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10 Spring Forward

Letters, surveys, tweets and more

Team leaders discuss their seasons

5 College Culture

Dartmouth statement signals problems

11 Cat Tales

After three years, Sam Lack bids goodbye

6 Dark Futures

Scholarship reductions encourage cycle of poverty

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1HZV 7 Change of Plan New SAT alters focus, removes essay

Senior Taylor Eenhuis recollects memories with classmates during the senior yearbook signing party on May 12.

Spider-sense says stay away from sequel

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8 Sinking Scholarship Legislature raises Bright Futures requirements

14 Movie Review

9 By the Numbers Graduating class’s average count of car accidents, sporting events and more

15 Music Review

John Frusciante’s ‘Enclosure’ both “brilliant, unnerving�

by Nicholas Baker and Erica Denni

ON THE COVER: Illustration by Jack Dickens for The Roar

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Balancing Act High-flying alumni join Florida State’s circus

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6FKRRO DEVHQFH SROLF\ XQUHDVRQDEOH Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been absent for sickness, vacation, personal problems or to take a break from all the stress. And, usually, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think about how many unexcused absences you may have because the allotted nine seem reasonable.

But, aside from special circumstances, the only way to get an absence excused is to acquire a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note, otherwise it counts towards your nine ď&#x203A;&#x17E; even if you leave school directly from the nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. I believe this is unreasonable.

Being sent home by the nurse should be enough proof for the school system that you are sick.

Furthermore, what about the people who simply cannot afford to run to the doctor every time the flu or a stomach bug or a cold goes around? What about the people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in using modern medicine and instead depend on natural remedies? Our society advocates equal treatment and is sensitive to issues concerning peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beliefs and money.

Especially in a taxpayer funded institution like West Shore, credence should be given to the students and the parents who, for whatever reason, simply cannot produce a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note.

The school and/or the school district need to go over this policy and come up with a more reasonable solution.

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While cramming to study for all those horrendous exams, students also race to finish last homework assignments and assigned study guides.

While it is better to care about your grades than not, students should not get stressed out too much over their grades. Exams are only 20 percent of your grade, so obtaining a solid A for both quarter grades means getting an A on an exam is not necessary. For example, if you have a 95 percent for both your quarter grades, you only need to get a 70 percent on the exam to get an A in the class.

Even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time of the year when you are already drained enough and just want the year to be over, this is the time to work hard before relaxing.

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No one needs to tell you that kids party in college. You don’t need to be shown the statistics on alcohol abuse or the entire genre of movies dedicated towards depicting the perfect party to know that. It definitely does exist, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. But when the president of Dartmouth College, Phillip J. Hanlon, speaks out against this debauchery, claiming that the school’s “promise is being hijacked by extreme behavior,” something is amiss.

Among the tales of partying and drinking lies a nastier reality. According to the National Institute of Justice, a college with 10,000 students could experience as many as 350 rapes per year and an alcohol abuse statistic to match.

And that’s sans Greek life.

From “butt-bombs” to vomit tacos, the Greek life at

universities is the epitome of scholarly excellence and upstanding citizenry; not to mention the manslaughter, rape, sexual torture and psychological trauma. That’s a high price to pay for “friends.”

This culture is not something to take a laissez-faire attitude towards. Yes, it’s entirely possible to stay safe and party. But by participating in these activities, you’re not only putting yourself at risk, but you’re potentially hurting others as well. There is no denying that: the rape and drunk driving statistics speak for themselves. So, if you choose to participate in these activities in college please be considerate of others.

Understand that you’re not the only one who can be punished for your misbehavior. Friends, families, other human beings are hurt as well — and all for one night of fun at an expensive, academic institution whose entire goal is to get you to be an engaging citizen of this world.

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As the state with the highest percentage of people over 65, I think it’s safe to say that Florida is a very happening place. Bingo, cats, talk radio  so much to do, so much to see.

Flashback to 1997. Students are graduating en masse and they’re also leaving the state en masse, taking their brains (and their money) elsewhere. And so the Florida Legislature decided to create the Bright Futures Scholarship Program to encourage students to stay in this state and spend their time — and money — here.

Come 2014, and the Legislature decides to lower the budget for the program to $266 million and raise the minimum SAT and ACT score to 1170 and 26 respectively, cutting the recipients of the scholarship in half  from 41,107 to 21,340.

These changes may not be problematic for West Shore, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t problematic. From its implementation, Bright Futures has not only ensured that high-achieving students stay in state for college, but also that high-achieving lowincome students can attend college.

By not only raising the standards but also cutting its budget, the Legislature has excluded the people who, arguably, need Bright Futures the most: those who occupy the lowest socioeconomic level. The new numbers needed to qualify consist of scores that even students who have been privileged with an excellent public education their entire lives might not reach without expensive test prep. So how can the Legislature still expect this scholarship — a scholarship, mind you, that is provided for by the government, which is held to a higher standard of equal treatment — to really help people afford college if its new standards exclude an entire segment of the population?

The answer is that they don’t. The Florida Legislature and the governor know that these changes will mainly affect the poorest people in this state. By claiming that the former standards were not indicative of a “merit” scholarship, they can cut out all those people with no guilt: it’s not that they don’t want to help the poor, it’s that they can’t help the poor if they don’t have the grades.

And that’s ironic, because, while cutting

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We’ve all seen the numbers; those who have a college education will, on average, earn more money than those who don’t. College graduates are more specialized and they’re more efficient. And, if we’re to measure societal value in terms of contributions to Florida’s gross domestic product, those who have a college education are more valuable because they have more money.

If a particular segment of the population (15 percent of Floridians live below the poverty line) are no longer able to go to college, that’s a whole group of people who aren’t able to contribute more to the economy than a minimum wage allows.

That’s a whole group of people who will continue to stay below the poverty line, and whose children and grandchildren will continue to stay below the poverty line.

Cutting the scholarship, slashing the funds that can help people become more valuable perpetuates poverty which, in turn, hurts the economy.

Our state Legislature is dominated by the party that prides itself on its concern for all things money  Republicans. What the GOP doesn’t seem understand is that helping an economy and helping the poor are not two mutually exclusive things; like everything

else in society, they’re intertwined.

We like to think that everyone is capable of pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps. Don’t get me wrong, that can, and does, happen. But the truth is that most of us will end up in the same income bracket as ours parents, which means that the poor will stay poor and the rich will stay rich. If we want to preserve the ‘American Dream,’ we can’t keep letting our government cut programs, such as Bright Futures, that can do much more to help people achieve their dreams than even the strongest sleeping pill.

It’s not weak to get help from the government, and it’s not wasteful to give help to those who need it. Welfare, when done right, acts less as a bed and more as a ladder. It provides people a way up and out of poverty. For just $2,600 per qualified applicant, we can ensure that more people can achieve more things and that the economy can benefit. The fewer people who have to worry about poverty, the more productive we are as a nation.

The ramifications of this change won’t be known for a long while. And by the time we do see it’s effects, we won’t consider it our problem anymore. But if these changes don’t do damage, they certainly won’t help.

In the short run, they’ll save the government a few bucks. But this short-run solution comes with a long-run cost, a cost the governor and the state Legislature consistently refuse to see.

This is a problem in American society as a whole, not just Florida. The answer to this prevailing question is not a single, definitive answer on a multiple choice question. It’s all the answers combined. Bright Futures is just one component in this huge puzzle over public education. Yes, funding needs to be available to students who are capable of achieving in college but, more importantly, better education overall needs to be available. Where you’re born, and who you’re born to, should not be so influential in determining who succeeds and who does not. Fixing that is not going to be easy, but ruthlessly cutting educational programs is not the solution.

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But with College Board announcing drastic changes to one of its bestknown tests, the meaning of â&#x20AC;&#x153;SATâ&#x20AC;? might be beyond even todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most avid texters.

During the first week of March, College Board President David Coleman explained that beginning in the Spring of 2016, the currently offered version of the SAT will be replaced with a new one containing eight key changes. Of these, arguably the most significant alteration to the test will the removal of the essay requirement, once again making the maximum score 1600. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is going to change starting in the spring of 2016,â&#x20AC;? testing coordinator Mike Drake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My first thought was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;who is this going to affect?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; If you think about it, really, 10th, 11th and 12th graders donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about it.â&#x20AC;?

Drake said the changes are reflective of a growing body of ACT takers in comparison to the SAT. In 2013, the number of students taking the SAT (1,664,479) was slightly lower than that of the ACT (1,666,017). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re responding to the ACT,â&#x20AC;? Drake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are more kids taking the ACT because the ACT is considered to be more representative of the curriculum youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been exposed to as a student and how youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done as a student.â&#x20AC;?

But while the number of students who take the SAT is slightly lower, the overall population of students who are taking standardized tests is steadily increasing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;College Board is one of the more reliable testing companies since they do AP and have done SAT for years, so I would imagine that something moved them in that direction,â&#x20AC;? he said.

College Board has faced criticism for creating tests that favor certain students and disadvantage others, particularly low-income students.

Students who were unable to afford the costly but effective SAT crash courses find themselves missing out on an opportunity to get the score they need for college admission.

of the test, students are exposed to stereotype threat, a social tendency in which test-takers perform according to the groups with which they associate.

The redesigned test does contain changes that aim to make it an unbiased indicator of collegereadiness.

Along with removing the penalty for wrong answers, the exam will no longer test students on their knowledge of obscure words but instead will focus on relevant vocabulary. The change in vocabulary assessment was a well-received change, with many lauding College Board for recognizing most students will forget the obscure SAT words as soon as they close their test ACT booklets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the vocabulary, that should be embedded in the passage, they can test a higher level vocabulary and still cover 7,33,1* 32,17 $FFRUGLQJ WR :HVW that,â&#x20AC;? English teacher Mary Nelson 6KRUH 7HVWLQJ &RRUGLQDWRU 0LNH 'UDNH RQH RI WKH ELJJHVW UHDVRQV IRU said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just to know a word randomly UHYDPSLQJ WKH 6$7 LV D ORVV RI PDUNHW isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the same as seeing it in context.â&#x20AC;?

Moving away from the traditional VKDUH WR WKH $&7 college-readiness evaluation, the SAT However, with one of the key changes will now test students on topics that involving a partnership between should have been taught in school. The College Board and Khan Academy, it exam will include passages culled from appears that College Board has begun the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;founding documents,â&#x20AC;? to make efforts to address the issue. including the Bill of Rights and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the time they begin to administer Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the new SAT, I will already be getting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letter From Birmingham Jail.â&#x20AC;? to graduate so it most likely wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t With those changes coupled with affect me but I think College Board the fact there no longer will be a knew that their test was long-due for penalty for wrong answers, College a revision,â&#x20AC;? sophomore Srimayi Tenali Board hopes the redesigned SAT will said. once again become the most widely Critics of the SAT have expressed taken test in the United States. disappointment that the fundamental â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the student does well on the SAT, changes did not include moving the it means they can think,â&#x20AC;? Nelson said. personal survey portion to the end â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean they study well, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t of the test, an issue that has been mean they do their homework, presented to College Board a number doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean they turn in their work of times. Proponents of the proposal on time. But it means they have suggest that placing the personal the potential. Whether or not they survey questions at the beginning succeed, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their choice.â&#x20AC;?

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Now, that is hardly the case. The reason: Higher scores are needed on the SAT and ACT, which is causing a steep decline in the number of Florida Medallion scholarships statewide.

In the 2012-2013 school year, students needed either a 1020 on the SAT or a 22 on the ACT to earn a Florida Medallion scholarship, which is the most attainable.

This year, students must score at least 1170 on the SAT or 26 on the ACT. These scores are significantly higher than in 2008, when students needed only a 970 on the SAT or a 20 on the ACT for the Medallion award.

The Florida Academic Scholarship has increased minimally since 2008, with the required score rising from 1270 to 1290 on the SAT and 28 to 29 on the ACT. For this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduates, Florida Academic Scholars will receive $103.00 per credit hour and Florida Medallion Scholars $77.00 per credit hour.

Senior Matthew Booe said it would be ideal if the state had enough money for all students to earn a scholarship, but added that is not the case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m conflicted on [the state Legislature] raising the standards,â&#x20AC;? Booe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people who work hard and do well should be able to get a nice scholarship. However, more than likely, those who do well will also get money from other scholarships, so I feel that the standards shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be raised, so more people can get Bright Futures.â&#x20AC;?

Guidance counselor Spero Tshontikidis questions where all of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lottery money is going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s millions and millions of dollars that are being poured into the lottery program in our state, yet it seems thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never enough money to give out for Bright Futures,â&#x20AC;? Tshontikidis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can remember earlier in my career when, if you got the Bright Futures scholarship, it was basically a free ride to school. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case

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Therefore, this column will be my swan song, my last hurrah, my envoi.

So here is your final trivia question, I pray thee get it right: Who was selected as the first overall pick in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFL draft by the Houston Texans?

Was it Johnny Manziel, Jadeveon Clowney, UCF alumnus Blake Bortles or Teddy Bridgewater?

It was Clowney, the athletic defensive end from the University of South Carolina.

I bet you knew that answer, and hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why: For the last three years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done my best to educate this school on the ins and outs of the sports world, from the aforementioned NFL draft to the ever-changing college football playoff system; from the Miami Heat and their impending dynasty to the increasingly infuriating baseball and steroids saga.

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Not a day went where I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring up Like it or not, sports matter. the previous nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marlinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; game or NBA I proved this in a previous column, contest, and increasingly people have when I noted the manifestation of sports responded in kind with stories of their metaphors in student vernacular, from teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; devastating defeats or awe-inspiring â&#x20AC;&#x153;slam dunk!â&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;knockout.â&#x20AC;? victories.

I also claimed that while golf might seem Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not trying to take credit for people at boring on the surface, should we add some this school talking about sports. Obviously defense and throw a few crabs in the sand the interest was there; the potential for traps, it would make for must-see TV. sports-oriented conversations existed long Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given you an inside take of varsity before I strode about the bustling halls of basketball and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve told you that having a

football team at our school would only spell disaster.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve assessed the bracket craze that overtakes our school in mid-March, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lamented the 2013 seniors rigging Powderpuff en route to a 42-6 defeat of our dedicated then-juniors.

I asked why baseball didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter at West Shore, then answered my own question â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play it, so we do not care about it.

I noted how the Winter Olympics can unite an entire school, save for a lone Canada-supporter.

After many columns and imparting on to you countless valuable tidbits of information, I want to leave you with some lasting wisdom. But I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe I can.

Mainly, because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything left to say.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent three years trying to make sports a prominent conversational topic at this school and I feel I have succeeded.

I hope that in my absence, this will continue, for the good of our newspaper adviser and my mentor, Mark Schledorn, who was the lone outlet for true, complex sports conversations for my first two years at West Shore, as well as for the good of all of you I leave behind, for whom sports will remain important as you advance into adulthood.

I feel like I cannot leave the school without first asking you to carry out what I started. Keep sports relevant at this school.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my advice.

And while I do not know who will follow in my footsteps, whether it be next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports editor, an entertainment writer converted to sports fanatic, or even my very knowledgeable brother Ben, I sincerely believe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve left you in capable hands as I move on from the halls of our school.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taught you all I can, now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to you to carry on the torch of sports knowledge.

I bid you adieu, West Shore. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been real.

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Erin joined The Florida State University Flying High Circus during her freshman year, after being asked by her brother Justin Mehlich, who joined during his freshman year after graduating from West Shore in 2011. Recent West Shore graduate and Caroline Baney also has been accepted into the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got involved because my brother was the ringmaster at the time and currently still is the ringmaster for the circus,â&#x20AC;? Erin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He told me it was one of the best experiences he has had in college, and I just had to audition. So I listened to my brother and auditioned at the beginning of the year.â&#x20AC;?

On the other hand, Justin didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put a lot of thought into it prior to trying out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got involved during the fall of my freshman year by auditioning on a whim,â&#x20AC;?

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Like all participants, Erin also had to pass a physical test. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went to one of the tryouts and the coaches observed our strength and flexibility,â&#x20AC;? Erin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I made it past the callbacks and now it is a big part of my college life.â&#x20AC;?

Being a part of the circus wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t part of Erinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deciding factor for attending FSU. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t choose to go here because it had a circus; but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be real here, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of the coolest thing in the entire world,â&#x20AC;? Erin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How many people can say that they performed in a legitimate circus during one of the most exciting times in their lives? Not very many. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have never been apart of such a unique group of people whose studies range from Macroeconomics to Studio Art,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people I have met through the circus have also become my primary group of friends in college and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also something I get to do with my brother. I truly love it.â&#x20AC;?

The home shows didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin until April but the practices have been mandatory since September. â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bicycle Built for Fiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is where a guy rides around in circles on this special bicycle while four other girls do tricks on different parts of the bike in motion,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am working on getting my strength up so that I can do aerial acts in the future.â&#x20AC;?

However, Erinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season ended before it all started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On our first performance I fractured my foot,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153; I was going for the rings but I tripped over a pole. I had a boot on my foot for about a month. Even though I was injured I got an award for being â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rookie of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. I was happy.â&#x20AC;?

Justin said the circus is like no other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The experience is different because this wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an option in high school,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can draw a lot of parallels to my experiences in high school theater at West Shore except itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a much more free atmosphere here due to everyone here basically being an adult.â&#x20AC;?

Justin said this might be his best extracurricular activity yet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The circus is probably the best thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done since trying out for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Music Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; when I was in ninth grade,â&#x20AC;? Justin said.

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The 2012 film came and went and was under-whelming, so I just wrote it off as an obvious cash- in. I feel even more inclined to dismiss the sequel â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Amazing Spider-Man 2.â&#x20AC;? Director Marc Webb was given a lot of responsibility with this franchise, and except for Jamieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foxxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Electro, there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite enough power to keep this film alive.

From the beginning, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker. He plays an all right Spider-Man, nothing impressive considering his only acting ability is that he can drop witty one-liners. His relationship with Gwen Stacey, played by Emma Stone, is pretty terrible and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy their on-screen chemistry; the dialogue is so boring and trite it made me want to fall asleep. Stacey exists merely to create conflict with Harry Osbourne, so her characterization must have not taken priority.

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Electro originally loves Spider-Man because the webslinger saves him from getting hit by a car, which makes him develop a crazed obsession. But after he lands in a pit of electric eels at Oscorp, he somehow turns into a supercharged human being capable of manipulating electricity in many forms. When Spider-Man comes to stop him and â&#x20AC;&#x153;steals his spotlight,â&#x20AC;? Electro develops a fiery hatred for the costumed superhero.

The many plot points are so disconnected that any effort to weave them together feels forced. One thread in particular involves Harry asking Peter to help him get SpiderManâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood because Peter has taken photos of him in the past (and, therefore, obviously knows him). How Peter is expected to contact Spider-Man isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really explained. Then, Peter decides to get in costume and tell Harry â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? in order to protect him from the potentially adverse side effects of his mutated blood. I realize this was just a lazy way to trigger Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hatred for Spider-Man, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t excuse what I believe to be terrible writing.

This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t how movies should be made. Having a bunch of scenes loosely connected just so the filmmakers get to show off their action scenes makes for a dull experience and is way too commonplace in Hollywood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Amazing Spider-Man 2â&#x20AC;? continues to prove that Sony has no idea how to handle Spidey.

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The new adventure film, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rio 2,â&#x20AC;? follows the familiar faces of Blu and Jewel, the assumed last two Blue Macaws on the planet, through their journey into the Amazon. Taking place a few years before the previous movie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rio,â&#x20AC;? the sequel introduces a new set of characters and a new soundtrack.

When Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway) discover that an entire flock of their race may reside in the Amazon, they set off for the rainforest with their three children. In a coincidental meeting, the couple crosses paths with Jewelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Eduardo, and Blu begins a rivalry with Jewelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood friend, Roberto. The infamous villain Nigel makes a long-awaited return, this time with a clingy admirer, Gabi, a poison dart frog.

While both films in the series are musicals, the prequel rivals the exotic sound from the previous soundtrack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rio 2â&#x20AC;? adds diversity with a more theatrical approach in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Poisonous Loveâ&#x20AC;? and an upbeat vibe in Nigelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interpretation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Will Survive.â&#x20AC;? The signature theme of Brazilian music, fast or slow, makes a reappearance in the soundtrack, with songs like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beautiful Creatures,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Favo de Melâ&#x20AC;? and the breath-taking finale, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Is Love?â&#x20AC;?

Jesse Eisenberg returns, bringing his lovable social-awkwardness to life in his leading role as Blu. Anne Hathaway again amazed audiences with her stunning vocals in her two songs, while singer Bruno Mars takes on the role of the seemingly-perfect Roberto, even getting his own song. The comical duo of Nico and Pedro (Jamie Foxx and Will.i.am) made it into the film, pleasing viewers of all ages with their humor.

Outdoing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rio,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rio 2â&#x20AC;? makes for a family-fun movie that will please more viewers and attract a wider audience.

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The opening track â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shiningâ&#x20AC;? captured my attention immediately. Starting off slowly, production is quite minimal as Frusciante sings incomprehensibly.

Guitar riffs and a fast drum beat bring some excitement to the song. After 2 minutes, the beat is sped up, and the guitar riffs are replaced with a sweet electro beat. The most interesting part of the song is the off time; unintelligible lyrics remain slow, while production just gets more chaotic and unsynchronized with the vocals. Unfortunately, vocals get overwhelmed by production work, not that they were engaging to begin with. Sometimes it seems Fruscianteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electro work was put in without a care for current timing.

But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s somewhat pretentious charm.

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The entire recording builds to the pinnacle of the seventh track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;7 Steps to Hell,â&#x20AC;? escalating to its own climax after assaulting its listeners with a rollercoaster of emotions, preparing them for the resolution of the final track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please Excuse the Blood,â&#x20AC;? a softer, melodic piece that transitions to a feeling of aftermath, resolving the album completely.

In the end, I find myself loving this album even more than the previous EP, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leaving Paris,â&#x20AC;? which I had been infatuated with. Contrary to what most expected, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Book is My Cowardiceâ&#x20AC;? is not simply a repeat of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leaving Parisâ&#x20AC;? but rather represents LAVOLA as a whole in a single album. Cires set the stage with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leaving Parisâ&#x20AC;? and does not disappoint this time around.

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