Love through letters

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I’m sorry to disappoint you but this blog is not going to be issuing the next story of dramatic circumstances of romance and love. Instead it is about friendship and how one can keep a relationship with a dear friend through the means of letters.

True friendship is a considerable hard bond to break, almost impossible. Yet once you are forcibly separated to different countries it can be extremely hard to keep that unique bond.

Yes there are easy means to communicate, social networking, emails etc but many feel it’s obligatory to contact past friends through these means, not necessarily because they want to. Putting a great deal of effort into something means a whole lot more to someone rather than typing a measly message.

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Spoiler Alert?

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I went to see Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 yesterday, and I was more than enthusiastic with the results. I was paying strict attention to the scenes and details and I found only three important things that they either altered a little bit or left out entirely.

Compared to all of the other Harry Potter movies, this is phenomenal.

The only major things they left out or changed in the movie that JK Rowling wrote in the book were the goodbyes between Harry and the Dursley family, Hedwig‘s death (sadface), and a mural Luna Lovegood had painted on the ceiling of her room.

In the book, Harry’s cousin, Dudley Dursley, gives Harry a strong hug goodbye and confesses how he never hated Harry, not after he saved his life in Book Five. In the movie, however, Harry just watches them drive away in their car, never to be seen again.

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LA Auto Show and the Phantom v

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The L.A. auto show is happening this week. Some of the world’s most amazing cars will premiere at the show; futuristic cars, new sports cars and energy efficient cars. I have gone to the show for many years, but i will now be going this year.

To me, cars are a way of getting from point A to point B, but there is one car that stands out. The Rolls Royce Phantom v is the only car that I have ever loved. The classic car is very large, yet very elegant. To me, it symbolizes classy-ness and beauty. This is the car that I want to own when I am able to have one. The Rolls Royce Phantom v…..

Phantom v

One Second of Your Time

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Think about this: A man is sitting at a football game with a portable TV set tuned to the game. The TV station showing the game picks up his image and the image is sent from the cameras, to the satellite, to a TV transmitter miles away where the image is sent back through the airwaves and back onto the man’s TV set. The man sees himself and the image is picked up from the pupils of the eyes and is sent to the brain. The brain will then send signals to the man’s arms to start waving. The image is sent from the TV set back through the airwaves, to a satellite, to a transmitter where it is sent to a TV set thousands of miles away where the man’s family is watching the game. The man’s mother sees the image on TV and the image is picked up by her pupils in her eyes and is sent to the brain where the hippocampus is stimulated and memory takes place. Then the brain sends signals to the woman’s teeth, tongue, lips, mouth, and voice box to where she can now say, “Look, it’s Mike!”

The So-Called Strip Search

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Humiliation was not the only feeling entered my mind when the so-called strip search happened to me at the airport security point.

The procedure for this process is extremely demanding.

A person must have their necessarily removable clothes in the public and all possessions taken away for examination. Then, a x-ray body scanner will scan the person comprehensively, giving a holistic naked view of the body to the airport.

However, this picture unsafely divulging every body part failed to satisfy the security, introducing another step to this procedure.

From now on, every person has to go through the physical strip search.

Some say this approach will necessarily guarantee their safe flight better.

As a person who has experienced this hands-on strip search, the process did not seem to produce such a relieving effect. Instead, I felt an outrage for such demands and longer line to wait. Most people also did not look so content waiting in an extensive line to have their body searched physically and mechanically.

Perhaps, the security checks at American airports have recognized the ridiculous aspects of this search violating the very basic human rights such as privacy. On a small, almost ignorable sized sign, it noted that people were free to ask for “private” strip search.

Can’t they understand that I just wanted to fly safe, not to feel the degradation through the so-called strip search?

Ellie Goulding.

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Ellie Goulding is what one would define as true talent. At the age 23 she has really accomplished a lot. Ellie is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has created and released numerous hits. She is extremely popular amongst the U.K music scene, winning multiple awards for her immense talent.

Her lyrics are original and unique and she plays sensationally. She released her album Lights in March this year, which debuted at number one in the UK album charts. The album consists of hits such as “Starry eyed,” Guns and horses” and many more. Currently on a sell out tour across the United Kingdom she is now releasing a rendition of Elton John’s “Your Song” and a rerelease of her debut album named Bright Lights.

Ellie Goulding is truly inspiring, I would go as far as saying she is my favorite female solo artist. In an industry full of “plastic pop” it is nice to see a girl who writes and records all of her own music as well as producing faultless acoustic performances.

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Batman v. Spiderman v. Superman

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Earlier today I was reminded of an essay question I was given last year. It read:

Who would win in a battle: Batman, Spiderman, or Superman?

I have no doubt in my mind that Batman would win.

I am also the only person in my world history class who thinks so.

Batman would easily take out Spiderman with a Batarang before Spiderman could even think to spin one of his wimpy little webs.

Then there is the debate about Superman beating Batman. But Superman Would. Not. Win.

Batman’s true identity (shh! don’t tell!), Bruce Wayne, is one of the wealthiest men in the entire world. Anyone who thinks he wouldn’t be able to get a large amount of Kryptonite at the snap of his fingers is sorely mistaken. And although Superman appears to be indestructible, he can be killed.

Batman would have the Kryptonite ready for when Superman came bursting through a wall or a billboard or a freaking chihuahua, and Superman would be weak and feeble. Then Batman would tie Superman tight with a Batrope or a Batlasso or a Batscarf or a Batsomething.

And even though Superman could potentially get free if he escaped the Kryptonite infested areas, he has morals, and therefore would be too much of a girl to kill Batman.

Batman, however, is prepared to be the bad guy if need be, and the bad guys tend to kill… Mercilessly.

So before Superman could get away from the Kryptonite, Batman would be a badass and kill him. Or harm him so badly that Superman would not be able to hurt Batman and then he would be too afraid of Batman to ever go near him again and so Superman would run to his Superfriends and cry Supertears and write down his feelings in his Superdiary.

The End.

Excuse My French

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Many an Englishman will tell you that the only problem with the 100 Years’ War is that it did not last long enough. Well today the war was reborn, with England facing their rivals: the French. The battle was quite one-sided, the French looked the more dangerous and came out the victors in a 2-1 win.

England look disconsolate during the defeat to France

Although this is a cause for depression amongst the English there are multiple good things to be taken away from this. The first is that there was a very good performance by Andy Carroll, a promising young player. Peter Crouch continued his scoring, grabbing his 22nd goal for his national side.

But what really should make the English happy is that it looks like the national squad is finally realizing that the key to success comes from youth. Look at Germany in the last World cup, all but two or three of their players will easily be young enough to compete in Brazil in 2014.

This is the key for England and with players like Carrol, who knows, they might be able to make enough progress to get through the round of 16 in Brazil.

However France finally showed that they have the potential to win after their stunningly abysmal World Cup performance. They do have some up and coming youth that could give them the opportunity to build a team that can win and not have to use their hands to make it to the finals.

For a full report of the game go to: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=843399&sec=global&cc=5901

The end of Volleyball :(

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The end of the first trimester marked the end of the first sports season as well. Unfortunately, that means there is no more volleyball. I have been playing volleyball since my best friend, Veronica Crisafulli, taught me in 7th grade. Through the last four years Ms. Haldeman has shared her passion and love for the sport with me.

More than a sport, volleyball has become a way of life to me. When I am feeling down, I go to the court and hit a few balls. It is so sad that I will no longer have that option here. But all good things must end at some point right? And I plan to continue on with volleyball through college. I hope to play at college level if I make the cut. Volleyball has taught me much more than just what my athletic abilities are.

Volleyball has taught me how to push myself, how to express myself, and most of all it has taught me the value of relationships. I just want to thank the people in my life who support me and have pushed me to do my best, because I realize now the value of those lessons.

To Haldey, thank you so much for teaching me all that I know about volleyball , and furthermore , sharing your passion and love for the sport with me, I love you. You have taught me so much and I will always be thankful for that. To all the girls on my team, I truly love you all. Thank you for always being dependable and having the positive attitudes to push on and keep smiling even when we should have won. My senior year has started off very strongly, and I will certainly hold this memory as one of my fondest at my home away from home, OVS.

Stolen

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It’s almost ironic that last week I posted a blog about how incredibly fantastic the iPhone 4 is. At the Best Day Foundation, another post of mine, my iPhone 4 was stolen.

MEEP

It was sitting in my beach bag, inside my small make up bag, and underneath all my makeup; somewhere I thought no one would look.

I honestly have nothing to hide on my phone, or on any other electronic item for that matter, but it’s still a bit nerve-racking to have something of yours stolen.

My iPhone was the first item to ever be really stolen from me. I’ve had people “borrow” my things and not bring them back. I’ve have lost things and just assumed that I have misplaced them. Never has someone directly taken something important from me. It’s like your privacy has been invaded.

Which bring me to to the topic of privacy.

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