[Commentary]
Movie Review: Transformers 7 out of 10
The special effects are all the reason you need to see "Transformers,"especially if you're an action movie junkie.
The transformations are so realistic, they make it believable for a two-story-tallrobot to fit inside the body of an average sports car.
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Don't Assume Anything From the Color of My Skin
I like polo shirts instead of Apple Bottom jeans;. I like Green Day instead of 50 Cent. I don't listen to hyphy music all the time. I don't listen to a lot of gospel music, and I have absolutely no talent when it comes to singing. I like to shop at a variety of places such as American Eagle, Hot Topic and J. Crew.
My aunt, cousins and close friends have called me an "Oreo."
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Religious Teens' Camaraderie Is Attractive, But Not Enough To Win Over A Skeptic
Technically, I'm Jewish, but I still haven't found a religion.
My family is hardly religious. My mom is Jewish and my dad Christian, but neither one was knowledgeable or dedicated enough to teach my sister and me much. My parents settled on celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah as a bare bones way of giving us some sort of religious education.
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High Schoolers Give Compliments, Flowers To Make A Stranger's Day
A lonely woman eats dinner by herself. My friend, Andrew Hsieh, walks up to her with his hands behind his back. As she looks up, he hands her an elegant white rose and simply says, "Have a nice evening." Her face lights up with surprise and delight as she smells the rose while Hsieh walks away with a grin on his face.
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Journalists and the public have responsibility to avoid unfair judgments and questionable facts
Journalism has always been looked upon with a considerable amount of doubt. The general public never seems surprised if a journalist accidentally misrepresents someone or something, and many people go as far as to openly disbelieve everything the media present to them.
Why does this happen?
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Why guys should join journalism
There is a terrible phenomenon permeating newsrooms across the globe, a phenomenon that is even more horrendous than the Brad-Jenn breakup and the Jason Richardson trade-off. It is appalling. Criminal, even.
There are no guys in journalism.
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Shotmaker Turned Sharks Around
Logging on to my computer on a chilly afternoon two years ago, a sports headline caught my immediate attention: Boston Bruins Star Joe Thornton Traded.
My first impression was, "What a stupid move by the Bruins."
I did not yet know which team acquired Thornton. When I clicked on the link and found out he was coming to the San Jose Sharks -- my favorite team -- I was at a loss for words.
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Growing up with Harry Potter
I'm not a freak, really I'm not, but I've read the six Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling at least 50 times each and review them nearly every night before I go to bed.
Needless to say, I love Rowling's magical world of Hogwarts.
And I am not the only one. With more than 325 million copies of the first six books sold worldwide, Harry Potter has become nothing short of a phenomenon that has deeply affected the lives of children who have grown up alongside the boy wizard.
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Wearing Hijab, Abaya Draws Stares At The Mall
How is it that in the most diverse nation in the world, one can feel like an outcast?
In my part of the country, everyone is put into five ethnic categories: white, black, Latino, Asian, or Asian Indian. You might not even have a single drop of any of these races, but with so much indifference and ignorance that so many people have, you are what they think you are.
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