The Citizen, 1997-01-22, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1997
For Teens, By Teens
Exams equals stress
By Mark Nonkes
As I lay my notes out in front of
me, I see page after page of endless
writing. There must be a hundred
pages. In four days I write the exam
and I don't know a single answer to
the questions on the seven pages of
review sheets. Either I'll have to
study for the next four days or be
extremely sick so I won't have to
write the exams.
Or maybe I could fly to the
Caribbean and forget about them.
No, I'll be writing them and I'll
start studying right after this TV
show. Right after I go to
town...what happened to all the
time I had four days ago?
Now, I have the next three hours
to learn an entire semester of notes.
I'm stressed from exams’! Help
me. All I want now is to be at
home, eating ice cream and sitting
in front of the tube. Don't talk to
me if you value your life. I'm tired.
I have a cold and the coughing
won't cease.
Stressed out. That's me. Every
time exams roll around. I don't
have a solution for stress, but the
experts do. "Read, exercise, do
mental exercises, write a journal,
talk to someone, and above all, stay
positive."
Well, I guess I could try that.
Yeah, that sounds okay. But didn't
the experts tell me to review my
notes every night too?
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questions to test your movie-know
how.
1 - Once known for his singing
and dancing in movies like
Saturday Night Fever and Grease.
2 - Hollywood's most beautiful
couple who recently announced
their engagement. They met on the
set of their 1995 thriller Seven.
3 - She's been in every movie
from E.T. to Bad Girls to Batman.
She even wooed Chris O'Donnell in
Mad Love.
4 - She's hailing rave reviews as
the porn king Larry Flint's wife
Althea, in The People vs Larry
Flint.
5 - He's the voice of Darth
Vader, Simba's father and
announces "This is CNN."
6 - This bombshell model
bombed big time in her film debut,
Fair Game opposite William
Baldwin.
7 - Oprah Winfrey's very first
movie.
8 - Pauly Shore's 1995 spoof on
the OJ trial.
9 - Two characters from Mrs.
Doubtfire-, Robin William's makeup
artist brother and eldest daughter,
had roles in which of this summer's
biggest blockbusters?
10 - Christina Ricci's first movie
(even before The Addams Family)
with Cher and Wynona Ryder.
(1990)
11 - In the original, the
illustrious Audrey Hepburn played
the title role. Julia Ormond played
the same role in the 1996 remake.
12 - Jim Carrey's new wife, and
star of Turbulence.
13 - Brandon Lee died during the
filming of this dark cult hit.
14 - This star of Footloose,
Flatliners and Apollo 13 even has a
game named after him.
15 - Since 1975 this remarkable
man has directed 10 blockbusters
but was virtually ignored by the
Oscars until his most recent film.
16 - Among Tim Burton's credits
are Beetlejuice, Edward Scissor-
hands, The Nightmare Before
Christmas and this new alien flick.
17 - The oldest of the Baldwin
Brothers is currently starring in
Ghosts of Mississippi.
18 - Neve Cambell from Party of
Five is on the big screen with Drew
Barrymore and Courtney Cox in
this new film.
19 - Pierce Brosnan may be
taking on Agent 007 for the second
time, but this legend played James
Bond six times.
20 - Macaulay Culkin played a
pre-teen psychopath who terrorizes
his cousin (Elijah Wood) in this
1993 movie.
21 - In 1976 she played a 14-
year-old hooker in Taxi Driver. An
obsessed fan attempted to kill
President Reagan to get her
attention.
22 - Pamele Lee, the Canadian-
born Baywatch babe, has made
only one attempt at the big screen
in this failure film.
23 - Mary Poppins and "Maria"
from The Sound of Music.
24 - In which 1990 film did Tom
Cruise meet his wife; Australian
Actress Nicole Kidman.
25 - Name the teen star in many
Disney movies like The Parent
Trap, Pollyanna and In Search of
the Castaways.
By Ashley Gropp
Almost all teenagers strive to fit
into the "popular" crowd. By the
time they enter high school,
teenagers will have entered a world
where image and reputation mean
everything.
Those who mould themselves the
right way will likely fit in, but
those who have the nerve to be an
individual and stay true to
themselves will usually become
ostracized by their peers.
To be popular in high school
today, it seems a person must be at
least one of the following:
outgoing, athletic, attractive and
willing to "go with the flow." They
often put partying and social life
before family and school. Above
all, they hide their own opinions
when they differ from that of the
group.
As a result of this, popularity, or
the quest for it, causes the loss of a
person's true self. High school is a
place of homogeniality -
everybody tries to be an exact
replica of someone in the school
they consider cool. This person
may often be doing drugs and
alcohol as well as smoking. Their
grades are generally low and while
they may be exceedingly talented,
they choose not to participate in
school activities. With so many
teens trying to be like this,
individuality is unheard of.
Maybe we should start choosing
role models, who promote
individuality ... rather than trying
to become the same as everybody
else.
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