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Entertainment
February
Dear Ani and Maggie offers excellent advice
Dear Ani and Maggie,
I have a problem. I have
been having a hard time
dealing with my stress. I'm
frustrated with all of the
work being piled on at once!
How can I deal with it before
I go crazy?
Stressed Out
Student
Dear
Stressed,
Plenty
from
of people
can relate
to this
problem!
High
school
means a lot of 9 work
fo r s t u d e n t s ,
and
the best advice we can offer
is to try to figure out how
to get things done based on
your schedule and when you
feel more productive. Try to
set a schedule for yourself;
if you're not using your
planner now, it could help to
start. Figure out what your
extracurricular commitments
are and plan around them
for homework time. If you
know you have to work
one night, try to complete
your homework beforehand
rather than putting it off
until you're too tired. For big
projects, spread out the work
so you're not doing it all last
minute. Time management is
key with all the work, so this
is a big step toward reducing
stress. Additionally, if you
feel yourself getting really
stressed out, take a step back
and try to cool down. If you
remain calm, you're
more likely to get
things done
c ç^ ldoice:
Ani and Maggie
and
eventually
reduce your
stress. Good luck!
Ani and Maggie
Dear Ani and Maggie,
I want to ask my mother
for birth control, but I don't
know how. I think she'll be
mad and call me names. She
doesn't like my boyfriend
at all and I'm worried
she'll think we're having
inappropriate relations, but
really I just have a really
heavy period and want
some relief! Help?
Heavy and Heavy Hearted
Dear Heavy Hearted,
This is a difficult situation
because these kinds of
topics can be really hard
to talk to parents about. If
your mom already knows
about your period struggles,
it could be easier to start
the conversation though.
If she doesn't know, that
might be a good place to
start. As hard as it sounds,
you should really try
talking to her about it, but
be ready to compromise.
Ask her if you can set up
a doctor's appointment,
and see if she'll come with
you so you can both learn
about the options you have
to help with your period.
Maybe birth control isn't
the only option that can
help, and you can avoid
that awkward situation. If
you think you might want
birth control for the future,
though, it might be good to
bite the bullet and tell your "
mom. It could be really
PvLAN LoiSPbiCH ___________
Staff Reporter
The newest, most exciting
technology to date, is a car
that has the ability to turn into
an airplane with the press of a
button. Those who designed it
call it a roadable aircraft. It has
10-foot wide wings that fold
for flying and four wheels for
driving. There is a propeller
on the back of the car and it
has an extra pair of wings you
can tow behind it that will
fold out and be completely
automatic. The car also has
remote control doors and wing
openers.
The designers did run into
problems having to make
the car a certain weight so
that it could fly. This car will
be cheap but sustainable
according to the makers and is
being made into a hybrid.
The idea 0f this vehicle
isn't that if there is traffic that
the driver should open the
car wings and fly out of it. To
make the car fly, it is necessary
to have ar\ open area and gain
a lot of speed to take off into
the air. Also, there shouldn't be
any power lines that it could
run into.
A pilot's license will be
needed to fly the roadable
airplane. This car is still being
worked on in order to be
perfected. It will be able to
fly 460 miles on the currently
installed gas tank. This car will
require more gasoline than
most of the cars on the road
today, mostly because it will
be flying and when something
is flying it takes more gasoline
than a car on the ground. The
plane will also use electricity
so that it can move its wings
If you need help with a
problem and would like to
receive help, please write
a letter and place it in the
"Advice Box located in the
library. All letters received will
remain anonymous.
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“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button "
spreads wonder, satisfies audience
DYLAN LOTSPEICH
Staff Reporter
"The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button" is a
dramatic and romance
based film with some mild
action that highlights the
most intense scenes. Still
in theaters, this box office
blockbuster has already been
accredited with five Golden
Globe nominations and
received Best Director and
Best Adapted Screenplay from
the National Board of Review.
The cast includes Brad
Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Jason
Flemyng, Taraji P. Henson
and Julia Ormond. Pitt was
excellent playing Benjamin
Button, doing a good job of
conveying the difficulty and
problems of a man who ages
backward.
The screenplay was written
by Eric Roth who also wrote
"Forrest Gump." The storyline
was very original, one that I
have never seen used before.
The film was directed by
David Fincher who is known
for directing movies such as
Reality of flying car looms in future
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awkward and difficult, but
it's better to be safe than
sorry.
Ani and Maggie
and all of the controls on the
plane. Anything that moves
when the car is in the air runs
on electricity. The only thing
that isn't run by electricity is
the back propeller.
The side mirrors on the car
are dynamic nightmares. They
throw the car off balance and
will make the car turn when it
isn't supposed to.
Some concerns that
have been raised about the
practicality of the car are
questions such as what will
happen if the plane is in the air
and the gas tank is low? Are
there going to be emergency
landing areas? How will air
traffic be controlled?
The roadable aircraft
promises to be an amazing
invention, if and when the
designers address these
questions.
the end of World War I
in 1918. Benjamin Button
was born under "unusual
circumstances," right when
the war ends. He starts out as
a baby in what appears to be
his 80's and ages backwards.
Benjamin's mom died in
childbirth and his father
abandons him, disgusted
bv his odd appearance, on
the steps of a
retirement home.
Along the
way, Benjamin
meets a variety
of people,
including the
tugboat captain.
He serves under
Captain Mike,
who gives him
good advice and
is covered with
tattoos that he ’
made himself,
and Elizabeth
Abbot, the first
woman he falls
in love with.
The special
effects were
great, specifically
in the war
scenes and the
carefully carried
out makeup which caused
Pitt to look like an old man.
This is to be expected; the
movie's budget was about
$150,000,000, one of the most
expensive films ever made.
"The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button" is still
playing in Portland area
theaters. Tickets range from
$6.50-10.50. Catch it while you
can in the theater, it's worth
seeing on the big screen.
m
"Fight Club," which Pitt also
starred in.
The movie which is rated
PG-13, has a run time of 2
hrs. 47 min., which is a bit
overlong. There are many
scenes that become tedious
because they are filled with a
lot of dialogue and not much
action. One of the saddest
movies I have ever seen, the
emotion also made the movie
worth seeing.
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