The Clackamas print., October 15, 2008, Page 3, Image 3

Clackamas Print 3
|‘Breaking
Dawn’ brings
Twilight Saga
to an end
Jess Sheppard
[ Arts & Culture Editor
It began as a concept that was all too familiar: girl meets boy,
boy is a vampire, they fall in love, they have problems.
However, Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” rekindled the vam­
pire romance genre for readers, making them sympathize with
the clumsy and ordinary Bella and fall in love with the hand­
some and extraordinary Edward.
The long awaited “Breaking Dawn,” fourth book in the saga,
concludes the engaging tale of the romance between Bella Swan
and Edward Cullen.
The seemingly mismatched couple is finally married, and
Bella is more committed than ever to join Edward in immor­
tality. But an unforeseeable circumstance shatters the happy
dream.
Meanwhile on the La Push Reservation, Bella’s decision to
become a vampire is tearing the werewolf pack apart. Despite
his instinctual hatred of the “Cold Ones,” Jacob Black cannot
let go of his love for Bella and ultimately he is forced to choose:
Bella or the pack?
With the addition of the talented and irresistibly beautiful
Renesmee to the Cullen family, it seems as if everything might
work itself out until a fatal misunderstanding with another vam­
pire coven brings the entire family - and all their allies - to the
threshold of annihilation.
Meyer has added a new aspect to the saga in “Breaking
Dawn.” The book is split into three sections; parts one and three
are narrated from Bella’s point of view, just like the previous
three books. Part two, however, changes the flow and the posi­
tion of narrator is instead given to the werewolf, Jacob Black.
The differences between Bella and Jacob’s characters are well
illustrated by the writing and style. Readers were accustomed to
simple - and often metaphorical - chapter names while Bella
was telling the story such as Gesture and Unexpected. Jacob’s,
on the other hand, are much longer, less poetic and undeniably
humorous. Most of his chapter titles are whole sentences. For
example: Sure as hell didn’t see that one coming and You know
things are bad when you feel guilty for being rude to vampires.
Fans of the series will be just as captivated by “Breaking
Dawn” as they were with “Twilight.” With intriguing new char­
acters, and old rivalries coming to a head, Meyer has ended the
Twilight Saga on a strong and satisfactory' chord.
ITE: Following in her athletic aunts- footsteps
Continued from WHITE, Page 1
Photo by Robert Crawford Clackamas Print
ra White (9) jumps high for a kill
^against Chemeketa on Oct. 3.
attack with two great hitters
in the middle.”
In high school, White was
After White graduated, she
an All-state volleyball play­
had several options to weigh.
“I am really close to my er and was Estacada High
family, and knew that I wanted School’s go-to hitter, but it
to stay close to them. Everyone is different on the Cougar
is here; I live with my mom Volleyball team.
“She is learning what
and stepdad, one’ of my sisters
and her boyfriend, and a niece the team is about. In __
high school she was the
and nephew,” White said.
go-to hitter,
White also has
.... —
but here,
extended family
she is sur­
living in Oregon.
“Every
rounded by
At the end
teammates
of White’s high
team
that were all
school
career,
needs
go-to peo­
her grandma con­
ple for their
tacted Woods to
someone
high school
tell her that she
who can
teams.
wanted to stay
kill the
Everyone
close for college.
on
this
Woods, who had
ball like
team is tal­
been watching
she can...” ented and
White since high
has to play
school, and had
Kathie Woods
together as
expressed interest
Head Coach
a
team,”
in having her play
Woods
for Clackamas’
said,
team, took the
White
opportunity to try
has improved this year
and seal the deal.
After meeting with Woods, due to her work ethic
taking a tour of the campus and the help of the
and talking about the ideals team around her. She
of Cougar Volleyball,* White has great passers and
decided that Clackamas is great setters to get her'
the ball, making it eas­
where she wanted to be.
According to Woods, White ier for her to succeed,
has been a very valuable addi­ according to Woods.
Although White is
tion to the team.
“We would not be where only in her first sea­
we are without (White). We son here at Clackamas,
would not be as aggressive Woods can already see
without her,” Woods said. how bright of a fixture
“Every team needs someone she has ahead of her.
who can kill the ball like she
“I told her she is
can, and I love her competi­ going to be a great
tiveness and her drive to suc­ player; she already is.
ceed. We already have our If she fine tunes her
great go-to hitter in Kristel game a little, she can
(Baeckel), but having (White) be an amazing player. I
gives us a more balanced think she.is just starting
to figure out what she can be,
how much more she can give
and how much better she can
become,” Woods said.
Woods thinks that White
will definitely play after
Clackamas, which is some-
thing that White also hopes
to do.
“The harder she works, and
the more she develops as a
player, the more doors there
will be that open to her. The
best is yet to come for her. I
am excited about her future,”
Woods said.
RON ADAMS, CCC BOARD MEMBER
ENCOURAGES YOU TO VOTE IN THE
ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4,2008
And, consider
RON ADAMS
for CLACKAMAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER
“Ron’s demonstrated willingness to seek
middle ground and be a voice of reason
will make him a vital member of the
Commission."
John Keyser, CCC Past President
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