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10 A & ECoral Reef Sr. HighNovember/December 2009WinterFashionheats upthe ReefThis year’s winterfashion is sure to makea statementLAUREN GARNERStaff WriterMany think that fashion is nothing morethen clothes and peoples desire to gainpopularity in the social depths of CoralReefs student body.Some students like VPA Junior, JefferyMayer say, “Why should I care about whatI wear, if people judge me on how I lookthan they really aren’t getting to knowme.”There’s more to it than that. The truepurpose for fashion is to show individualityand to attract others who think ‘Wow Ireally like her shirt’ and then the bondingbegins! You could almost say that fashionis an ice breaker to a friendship or even arelationship, in almost every group of kidsthere’s an image they carry.Coral Reef has a wide variety of fashionand many students are deciding to staycomfortable for the winter months, likeVPA sophomore, Amanda McGibbonystates“My friends and I have been wearingUGGS even though its not that cold they’reactually really comfy and go great with justabout anything; jeans, shorts, you can eventuck some of Victoria’s Secret PINK pantsin some UGG boots.”A majority of the students dress forcomfort, there’s nothing better than sittingin a freezing class totally bundled up whileothers are suffering. Some students gobelow cute and just decide to be 100%comfortable like Agriscience junior, CraigMartin states “When its freezing outsideI just layer up with a hoody on top andsweats, I probably look like a fat cow butit’s the price ill pay to be warm.”Though we are all diverse in our comfortlevels and opinions here at Coral Reef,one thing is for sure- we never go withoutstyle.Girls run to see the latest Twilight filmCrazed fans flock to movie theaters to see a bare chested teenagewerewolf and a cold-blooded ancient hottieVALERIE DIAZStaff WriterOn Novermber 20th, fans flocked enmasse to movie theatres nationwide to seethe second film of the Twilight Saga: NewMoon. The movie was very successful,selling $140 million worth of tickets intheir first weekend since its midnightshowings Thursday and its last screeningsSunday night.The excitement in the theatre waspalpable. Girls wore their Team Edwardor Team Jacob T-shirts and once the moviestarted, their animated screams filled thetheatre. Expectations were high, and thefans were about to be very pleased.Like in the novel, the film starts off withBella’s 18th birthday party. She has a neardeathaccident when a paper cut turnedEdward’s brother, Jasper ravenous for herblood. Edward fears for Bella’s safety sohe makes her believe that he no longerloves her and is leaving Forks. Of coursehe doesn’t say that. Instead, he manages toconvince her that he no longer loves herso that she can move on with her life moreeasily.Bella is left in shambles, but findsconsolation in her new best friend, JacobBlack. The only problem is that he’s awerewolf. Jacob soon falls in love with her,but she can’t reciprocate the feelings. Sheknows her heart belongs to Edward. Manyplot twists later, Bella finds herself facingthe Volturri (aka the “Vampire Police”)with her and Edward’s life in the balance.The movie’s special effects aresignificantly better than Twilight’s. One ofthe best scenes is when Paul, one of themembers of the “wolf pack” turns intoa werewolf and gets into a face-off withJacob. Guys will definitely appreciatethe vampire fight scene and the werewolftransformations. There’s also plenty ofthe romance that made the book seriesinfamous. And seeing Taylor Lautner’s(who plays Jacob Black) bare torsothroughout the movie is a mega plus.Overall, New Moon is a better qualitymovie than Twilight. There was even alittle humor and the script was infinitelybetter. However, there were some scenesin the novel that were either not addedin the movie or altered in some way.WE want youPHOTO CREDIT: VALERIE DIAZStephanie Costa, VPA Senior, shows off her favorite Twilight shirt.Usually, fans would scream sacrilege butin this case, the changes actually made themovie better.“New Moon surprised me. I had lowexpectations but it deserved all the hypepeople gave it. New Moon turned out to bereally different from Twilight and in a goodway,” says Maria Diaz, Business Senior.However, one thing that hasn’t changedsince Twilight is Kristen Stewart’s (Bella)acting. She still doesn’t show the emotionthat fans expected from Bella’s character.Her stiffness and awkwardness ruinsimportant scenes and is almost painful towatch.Another disappointment for some fans isthat Robert Pattinson, who plays Edwardwasn’t in the film very long. His onlyappearances are in the very beginning andthe very end. However, Team Jacob fansdidn’t seem to find a problem with that.Also, people who have not read thebook series argue that the movie was toolong. And at 130 minutes, who can blamethem? But for fans of the novel, the filmseemed all too short. Edward’s last lineleaves you at a cliff hanger, and there’s nodoubt that the third movie, Eclipse will bean even bigger hit. Its release date is June30, 2010.FLORIDA REALTYOF MIAMIGIOVANNA GONZALEZ, LLCREALTOR ASSOCIATEGIOVA@NEWDEVELOPMENTS.COM305-244-0539PHOTO CREDIT: LAUREN GARNERStefania Garcia, Carolina Ramirez,Michael Brutto, and James Brown showoff their fabulous winter style.To write for us!If you are interested,stop by room 305 oremail Emma Singer ats2310@coralreef.dadeschools.net9415 Sunset DriveSuite 236Miami, FL 33173www.floridarealtyofmiami.comwww.newdevelopments.comOFFICE 305-598-5488FAX 305-529-0099
A & ECoral Reef Sr. HighNovember/December 200911Tri-M Sessions display Coral Reef’s musical talentCoral Reef students try to encourage creativity through their sponsorship of Tri-M SessionsANNA MEBELStaff WriterIn the past few years, the music honor society,Tri-M, has hosted Sessions, informal lunchtimeconcerts set on the grass in front of the musicwing. The goal of Sessions is to allow students toenjoy live music without having to come to schoolduring the after hours and provide performers withmore opportunities to showcase their work in frontof an audience.“The basic intention behind sessions is to exposethe student body to live acoustic music and to giveperformers a platform to gain a following,” saidKacey Zilberberg, VPA senior and Vice-President.With the success of the Benefit Concert still in theair, the first Sessions, occurring on November 25,is mainly for the individuals who did not get thechance to perform at the concert. However, sinceSessions is a monthly event, anyone wishing toperform in the future sessions can do so by talkingto a Tri-M officer beforehand. Though sessionsmostly feature students from the VPA academy,Sessions are not exclusive and are open to anystudent willing to share their musical talents.Dramatic monologues are also encouraged. Themajority of performers are usually singers, butofficers are always looking to add variety.“In the past few years, we’ve gotten a lot ofvocalists, some guitarists, and few pianists,”said Catherine Hernandez, VPA senior and clubSecretary.Officers of the club encourage aspiring performersto memorize their music, since having sheet musicon a windy day is not the most pleasant situation.Also, bands with many set pieces may find itdifficult to achieve the sound quality they desire,an issue that can seriously spoil a performance.“Make the act something simple. We manage toset up a pretty nice sound system outside, but still,we are nonetheless limited (basically, no 5-piecebands),” said Nicholas Maas, VPA senior and Tri-M Treasurer.It is a mystery when exactly Sessions began. Eventhe students who have been involved with thehonor society for all their four years of high schoolhave given vague responses about the matter.“I don’t know how long sessions have been goingon. Since before I became a member at least,” saidMaas.Despite their murky origins, Sessions has becomea vital part of Coral Reef’s artistic scene. Often,aspiring songwriters sing their own compositions,casually presenting their creations to the friendsand strangers nestled in the grass. Free coffee andvarious concessions are offered to entice the casualpasserby. Though many come for the promiseof free food, they stay to enjoy the blossomingcreativity of their peers.“I don’t even have a favorite performance.Everyone does a great job and it’s always reallygreat to see what my fellow students have beenpracticing throughout the school year,” said VPASenior and club President Victoria Morrow.PHOTO CREDIT: ANNA MEBELErik Wilson demonstrates his newest song, which he hopes to displayat the next Tri-M Session.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is no choreGamers rendered speechless by this astounding gameJUSTIN SOLERStaff WriterEvery year there is one major videogame release that nearly every personin the world is waiting for, this year thathonor goes to Modern Warfare 2. ModernWarfare 2 is part of the infamous and longlivingCall of Duty franchise, which had itsbeginnings in World War 2 and has sincemoved onto current day conflict.The first and most important part of theexperience is the single-player campaign;number two goes to a strong multiplayershowing; and last but not least is somethingcompletely new to the Modern Warfarefranchise, Spec-Ops mode.“All our grades are going to suffer sincethis game came out, but its so worth it. Icant wait to stay up until 4 o’clock, whenI should be finishing my homework,” saidEric Tryon, IB Senior.Let’s start our journey through theepic adventure that is Modern Warfare 2by looking in detail at the single-playercampaign mode, what most would considerthe meat-and-potatoes of any successfulvideo game.There is a large variety of levellocationsin the game, taking players fromsunny Brazil to the snow all the way towar-torn Washington D.C. in the UnitedStates. The one and only gripe that youwill hear about Modern Warfare 2 is thelength of the campaign, clocking in around7 hours on normal difficulty, however ifyou bump it up to the most realistic andenjoyable setting of Veteran the campaigntakes much longer, well over ten hours onaverage. I believe it was for this reasonthat the developers decided to includemy personal-favorite aspect of ModernWarfare 2: Spec-Ops mode.“Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is aphenomenal state of the art war experience.It has revolutionized the gaming world andhas made an impact on all future shootinggames,” said Georges Descrhyver, MedicalJunior.There is no form of“story-mode” co-opin Modern Warfare 2,instead Infinity Warddecided to change theformula up a bit andinclude Spec-Ops.There are fivechallenges per stage,each with three levelsof difficulty and up tothree stars to earn perresult. The goal is tounlock all challengesand garner perfect threestarratings in each andevery one, the challengeare different from oneto the next, even in thesame grouping. A couple examples aresniper cover from the top of a building,running the pit challenge course, racingsnow mobiles down a mountain, andcovering your buddy via helicopter turret.Spec-Ops ads a great amount of replayabilityto Modern Warfare 2 and helpsease the pain of not having story co-op.As we mentioned before players have theoption of playing with their buddy locallyor with one other player over the internetvia Xbox LIVE; split-screen was anexcellent addition and we are glad to see itmake an appearance in the game.“For a first-person shooter it doeseverything right. Infinity Ward has masteredthe techniques and Modern Warfare 2 istheir shining glory, in the 40+ hours I havespent with the game I never once felt likeI was cheated in some way by the controlSCREEN SHOT COURTESY ACTIVISION, INC.Screen shot from Call of Duty Modern Warfare.mechanics or computer AI,” said RobertRhodes, Agriscience Junior.Going back to the single-player storymode it has to be said that the writers atInfinity Ward have crafted one of, if notthe single best, pieces of video gameentertainment of all time.The story flows in and out of missionordersand briefing tools, letting the playertake over control for the major plot points.There are more twists and turns thansome entire game franchises feature. Ohand don’t get too attached to any specificcharacter because this is a tragic story evenQuentin Tarantino would be proud of. Ifthe first Modern Warfare is something totrust it’s the multiplayer portion of thisgame that will truly set the world on fireand provides hundreds of hours of fun.“There is so much amazing stuff jampackedon this disc I have a hardtime finding negative things tosay about it, and every time Ido it is followed quickly by abut for statement,” said PatrickLobo, IB Senior.All the normal MP game modes,team deathmatch, capture theflag, etc. are available in ModernWarfare 2 - as well as a coupleunique additions such as thirdpersonmode.The completely upgraded perkand killstreak, customizationoptions, and redesigned levelsetup help complete whathas to be the most completemultiplayer experience gamerswill ever see.A lot of the new challenge rewards foundin Modern Warfare 2 have something to dowith the class system, and how the playeruses their chosen class to help the team wineach match.The ranking system is back and comesinto play a lot more this time around,controlling exactly what upgrades a playercan use at what time, helping give reasonsto play online.
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