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February 2015<br />
THE PROBLEM WITH THE WI-FI<br />
TRCC’S NEW GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAM<br />
THREE RIVERS MIDDLE COLLEGE<br />
SHOW AND MOVIE REVIEWS
STAFF MEMBERS<br />
Allison Kelly<br />
Brissett Cuadros<br />
Nick St. Amour<br />
Noah Carr<br />
Rachel Rogers<br />
ADVISOR<br />
Kevin Amenta<br />
SPECIAL THANKS TO<br />
Dr. Mary Ellen Jukoski<br />
Dean Branchini<br />
Vicki Baker<br />
Tracey Rossiene<br />
The TRCC Copy Center<br />
The Current is published three<br />
times this semester and is free <strong>of</strong><br />
charge. We encourage students,<br />
faculty, staff, and other readers to<br />
contribute to future issues.<br />
Email submissions, responses, and<br />
ideas to:<br />
trccnewspaper@gmail.com<br />
or to Kevin Amenta at:<br />
kamenta@trcc.commnet.edu<br />
Only submissions with proper<br />
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submissions. Views expressed are<br />
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be considered those <strong>of</strong> The<br />
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News and More<br />
Editorials<br />
The Problem with Wi-Fi<br />
Graphic design program<br />
Photography<br />
TRMC<br />
Reviews<br />
The Walking dead<br />
Jupiter Ascending<br />
Night at the Museum 3<br />
The Interview<br />
American Sniper<br />
Games<br />
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Lot nine’s new sign<br />
Parking Confusion No More<br />
If<br />
By Allison Kelly<br />
you’re a student at<br />
<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>, you know all<br />
too well how frustrating<br />
finding a parking spot that<br />
you’re allowed to park in and<br />
is close to the school can be.<br />
Up until last month,<br />
there was no clear notice for<br />
where students were allowed<br />
to park that wouldn’t land<br />
them with a ticket from security.<br />
These signs, made <strong>of</strong><br />
an<br />
aluminum material, are in each <strong>of</strong> the parking lots <strong>of</strong><br />
the campus.<br />
They give clear notice for who is allowed to<br />
park in designated parking lots at various times<br />
throughout the day. Lot 9, for example, is a designated<br />
staff parking lot that requires a college permit to<br />
park in it before 6:00 PM, in which case anyone may<br />
park in that lot.<br />
The process <strong>of</strong> having signs made and put into<br />
the parking lots was a long one, but well worth it.<br />
According to Director <strong>of</strong> Facilities Arnie De La Rosa,<br />
“When the school was originally constructed in 2008,<br />
it was probably a miss by the previous architect on<br />
the design project. So we ended up having a building<br />
where we had no exterior signage.”<br />
De La Rosa went on to state that former <strong>Three</strong><br />
<strong>Rivers</strong> President Grace Jones put together a committee<br />
in charge <strong>of</strong> having the signs made. This committee was<br />
sent out to research their options and came back with<br />
a “composite list that was needed for the building as a<br />
whole on the outside.”<br />
The new signs have a reflective coating and<br />
“some sort <strong>of</strong> a prismatic lens that kind <strong>of</strong> reflects <strong>of</strong>f<br />
your headlights so it does give them a sheen so they<br />
can be seen in a reflective manner at night,” De La Rosa<br />
said.<br />
However, the signs on the outside <strong>of</strong> the building<br />
do not have this reflective coating. “You’re not going to<br />
be driving at the building. You’ll be driving from parking<br />
lot to parking lot, space to space.”<br />
The signs also have a graffiti pro<strong>of</strong> coating.<br />
The color scheme <strong>of</strong> the signs was chosen for a<br />
specific reason as well. Initially they were going to be<br />
grey like the signs in the interior <strong>of</strong> the school, but new<br />
<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> President Mary Ellen Jukoski reviewed<br />
what was going on so far and asked for<br />
recommendations.<br />
The decision<br />
was to use the school’s<br />
colors. The guidelines<br />
for parking have not<br />
changed, and now that<br />
there are clear signs<br />
stating where and when<br />
students, faculty and<br />
visitors may park, the<br />
hope is that the signs<br />
will make things easier<br />
for those who are<br />
coming onto the site for<br />
the first time and less<br />
frustrating for those<br />
students in search <strong>of</strong> a<br />
place to park.<br />
Lot seven’s new sign<br />
A half covered space<br />
Parking Lot Snow Concerns<br />
By Rachel Rogers<br />
you live in New England, you know that the<br />
weather here is unpredictable. The recent snowfalls<br />
have made quite the pile up on sidewalks and in parking<br />
lots, including the ones at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>.<br />
Though the weather can be unpredictable,<br />
there should be no excuse to have the parking lots and<br />
sidewalks barely plowed or shoveled days after the last<br />
snow. Not only is it very inconvenient for the students<br />
and faculty trying to get into the school or to their<br />
cars, but it is also extremely dangerous.<br />
Mary Pollard, is a student here at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>,<br />
recently had surgery done on her knee and needs<br />
to use a walker. Needless to say she is not too thrilled<br />
with the conditions <strong>of</strong> the grounds outside <strong>of</strong> the<br />
school.<br />
Pollard “For someone who is handicapped, it<br />
is really difficult for me to walk around with all <strong>of</strong> the<br />
obstructions in the parking lots and sidewalks. Getting<br />
out <strong>of</strong> my car with my walker on to a sheet <strong>of</strong> ice<br />
is dangerous. I slip and slide almost every day.”, Mary<br />
says. She wishes that the worst areas around campus<br />
will be treated more thoroughly.<br />
If she were to<br />
fall, Pollard would be<br />
out <strong>of</strong> school and work<br />
for months, and may<br />
even need another<br />
surgery. Mary is not<br />
the only handicapped<br />
student on campus,<br />
and the condition <strong>of</strong><br />
the parking lot puts<br />
many more students<br />
at risk, including the<br />
students who are not<br />
handicapped.<br />
The parking lots<br />
have quite a few spaces<br />
where there is snow<br />
completely covering it,<br />
wasting a whole parking<br />
spot. Others have snow<br />
covering half the space,<br />
still ending up wasting<br />
an entire spot.<br />
There are also<br />
chunks <strong>of</strong> ice and snow<br />
near the sidewalks that<br />
could easily cause a<br />
problem.<br />
Ice chuncks by the<br />
sidewalk<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Facilities, Arnie De La Rosa, states<br />
that “before the snow started, we had one day where<br />
there was snow that came down and turned to rain.<br />
And while it was raining, we had cars in the parking<br />
lots. Later that evening, the temperatures dipped below<br />
freezing and it held that temperature for quite a bit. So<br />
once those spaces were cleared out, ice was left on. We<br />
tried to do the best we could around it.”<br />
He said that they have a contractor that they<br />
call in that does the sanding and plowing. For when the<br />
contractor is not around, certain staff members have<br />
the duty to treat little spots around campus with sand<br />
and ice melt that they already have.<br />
The safety <strong>of</strong> the students and staff should<br />
always come first. According to De La Rosa, there has<br />
only been one minor incident with an instructor who<br />
fell. She is doing alright and is back at work, but the<br />
school staff still went out and treated the area with sand<br />
and ice melt.<br />
Though winter is not yet over, hopefully there are no<br />
more incidents. We will just have to wait and see what<br />
Mother Nature has in store for us.<br />
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The problem with the Wi-Fi<br />
and Phone Service<br />
By Brissett Cuadros<br />
In the meantime, Stephen Goetchius says<br />
that they are willing to help students that have<br />
trouble connecting their devices with the school’s<br />
Wi-Fi.<br />
The problem with the phone service: It does<br />
not matter what company you have a contract<br />
with, your phone model or OS (operating system)<br />
have nothing to do with your phone suddenly not<br />
having service to receive or make calls and text.<br />
The problem with service is simple: the<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> metal and steel don’t allow the device to<br />
connect, especially in some hallways or rooms.<br />
WI-FI Error screen that plagues students<br />
Not being able to connect to the<br />
school’s internet connection has been issue for<br />
many students and staff, whether they use their<br />
laptops or smartphones. I went to ask a few questions<br />
to Stephen Goetchius, the dean <strong>of</strong> Information<br />
Technology, about<br />
These common issues.<br />
The problem with the Wi-Fi: Stephen<br />
Goetchius is aware that people have issues connecting<br />
their devices, and how slow the internet<br />
speed can be.<br />
The reason the internet connection in the<br />
school is slow is because “the wireless system with<br />
all Connecticut is located in Hartford,” Stephen<br />
says. And It is shared with 12 twelve community<br />
colleges (including TRCC), which contributes to<br />
the slow connection from time to time. for instance<br />
the slow connection from time to time.<br />
The wireless system is being updated at the<br />
moment and hopefully, it will solve most <strong>of</strong> the<br />
problems. and He says that some students bring<br />
their devices for help.<br />
If someone is having trouble connecting<br />
their laptops to the Wi-Fi, they are welcome in the<br />
I.T. <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
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A common reasons reason why students<br />
aren’t able to connect their devices is because students<br />
choose the wrong Wi-Fi connection option<br />
when they try to connect to the Wi-Fi. When you<br />
turn on you Wi-Fi options three internet connections:<br />
ConnSCU Internet: Enrolled student or<br />
faculty can log on with their trcc TRCC account<br />
ConnSCU Secured: Devices that the<br />
college <strong>of</strong>fers for faculty<br />
ConnSCU Guests: This is a temporal temporary<br />
account for the guests that come to TRCC;<br />
the TRCC account won’t work<br />
Networks available<br />
It is not the most comfortable solution,<br />
but to get service, people just have to go out the<br />
building so they get reception.<br />
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Photoshop project by Nick St. Amour<br />
Make Way for Graphic Design<br />
By Nick St. Amour<br />
Clipping mask by Nick St. Amour<br />
<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> has a<br />
Graphic Design certificate that you can<br />
receive when you graduate. However, before<br />
the winter break <strong>of</strong> 2014 the Graphic<br />
Design department, the Academic Dean,<br />
and the Board <strong>of</strong> Regents worked hard to<br />
create a whole new curriculum.<br />
So how do you get to start a<br />
new program at three rivers <strong>Three</strong><br />
<strong>Rivers</strong>? According to Branchini,<br />
with the wide range <strong>of</strong> diverse<br />
students, the healthy enrollment <strong>of</strong><br />
the design classes, and the resources<br />
the college already had, they had<br />
enough to push forward to creating<br />
a great program.<br />
Amenta spoke to the faculty<br />
about developing new courses<br />
and a proposal, which took a fair<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> time. After filling out<br />
paperwork, doing research, revising<br />
paperwork, revising the revisions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the paperwork, and eventually<br />
coming up with new courses with a<br />
solid proposal, Amenta was ready<br />
for Dean Branchini to talk to the<br />
board <strong>of</strong> region’s.<br />
Abstract dragon designed in Illustrator by Noah Carr<br />
Say hello to the Graphic Design<br />
Associate’s Degree. Kevin Amenta,<br />
Graphic Design Program Coordinator <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>, had taken two and a half<br />
years <strong>of</strong> constant research and paperwork<br />
to create the perfect proposal for the<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Regents.<br />
This led to the Graphic Design<br />
Associates Degree curriculum being<br />
passed on Friday, December 5th, 2014.<br />
Now all <strong>of</strong> Amenta’s design students can<br />
feel relieved to be able to graduate with a<br />
degree rather than the certificate that is<br />
already available at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>.<br />
The Academic Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>Three</strong><br />
<strong>Rivers</strong>, Ann Z. Branchini, helped Amenta<br />
with making this degree actually happen.<br />
Amenta admits, “the academic dean was<br />
a huge supporter <strong>of</strong> the program, and<br />
without her help and assistance this program<br />
would not exist.”<br />
Dean Branchini brought the<br />
idea to her counterparts and the<br />
chief academic <strong>of</strong>ficers to consider<br />
and give feedback to the viability <strong>of</strong><br />
the program. After all that, both the<br />
Dean and Amenta still needed to<br />
make changes to make this proposal<br />
a strong one.<br />
Once affirmed by the chiefs, it finally goes<br />
over the board <strong>of</strong> regents to look into detail on the<br />
specifics <strong>of</strong> the programs.<br />
They also talk about if this program is going<br />
to give jobs, help to transfer, or do both to students<br />
who enroll. When all <strong>of</strong> this is said and done, the<br />
program gets approved!<br />
Both Amenta and Dean Branchini were<br />
super excited to find that the program had passed.<br />
“This new program that we have is pretty special,”<br />
said Branchini, “I don’t expect to be growing a lot<br />
<strong>of</strong> programs in the next few years.”<br />
Fake magazine Cover by Brissett Cuadros<br />
Along with this program comes two new<br />
courses including: Com101 Intro to Mass Communications<br />
and Com166 Video and Film making,<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the first available video editing course<br />
available at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>.<br />
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Photography at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong><br />
By Rachel Rogers<br />
You need to know how to zoom<br />
in and out, change the shutter speed, look<br />
through your taken pictures, etc. Once<br />
you have the basics down, you need to<br />
know where and what you are going to be<br />
photographing.<br />
The ideas are limitless; anything<br />
that you desire. That is the best thing<br />
about photography. You can do whatever<br />
you want withit. If you get really into<br />
it, you can also get accessories for your<br />
camera and your<br />
photos.<br />
You can buy a tripod for your<br />
camera to help it stay in place, as well as<br />
different kinds <strong>of</strong> lenses, depending on<br />
your type <strong>of</strong> camera, so you can take even<br />
crazier photos. There are apps and products<br />
you can get that will help enhance<br />
and edit your photos.<br />
Sunset on peir in California<br />
There are many reasons photography<br />
is a wonderful hobby. That is why<br />
This world is such a beautiful place.<br />
There are so many colorful and fascinating images to<br />
capture; waiting for you right outside your door.<br />
Being a photographer is not just about capturing<br />
a “cool” picture, but it should also tell a story.<br />
You have to have a passion for this subject to be able<br />
to identify yourself with it.<br />
There are endless amounts <strong>of</strong> places and<br />
subjects that can be photographed, that all <strong>of</strong> your<br />
interests can be captured.<br />
There is a lot you need to know if you want to<br />
get into photography. First, you have to know what<br />
kind <strong>of</strong> camera you have and how to use it. There<br />
are many different qualities to every type <strong>of</strong> camera,<br />
so you must make sure you read the user guide that<br />
came with your camera to familiarize yourself with<br />
your gadget.<br />
Decorative pumpkins<br />
Monarch Butterfly<br />
Autumn trail<br />
you should take the next Digital Photography<br />
class here at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong>.<br />
There is a late-starting class that begins<br />
right after Spring break if you wanted<br />
to take the class this semester but forgot to<br />
sign up.<br />
If you sign up now, you can be<br />
spending every Tuesday and Thursday<br />
from 5:30pm-8:25pm over a seven week<br />
period learning more about photography<br />
and taking awesome photos.<br />
This course is also a pre-requisite<br />
for getting your Associates Degree in<br />
Graphic Design, so make sure you get a<br />
place in this class before it is too late!<br />
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<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> Middle <strong>College</strong><br />
Magnet High School<br />
By Noah Carr<br />
Photos courtesy <strong>of</strong> TRMC<br />
The UCONN trip<br />
<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> opened its doors to high<br />
school students three years ago in 2012 by opening the<br />
Middle <strong>College</strong>’s main <strong>of</strong>fice in room E205. This allowed<br />
high school juniors and seniors to learn in a college<br />
setting and get a head start on their higher education.<br />
TRMC’s Mission Statement:<br />
<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> Middle <strong>College</strong> Magnet High<br />
School (TRMC) empowers students to be college and<br />
career ready. A collaborative partnership with <strong>Three</strong><br />
<strong>Rivers</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> combined with TRMC’s<br />
individualized and rigorous curriculum provides students<br />
with a dynamic, innovative learning environment.<br />
TRMC encourages students to become creative problem<br />
solvers and independent lifelong learners.<br />
When starting at TRMC students spend their<br />
first semester or two taking high school classes such as<br />
Algebra 2, intro to chemistry, and English 100 with the<br />
TRMC teachers Chun Kong Wong (CK, Math), Pamela<br />
Santerre (English), and Jeffrey Savoie (Science).<br />
After students prove that they can manage their<br />
time effectively they are allowed to start taking college<br />
courses with the rest <strong>of</strong> the TRCC community, being<br />
taught by the college pr<strong>of</strong>essors with other college students.<br />
TRMC Staff left to right: Top: Brad, Christpopher,<br />
Marsha;Bottom: CK, Pamela, Heather, Jeffrey<br />
While some students only take one or two college<br />
classes per semester most end up taking three or<br />
four college courses.<br />
The rest <strong>of</strong> the TRMC staff includes: Brad<br />
Columbus (Principal), Heather Singletary (SPED),<br />
Christopher Delucia (Guidance), Marsha Goldreich<br />
(Guidance), and Graciela Guzman (Secretary).<br />
All <strong>of</strong> TRMC’s staff are very interactive with the<br />
students and Portia Taylor, a senior, says“Each <strong>of</strong> the<br />
faculty members, in their own sincere way, encourage<br />
us students to work hard and practice the disciple <strong>of</strong><br />
delaying instant gratification, while making sure we are<br />
aware <strong>of</strong> the challenge that may come up ahead.”<br />
Grit day get-up<br />
Grit, the “art” <strong>of</strong> delaying gratification, is one <strong>of</strong><br />
the school’s main focuses. From Grit days to assigned<br />
reading to reminders from the teachers, students are<br />
constantly reminded and encouraged to delay gratification<br />
in order to obtain better grades or a better out<br />
come outcome on whatever they are working on.<br />
The students that attend TRMC come from<br />
seventeen towns all around Connecticut and because<br />
<strong>of</strong> this you would think that it is hard to fit anywhere at<br />
the school.<br />
Breakfast with a few <strong>of</strong> the honor students<br />
Nonetheless, junior Serina Gelinas says that<br />
“the school’s so small that you really get along with<br />
everyone.” And with sixty-one students currently enrolled,<br />
TRMC really is a small school.<br />
TRMC started <strong>of</strong>f with thirty-three students<br />
and has never had more than sixty-five students at time<br />
however their first two graduating classes all went on<br />
to college after graduating. While it remains to be seen<br />
what will happen to the graduating class <strong>of</strong> 2015, these<br />
are impressive numbers, even for a small school.<br />
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THE WALKING DEAD<br />
By Brissett Cuadros<br />
The second half <strong>of</strong> the popular show,<br />
The Walking Dead, returned to our TV with more<br />
than 15 million <strong>of</strong> viewers on Sunday, February<br />
8th. This show is more than the cliché <strong>of</strong> screaming<br />
and running away from zombies; the characters,<br />
the settings, stories, conflicts, make-up, and<br />
plot will make you love the show.<br />
Characters:<br />
There are many and diverse amount <strong>of</strong><br />
characters in this show; they have different perspectives,<br />
different pasts, and survival methods.<br />
You will either love or dislike them through the<br />
seasons based on their behavior and their growth.<br />
Even though more characters keep coming in as<br />
others keep dying <strong>of</strong>f, those situations <strong>of</strong> their<br />
friends or family make them grow and rely in each<br />
other to survive.<br />
Unpredictability:<br />
As the show progresses, what seems predictable<br />
to happen to the group while they move<br />
along, end up with even sometimes doing the contrary.<br />
It might end up them getting split up, lost,<br />
getting eaten, or transformed. Or even when you<br />
think a character is dead, they might be with less<br />
chances <strong>of</strong> getting bitten than the rest <strong>of</strong> the group.<br />
Special Effects / Make -Up:<br />
Although unlike many movies about technologic<br />
advances, The Walking Dead won’t be<br />
using those kind <strong>of</strong> effects as much, but mostly<br />
relying on make-up and details. When there are<br />
attacks, or deaths, or a scene with zombies walking<br />
around, the make-up looks realistic.<br />
The show has gore, and even close ups with<br />
people dying, or the survivors shooting at zombie’s<br />
head, blood, or people’s insides being ripped <strong>of</strong>f, or<br />
even when they are trying to save their friends and<br />
have to chop <strong>of</strong>f parts <strong>of</strong> their bodies.<br />
Not only that, their clothing, the settings<br />
help with the immersion in the show.<br />
Plot(twists): You assume in the beginning <strong>of</strong> the<br />
show about who are the ones that couldn’t possibly<br />
die, and then you catch up to the latest episode<br />
and realize that chances are that anyone can just<br />
die, it does not matter their importance for the<br />
characters in the show or whether is a favorite.<br />
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Jupiter Ascending<br />
By Allison Kelly<br />
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:<br />
SECRET OF THE TOMB<br />
By Noah Carr<br />
Jupiter Ascending is a new action-adventure<br />
fantasy directed by Andy and Lana<br />
Wachowski. Its main character, Jupiter (Mila Kunis),<br />
thinks that she’s a nobody destined to clean houses for<br />
the rest <strong>of</strong> her life, until one day when she finds that<br />
she has a destiny unlike any she could have imagined.<br />
The movie starts with a voiceover from Jupiter<br />
and shows how her parents fell in love one night while<br />
Jupiter’s father, a Russian named Maximilian Jones, is<br />
searching the sky through a telescope. Not long after,<br />
they are a happy young couple expecting a baby.<br />
That happiness is soon destroyed when from<br />
out <strong>of</strong> nowhere, men invade their home and kill Jupiter’s<br />
father.<br />
The film fast-forwards to years later when Jupiter<br />
is grown up and working a miserable existence as<br />
a janitor in Chicago. Out <strong>of</strong> desperation for money to<br />
buy a telescope, Jupiter goes to a clinic to sell her eggs<br />
and is almost killed by alien creatures that are there to<br />
find out if she’s the one that they have been looking for.<br />
Jupiter is rescued by a rogue named Caine<br />
Wise (Channing Tatum) who has also been searching<br />
for her, Wise brings Jupiter to Stinger Apini (Sean<br />
Bean), who reveals to Jupiter that she is, essentially,<br />
royalty.<br />
A sibling trio <strong>of</strong> humanoids known as the<br />
Abrasax’s has discovered Jupiter’s existence and believe<br />
that she will be the heir to inherit the earth, something<br />
the siblings view as a threat.<br />
The film continues with many twists and turns,<br />
ranging from the Abrasax’s wanting to harvest the human<br />
population on earth to men who ride through the<br />
sky using hover boots.<br />
By the end <strong>of</strong> the movie, Jupiter has saved the<br />
day with the help <strong>of</strong> Caine and Stinger and is essentially<br />
queen <strong>of</strong> the earth.<br />
While the film was overall enjoyable, it was<br />
hard to walk away from it not feeling underwhelmed.<br />
The beginning was a little hard to follow, and there<br />
were a few storylines that were introduced and never<br />
really resolved.<br />
There was a lot <strong>of</strong> world building and character<br />
development that was barely even touched, leaving the<br />
audience a bit confused, which might have also led to<br />
the underwhelming feeling.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the good things was that unlike most<br />
movies that are definitely geared toward a teenage<br />
audience, the romance wasn’t laid on too heavily, and<br />
it wasn’t until towards the end that anything really<br />
happened on a romantic level.<br />
For those Lord <strong>of</strong> the Rings and Game <strong>of</strong><br />
Thrones fans who are wondering, you’ll have to watch<br />
and see whether or not Sean Bean’s curse <strong>of</strong> playing<br />
characters that die has been broken.<br />
In 1938 archaeologists discovered a tomb<br />
in Egypt containing a mysterious artifact, the tablet <strong>of</strong><br />
Ahkmenra, which in now on display at the Museum<br />
<strong>of</strong> Natural History in New York bringing the museum<br />
displays to life.<br />
But when the tablet starts to corrode and starts<br />
losing power the night time security guard, Larry<br />
Daley, and his son, Nicky, must bring the tablet to the<br />
British Museum to meet Ahkmenra’s father, the creator<br />
<strong>of</strong> the tablet, in hopes that Ahkmenra’s father can fix it.<br />
Starring Ben Stiller (as Larry Daley), Robin<br />
Williams (as Theodore Roosevelt), Owen Wilson (as<br />
Jedediah), Steve Coogan (as Octavius), Dan Stevens<br />
(as Sir Lancelot), and Ben Kingsley (as Ahkmenra’s<br />
father).<br />
Night at the Museum: Secret <strong>of</strong> the Tomb is<br />
the third movie in the Night at the Museum series and<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the last movies that the comedian Robin Williams<br />
acted in before committing suicide. This movie<br />
was dedicated to Robin William and Mickey Rooney,<br />
who played Gus and also passed away before the film’s<br />
release.<br />
When arriving at the British Museum with<br />
Ahkmnra and the tablet Larry discovers that he had<br />
a few hitch hikers including Laa (a Neanderthal who<br />
was modeled to look like Larry), Theodore Roosevelt,<br />
Attila the Hun, and Dexter the monkey.<br />
As this ragtag team from the Museum <strong>of</strong><br />
Natural History explores the British Museum they<br />
encounter many dangers, such as a Triceratops skeleton<br />
and a model city <strong>of</strong> Pompeii, they also make a few<br />
new friends such as Sir Lancelot and the security guard<br />
Tilly.<br />
However as the tablet regresses even more<br />
during their adventure, and as it does the figures from<br />
the Museum <strong>of</strong> Natural History slowly start changing<br />
back into their inanimate selves.<br />
So when the tablet is stolen by one <strong>of</strong> the British Museum’s<br />
displays it is up to Larry to get the table t back and<br />
restore its power.<br />
Overall this was an entertaining and interesting<br />
film; the acting was superb, the special effects where<br />
used effectively, and the writing was great. However<br />
the movie as a whole did not live up to the expectations<br />
set by the first two movies, but if you are a fan <strong>of</strong><br />
the Night at the Museum series or Robin Williams, this<br />
film is a must see.<br />
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By Rachel Rogers<br />
By Rachel Rogers<br />
This movie has made breaking<br />
news on CNN and was a conversation topic for<br />
weeks around the world. It got the attention <strong>of</strong><br />
everyone, from the president to Hollywood’s<br />
hottest celebrities.<br />
The United States has been in conflicts<br />
with North Korea for quite some time, and this<br />
movie coming out was a huge deal.<br />
Many say that it is just a movie and<br />
should not have had as much <strong>of</strong> an impact as it<br />
did, while others say that it was extremely innappropriate<br />
and would cause many problems.<br />
Starring comedians Seth Rogen and<br />
James Franco, the plot <strong>of</strong> the story is for these<br />
two to take down the leader <strong>of</strong> North Korea.<br />
James Franco plays a TV host who’s<br />
producer is Seth Rogen. They find out that Kim<br />
Jong-un, the dictator <strong>of</strong> North Korea, is a big<br />
fan <strong>of</strong> their show.<br />
So they are able to land an interview<br />
with him, hoping that it will lead to more coverage<br />
and popularity for themselves and their<br />
show.<br />
But once the CIA finds this information<br />
out, they have a meeting with Franco and Rogen.<br />
The CIA<br />
has a job for these two, and it is not what<br />
they were expecting. All they wanted was an<br />
interview with the dictator, but now the CIA is<br />
asking for much more; to assasssinate him.<br />
Through the hour and fifty two minutes<br />
<strong>of</strong> the movie, you are taken on quite the adventure.<br />
This rated R action/comedy got an average<br />
<strong>of</strong> four stars and is still being talked about,<br />
considering the fact that it recently got put on<br />
Netflix for people to watch.<br />
You first see the face <strong>of</strong> Chris Kyle<br />
looking into the scope <strong>of</strong> his sniper rifle as<br />
a small boy and his mother step out <strong>of</strong> their<br />
home in the middle <strong>of</strong> the war-zone. Then the<br />
scene cuts and the movie starts over again by<br />
showing the events leading up to that scene.<br />
Chris Kyle is an all-American man who<br />
would do anything to help protect his country.<br />
Kyle decides to join the Seals, he meets a girl<br />
and falls in love, and married soon after.<br />
A later scene then shows him and his<br />
wife watching the attack on the World Trade<br />
Center on their television. The next thing you<br />
know, Kyle is on his first tour in Iraq. This is<br />
when the movie goes back to the very first<br />
scene, and goes on from there.<br />
Kyle goes through four tours in Iraq. He<br />
became the best sniper in US history; he was a<br />
legend.<br />
After his last tour, he decided that he<br />
was done and went home. He had suffered<br />
tramaizing events that made him suffer from<br />
some form <strong>of</strong> PTSD.<br />
Kyle became very well-known, and<br />
wrote his own book about his story in Iraq, later<br />
being made in to a movie. A few years later,<br />
Kyle was killed while trying to help out other<br />
vets.<br />
This remarkable rated-R movie is directed<br />
by Clint Eastwood and stars Bradley Cooper<br />
as Chris Kyle.<br />
Kyle did everything that he could to help<br />
serve and protect this country, being an American<br />
hero.<br />
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SONGS<br />
BACON<br />
BARDEN<br />
BLACK<br />
CAINE<br />
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DEPP<br />
FORD<br />
FOXX<br />
GIBSON<br />
HARTNETT<br />
IRONS<br />
JACKAN<br />
LAW<br />
PESCI<br />
PHOENIX<br />
REEVES<br />
RUSH<br />
WEAVING<br />
WOOD<br />
ANSWERS<br />
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ADDICTIVE DAYS GO BY GIRL TALK LOSE YOUR<br />
SELF<br />
SLAIREA<br />
ALL MY LIFE EMIUOHIIW HALFC RAZY<br />
MOTIVATION<br />
SPINE<br />
BABY<br />
ESCAPE HANDS CLEAN<br />
MY LIST HE<br />
STILL FLY<br />
BLURRY EVERYDAY HAPPY<br />
MIDDLE TOXICITY<br />
CHAN<br />
CLOONEY<br />
CUSACK<br />
DANIELS<br />
GRANT<br />
GREBLHAW<br />
GYLLENHAAL<br />
HACKMAN<br />
MCCO-<br />
NAUGHEY<br />
MCKELLEN<br />
NEESON<br />
NOMAD<br />
RUSSELL<br />
SPACEY<br />
TRAVOLTA<br />
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COMPLICAT-<br />
ED<br />
DILEMMA<br />
DISEASE<br />
FORYOU<br />
FOOLISH<br />
FULLMOON<br />
GIRLFRIEND<br />
HEAVEN<br />
HELL AGOOD<br />
HERE I AM<br />
HEY MA<br />
MY SACRIFICE<br />
NOTHIN<br />
OH BOY<br />
RAINY<br />
DAYZ<br />
UH HUH<br />
WORK IT<br />
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