By Lucy Kay
Staff Writer Most people know Taylor Swift for writing songs about her ex-boyfriends and how they broke her heart. But now, Swifts mother, Andrea Swift, was diagnosed with cancer. Will she write a song about her new heartbreak? Last Thursday, Swift posted a letter to her fans informing us about news she hoped she would never have to share. “For christmas this year, I asked my mom that one of her gifts to me, was her going to the doctor to get screened for any health issues [...] The results came in, and I’m saddened to tell you that my mom has been diagnosed with cancer,” the Grammy award winner writes. This news came in right around the time when Swift was about to go on tour and wouldn’t be home with her mother. On April 9th, 2015, Andrea was officially diagnosed. But the ‘style’ singer says that she wants to keep her mothers severity and treatment plan private for now.“Usually when things happen to me, I process them and then write music about how I feel, and you hear it much later. This is something my family and I thought you should know about now,” Swift writes. The two Swifts wanted to tell their 70 million fans to encourage their ‘busy’ parents to go into a health screening so no one gets news like this. After Swift posted the news, Lady Gaga tweeted that the Swifts would be in her thoughts. “God bless you and your mama and family, we'll all be praying @taylorswift13” Not long after, the new hashtag went viral, #prayformamaswift. Although the Swifts are going through hard times, it may put a smile on their faces to know that lots of loving fans are thinking of them. Even though the Swifts are strong, this battle will require lot of #prayformamaswift. By Emma Honberger
Staff Writer There exists a movie so amazing that viewers will want to see it again and again. The film viewers will flock to this Spring is called Insurgent. This movie was an amazing action film where two characters, Tris and Four/Tobias, are being hunted by Jeanine, the leader of the faction Erudite. As they struggle to survive, Tris discovers that Jeanine is looking for “divergents” to open a box that withholds a special message that could change everyone's lives. “The movie was extraordinary! My favorite character was Four,” explained Audrey Kirkpatrick. She rated this movie out of 5 stars and scored it as a "5 out of 5." “It was pretty good. My favorite character is Tris. I really like her personality,” said Josie Rogers. She rated the movie 4.5 out of 5 stars, a rather high rating. Similar to Rogers and Kirkpatrick, the reviewer would rate this movie with 5 out of 5 stars as well. If viewers are bored at home and want to see a really good action-packed movie, then go to the nearest theater and view Insurgent. But before seeing Insurgent, viewers should see Divergent, the first movie in the series. By Jackson Davitt
Staff Writer Dominic Torretto and his crew thought they left their criminal lives behind. They defeated an international terrorist named Owen Shaw. But now, Shaw's brother, Deckard Shaw, a former MI6 Assassin, tried to harm the crew, and one by one he attempts to get revenge. In Fast and Furious 7, a terrorist called Jakarde and a government official called "Mr. Nobody" are both competing to steal a computer program called “God's Eye.” The program can turn any technological device into a surveillance system. Torretto must regroup with his team to stop Shaw as he brings the battle to his home city. During the battle, a hacker named Ramsey is trying to retrieve God’s Eye for Torretto so he can eliminate the problem of Shaw. Come see Fast and Furious 7 to see the ultimate battle to retrieve the God's Eye while caught in a struggle between terrorist and the US government. One of the coolest cars in the movie is the Lynkan Hypersport. With only seven in the world, it has a price tag of 3.4 million dollars. It was the car that Torreto and O’Connor used to jump between the three buildings. One of the reasons it’s so expensive is the headlights. The headlights are diamond encrusted, which is just an added luxury for people that have more money than they can handle. Another reason is that it is only made with the strongest and luxurious materials, like carbon fiber, titanium, and precious stones. The most expensive scene in the movie was at the beginning. The creators actually jumped parachute-equipped muscle cars out of a C-130 cargo plane. The way the filmmakers captured such crazy movie footage was partially via computer generated images (CGI), but most of it was filmed by parachuters that jumped right before and after the cars. The funny part is that filmmakers actually had to do six test runs to make sure there’s no problems or kinks. In the test runs they got advice from the military on which parachute to use, and in the end, they ended up with one of the most jaw-dropping scenes in the movie. Released on April 3rd, 2015, Fast and Furious 7 is expected to remain in theaters for the coming few months. |
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