g ch il dr en ?s even ts. Th is exper ien ce wil l en cou r age you to see differ en t per spective of al l th e wr iter s an d expan d you r h or izon s. It wil l give you th e tim e to m eet fam ou s au th or s an d l ear n th eir stor ies an d h opefu l l y in spir e you as wel l . For th e 2016 Tal eem Awar d an d Th e Oxfor d Un iver sity Pr ess Stor y Com petition , th e th em e is Tim e. For al l th e in dividu al s wh o do n ot u n der stan d or com pr eh en d Ar abic or En gl ish th er e wil l be tr an sl ation session s an d th ese in dividu al s get to exper ien ce m u l ticu l tu r al l iter atu r e.

If you wan t to r eceive u pdates on th e Festival s pr ogr ess, su bscr ibe to em ail n ewsl etter, or to th eir bl og or oth er social m edias in cl u din g Twitter, Facebook , an d even You tu be. Th is wil l be a gr eat exper ien ce for al l wr iter s an d al l in dividu al s to be edu cated u pon differ en t per spectives an d cu l tu r es abou t th e ar t of l iter atu r e. Th e 2016 Festival wil l be h el d fr om M ar ch 1-12 at th e In ter Con tin en tal H otel . En tr ies can be su bm itted on l in e u n til 15 Novem ber 2015.

Art s PUMPKIN SPICE CUPCAKE RECIPE Sof ia Fazal '16

If you are a lover of fall, these cupcakes will make you think we actually have yellow and orange leaves in our front yards. It is meant to be the cupcake version Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks but if you ask me, its even better! Although it was a bit time consuming with all components, it was well worth it. I encourage you to make these cupcakes for a great dessert to enjoy with your friends and family.

Ingr edient s

Dir ect ions

Yiel d: abou t 2 dozen cu pcak es

1. Pr eh eat th e oven to abou t 176º C.

cen ter, it com es ou t cl ean .

For th e cu pcak es:

2. Lin e th e cu pcak e pan s with paper l in er s.

8. Rem ove th e cu pcak es ou t of th e pan abou t 10 m in u tes after cool in g th em an d wh il e th e cu pcak es ar e stil l war m , br u sh th em with th e coffee or espr esso 2-3 tim es. Th en , l et th e cu pcak es cool com pl etel y.

2 2/ 3 cu ps al l -pu r pose fl ou r 3 tbsp. espr esso powder 2 tsp. bak in g soda 2 tsp. bak in g powder 1 tsp. gr ou n d cin n am on 1/ 8 tsp. gr ated n u tm eg 1/ 8 tsp. gr ou n d cl oves 1 tsp. sal t 1 (15 oz.) can pu m pk in pu r ee 1 cu p su gar 1 cu p br own su gar 1 cu p can ol a or vegetabl e oil 4 l ar ge eggs ½ cu p coffee or espr esso, for br u sh in g For the fr osting: 2¼ cu ps h eavy cr eam , ch il l ed ¼ cu p con fection er s? su gar To finish: Gr ou n d cin n am on Car am el sau ce (option al )

*Recipe adapt ed f rom Annieseat s *

3. In a m ediu m bowl , com bin e al l th e dr y in gr edien ts (fl ou r, espr esso powder, bak in g soda, bak in g powder, cin n am on , n u tm eg, cl oves, an d sal t) th en m ix it an d set it aside. 4. Usin g an el ectr ic m ixer, bl en d th e pu m pk in , both th e gr an u l ated an d br own su gar, an d th e oil addin g th e eggs in on e at tim e beatin g wel l after each addition . 5. W h il e pu ttin g th e m ixtu r e on l ow speed, add th e fl ou r in 3 addition s an d beatin g u n til ju st in cor por ated. 6. Fil l th e cu pcak e l in er s u n til th ey ar e abou t ¾ fu l l . 7. Bak e th e cu pcak es for abou t 18-20 m in u tes u n til th ey ar e gol den an d wh en a tooth pick is in ser ted in to th e

9. To m ak e th e fr ostin g, pu t th e h eavy cr eam in a bowl of an el ectr ic m ixer th at is fitted with th e wh isk attach m en t. W h ip it on m ediu m -l ow speed wh il es l owl y in cr easin g it to h igh speed. 10. Gr adu al l y bl en d in th e con fection er s su gar an d wh ip it u n til stiff peak s for m . 11. Use a pastr y bag th at's fitted with a decor ative tip to fr ost th e cu pcak es an d spr in k l e som e cin n am on on top (car am el sau ce is option al ). Stor e in an air tigh t con tain er an d r efr iger ate.

SPOOK CULTURE Hal l oween i s ov er but t hat does n?t mean t he s pi r i t mus i c t hat ?l l THRI LL y ou, t o TV s hows and mov i es t edge of y our s eat s , we?v e put t oget her a mega- pl ay l dr eams ( and ni ght mar es ) wi t h j us t t he r i ght

of s pook i s gone; f r om hat ?l l k eep y ou on t he i s t t hat wi l l f i l l y our amount of s c ar e.

by Pai ge Ar di l l ' 17

Movies Scar y

Not So Scar y

?The Shi ni ng?

?Hal l oween Town? 1 & 2

?Hal l oween?

?Hoc us Poc us ?

?Sc r eam? 1

?Twi t c hes ? 1 & 2

?Ni ght mar e on El m St r eet ?

?Sc ar y Mov i e? 1 & 2

?Si ni s t er ?

?The Cr af t ?

?I Know What You Di d Las t Summer ?

?Cor al i ne?

?Dar k Summer ?

?A Ni ght mar e Bef or e Chr i s t mas ?

?Tr i c k ?r Tr eat ?

?Pr ac t i c al Magi c ?

?The Ex or c i s t ?

?The Haunt ed Mans i on?

?Ps y c ho?

?Mons t er Hous e?

?Ros emar y ?s Baby ?

?Sc ooby - Doo! and t he

?You?r e Nex t ?

Wi t c h' s Ghos t ?

?Fr i day t he 13t h?

?Beet l e J ui c e?

?The Conj ur i ng?

?Cor ps e Br i de?

?Amer i c an Ps y c ho?

TV shows Scar y

Not So Scar y

X- Fi l es

The Si mps ons

?The Cal us ar i ? ?Chi nga? ?I r r es i s t i bl e?

?Tr eehous e of Hor r or V? Communi t y ?Remedi al Chaos Theor y ?

Amer i c an Hor r or St or y

?Epi demi ol ogy ?

?Hal l oween Par t 1"

?Hor r or Fi c t i on i n 7 Eas y St eps ?

?Hal l oween Par t 2" Buf f y t he Vampi r e Sl ay er ?Fear I t s el f ? ?Hal l oween?

Fr eak s and Geek s ?Tr i c k s and Tr eat s ? The Of f i c e ?Hal l oween? Par k s and Rec r eat i on ?Meet n Gr eet ? ?Hal l oween Sur pr i s e? Fr as i er " Hal l oween" Bob?s Bur ger s ?Ful l Bar s ? Fr es h Pr i nc e of Bel - Ai r Hex and t he Si ngl e Guy Fr i ends ?The One wi t h The Hal l oween Par t y ? Sabr i na t he Teenage Wi t c h ?A Hal l oween St or y ? ?Good Wi l l Haunt i ng? ?Mur der on t he Hal l oween Ex pr es s ?

AHS: wel come to hotel cortez Sp o i l e r As s umi ng al l f our l obes of y our br ai n ar e c onnec t ed and f unc t i oni ng and y ou hav e opi ni ons wor t h hear i ng, I ?m goi ng t o c ome t o t he c onc l us i on, t hat y ou, l i k e ev er y ot her per s on of r el ev anc e, l ov e Hal l oween! And i n or der f or y our Hal l oween ex per i enc e t o l i v e up t o i t ?s s pook y pot ent i al , y ou' l l need t o wi t nes s t he wonder f ul l y hor r i f i c new s eas on of Amer i c an Hor r or St or y : Hot el . I t hi nk we c an al l agr ee t hat s eas on 4 of Amer i c an Hor r or St or y , was di s appoi nt i ng t o s ay t he l eas t . I t was a good i dea, but t he f r eak s how s i mpl y was n' t f r eak y enough, and who want s Ev en Pet er s i n l obs t er hands ? Howev er , Ry an

a l er t

Mur phy mus t hav e been s av i ng up t he hor r or and t he f r eak f or s eas on 5, Amer i c an Hor r or St or y : Hot el . Wi t h mor e bl ood, s ex , and gor e t han ev er bef or e, t hi s s eas on has us al l c hec k ed- i n and wai t i ng i n ant i c i pat i on f or a br ut al ex per i enc e at t he Hot el Cor t ez . Lady Gaga made her unf or get t abl e debut on t he s how i n t he f i r s t epi s ode, Chec k i ng- I n. Her and t he hot new addi t i on t o t he c as t , Mat t Bomer , t ak e a l ov el y c oupl e home f or a l at e ni ght s nac k . . . t al k about goi ng out wi t h a bang! Speak i ng of whi c h, Max Gr eenf ei l d was s t abbed i n t he bac k ( s i de) and s pent t he r es t of hi s s t ay r es i di ng i n hi s hot el r oom?s mat t r es s s t uf f i ng.

And bec aus e i t ?s t he 21s t c ent ur y , what hor r or s er i es woul d be c ompl et e wi t hout t he addi t i on of v ampi r es ? But t hes e bl ood- s uc k i ng ni ght - wal k er s c ome wi t h no f angs and t wi c e t he bi t e, as t hey s eem t o be t he mos t r ut hl es s and mos t gor geous c r eat ur es i nhabi t i ng Hot el Cor t ez . Bes t of l uc k t o J ohn and hi s new x - wi f e ( i n bot h s ens es of t he wor d) . One mor e doubl e mar t i ni and a s hot of abs i nt he and he may end up j oi ni ng her mor e t hi r s t y t han ev er . I n t he wi s e wor ds of Li z Tay l or , ?Cont r ol i s j us t an i l l us i on?, and i t s eems t he onl y per s on who has i t i s Ry an Mur phy k eepi ng us l oc k ed i n f or an unf or get t abl e s t ay at t he Hot el Cor t ez .

Kal ey Gar v ey , ' 16

Music Lesser known "Spooky Jams"

Fear of Sl eep

The St r ok es

The Dev i l

Por t ugal . The Man

Tr i ck or Tr eat Dancef l oor

Cher r y Gl az er

Fl oat i ng Cof f i n

Thee Oh Sees

Wher e Wol f

Gi nger and t he Ghos t

Wi t chi ng hour

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I nt er pol

Hal l oween

The Mi s f i t s

Evi l Cr eep Pet Semat ar y Af t er l i f e Cr yi ng Li ght ni ng Wi cked Gi l Dead and Gone Oct ober Spi der head Deat h of Me The Funer al Par t y My Body?s a Zombi e f or You I Br ought a Gun Dead Man?s Tet r i s The Gor e Dead Man?s Wi l l Bones Backst abber Fr eak Our Tr ut h Ni ght Ter r or No Rest f or t he Wi cked Dead Di sco Super massi ve Bl ack Hol e RI P 2 My Yout h Wol f and I I bl eed Cr eep i n a T- shi r t Zombi e Ghost St or y Ghost Vi ol ence Cemet r y Gat es

Radi ohead The Ramones Ar c ade Fi r e Ar c t i c Monk ey s Band of Hor s es The Bl ac k Key s Br ok en Bel l s Cage t he El ephant Ci t y and Col our The Cur e Dead Man?s Bones El v i s Depr es s edl y Fl y i ng Lot us Fox I r on & Wi ne The Ki l l er s The Kook s Lana Del Rey Lac una Coi l Laur a Mar l i ng Ly k k e Li

Cl assic Hal l oween Anthems

Met r i c

Monst er Mash

Bobby Pi c k et t

Mus e

Ti me War p

Roc k y Hor r or Pi c t ur e Show

The Nei ghbour hood Oh Land

Sci ence Fi ct i on / Doubl e Feat ur e

The Pi x i es

Thi s i s Hal l oween

Danny El f man

Por t ugal . The Man

Wi t ch Doct or

Dav i d Sev i l l e

The Pr et t y Rec k l es s

Ghost bust er s

Ray Par k er , J r .

Wi t ch Doct or

Dav i d Sev i l l e

Thr i l l er

Mi c hael J ac k s on

Wer ewol ves of London

War r en Zev on

Radi at or Hos pi t al Si r Sl y The Shi v er s The Smi t hs

Sport s Season 2 Needs You!

Louis l er oux, '18

M an y of u s l ove spor ts at sch ool , especial l y wh en it com es to pl ayin g with you r fr ien ds. Th e secon d season is goin g to be on e of th e m ost in ten se season s of th e year. Soccer, wr estl in g, cr oss cou n tr y, an d ten n is al l l in in g u p to pr epar e for season two M ESAC. Th ese ar e ver y in ten se on ou r bodies, bu t al so n eed in ten se pr epar ation . Th e com petition th at you wil l see in tr you ts wil l be ver y h igh al r eady. You r pr epar ation is k ey, as you m u st fir st m ak e th e team an d th en star t im pr ovin g. Th e th r ee k ey focu ses for you r pr epar ation ar e car dio, tim e m an agem en t, an d a cor r ect m in dset. 1.

Car dio - Car dio is ver y tou gh to wor k on , as you n eed to pu sh you r sel f. No, I don ?t m ean wal k in g down th e stair s to go eat din n er an d back u p th e stair s to you r r oom . Do situ ps, pu sh u ps, an d pu l l u ps r egu l ar l y do bu il d str en gth in you r m u scl es. To bu il d u p you r car dio th e sim pl est activity you cou l d do is r u n n in g, an d you don ?t h ave to r u n ever yday. W h en r u n n in g, you m u st set goal s for you r sel f, k eep th em r eal istic, an d get a fr ien d to r u n with you so you do n ot feel a dr ag wh en ever you n eed to r u n . If you don ?t pu sh you r sel f you wil l n ot get an ywh er e 2. Tim e M an agem en t - You m u st pl an accor din gl y to m ove for war d. You can n ot go in to tr you ts u n pr epar ed to do ever yth in g you can do to m ak e th e team . I wou l d su ggest you get ah ead on wor k , stu dyin g, an d pr ojects. Pr actices tak e u p an h ou r an d a h al f after sch ool ever yday, wh ich m ean s you h ave l ess tim e to r el ax, l ess en er gy, an d l ess tim e for h om ewor k if you ar e n ot pr epar ed. 3. M in dset - Spor ts ar e n ot ver y easy on you ph ysical l y or m en tal l y, so you sh ou l d be r eady for a l on g, h eavy season . Al th ou gh you wil l al ways h ave so m u ch fu n , th er e wil l be r ou gh patch es. To m ak e it al l th e way, you n eed to star t ou t k n owin g at wh at poin t you ar e at, an d wh er e you sh ou l d go. Th is wil l h el p you for war d wh en you wan t to im pr ove.

W ith so m u ch com petition you n eed to be abl e to go ou t an d do th e ver y best you can an d sh ow you r poten tial . M en tal l y you m u st goin g in k n owin g wh at you expect to do. Tr you ts ar e al l abou t fir st im pr ession s on th e coach es, so you m u st do ever yth in g in you r abil ity to im pr ess th em . You r best sk il l at th e tim e m u st be displ ayed to m ak e th e team , an d th en you m ove for war d to im pr ove.

wher ecan i f ind spor t s equipment f or Louis l er oux, '18 season t wo? If you n eed an yth in g for season two spor ts, to get th e l ar gest r an ge of ch oices you can go to th e M odel l 's in M al l of th e Em ir ates. An oth er gr eat option is to go to on e of m an y Su n an d San d Spor ts. Both of th ese spor ts ou tl et stor es h ave a m assive var iety of m ater ial s for an y spor t. Al l m ater ial s you fin d th er e ar e h igh qu al ity an d wil l l ast you for a wh il e. Pr ice is n ot a pr obl em eith er as th er e is equ ipm en t th at does n ot cost a l ot, an d obviou sl y top l in e br an ds th at wil l cost you qu ite a bit.

Sport s Var sit y vol l ey bal l Mesac 2015

Vol l eybal l Boys M ESAC: Coach : Sh awn Sawyer an d Ar m an Aitu ar Al ex Abou -Jaou de, '16

Zack Yengul al p, '18

A ver y h eated tou r n am en t h as ju st passed an d al l th e team s h ave been pu ttin g l oads of effor t in for th is specific tou r n am en t. Al l of th e tr ain in g al l season h as com e down to ju st 1 week . Th is is th e m ost im por tan t week of th e wh ol e season , th is is M ESAC. M ESAC is an abbr eviation for M iddl e East Sou th Asia Con fer en ce. For al l th e n ew k ids M ESAC is a ver y l ar ge tou r n am en t at th e en d of th e season . Th e team s wil l al l go to a design ated pl ace th is cou l d be in th e cou n tr y ou r ou t of it, it depen ds on th e spor t th at you pl ay an d al so th e l evel you pl ay at. If you ar e on JV th e JV gir l s an d boys wil l go togeth er an d so on . Th er e ar e six differ en t sch ool s th at go to M ESAC in cl u din g ASD an d you k n ow Picture was taken after the Varsity Boys won the MESAC finals th at th er e can on l y be on e win n er so it is a ver y h eated week en d for ever yon e.

Al ex Cam pbel l , '17 An ir u dh An an d, '17 Br aden Gar r ison , '17 Dan y Itan i, '17 Jad Kh al il , '16 Lu iz Ol iveir a, '16 Ram sey M ak h zou m i , '17 Saam Nam azi, '17 Zach ar y M asr i, '17

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Picture was taken after the Varsity girls won the MESAC finals

Th e var sity gir l s an d boys both did ver y wel l at DAA l ast week en d both team s br in gin g h om e th e gol d m edal again st Doh a. Th e var sity boys won 3 sets an d Doh a won 1 set. In fact al l tou r n am en t ASD wen t u n defeated th e wh ol e tim e,n ot l osin g on e gam e.Th e var sity gir l s won al l 3 sets.

Vol l eybal l Gir l s M ESAC: Coach : Joe Tayl or An n a Nem eth , '16 Cam el l ia H agh igh at, '17 Deem a Abu -Nasr ah , '17 Lau r a Bom bal a, '17 M aya Kh al af, '16 Rach el M ol l oy, '18 Sal m a M oawad, '16 Sar ah Fek ete, '16, Sar ah W h el ch el , '16 Val en tin a Rodr igu ez , '17

Sport s Cl ash of t heTit ans : Power l if t ing vs. Cal ist henics

Cal isth en ics an d Power l iftin g ar e two total l y differ en t beasts. On e of wh ich focu ses on pu r e str en gth an d th e l ar gest m u scl es of th e body, wh il e th e oth er r el ies on r an ge of m otion , an d al l m u scl es of th e body. To star t, peopl e begin tr ain in g to get in to sh ape, or get fit, or l ose weigh t. W h atever it m ay be, you h ave h ear d of th e stan dar d P90x or oth er wor k ou t gu ides. H owever, th er e is a h ar dcor e side to str en gth an d fitn ess. An d it is th is h ar dcor e side th at wil l actu al l y give you th e r esu l ts you wan t, as l on g as you ar e wil l in g to wor k for it. As stated ear l ier, both tr ain in g tech n iqu es h ave th eir special ties. So l et's fin d ou t wh ich is best. To star t off with , we wil l tak e a l ook at power l iftin g. A spor t th at's been al ive sin ce th e begin n in g of m an k in d, power l iftin g is al l abou t pick in g u p h eavy stu ff. Real l y h eavy stu ff. Th is sor t l iftin g al l tax th e l ar gest, h eaviest m u scl es of th e body. Becau se of th is m u scl e tar getin g, an d a l ack of h igh r ep/ fat bu r n in g exer cises, power l iftin g ath l etes don 't often l ook sh r edded or r ipped, in stead th ey l ook l ess l ik e bodybu il der s an d m or e l ik e ju st th ick str on g m en (Str on g M an is al so a type of

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tr ain in g). Th ey often l ack th e sam e in ten sity of visu al cu ts or m u scl es bu t in stead spor t bel l ies an d th ick / stock y pr ofil es. Th ey ar e u l tim ate exam pl es of pu r e str en gth an d power. On th e oth er side of th e spectr u m , we h ave cal isth en ics ath l etes. Cal isth en ics h as al so existed sin ce th e begin n in g of tim e an d on l y r equ ir es on e piece of equ ipm en t, you r sel f. Al th ou gh th er e ar e n o r eal ?r ecor ds? in cal isth en ics, th er e ar e am azin g feats com pl eted by cal isth en ics ath l etes ever y day. Cal isth en ics exer cises focu s m or e on th e total body, both th e l ar ge m u scl e gr ou ps, an d th e sm al l er in ter con n ectin g m u scl es. Th ey ar e al so ver y differ en t com par ed to th e r ou tin es of power l iftin g tr ain in g. Cal isth en ics position s su ch as h u m an fl ags, pl an ch es, h an dstan d pu sh u ps, l ever s, gh ost steppin g, pu l l u ps, an d m u scl e-u ps. Th ese ar e th e opposite to exer cises su ch as deadl ifts. In power l iftin g exer cises th er e is often ver y l ittl e m ovem en t, wh er eas a pl an ch r equ ir es a h u ge r an ge of m otion to per for m cor r ectl y. Th is u l tim atel y r esu l ts in a ph ysiqu e th at is best descr ibed as cu t, l ean , an d sh r edded, l ack in g th e bu l k of power l ifter s.

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As it can be seen , both tr ain in g m eth ods h ave th eir own ways of bu il din g th e h u m an body. W h ich on e is best is u l tim atel y u p to you . If you ar e in r el ativel y good sh ape, an d wou l d say th at you h ave ver y h igh pr opor tion ate str en gth (str en gth ::weigh t), I wou l d r ecom m en d cal isth en ics. Cal isth en ics wil l l et you do th in gs th at you n ever th ou gh t you r body cou l d do. Al so, if you ar e n ot th e m ost active/ fit per son , cal isth en ics is gr eat for gettin g cu t an d l osin g u n n eeded body fat. On th e fl ip side, if you ar e r el ativel y str on g in gen er al , n ot n ecessar il y pr opor tion ate, an d you don 't m in d k eepin g th at bel l y an d som e fl ab, th en power l iftin g is for you . Power l iftin g wil l l et you u n l eash th e str en gth th at you h ol d with in . H owever, ju st becau se you wil l be bu il din g m u scl e, don 't expect to be gettin g sl im m er or l osin g weigh t. In stead, expect to get h eavier, bu t str on ger. Th e ch oice is u p to you , you m ay n ot even be in ter ested in eith er. You m ay ch oose gen er al fitn ess, cr ossfit, str on gm an (as m en tion ed ear l ier ). W h atever you ch oose, ju st m ak e su r e it wor k s for you . An d give it you r al l .

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Sport s Hot st ar t pr o t eams Kian Soh r abi '18

At l an t a Fal con s Th e Atl an ta Fal con s wer en ?t on m an y peopl e?s r adar s wh en th e NFL star ted. H owever, a 5-0 star t th at in cl u ded a cl ean sweep of th e NFC East an d a victor y again st th e Texan s h as ch an ged m an y peopl e?s opin ion s. Dan Qu in n , for m er coor din ator of th e dau n ted an d vau n ted Seattl e Seah awk s defen se (a.k .a. th e Legion of Boom ), h as been th e spar k to th e Atlanta Falcons Pre-Game Fal con s fier y star t. Th ey star ted th e season of fir e by win n in g th eir fir st 5 gam es. On defen se, th e team is statistical l y aver age. H owever, con sider in g th at l ast year th ey wer e 32n d (l ast) in poin ts per gam e, 32n d in total yar ds per gam e an d 32n d yar ds per pl ay, aver age is a h u ge im pr ovem en t. Th e biggest ch an ge is on offen se, wh er e th ey ar e sh owin g th eir tr u e fir epower. Th ey h ave a star r u n n in g back in secon d-year pl ayer, Devon ta Fr eem an , an d su per star wide r eceiver, Ju l io Jon es, is tor ch in g opposin g defen ses wh en h eal th y. In addition , th eir offen sive l in e was r an k ed # 1 by Pr o Footbal l Focu s goin g in to W eek 5. Al l th is su ppor t h as h el ped tu r n M atty Ice in to th e star qu ar ter back h e on ce was an d h as pr opel l ed th is team to a 5-0 r ecor d. On Th u r sday Nigh t Footbal l , th ey wer e pr oven to be m or tal s wh en th e New Or l ean s Sain ts beat th em . Th e Fal con s bou n ced back with a tou gh win again st th e Titan s an d th ey l ook for war d to a possibl e division ch am pion sh ip. M an ch est er Ci t y M an ch ester City is off to a str on g star t in th e Pr em ier Leagu e. Th ey cu r r en tl y l ead th e l eagu e tabl e with 18 poin ts an d ar e l ook in g to get th eir 3r d Pr em ier Leagu e Tr oph y. Th e team ?s attack is l ead by Ser gio Ag端 er o (6 goal s) an d Vin cen t Kom pan y on defen se. Th ey ar e M anchester City Team Photo at th e top of th e tabl e an d at th e tim e of wr itin g h ad a positive goal differ en ce of 26, wh ich is five m or e th an secon d pl aced Ar sen al an d al m ost dou bl e Un ited's. Th eir gr eat star t is a r eason to be excited for City fan s, bu t th at Pr em ier Leagu e is a m ar ath on n ot a spr in t, an d it's on l y ju st star ted. Ar sen al is cu r r en tl y l evel on poin ts with City so M an ch ester City m u st con tin u e to excel du r in g th eir m atch es so th at th ey can cl in ch th eir th ir d titl e for th e cl u b an d secon d u n der m an ager M an u el Pel l egr in i. Fl or i d a Gat or s As a Fl or ida Gator s fan , I wish I cou l d say th at I saw th is on e com in g an d was expectin g su ch a gr eat star t to th e season , bu t I wasn ?t. Th e Gator s got off to a n ice 4-0 star t to th e year. Th ey beat sol id team s. If you con sider h ow awfu l th e Fl or ida Gator s pl ayed l ast year, an y 4-0 star t wou l d be gr eat. Th e Gator s didn ?t stop th er e th ou gh . Th ey wer e r an k ed th e # 25 team in th e n ation (AP Pol l ) an d th eir n ext gam e was again st for m er l y # 3 r an k ed Ol e M iss, wh o h ad ju st beat pr eviou sl y # 2 r an k ed Al abam a. In a gam e wh ich m an y favor ed Ol e M iss, th e Gator s obl iter ated th em in th e 1st h al f. At h al ftim e, th e Gator s wer e u p 25-0 an d th ey won th e gam e 38-10. Th is pr opel l ed th e Gator s to # 11 in th e AP pol l an d after week 6, th ey wer e # 8. Sim il ar to th e Atl an ta Fal con s, th ey fin al l y l ost a gam e after a fan tastic star t. Th eir l oss did n ot com e again st feebl e foe, th eir l oss cam e again st # 5 LSU (l ed by su per star Leon ar d Fou r n ette). I don ?t Florida Gators celebrating a TD against Ole M iss th in k th e l oss sh ou l d be cou n ted again st th em too h ar sh l y. Th is l oss pr oves th at Fl or ida stil l h as wor k to do to r etu r n to th eir for m er gl or y (th e Tim Tebow/ Ur ban M eyer er a), bu t it sh ows gr eat im pr ovem en t fr om th eir l ast year. H on or abl e M en t i on : L eon ar d Fou r n et t e Fou r n ette?s statl in e th r ou gh th e fir st 6 gam es of th e season says en ou gh . Th e 6?1?, 235 pou n d tr u e soph om or e with a 4.35 40-yar d dash is h avin g on e of th e best col l ege footbal l season s of al l tim e. H e?s al r eady bein g com par ed to th e gr eatn ess of Bar r y San der s an d H er sch el W al k er, 2 am azin g yet com pl etel y differ en t r u n n in g back s. Fou r n ette h ad scou ts dr ool in g as a sen ior in h igh sch ool an d it l ook s l ik e h e?l l h ave th em dr ool in g wh en h e?s el igibl e to becom e a pr ofession al (wh ich won ?t be u n til 2017!). image credit - Google.com, Genius.com

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Th is season we saw som eth in g we n ever th ou gh t wou l d h appen (th is ear l y); Jur gen? Liver pool m an ager Br en dan Rodger s was sack ed. Liver pool h as h ad a bad star t to th e season , l osin g to team s l ik e W est H am Un ited an d M an ch ester Ju r gen Kl opp is a 48 year ol d Ger m an Un ited, an d n ot h avin g a sin gl e win in Eu r opean com petition (wh ich , sadl y, is pr ofession al footbal l pl ayer tu r n ed m an ager wh o h as an im pr essive m an ager ial pedigr ee, com m on for En gl ish team s in Eu r ope th is year.) for n ear l y 2 m on th s.Th e win n in g a l eagu e dou bl e in th e 2011-12 season r epl acem en t th ey br ou gh t in was a su r pr ise; Ju r gen Kl opp, th e m an wh o said an d n om in ated Ger m an m an ager of th e year h e didn ?t wan t to m an age a big cl u b ever again , en ded u p in M er seyside. H e twice. Befor e h e star ted m an agin g cl u b h e was a pr ofession al pl ayer, spen din g al l of h is car eer was ver y su ccessfu l in h is two pr eviou s m an agem en t en deavou r s, br in gin g at Ger m an cl u b FSV M ain z 05 befor e goin g on two Leagu e titl es for Ger m an cl u b Bor u ssia Dor tm u n d an d sen din g th em to to m an age said cl u b for 7 year s. H e h ad an over al l win / l oss r ation of 56% at Dor tm u n d, an d th e fin al of th e Ch am pion s Leagu e in 2013 befor e l eavin g at th e en d of th e br ou gh t a for m er m id tabl e cl u b to on e of th e 2014 season . biggest cl u bs in Ger m an y.

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Br ing in a str iker Last year th ey on l y scor ed in Eu r ope 6 tim es fr om 8 gam es in two com petition s, an d th eir top goal scor er in al l com petition s was a m idfiel der. You cou l d ar gu e th at Stu r r idge an d Ben tek e ar e depen dabl e, bu t Stu r r idge h as h ad som e ser iou s in ju r y pr obl em s an d on l y appear ed 12 tim es ou t of 38 gam es in th e season l ast year, an d Ben tek e won ?t give you goal s al l th e tim e. Su r e, h is goal s ar e pr etty good, h owever, h e?s n ot con sisten t with th em . After scor in g twice befor e Decem ber, it took h im u n til M ar ch th e n ext year to scor e again . A str ik er wh o can give th em goal s wh en th ey n eed th em is essen tial for Liver pool to at l east qu al ify an d do wel l in Eu r ope for th e n ext year, an d th er e ar e pl en ty of good can didates fr om oth er cl u bs to br in g in .

Br ing in a leader Th e l oss of l on g ser vin g captain Steven Ger r ar d was a h u ge on e for th e cl u b an d for th e pl ayer s. H e was a gr eat l eader wh o wil l m ost pr obabl y en ded u p as a cl u b l egen d for wh at h e?s don e at M er seyside, bu t h avin g h im as a cl u b l egen d wil l n ot do an yth in g to h el p th e cl u b. Th ey n eed to tak e qu ick action , an d br in g in som eon e wh o is a n atu r al l eader, an d pr efer abl y a defen der. Th is is becau se at th e m om en t Liver pool ?s defen se is weak an d h avin g som eon e wh o can be an an ch or for th at back l in e an d give th em dir ection s wil l h el p th em to n o en d. If th ey?r e co-or din ated, th ey?l l con cede l ess. It?s a win / win situ ation r eal l y, becau se th ey get a better defen se an d gr eat team captain .

W atch your m oney Liver pool h as m on ey. A l ot of m on ey. An d th ey n eed to u se it. W in ter is a tim e for str en gth en in g a weak team , an d Liver pool ar e a weak team r igh t n ow. Th ey can al so u se th is tim e to secu r e th eir fu tu r e; pl ayer s becom e avail abl e for fr ee in th e win ter for th e n ext season an d if Liver pool ar e abl e to n egotiate deal s for k ey pl ayer s with expir in g con tr acts th en th er e is n o n eed to go on a spen din g spr ee in th e su m m er. Th at m on ey can be u sed im m ediatel y an d th ey m u st u se it if th ey wan t an y ch an ce at th e titl e th is year.

Br ing up m or ale At th e m om en t, al l is n ot wel l at An fiel d. Th e team seem s to h ave deter ior ated sin ce n ear l y win n in g th e BPL in th e 2013-2014 season , l osin g pl ayer s th at th ey depen ded on h eavil y l ik e Lu is Su ar ez (to Bar cel on a), Steven Ger r ar d (to LA Gal axy), an d Rah eem Ster l in g (to M an ch ester City.) Th ey n eed to r each th at peak again , bu t th e on l y way th ey can do th at if th ey bel ieve in th em sel ves. Th er e?s pl en ty of pl ayer s wh o ar e abl e to fil l in th ose voids l eft an d be ju st as good, th ey ju st n eed to be given th e ch an ce. Kl opp n eeds to m ak e su r e each pl ayer bel ieves in th em sel ves an d th at th ey do n ot n eed Ger r ar d or Su ar ez to be su ccessfu l .

Ju r gen h as a l ot to do at M er seyside an d it won ?t be easy to sol ve ever yth in g, bu t if h e does, Liver pool ?s tr oph y cabin et wil l star t fil l in g u p again an d th e cl u b itsel f wil l r etu r n to it?s for m er gl or y. In m y opin ion , h e was a gr eat appoin tm en t an d on e th ey can depen d on for a wh il e, as we saw with h is wor k at Dor tm u n d. I wish h im th e best of l u ck , an d th at h e?s abl e to exceed expectation s given to h im by th e cl u b an d it?s fan s.

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FOOTBALLABROAD Th e UAE Fal con s wen t to Sin gapor e du r in g H al l oween an d pl ayed th e Sin gapor e Fal con s. On th e U-15 l evel , th e Fal con s em er ged victor iou s with a 38-0 victor y. Dek avian Sh epar d (Left, bl ack jer sey) is pictu r ed tr u ck in g a Sin gapor ean safety in to th e en d zon e. Jason Cobb (Righ t, bl u e sh oes) was th e star of th e gam e. Th e 11 year -ol d r u n n in g back aver aged appr oxim atel y 8 yar ds per car r y. On defen se, h e h ad 3 pl ays at defen sive en d, du r in g wh ich h e am assed 2 QB sack s an d 1 QB h it.

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Nasa's l atest br eak th r ou gh is th e discover y of l iqu id water fl owin g on M ar s. By u sin g an im agin g spectr om eter th ey discover ed str eak in g on th e r ed pl an et wh ich seem s to h ave ebbed over tim e. Nasa n oticed th ese patter n s in ar eas th at wer e above m in u s 10 degr ees Fah r en h eit. Now th at th ey h ave fou n d water on M ar s, ou r fu tu r e m ay be ch an gin g.

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H u r r ican e Patr icia r ecen tl y h it M exico?s Pacific Coast. It?s k n own as th e str on gest stor m to h it th e wester n h em isph er e with win ds of at l east 165 m ph an d viol en t r ain . Th e h u r r ican e h as h it sm al l r esor ts off th e pacific coast. In M an zil l o (a por t city), th e waves h ave r isen u p to 20 feet bu t so far, th er e ar e n o r epor ts of in ju r ies or death . Au th or ities pr edict th at th e h u r r ican e cou l d cau se deadl y fl oods ,m u dsl ides, an d th e win ds ar e l ik el y to go u p to 190m ph

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Current Event s Ast epping st onet o Pal est ine's f r eedom Recen tl y, th e Pal estin ian Fl ag was r aised for th e fir st tim e at th e Un ited Nation s h eadqu ar ter s in New Yor k . Pal estin ian Pr esiden t, M ah m ou d Abbas, was accom pan yin g th e r aisin g of th e fl ag an d was ar gu in g th at it was im m or al th at th e stateh ood of Pal estin e r em ain ed u n r esol ved. Abbas al so in sisted th at th e agr eem en ts Pal estin e h ad with Isr ael wer e con tin u ou sl y viol ated an d th at th e Pal estin ian Au th or ities (PA) n o l on ger fel t bou n d by th ese agr eem en ts. H e al so an n ou n ced th at "As l on g as Isr ael r efu ses to cease settl em en t activities an d to r el ease of th e fou r th gr ou p of Pal estin ian pr ison er s in accor dan ce with ou r agr eem en ts, th ey l eave u s n o ch oice bu t to in sist th at we wil l n ot r em ain th e on l y on es com m itted to th e im pl em en tation of th ese agr eem en ts." Isr ael i Pr im e M in ister, Ben jam in Netan yah u 's, on l y com m en t was th at Abbas? statem en t was pr om otin g viol en ce with in th e M iddl e East. Th e state of Pal estin e h as r em ain ed an u n r esol ved issu e for qu ite som e tim e n ow, an d en ou gh is en ou gh . Th ey ar e fin al l y bein g r ecogn ized by th e UN, (an d th e Pal estin ian Fl ag is a n ew addition to th e Em oji fam il y), pr ogr ess! Th e r ecu r r in g issu e seem s to h ave im pr oved r ecen tl y, bu t is stil l far fr om bein g sol ved.

m em ber s bel ieve th at Jews sh ou l d n ot assim il ate with oth er cu l tu r es an d peopl e, an d th at Pal estin e (wh at th e Zion ists cal l ed Isr ael ) was th eir l an d by divin e r igh t. It was or igin al l y adopted by som e Jewish r efu gees to com bat th e an ti-Sem itic discr im in ation after th e Jews ar r ived in Pal estin e. Despite th e u n wil l in gn ess of th e Ar ab n ation s to al l ow for th is par tition to occu r, th e State of Isr ael was bor n , wh ich spar k ed th e Ar ab-Isr ael i con fl ict in 1948. W h at fol l owed was th e evacu ation of m an y Pal estin ian s, an d th e den ial of th eir h u m an r igh ts. Today, th er e ar e con stan t cl ash es between Pal estin ian citizen s an d Isr ael i settl er s an d sol dier s. Th e Isr ael -Pal estin e con fl ict wil l on l y be r esol ved on ce th e two gr ou ps decide to cooper ate, bu t befor e th at h appen s, th e r ecogn ition of Pal estin e as a state sh ou l d h el p cr eate th e awar en ess th at Pal estin e n eeds. H opefu l l y, th e con fl ict wil l be r esol ved soon , becau se in n ocen t civil ian s in Pal estin e an d Isr ael ar e u n n ecessar il y dyin g, al th ou gh th e m ajor ity of th ose death s seem to h ave been on th e Pal estin ian side. For n ow, both sides to cr eate an agr eem en t agr eem en t for th e r esu l t th at m ost wan t: peace.

Palestinian Flag being raised for the first time at the United Nations Headquarters in New York

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Novem ber 29, 1947, th e day th e Un ited Nation s Gen er al Assem bl y r ecom m en ded th e im pl em en tation of th e Par tition Pl an . Th is pl an spl it Pal estin e in to two separ ate states, th e Jewish side an d th e Ar ab side. Th is was cr eated to accom m odate for th e Jewish r efu gees of th e H ol ocau st. Th e idea was to for m a Jewish state wh er e th e Jews cou l d l ive peacefu l l y. As waves of r efu gees an d im m igr an ts fl owed in to th is n ew Jewish state, Zion ism fol l owed cl osel y beh in d th em . Zion ism is a m ovem en t wh ose

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Current Event s Has t heSy r ian Conf l ict Become a Pr oxy War ? Chr is Yum '16

US and Russian involvem ent in the entir e affair has som e ar e questioning whether or not it is a pr oxy war . Ph oto Cr edit: Googl e Im ages

Bashar al-Assad has gained the suppor t of the Russian gover nm ent in M oscow. Ph oto Cr edit: Googl e Im ages

The United States feels that Russia is not, in fact, tar getting I SI S but r ebel for ces instead. Ph oto Cr edit: CNN News

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W h il e Ru ssia an d th e U.S. h ave pr each ed sim il ar m essages of an ti-ter r or ism , specifical l y tar geted towar ds ISIS, th e two cou n tr ies h ave essen tial l y en gaged in a pr oxy war with th eir r espective in vol vem en ts in th e Syr ian civil war. Th e U.S. h as con tin u ed to su ppor t th e r ebel s th r ou gh ou t th e en tir e affair. Th is past week , it su ccessfu l l y sen t 50 ton s of am m u n ition an d h an d gr en ades to r ebel for ces in n or th er n Syr ia. M ean wh il e, Ru ssia h as been pr ovidin g assistan ce to Syr ian Pr esiden t Bash ar al -Assad, wh o faces two dir ect th r eats in ISIS an d th e Syr ian r ebel s to h is r egim e. Ju st two week s ago, Ru ssian Pr esiden t Vl adim ir Pu tin appr oved air str ik es in Syr ia wh ich pu r por tedl y dem on str ated th eir ?aim at m ak in g a con tr ibu tion in th e figh t again st ter r or ism , wh ich is dan ger ou s for th e Un ited States, for Ru ssia...an d for th e wh ol e wor l d with ou t exagger ation .? H owever, th e Un ited States gover n m en t feel s th at th e attack s h ave been ?r eck l ess an d in discr im in ate? an d th at th ey h ave on l y par tial l y tar geted ISIS for ces, im pl yin g th eir bel ief th at th e Ru ssian gover n m en t is bl atan tl y defen din g again st th e r ebel s as th e air str ik es h ave pr im ar il y been tar getin g r ebel -con tr ol l ed r egion s of Syr ia. W h il e Ru ssia h as l au n ch ed over on e h u n dr ed air str ik es, with a fair am ou n t in ISIS-con tr ol l ed r egion s, m ar k ed m aps sh ow th at a m ajor ity h ave occu r r ed on th e bor der of r egim e an d r ebel ar eas. As eviden t by th eir com m en dabl e yet fail ed attem pt at tr ain in g th e Syr ian r ebel s, ISIS is th e pr im ar y con cer n for th e Un ited States, so it is u n der stan dabl e th at th e Ru ssian s?appar en t ?m iscl aim s?h ave tr ou bl ed Pr esiden t Obam a an d h is Con gr ess. Th ou gh th e U.S. con tin u es to vil ify th e Ru ssian gover n m en t, th er e ar e r eason s as to wh y th ey r em ain sided with th e Syr ian r egim e. For star ter s, th e two cou n tr ies h ave been cl osel y con n ected tr ade par tn er s, with th e r egim e h avin g pu r ch ased bil l ion s of dol l ar s? wor th of weapon r y. In addition , Ru ssia does n ot bel ieve r evol u tion s can tr u l y br in g an y positive ch an ge or stabil ity. Th e qu estion m ay r em ain as to wh eth er or n ot th is tr u l y is a pr oxy war, seein g Regar dl ess, it is u n den iabl e th at th is en tir e con fl ict is on e th at h as pl aced a h eavy cost on th e r esiden ts - th e bystan der s wh o can do n oth in g bu t tr y an d stay al ive.

Current Event s TheVat ican f ir es gay pr iest af t er coming out Mar ia Mor al es'19

It is n ot cer tain wh eth er som eth in g wil l be said at th e syn od th at wil l ch an ge th e Vatican ?s per spective on h om osexu al ity as wel l as wh eth er Pope Fr an cis wil l for m al l y speak abou t th is issu e or n ot. H is action s in sh owin g oth er s to accept peopl e fr om th e LGBT com m u n ity h as l ead peopl e to th in k th at th e Vatican wou l d be m or e su ppor tive of Ch ar am sa's decision . H owever, th e Vatican does n ot th in k disappr ove of h is sexu al ity, bu t m or e so th at h e h as a par tn er.

Kr zysztof Ch ar am sa speak in g at an in ter view

"I t 's t i m e f or t h e Ch u r ch t o op en i t s ey es abou t gay Cat h ol i cs an d t o u n d er st an d t h at t h e sol u t i on i t p r op oses t o t h em ? t ot al abst i n en ce f r om a l i f e of l ov e ? i s i n h u m an ." -Kr zysztof Ch ar am sa

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Kr zysztof Ch ar am sa was a m em ber of th e Con gr egation for th e Doctr in e of Faith sin ce 2003, bu t was str ipped fr om h is du ties after h e an n ou n ced pu bl icl y in Ital y's Cor r ier e della Ser a n ewspaper th at h e is gay an d cu r r en tl y h as a par tn er. Ch ar am sa said th at h e did th is to ?br in g atten tion to th e issu e of h om osexu al ity? bu t said it was difficu l t du e to th e ?h om oph obic wor l d of th e Cath ol ic Ch u r ch ?. Pr iests tak e vows of cel ibacy an d th er efor e ar e n ot al l owed to h ave a r el ation sh ip, wh eth er th ey ar e str aigh t or gay. Despite th is, h e h as said th at with in th e fir st 48 h ou r s of com in g ou t h e fel t fr eedom , peace an d h appin ess. On th e oth er h an d, th e Cath ol ic Ch u r ch stated th at th e tim in g was ir r espon sibl e; as it was on th e eve of a Syn od of Bish ops fr om ar ou n d th e wor l d gath er in g to discu ss fam il y issu es, in cl u din g h om osexu al ity.

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?W h o am I to Ju dge?? is Pope Fr an cis?m ost qu oted ph r ase. In h is few year s as th e Pope, h e h as been m oder n izin g th e Cath ol ic Ch u r ch ?s ol d-fash ion ed views on h om osexu al ity an d over al l br in gin g m or e acceptan ce. H owever, m an y peopl e th ou gh t th at th e Vatican wou l d be m or e su ppor tive wh en a pr iest, n am ed Kr zysztof Ch ar am sa, an n ou n ced th at h e is gay an d h as a par tn er. In stead, h e was fir ed fr om th e Vatican al togeth er on th e sam e day h e com e ou t.

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Current Event s Current Event s et heEU? Is Br it ain going t o l eav Al ex Kush 19'

Between th e m i gr at i on cr i si s an d th e Gr eek econ om i c cr i si s th er e ar e ten sion s r isin g between EU states. Th e r efer en du m of Br itain l eavin g th e EU is m or e possibl e an d cl oser th an ever.

Economic Out l ook Th e UK gover n m en t sen ds 350,000,000 GBP (541,718,720 USD) of taxpayer s m on ey ever y week to th e EU , wh ich is h al f of En gl an d's sch ool bu dget an d can bu il d an d staff a fu l l y oper atin g h ospital . Th e m on ey is th en l en t by th e Eu r opean Cen tr al Ban k (ECB) to in -debt cou n tr ies su ch as Gr eece, Ital y an d Por tu gal . Accor din g to IM F (In ter n ation al M on etar y Fu n d) in 2015, Ital y's an d Gr eece's for eign debt su r passes th eir GDP by 150%. Th e Gr eece econ om ic col l apse decr eased th e val u e of th e eu r o as l iqu idity h ad to pou r ed in . It h as al so cr eated a m or e difficu l t tan gl ed web of th e EU debt states. Th e EU econ om y is at gr eat r isk .

European Pol icies Br itain r eal ize th at th e EU can n ot wor k cooper ativel y as r ecen tl y seen with th e cu r r en t m igr ation cr isis. H u n gar y cl osed its bor der s an d r eceived a l ot of back l ash . Ger m an y br ok e th e Du bl in Tr eaty wh ich states th at th e fir st cou n tr y asyl u m seek er s com e in to th en th at cou n tr y m u st pr ocess th eir appl ication . Th is al so cau sed a l ot of an ger between th e m em ber states wh ich bl am ed Ger m an y for fu n n el l in g al l m igr an ts th r ou gh east Eu r ope. Au str ia for a sh or t per iod en ded th e Sch en gen agr eem en t by bl ock in g r oad tr avel fr om cer tain poin ts. Br itain is u n h appy with th e EU 4 year wor k ben efits. Th is al l ows for EU citizen s to fr eel y wor k an d l ive in Br itain for th e fir st 4 year s with ou t appl yin g for special wor k visas pr ovided by th e UK. Th e EU states th at th is pol icy is ?ben eficial ?bu t n ot to th e UK. Th is h as h it m an y you n g Br its as n ow r eal estate pr ices h ave r isen an d fin din g wor k is m u ch h ar der. Th is h as al so boosted an ti-im m igr ation par ties su ch as UKIP an d BNP.

Migrat ion Th e EU n ow is al so advisin g Br itain to tak e m or e r efu gees wh ich th e gover n m en t is r eal l y n ot in favou r. As r ecen tl y pr om ised by David Cam er on du r in g th e m ay el ection th at h e wil l al l ow m u ch l ess peopl e in to th e UK. Th is r ecen t m ovem en t of m igr an ts in to th e UK h as al so in cr eased Isl am oph obia an d an ti-m u sl im viol en ce by 75%.

David Cameron's View As th e Con ser vative par ty h ad a m ajor ity win back in M ay, m an y Tor ies cam paign ed th eir way for th e UK to l eave th e EU. Br itain an d th e EU ar en ?t on good ter m s l atel y as David Cam er on an d m ajor ity of Br its don ?t appr ove th eir pol icies m ade over seas at Br u ssel s . David Cam er on stated in an in ter view with th e Tel egr aph th at "Th e soon er I can del iver th e r efer en du m th e better. I wan t a pr osper ou s an d gr owin g Br itain an d if th e EU isn ?t gr owin g, isn ?t wor k in g an d pr oposes m igr ation pol icies th at don ?t wor k for cou n tr ies l ik e Br itain th en we got a pr obl em an d th ese pr obl em s m u st be deal t with ."

Publ ic and pol it ical views Accor din g to r ecen t pol l s don e by ICM , th e n u m ber of Br its wan tin g to stay to th e n u m ber to l eave is 45% to 38%. 17% ar e stil l u n su r e. Pr eviou sl y pol l s don e in Ju n e stated th at th e am ou n t of peopl e wan tin g to l eave was at a l ow 27% an d stayin g in th e EU was at a h igh of 61%. Th e n u m ber s h ave dr am atical l y tu r n ed towar ds th e favou r of l eavin g th e EU. Th e ?Vote Leave?cam paign is al so gettin g a l ot of atten tion an d fu n din g with Pol itician s su ch as Nigel Far age an d Bor is Joh n son an d Br itish m il l ion air es su ch as Joh n M il l s bein g a par t of it. A Br exit wou l d cer tain l y ch an ge th e econ om ic r el ation sh ip with Eu r ope h owever th e Br itish m ar k ets ar e stil l m il d an d n ot wor r ied abou t th e for th com in g r efer en du m . M ost EU states ar e u n favou r abl e of a Br exit as it wou l d gr eatl y ch an ge power with th e EU, in cr ease n ation al ism , r e-ign ite in depen den t cam paign s an d tr ade sh ift. Jean Cl au de Ju n ck er H ead of th e EU par l iam en t pu bl icl y said th at 'EU is r eady to wor k cl ose with Br itain to sol ve its dem an ds'.

Concl usion Over al l It is u n cer tain wh eth er Br itain wil l spl it fr om th e EU h owever with th e r ecen t favou r abl e pol l s an d th e cam paign advan ces of ?vote l eave?a Br exit is l ook in g ver y pr om isin g. Th ese pol l n u m ber s h ave dr am atical l y in cr eased based on th e r ecen t cr isis?th e EU h ad to deal with . W ith th e for th com in g fu tu r e of th e r efer en du m , decision s an d pu bl ic view m igh t ch an ge an d a cer tain pr ediction can n ot be m ade.

Current Event s Amer ica's Gun Issues Sowon Yoon '17 Ch r is H ar per M er cer, a 26 year ol d m an br ok e th e peace in th e Um pqu a Com m u n ity Col l ege, Rosebu r g, Or egon wh en h e m u r der ed at l east 10 peopl e, an d in ju r ed fou r on October 1st, 2015 with h is gu n . Accor din g to th e BBC n ews, th e Or egon sh ootin g in ciden t is th e 294th gu n r el ated cr im e ju st th is year. An oth er su r pr isin g statistic. Accor din g to th e cen ter s for disease con tr ol an d pr even tion , U.S. State depar tm en t, year l y 120

k eep an d bear Ar m s, sh al l n ot be in fr in ged.? So, th e qu estion is, is you r r igh t m or e im por tan t th an safety? A su r vey sh owin g wh at peopl e th in k .

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tim es m or e peopl e die du e to gu n viol en ce th an du e to an y k in d of ter r or ism acts. It is obviou s th at ?gu n viol en ce?is an issu e in th e Un ited States. M or e so becau se or din ar y peopl e h ave an easy access to gu n s an d al so becau se . In th is ar ticl e with a l ot of statistics (h opefu l l y in ter estin g) , wil l l ook at som e popu l ar opin ion s abou t gu n possession an d al so see wh y it h as been so h ar d for pr esiden t Obam a to ch an ge th e l aw even th ou gh h e h as del iver ed speech r el ated to th is issu e for cou n tl ess tim es in sim il ar cir cu m stan ces.

If th is is m ajor ity?s opin ion an d as far as I k n ow Am er ican pol itics advocates dem ocr acy, th en wh y is th e l aw n ot ch an gin g? H er e ar e som e r eason s w h y. 1. Disposition of Con gr ess is a r efl ection of th e dispr opor tion ate power of l ess-popu l ated, m or e con ser vative states in th e Sen ate. 2. Gu n com pan ies h ave power fu l l obby in th e con gr ess. Th ey su r e do n ot advocate gu n con tr ol wh ich wil l m ost l ik el y sever e th eir gu n sal es.

H er e is an oth er in ter estin g stat. H opefu l l y, or r ath er ideal istical l y, if ever yon e wou l d go towar d better "u s" n ot th e il l u sion of better "m e", we wou l d be abl e to see som e sol u tion s to "Am er ica's Gu n Issu es."

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Th e gu n possession issu e is h igh l y r el ated to ever y Am er ican ?s basic r igh t. Accor din g to th e secon d Am en dm en t, ?a wel l r egu l ated M il itia, bein g n ecessar y to th e secu r ity of a fr ee State, th e r igh t of th e peopl e to

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Celebrate Friendsgiving Th an k sgivin g is on e of Am er ica's favor ite h ol idays. W h o doesn 't l ove eatin g gu il t-fr ee food (becau se it's th at on e day of th e year ) an d bein g su r r ou n ded by al l of you r won der fu l fam il y? Un for tu n atel y, in Du bai m an y of u s h ave m or e distan ce between ou r fam il y an d ou r sel ves th an we'd l ik e du r in g th e h ol iday season , bu t th is doesn 't m ean you can 't spen d it ar ou n d l oved on es. Fr ien ds ar e on e of th e gr eatest gifts l ife h as to offer an d to m an y th ey'r e ju st as m u ch fam il y as th e peopl e we sh ar e bl ood with . An d th at's exactl y wh at Fr ien dsgivin g is al l abou t. W e at th e Ak h bar wan t to en cou r age ever yon e to n ot l et su ch a won der fu l h ol iday cel ebr ation go to waste an d to em br ace a ver y th an k fu l Fr ien dsgivin g th is Novem ber. M s. H ick ey is sh owin g fu l l su ppor t of Fr ien dsgivin g th is year by h ostin g an oth er Ver y Th an k fu l Th an k sgivin g in r oom D216. Sh e wou l d l ik e h er stu den ts to com e togeth er in a pot l u ck fash ion in cel ebr ation of th eir com m u n ity. You can sign u p for h er Fl ex to en joy th is l ovel y h ol iday with fr ien ds. For M s. H ick ey's advisor y an d US H istor y cl ass , Fr ien dsgivin g wil l be h el d on Novem ber 17th , an d h er APUSH an d Sociol ogy cl ass wil l be h el d on Novem ber 23r d. W h eth er you ar e on cam pu s or off, don 't m iss ou t on cel ebr atin g Fr ien dsgivin g.

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