2015-2016 Akhbar Winter Issue 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

THE WINTER ISSUE Insidet his issue

What 's it l ike t o pur sue music i n dubai?

ex per ience ex posur e

most t al ked about peopl e in 2015

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THEAKBAR2015/ 16: STAFF& EDITORS EDITOR IN CH IEF: Ch r is Yu m , '16 LAYOUT EDITOR: Kal ey Gar vey, '16 PH OTO EDITOR:

Paige Ar dil l , '17

ADVISOR: M s. Pr axia Apostl e

STUDEN T L I FE Beat Editor : Dan ah Al k h am is, '16 Car ol yn W h itl ock , '16 Ash l ey Th om pson , '17 Leen a Jam al , '19 Aah an a Pu n jabi, '19

ARTS Beat Editor : Kal ey Gar vey, '16 Paige Ar dil l , '17 Ch l oe Ston e, '17 An ou sh k a Aggar wal , '19

SPORTS Beat Editor : Lou is l e Rou x, '18

ALetter fromtheEditor: ChrisYum,'16

Zack Yen gu l al p, '18 Kian Soh r abi, '18 Sh eh r yar Far ooqi, '19 Rebal Abdu l H adi, '18

CURREN T EVEN TS Beat Editor : Zeen a Sh eh adeh , '17 M ar ia M or al es, '19 Basel Fayou m i, '16 Ch r is Yu m , '16 Sowon Yoon , '17 Al ex Ku sh , '19

Winter signifies a period of renewal at the American School of Dubai. As the New Year unfolds, many students are flustered as they prepare for mid-term exams prior to the start of the second semester. Seniors grow more and more excited with the passing of each day, as graduation day approaches at a previously unimaginable pace. As the weather cools, a sense of urgency is lit in everyone to make the most of the remaining school year. Yet, even amidst the frenzy, it?s important to remember to slow down once in awhile and find some personal activity to enjoy during this period of respite. This issue of the Akhbar offers a brief escape from the clutter of equations and facts in textbooks. From the insightful analysis of events to the breakdown of 2015 to the more lighthearted pieces, this issue serves as a testament to the ever-improving quality of work the students of ASD can produce with each year.

CALENDAR JAN17-FEB20 SUN 17

MON 18

MIDTERM EXAMS 24

MIDTERM EXAMS

MIDTERM EXAMS 25

WED

TUE

MIDTERM EXAMS 27

SAT 23 HS ACT

MIDTERM EXAMS 28

NOON DISMISSAL

CAREERDAY 31

Valentine's Day

FRI

THU

REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED

NOON DISMISSAL SPRING PLAYS

SPRING PLAYS

Cover / Cal en der Ph oto Cr edits: Paige Ar dil l , '17

St udent L ife Senior it is: it 's an epidemic Car oly n WHit l ock '16 Senior itis: noun. A cr ippling disease that str ikes high school senior s. Sym ptom s include: laziness, an over -excessive wear ing of sweatpants, flip flops, and senior hoodies. Also featur es a lack of studying, r epeated absences, and a gener ally dism issive attitude.The only known cur e: Gr aduation. As m idter m s fast appr oach an d secon d sem ester l oom s on th e h or izon , m ost of u s sen ior s ar e begin n in g to n otice th at th e fir st sym ptom s of sen ior itis ar e h ittin g h ar d. Th e col l ege acceptan ce l etter s h ave begu n to r ol l in an d it?s becom in g in cr easin gl y tem ptin g to sk ip a cl ass h er e an d th er e or watch th e n ewest episode of Gr ey?s An atom y in stead of stu dyin g for an im por tan t test. I?m goin g to be h on est - it took a l ot for m e to wor k u p th e en er gy to even wr ite th is ar ticl e. Un for tu n atel y, som e of u s cou l d be in for a r u de awak en in g wh en col l eges decide to with dr aw offer s of adm ission du e to poor academ ic per for m an ce secon d sem ester. For m ost col l eges, th e n u m ber of appl ication s r eceived in cr eases each year. If a u n iver sity feel s as if th ey?ve over -en r ol l ed th eir in com in g cl ass, th ey?r e m u ch m or e l ik el y to dr op stu den ts wh o h aven ?t sh own con tin u ed academ ic excel l en ce an d offer adm ission to stu den ts on th e waitl ist wh o h ave m ain tain ed th eir gr ades th r ou gh ou t sen ior year. So th e n ext tim e you ?r e decidin g wh eth er or n ot to actu al l y stu dy for you r AP Stats test du r in g stu dy bl ock or h it u p Taqado for a l ate l u n ch , ju st r em em ber - u s sen ior s on l y h ave 4.5 m on th s l eft u n til gr ad. Th e year wil l be over with befor e we k n ow it, so pu sh th r ou gh an d fin ish u p on a good n ote. You 'l l be gl ad you did wh en you 'r e wal k in g acr oss th e stage in fr on t of you r fr ien ds an d fam il y gettin g h an ded th e dipl om a you 've wor k ed so h ar d for.

TheUndead Week Danah Al khamis '16 W ith th e r apid appr oach of exam s, ?dead week ? was su ppose to be th e cal m water s in stead of aidin g th e stor m of str ess. It was su ppose to be a tim e to n ot on l y stu dy, bu t to r eview an d r el ear n th e m ater ial th at h ad been l on g for gotten . Th at week is a gr eat oppor tu n ity for teach er s to h el p aid stu den ts in th e r igh t dir ection in h ow to do wel l on th e exam . Th is year th ou gh , it seem ed l ik e dead week was ver y m u ch al ive. It is h ar d to h ave a gr asp on th e exam th at is wor th n ear l y 50 per cen t of you r over al l gr ade wh en you feel too over wh el m ed with wor k . Th er e seem s to be a l ot of discon tin u ity between stu den ts an d teach er s on th e expectation of th e week pr oceedin g exam s. Repl acin g th e exam with a pr oject is on e th in g, bu t con tin u in g to give

su m m atives in to th e week befor e exam s is u n fair to th e stu den ts. Th e su m m atives n eed to be wr itten an d gr aded befor e dead week so stu den ts ar e abl e to l ear n fr om th eir m istak es an d n ot r epeat th em on th e exam . El ective teach er s n eed to ack n owl edge th at even th ou gh th e cou r se m ay n ot h ave an exam , th at doesn ?t give th em l eeway to pil e on a bu n ch of wor k at th e en d of th e sem ester. Teach er s pl ease, be awar e, be awar e, BE AW ARE! H igh sch ool er s ar e pu ttin g m or e an d m or e pr essu r e on th em sel ves to do wel l an d if you cou l d h el p pr even t th at fr om h appen in g, even ju st a l ittl e bit, th en m aybe we wil l star t com in g to cl ass l ook in g a l ittl e l ess l ik e zom bies.

St udent L ife

St udy Tips

Ashl ey Thompson '17

Exam week can be a ver y str essfu l tim e for al l of u s. It?s can be h ar d to m an age you r tim e between cl asses an d deal with h avin g back -to-back exam s bu t h opefu l l y th ese tips wil l h el p you with you r stu dyin g en deavor s. -Teach t h e Top i c A gr eat way to test if you r eal l y u n der stan d som eth in g is to tr y to teach it to som eon e el se. Stu dy in a gr ou p with fr ien ds an d h el p expl ain th in gs to som eon e th at m igh t n ot fu l l y get th e topic, it wil l h el p you too! -Use Fl ash car d s Qu ick l y an d efficien tl y test you r k n owl edge of ter m s, for m u l as an d m ain ideas with fl ash car ds. Th is is gr eat for qu ick r evision an d on -to-go stu dyin g!

-L ear n W h at W or k s Fin d ou t wh ich en vir on m en ts an d stu dyin g tech n iqu es wor k best for you ; wh eth er you pr efer a desk , l isten in g to m u sic or a qu iet en vir on m en t an d wh eth er you ?r e a visu al , au ditor y or k in esth etic l ear n er. -Tak e a Br eak Be su r e to tak e m u l tipl e sm al l er br eak s, th ey?ve been k n own to boost pr odu ctivity an d im pr ove you r focu s. -Get Pl en t y of Sl eep t h e N i gh t Bef or e W h en sl eepin g, you r br ain absor bs th e in for m ation you ?ve l ear n ed th r ou gh ou t th e day, so gettin g a good n igh t?s sl eep wil l give you th e en er gy you n eed as wel l as h el p you r em em ber th e m ater ial .

-Tak e N ot es W r ite down sh or t su m m ar ies an d th e im por tan t ideas as you r ead th r ou gh you r stu dy m ater ial . Th is wil l h el p you u n der stan d th e m ater ial better an d is al so gr eat for r evision s. -Tak e Car e of You r sel f M ak e su r e you eat wel l , get pl en ty of sl eep an d ph ysical exer cise an d dr in k l ots of water wh en you ?r e stu dyin g.

-St u d y Ev er y Day If you stu dy a l ittl e bit ever y day you 'l l be con tin u ou sl y r eviewin g th in gs in you r m in d. Th is h el ps you u n der stan d th in gs better an d avoids l ast-m in u te cr am m in g.

-Pl an You r Ti m e Set an al ar m an d m ak e sch edu l es to pl an ou t you r day to k eep you on tr ack with stu dyin g.

-Don ?t M em or i ze M ak e su r e th at you u n der stan d th e m ater ial wel l , don 't ju st r ead th r ou gh th e m ater ial an d tr y to m em or ize ever yth in g. If you fol l ow th ese sim pl e su ggestion s it wil l m ak e you r l ife so m u ch easier. Rem em ber n ot to pu t too m u ch pr essu r e on you r sel f, doin g bad on an exam isn ?t th e en d of th e wor l d. Good l u ck an d h appy stu dyin g! Sou r ces; h ttps:/ / goo.gl / vLwJTS h ttp:/ / goo.gl / G7TLT3 h ttp:/ / goo.gl / DPM a4

5 Foods t o Boost Br ain Power Emaan Uppal '16 ASD stu den ts h ave l on g been accu stom ed to a r igor ou s cou r se l oad; h owever, it can be easy to l ose con cen tr ation an d pr odu ctivity wh il e fin ish in g h om ewor k or stu dyin g for fin al s. W h at you eat can gr eatl y im pr ove h ow focu sed you ar e du r in g you r stu dy session s an d h ow m u ch in for m ation you r etain l ater on . Listed bel ow ar e som e foods th at you can in cor por ate in to you r diet to h el p you get th e m ost ben efits ou t of you r stu dy tim e.

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Gr een s. It m igh t seem obviou s, bu t var iou s stu dies h ave con fir m ed th at peopl e wh o eat two or m or e ser vin gs of vegetabl es dail y h ave gr eatl y im pr oved con cen tr ation an d focu s. Eatin g r aw vegetabl es su ch as br occol i, cabbage, cau l ifl ower an d br u ssel s spr ou ts, wh ich ar e k n own as ?cr u cifer ou s? vegetabl es?, h as been pr oven to en h an ce br ain power an d focu s. You can tr y som e veggies with h u m m u s, wh ich is fu l l of ben eficial pr otein , for a h eal th y sn ack du r in g th e sch ool day. Dar k ch ocol at e. A squ ar e a day can h el p you en h an ce m em or y an d th e bl ood fl ow to you r br ain , wh ich in tu r n wil l im pr ove con cen tr ation an d pr obl em -sol vin g sk il l s. Dar k ch ocol ate al so boosts en dor ph in pr odu ction , wh ich can h el p im pr ove you r m ood an d l essen th e effects of str ess. Ch ocol ate al so con tain s a sm al l am ou n t of caffein e, wh ich can al so in cr ease al er tn ess. W h ol e gr ai n s. In cor por atin g wh ol e gr ain s in to you r br eak fast can sign ifican tl y im pr ove you r focu s th r ou gh ou t th e day. It is im por tan t n ot to sk ip br eak fast or h ave a m eal con sistin g of on l y r efin ed car boh ydr ates su ch as wh ite br ead an d pasta, wh ich can r esu l t in l eth ar gy an d a l ack of con cen tr ation . You can tr y wh ol e-gr ain cer eal or wh ol e-wh eat toast to en h an ce you r r eten tion of in for m ation an d get better gr ades in th e l on g r u n . Ber r i es. Th ey ar e pack ed with n u tr ition al val u e an d h ave been sh own to str en gth en m em or y an d r eten tion . M an y ber r ies in cl u din g, r aspber r ies, bl u eber r ies, bl ack ber r ies an d oth er s h ave been pr oven to en h an ce m em or y an d r eten tion . Tr y a h eal th y m ix of col or fu l ber r ies wh il e stu dyin g for exam s or fin ish in g h om ewor k . N u t s. Nu ts su ch as al m on ds, pistach ios, an d wal n u ts ar e fu l l of fatty acids th at can h el p in cr ease br ain fu n ction , in addition to in cr easin g al er tn ess an d r eten tion . On e sm al l ser vin g of n u ts du r in g th e day is en ou gh is to r eceive a qu ick boost of en er gy.

St udent L ife 10 Tips To Hel p You Sl eep Bet t er

Sar a Tr ogen 18'

Do you ever fin d you r sel f in bed at 1 A.M tr yin g to sl eep? So, in stead of l yin g th er e, you ch eck you r ph on e, watch a m ovie an d befor e you k n ow it it?s 4 A.M an d you stil l can ?t fal l asl eep. W h at m ak es th is even wor se is wh en you ?ve stayed u p stu dyin g l ate an d h ave a big test tom or r ow! H er e ar e som e r eal l y h el pfu l tips th at wil l m ak e you sl eep l ik e a baby!

1. Ex er ci se d ai l y 2. Desi gn y ou r r oom t o be cozy 3. Av oi d h eav y m eal s i n t h e ev en i n g 4. Read bef or e sl eep i n g (act u al book ), i n st ead of scr ol l i n g t h r ou gh I n st agr am 5. L i st en t o Soot h i n g m u si c 6. W ear cozy p ajam as, u se cozy bl an k et s an d l ot s of p i l l ow s 7. I n h al e l av en d er or d ab i t on y ou r w r i st s 8. Use a sl eep m ask 9. Av oi d n ap p i n g d u r i n g t h e d ay 10. K eep y ou r bed r oom r eal l y d ar k

This week has been so stressful. It's supposed to be a chill week with few summatives so we can study for exams, but there is so much extra work and assessments that I hardly have any time to actually study for exams. I have hardly gotten any sleep this week when I need it the most. i want to sit in a corner and cry :))))

I've never been this close to death.

ASDst udent s & f inal s week Aahana Punj abi '19

Finals isn't too bad, but my teachers are actin like DJ Khaled with some dead week summatives. "Another one!"

Every. Single. One.

Arabic, because I suck at it. AP Ch em istr y an d Pr e-Cal c becau se # en gin eer in gl ife

AP LANG!! Rhetorical analyses are the death of me All 6 of them.

H ow ar e y ou cop i n g w i t h f i n al s bei n g r i gh t ar ou n d t h e cor n er ?

Feeling Stressed, but confident because our teachers have prepared us for them all year, so we have no excuse to do poorly. IM DYING FAM! I am super stressed RIP IM STRESSED SO and I swear to god MUCH NOW! Just a lot I'm going to shoot of work and stuff, but my right foot after also I am stressing finals. LOL myself a lot with clubs HAHAHAAHHAAHA so that doesn't help. My parents don't have to worry Im coping fine, I have about paying for my study plan ready. uni because I (Cram the night before) won't be going (:

Q&A

W h i ch ex am ar e y ou m ost n er v ou s f or ?

Biology because it has the most content in in to memorize and it will be my first test. I love science, however I feel as if I will confuse two topics together since there is so much to remember.

I am most nervous for my IPC final because I have only had time to work on my GIA project and English project instead of studying.

Kind of all of them. There are aspects that terrify me with all of them, but mostly the weighing. Too much of our overall grade is dependent on one test. One of the things ASD keeps saying that they care about is progress and growing and correcting mistakes but that can't happen if almost half of our grade depends on one test. If someone is slightly sick or off their best, they're screwed because if they do bad, there's nothing they can do.

Art s int er v iew wit h shor t & sweet cast

ASD is pr esen tin g th e 10 m in u te pl ays on Febr u ar y 18th an d 19th . If you don ?t k n ow wh at th e 10 M in u te Pl ays ar e,

th er e ar e 10 pl ays an d each pl ay is 10 m in u tes (h in t th e titl e) H er e ar e som e per son al in ter views with each gr ou p l eader.

TheEar r ing W h at d o y ou l i k e abou t p ar t i ci p at i n g i n t h e 10 m i n u t e p l ay s? I l ik e th e cr eative l iber ties we h ave with ou r ch ar acter s, an d th at's r eal l y wh at m ak es th e Spr in g Pl ays stan d ou t am on g th e oth er ASD th eater pr odu ction s. Ou r ar tistic ideas sh in e, wh er e we'r e al l owed to m odify ou r l in es, ch ose accen ts an d h el p cr eate ou r bl ock in g. W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ? Ou r pl ay is abou t a Ru ssian fam il y, An dr u sh n a (Sou h eil ) an d Yel en a (m e), wh o ar e n ot as h on est as th ey seem , an d an in n ocen t Am er ican cou pl e, M an u el (Br aden ) an d Al exan dr a (Car ol yn ), wh o h ave "l ost" an ear r in g. Cast pictu r ed: Br aden Gar r ison ,'17 Car ol yn W itl ock , '16 Tatian a Vier m a an d Sou h eil M ou far r ej '16 Tat i an a Vi er m a '16

Thewedding pl ay W h at d o y ou l i k e abou t p ar t i ci p at i n g i n t h e 10 m i n u t e p l ay s? W h il e deal in g with th e str esses of sch ool wor k an d extr acu r r icu l ar s, it's gr eat to stil l be in vol ved in th e ar ts th is way. Th e pl ays al l ow you to stil l im pl em en t th eatr e in to you r l ife bu t it's n ot as tim e-dem an din g as th e m u sical . W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ? "Th e W eddin g Pl ay" is a pl ay fu l l of r eal istic com edy. It is abou t a br ide, a gr oom , a weddin g an d a per fect m ar r iage tol d by an al m ost an n oyin g, exu ber an t stor ytel l er...bu t is it actu al l y as per fect as it seem s? You 'l l h ave to com e see to fin d ou t! Cast pictu r ed: Seth M cKen zie, Soph ie Du be,'16 an d Car ol in e Rou '17

Set h M ck en zi e '16

THe Abr idged Musical W h at d o y ou l i k e abou t p ar t i ci p at i n g i n t h e 10 m i n u t e p l ay s? I l ove h ow it gives you an oppor tu n ity to wor k with peopl e you m ay n ot h ave oth er wise wor k ed with . Th r ou gh h ar d wor k an d per sever an ce, you ? r eal l y becom e cl ose to th e peopl e in you r pl ay. W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ? W el l , see th at's th e th in g...it doesn 't actu al l y exist yet! M r.Ridl ey, th e cast, an d I ar e wor k in g on cr eatin g a pl ot th at is both ? h u m or ou s an d cr eative. You 'l l h ave to com e to th e sh ows to see wh at we en d u p doin g! Cast pictu r ed: San dr a Yaacou b '16 an d Am r u th a San tosh k u m ar '18 El l a Ober g '16

TheLeagueof semi- super Her os W h at ar e r eh ear sal s l i k e? Reh ear sal s ar e gr eat fu n . Th e casts ar e n ot l ar ge so it is m or e in tim ate th an th e m u sical . W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ? It is abou t sem i-su per h er oes. H er oes wh o ar en 't th at su per or even wan ted. Th ey wan t to h el p th e wor l d with th eir str an ge an d u n iqu e power s bu t h ow an d wh y ar en 't th ey n eeded an d wh at can th ey do abou t it? W el l you 'l l ju st h ave to com e an d see for you r sel f. Cast pictu r ed: An dr ew Teper dijan

An d r ew Tep er d i jan '16

TheBl ueber r y Hil l Accor d W h at k i n d of r esp on si bi l i t i es d o y ou h av e as a gr ou p l ead er ? As gr ou p l eader I h ave to m ak e su r e th at m em ber s of m y pl ay sh ow u p on tim e an d ar e pr epar ed for r eh ear sal . I al so n eed to m ak e su r e th at th e m em ber s in m y pl ay ar e n ot bein g over l oaded with too m u ch wor k . Sch ool gets str essfu l at tim es an d extr acu r r icu l ar s can add to th at str ess. It is im por tan t th e m em ber s of m y pl ay k n ow th at I'm th er e for th em an d th at I wan t to h el p th em distr ess wh en th in gs seem h ectic. Cast pictu r ed: Cl ar a H ar ter '16 ,an d Lau r a Bian ch i 16 L au r a Bi an ch i '16

Art s W e h ope th is ar ticl e gives you som e m or e in sigh t r egar din g wh at th e pl ays ar e abou t th is year an d we h ope to see you th er e. It?s a gr eat way to get in vol ved in th e Ar ts with ou t too m u ch r igor in you r sch edu l e. It wou l d be gr eat to see m or e peopl e par ticipate n ext year.

End of t heTunnel W h at d o y ou l i k e abou t p ar t i ci p at i n g i n t h e 10 m i n u t e p l ay s? It's su ch a gr eat exper ien ce th at stil l l ets you do oth er actives in th e sam e season . Th e r eh ear sal sch edu l e is fit to wh en you ar e avail abl e an d you al ways get to wor k with a gr eat tal en ted cast. W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ? "En d Of Th e Tu n n el " is a pl ay abou t a m oth er an d h er two dau gh ter s an d th eir str u ggl e to becom e a fam il y on ce m or e. It is beau tifu l l y wr itten an d fol l ows a th r il l in g stor yl in e th at th e au dien ce won 't expect. Cast Pictured: Maia Macpherson, Paige Ardill '17, Mari eke Bosman '18

Maia Macpherson '16

Thet r agic Tal eof Mel issa Mchiney Mcnor mous Mcwhal e

W h at ar e r eh ear sal s l i k e? Even th ou gh we?ve on l y h ad a cou pl e of r eh ear sal s, I can al r eady sen se th at it?s goin g to be so m u ch fu n ! Th e actor s ar e al l ver y en th u siastic, an d open to su ggestion s an d ways to m ak e ou r pl ay better. W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ? Th e Tr agical Tal e of M el issa M cH in ey M cNor m ou s M cW h al e in cl u des ever yth in g fr om big Kar dash ian bu tts to big-foot Cl own s, an d ever yth in g in between ! Th e pl ot r evol ves ar ou n d h ow M el issa M cH in ey M cNou r m ou s M cW h al e is ch ar acter ized by h er ENORM OUS bu tt, an d h appen s to fin d th e l ove of h er l ife wh o r el ates to th e odd l ife of h avin g su ch a defor m ity. K al i ssa '18 Cast pictu r ed: Kal issa, Pabl o '19, Dan ya '17,Sam an th a, '19 Am an ,'19 H an a,18

Cut W h at ar e r eh ear sal s l i k e? Fu n ! M r.Ridl ey al ways m ak es Nor th Kor ean jok es bu t its... bear abl e. W h at d o y ou l i k e abou t p ar t i ci p at i n g i n t h e 10 m i n u t e p l ay s? Its l ik e a fam il y. W e tease each oth er, an d we al l en d u p h avin g fu n . W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ? It's abou t actor s r eh ear sin g a pl ay with in a pl ay with in a pl ay with in a pl ay... th e au dien ce, even th e actor s get con fu sed! Cast Pictu r ed: H yu n H ah n , Sh ah r yar H asn an i '17

H y u n H ah n '17

TheQueue W h y sh ou l d p eop l e com e w at ch t h e 10 m i n u t e p l ay s? Th er e r eal l y is som eth in g for ever yon e with th e 10 m in u te pl ays, as th er e ar e 10 sh or t an d sweet pl ays to ch oose fr om . It's al ways a gr eat an d en ter tain in g n igh t fu l l of l au gh s (an d m aybe a tear or two in th er e), with al l th e awesom e tal en t at ASD spl it u p in to n ice, bite-size, 10 m in u te pieces. W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ? It's abou t two actor s waitin g for an au dition , wh en on e of th em su dden l y becom es fascin ated with th e oth er actor 's m eth ods of "pr eten din g" to be Br itish . Cast pictu r ed: Car sen Deck er, an d Qu in l an H ook er '16

Car sen Deck er '17

Let himgo

W h at k i n d of r esp on si bi l i t i es d o y ou h av e as a gr ou p l ead er ? As gr ou p l eader I am a pr ofession al cat h er der. I m ak e su r e ever yon e sh ows u p to r eh ear sal s an d th at ever yon e is h appy with wh at th ey'r e doin g. W h at i s y ou r p l ay abou t ?You r em em ber al l th ose h appy en din gs to you r favor ite fair y tal es? W el l n ow th at th e stor ies ar e over th er e seem s to be a sl igh t pr obl em . Th ey'r e al l m ar r ied to a pr in ce.... th e SAM E pr in ce. Pr in ce Ch ar m in g was appar en tl y *too* ch ar m in g. Th e pr in ce h as to m ak e a ch oice. Befor e th e Pr in cesses get tir ed of waitin g.

Cast Pictu r ed: Casey '16, Dan ia'18,Yasm in e '17, Jan e '17,Dan ia 17, Am in a '19, Nadin e'16, Casey Hogan'16 H ar sh it'18

Chl oeSt one, '17 Sof ia Fazal , '16

Art s EXAM PLAYLIST LEENAJAMAL'19 While we're in the season of cramming and finals, you may be in need of some emotional support. You might not have the time to create some DIY study schedule or notebook, but a simple, soothing, play list will probably help you cope through all the stress and anxiety. Music is known to relax your brain, which then helps your memory, attentions, and your ability to do mental math. Especially some classical. 1. Towers (Karma Kid Re-Rub) - Bon Iver Mix

11. Debussy - La Mer

2. Head.Cars.Bending - The 1975

12. Eyes Shut - Years & Years

3. The Writer - El l ie Goul ding

13. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op 61 - Beet hoven

4. Skinny Love - Bon Iver 5. Angels - The XX 6. Radio - Lana Del Rey 7. The A Team - Ed Sheeran 8. Riverside - Agnes Obel 9. Good Life - Onerepubl ic 10. The Beautiful Blue Danube, Op.314 - St rauss Fest ival Orchest ra & Ondrej Lenard

14. Pumped Up Kicks - Fost er The Peopl e 15. Here - Al essia Cara 16. No Angels - Bast il l e f t . El l a Eyre 17. Reality - Lost Frequencies f t . Janieck Devy 18. Love Yourself - Just in Bieber 19. Buzzcut Season - Lorde 20. The Man Who Can't Be Moved - The Script

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W H A T 'S I T L I KE TO P U R SU E M U SI C I N DUBA I ? Kal ey Gar vey, '16 W ith two m em ber s of th e ban d, KGB, atten din g ASD, m an y of you m ay h ave al r eady h ear d of th em or even gotten th e oppor tu n ity to see th em l ive. Th e ban d on l y r ecen tl y or igin ated in Septem ber of 2015, bu t h as al r eady book ed five differ en t gigs. Al th ou gh th e ban d is fair l y n ew, KGB's m em ber s ar e n ot u n accu stom ed to cr eatin g m u sic or m an ifestin g th e dedication it tak es to do so. M an y of th em h ave sever al year s of exper ien ce pl ayin g an d som e h ave even been in ban ds befor e th e er a of KGB. Th e fou r m em ber s of th is you n g r ock ban d in cl u de, An ton Bl izn iu k ('17) on dr u m s an d Jor dan Sosen sk y ('18) on gu itar, both of wh om atten d ASD. Th e oth er two m em ber s ar e Zor ab M al ick (W SO) as th e vocal ist, an d Fer n an do Al ar con (DAA) on base . I decided to sit down with th e two stu den ts atten din g ASD an d get th eir in sigh t on wh at it took to cr eate a ban d an d pr efor m for an au dien ce as on l y h igh sch ool stu den ts, l ivin g in Du bai. Th e m ost r eoccu r r in g th em es seem to be dedication , com m itm en t, an d a passion for m u sic. Read th e in ter view I h ad with An ton an d Jor dan to l ear n m or e!

KGB Q: W h at ad v i se w ou l d y ou gi v e p eop l e y ou r age w h o w an t t o st ar t a ban d ? JS: Pu t you r sel f ou t th er e, pl ay with as m an y peopl e as you can , tr y to fin d peopl e you en joy pl ayin g with . Ju st sim pl y, do it. You can ?t sit ar ou n d an d th in k it?s gon n a h appen for you . it?s a l ot of wor k . Q: Ar e y ou r p ar en t s su p p or t i v e of h ow h ar d y ou w or k on m u si c? AB: Ya..m y m om is, sh e wen t to a m u sic sch ool wh en sh e was

you n ger an d got m e in to som e of th e m u sic th at I?m in to n ow an d sh e?s r eal l y su ppor tive of wh at I do. Sh e?s a fir m bel iever th at if you 'r e good at som eth in g you n eed to do it, especial l y if you h ave an in san e passion for it. M y dad is com in g ar ou n d. Un iver sity is im por tan t to h im th ou gh . JS: Yes. M y dad?s ver y in ter ested. M y par en ts wil l com e an d see u s pr efor m . Th ey l et u s pr actice at m y h ou se al l th e tim e an d it?s ver y l ou d. Dad?s r eal l y in to m e pl ayin g, bu t n ot at al l pr essu r in g, so it?s pu r el y passion .

Ph oto cr edits: Paige Ar dil l , '17 Q: H ow of t en d oes t h e ban d get t oget h er an d p r act i ce? AB: If we h ave a gig com in g u p, we m eet 3-4 tim es a week . It's u su al l y a 2 h ou r pr actice, becau se I'm al l er gic to cats, an d Jor dan (JS) h as on e, so I can r eal l y on l y l ast th at l on g. Q: W h at ar e som e of t h e bi ggest ch al l en ges t h e ban d h as en cou n t er ed ? AB: Th e h ar dest par t is ou r wr itin g pr ocess. W e th ou gh t wr itin g son gs wou l d be easy, becau se we h ave a l ot in com m on wh en

cover in g m u sic. Bu t wh en it com es to wr itin g or igin al s, wh at?s in side a per son r eal l y com es ou t, an d ever yon e?s m u sic taste is so differ en t. So tr yin g to fin d a com m on gr ou n d we can al l agr ee on an d l ove to cr eate, th at?s by far th e h ar dest. Q: W h at ar e som e of t h e bi ggest accom p l i sh m en t s t h e ban d h as ach i ev ed ? AB: W e pl ayed Em ir ates Bik e?s Festival . It was on l y ar ou n d 100 peopl e bu t it was on l y ou r 2n d gig. Du bai h as a h ar d seen , an d it?s al l sel f pr om otion , an d th e fact th at

we got th at m an y peopl e to be in ter ested, an d pay for en tr y was h u ge. Q: As of n ow K GB h as p l ay ed a f ew d i f f er en t gi gs. H ow d oes i t f eel t o p r ef or m ? AB: It's am azin g bu t th e su spen se an d an ticipation befor e gettin g on stage is n er ve r ack in g. JS: It?s a r u sh . You get th is bu zz off of it, it?s en er getic, especial l y wh en th e au dien ce is in vol ved. It?s n er ve r ack in g befor e, bu t th en you get u p th er e an d r eal ize it?s n o big deal . It?s an in descr ibabl e feel in g.

Ex per i enc e Ex pos ur e Pai ge Ar di l l ' 17 Ex ams ar e f i nal l y ov er , whi c h means wi nt er br eak , and t he hol i day f es t i v i t i es ar e a t hi ng of t he pas t , but t hat does n?t mean we c an?t r emi ni s c e i n t he s weet memor i es of r el ax at i on, or i n s ome c as es , ex pl or at i on. I n t hi s s ec ond i ns t al ment of Ex per i enc e Ex pos ur e, we ar e s howc as i ng t he wor k of Car ol i ne Rou, Chl oe St one, Tat i ana Vi er ma, Pai ge Ar di l l and t hei r wi nt er j our ney s t hat t ook t hem out s i de t he s and dunes of Dubai .

Copenhagen, Denmar k Thi s phot o was t ak en on a r ai ny Chr i s t mas ni ght i n Copenhagen, Denmar k . Pi c t ur ed i n t he phot o i s one of Copenhagen?s at t r ac t i ons c al l ed St r Ă¸get , one of t he mos t f amous s hoppi ng s t r eet s i n Eur ope. Near l y empt y s t r eet s , a s t ar r y ni ght , a c up of Dani s h Chr i s t mas Gl Ăśgg i n one hand and a c amer a t o c apt ur e t he moment i n t he ot her c r eat es t he per f ec t hol i day at mos pher e.

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Car ol i ne Rou ' 17

Cape Town, Sout h Af r i c a Thi s wi nt er br eak I went t o Sout h Af r i c a f or t wo week s on a Vi er ma Fami l y Vac at i on. We s t ay ed in Capet own, v i s i t ed t he wi ne c ount r y ( a l ot of f un) and went on a s af ar i . I t was my f i r s t t i me i n Af r i c a s o I l ov ed t he weat her , peopl e, s c ener y and def i ni t el y f ood.

Chl oe St one ' 17

Rangal i I s l and, Mal di v es I t ook t hi s phot o whi l e I was s c ubai ng di v i ng dur i ng wi nt er br eak . Thes e f i s he wer e s o f r i endl y , t hey wer e f ol l owi ng us t he whol e t i me and get t i ng r eal l y c l os e t o our f ac es . I t was s uc h a wei r d but c ool ex per i enc e. Chl oe St one ' 17

I nv er nes s , Sc ot l and Thes e t wo phot os wer e t ak en i n Sc ot l and, and not t r y i ng to di s c r edi t my s el f as a phot ogr apher , but i t was har d t o t ak e a bad phot o t her e. Whet her i t was t he bagpi pe mus i c , t he s now, or t he abundenc e of mas hed pot at oes I was c ons umi ng, t he t r i p had t hi s war m f uz z y magi c t o i t t hat c an onl y be des c r i bed as t he Chr i st mas Spi r i t . The peopl e wer e k i nd, t he war m c i der , wel l , war m, and t he s now, a r ef r es hi ng c ont r as t t o t he war m wi nt er s we s uf f er t hr ough i n Dubai - we' v e al r eady s t ar t ed mak i ng pl ans t o go bac k agai n nex t y ear .

Pai ge Ar di l l ' 17

Sport s Keep Busy & St ay Fit This Wint er Season Rebal Abdul Hadi '18 Th e secon d season of spor ts is h er e, an d a var iety of spor ts ar e h er e for th e ch oosin g. Fr om th e sweaty gr asps of wr estl in g, to th e cr isp win d on th e footbal l pitch , th er e is som eth in g for ever yon e. H owever, th er e ar e exception s. If you didn ?t qu ite h ave th e stu ff to m ak e th e team , pr efer sol o spor ts, or even ju st wan t to stay or get in to sh ape, th er e ar e a var iety of th in gs th at can k eep you bu sy u n til th e th ir d season . No m atter th e r eason , get active, get fit, an d get to be th e str on gest ver sion of you r sel f. I in tr odu ce to you , th r ee ways to stay active. 1) Goi n g f or Ru n s/ Jogs Lets face it, th is is th e sim pl est way of k eepin g in sh ape. Noth in g beats a gr eat m or n in g r u n , or som e qu al ity joggin g with som e fr ien ds. W h eth er you ch al l en ge you r sel f by doin g in ter val s, or sim pl y tr od away an d en joy th e ou tdoor s, both ar e abl e to get r id of th at u n wan ted fat, an d bu il d car dio en du r an ce. Addition al l y, win ter is cl osin g in on Du bai an d th e weath er is appr oach in g per fect r u n n in g con dition s. Tr y an d get in som e car dio l ik e th is at l east 3 tim es a week . Th ese oppor tu n ities ar e avail abl e at m an y of Du bai?s par k s. Th ese in cl u de, bu t ar e n ot l im ited to: Safa Par k , Al Bar sh a Par k , Pal m Ju m eir ah Par k , etc.

2) Get i n Som e W or k ou t s It m ay be in tim idatin g at fir st, bu t th e gym is n ot a scar y pl ace. Not to m en tion th at ver y few th in gs give you th e sam e sen se of accom pl ish m en t as a good wor k ou t. You ?l l feel r efr esh ed an d r eady to tack l e th e day ah ead of you . H owever, th er e ar e m an y sor ts of ways to exer cise. For som e, car dio an d cir cu its ar e m or e im por tan t, th at wou l d cal l for ?Cr ossfit?. H owever, oth er s m ay be dr awn towar ds to m or e str en gth or ien ted ?Power l iftin g? discipl in e. Som e m ay fin d it u n n ecessar y to ch oose a set path an d opt for a m or e br oad ?Str en gth Tr ain in g? r ou te. W h atever it m ay be, gettin g in th e gym an d wor k in g u p a sweat pays off in th e l on g r u n . An d th e best possibl e tim e to star t is al ways r igh t n ow.

3) Tr y Ou t Som e Sol o Sp or t s Th ou gh th ey m ay n ot appeal to you at fir st. Sol o spor ts ar e gr eat for you r h eal th , an d h el p you to u n der stan d wh o you ar e as a per son . Th ese ?sol o spor ts? in cl u de, bu t ar e n ot l im ited to: m ar tial ar ts, cycl in g, stan d u p paddl e, an d r owin g. Al th ou gh th ey m ay n ot offer th e sam e sen se of team wor k or fr ien dsh ip, th ey do give you a gr eat oppor tu n ity to see wh o you tr u l y stan d as an in dividu al , wh at you l ik e, an d wh at you don ?t. Even if th ese m ay n ot seem l ik e you r ?th in g? I wou l d h igh l y r ecom m en d tr yin g som e of th ese activities ou t. Al l of th ese activities ar e avail abl e at m an y ar eas ar ou n d Du bai. To fin d ou t m or e, don ?t be afr aid to do a qu ick Googl e sear ch . So l ook on th e br igh t side, Du bai h as l ots to offer, an d you h ave a l ot to l ear n . Get in som e gr eat wor k ou t tim e eith er al on e or with a fr ien d, go for a n ice m or n in g r u n , or tr y ou t som eth in g you ?ve n ever don e befor e. W h atever you do, m ak e su r e you pu t in th e focu s, tim e, an d discipl in e n eeded to ach ieve you r goal , wh atever it m ay be. W ith th at n ote, good l u ck , an d stay str on g.

Sport s season t wo: What wehav e t o l ook f or war d t o Lou is l e Rou x, '18 Th e u pcom in g M ESAC l ook s br igh t for ASD. Th is win ter season , th e bu siest of th em al l , in cl u des Soccer, Bask etbal l , W r estl in g, Ten n is, an d Cr oss Cou n tr y. Th ese ar e ver y su ccessfu l ar eas th at ASD th r ive in wh en l ook in g at ever y spor t over al l . Ou r soccer pr ogr am , as al ways, is l ook in g for a h igh r esu l t th r ou gh ou t both Var sity an d JV, especial l y after som e u n for tu n ate r esu l ts acr oss th e boar d with som e of th e Soccer team s l ast year. Th e bask etbal l team s ar e l ook in g for a str on g per for m an ce as wel l . Th ey wil l al l be goin g in l ook in g for a m edal . An oth er team l ook in g towar ds a m assive per for m an ce at M ESAC wil l be th e ten n is team , with cou n tl ess r etu r n in g pl ayer s an d som e gr eat n ew addition s to th e team . Th eir bl en d of veter an s, an d fr esh n ew tal en t wil l br in g a m assive for ce to be r eck on ed with . Th e fin al two spor ts h ave been pu ttin g in so m u ch wor k du e to th e gr u el in g n atu r e of th e spor ts. After seein g a r ecen t wr estl in g m eet with al l ASD wr estl er s, th e stan dar d th ey h ave set is in san e, an d th eir car dio wor k ou ts ar e som eth in g th at m ost wou l d n ot l ast th r ou gh . An d th e exact sam e goes for Cr oss Cou n tr y. Th ey r u n cou n tl ess l aps day after day al l so th ey can im pr ove th eir fitn ess, th eir tim es, an d br in g h om e som e Gol ds in th e u pcom in g M ESAC.

M ax Sch m i d t : Var si t y Boy s Soccer H ow d o y ou t h i n k y ou r t eam w i l l d o i n t h e u p com i n g M ESAC? W e h ave a ver y str on g squ ad, ever y star ter fr om l ast year is a r etu r n er, m in u s ou r k eeper fr om l ast season , Con n er. H owever, Br aden Gar r ison is m or e th an a su itabl e r epl acem en t. Ou r team h as gon e th r ou gh som e ch an ges m ovin g fr om a 4-4-3 to differ en t 4-4-2 an d 4-2-3-1 var ian ts. I bel ieve th at we can go al l th e way. W ith a you n g squ ad l ast year we fin ish ed secon d in a h ear t-br eak in g defeat, an d we'r e defian tl y h u n gr y for m or e. Especial l y h avin g th e h om e fiel d advan tage, I th in k it wil l ben efit u s in br in gin g h om e th e tr oph y for ou r team , I ju st h ope we h ave pl en ty of fan s on ou r side. As l on g as we can get th r ou gh th e com in g week s with ou t bein g h it by in ju r ies an d sick n ess ou r squ ad wil l be r eady for th e tou r n am en t. Ar e y ou h ap p y w i t h y ou r t eam s p r eogr essi on t h r ou gh t h e season so f ar ? As a team , we wer e defin itel y scr appy at th e beggin g of th e season , bu t sl owl y, th in gs ar e star tin g to com e togeth er. W e stil l got som e ways to go u n til M ESAC, an d we al so h ave two tou r n am en ts in -between . Tr avel in g to Doh a for th e in vitation al wil l be a good way for th e team to bon d an d for som e you n g pl ayer s to get som e good exper ien ce on th e pitch . Over al l as a captain i'l l al ways be h appy with th e team , bu t I k n ow we can al ways be better, an d in tu r n go th e distan ce in M ESAC.

G o Big Or Go Home Zack Yen gu l al p '18 Al l You N eed t o K n ow abou t t h e N FL : Over al l , th er e is a total of 32 team s in th e NFL. Th is con sists of two m ain con fer en ces, th e AFC an d th e NFC, with 16 team s in each con fer en ce. Now in side th ese two con fer en ces th er e ar e fou r division s in each . Th r ou gh ou t th e season , a team wil l pl ay a total of 6 gam es in th eir own sm al l er division wh ich is m ade u p of fou r team s total . In each con fer en ce, eith er AFC or NFC, th er e ar e six team s th at m ak e it in to th e pl ayoffs. So wh at th is m ean s is th at on l y 12 ou t of 32 team s m ak e it to th e pl ayoffs.

Su p er Bow l Pr ed i ct i on s: Based off th e way th ese team s h ave been pl ayin g th r ou gh ou t th e season I?ve m ade a pr ediction ch ar t. In th e ch ar t I h ave, to th e l eft, m y pr ediction s. I h ave th e New En gl an d Patr iots win n in g th e AFC con fer en ce an d th e Car ol in a Pan th er s win n in g th e NFC con fer en ce. W h at th is m ean s is th at I am pr edictin g th e Pan th er s an d th e Patr iots to pl ay again st each oth er du r in g th e Su per Bowl . I th en h ave th e Patr iots win n in g Su per Bowl 50. M y pr ediction is th at th e Patr iots wil l win by 4 poin ts. Th e Su per Bowl wil l be pl ayed on Febr u ar y 8th , if you ar e watch in g th e gam e in Du bai th en it wil l star t at 3:30 A.M .

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TheAt r ocit y of Fan Vot ing Kian Soh r abi '18

Am er ica, wor k h ar d an d you wil l ach ieve you r dr eam s. It is th e l an d wh er e you wil l get r ecogn ized for you r h ar d wor k an d be r ewar ded for it. Un l ess, of cou r se, you r r ewar ds ar e decided by peopl e wh o bar el y h ave an idea of wh o you ar e an d th ey l ik e som eon e el se m or e. Al l m ajor Am er ican spor ts l eagu e h ave an al l star gam e; th e NFL, NBA, etc. Recen tl y, th ese l eagu es h ave tu r n ed to fan votin g in an attem pt to br in g m or e in ter action between th em an d th e fan s. Th is h as cr eated an u n fair bias again st sm al l m ar k et pl ayer s an d l eads to aged veter an s bein g sel ected over r em ar k abl e you n g star s. Last season , Al l en Ber n ar d Robin son II h ad 80 r eception s for 1,400 yar ds an d 14 tou ch down s (T-M ost in NFL), bu t th e fan s did n ot Allen Robinson is one of the many talented see h im as a wor th y star ter in th e 2016 NFL Pr o Bowl . In stead, th ey ch ose Cal vin ?M egatr on ? Joh n son Jr. Cal vin athletes hurt by the voting system Joh n son al so h ad a gr eat season . Joh n son h ad 8 m or e catch es th an Robin son , bu t h ad 186 l ess yar ds an d 5 l ess tou ch down s. Statistical l y, Robin son h ad a m u ch better season an d h e establ ish ed h im sel f as an el ite th r eat in th e Nation al Footbal l Leagu e. Un for tu n atel y, th e fan s decided M egatr on was a su per ior pl ayer despite h is in fer ior statistics. Th is tr en d of establ ish ed veter an s bein g n am ed to al l star s in stead of better, you n ger pl ayer s is m ost visibl e in th e NBA. Kobe Br yan t is on e of th e m ost r ecogn izabl e n am es in gl obal bask etbal l . H e?s on e of th e GOATs of th e gam e an d is a fu tu r e h al l of fam er. H owever, th is year, h e?s h ad on e of h is wor st season s to date. H e?s aver agin g 18 poin ts, 4 assists an d 4 r ebou n ds per gam e. H owever, h e h as 1.2 m il l ion Al l -Star votes. LeBr on Jam es h as abou t h al f th at am ou n t. Th e n ext cl osest pl ayer to Kobe is Steph en Cu r r y, an d h e h as 900 th ou san d votes. Cu r r y is aver agin g 30 poin ts, 7 assists, an d 5 r ebou n ds per gam e, an d h e?s an M VP can didate on th e (cu r r en tl y) best team in th e cou n tr y. So wh y h ave 300,000 peopl e voted for Kobe? It h as n oth in g to do with th e qu al ity of pl ayer. It?s becau se of Kobe?s n am e an d fan s sim pl y wan t to see h im in th e Al l Star Gam e, r ath er th an a better pl ayer.

This system hurts unflashy players like John Wall Diminishing veterans like Kobe Bryant are being rew arded for mediocre play Th er e ar e essen tial l y 2 types of voter s. Th ose wh o car e an d th ose wh o don ?t. I h ave been both of th ose peopl e. W h en I vote for NFL Pr o Bowl er s, I vote for gr eat pl ayer s an d don ?t car e abou t n am es (An th on y Bar r over Dem ar cu s W ar e), bu t in th e NBA bal l ot I vote as a casu al fan . I ch ose Br adl ey Beal over Kyr ie Ir vin g even th ou gh I k n ow Kyr ie?s better. W h at?s th e sol u tion ? Leagu es cou l d in cr ease th e size of th e r oster s, or h ave fan s vote for a l ar ge pool of pl ayer s. After war ds, exper ts wou l d sel ect th e fin al pl ayer s, sim il ar to h ow Al l -Pr os ar e el ected. Or th ey cou l d get r id of fan votin g al l togeth er. On e way or an oth er, l eagu es n eed to m ak e a ch an ge to th eir el ector al system to en su r e deser vin g pl ayer s ar e awar ded on a con sisten t basis.

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Money r eal ly does buy happiness CELEBRITIESWHOOWNSPORTSCLUBS by shehr yar far ooqi Th e spor ts season is wel l u n der way, an d with th e tr an sfer win dow open an d th e Su per bowl com in g u p soon , th er e?s a l ot of h u ge n ews com in g ou t of th e pr esses. Ch el sea won a gam e, Tyson Fu r y becam e th e wor l d h eavyweigh t boxin g ch am pion , an d Au str al ia won th e cr ick et wor l d cu p. Th er e ar e al so sl igh tl y l ess l ar ge su r pr ises, l ik e W il l Fer r el l bu yin g par t of a footbal l cl u b based in LA. Rath er th an cover l ar ger topics, I?m goin g to tr avel th e r oad l ess tr avel l ed. So, h er e ar e th e 5 m ost in ter estin g cel ebr ity spor ts team s own er s, an d h ow th ey cam e abou t own in g said team s.

1- wILL SMITH W il l Sm ith al on g with h is wife bou gh t NBA cl u b th e Ph il adel ph ia 76er s in th e fal l of 2011, an d wer e par t of a n ew own er sh ip gr ou p th at br ou gh t a l ot of ch an ges to h ow th e cl u b was r u n , in cl u din g discou n tin g th e pr ice of n ear l y 9,000 tick ets (n ear l y 50% of th e stadiu m s total capacity) by m or e th an 50% on ce th e 2011 NBA l ock ou t h ad fin ish ed. Th ey al so set u p a n ew website to u pdate th e fan s on h ow th in gs wer e goin g, an d gave ou t 1,776 tick ets to peopl e wh o l eft th e m ost th ou gh tfu l com m en ts on th e website.

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2- bILLMURRAY 65 year ol d actor / com edian Bil l M u r r ay h as h ad a cl aim in m in or -l eagu e Basebal l side th e St. Pau l Sain ts sin ce it?s cr eation in 1993 an d h as h ad been m ajor l y in vol ved in th e team ever sin ce. H e?s l isted as th e team ?s psych ol ogist on th e team ?s website, th r ew th e fir st pitch on th e team ?s Open in g Nigh t, coach ed fir st base, an d con sider s h im sel f th e biggest ch eer l eader for th e team .

3- eLTONj OHN Sin ger El ton Joh n was ver y active in th e footbal l scen e, an d h ad sh ar es in for m er NASL side th e LA Aztecs an d was actu al l y ch air m an of th e cl u b in 1976, an d u n der h is own er sh ip th e cl u b saw pr om otion to th e fir st division an d a gr eat spel l th at saw th e cl u b go fr om bein g on th e l owest division in En gl ish footbal l to qu al ifyin g for th e UEFA cu p in th e space of 8 year s. After a br eak fr om bein g active in th e cl u b, Sir El ton r etu r n ed to th e cl u b in 1997 an d was n am ed h on or ar y l ifel on g cl u b pr esiden t. H e even h as a stan d in th e stadiu m n am ed after h im !

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4- LeBRONJAMES Cu r r en t Cavs for war d LeBr on Jam es bou gh t a m in or ity stak e in Liver pool FC via a m ar k etin g agr eem en t with own er s th e Fen way spor ts gr ou p in Apr il 2011, an d th r ou gh ou t th e tim e h as h e own ed th e cl u b, it h as seen r ecor d ear n in gs fr om sh ir t deal s an d tel evision r even u e. H e al so r epor tedl y was in ter ested in becom in g a par t own er in a fu tu r e M LS cl u b based in M iam i h eaded by for m er Br itish footbal l star David Beck h am , an d h as offer ed advice to th e own er sh ip as h e h as pr eviou s exper ien ce with own in g a footbal l cl u b.

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5 - JAY- Z Rapper an d pr odu cer Jay-Z h ad a stak e in th e Br ook l yn Nets for qu ite a wh il e, an d h is own er sh ip h ad seen th e cl u b u n der go a l ot of ch an ges. H e r epor tedl y bou gh t h is stak e for ar ou n d $4.5 m il l ion an d r el in qu ish ed th em in Apr il 2013 for $500,000 to coach Jason Kidd. Du r in g h is tim e as par t own er th e cl u b?s n am e ch an ged, h e h ad a big in fl u en ce on th em m ovin g to th eir n ew h om e in Br ook l yn . H e?s even design ed th e team ?s l ogo, an d stil l own s par t of th eir n ew stadiu m .

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Current Event s Most t al ked about Peopl eof 2015

2015 was on e of th e m ost dyn am ic an d active year s with in r ecen t h istor y, it saw a su r ge in ter r or, m ass sh ootin gs an d a m or e com pl ex an d viol en t r el ation with in th e m iddl e easter n cou n tr ies. Th ese peopl e h ad to m ak e qu ick an d tou gh decision s fr om deal in g with th e M igr ation Cr isis to tr yin g to er adicate ter r or ism an d sol ve th e Syr ian con fl ict.

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Vl ad i m i r Pu t i n Un dou btedl y n obody h ad a bu sier an d h ar der year th an Vl adim ir Pu tin , despite facin g wester n san ction s an d th e str on g decl in e of th e Ru bl e, Pu tin h as been extr a bu sy fr om ju m pin g in to th e Syr ian civil war, back in g Bash ar Al -Assad to bom bin g ISIS an d Syr ian r ebel s an d agr eein g to dr op th e US dol l ar an d u se l ocal cu r r en cies with Ir an an d Ch in a. Pu tin 's decision s on gl obal issu es h ave been swift an d wide r each in g.

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Ger m an Ch an cel l or h as al so spen t 2015 with h er h an ds fu l l . Th e Gr eek econ om ic cr isis an d th e M igr an t cr isis h ave th r eaten ed to toppl e Eu r ope. Yet An gel a M er k el , EU?s de facto l eader stepped u p an d n egotiated th r ou gh both cr isis?an d k ept Eu r ope fr om col l apsin g. Sh e h ad to m ak e tou gh decision s as al l owin g al l Syr ian r efu gees to en ter Ger m an y wh ich cost h er r epu tation gr eatl y.

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Abu Bak r al -Bagh d ad i Un for tu n atel y 2015 was seen as a pr odu ctive year for ISIS an d its l eader. Sin ce cu ttin g al l ties with Al Qaeda in 2014, th is year h as seen ISIS expan d, cau se an d in fl u en ce ter r or ist attack s abr oad an d m ak e m il l ion s of dol l ar s fr om il l egal oil tr ade. Cu r r en tl y ISIS con tr ol s an estim ated 30% of Syr ia an d Ir aq.

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On e of th e m ost ou tspok en cr itics of ISIS an d m u sl im s in gen er al , Don al d Tr u m p r eceived spotl igh t in 2015. H e al r eady m an aged to an ger both th e dem ocr ats an d th e r epu bl ican s as wel l as th e m edia, th e pu bl ic at l ar ge an d al m ost ever y wor l d l eader. H is r ise in pol l s pain t a wor r yin g pictu r e abou t th e fu tu r e of US pol itics.

Pop e Fr an ci s Sin ce tak in g office as th e h ead of th e cath ol ic ch u r ch back in 2013, th e Pope cl ear l y sh owed th at h e h as a sign ifican tl y differ en t appr oach to l eadin g th e ch u r ch th an h is pr edecessor s. H is speech es an d com m en ts on divor ce , cl im ate ch an ge, ch u r ch r efor m , an d pover ty h ave m ade h eadl in es ar ou n d th e wor l d. On e of th e m ost fam ou s bein g h is r adical speech cr iticizin g th e UN Cl im ate Su m m it an d th e wor l d l eader s for n ot actin g u pon it effectivel y. H e m ade l on g tr ips ar ou n d th e wor l d to pr each an d em ph asize th e cath ol ic an d ch r istian faith in gen er al . H e al so en dor sed th e state of Pal estin e an d is ch an gin g th e stan ce on th e doctr in e of divor ce.

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Current Event s Isis chil dr en escape Zeena Shehadeh '17

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Th ey?r e tak en away fr om th eir fam il ies, tol d th at th ey n eed to k il l th eir par en ts, an d br ain wash ed in to fol l owin g th e ISIS r egim e. ISIS h as h el d h u n dr eds of ch il dr en as you n g as five captive an d tr ain ed th em to figh t for ISIS an d to car r y on th e r egim e. Recen tl y, som e ch il d sol dier s h ave escaped fr om th e im pr ison m en t of ISIS bu t th e m em or ies stil l r em ain . A 12 year ol d ch il d, Nasir, wh o was bein g tr ain ed to be a su icide bom ber, descr ibes escapin g as ?l ik e com in g back to l ife?. Du r in g th e air str ik es th e ch il dr en wer e l ead u n der gr ou n d to h ide an d tol d th at th e Am er ican s, th e u n bel iever s, wer e tr yin g to k il l th em an d th at th e figh ter s l oved th e ch il dr en an d wou l d tak e car e of th em . Th e ch il dr en wer e br ain wash ed in to bel ievin g th eir par en ts wer e n on bel iever s, l ik e th e Am er ican s, an d th at th ey n eeded to k il l th em , bu t som e wer e abl e to r esist. An 11 year ol d boy, Nou r i, r efu sed to join th e oth er boys in tr ain in g wh ich l ead to th e figh ter s br eak in g h is l eg in to th r ee pieces an d r epeatedl y beatin g h im . On ce h is l eg h eal ed h e cou l d n ot wal k or r u n , on l y l im p, so h e was deem ed ?u sel ess? for ISIS, an d h e was soon l et go with h is you n ger br oth er Sam am wh o?s five year s ol d. Both of th em su ffer fr om psych ol ogical issu es du e to th e r epeated beatin gs th ey en du r ed du r in g th eir tim e as ch il d sol dier s. Som e of th e issu es Sam am h as faced ar e wak in g u p in th e m iddl e of th e n igh t cr yin g du e to fear of bein g beat, an d l ivin g in con stan t fear of h u m an s.

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Th e r eason th ese m en tar get ch il dr en is becau se th ey ar e u n awar e an d easil y br ain wash ed in to th e ISIS m in dset. Th e ch il dr en ar e m ain l y u sed for su icide bom bin g an d to stan d on th e fr on t l in e becau se oth er ar m ies fin d it difficu l t to k il l th e ch il dr en . A Pesh m er ga com m an der says, ?M an y tim es wh en we ar e facin g ISIS, we see th e ch il dr en at th e fr on t l in e an d th ey?r e wear in g expl osive vests. Th ey ar e br ain wash ed,? an d goes on to say, ?It?s an u n bel ievabl y h ar d decision . You don ?t k n ow wh at to do becau se if you don ?t k il l th em th ey?l l k il l you ?. Al l th e br ain wash in g th ese ch il dr en h ave en du r ed cal l s for m ajor psych ol ogical h el p. Oth er s cou n tr ies n eed to h el p th ese k ids ou t wh o ar e fr om societies wh er e it?s al m ost im possibl e to r eceive th e h el p th ey n eed. Th ey h ave been for ced to k il l peopl e, to u se weapon s, an d con tin u al l y beaten ; h ow does an yon e get over th at, especial l y a ch il d?

TheCauses of Al l r el igious conf l ict Sowon Yoon ' 17

Year 2015, as with al l th e pr eviou s year s h as been tu r bu l en t with m an y issu es. Am on g th e issu es, r el igiou s con fl ict h as com e u p as on e of th e m ost widel y spr ead issu es. Yet an oth er r el igiou s con fl ict h as begu n in Sau di Ar abia. If we wer e abl e to r efl ect on th e cau ses of r el igiou s con fl icts wh at wou l d we fin d? Is r el igion fu n dam en tal l y a tr ou bl em ak er ? Or is tr ou bl e m ade by h u m an in ter pr etation ? In th is ar ticl e, we wil l tr y to pr ovide an in sigh t to th ese big qu estion s by l ook in g in to th e cu r r en t con fl ict in Sau di Ar abia.

Fir st, in a r el igiou s con fl ict th er e is m ostl y a r el igiou s m ajor ity an d a r el igiou s m in or ity wh ich is back ed u p by an exter n al for ce. (Th e Sau di Sh ias by Ir an ian Sh ias, r ath er Ir an ian sh owed a m odel beh avior by tr yin g to pu t down th e Ir an ian r el igiou s r ebel l ion by civil m ean s.) Secon d, in a r el igiou s con fl ict, th e ?r eal ? cau se is n ever th e r el igion . Som etim es, as in th e case of cu r r en t r el igiou s con fl ict in Sau di Ar abia, r el igion , wh en it is wiel ded by th e gover n m en t can be u sed for pol itical r eason s. Th e pr in cipl e was tr u e for ever y r el igiou s con fl ict in h istor y an d is stil l tr u e for th e

Con cl u sivel y, l et?s r efer back to th e qu estion s. Con sider in g th at in al l r el igiou s con fl ict, th e ?r eal ? cau se is n ever th e r el igion bu t econ om y or pol itics, we cou l d n ot say th at r el igion is fu n dam en tal l y a tr ou bl em ak er. Rath er, tr ou bl e is m ade by th ose wh o wiel d it. Th at is per h aps th e on e com m on th in g r el igion h as with scien ce. It is n eu tr al by itsel f, bu t becom es ch ar acter ized by h u m an con du cts.

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On Jan u ar y 2n d, Sau di Ar abia, a m ain l y Su n n i n ation , h as execu ted a Sh ia cl er ic al on g with 47 oth er s becau se of h is ar ticu l ation again st th e Sau di Ar abian gover n m en t. Upon th e catal yst of Ir an ian civil ian pr otest again st th e execu tion , Sau di Ar abian gover n m en t cu t dipl om atic ties with Ir an . W h at m ak es th is in ciden t su ch a gr eat case stu dy is th at it h as al l th e com m on ch ar acter istics of r el igiou s con fl ict an d qu ite expl icitl y, too.

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Mar ia Mor al es'19 Pr esiden t Bar ack Obam a h as cal l ed for a n ation al "sen se of u r gen cy" to l im it gu n viol en ce. In h is past year s of pr esiden cy, h e h as been abl e to do l ittl e in ter m s of tigh ten in g gu n con tr ol l aws, du e to th e Con gr ess n ot actin g on th e issu e. Obam a h as fou n d h im sel f qu estion in g th e n ation h e l eads, an d h ow it h as becom e accu stom ed to con sisten t sh ootin gs . Now, in h is l ast year of pr esiden cy, h e is deter m in ed to m ak e a ch an ge. After h e m et with Attor n ey Gen er al Lor etta Lyn ch , h e was abl e to in tr odu ce fou r n ew execu tive action s after str u ggl in g with th e con gr ession al l egisl ation . 1. K eep gu n s ou t of t h e w r on g h an d s t h r ou gh back gr ou n d ch eck s. -

No m atter wh er e you con du ct you r bu sin ess, wh eth er it be at a gu n stor e, gu n sh ows, or over th e In ter n et, you m u st h ave l icen ce an d con du ct back gr ou n d ch eck s. Th e FBI is adju stin g th e back gr ou n d ch eck system in or der to m ak e it m or e pr odu ctive, in cl u din g im pr ovem en ts su ch as pr ocessin g back gr ou n d ch eck s 24/ 7 an d r eceivin g n otification s wh en a pr oh ibited per son attem pts to bu y a weapon .

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ATF h as set u p an establ ish ed In ter n et In vestigation Cen ter in or der to tr ack th e il l egal on l in e tr affick in g of fir ear m s an d wil l dedicate $4 m il l ion an d m or e per son n el to str en gth en th e Nation al In tegr ated Bal l istics In for m ation Networ k . Th ey ar e al so fin al izin g a r u l e to m ak e su r e th at deal er s th at ar e sh ippin g fir ear m s, n otify l aw en for cem en t if th eir gu n s ar e l ost or stol en .

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Th e Adm in istr ation is pr oposin g to in cr ease access to h eal th car e with a n ew $500 m il l ion in vestm en t. Th e Depar tm en t of H eal th an d H u m an Ser vices is fin al izin g a r u l e to get r id of u n n ecessar y l egal bar r ier s wh ich stop th e US fr om r epor tin g in for m ation abou t peopl e wh o ar e pr oh ibited fr om possessin g a gu n for specific m en tal h eal th r eason s.

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Th e Pr esiden t h as ask ed th e Depar tm en ts of Defen se, Ju stice, an d H om el an d Secu r ity to con du ct r esear ch in to h ow to im pr ove gu n safety tech n ol ogy. H e h as al so ask ed th ese depar tm en ts to r eview th e avail abil ity of sm ar t gu n tech n ol ogy on a r egu l ar basis, an d to expl or e possibl e ways to fu r th er its u se an d devel opm en t in or der to im pr ove gu n safety.

Du e to th e sever al sh ootin gs th at took pl ace in th e US l ast year, m ost Am er ican s su ppor t str icter gu n l aws. H owever, opin ion s on th ese execu tive decision s seem to be divided between Repu bl ican s an d Dem ocr ats. It is im por tan t th at both par ties agr ee in or der for th ese execu tive decision s to be su ccessfu l . It is u n cer tain as to if th ese l aws wil l pr even t fu tu r e sh ootin gs or m ak e sign ifican t differ en ce th is year, h owever, it seem s to be a step in th e r igh t dir ection .

Sout h Kor ea?s Comf or t Women: Did Japan Right It s Wr ongs? Chr is y um'16 and Basel Fayoumi 16' Th is past Decem ber, a l an dm ar k agr eem en t was m ade between Japan an d Sou th Kor ea in r egar ds to th e l in ger in g issu e of th e com for t wom en dr afted an d u sed by Japan ?s Im per ial Ar m y du r in g W or l d W ar II. Th e r epar ation s offer ed by Japan in cl u de $8.3 m il l ion str aigh t fr om its feder al bu dget to a fou n dation th at is bein g establ ish ed by th e Sou th Kor ean gover n m en t, as wel l as a cen ter for th e aid of r ecover in g sex sl aver y victim s. In addition , Pr im e M in ister Sh in zo Abe del iver ed a for m al apol ogy to th e wom en an d th e Pr esiden t, ?pain fu l l y ack n owl edgin g its r espon sibil ity? an d ?expr essin g an ew sin cer e apol ogies an d r em or se fr om th e bottom of h is h ear t.? Yet, th e qu estion r em ain s as to wh eth er or n ot th is even begin s to m ak e u p for wh at was don e. Dem an ds h ave been m ade for a statu e in Sou th Kor ea?s Japan ese em bassy, on e th at r epr esen ts a com for t wom an , be tak en down as wel l . Sin ce psych ol ogical dam age can n ot ever dir ectl y be fixed, h owever, th e m on ey th at Japan is offer in g is m or e of a k in d gestu r e to cem en t th e fr ien dsh ip between th e two n ation s r ath er th an a ph ysical r epar ation . Th e wom en h ave aged sign ifican tl y sin ce th e en d of W or l d W ar II an d an y attem pt at m on etar y com pen sation wil l even tu al l y becom e obsol ete on ce th ey pass away. Sou th Kor ean Pr esiden t Par k Geu n -h ye h as m ade it h er pr ior ity to en su r e th e wom en ar e wil l in g to accept th e apol ogy in or der to m ove r el ation s for war d, as th e two cou n tr ies ar e cr u cial tr adin g par tn er s to on e an oth er. Secr etar y of State Joh n Ker r y h as sh own appr oval on par t of th e gover n m en t, as th e U.S. seek s to in cr ease an d asser t its in fl u en ce in th e East with Ch in a?s r apid gr owth an d r u m or s of n u cl ear weapon r y bein g devel oped in Nor th Kor ea.

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Of th e 238 Sou th Kor ean wom en th at cam e for war d for th is issu e, on l y 46 ar e stil l l ivin g, so th e r epar ation s th at ar e stil l bein g decided u pon m ay n ot affect th e in ten ded am ou n t of peopl e. Yet, th e wom en th em sel ves h ave n ot accepted th e offer, dem an din g th e Japan ese gover n m en t tak e fu l l l egal r espon sibil ity for th e action s of its peopl e year s ago. H owever, th ese even ts took pl ace m or e th an 70 year s ago, an d th ese wom en ar e n ot goin g to be al ive for m u ch l on ger. So is it fair on th e par t of th ese wom en to ask for m or e com pen sation or sh ou l d th e Japan ese gover n m en t com e to ter m s with th em ?

Current Event s TheTop Thr ee ev ent s of 2015 Anoushka Aggar wal '19

1. Par is at t ack

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Th e br u tal Par is ter r or ist attack br ou gh t th e wh ol e wor l d to a stop to m ou r n for th is tr agic l oss wh ich occu r r ed l ast year. Abou t on e h u n dr ed an d twen ty n in e peopl e wer e k il l ed becau se of th e qu ick an d con tin u ou s attack s occu r r in g al l ar ou n d th e city. Eu r ope h as begu n to figh t again st Syr ia by cr eatin g con tin u ou s air str ik es towar ds Syr ia in specific r egion s wh ich m ay con sists of th ese ter r or ists. Th e CNN ar ticl e states, ?Th ey've al so spu r r ed pl edges of su ppor t fr om ar ou n d th e gl obe, wh il e sk epticism of Syr ian r efu gees is spr ou tin g in a n u m ber of Am er ican states.? Oth er n ation s ar ou n d th e wor l d fin d or th in k th at th ey ar e in ter r or al er ts as wel l becau se of ISIS r el easin g a video pr oposin g m or e attack s in oth er n ation s as wel l . Th is is th e l atest n ews r el eased abou t th ese on goin g an d h or r ibl e occu r r en ces. Th er e h ave been a n ew r ou n d of Fr en ch war pl an es cr eatin g air str ik es on ISIS tar gets ar ou n d Syr ia to tr y an d pr even t th eir destr u ction on Tu esday. Th e CNN ar ticl e al so states, ?Activists h ad pr eviou sl y r epor ted a ser ies of aer ial bom bin gs in th e ISIS str on gh ol d of Raqqa, in n or th er n Syr ia. Th er e wer e seven air str ik es an d at l east th r ee m ajor expl osion s, accor din g to th e col l ective k n own as Raqqa is Bein g Sl au gh ter ed Sil en tl y, wh ich h as docu m en ted ISIS atr ocities in th e city.? M u l tipl e ser ies of air str ik es as al r eady been con du cted by th e Fr en ch m il itar y r egar din g th is situ ation in Raqqa.

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2. Sy r ia Ref ugeeCr isis Ayl an Ku r di was a two year ol d syr ian boy an d h is m oth er both su ffer ed a tr agic death in Koban i, Syr ia. Th is boy was bor n in a br u tal cou n tr y r u n by th e destr u ctive for ces of war. Abdu l l ah an d Reh en wh o ar e h is par en ts on l y wan ted h is l ife to be better an d safer al th ou gh did n ot h ave th e ch an ce to tr y an d m ak e th is r isk y dr eam in to r eal ity. Th ey on l y wan ted to fl ee th is war dr iven cou n tr y in to pl aces l ik e Eu r ope an d oth er safer destin ation s l ik e oth er fam il ies. A pictu r e of th e you n g boy at th e death scen e as h e was wash ed u p was dr own ed in th e Tu r k ish Beach an d th is stu n n ed social m edia. Th e boy wh o was a tin y victim in th is in h u m an e act is n ow k n own to m il l ion s ar ou n d th e wor l d. Abdu l l ah , th e you n g boys fath er tr ied to save th em al th ou gh sadl y was n ot abl e to su cceed. Th is occu r r ed as th e fam il y was tr avel in g in a din gy cl ose to th e beach wh ich col l apsed in to th e h ar d cu r r en t of th e water an d so did th e fam il y. Th e ar ticl e states th at th e fath er was th e on l y su r vivor of th is l ife ch an gin g tr ip.

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n th e Un ited States of Am er ica, sam e-sex m ar r iage h as been l egal n ation wide sin ce Ju n e 26, 2015, wh en th e Un ited States Su pr em e Cou r t r u l ed in Ober gefel l v. H odges th at state-l evel ban s on sam e-sex m ar r iage ar e u n con stitu tion al . Sam e-sex m ar r iage h as becom e l egal acr oss al l states after th e h istor ic su pr em e r u l in g was fin al l y decl ar ed. Ju stice An th on y Ken n edy was par t of th e m ajor ity wh o won fr om a five-fou r r u l in g. Ken n edy wr ote, "No u n ion is m or e pr ofou n d th an m ar r iage, for it em bodies th e h igh est ideal s of l ove, fidel ity, devotion , sacr ifice an d fam il y. In for m in g a m ar ital u n ion , two peopl e becom e som eth in g gr eater th an th ey on ce wer e." Ever yon e h ad cel ebr ated th is joyou s even ts acr oss Am er ica as th is h istor ic m om en ts ch an ged l ives of m ost peopl e in th e cou n tr y.

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