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18 Ideas<br />
I seriously believe I over analyze<br />
everything and everyone. Perhaps I just<br />
have too much spare time. During <strong>this</strong><br />
analyzing I think. A lot. And sometimes<br />
I meet some person that makes me<br />
think even more.<br />
Just the other day I was on the bus<br />
with a classmate, and she really got me<br />
in a deep, pensive state <strong>of</strong> mind.<br />
We were talking about "our generation."<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> the things she said were<br />
exactly what I was thinking! (Maybe<br />
she's psychic?)<br />
In short we talked about how our<br />
generation doesn't seem to have an<br />
identity. We are just a mixture <strong>of</strong> the<br />
old ideals <strong>of</strong> former generations. We<br />
can't seem to create our own identity so<br />
we take bits and pieces from other generations.<br />
Fifty years from now how are people<br />
going to remember us? It's as if we are<br />
so involved in the superficial we can't<br />
even see what's going on in the world.<br />
We are living in the nuclear age. You<br />
can’t flip past a news channel without<br />
hearing the words "war," "Middle East,"<br />
and "terrorists" flooding through our<br />
speakers and in one ear and out the<br />
other. We are fighting a war and yet<br />
you can probably read more about<br />
Brangelina and Britney Spears' shaved<br />
head in any magazine or newspaper. I<br />
mean, there are a lot <strong>of</strong> articles on the<br />
war and other issues but who takes<br />
the time to pick those up if the latest<br />
For <strong>this</strong> amazing and exciting year <strong>of</strong><br />
2007 there have been a lot <strong>of</strong> good<br />
movies showing in theaters. A few <strong>of</strong><br />
them have been horror films. We are<br />
huge horror fans so we decided to<br />
review two flicks: <strong>The</strong> Hills Have Eyes<br />
II and Dead Silence.<br />
Be sure to take an adult for ticket<br />
purchase if you are under 17 because<br />
both these movies are rated R.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hills Have Eyes II<br />
Rating: R for strong language and<br />
gruesome violence<br />
Starring: Jessica Stroup, Reshad<br />
Strik, Michael McMillian, Daniella<br />
Alonso and Lee Thompson Young.<br />
Directed by Martin Weiss<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hills Have Eyes II is what you<br />
would expect it to be. Just like the<br />
first one, it has a lot <strong>of</strong> blood and<br />
news on Anna Nicole Smith's death<br />
saga is on the front cover? Not all people<br />
are like <strong>this</strong>, but it seems a vast<br />
majority are.<br />
I wish more people would speak up<br />
about their beliefs and get their butts<br />
<strong>of</strong>f <strong>My</strong>Space and take a look at the<br />
world. Is <strong>this</strong> how you want the world<br />
to remember your era? As self indulgent<br />
people who watch more E!<br />
Entertainment than CNN?<br />
Raise your voice. Take a stand. Have<br />
an opinion on anything and make it<br />
heard. You think global warming is a<br />
problem? <strong>The</strong>n sign up for a newsletter<br />
with information, recycle, inform other<br />
violence.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hills Have Eyes<br />
II is about a group <strong>of</strong><br />
National Guard<br />
trainees who stop at a<br />
New Mexico outpost<br />
and find an abandoned<br />
research camp<br />
deserted. <strong>The</strong>y then<br />
ALONSO find themselves struggling<br />
to fight for their<br />
lives against some strange mutated<br />
cannibals.<br />
<strong>The</strong> family <strong>of</strong> cannibals stalks their<br />
prey and slowly picks them <strong>of</strong>f one by<br />
one. <strong>The</strong>y plan on keeping the women<br />
National Guard trainees so their<br />
mutant family can keep on going for<br />
generations.<br />
<strong>The</strong> whole movie is basically the soldiers<br />
and the mutants battling for sur-<br />
people. You hate the president?<br />
Register to vote, get informed about the<br />
candidates. You cannot complain<br />
unless you act.<br />
I'm really fortunate to be in a school<br />
with so many artistic and intelligent<br />
kids. Most kids here are very expressive<br />
and it is awesome. <strong>The</strong> kids pictured<br />
here have decided to take their stand as<br />
anti-war protesters. Okay, so they’re<br />
not marching the streets with picket<br />
vival.This is a very violent movie but it<br />
is very exciting and will keep you<br />
jumping out <strong>of</strong> your seats’. It’s up to<br />
you to see the movie to find out who<br />
wins the battle.<br />
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Dead Silence<br />
Rating: R for violence and language<br />
Starring: Jamie Ashen, Amber<br />
Valletta, Donnie Walhberg, and Bob<br />
Gunton.<br />
Directed by James Wan.<br />
Dead Silence is about Mary Shaw, a<br />
ventriloquist who went crazy. She was<br />
accused <strong>of</strong> murdering a boy and therefore<br />
was hunted down by the townspeople<br />
who cut her tongue out and<br />
killed her. <strong>The</strong>y then buried her with<br />
her vaudeville dolls, which were <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
referred to as her children.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Magnet Tribune<br />
May 11, 2007<br />
Our generation must work to form an identity<br />
MT photo by Alyssa Garza<br />
Freshmen Christina Morales and Valerie<br />
Gonzalez.<br />
Horror movies feature<br />
lots <strong>of</strong> violence and gore<br />
MT photo by Alyssa Garza<br />
Freshman Connor Bernal.<br />
VMT Scene<br />
by<br />
Alyssa Garza<br />
MT photo by Alyssa Garza<br />
Freshman Ivan Fuentes and Junior<br />
Cristina Yancy.<br />
signs but hey, it’s a start.<br />
Okay enough <strong>of</strong> me trying to make a<br />
point. I’ll end <strong>this</strong> with one <strong>of</strong> my<br />
favorite quotes.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> hope <strong>of</strong> a secure and livable<br />
world lies with disciplined nonconformists<br />
who are dedicated to justice,<br />
peace and brotherhood.” Martin Luther<br />
King Jr.<br />
Peace — uh-liss-err<br />
Coming Attractions<br />
by<br />
Erika Hernandez and Jacklyn Martinez<br />
Since that time, the collection <strong>of</strong><br />
dolls went missing. Families were murdered<br />
and found with their tongues<br />
torn out.<br />
One man, Jamie is determined to<br />
find out who murdered his wife and<br />
why. He slowly starts unraveling the<br />
legend <strong>of</strong> Mary Shaw and the truth<br />
behind a song he used to know in his<br />
childhood. This song was sung when<br />
Mary Shaw would attack.<br />
“Beware the stare <strong>of</strong> Mary Shaw. She<br />
had no children, only dolls. And if you<br />
see her do not scream, or she’ll rip<br />
your tongue out at the seam.”<br />
If you’re interested to find out what<br />
Jamie is going to unravel in the mysterious<br />
case <strong>of</strong> his murdered wife then be<br />
sure to watch the movie.<br />
photo: www.mctcampus.com