Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Prom occurred on April 14, 2018, and more than 850 students from all over the Dallas area attended the event that happened at the Dallas Trade Mart Center. The event lasted from 7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. The event was marked by a formal dinner, followed by a dance with a DJ. Opinions on the success of prom vary, as...
"I thought that this play represents the limits to duty, and when the tension between one's moral compass and obligations break, and our characters have to make a choice." These were the words used to describe Jesuit's recent play, A Few Good Men, by Jesuit's Theater Director Mr. Chris Patterson. The play, as described by a previous piece by newly...
Schools are supposed to be a safe haven for students, a place where students come to learn and socialize with their fellow peers. Yet, when schools do not provide these spaces, America has decided to make it worse for these students.  Instead of fostering a community, conservatives across the country have been trying to maintain the status quo education system...
Kill bears, ride horses, fight redcoats. What can't you do in Ubisoft's newest addition to its thriving series, Assassin's Creed III? This game brings us to the forefront of the Revolutionary War as Desmond Miles lives through the life of Connors, a newly added Assassin who fights for revenge on the Templars, outlining the never ending struggle between the Assassins...
Adventure Time released its finale on Labor Day, September 3, 2018, to 0.92 million people. Despite the poor treatment of the show by Cartoon Network, Pendleton Ward's prodigy consistently provided its audience with tears and joy all the way until the closing montage at the finale's end. Thus, to most diehard fans like myself, September 3 was a somber...
With graphic fatalities ridden with copious amounts of gore along with impalements and screams of agony, few franchises have impacted the gaming industry as much as the Mortal Kombat series. Parents and kids alike can either curse or praise its violence, which ultimately led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, or ESRB for short. In summary, the rating...
**In the land of Dallas where meat lies One Rib to rule them all, One Rib to satisfy them One Rib to bring them all and the Lodge fill them.** Now, anyone from a hungry office worker in downtown Dallas, to a wandering hipster in Deep Ellum, or to the barbecue enthusiast (basically anyone) who enjoys Dallas food knows or needs to...
Disclaimer: Mild Spoilers  Introduction Fight Club is often considered one of the greatest films of the 90s. Directed by David Fincher and based on the novel Fight Club, this film blows viewers away with outstanding performances by Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. Furthermore, the cinematography perfectly captures the dystopian society the film is portraying.  Plot  The story follows an unnamed...

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