Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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The Academy Awards, the world's largest film award event, has announced its nominees for winners in a number of categories for the 2023 Oscars. Here, we will break down the candidates for the major categories, evaluating which films should win, which are likely to win, and which were overlooked but should have received a nomination. BEST PICTURE Beginning with Best Picture,...
Stranded, isolated, and left for dead amongst the barren sandy deserts of Mars, Mark Watney (Matt Damon), struggles to survive amongst the sea of nothingness. Separated from his crew during an intense sand storm, he faces the insurmountable challenge of surviving alone on Mars, with supplies for the mission intended to only feed the crew for a month, he...
Throughout the conflict in Ukraine, a predictable cycle of events has taken place. Russian forces launch attacks throughout Ukraine but fail to achieve any major success. Innovative methods, such as cyber-attacks or drone swarms, are used to asymmetrically deteriorate Ukraine's ability to wage war. However, after a few weeks, Ukraine strikes back and routs the Russians in a series...
On Tuesday, January 10, The Godly Guys hosted the first all-school prayer service for the year. The main theme for the prayer service was to try and understand your identity with Christ and how in the new year you can grow your relationship with God. The Jesuit community was told that at first, we are children and followers of...
 An Overview of the Hobby The balisong hobby is a hobby that not many people are aware of. Some people might have heard of a balisong, more popularly known as a "butterfly knife" but not actually know much about them. Most people in the hobby, however, call it a balisong as that is the traditional name. It, according to oral...
The Golden Globes had their 80th award show on Tuesday night (Jan.10). While these Golden Globes have been under a microscope for transphobia, racism, and sexism within the organization, the show must go on. So down below is a list of every winner in every category for this year's Golden Globes. List Best motion picture - Drama (Steven Spielberg accepting the Best...
Roman Catholics are expected to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once or twice a year. Preferably, it is highly recommended that Catholics receive the sacrament during Advent and Lent. In December, the Jesuit Dallas Campus Ministry offered the opportunity to receive this incredible sacrament. During lunch periods from December 5-8, the Jesuit priests would listen to a...
In the world of investment, there is one a few almost full-proof investments you can make. One of these investments is buying a professional sports team. From people like Mark Cuban buying the Mavericks for 285 million dollars, and now the team is worth around 2 billion dollars, almost every sports team owner in America has made back on...

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