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2016 President ial El ect ion
The 2016 presidential election day on November 8th this year is still a long time aw ay, but it is still mentioned a lot in the new s lately. The leading candidates are Donald Trump in the Republican party, and Hillary Clinton in the Democratic party. Other presidential hopefuls are Ted Cruz, M arco Republican party Rubio, John Kasich and Ben Carson in the Republican symbol of an elephant . party, and Bernie Sanders in the Democratic party. President Barack Obama is not eligible to run for a third term in this election. Each party' s candidate is chosen at state caucuses or primaries. The difference is that caucuses allow voters to decide w hich candidate, w hile primaries are w hen state delegates choose a candidate. The chosen candidate w ill proceed to the general election.
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2016 President ial El ect ion
Lef t t o Right : Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio
Lef t t o Right : John Kasich Ben Carson
Lef t t o Right : Hilary Clinton Bernie Sanders
The Road To Super Bowl 50 By, Gaines Weis, West on Wil l iams, and Nick Washingt on
The Wild Card Round In the fight for the sacred Lombardi Trophy (shown on the left) six teams battle through game after game. This is the Super Bowl's 50th anniversary and will be played in San Francisco on Feb 7th. Here are the teams that made it this year. --->
In t he Wil d Card round in t he AFC t he number 3 seed Cincinnat i Bengal s pl ayed t he 6 seed Pit t sburgh St eel ers. The St eel ers were vict orious in t his heat ed bat t l e wit h a 18-16 win. This was t he Bengal s 7t h pl ayof f game t hey have l ost in a row! The St eel ers were t o pl ay t he 1 seed Denver Broncos in t he divisional round. In t he ot her AFC wil d card mat ch up, t he 4 seed Houst on Texans pl ayed t he 5 seed Kansas Cit y Chief s. It was a bl owout f rom t he beginning as Kansas Cit y won 30-0. The Chief s moved on t o pl ay t he 2 seed New Engl and Pat riot s in t he next round. In t he NFC, t he 3 seed Minnesot a Vikings f aced of f against t he 6 seed Seat t l e Seahawks. It was cl ose f rom t he st art t o f inish, but Seat t l e prevail ed 10-9. The Vikings had a chance, but Bl air Wal sh f ail ed a 27 yard game winning f iel d goal . Seat t l e wil l pl ay t he Carol ina Pant hers in t he divisional game. In t he ot her NFC wil d card game t he 4 seed Washingt on Redskins f aced of f against t he 5 seed Green Bay Packers. Green Bay f inished st rong wit h t heir rushing at t ack and beat t he Redskins 35-18. They wil l pl ay t he Arizona Cardinal s in t he divisional round.
Divisional Matchups On Sat urday, January 16t h, t he 5 seed Kansas Cit y Chief s went out t o New Engl and t o t ake on t he 2 seed Pat riot s in t his AFC divisional mat chup. Kansas Cit y put up a f ight at t he end of t his game, but t he Pat riot s emerged vict orious wit h a 27-20 win. On t he night game on Sat urday, t he 5 seed Green Bay Packers went t o t he desert t o pl ay t he 2 seed Arizona Cardinal s. It was a cl ose game t o t he end. Wit h 5 seconds l ef t in regul at ion, t he Cardinal s l ed 20-13. On t he l ast pl ay of regul at ion, Aaron Rodgers, t he Green Bay quart erback, f l ung t he f oot bal l int o t he endzone, and Green Bay wide receiver Jef f Janis caught it f or a t ouchdown t o t ie t he game! In t he f irst pl ay of overt ime, Carson Pal mer, Arizona quart erback, t hrew t he bal l t o Arizona wide receiver, Larry Fit zgeral d at t he Arizona 20 yard l ine. He ran t o t he Packers 5 yard l ine and t hen got t ackl ed. Lat er, Larry Fit zgeral d caught a shovel pass and ran int o t he endzone f or a t ouchdown. What an exhil arat ing game!
On Sunday, January 17t h, t he 6 seed Seat t l e Seahawks went t o Carol ina t o pl ay t he Pant hers. Carol ina dominat ed t he f irst hal f l eading 31-0 at hal f t ime. Seat t l e came back in t he second hal f , but t he Carol ina Pant hers wal ked out of t he st adium wit h a 31-24 win. Lat er t hat Sunday, t he 6 seed Pit t sburgh St eel ers went t o Denver t o pl ay t he 1 seed Broncos. St eel ers were short -handed because t hey didn?t have st ar receiver Ant onio Brown or st ar running back Le'veon Bel l . Wit h l ess t han a minut e remaining, t he Broncos were winning 23-16 af t er a St eel ers f iel d goal . The St eel ers at t empt ed an onside kick, but it f ail ed. The Broncos st ayed st rong t o beat t he St eel ers 23-16. In t he conf erence championship games, t he Cardinal s went t o Carol ina t o f ace t he Pant hers in t he NFC. In t he AFC, t he Pat riot s went t o Denver t o f ace t he Broncos.
Conference Championships On Sunday, January 24t h, t he t op 2 t eams f rom each conf erence f ought t o see who woul d go t o t he Super Bowl . In t he AFC, t he 2 seed New Engl and Pat riot s went t o Denver t o pl ay t he 1 seed Broncos. It was a great game. In t he end it was 20-18 and t he Pat riot s needed t o convert a 2-point conversion t o go int o overt ime wit h t he Broncos wit h 12 seconds l ef t . Tom Brady, Pat riot s quart erback, was int ercept ed in t he end zone on t hat at t empt . The Denver Broncos are going t o t he Super Bowl ! In t he NFC, t he 2 seed Arizona Cardinal s went t o Carol ina t o pl ay t he 1 seed Pant hers. It was a bl owout f rom t he beginning as t he Pant hers scored 49 point s! The Pant hers won t he game 49-15. The Carol ina Pant hers and Denver Broncos wil l f ace of f in Super Bowl 50.
Super Bowl 50 On Sunday, February 7t h t he Denver Broncos and Carol ina Pant hers f aced of f in Sant a Cl ara, Cal if ornia. It didn?t st art wel l f or t he MVP Quart erback, Cam Newt on. Brandon Mcmanus scored t he f irst f iel d goal in t he Super Bowl on t he f irst drive of t he game. There was a f umbl e f orced by Von Mil l er, Denver Broncos out side l inebacker, and it was picked up by Mal ik Jackson, Broncos def ensive t ackl e, and t aken int o t he end zone f or t he f irst t ouchdown of Super Bowl 50. The f irst quart er ended wit h t he score 10-0 Denver. In t he middl e of t he second quart er, a 61 yard punt ret urn by Jordan Norwood, Broncos receiver, resul t ed in a Brandon Mcmanus 33 f iel d goal put t ing t hem up 13-7. This punt ret urn was t he l ongest in Super Bowl hist ory. At t he 11 minut e mark, Jonat han St ewart , t he Carol ina running back, ran int o t he end zone f or a 1 yard TD. For t he hal f t ime show Bruno Mars, Beyonce, and t he band Col dpl ay perf ormed. Near t he beginning of t he t hird quart er, Brandon Mcmanus makes a 30 yard f iel d goal t o put t he Broncos up 16-7. Around 10 minut es int o t he 4t h quart er, Graham Gano, t he Carol ina kicker, made a 29 yard f iel d goal t o get t hem back int o t he game, af t er t his it was 16-10.
FI FA Ballon d?Or A w ar d Cer emony
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The FIFA Bal l on d'Or is an awar d given away at t he FIFA Soccer Awar d Cer emony. It decl ar es who is t he best mal e pl ayer in t he wor l d. Ther e ar e many ot her awar ds given at t his cer emony, such as t he Wor l d Pl ayer Of The Year Awar d and t he Puskรกs Awar ds. These awar ds ar e given t o some of t he best pl ayer s, and some of t he most impr oved pl ayer s. This cer emony is t he highl ight of t he year f or many soccer f ans.
This year , one of
The quest ion in your head woul d most l ikel y be, who did win? That woul d be Messi. Why woul d it be Messi? Is it because he pl ayed bet t er ? I wil l l et you decide. Messi scor ed 19 goal s in 23 games. He al so got 8 assist s. Ronal do scor ed 27 goal s in 27 games and al so got 10 assist s. The f ight was dir ect ed ar ound Ronal do and Messi because t hey ar e t he most exper ienced pl ayer s. The Bal l on d?Or is somet hing I enj oy wat ching ever y year . Hopef ul l y now you wil l st ar t wat ching as it wel l .
t he biggest debat es acr oss t he wor l d of soccer t ook pl ace. Who woul d be t he winner of t he 2015 Bal l on d?Or ? Who woul d be t he nominees? So many pl ayer s pl ayed at t heir best t his year , which caused st r ess in t he Bal l on d?Or decider s. Neymar Jr . was one of t he al l t ime biggest impr over s, and was pl aying phenomenal l y by t he end of t he season. At t he same t ime, his t eammat e, and al so one of t he most popul ar pl ayer s of al l t ime, Lionel Messi, was pl aying j ust as wel l . Many woul d ar gue t hat Lionel Messi, t he ol der of t he t wo pl ayer s, shoul d win t he Bal l on d?Or due t o his exper ience. Ot her s bel ieved t hat Neymar shoul d win because even t hough he is a younger , inexper ienced pl ayer he pl ayed j ust as wel l . Just acr oss t he count r y t hough, in Madr id Spain, was Cr ist iano Ronal do, a super st ar f or t he Real Madr id t eam. Ronal do is equal l y t al ent ed, and had a gr eat season as wel l .
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SCRATCH vs. CODE
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TINY CIRCUITS
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SCRATCH SCRATCHis an amazing program developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group as part of the MIT Media Lab. It is a great program where you can literally create whatever you want and share it with others. Here are some of the pros and cons of this program: PROS
CONS
Huge communit y t hat is f riendl y.
Unabl e t o col l aborat e bet ween peopl e wit hout everyone being abl e t o see your project .
Scrat ch Wiki and peopl e eager t o hel p.
Chance f or inappropriat e cont ent t o be post ed bef ore admins not ice(but I've never seen it in t he l ast t wo years).
You can easil y use cl oud variabl es t o share dat a.
You have t o be a ?Scrat cher? t o use cl oud variabl es(To become a "Scrat cher" you need t o be act ive f or t wo weeks.
Scan to view a demo of Scratch.
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CODE.ORG BYJACKOMOHUNDRO
CODEis a website developed by Hour of Code. It features a few tutorials to complete. There's no way to really get into this though, since you can't make whatever you want.
PROS Somewhat simplified coding process. Any code used can be easily translated into JavaScript.
CONS You have to do what the tutorial tells you to do. There are far less blocks to choose from.
FINAL ANSWER Although Code.org is good for learning at first, if you actually want to learn a lot and use it for a while, Scratch is better. Check out these sites at: code.org scrat ch.mit .edu
Tiny Cir cuit s By Char l ie Hol daway
In the invention business there are many ideas that are passed around only for our next step in advancing technology; these can be for businesses, entertainment, and even fitness. One company has invented new hardware that has enough potential to come across all these factors. Yet, they did it in the smallest way. Tiny-Circuits was a small business at first trying to get a fresh new start on a website called Kickstarter. Kickstarter allows small businesses to start projects for people to get interested in and donate to. Tiny-Circuits blew up with donations, with 1,502 backers willing to donate $128,813 in their campaign.
To l earn more, scan t he QR code t o wat ch a video. Once f unded, t hey coul d sel l t heir t iny pl at f orms at a smal l price. Over t he years t here have been many project s made wit h t his new smal l er version of pl at f orming, incl uding a t iny game cal l ed Flappy Bird, a smal l f it ness wat ch, a miniat ure screen t hat can wat ch TV, and more. In f act , t hey are t rying t o kickst art a Tiny Arcade on Kickstarter, and you can check t hat out on your own. These ideas may seem simpl e, but af t er t he hardware is f it t o perf ect ion t hen it coul d be used f or much more. In f act , you can order your own kit t o make somet hing smal l . Many project s onl ine have used cool ideas wit h t he t iny screens, avail abl e f or anyone who want s t o t ry it . The company?s websit e is www.t iny-circuit s.com. There are many product s on t he websit e t hat you can buy, and t here are even a coupl e of kit s t hat can hel p inst ruct you on how it is done. Al l of t he product s are buil t in Ohio, where t he company originat ed f rom in 2014. I t hink t hat t his company?s product is very creat ive and somet hing t hat coul d be bigger in t he f ut ure if it had more uses. Even t hough current l y it is onl y usabl e f or smal l er uses, I t hink t hat it coul d become bigger in t he f ut ure. It cert ainl y has t he pot ent ial . I t hink t hat it was cool how peopl e who were int erest ed in t he t opic coul d donat e money so easil y on a websit e, and a company coul d be made.
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Si n ce t h ei r l au n ch , t h e Ocu l u s Ri f t t eam h as com e ou t w i t h t w o of f i ci al devel oper k i t s, an d t h ey ar e pl an n i n g a con su m er ver si on soon . Th e con su m er ver si on i s desi gn ed f or peopl e w i t h l i t t l e t o n o com pu t er sm ar t s, an d i t w i l l al l ow t h em t o pl ay gam es an d w at ch m ov i es w i t h ease. Ri f t u ser s w ou l d h ook t h i s dev i ce u p t o t h ei r PC com pu t er s f or en dl ess en t er t ai n m en t . Becau se of t h e Ri f t ?s ear l y devel opm en t t h er e ar e som e bu gs an d di f f i cu l t i es su ch as t h e f act t h at i t i s h ar d t o set up with you r com pu t er . An ot h er pr obl em i s t h at som e peopl e ex per i en ce m ot i on di zzi n ess. Scan t h e code t o t h e l ef t t o see an ex cl u si ve i n t er v i ew.
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Thail an d - Ar t icl e Ex chan ge
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Art icl e Exchange wit h Thail and St udent s by Henry Weat herf ord In t his edit ion of Paperboy, you'l l l earn about t he l if e of st udent s in Thail and. You'l l al so f ind art icl es about l if e in Richmond and at St . Christ opher?s t hat were publ ished in a school newspaper abroad.
That ?s al l good, but how did Mrs. Brennan get in t ouch wit h t he t eachers in Thail and? The answer is Twit t er.
A t eacher at t he Thail and school f ound out about our school magazine, Paperboy, and email ed Mrs. Brennan about t heir own magazine, The Gazette.
Lat er, t hey decided t hat each st af f coul d writ e art icl es about t heir own school and cit y t o publ ish in t he ot her school 's magazine.
In t he next pages, you'l l read f irst -hand account s of l if e in Thail and and St . Christ opher's.
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Chanaichon Smitthileela
In Southeast Asia, there exists a land of beauty, known for its tropical beaches, Buddhist temples, vast rice fields, a massive city of 8.2 million people, and the gentle smile of its people; this is Thailand. To start off with some clarification, this place is not Taiwan, and people here do not actually use elephants as a means of transportation. In fact, if anything, the rural life in the past is more intertwined with water buffaloes than elephants. Thailand is situated on the Indochina peninsula, just above the equator, and has a tropical wet and dry climate; temperature ranges from an average low of 19 째C, spiking up to as high as 40 째C or more in April. It can be said that we have a multicultural community, although the Thai culture itself remains dominant. The official Thai language, or Central Thai, has several registers, each for usage under different social contexts; the Thai script might seem complicated, especially for learners, as the vowels can basically be anywhere adjacent ?above, below, in front, or behind? the consonants.
Shopping Cent er in Bangkok
Through modernization and globalization, the life of young people in Thailand today is quite different from that of the past. In places where proper infrastructures have been established, people normally traverse by cars or public transports, including the Long-tail boats which are native to Southeast Asia and operate in numerous rivers and canals of Thailand. People in densely populated areas of Bangkok, the capital city, enjoy the convenience of Skytrain, subway, specialized bus routes, and several other public transports available. By contrast, it is not uncommon for a student to walk kilometers to attend a school in remote parts of Thailand.
Thail and Pages Designed By Skyt rain
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Thai culture plays a dominant role in the everyday lives of people. Thai customs and folklores usually are strictly practiced even today, with one of the most distinctive of Thai customs being the wai ?a hand gesture combined with a bow, used primarily in greetings. Other customs include showing respect to elders as well as anyone with a higher social standing.
?I like the custom that younger people have to be respectful to the elderly,? said one of our students, ?but some of the older people might use thisasan excuse to keep the youngquiet? and not question any actionsof people up in the social hierarchy. For example, it issometimes considered ?rude? for studentsto question teachers, even about class materials."
Buddhism
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Thais also have a social norm of being free-spirited. ?Thai culture generally provides a good and relaxing environment for me to live in, but I dislike the lack of strictness and rigidity in the society,? another of our interviewees remarked. In some cases, this causes problems with punctuality; ?they are Thai and will be late? is a popular foreign perception of Thais.
Religion is another integral part of Thai culture. The majority of the population practice Theravada Buddhism, although Thai folklores and beliefs generally incorporates elements of animism, Indian Brahmanic religion, and Mahayana Buddhism as well. Buddhism in Thailand is supported by the government; nevertheless, Thai laws provide freedom of religion, and this right is generally respected.
Cuisine is quite inseparable from the lives of people. Thailand is world-renowned for its cuisine, with seven dishes showing up on CNN Travel?s 2011 online poll of "World's 50 Most Delicious Foods (Readers' Pick)". Thai cuisine is known for its usage of at least three tasteful flavors all in one dish. As it is delicious and affordable, Thai food is popular among tourists and inhabitants alike. As we interviewed fellow students, several mentioned their love for Thai food. Our friend Sek Sangrat wrote: ?Thai food is a big part of Thai culture, and both of them inspire and influence me in many ways. Every tiny detail in Thai dishes accumulated through several generations and became folk wisdoms such as herbs. It is such a great feeling to see Thai restaurants decorated with Thai culture and praised by foreigners in every corner of the world.?
Nevertheless, there are young people who dislike Thai food as well. ?I take Thai food for granted; I will never hesitate to choose Japanese food over Thai food,? said another student.
Tom Yam Kung
As there are many things to do and many places to go in Thailand, it is always interesting to see how young people spend their free time. Even on weekends, young Thais?lives are still influenced by education. Several students self-study, attend cram schools, or just work on school homework, in addition to socializing and doing each person?s personal hobby, which includes anything from video games discussing launch glider to pet care. ?Lots of homework and project do not allow me to go too far from Bangkok.? Sangrat described his weekends, ?I spend most of the time in places along the Skytrain route as it is fast and convenient for me. Meeting with friends at the city center and revising [class materials] in home-like atmosphere would be two of my favorite excuses for going out on weekend.? He added,
?it isabsolutely better to see somethingreal, life of people on the streets, vivaciousactivitiesin Bangkok rather than on the internet.? A Teenager Concert
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Thail and St udent Lif e
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Cul t ure, norm, and l if est yl e varies t hroughout t he worl d. Here, in Thail and, we woul d l ike t o l et you know more about our l ives as st udent s in Thail and. Act ual l y, we don?t ride el ephant s t o school . El ephant s are onl y f ound in t he zoos and f orest s, rarel y on t he roads of rural areas. Many f al se unreal rumours about Thail and have been passed on f rom person t o person. Though, t he f act s of us are quit e int erest ing t hat you may never know. Let ?s have a l ook at our l ives, st udying in Thail and. First of all, as students, our main duty is study. Most of the schools in Thailand would begin at 8 in the morning and finish at 4 in the evening. After our school, some of us might go home while some might take tutorial class until 8 o?clock. It?s a normal thing that we would stay
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up to 2 in the morning to finish our homework some days. The education system, I heard that in Western countries, the students get to choose their own subjects but in Thailand we don?t get that much opportunity. We must follow a strict schedule until we are in Mathayom 3. Mathayom means high school while Prathom means primary school. Each of them contain 6 years of study so Mathayom 3 would be around Grade 9. In Mathayom 4, we would get to choose a program,
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science-math, English-math, or language. The program we choose would affect faculties in universities we are able to attend. Instead of 3, Thai school year contains 2 semesters, the first semester from May until October and the second semester from November to February. Other than studying time, our scope of studying differs from Western school. For example, we have been studying a Mathematics subject time table since third year Kindergarten at about 5 years old. Present day, we are in Mathayom 4 and we are studying pre-calculus and unit circle trigonometry.
Our school has a bil ingual program, and st udent s may choose t o st udy each subject in Engl ish.
Another fact is that we have to follow the school rules, which are somewhat stricter, compared to western countries. Some are normal rules that every school in this world would have. For example, ?students are not allowed to smoke?or ?students are not allowed to use violence in school?would be rules that would be found in most schools. However some of them are considered pointless and ineffective by a lot Thai Students. One such rule is about our hairstyles. For the boys, the rules said that their hair shouldn?t be longer than 4 cm. Also, we cannot dye our hair and girls with long hair have to tie their hair up to make a ponytail or French braids. Most of peoples agreed that these set of rules should be deactivated because our hairstyles have nothing to do with the studying efficiency. Another rule is the rule about our uniforms. Unlike most countries in the world, we all have to wear uniforms from kindergarten until we finish university. But the uniform rules still have advantages. For example, we don?t have to decide what we?ll wear tomorrow.
School Unif orm For Grades 7-9
School Unif orm For Grades 10-12
The last fact we would present you is one of the most interesting facts of Thai students. Students might not even know that they are automatically respecting their teachers without any exceptions. This is a good thing and actually one of the factors that shape this up is Thai culture. Students have been taught since they were young to respect everyone who is older than them, including their teachers too. When class starts, the class leader would lead other students to greet the teacher, this happens in every subject. When class finishes, they will say thank you to the teacher for teaching them. Students would bow while they walk past their teachers to show respect. Moreover, students have to be polite while talking to their teacher and also, you shouldn?t argue your teacher. There should be no rude words in front of the teachers. Other than that, when a student wants to go to the toilet or go out from class, they will ask for a permission from the teacher. This would allow teachers to know where their students are going. Thai students also call their teachers ?Ajarn?or ?Kru?(Thai word for teacher) followed by their name. They wouldn?t call ?Miss?or ?Mister?right away. This reminds them that they are talking with their teachers not other people. These are just some of the things that show how Thai students respect their teachers. You can see that our life is different from Western countries. These differences shape our identity. There are many more things that Thai students do but other students don?t while something other students do but Thai students don?t. And even though our culture is different from other countries, we still hope that we can be friends with people around the world.
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By Hugo Abbot , Nash St eed, Henry Weat herf ord & Col eman Wray
No d i g as ?p i ct u r a? by Jay d en Sm i t h
Un día en español , un est udiant e que se l l ama Jayden dibuja un dibujo después de un exámen. Jayden usa l ápices de col or y dibuja a Henry (del l ibro que se l l ama Pirat as del Caribe). Jayden camina a l a Señora Parker y l e da el dibujo. Jayden dice, ?¡Mira, es Henry!? Henry t iene bot as negras, una espada, pl at a para dient es y un sombrero de pirat a. Señora Parker dice, ?¡Es un buen dibujo Jayden! Tú eres muy t al ent oso!? Jayden dice, ?¡Gracias! A mi me gust a mi dibujo. ¡Yo quiero dibujar una ot ra pict ura!? Señora Parker para. Mira a Jayden y dice, ?¿Qué?? Jayden sabe que l a Sra. Parker no ent iende. Asi que, Jayden l e dice ot ra vez, ?Yo quiero dibujar una ot ra pict ura? ? Señora Parker dice, ?¿QUE?!? pero viol ent ament e. Se l evant a y camina a Jayden muy despacio. ?Tu dijist e, ?Pict ura??? La Sra. Parker est á f uriosa. Los est udiant es miran a l a maest ra y t ienen miedo. La Señora Parker t iene ojos muy rojos. Los est udiant es van a l a puert a para escapar, pero l a Sra. Parker vuel a a l a puert a y l a cierra. El l a t iene cuernos y una col a roja. Fuego est á en l os brazos, l a cabeza y en l os ojos. La Sra. Parker se t ransf orma en un demonio. El l a agarra una pel ot a de f út bol y t ransf orma l a pel ot a en una bol a de f uego. Tira l a bol a al escrit orio de Jayden. Los est udiant es no saben porque l a Señora Parker est á enojada. ?¿Necesit a caf é?? dice un est udiant e. ?¿Quiere dinero?? dice un ot ro est udiant e. Jayden no sabe porque l a Señora Parker dijo, ?Tú dijist e, ?Pict ura??? De repent e, Jayden pega l a cabeza con l a mano y dice, ?¡Oh, porque yo dije ?pict ura?!? Jayden habl a con l os est udiant es y expl ica a l a cl ase porque l a Señora Parker est á enojada. Jayden grit a, ?¿List os?? y l os est udiant es dicen ?¡Sí!? Los est udiant es grit an, ?¡Fot o!? y rápidament e, Señora Parker regresa a normal . Señora Parker camina a Jayden. El l a l o mira en l os ojos y dice, ?Tú no puedes decir ?pict ura?en mi cl ase?. Ent onces, l a cl ase t ermina, y l os est udiant es sal en de l a cl ase y l l oran en periodo siet e.
Cap ít u l o 1 2 : Las p ap as f r i t as d e v i d a by Lubkye ke n Fer gLu u sso Fer g u sso n Ant onio se l evant a en l a isl a secret a. El est á muy t rist e porque Raquel va a Jamaica con Henry. Pero de repent e, él ve un mapa en el suel o. ¡Es el mapa de Las Papas Frit as de Vida! Las Papas Frit as de Vida son papas f rit as mágicas. Él est á muy emocionado y l es grit a a sus hombres,?¡Es el mapa de Las Papas Frit as de Vida!? Ahora sus hombres est án muy emocionados y brincan en el suel o. ?Vamos a bordo de barco,? dice Ant onio. El l os van a bordo del barco y buscan l a isl a de Las Papas Frit as de Vida. Cuando el l os est án buscando l a isl a, el l os ven ot ro barco. ¡Es el barco de Henry! Ant onio quiere at acar el barco de Henry y grit a a sus hombre,?Nosot ros vamos a at acar el barco de Henry?. Est a vez l os hombres no t ienen miedo y se preparan para at acar el barco de Henry. El l os abordan el barco de Henry y at acan a l os pirat as. Ant onio ve a Henry y at aca muy viol ent ament e a su cabeza. Est a vez Henry no se def iende bien y l a espada de Ant onio choca con Henry y Henry se muere. Los español es capt uran t odos l os pirat as y Ant onio est á muy muy muy f el iz. Después de at acar, l os pirat as, l os hombres de Ant onio capt uran a Raquel y l a t ort uran porque el l a f ue a Jamaica con Henry. En cinco horas l os español es est án en l a isl a de Las Papas Frit as de Vida. Ant onio mira l as papas f rit as y l as come con mucha emoción. El se t ransf orma en un hombre muy gordo y grit a,¡?NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?!
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MR.PORTER BYLUKETHOMAS
Where did you go t o col l ege? B.A. in Educat ion f rom t he Universit y of St . Thomas M.A. in Rel igion f rom Yal e Divinit y School
What is your f avorit e f ood?
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Usual l y anyt hing home cooked f rom scrat ch is my f avorit e. I l ove soul f ood, and I enjoy f ood cooked wit h l ove and peopl e who put ef f ort int o eat ing wel l .
Have you t ravel ed out of t he count ry? If so where? Yes, in high school I went on a isl and cruise wit h my f amil y. My senior year, t he band t ook a Eurot rip t o Aust ria, Germany, and t he Czech Republ ic. Since t eaching at St . Christ opher?s School I went t o Sout h Af rica, and I wil l be headed t o Cost a Rica and Canada t his summer 2016.
Why did you swit ch t he Geography cl ass t o Gl obal Thinking? The primary dif f erence bet ween t he t wo courses is t hat Gl obal Thinking is a t hemat ic approach t o engaging t he worl d around us. In geography, you must do l ot s of memorizat ion and hop f rom region t o region. In Gl obal Thinking, we have a issue-based approach t hat t ouches essent ial t opics impact ing us al l .
When did you st art rapping? I st art ed rapping my f reshman year in col l ege whil e on a Hal l oween t rip t o t he Universit y of Wisconsin. My f riend Ant hony Passant e has a new f ancy comput er cal l ed a MacBook Pro, and was messing wit h some f ree sof t ware cal l ed, ?Garageband?. Our f irst song was t it l ed, ?Let Gl ory Be Yours?, and I have been rapping f or God ever since. Why did you become a t eacher? Most l ikel y because my mom was in educat ion. She is current l y a principal at an al t ernat ive school in MN. I want t o be l ike my mom.
Do you have any l inks t o any dances or raps?
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Star Wars Battlefront is the newest installment of many games released in the Star Wars line of video games. It has many different game modes. Ten of which are multi-player and only four of which are single player. Two of the most popular multi-player modes are "Walker Assault" and "Fighter Squadron." This is a very fun game, but there are some downsides. One of the bad features of this game is the limited number of single play mode games, because this means if you are using Xbox One you will need to buy Xbox Live Gold ($60/ year). This means that if you don't want to spend a lot of money on Xbox Live you can only play the single-player modes. However, if you have a PlayStation 4 you can play online for free. One excellent feature of this game is that The graphics are amazing and look photorealistic. Star Wars Battlefront currently costs $40 on Amazon and $60 at GameStop. All in all, Star Wars Battlefront it is a fun game, but some of the gamemodes can get repetitive, especially if you can?t play online.
You m ay have hear d of Bet hesda?s cr it ically acclaim ed video gam e ser ies: Fallout . Recent ly, t o m uch ant icipat ion Fallout 4 has been r eleased. Because Fallout 4 is rat ed M, it can not be re viewed f or t his publicat ion. However , I can r eview anot her Fallout gam e f or any m obile device, Fallout Shelt er , which is rat ed 13+ (Since it is a m obile gam e t her e is no ESRB rat ing). Fallout Shelt er is an I OS gam e developed by Bet hesda t o build hype f or Fallout 4, bot h lit erally and f igurat ively. I n Fallout Shelt er you get t o build and cont r ol your own vault saf e f r om t he nuclear apocalypse, a huge change f r om he f r ee-r oam RPG Fallout ser ies. You m ust pr oduce f ood, power , and wat er t o keep your dweller s alive. They will be assigned jobs like m aint aining t he power generat or or developing m edical supplies. Their skills in each job var y, so dif f er ent people will be bet t er at dif f er ent jobs. Their skills, looks, and nam es ar e random ly generat ed. You can upgrade t hese skills by building cer t ain r oom s t o boost t hose skills. You can also send dweller s out explor ing t o f ind m oney, weapons, and ot her r esour ces. However your dweller can encount er danger s while explor ing, and t hey can die. You m ust use t hese weapons t o f ight of f raider at t acks. The raider s ar e som ewhat savage; t hey ar e ver y r em iniscent of t he ant agonist s f r om t he Mad Max ser ies. They ar e som ewhat low level so you could easily def eat t hem . The gam e also includes t hings called Lunchboxes. You obt ain t hese by ear ning achievem ent s or pur chasing t hem f or r eal m oney. Fr om t hese you can obt ain weapons, equipm ent , caps, and som e of t he m ain charact er s f r om Fallout 4.
Fallout shelt er is m ost ly appealing t o t he f ans of t he Fallout gam es, however I would r ecom m end anyone. Though it has a f ew bugs, and r eally long loading t im es it is a gr eat gam e and com plet ely f r ee. I f you have t he t im e and a phone/ t ablet , I r ecom m end you give f allout shelt er a t r y.
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Destiny's Missing Story line By Ian Wright and William Tune Destiny is a First Person shooter with vast worlds and many quests and stories to follow. However, long ago it might have been a different game. All of these details are just speculation but it is backed up by facts.The original story of Destiny would have gone something like this. You are a Guardian, a warrior raised from the dead to protect the last city on earth. You get your power from the traveler. A long dead relic that still emit power and light to this day. You are enlisted with the army of Guardians fighting the Darkness, The Traveler?s eternal enemy. Then on one mission you encounter a group of rouge Guardians and you are kidnapped by them. When you awake they inform you that the Traveler is actually evil and it is brainwashing the Guardians. You side with them and fight against the Traveler. What?s most scary about this lost story is that it is completely feasible. Many characters mentioned in the lost story play a role in Destiny?s story line. There is also the possibility that Bungie, the developer of Destiny delayed this story line to a later game. One detail that comes to mind is that midway through the development of Destiny many people working on the game quit the development process. This was most likely because of a disagreement about how the game was going to be made and produced. All of this makes me think of what Destiny would have been.
by Vaden Padget t Ar kha m Asylum i s t h e sequ el t o t h e gam e Ar kha m Or i gi ns. Th e st or y of t h e Bat m an p i ck s u p h er e soon af t er y ou h av e cap t u r ed t h e Jok er . Up on ar r i v i n g at t h e Asy l u m , y ou ar e f aced w i t h m an y ch al l en ges f r om al l k i n d s of v i l l ai n s. Ou t of t h e m an y v i l l ai n s m en t i on ed i n Ar kha m Asylum , m ost ar en 't seen i n t h e gam e. Som e of t h em t h at ar en 't f ou n d i n t h e gam e i n cl u d e Bl ack M ask , Pen gu i n , K i l l er M ot h , an d Fi r ef l y. Th ese ch ar act er s can be f ou n d by an sw er i n g r i d d l es m ad e by t h e Ri d d l er . Som e v i l l ai n s su ch as K i l l er Cr oc, Jok er , an d Scar ecr ow ar e seen i n t h e gam e w i t h t h ei r ow n boss f i gh t s.
Out of al l t he vil l ains, t here is one in part icul ar who wil l give you l ot s of t roubl e. His name is Riddl er and t o beat him you must sol ve al l his riddl es and f ind al l his t rophies. Once you have sol ved al l t he riddl es you wil l be abl e t o det ermine his l ocat ion and def eat him.
Scarecrow is al most as annoying as t he Riddl er. He wil l inject you wil l f ear t oxin and send you int o his own worl d, which is a t wist ed version of t he part of t he Asyl um in which you are pl aying. He gains god-l ike abil it ies which he wil l use t o kil l you. To beat him, you must avoid his gaze which kil l s you, and t hen reach a spot l ight on t he ot her side of his domain. Once you reach t he spot l ight , you have t o point at him and his god-l ike f orm wil l dissol ve al ong wit h his worl d.
This Bat man game al ong wit h Arkham Cit y have l ess gadget s and vehicl es t han Arkham Origins or Arkham Knight . However Arkham Asyl um has many pl aces and scenarios t hat t he ot her t hree games don?t have. In my opinion Bat man Arkham Asyl um is a great game t o pl ay if you l ike some f ree roam al ong wit h a main st ory l ine wit h missions.
GAM ES OF A DIFFERENT SORT The Walking Dead If you missed t his swan-song of t he l ast decade, you?re missing out . The Walking Dead by Tel l t al e is t he equival ent of a huge, powerf ul "Choose-Your-Own-Advent ure" book in a zombie universe. This 10-hour st ory is spl it int o f ive 2-hour episodes, del ivering emot ional moment s, hard choices, and memorabl e event s. Whil e t he ot her games Tel l t al e made af t erward f ol l ow a simil ar f ormul a, and are equal l y good, The Walking Dead is crit ical l y accl aimed and st il l Tel l t al e's mast erpiece. This innovat ive design al so inspired t it l es such as Heavy Rain and Life is Strange.
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The Beginner's Guide T here isn?t m uch I can say about T he Beginner?s Guide in good faith. Par t of the m agic of this gam e is playing it blind, yourself. I t uses its lim ited budget extrem ely well and delivers a very power ful and insightful t ale of Coda. Som ething I can say; it?s only costs $8 .00 and ninet y m inutes of your tim e. I t?s the sor t of
The Stanely Parable The Stanley Parable is an int erest ing one, but al so a f avorit e of mine. This game, publ ished by Gal act ic Cage in 2011, got crit ical accl aim as an excel l ent and t hought f ul game. Whil e in essence it sounds dumb (a choice-cent ered advent ure t hrough an empt y of f ice buil ding) t he game is ext remel y unique. For one, it is meant t o be pl ayed over and over t ons of t imes, going down dif f erent pat hs. For anot her, it has no sense of t he f ourt h wal l . It has a l ovel y sense of humor, wit h t ons of great jokes, but al so being surprisingl y poignant , sat irizing video game t ropes, choice in general , what ?endings? in media real l y are, and ot her such t hings. For a del ight f ul l y enjoyabl e good t ime, l ook no f urt her.
gam e you only need to play once, but one tim e is all you need to enjoy this inspir ing and im pactful t ale. T he Beginner's Guide is a great st ar t for anyone seeking a creative m edium .
Ci v i l i zat i o n V: Ho w g am es can subtly t each u s By Jo sh Cav en Civil izat ion V is a game devel oped by Firaxis Games. In t his videogame, t he pl ayer pil ot s a civil izat ion of t heir choice f rom t he st one age t o t he f ut ure. A highl y st rat egic game, it s immense repl ayabil it y l et s a pl ayer sink hundreds of hours int o it , and st il l not have mast ered it .Al t hough t he game cat ers t o a l ess hardcore f an base t han it s compet it ors and succeeds in creat ing an easier t o pl ay experience t han many simil ar games, new pl ayers may st il l f ind it conf using. Nonet hel ess, I highl y recommend t he game t o anyone who want s t o invest in a f un game, but t his game al so does somet hing in regards t o educat ion which can be l earned f rom. Normal l y when someone says a game t aught t hem somet hing, peopl e imagine somet hing akin t o Mat h Bl ast er, where t he game quit e bl unt l y and f orcef ul l y t eaches you somet hing. However, Civil izat ion V t akes perhaps t he opposit e approach. One can pl ay t he base game and never l earn a singl e t hing except t he names of t he ancient civil izat ions one cont rol s. But perhaps, t hen , af t er pl aying 5 hours of t he game, you wil l l earn one of a civil izat ion's capit al s, because t he game st rives t o be ext remel y hist orical l y accurat e. And maybe even you wil l devel op an int erest in your f avorit e civil izat ion and decide t o l ook at t he games encycl opedia. That is, perhaps, one of t he best t hings about t his game. It f ocuses on creat ing an int erest ing game t hat you wil l want t o pl ay. It provides you wit h t he mat erial s t o l earn, but compel s you t o l earn wit h curiosit y, and not requirement . Is t here a bet t er way t o educat e wit h games? Def init ivel y. Is t his f eat ure unique t o t his game? No way. But Civil izat ion V is a great exampl e of a game t hat provides bot h ent ert ainment and opport unit ies f or l earning.
Medieval II: Tot al War Review by Hank Valentine
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Medieval II: Total War is a turn-based strategy game. Medieval II is centered in the 16th and 17th Centuries. You can play as any kingdom from that time period. You use superior technology, troops, and tactics to win battles and take over the world. One of the best parts of the game is the immersed battles where you control each unit.
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In Medieval II: Total War, you can play actual historical battles, such as the Battle of Hastings. Also play against your friends or with them to defeat the enemy. There are many different environments for each battle. You could play a siege, in a forest, river, bridge, or plain. You can play this game on Windows, Mac, or Linux I recommend you buy this game on Steam, a game community with many great mods and people to play with.
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C A R S BYCADEBRIDGES Over wint er break I pl ayed a real l y great video game cal l ed Project Cars. It was real l y awesome. It is probabl y t he best game t hat I have ever pl ayed. By it ?s name, you can probabl y guess t hat it is a car racing game, and it is a good one at t hat . It is t he most real ist ic driving sim t hat I have ever pl ayed. The graphics are phenomenal , driving t he cars f eel s el egant , It was just a real l y wel l designed game. Everyt hing is st reaml ined. It just bl ends t oget her. My f avorit e aspect of t he game is t hat you can pick where you st art . If you have ever pl ayed Forza or Need for Speed, you woul d know t hat you have t o st art out at t he bot t om, but in Project Cars, you are al l owed t o st art out racing GP cars. How
awesome is t hat ! The one t hing t hat I l ove most , t hough, is how f ar down you st art if you want t o st art f rom t he beginning. You st art f rom Go-Kart s. I l ove it because it put s an act ual chal l enge in f ront of you. There are some car
games t hat onl y t ake an hour t o beat , which I t hink is no f un. There is onl y one downside. Somet imes if you car is real l y damaged, t hen your game st art s t o have l ag issues. Overal l , t his is a great game t hat woul d be wort h your t ime and money.
"Puts a real challenge in front of you."
By: Reynolds Short and Turner Clary
Ram page Knights ABOUT Rampage Knight s is a side scrol l ing dungeon crawl er where you t ry t o get t o t he f inal boss by cl earing randoml y generat ed room af t er room. Every choice you make whil e pl aying wil l af f ect your run posit ivel y and occasional l y negat ivel y. It ?s al ways a risk due t o t he perma-deat h aspect of t he game. However you can go onl ine and pl ay wit h f riends t o make it easier. Rampage Knight s has l ot s of it ems al l t hat f it t o your pl ay st yl e.
BOSSES There are many bosses in t he game, but you don't al ways see t hem in every run. The f inal boss isn't t he hardest t hough (my opinion), but t here are some chal l enging bosses in t he game such as t he Dragon. I bel ieve t hat t he best way t o pl ay is wit h your f riends so you can revive each ot her. One of my f avorit e bosses, The Sl ime Boss, is one of t he hardest in my opinion. He keeps t rying t o knock you of f an edge and kil l you. I woul d recommend t his game t o anyone who l ikes permadeat h and dif f erent , out come games
There are many dif f erent cl asses t hat you unl ock by compl et ing achievement s. The cl ass you st art wit h is advent urer. It was made t o be t he worst cl ass in t he game. The next cl ass t hat you wil l probabl y unl ock wil l be t he Berserker. This cl ass is basical l y a t ank. It has l ot s of heal t h, you move sl owl y, but you cannot wear armour. Anot her cl ass, The Assassin, has t he 2nd l east heal t h in t he game. It is st eal t h orient ed being abl e t o assassinat e downed enemies, cl oak, doubl e jump, and run very f ast . The Pirat e cl ass is an average cl ass. You cannot wear boot s due t o your peg l egs, but t he t hese l egs l et you st omp and kick enemies f or more damage. Al so inst ead of charging you shoot cannonbal l s. In addit ion you st art wit h a parrot . The Warl ock has t he l east heal t h of any cl ass in t he game. He get s demons which grow st ronger when he kil l s t hings. This al so prot ect s him f rom deat h. These are t he onl y companions you can have t hough. The Bat t l emage can cast a wide variet y of spel l s, but repl aces your evade however so use t hem caref ul l y. Some of t he spel l s are magic barrier and t el eport . No cl ass is bet t er t han t he ot her (except advent urer) and are al l based of f of skil l l evel . There are many bosses in t he game, but you don't al ways see t hem in every run. The f inal boss isn't t he hardest t hough (my opinion), but t here are some chal l enging bosses in t he game such as t he Dragon. I bel ieve t hat t he best way t o pl ay is wit h your f riends so you can revive each ot her. One of my f avorit e bosses, The Sl ime Boss, is one of t he hardest in my opinion. He keeps t rying t o knock you of f an edge and kil l you. I woul d recommend t his game t o anyone who l ikes permadeat h and dif f erent , out come games.
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M adden 16 Sport s f ans, are l ooking f or a great game t o pl ay on your downt ime? Wel l , I recommend Madden 16, t he newest version of Madden. This f oot bal l game was just rel eased, and it is current l y about $50 in most st ores. Don?t worry, you can pl ay t his game on just about every gaming device incl uding Xbox 1, PS4, and Xbox 360. Madden 16 is a great , addict ing game t hat wil l convince you t o pl ay f oot bal l . This game is probabl y my f avorit e sport s game, and I t hink t hat it can be yours, al so.
Game Modes: This game has many game modes incl uding ?Ul t imat e Team? mode, ?Exhibit ions?, ?Gaunt l et ?, and ?MyPl ayer?. If you are wit h some f riends who just want t o pl ay f or a quick mat ch, I recommend pl aying ?Exhibit ion? mode. You can choose what ever t eam you want , and you can set your l ineup. There are many set t ings t hat can enhance your game. If pl aying al one, t he best game mode t o choose is ?Ul t imat e Team?. Your t eam st art s out t erribl e, but you can earn coins t o purchase pl ayers t hat can enhance your t eam. As your t eam rat ing get s bet t er, t he chal l enges get harder. Wit hin t his mode, t here are seasons t o pl ay, chal l enges t o accompl ish, and much more. A t hird mode t o pl ay is named ?Gaunt l et ?. In t his mode, you have t hree chances t o compl et e chal l enges. The chal l enges get harder as you go on, and you pl ay unt il you run out of l ives. A f inal mode is ?MyPl ayer?. In t his mode, you choose a posit ion t o pl ay. Your pl ayer is put on a t eam where you can onl y pl ay as t hat pl ayer. It is a very dif f icul t game mode because your pl ayer doesn?t have great t al ent at f irst , but you can upgrade him as you go al ong. Overal l , t his game is a great one t o buy. Because it has so many dif f erent modes, Madden 16 is a great val ue. Al l of t he modes are highl y ent ert aining. So, next t ime you have t he opt ion t o ask f or a video game, I recommend you buy t his one.
EA Access is an int erest ing service which act s l ike a Net f l ix f or video games. Pl ans st art at $5.00 a mont h. What you?re get t ing is 10% of f al l EA games and DLC. But t he big val ue of t his deal is you get every EA game t hat is a l east one year ol d. The service is a very good deal f or peopl e who l ike sport s games. You wil l get : Madden 15, Uf c 15, Nhl 15, Nba l ive 15,and Fif a 15. There are al so ot her games t hese incl ude Need f or Speed,Bat t l ef iel d 4, Pl ant s vs Zombies,Tit anf al l ,Dragon Age Inquisit ion,and Bat t l ef iel d Hardl ine. The change is you wil l never get bored because new games are being added every year. There are some drawbacks t hough. You have t o wait one year t o have new games added and by t hen some of t he games may have a very smal l pl ayer base. Ea Access is onl y avail abl e xbox one which is bad f or t hose who use ol der consol es or users on t he ps4. In my opinion Ea Access is a great and int erest ing service t hat provides you wit h l ot s of great games.
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by Leo Poggi A spl endi d reani mat i on of t he ?Rocky? movi e seri es, ?Creed? i s a k nockout . I t fol l ows t he hard-k nock l i fe of former worl d boxi ng champi on Apol l o Creed?'s son, Adoni s. Adoni s Creed approaches Rocky Bal boa, an ol d f ri end of hi s f at her. Adoni s has dreams of bei ng a boxer l i ke hi s f at her, however he needs a coach and a ment or. Thi s i s where Rocky st eps i n and, t oget her, t hey make t hei r way t o a Heavywei ght Ti t l e bout agai nst t he undefeat ed champi on Ri cky Conl an. The st ory i s a cl assi c underdog t al e wi t h t ouches of romance, act i on, and drama. The act i ng i s superb, t he charact er s are real i st i c and l i keabl e, and t he soundt rack i s per fect for rap f ans and for t he st ory. On t op of al l of t hat , ?Creed? i ncl udes a l egendary recreat i on of t he i coni c t rai ni ng scene f rom ?Rocky? t hat draws monst rous exci t ement f rom t he vi ewer. I rat e t hi s movi e not onl y f i ve-st ar s but as one of t he best movi es of 2015.
Af t er t he Rebel s dest roy t he Empire, t he gal axy is t hrown int o an era of peace. The Rebel s, now known as t he Republ ic, are in charge. Luke Skywal ker has gone missing, and a new group, The First Order, inspired by t he ol d Empire t ook advant age of t his probl em and came t o power. The First Order st eal s inf ant s f rom Republ ic f amil ies t o make new and improved st ormt roopers. These st ormt roopers are in charge of f ight ing bot h t he Republ ic and t he newl y f ormed Rebel s. Poe, a Rebel , and his droid, BB-8, capt ure a secret map t hat supposedl y l eads t o l ost Luke Skywal ker. Luke is t he biggest t hreat t o t he newl y f ormed First Order. St ormt roopers and Sit h l ord, Kyl o Ren, is sent t o capt ure t he droid and dest roy t he map. They kil l al l of t he civil ians and t ake Poe host age, but BB-8 escapes. St ormt rooper FN-2187 is horrif ied as t o what t he First Order is doing and runs away f rom t hem. When Poe was capt ured, FN-2187 hel ped him escape. Poe named FN-2187 Finn. The TIE f ight er t hat t hey are driving crashes on Jakku, and Poe is not By f ound. Finn f inds Poe?s BB-8 and is at t acked by Rey.........
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TRIVIA
by Wil l Far r el l
When was the first Star Wars movie released? Answer: May 25, 1977
Who is Luke's father? Answer: Dart h Vader (Anakin)
What do the Star Wars and Superman theme songs have in common? Answer: Scan QR code
Who is Finn? Answer: A st orm t rooper who l ef t t o f ight f or t he Rebel s
What planet was Luke kept on to keep him safe from the Empire? Answer: Tat ooine
Daddy's Home mov i e rev i ew by Ph i l l i p Th ompson
Daddy?s Home hit t heat ers on Christ mas Day. It is a l ight -heart ed comedy f eat uring Wil l Ferrel l (Brad) and Mark Wahl berg (Dust y). The main set t ing is in an average househol d. Dust y is t he f at her of t wo kids, Megan and Dyl an, and he has just l ef t t heir f amil y. So t heir mom, Sarah, married a f riendl ier dad named Brad. One night t he real dad announces t hat he?s coming back. The main body of t he movie is about t he t wo men f ight ing back and f ort h over t he chil dren and t rying t o win t hem over. At f irst it st art ed out smal l wit h candy and money, but it escal at es int o buying ponies and t aking kids t o NBA games. In t he end t he ol d dad wins, but Sarah ends up resent ing bot h dads. Af t er t he credit s t here is a ?where are t hey now? sceen. Whil e t here are a l ot of compl icat ed and heart breaking scenes in t his movie, you can l ook f orward t o a hil arious scene in t he end.
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The Paladin Prophecy Rul e Number # 1: The import ance of an orderl y mind. Rul e Number # 3: Don?t draw at t ent ion t o yoursel f . Rul e Number # 5: Trust no one. Wil l West comes f rom a poor f amil y, al ways on t he move. His f at her and mot her are al ways l ooking over t heir shoul ders. Wil l never underst ands; why can?t he be l ike ot her kids? Why does his f amil y al ways have t o move? When he asks his f at her, he ret ort s wit h a simpl e answer, not get t ing t o t he real t rut h. When bl ack vans appear on Wil l ?s bl ock, he get s a f eel ing of int uit ion. An unexpl ained knowl edge, t hat t hey were l ooking at his house, l ooking f or him. He begins t he wal k t o school and f inds t he vans f ol l owing him. He runs, t rying t o evade t hem at al l cost s. His f at her al ways t ol d him t o hol d back, but Wil l can?t hol d back anymore, especial l y af t er receiving an unusual t ext . 3 l et t ers, RUN. Wil l ?s peril ous journey l eads him t o a new school . He f inds new f riends, but even more enemies. Mark Frost has done a wonderf ul job of f st art ing of f t he Pal adin Series, bringing us int o a new worl d, wit h dark secret s. This novel wil l keep you hooked, on f rom number 1 in t he series, t o number 3.
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The Mark Frost Author Skype On January 6t h St . Christ opher?s was l ucky enough t o have aut hor of The Pal adin Prophecy Series (next page), The Mat ch: The Day t he Game of Gol f Changed Forever, Game Six: Cincinnat i, Bost on, and t he 1975 Worl d Series: The Triumph of America's Past ime, Mark Frost . He read a chapt er f rom The Pal adin Prophecy, in which Wil l is t aken t o a German rest aurant wit h his new roommat es f rom t he Cent er. He t hen t al ked about his chil dhood and some of his ot her books (some incl uding sport s). Last l y, he al so answered our many quest ions such as, Q: In t he Pal adin Prophecy what t ype of car did you pict ure Wil l driving? (Robert Mish) A: Bl ue 1967 chevy, Q: Wil l you make a prequel t o The Pal adin Prophecy f rom t he Knight ?s perspect ive? (Charl es Innes) A: I t hought about it when I was writ ing t he series, but I am not sure if I wil l . Q: You wrot e f or t he 80's TV series, "Hil l St reet Bl ues," but t he show never reveal ed in which cit y t he st ory was set ? (Mr. Bruner) A: Pit t sburgh, and more quest ions.
The La nd Of St or i es By : Chr i s Col f er Ar t i cl e BY: Ja ck I r el a nd Ever wondered what happened aft er happil y ever aft er? The Land Of St ories answers t hat . Twins, Al ex and Conner, receive t he ul t imat e fairy t al e book t hat t heir Grandma gave t hem for t heir birt hday. Being 12 year- ol ds, it didn?t mean t hat much t o Conner but Al ex t reasured it . One day, t he book st art s t o gl ow. Al ex was l ooking at it when she fel l in. Conner came aft er her, but t hey were t rapped inside t he act ual fairy t al e worl d, but ? al t ered. Red Riding Hood is a st uck- up princess, Gol dil ocks is an out l aw, and t here is some giant t al king frog! So far, t here are t hree in t he series: The Wishing Spel l , The Enchant ress Ret urns, A Grimm Warning, and Beyond t he Kingdoms.
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The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch is a st ory about t wo kids: Cass, a major survival ist , and Max-Ernest , a boy wit h so many condit ions and al l ergies t hat doct ors don?t even know some of his cases! The f irst chapt er st art s l ike t his: XXXXX, XXXXX. (XXXXX, XXXXXX; XXXXXXX!!) XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX!!! XXXX. The ent ire f irst chapt er is t hree pages of t hat . In f act , t he names given t o you in t he st ory are act ual l y f ake. Everyt hing about t he book, l ike t he school and charact ers, are f ake.
The book st art s when Cass and Max-Ernest meet and f ind a game cal l ed The Symphony of Smel l s.
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Inside of it , t here is a hidden message t hat reads HELP. The message was l ef t by a magician named Piet ro Bergamo, who t hey had t hought t o be dead. The t wo kids go on a quest t o f ind t he magician but run int o an evil group, cal l ed t he Midnight Sun. The Midnight Sun exist s t o f ind ?The Secret ?, which onl y Cass knows. Her job is t o prot ect it . The Midnight Sun sends out t wo members, Ms. Mauvais and Dr. L, t o capt ure Cass and ext ract ?The Secret ? f rom her. There are f ive books in t his series. This book wil l not disappoint , and you won?t be abl e t o put it down once you st art t o read it .
Book Review by Kevin Om ohundr o
The novel , Skyship Academy, is a very int ense and t hril l ing book t hat is f it f or most readers. Ext remel y act ion-packed, it is f il l ed wit h f ight ing, f l ying spaceships, and myst erious powers. It is about t wo kids named Cassius St evenson and Jesse Fisher who are very dif f erent . As t he pl ot progresses t hey wil l f ind out t hat t hey are more simil ar t han t hey t hink. Cassius and Jesse st art as enemies; t hey are bot h orphans who want t o impress t heir t eachers by doing good work. Cassius works f or an evil government and Jesse works f or a ?t errorist organizat ion;? but bot h t eens are t rying t o get precious pearl s t hat provide power. The energy f rom t hese pearl s are use f or f or big spaceships where t he t errorist s l ive. Af t er t hey have an encount er where weird t hings st art t o happen, t hey real ize t hey have t o work t oget her as a t eam t o f ind out t he secret s of t heir past s. Skyship Academy is an amazing book, and has so much act ion you?l l be pant ing at t he end of each chapt er. You wil l absol ut el y l ove t his book.
Skyship Academy
Legend Book Rev i ew by Ol i v er Hal e L egen d , by M ar i e L u , i s an act i on -p ack ed f u t u r i st i c st or y set i n d y st op i an Am er i ca. An ev i l gov er n m en t , t h e Rep u bl i c, i s f i gh t i n g t h e ot h er gov er n m en t k n ow n as t h e Col on i es. A boy n am ed Day , w h o l i v es i n w h at u sed t o be L os An gel es, i s w an t ed by t h e gov er n m en t becau se h e sabot aged Rep u bl i c ar m y v eh i cl es. Th er e i s al so a gi r l n am ed Ju n e, w h o l i v es i n t h e u p p er -cl ass of L os An gel es. Th ese t w o t een s m eet i n an u n l i k el y si t u at i on . Ju n e i s sen t t o h u n t d ow n Day af t er h e al l eged l y k i l l ed h er br ot h er . Sh e goes u n d er cov er as a p oor p er son an d m eet s h i m . H ow ev er , t h ey f al l i n l ov e.
--SPOI L ER AL ERT: STOP H ERE I F YOU H AVEN ?T READ TH E BOOK -Day i s ev en t u al l y f ou n d by ot h er gov er n m en t agen t an d sen t en ced t o ex ecu t i on . H ow ev er , Ju n e an d som e ot h er r ebel s h el p Day escap e. Th i s i s w h er e t h e st or y en d s, bu t t h er e ar e t w o sequ el s t o t h i s book . I h i gh l y r ecom m en d t h i s book i f y ou l i k ed Th e H u n ger Gam es or ot h er d y st sop i an book s.
Review by Henry Weatherford
The book, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, f ocuses on Greg, a senior at a publ ic high-school , Earl , a boy wit h a t erribl e home l if e, and Rachel , a girl who cont ract s l eukemia. This is t he whol e premise of t he book, Rachel and her cancer. The book is very simil ar t o The Fault in Our Stars, but it s great comedy and charact ers make it it s own book. I t hink it you l iked The Faul t in Our St ars, t hen you wil l cert ainl y l ike t his book.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is real l y good. It ?s probabl y one of t he bet t er books out t here. I?m not in high school , but t his seems pret t y real ist ic. It has some of t he great est charact ers ever, l ike Earl , Rachel , and Greg. It is very simil ar t o some ot her books, but it has some real l y good comedy, and, as I ment ioned bef ore, charact ers. I personal l y bel ieve t here is onl y one t hing wrong wit h: It ?s l engt h. It ?s onl y about 300 pages l ong.
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BB-T E A M ASKETBALL
BY: WILLIAM MCDERMOTT
This wint er eight h grade B-t eam basket bal l has had a great year. The pl ayers are spl it int o t hree t eams. One is t eam coached by Mr. Cross, one t eam is coached by Mr. St rat t on and anot her t eam is coached by Coach Mort on. The games are hel d each Thursday in t he f iel d house at six or seven in t he evening. St . Christ opher?s t eams are spl it evenl y and wil l al l pl ay one anot her once t his wint er. These games are hel d in Scot t Gymnasium. On January 14t h, Coach Mort on?s t eam and Mr. St rat t on?s t eams met in an al l out bat t l e. The game went down t o t he buzzer. Despit e Rol l ins Thompson?s 21 point s f or Mr. St rat t on's t eam, Coach Mort on?s t eam pul l ed out t he win. Two weeks l at er, on Jan. 28t h, Mr. Cross?s t eam and Coach Mort on?s t eam met and went right down t o t he wire. Coach Cross?s t eam won in a t hril l er t hat was decided by a buzzer-beat er t hat rol l ed out . Al l of t he t eams have had awesome seasons and every one has made improvement .
7th Grade Basketball By Nash Steed and Luke Thomas Each day, t he 7t h Grade Basket bal l Program st art s of f wit h a "shoot around". This get s t he pl ayers?adrenal ine pumping and ready f or a f un and hard-working pract ice. Pract ice shoul d not be t aken as a joke, because it is an opport unit y t o get bet t er each day. The pract ices are run by Coach Lewis, Brown, Piper, Port er and Burnet t . Then we have a variet y of dril l s, st at ions wit h ot her coaches, and "t eam t ime". "Team t ime", which usual l y occurs on Thursdays, gives an opport unit y f or t eams t o pract ice t heir pl ays and get ready f or t heir weekl y game. At t he end of every pract ice we shoot f ive f ree t hrows. Depending on how many f ree t hrows we make, we have f our dif f erent scenarios. If we make 3 or more out of 5 f ree t hrows, we have t o run zero l aps. If we make 2 out of 5 f ree t hrows, we run 1 l ap. If we make 1 out of 5 f ree t hrows we run 2 l aps. Zero out of 5 f ree t hrows resul t s in running 3 l aps. Every Thursday night we have a game. The games are at eit her six o?cl ock or seven o?cl ock and we compet e against t eams l ike Col l egiat e, Seven Hil l s, St eward, and even against ot her St . Christ opher?s t eams. Over al l , 7t h grade basket bal l is a f un experience and somet hing t hat most st udent s l ook f orward t o each day.
Basket bal l Shot Cont est by Jude Reif erson The Missionary Societ y sponsored t he school 's f irst ever basket bal l t hree-point shoot ing cont est . The game was ent irel y based on st reaks (how many shot s you coul d hit in a row). A minut e of shoot ing was ¢50. The winner f rom each grade woul d earn f ree snacks f or a week wit h t he overal l winner earning a Chick-f il -a l unch, and t he second pl ace f rom t hat grade earning f ree snacks. The compet it ion was never cl ose. Right f rom t he st art Tayl or Jef f erson (7t h grade) t ook cont rol , hit t ing seven shot s in a row. Jack Siewers hit t hree shot s on opening day, grabbing t he l ead in t he eight h grade. However, t he l ead in t he sixt h grade was st il l uncl ear. As t he week progressed, Tayl or?s l ead cont inued t o grow, hit t ing up t o f ourt een consecut ive t hrees. Jack Siewers increased his l argest st reak t o six, and in t he sixt h grade Charl ie Long had grabbed t he l ead. Wit h t he week coming t o a cl ose Tayl or?s st reak went unchal l enged. Second pl ace in t he 7t h grade went f rom bl urry t o cl ear wit h Robbie Boykin and Nash St eed cat apul t ing t hemsel ves int o second wit h six each. The sixt h grade al so became cl earer wit h Wade Jef f erson jumping out in f ront wit h f our. The Missionary Societ y raised $50 f rom t he event and woul d l ike t o t hank everyone who part icipat ed.
FindGreat Snowat Snowshoe Snowshoe Ski Resort is nestled in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia. It is located only 202 miles from Richmond, VA. The largest resort in the Southeast, this resort offers top quality skiing with a variety of terrain. From beginner trails to double black diamonds, Snowshoe has it all. One of t he best t hings about Snowshoe is t hat t hey st ay open unt il April most years. It is a great pl ace t o go f or spring break, because t hey st il l have a l ot of snow at t hat t ime of year. There are t hree main areas at Snowshoe: Snowshoe Basin, Sil ver Creek, and t he West ern Territ ory. Snowshoe Basin, which is t he biggest ski area and of f ers t he most t rail s, cont ains t errain t hat wil l pl ease beginning and advanced skiers. Sil ver Creek, which is down t he road, of f ers huge t errain park f or snowboarders, al ong wit h night skiing. Sil ver Creek al so of f ers a high speed t ubing park. The West ern Territ ory has chal l enging sl opes on t he ot her side of t he mount ain. According t o Snowshoe, in t he earl y 1900's t he West ern Territ ory was being harvest ed of it s spruce t rees. However, f ew l oggers woul d dare t o make t he journey up t o t he West ern Territ ory because of how st eep it was. The most chal l enging t errain in t he Sout heast , as vot ed by DCski, is f ound in t he West ern Territ ory at Snowshoe. The hardest is Shay's Revenge, which is one and a hal f mil es l ong wit h icy mogul s, and st eeps of 52% according t o Snowshoe.com, and ot her chal l enges. Cupp Run in t he West ern Territ ory was designed by Ol ympian skier Jean-Cl aude Kil l y. The t hree main areas of f er a mul t it ude of opt ions f or al l l evel s of skiers and boarders.
If you are pl anning a t rip t o Snowshoe, here are some t hings you shoul d know bef ore going. Snowshoe Mount ain Resort of f ers privat e or group l essons, rent al skis, and rel at ivel y inexpensive l if t t icket s. Ful l day l if t t icket s st art at $59 a day f or adul t s. Whil e Snowshoe Basin and t he West ern Territ ory cl ose at 4:15, Sil ver Creek st ays open unt il 9:00 PM. Bef ore you book a hot el , make sure you check t he sl ope report on t heir websit e f or a l ist of open t rail s and current condit ions. A great pl ace t o ski, Snowshoe Mount ain wil l provide f un f or t he whol e f amil y!
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