Counting down the days to Graduation, trying to avoid senioritis, anxiety to pass final exams, acceptance and decline college letters; all of this and more is what senior year is about. In the beginning of the year, the only thing that mattered was the title, SENIORS. Hey class of 2009, doesn’t that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Of course it does, because that is quite an achievement, but, some of us had t remind ourselves that this is not the time to slack off.
What all of us anticipate more than anything during our final year of high school is graduation. Graduation is so important because it signifies a new transition in our lives. Some of us will either go to college, get a job, or enter in the military. Either way, it will be the start of all of us being on our own. That thought brings a great feeling of freedom; however, it can bring a serious uneasiness as well. Why? Because we have all been dependent on a parent, guardian, or some sort of adult to provide for us. After we all go on our separate ways, we will have to learn to provide for ourselves.
In the midst of mixed emotions about “leaving the nest”, we are also planning to celebrate our last year at prom, and the all-night grad party. We all can’t wait to have another special moment with all of our friends. A lot of the fun activities that are planned are going to be so special because we will all hold on to those memories. A lot of the underclassmen from before have asked me so many times “Why is prom so important for seniors?” Prom is more than just another dance that people dress formally for. Prom is special because it is one of the last moments the seniors will have together as a class.
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In today’s society we are given second chances all too often, but the majority of the time we fail to cherish the fact that a second chance allows for the oppertunity to fix a mistake that was previously made. Most seem to value a second chance just as much as we value that piece of pavement we drive over on our way to work or school. Second chances are priviliges, but too often in today’s society we value them as something that is expected.
For example, you fail that math test that you didn’t study for. Most students expect for the teacher to provide them with a test re-take, test corrections, or some sort of extra credit to eliminate that poor grade that is affecting their overall grade in a negative way.
The same goes for any other mistake that anybody in today’s society makes. People too often take the “I made the mistake once, I won’t make it again” philosophy towards dealing with the negative actions that they have comitted.
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Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine lead the U.S.S. Enterprise as Spock and Capt. James T. Kirk.
“Space… the final frontier.” If you’re familiar with these infamous Star Trek words, then I can assure you that this review will make you happy, maybe even a little giddy. If you aren’t so familiar with the phrase, then that’s okay. You’ve only missed out on about 30 years or so of pop culture. Luckily, the new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek film will bring those 30 years together in two hours and seven minutes of nothing but an action-packed, and all around exciting thrill ride that breathes new life into the Star Trek franchise.
Star Trek, at its most basic form, is the story of starship crew, traveling through the universe, exploring new worlds, finding new lifeforms and civilizations, and — of course — “to boldly go where no man has gone before.” While this may seem pretentious and preachy for a summer movie, trust me when I say that the film never becomes bogged down with high-brow conceptual thinking. Instead, the story revolves around the villain Nero, a Romulan (you know; angry, prone to warfare, cousins to Vulcans… the guys with the pointy ears) who, in the first ten minutes of the film, attacks the incredibly underpowered Galactic Federation ship, the USS Kelvin, completely destroying it. With his last breaths, the acting captain of the USS Kelvin stalled and saved 800 lives on that ship, including his son. 25 years later, that son is James Tiberious Kirk, pretty much the definition of a troublemaker who basically belongs in the Federation’s Starfleet Academy. After a bit of pushing in the right direction, Kirk joins the Academy, challenging his superior; instead of becoming captain in the usual 5-10 years, he’s going to do it in three.
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