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Zach “SuperSwagg� Benayoun: He is a 14 year old man who is proudly Jewish. He enjoys sports, mainly being basketball. He enjoys eating, spending time with bros, and playing and watching sports. He has a dog named Couscous, and two fantastic parental units. His favorite show is The League. His dream college is Stanford and hopes someday he will play basketball for them.
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Zoey
Zoey is a ninth grader. When she isn’t doing homework she enjoys improving her acting and filming skills. Currently she is the Freshman Representative in the Ally Cat Players.When she grows up she wants to marry a J-Pop star and/or major in IP law. She hopes to be the next Meryl Streep or the first woman to be a producer, director, star, and editor of a Hollywood blockbuster when she retires. Her favorite thing to do is eat ramen on an overcast day while watching asian dramas online or The Office. Zoey also hopes that you enjoy the magazine.
Minji
Minji is a 14 year old girl who likes too many things to name. She loves to bake and eat sweet treats. Minji needs chocolate just like some people need oxygen to survive. Other than dreaming of chocolates, she loves to read books, play the cello, and watch good movies. She always thinks that there is something she can improve about herself. At the current moment, she wants to get better on her really slow reflexes. Seriously, when she’s playing the Ninja game, she’s usually the first one out. Someday, she hopes to become a doctor who saves all the bananas from getting a heart attack and to meet the cute E.T. alien.
Elena
Elena loves to read books. If she went on a 1 week trip to China, she would pack 7 books for each day. Elena's a big fan of Pokemon, she loves to play the video games but she doesn't have much patience for training. Elena also plays the piano. Her fingers moves freakishly fast but she dislikes having to practice. If she had to go on a vegetarian diet for even one meal, SHE WOULD DIE!!!! She loves meat and has to have some every lunch.
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A Bit Racy For Little Stacy
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“I just fast forward through the racy parts.”
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Reality Shows are displaying false lives with little truth attached to them.
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Kim
Photograph by Minji Kim
The Real Housewives of Plastic
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BRAINS AND TV Tv is making people more intelligent, social, and aware.
H
Opinions
ave you ever had
had to get more mentally chal-
more information than you would
someone tell you
lenging to hold the attention of
have a few decades ago watching
that television is
viewers. To keep people interest-
a comparable show. Apart from
rotting your mind
ed, shows have to integrate more
the violence and the ethnic stereo-
by killing brain cells because the
popular culture references and
types, another trend appears: to
brain is not engaged in any activ-
issues going on in the real world,
keep up with entertainment like
ity, and you are left unchallenged?
that inform the viewers. Audienc-
‘’24,’’ you have to pay attention,
Well evidence is shown that Come-
es these days expect much more
make inferences, track shifting
dy Clips can actually improve your
information to keep their atten-
social relationships. The creators
memory. The fact that TV is be-
tions drawn to the programs. The
had to add actual conflicts and is-
coming more challenging for the
shows need more factual evidence
sues in the world in the show, to
brain means that it draws more
to make sure that they are more
keep audience members attention.
attention to viewers, which makes
interesting for the audience be-
Now the viewers can make conclu-
them pay more attention and have
cause they seem more realistic.
sions based on this information
their brain work while watching
Johnson also said in the New York
about the issues. With the growing
TV. As a child growing up in the
generation
of
technology,
I
hear
adults
say all the time about how, “TV is bad for you,” and that “tele-
“Television is becoming more cognitively demanding giving more knowledge to the audience watching.”
demand for information, the audience is becoming
more
knowledgeable and tive
attento
ferent
difissues
around
the
vision makes you less intelligent,
Times that the culture is getting
world that could be tied into the
and less social.” Well this is just
more demanding when it comes
shows. With the more knowl-
a common misconception. Televi-
to concerning with the mind, not
edge about the issues, the audi-
sion has been proven to be more
less. He gave an example of how
ence is actually becoming more
intellectually challenging for the
in an episode of ‘’24,’’ the creators
intelligent,
audience, it helps improve social
were required to incorporate far
from what most people believe.
relationships, and
quite
the
opposite
Television
helps
can even
improve social in-
improve memory.
teractions with oth-
Television
ers, and can help
is becoming a lot
fortify friendships.
more
Professor of Com-
cognitively
demanding,
giv-
munication at Flori-
ing more knowl-
da State, Bakery Ail,
edge to the audi-
said in Psychology
ence watching the
Today that multiple
shows. Author Ste-
plot lines, no clear
ven Johnson has
delineation of hero
said the argument is that media has
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and villain and unending story
The researchers read 30 words to
lines keep the audiences engaged,
two groups of undergrads. Thirty
and in our efforts to understand
minutes later, one group watched
orcritique, we in fact improve our
a funny clip from SNL. A week
social abilities. People gather to
later, the skit-watching group re-
watch these shows and discuss
membered between 15 and 20 of
them at school, work and on the
the words, while the other group
Internet; which he claims further
remembered only 5 to 10. This
increases their analytic skills or at
shows that watching some tele-
least provides a reason for social
vision clips can actually help im-
interaction. People watch shows
prove memory. Watching TV can
with friends all the time, and a lot
be made into a memory improve-
of times get together as a commu-
ment game as well. If it’s a game
nity to watch them. People watch
show you’re watching, you can see
the shows and then go and talk
if you able to answer the ques-
about it with other people. And
tions. Or write down the ques-
from personal experience, I know
tions and answers, review them,
most conversations I have with
and test yourself later to see how
friends involve some sort of me-
many answers you can remember.
dia and most of the time, televi-
This is just an effective way to
sion programs. My friends and I
study pop culture, and more fun,
talk about shows that aren’t even
than if you just studied them. If
premiering for months. Hilarious
you watch closely which commer-
one-liners from the shows have
cials are being aired often, and
been said hundreds of times in the
then you can try to predict from
summer. In seventh grade, the film
your mental list, which one will
Anchorman influenced the life of
come up next. Its difficult, but it
my friend’s and mine greatly. We
keeps your brain active while you
even made a group at school with
are watching television. This says
t-shirts, which made us bond and
that if you can pay attention to the
become closer as friends. This just
shows and commercials watching,
shows that television played a big
you can improve your knowledge
part of my life and that it can cre-
or improve your short-term and
ate or make friendships stronger
long-term memory. This is a meth-
with people, as opposed to mak-
od that can help engage yourself
ing you less social and have less
in
friends.
ing, and keep your brain active.
What many people find
Having your brain active while
surprising is that watching cer-
watching television does not at
tain television programs can help
all make you less smart, but it in-
improve
creases intellect and brainpower.
memory.
Researchers
Words By Zach
Benayoun
the programs your watch-
at Wisconsin’s Marquette University found that watching comedy
clips actually improves memory.
ception that television makes you
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The Middle Man
“I
want to be called the West-
and the team name with the most
Middle.
view Wildcats!” hollered
votes wins.” said the coach. After
ous that it takes a lot more to be
one boy to the coach.
the coach finished tallying up the
an actor than simply being good at
“Yes! Westview Wildcats
votes, with a serious expression he
acting. It took Flynn years to be-
is good,” echoed the entire team of
called out, “Well it’s unanimous.
come a successful actor.
teen basketball players who were
Looks like we’re now the Westview
part time jobs, to pay bills, and
eager to name their newly formed
… Pillowcases!”
took small parts until he made his
basketball team.
“breakthrough” in acting.
“Wait a second. We need to
funny basketball coach would be
write our choices down on a piece
the actor Neil Flynn, the janitor
actor started when he was a kid.
of paper and put them in the hat,
on Scrubs and the father on The
His mom participated in musicals
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It’s hard to imagine that a
Looking at him it’s obvi-
He did
Flynn’s dream of being an
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and theater, which led to Flynn be-
part?” Flynn accepted and that led
ing introduced to acting.
to the largest role in his acting ca-
“When I was in high school, acting
reer.
was the thing I was best at and so
“[Playing the janitor] was just a one
I decided to pursue it, and I can’t
time thing in the first episode but
think of anything else I would have
as it turned out it was eight years
been good at, better at,” said Flynn.
of work,” said Flynn.
He and a fellow student won state
Currently Flynn is acting as the
championship for Illinois’ Indi-
father, Mike Heck, in The Middle.
vidual Events in “Humorous Duet
He’s a humble person and is friend-
Acting” while attending Wauke-
ly to his fans when they happen to
gan East High School. After Flynn
run into him, thanking them for
graduated from Bradley University
their comments.
he continued to pursue his acting
“If it’s young men that recognize
career, while taking other jobs in
me it’s usually for Scrubs. If its
order to have a steady income.
ladies or kids it’s usually for The
“When I was trying to get to the
Middle but I always feel kind of
point where I could make a living
flattered and try to be friendly and
as an actor I did a lot of things. I
people are usually very nice about
moved furniture for several years.
it,” said Flynn.
I was a substitute teacher. Ter-
When it comes to being a good ac-
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Neil FLynn
phone to try to sell them various
Birthday: November 13 City of Birth: Chicago,Il tor Flynn’s advice was to,” Learn Height: 6’5”
things. I was a waiter. Just anything
as possible, sing,dance, be funny,
I had to do to pay the bills while
know how to improvise, know how
slowly making progress as an ac-
to be dramatic, know how to ride
tor,” said Flynn.
a horse, or juggle. Anything that
During that time, he played minor
might come in handy, and make it
parts in movies and TV series, usu-
more likely for you to be cast in any
ally as a policeman. It wasn’t until
role.”
he was assigned the role of the jan-
Acting isn’t an easy career to pur-
itor on Scrubs until he knew he’d
sue, it has irregular work hours,
made his “breakthrough” in acting.
inconsistent paychecks and nerve
“When I was told that I had a regu-
wracking auditions.
lar job at Scrubs, that I would be in
Neil said it, “isn’t a business based
rible jobs. Calling strangers on the
to do as many aspects of the job
Roles Scrubs: Janitor The Middle: Mike Heck Home Alone 3: Cop Mean Girls: Chip Heron Hoot: Mr. Eberhart
every episode … that was a big re-
on fairness… there’s some talented Indiana Jones and the
lief because that was the first time
people that try to pursue it and
in my life that I had any security.
never succeed but it’s [important
At first, Flynn was auditioning for
to] be patient because you could
Dr. Cox, but the producer running
become successful tomorrow, in
The Scrubs audition told him, “I’ve
twenty years, or never.”
Kindgonm of the Crystal Skull: Smith Kim Possible: Tweed
got to be honest with you, I’m going to cast someone else as Dr. Cox, but do you want to do the [janitor]
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Comedy Horror Rom. Com. Anime Action/Adventure Documentary
Tand the Holy Grail is the goofiest movie I have erry Jones and Terry Gilliam’s Monty Python
ever seen. This very unique movie’s quick plot is King Arthur and the knights of the round table endeavor to find the Holy Grail while facing hilarious obstacles, such as a persistant black knight.
Pite comedy of all time. The quick plot is an
eter Segal’s 1995 Tommy Boy is my favor-
immature heir to a factory goes on a roadtrip to sell more products. He and his annoyed coworker face many trials that will make you laugh so hard you will cry.
Aers insane. This movie is the ‘king of suspenslfred Hitchcock’s 1960 Psycho will drive view-
es’s most horrific movie and will keep you on the edge of your seat, or crying in a corner, until the very end. The quick plot is a young woman who goes for a drive after stealing money from her boss. She winds up at a creepy hotel in the outskirts of Phoenix and, well, finds herself in a bad situation with the mysterious hotel clerk.
Jstill gives me the creeps. The quick plot is a onathan Demme’s 1991 Silence of the Lambs
young woman who is training to be an FBI agent, receives a mysterious case to solve, including one about a very strange character or serial killer. This movie has some really suspenseful scenes where the psycho killer (SPOILER ALERT) can see people with night vision goggles and they can’t see him. Yes, they gave the antagonist night vision goggles!
Rcharming and is my favorite romantic com-
ob Reiner’s 1987 Princess Bride is extremely
edy. This movie is the perfect combination of adventure, love, and hilarious quotes.
Pchange your mind about Adan Sandler and
eter Segal’s 2004 50 First Dates will make you
Drew Barrymore. The quick plot is a man trying to get his girlfriend with short term memory loss to remember him everyday. This heart-filled story is a great combination of drama and comedy.
Hanime because it is a very cute and feel-good ayao Miyazaki’s classic Totoro is a must-see
movie. The quick plot is a family who moves into a new house finds some cute and friendly forest spirits that help them in need.
Hsic, but has more depth and action than Toayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky is also a clas-
toro. The quick plot is a girl who came from a secret castle in the sky tries to save the remains of her floating culture with the help of a friend and rebellious pirates.
Jing and execution to an action-filled plot. The oe Wright’s 2011 Hanna has awesome edit-
quick plot is a wild girl seeking revenge on a government agency.
Sof the Lost Ark is the quintessential action/ ad-
teven Spielberg’s 1981 Indiana Jones: Raiders
venture. The quick plot is an archeologist searches for the Ark of the Covenant before the government tries to. It is a classic movie with a classic director.
Egan Spurlock’s 2004 Super Size Me. This docuat that last McDonalds #1 before you watch Mor-
mentary is about the growth of fast foods, while Spurlock’s tummy gets some growth, too. Find out how he manages eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner at McDonalds for 30 days.
FCapitalism: A Love Story explores the bitter rom the maker of Sicko, Michael Moore’s 2009
relationship between corporations and America. It is truly a great documentary.
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