Eye of the Tiger March 2022 issue

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Eye of the Tiger // Bonanza High School

Giving green vibes Nature’s colorful guide to life

Cover by Aryan Passey

March 2022 issue

Table of Contents

News:

3- Bathroom breaks cause strife 4- Gen Z, women’s rights 5- Step by step, reducing carbon emissions

Feature: 6- Up aginst the clock: The earth is dying 8- Destroying dust

Opinion: 9- Stop the re(cycle) of waste 10- This could be my lucky day 11- Dissecting green: Why the shade connects to life

A&E: 12- Welcome to Laurel Hell 13- Tall Girl 2: A towering sequel 14- Game: Save Petrichor for a rainy day 15- How to color your closet

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Editors

Maylan Diaz, Elliott Prehm Staff Writers Brooklyn Arthur Ariel Guevara Isabel Murillo Grace Paris Aryan Passey Antonio McCraven Julia Grace Quirim

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Bathroom breakage cause strife By: Antonio Mccraven Bonanza High School has many things: school spirit, great people and a skilled basketball team, but an unoccupied bathroom is not one of those things. The girls and boys bathrooms are always filled, but for what reason?

Recently the school shut down most of the bathrooms due to the lack of custodians and students ruining the restrooms with graffiti.

This has caused many problems, with students being unable to use the restroom. “It sucks because some of my classes are super far from the bathroom and I’m not always in the mood to walk just to use it, so sometimes I have to wait till the passing period or even sometimes when I get home.” Grade Level Angelina Worthen said.“I think that if teachers started using timers for students it would limit the amount of time girls spend in the bathroom.”

The lack of bathrooms has resulted in inconveniences among students. “It’s irritating, and I can never use the bathroom because girls are always just hanging out in the bathrooms and they sit on the toilet so I don’t get the chance to use the bathroom at all.” Lanaejanae Mcalister said. “I’ve also noticed something that’s super interesting as well, being that fact that only the girls have complaints about the bathrooms and how they’re always packed. From a guy’s perspective, hanging out in the bathrooms is a little weird and doesn’t seem fun.” The lack of bathrooms has caused more problems for girls than boys. No one gets the bathroom time and just feeds into the inconveniences.

Another question arises, why do girls hold up more time in the bathroom and why are there more inconveniences for them? “I think the girls take so long in the bathroom because they are checking themselves out, fixing themselves or taking pics in the bathroom. However, for boys, it takes less time because they get in and get out.” freshman John Villegas said.

One of the major problems with bathrooms is that they removed the mirrors in them. Devious licks, the trend of students stealing school property, caused kids to start

School staff removed bathroom mirrors due to constant vandalism.

stealing the towel holders and mirrors in the bathrooms. As a result, the school officials decided to take them out in order to prevent further theft.

Now students can’t look at themselves to see if they look good or not. This has been a great source of distress for many students

who would use them to check their appearance throughout the day.The bathroom issues for students have caused great distress, and inconveniences.

From students abusing the bathroom privileges to students suffering from the consequences of others, hopefully more bathrooms open so less problems arise for both female and male students.

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Gen Z, women’s rights

The modern generations’ opinons on equality

By: Isabel Murillo The month of March holds lots of events. A lesser-known fact about March is that it is National Women’s History Month, honoring strong women of the past who brought us to where we are today and celebrates the continued fight toward gender equality. Some of the celebrated events include the right to vote and Title IX, which gives women equal opportunity to education and federally-funded programs.

The current generation on equal rights is opinionated and vocal about the climate and situations women undergo in their workplace and daily lives.

“Even though the times have changed, women are still being disrespected and still trying to fight to obtain basic respect,” sophomore Jonathan Horta said. “Women are still fighting for their rights, and even though women have come a long way, there is still much more that has to be done.”

Since the early 19th century women have been fighting for their rights, starting off with a convention and leading up to the well known feminist movement, as well as making the offical colors of the suffrage movement green, white and violet.

The amount of struggle women went through in the past compared to today may seem extremely different, but, “Women have always had struggles and they don’t differ much from in the past,” sophomore Kelly Olivia said. “Women were ignored in the past for their opinion and now they are disregarded by men. The patriarchy back then was stronger than it is now. Women had no place in governmental status.”

“Women went through a time where they completely depended on men, they didn’t have an education and if they wanted to it was greatly looked down upon,”

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sophomore Clarixa Hidalgo said.

Women still suffer from descrimination: the lack of female representation in positions of power and leadership, countless cases of sexual harrasment, to unequal pay and gender bias among workplaces, the pink tax and unfair taxes on female hygine practices.

The fight for true equality is interrupted by misogyny and sexism.

As misogyny and sexism conflict with the fight for equality among men and women, a majority of students believe now that equality is as vital an issue now as it ever has been.

“Even though we are more aware of the discrimination against women, there are still many situations that blatanly show how much sexism still affects our world.” Horta said.

“I think rights will always be needed, everyone deserves rights,” Hidalgo said.

As the current generation recognizes the accomplishments, progress and problems there are in terms of women’s rights and equality. The current generation also has ideas on what true equality looks like.

“True equality among men and women would be having all the same expectations and requirements for men and women alike, and not judging one’s ability based on their gender.” Horta said.

“True equality among men and women is listening and respecting other’s perspectives without having a bias towards their gender. True equality is having a share of power and equal opportunities.” Olivia said.

According to the current generation, women’s rights and equality is still a big fight. There may be progress and accomplishments, but true equality can not be accomplished without tackling misogyny and sexism at their roots. To the current generation, true equality is to be free from judgment based on gender and to have alike expectations and opportunities.

Step by step, reducing carbon emmissions

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By: Jennifer Narvaez The smaller the foot, the better the planet.

Most people know that they should reduce their carbon footprint, what they don’t know is what that entails or even what a carbon footprint is.

A carbon footprint is the cause of the greenhouses that are generated by our own actions.“This is important because of the greenhouse gas effect and the carbon outside the atmosphere,” freshman Anthony Calderon Tovar said. “This is bad for the environment in multiple ways, it’s the cause of human induced climate change, which leads to toxic acid rapier.”

To avoid these things you need to reduce your carbon footprint. “To reduce waste you can use less plastic,” Tovar said.

”You can also change what you eat to reduce your carbon footprint by eating out less and start eating at home, this will help you not waste money on food when you can just cook at home.”

Another way to reduce your carbon footprint is by lowering the amount of singleuse or unnecessary items you buy. ‘’To save up money you have to buy the stuff you need and not the things you want,” sophomore Sebastian Alfaro said. “If you’re buying stuff you don’t actually need, you are just wasting money, because you’re only going to use it once and probably never again. If you do this it helps you save money and you would not have to worry about not having money, because you already have money saved up from not wasting it on the things you want

only from the things you need.’’

There are manys ways to reduce your carbon front print, reducing can help the planet for a better future for us and later generations. ‘’It’s important because it saves the planet and makes it better,” senior Emma Mghee said.``You even feel better about yourself mentaly and physically.

Lowering your carbon footprint is especially important for us to do now so we can protect the next generations. “It helps the future kids and makes it better for the animals in the wild deforestation,” Mghee said. ”You’re basically giving homes to other animals, the kids in the future are going to have a better place to live in and they won’t have to go through what we go through.’’

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Up against the clock: Does the climate change?

By: Rebecca Dell’Isola Nowadays it is quite easy and convenient to put all the blame for the everchanging temperatures on Mother Nature, or any other supernatural forces. What has been happening in the last few decades is right under the noses of humanity, who turn a blind eye to it.

This is a society based on consumerism that often does not pay attention to the amount of products that go to waste. The driving force of the economy is to satisfy the needs and wants of the society, but time is running out and many resources that are now taken for granted, will likely disappear. ¨I feel threatened by climate change,” freshman Anthony Calderon Tovar said. ¨I feel like the Earth is dying. If nobody cares about that, the climate would change at an even faster pace and the place where we, humans, live would be harmed and this is too scary¨.

Although not so many people seem to understand and get the actual meaning of the words ´climate change´, it is probably one of the largest battles that this Earth has to face. It is not necessarily about weather, it is about the climate and the climate is usually what the atmosphere looks like, the temperature and the atmospheric pressure are around human beings.

This life-challenge is played first and foremost in the temperatures of the atmosphere and in the emissions of carbon dioxide, the increases of which by man in the last 150 years have caused global warming with potentially catastrophic effects.

Now the time to avoid the worst is running out and countries around the

world are planning strategies to drastically reduce the production of greenhouse gasses.

The state of the art of this complex game involves not only people, but also companies, nations, large organizations, territories, animals and oceans: in a word, the future of the terrestrial ecosystem. ¨The real impact is going

to be when the Arctic ice begins to melt.” science teacher Mr. Leighton. “It is going to change weather across the entire world and it is going to be severe; we still have a chance to turn it around but we are running out of time.¨ The young Sweden activist Greta Thunberg, known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate

The earth is dying Do we change the climate? change mitigation, has brought to light the tunnel in which we are locked up. She has shouted it to the world, she has brought to the attention of all topics and situations that until now had little importance for most human beings. Yet world leaders seem not to listen to their voices, they

a great future with many other technologies, new opportunities, new adventures, so just try to imagine how to improve things now and concretely propose them to those who have the power to make what we dream of reality.

It seems impossible, like everything on the other hand, but everyone must feel involved in this huge fight against climate change.

In our small way this generation must commit themselves to be better citizens, the Earth is humanity’s home, the home of future generations, and as such it must be respected, helped and protected, because the consequences could affect the next generation, and the one after that. Just try to imagine what could happen if these serious changes aren’t blocked in time; surely it will not be easy to adapt or even live. ¨We most likely would not be alive, it is affecting our lifestyle and kills a lot of animals affecting their habitats,¨ sophomore Jennifer Dominguez said.

Countries and people that are not contributing “as much as they should” are now called “to meet their responsibilities”, to save the Earth and to become heroes of the future.

“Greta Thunberg is doing something about it, she is not only talking to talk, but walking to walk” -Mr. Leighton

speak a lot but act little, when instead it is necessary to find solutions.

Young people, however, cannot give up, they must feed this activism with ever greater energy. This strong young woman has to be just an inspiration for humans, and if they pay more attention to her speeches, maybe something can change.

One of the most important things to think about is that everyone wants

Destroying dust By: Aryan Passey It’s that time of year when spring cleaning i s near. This begs the question: why is spring cleaning a thing in the first place?

Well, that could be explained with many reasons. Just went through a tough breakup or depressive episode? A good cleaning spree could be what your mind and your body needs. Sometimes all you need is a clean slate. So how do you get started? You need to start at the beginning.

What is Spring cleaning in the first place? Well to put it simply, spring cleaning is the practice of thoroughly cleaning your home in the springtime or beginning of the year. Generally the hope is to clean throughout the year, so how is spring cleaning different from day-to-day maintenance? The difference is the intensity of the cleaning and the reasoning behind it.

Everyone comes to this act of cleaning for lots of reasons regarding just getting clean.

Some of the reasons being: the start of a new year, getting rid of old or useless things, organizing your belongings for easier use, preventing allergies, keeping up hygiene, and maintaining your mental, physical and emotional well-being.

What’s the hardest part of this world wide deep clean? “The hardest thing about cleaning has to be getting everything ready to clean.” freshmen Millie Chavez said. As with most things,the hardest part is getting started. People do many things to get started but some of the things you can do to get started are: setting clear goals, making a list, dedicating a day and plan ahead, and removing or ignoring all distractions and maybe some music to get you moving.

A common reason for spring cleaning is allergies. More than half of the population has them and those who don’t are very lucky. We thoroughly clean so there’s less dust and make our home a safe place so we’re not as sick as we would outside and so those who have allergies will suffer less.

Some people, however, just deal with it and just take medicine which makes the cleaning process easier on them.

Speaking of making things easier, staying organized and keeping a clean room is easier on a person’s mental state. “I’d definitely say that a clean room makes you feel a lot better mentally,” senior

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Kalea Manner said.“For me, the satisfaction I get from cleaning my depression room carries me a long way.” And that’s what helps and motivates and gives the reason to clean to get that satifaction. A clean room can lead to a healthy habit of being organized and keeping that want of being mentally pleased. Getting that motivation to clean and maintain the space once it’s clean can be hard, dedicating one area to always being tidy can help by giving you some consistent control and organization in your environment.

Cleaning benefits your physical health as well. Having a dirty room or dirty bed sheets greatly affects your hygiene. Chang-

ing your bed sheets every week or two is recommended to prevent breakouts and decrease the need to deep clean your mattress. This can also help regulate your sleep schedule. As an added benefit, cleaning also keeps you physically active which has a variety of health benefits.

Hoping that at least some of these things have pushed you in that mind field of clearing your own mind and home for the better.

So will you start planning your next clean?

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Stop the (re)cycle of waste

By: Elliott Prehm Paper. Plastic. Glass. Metal. It’s all going into a landfill.

The recycling system is actually garbage. It’s more energy efficient to not recycle than it is to recycle, and so almost all your products that are claimed to be recyclable don’t even end up getting recycled.

Recyclable products end up in waste fills due to improper managing protocols.

The marketable concept of recycling was just created to make big plastic companies look less like planet killers.

If people recycled properly, recycling would be effective, but most people have no clue how to properly recycle.

It all started in the 1970 when singleuse plastics and Americans came together in an unholy union. It brought a new appeal of just throwing a product away when you were done and not having to think about it again. Convenience was all Americans were thinking about when they started polluting the oceans with single-use plastics.

Time passed and environmentalists came together to boycott single use plastics and demand a change. Recycling was their solution. However, their efforts were in vain.

Today only 9 percent of plastic is recycled.

If you’re questioning whether something is recyclable or not, look it up.

Do not recycle non-recyclable items. One non-recyclable item can cause a whole recycling truck full of good reusable products to end up in a landfill.

Some things seem like they could be recycled but surprisingly must be placed in the trash instead. Clothing hangers, plastic wrap, bubble wrap, dishes, paper towels, put them in the trash. So next time you throw a greasy pizza box in the recycling just know you turned a whole recycling truck into a garbage truck.

Glass and aluminum are two of the best products in recycling; they both can be recycled over and over without a loss in quality. Recycling glass and aluminum saves energy, and there are so many possibilities of what they can transform into. They’re not stuck with one life.

Paper and plastic are less versatile. Paper products only have a few recycled product options, and most of them take up a ton of energy just to make another single-use product. Plastic may have more options for a new life, but recycling plastic is a long process. Plastics wear down during each use and at some point cannot be recycled again.

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Most people think recycling is just about throwing things in the right can, but there are a lot of other ways to recycle Investing in multi-use products to replace single ones is one of the biggest ways. You can get metal straws, a lunch box instead of plastic bags or metal water bottles instead of using a new plastic one every day. You can also recycle things by reusing them for either their intended purpose or giving them a new purpose. Have an old jar? Use it to store soup, paint it and use it as a flower pot, or collect a bunch of them and use them as cups..

Wasteful packaging such as: unneeded extra plastic pieces, plastic wrap around boxes and packing peanuts needs to stop.

Styrofoam packing peanuts are the worst space filler; they’re nonbiodegradable, which means they will never decompose and rejoin the soil cycle. Styrofoam cups, bowls, plates, to-go boxes, are never going away.

Recycling may not work as well as I wish it did but at least it’s something. The best thing you can do is be careful about what you’re putting in your recycle can.

You may not be able to force other people to recycle right but as long as you’re doing your part slowly we can turn recycling into a better process.

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This could be my lucky day

By: Maylan Diaz Feeling lucky can bring good fortune.

Oftentimes lucky tokens or behaviors are very unique to each individual and hold personal importance. Something that makes sense to you and no one else.

It can also be a feeling from an event or a special thing that happened.

Luck might not be something you feel every day or maybe not as often as you might like but it’s most definitely something you’ve felt at least once in your lifetime.

I believe in luck. Sometimes things can happen throughout my day that might make me feel like it was a lucky day or moment.

I might have a bad day and if something unexpected that makes me happy happens, I take it as luck or a lucky thing that was to happen.

One of them being in something specific that has happened to you that’s made you feel lucky. But it can also be a good luck charm or something that you hold or take with you that you feel gives you luck.

For me it’s many things I take with me everywhere that I believe give me luck. One

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of them being a little stamp my grandmother gave me that I keep in my wallet and take it everywhere I go. Something else I believe gives me luck is the charms and necklaces my mom and my other grandmother have given to me. They make me feel safe and protected when I wear them and have them on me.

For some the feeling of luck might be more intense than for others. That also is influenced by when and how you’ve felt lucky or how it has been shown. There have been times where the luck I’ve had has come from not only a thing or feeling but a person.

Luck can come from anything, even people. And it’s really only something you can understand within yourself.

Sometimes a person can do something for me and I might see it as “they gave me luck” or “they are my lucky person”.

A lot of the time it’s hard to even explain to others what makes you feel that lucky or what you feel gives you luck.

Feeling lucky or having things around me that make me feel lucky or gain luck, make me feel more empowered and secure or what I might be doing.

Look to me can also be from a place.

There are places where I go to or be at that make me feel lucky and give me a lucky sensation.

These places that might make me feel luck might not be the same ones that make you feel lucky. Just because there are places that have a special meaning for each and everyone it doesn’t mean it might not have the same special meaning for someone else.

Something else that means luck to me is crossing my fingers when I want something to happen. This is a way of showing you want luck for something you’ve been waiting or waiting on for not only for myself but also for many people.

A lot of people belive that doing those things like crossing your fingers or maybe dribbling a ball before a certain event or maybe even sayings a certain phrase. For me personally saying a centrum pharae that I think gives me luck is very helpful and makes me feel more confident in what i would be wanting or waiting on.

When I think about luck I think about all of the bigger things during my life that have made me feel that way.

What’s life without a bit of luck?

Dissecting green: Why the shade connects to life

By: Ariel Guevara In the month of March, the color green is emphasized, but do we truly know what green can convey? Green may symbolize more than we think, anything from religious and spiritual connections to the fresh feeling you get when out in nature, and even how green may affect us mentally and emotionally.

In the Bible it declares, “The waters of Nimrim are dried up and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone and nothing green is left.” from Isaiah 15:6. This in essence shows that green symbolizes resurrection and the greenness of Spring, growth, praise, prosperitys, flourishing, new beginnings, and restoration. That alone leaves a large group knowing that green is more than just a color.

In many more religions and cultures green has a deeper nuance; for instance in Japanese culture green represents eternal life, fertility and vitality. Although everything spiritual doesn’t have to be pleasant, in many Latin countries green is the color of death. The belief that truly ties all these meanings together comes from Egyptian culture. Osiris: the god of fertility and the embodiment of the dead and resurrected is the reason many of these beliefs exist. He

represents not only life and the essence of it but also death and the resurrection of it, not to mention after his own death, he was reborn with green skin.

When our brain sees green do we all have the same reaction? What is the appeal of the color?

When answering those questions, think about how brands may use those answers to their advantage. Companies have been known to use green in their packaging or advertisement; green creates a sense of safety and prosperity which leads many people to believe that the brand’s item also represents those values.

Nature, at its peak, is green. A lot of beliefs that nature purifies you and is linked to freedom Being out in the environment is scientifically proven to enhance your mood and lower stress rates than those who go out in urban settings.

In EOTT we believe that nature leaves us feeling rejuvenated and revitalized.

Because nature is thought of as these things, green is also associated with these thoughts.

Green can be interpreted in a multitude of ways, yet no matter what meaning you may put to the color, it’s recognized around the world for its beauty and diverse interpretations.

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By: Charlize Angelene S. Escover

WELCOME TO

Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski sweeps her fans off their feet as she comes back from a three-year hiatus with her sixth studio album “Laurel Hell”. Mitski released this album following her everso-popular album “Be the Cowboy” in 2018, which instantly made her one of the most popular singersongwriters in the indie genre.

Mitski is widely known for her candid lyrics and unique sub-genre of indie rock. Mitski, short for Mitski Miyawaki, started her career in music in 2012.

She gained popularity in 2018 with “Be the Cowboy” and has had a thriving career since then.

“Laurel Hell” is a clear, nuanced indie-pop record that deals with her turbulent relationship with her career.

Back in November 2021, Mitsky revealed that the album’s title had to do with a poisonous laurel bush growing in the Appalachian Mountains that snares ignorant onlookers.

Starting smoothly with “Valentine, Texas,” Laurel Hell is unquestionably a Mitski album. Her strong, stellar vocals and well-loved sound, which remains a mix of indie rock and synthetic art-pop, are unmistakable. With each album, the sound became more and more complex, and Laurel Hell continues this trajectory.

The second track, “Working for the Knife”, was released in advance on Oct. 5, 2021. This was her first major release since she announced her hiatus following the release of “Be the Cowboy” and the subsequent tour in 2019. Written by Mitski and produced by her longtime collaborator Patrick Hyland, “Working for the Knife” is a dark, mid tempo rock, and electro-industrial song led by synths and percussion. Lyrically, it is interpreted as an expression of working

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for “the knife”, a metaphor used to represent the expectations placed over Mitski to continue laboring over her music.

A remarkably good song on this album is “Love Me More.” It’s a song full of emotion about a love that will consume her to the point where she’s unrecognizable, where she’s wholly lost her identity. One might interpret all of this bluntly and think that she is singing for someone with whom she has a tense relationship. However, listeners tend to think that the subject of her passion is more abstract and has the most to do with music, which is her career, skill, and life vocation.

Mitski proves yet again that she is unique and unlike any other artist out there. Her individuality, which is heavily presented in her lyrics and sound, has a way of projecting her music into the hearts of many. This album particularly has its heartfelt moments in its lethargic songs and in its more poppy songs. This is the usual formula for the artist

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but still her skill hasn’t diminished after the past few years and it seems to only grow stronger with age.

This album had big shoes to fill considering the success of its predecessors, but overall the album holds its own. It did not peak as high as the previous album, but there is still evidence of growth and improvement. Mitski will surely continue to reach the pinnacle of her success.

“Laurel Hell” is a massive album that’s about 30 minutes long. Some songs shine more than others, but they lyrically make up for the sound she lacks. Provocative and daring, Mitski’s new album is full of meaning and chronologically shares the story of her turbulent career with a heavy use of synthpop. This album was definitely difficult for her, but her amazing ability to express herself made it an interesting and unique album.

Rating: 9/10

A towering sequel By:Viridiana Ramirez Dominguez If you’ve ever experienced the troubles of highschool such as dating drama and the struggles of teenage insecurity, then By:high Viridiana this school Ramirez rom-comDominguez may be for you.

If you enjoy watching hormonal teenagers then you are in for a treat for this year’s new sequel “Tall Girl 2”.

Netflix released the original “Tall Girl”trailer in 2019 and it caught the media’s attention. People all over the world started to bash the sneak peak of the film, commenting on the movie saying it was “embarrassing” and judging it even before its release. Soon teens all over social media were creating memes and mocking the protagonist for her “invalid” insecurity over her height (6’1”).

The media viewed Jodi Kreyman as a despicable lead character for her lack of sensitivity or even sympathy for others of “real” insecurities. Soon after, the movie was released . Though there was some backlash, it was a hit and entertaining for most teens.

Now, Netflix has announced the sequel and has teens on the edge of their seats, anxious and curious about this film.

As the second week of Feb. came, the continuation of Jodi Kreyman was released.

This number two rose to number one in Netflix’s top ten.

The movie covers the difficulty of insecurities that hold you back to living up your true potential. It shows the importance of forgiveness, redemption and dedication to the things you love. It illustrates how teens, such as Jodi, suffer the fear of their own self conscious doubts and thoughts, and how negative thoughts can reflect onto

your actions. As our protagonist suffers through her struggles of insecurity, these internal battles sabotage her relationships.

Through the negative side of the film, what can be truly said is the acting and overall delivery of emotions, and most importantly: comedy and romance.

Fan favorite, Sabrina Carpenter plays the independent older sister, she really does give a good performance of a reliant character that really does emotionally pull some heart strings of the audience. She gives representation to the self-reliant siblings or teens, especially young women, who are devoted and willing to try and succeed in their dream career. They have their priorities set and are courageous for their future.

Griffin Gluck’s character really comes through with all the comedy he has to offer.

With the conflicts in the film, the acting is lively and very well presented within each scene. Most importantly, the lead Ava Michelle really brings the romcom to life with her fierce attitude and expressive behavior.

As every scene is captured with emotion of every actor and actress, the camera and editing adds a fun and unique feel to this movie reality. When it comes to transitions that allow the tone to shift easily when needed. The filters and lighting add

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a welcoming feeling in the beginning to a satisfied one towards the end. Camera angles are a huge impact considering the protagonist, Jodi, has way different height difference then half the cast. The film consists of camera frames that capture the perspective of Jodi that really proves the hard work of details.

Apart from the acting and the history it comes down to the plotline that has that classic feel of high school rom-coms but with a deeper meaning. It doesn’t come down to the basic good girl versus popular girl or the cliche trope of highschool romance. While there are some situations that seem unrealistic, it does have so much more to offer than others. It represents more of internal conflicts and how they intervene with school or even a future career. With the mix of conflicts throughout the film it is very well paced and importantly entertaining from start to end. It values the importance of friendship, romance, dedication..

Most importantly, it is suitable for all ages and can truly inspire the youth. From the drama to the performances, this film captures a neat perspective inside a not so perfect high school experience. Overall “Tall Girl 2” was an entertaining and amusing film.

Rating: 8/ 10

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Game: Save Petrichor for a rainy day By: Melissa Een

This is one game that won’t rain on your parade.

Board game Petrichor is published by Space Ape, a mobile game company that was formed in 2012. They’re a lesser-known establishment but have produced several globally successful games.

The cover of the game is beautiful and does a good job of communicating the general idea of the game: growing crops via rainfall.

The tiles and cards are similarly stunning. The game’s art in general is beautiful and enhances gameplay significantly.

At first, the game can be quite overwhelming. As soon as you open the box you are met with a wide array of raindrops, tiles, lightning bolts, voting tokens and dice.

The instructions, similarly, are daunting: a large, thick packet that explains the more complicated aspects of the game.

The instructions themselves, however, are clear and concise.

They communicate topics in an easily understandable way and include a variety of pictures to illustrate the finer points.

The game can be played by up to four people and is geared for those over the age of 10. It can also be played alone, which is a rare feature in board games and is certainly appealing for those who prefer this medium to online gaming but have no one to play with.

On the outside of the game, the time estimate specifies that the game will take about twenty minutes per player. In practice, however, the length of the game depends completely on who you’re playing with. Gameplay with particularly devious and competitive friends or family members can take upwards

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of three hours, regardless of the number of players.

The main objective of Petrichor is to gain as many points as possible by watering the various crops on the board, all of which have varying point values and requirements for the number of raindrops.

You accomplish this through manipulating clouds you are present in with

four actions, each of which is named after a weather pattern. Frost allows you to put a cloud with one water droplet on the board, sun allows you to add two water droplets to a cloud, wind lets you move a cloud to an adjacent space and rain gives you the ability to put one droplet from up to two clouds onto the board.

Each player votes on the two weather patterns that will occur at the end of the round: frost which turns all clouds on the board into thunderclouds, sun which allows a player to double their presence in any one cloud, wind which lets players move one water droplet on the board to an adjacent tile and rain which transfers all droplets in thunderclouds to the board below. Harvests are similarly voted on and occur only when all three harvest dice are face up with the exception of the final round which always includes a harvest and all four weather patterns.

Due to its somewhat complicated nature, this game can be cause for frustration to first-time players. After the first round, however, the general objective of the game and how one goes about it becomes much clearer, allowing one to develop strategies and enjoy the game more fully.

Petrichor can be surprisingly divisive, considering it’s a game with the rather peaceful objective of watering crops.

The ability players have of moving other player’s clouds as long as they are present in them can be startlingly effective as a method of sabotage.

Once you’ve played it once and understand the rules, Petrichor is sure to become one of the more beloved games in your collection if only as a way of hazing and beating friends and family.

Rating: 7/10

How to color your closet

By: Lizbeth Arreaga What do you prefer; the color trends from the past or from the present day?

Many people loved past trends, and others still do.

Many people love to combine themselves with many colors. Some really like the trends, so they choose colored clothing based off of the trending colors.

Others prefer the simplicity of black and white. black and white is a classic combination that never goes out of style and many people love using these colors because they match with almost everything. black and white is still in style today. Many people love these colors instead of changing and hoping into the newest trends. Even colorful outfits often contain the colors black or white as a base.

A lot of times, the colors people wear depend on their mood. When feeling cozy, many people choose to wear warm colors like brown and red. This combination has risen, and can create a cozy effect that brings to mind warmth and contentment, like drinking hot chocolate or relaxing in front of a fireplace.

Many people like the nature by the colors. The color “quiet wave” gives off the same vibes as the natural landscape it’s inspired.

Every season is associated with different colors. Spring brings bright colors and pastels: yellow, green, orange, and maybe red. It just gives them a different mindset onto seeing the colors and the real meaning.

In the movie Inside Out, the color blue represented sadness. This is a common perception of the color, but is far from the only interpretation. To many, blue calls to mind feelings of calm tranquility. It is also described as peaceful, secure and orderly. blue can give you many different moods in just one simple color. Once you think about the color blue the first thing that comes to your mind is sadness.

Another combination that is coming to light right now is pastel green and light blue.

These light, cool colors are very calming on their own but together they make you feel so calm and relaxed. This combination also conveys a zen vibe that appeals to many.

One of the last combinations that are

really using right now is sage green and turmeric. These two colors don’t only pair well with each other, but stand out in a crowd. Sage green is a very powerful color, as is turmeric.

Another color having a moment is rust. This color is inspired by earth’s brownish color of autumn leaves and is an uncharacteristic fromthe usual spring palette.

This color gives you nature vibes as well and it makes you see the real world. Everything

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in nature includes this color and like it gives you a different feeling than other spring colors.

One of the last single colors would be grayish-greenish. The sophisticated hue symbolizes balance and harmony often seen in the natural world.

Every year will have different trending colors. This year there has so many different colors to complement fashion and the style, and the summer is only going to get hotter.

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