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PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1998.
For Teens, By Teens
Student finds diversity at Pheonix
By Ashley Gropp
This past weekend I had the for-
tune to attend a very unique festi-
val.
The Phoenix Experience 2 was
held in Stratford through Stratford
Central Secondary School. This
festival has an atmosphere of cre-
ativity and excitement.
I attended the first Phoenix Expe-
rience last year, so I was able to
observe others better.
It lasted two days and almost
immediately students were put into
groups containing one member
from each of seven schools. There-
fore, most students did not know
anybody in their group beforehand.
A project was expected at the end
of the second day, so students had
to learn to get past the fact they
were all strangers, and co-operate
as a group.
The project was a cut-and-paste
job of monologues and dialogues.
Although each group was given, the
same speeches to choose from, the
diversity of the plays was astound-
ing. Certain themes were evident in
every script, but the focus on each
varied incredibly.
The amazing part of this festival
was not so much the actual produc-
tions that were put on, but more the
creativity that shone through.
My group, upon reading the
material that could be included,
thought that each group would be
headed the same way we were.
When we saw the plays preceeding
ours, we realized how wrong we
were. It seems there were many
ways to interpret the same thing.
One play focused on teenage
pregnancy, another on the many
issues a teenager faces. Yet another
was on food obsession, while one
was about AIDS and why teens
have sex. There was even one that
showed how rocks must feel as
they sit and listen to humans.
I learned several things from the
Experience. These creative solu-
tions showed me how important it
is to see things in different ways
and try to solve things from differ-
ent angles.
As all the schools were from
Huron-Perth, it also showed me
that diversity does exist, even in
this area, something I tend to for-
get.
The final lesson that Phoenix
taught me was that complete
strangers are capable of pulling
something wonderful together
without there being prizes to win.
In today's world of war and com-
petition, I think that is one lesson
we could all afford to learn.
Fun facts found in 'Almanac's Book of Lists'
Taken from The People's Almanac
Book. of Lists No. 2.
SO TO SPEAK - THE TRUTH
ABOUT 16 COMMON
SAYINGS
1. At a Snail's Pace
The fastest land snail on record is
a specimen named Colly, who in
1970 traversed a 2-ft. piece, of glass
in 3 min. Colly's pace was .00758
mph.
2. Just a Moment
According to an old English time
unit, a moment takes 1 1/2 minutes.
In medieval times, a moment was
either 1/40 or 1/50 hr., but by
rabbinical reckoning a moment is
precisely 1/1.080 hrs.
3. All the Tea in China
The United Nations Food and
Agricultural Organization estimates
that all the tea in China in 1978
amounted to 356,000 metric tons.
4. By a Hairbreadth
Although the breadth of a hair
v_aries from head to head, the
dictionary definition of hairbreadth
is 1/48 in.
5. Only Skin-Deep
The depth of the human skin
ranges from 1/100 in. on the eyelid
to 1/5 in. on the back.
6. Eats Like a Horse
A 1,200-lb. horse eats about 15
lbs. of hay and 9 lbs. of grain each
day. This amounts to 1/50 of its
own weight each day, or 7 times its
own weight each year. The real
gluttons in the animal kingdom are
birds, who consume more than 90
times their weight in food each
year.
7. A Picture is Worth a Thousand
Words
Twenty years ago The American
Society of Magazine Photographers
reported that the base rate for a
full-page photo is $75 for black and
white, $150 for colour. However,
an illustration is much more
expensive. For example, Playboy
magazine paid $800 for a full-page
colour illustration, while its article
rate was about 40 cents per word.
On this scale; a picture would be
worth 2,000 words.
8. Quick as a Wink
The average wink, or corneal
reflex blinks, lasts 1/10 sec.
9. Quicker Than You can Say
"Jack Robinson"
When members of The Book of
Lists staff were asked to say "Jack
Robinson," their speed varied from
1/2 to 1 sec. It is acknowledged that
this may not be a representative
sample of the U.S. population.
10. Selling Like Hotcakes
Sales figUres for the International
House of Pancakes show that their
485 U.S. restaurants sold a total of
63,487,564 pancakes in 1978. On
an individual basis, each branch
restaurant sold an average of
130,902 pancakes that year.
11. Since Time Immemorial
Time immemorial is commonly
defined as beyond the memory of
any living person, or a time
extending so far back as to be
indefinite. However, for the
purpose of English law, a statute
passed in 1275 decreed that time
immemorial was any point in time
prior to 1189 - the year when
Richard I began his reign.
12. Knee-High To A Grasshopper
According to Charles L. Hogue
of the Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History, this
figure necessarily depends upon the
size of the grasshopper. For the
average grasshopper, the knee-high
measurement would be about 1/2
in.
13. High as a Kite
The record for the greatest height
attained by a single kite is 28,000
ft. The kite was flown by Philip R.
and Jay P. Kunz in Laramie, Wyo.,
on November 21, 1967.
14. Faster Than a Speeding
Bullet
Ballistics experts at the Los
Angeles Police Dept. say that a
bullet from a Colt .45 travels at 800
ft. per sec.; from a .44 Magnum at
1,500 ft. per sec.; and from a .357
Magnum at 1,500 to 1,900 ft. per
sec. But the fastest bullet is fired
from a .22 caliber rifle and travels
at 4,000 ft. per sec.
15. Blood is Thicker Than Water
In chemistry, water is given a
specific gravity, or relative density,
of 1.00, because it is used as the
standard against which all other
densities are measured. By
comparison, blood has a specific
gravity of 1.06 - only slightly
thicker than water.
16. A King's Ransom
The largest king's ransom in
history was raised by Richard the
Lion-Hearted to obtain his release
from Holy Roman Emperor Henry
VI in 1194. The English people
were forced to contribute almost
150,000 marks to free their
sovereign. Nearly as large a ransom
was raised by Atahualpa, king of
DEAR JANN:
I have a severe disliking to bright
colours, and from looking at the
-fashion pages of every women's
magazine, it looks like all the dark
ones are out. I hate to be too "out"
when it comes to fashion, but I
don't know how I can wear bright
colours and not have my phobia
kick in.
Please help! Only you have the
true advice. •-
Fixed on fashion in Brussels
FIXED ON FASHION IN
BRUSSELS,
There is, in fact, an easy solution
to your dilemma. Well, two easy
solutions, but many prefer not to
take the out of fashion route.
However, since in the dark, all
colours are black, you should have
no problems wearing whatever
choice of colours you prefer, just as
long as you remain in an unlighted
house, closet, cave, or other similar
surrounding.
DEAR JANN:
I have always done well in
English but this year my mark has
dropped 20 per cent from last year.
It is not that I'm not working ha%f, I
am. I think the teacher does not ke
me, and my friends agree that he
often picks on me in class.
What can I do to raise my mark?
Teacher troubles in Auburn
the Incas, when he offered t-liarro
a roomful of gold and two roomfuls
of silver for his release in 1532. At
today's prices, the ransom would be
worth close to $7 million.
Unfortunately, it was not sufficient
to buy Atahualpa his freedom; he
was given a mock trial and
executed.
TEACHER TROUBLES:
Talk to the teacher and ask him
what you need to improve on to get
better marks. If you still think he is
being unfair, get another teacher in
the English department to grade a
piece of work and compare the two.
If your mark does vary
significantly from your current
teacher's mark, confront the
teacher, as to why your marks are
low, and tell him what the other
`teacher graded it at.
If there is still no change talk to
administration.
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