Seven, an amazing movie

Over the weekend I watched the movie Seven with some friends, none of us had seen it but we had heard good things. The movie exceeded my every expectation, it is one of the most amazing thriller movies ever made.

The movie stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, it is a story of a serial killer who has been killing people for their sins, the killings are based on the 7 deadly sins and are extremely grotesque. Pitt and Freeman play detectives trying to hunt down the killer. The story is well crafted and interesting all the way to the amazing finale.

The movie is pure intensity and it rarely gives you a moment to breathe. Every aspect was amazing and I would highly recommend it, just keep in mind there are disturbing images.

End of Semester Stress

The work just seems to pile on at the end of semester, everyone knows that. We have essays, exams and so many things to do. It is extremely overwhelming for students. Of course there isn't really anything we can do except try our best to cope with the situation.

Sometimes it seems like teachers believe they are the only class you have and they pile on work when you already have so much for your other classes.

Luckily, there isn't too long until Winter break and that has kept me going.

Where is Osama bin Laden?

The White House lacks solid information on the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden, 8 years after the tragedy of 9/11. With the billions of dollars spent on the U.S. military you would think one person could be found.

The situation is frustrating to say the least, the man hugely responsible for the attacks of 9/11 has not been brought to justice and the U.S. has become involved in a war without answers. We went to the middle east because of 9/11, we started the War on Terror but our goals have changed since then. The whole situation is overwhelming

Apparently bin Laden has been slipping back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan, but nobody can say for sure, otherwise we would have him.

Tiger Woods as a role model

A few days ago I posted about Tiger Woods' car crash and how the media was making such a huge deal about it. Since then it has come out that Tiger Woods cheated on his wife Elin Nordegren with a cocktail waitress. Many pro golfers have spoken out against Woods, condemning his actions.

My question is, what moral standard should we hold for athletes? The media portrayal of athletes as role models is questionable. The Tiger Woods incident is obviously not the first time something like this has happened, everyone remembers Kobe Bryant a few years ago.

Athletes are painted as team players, people who are responsible, they are considered the best in the world at what they do. Kids look up to them, they become idols. Nobody is perfect though and by painting a perfect picture it just makes things more disappointing when they don't live up to the expectations. Athletes should be admired for their athletic ability and the emphasis should not be on their character as much. Unless that athlete does something which is especially great off the field.

Extreme Makeover: Debt Edition

The popular reality television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is known for changing the lives of people by remodeling their homes and giving them lavish new items. Unfortunately after all tears and happy moments have been filmed some of these families have ended up in serious financial trouble.

I saw an article today on Yahoo! talking about how these families get the house but they do not get the mortgage. This show was intended to reward people who had not had the best times in their lives but in some cases it ends up punishing them again.

The show is already superficial, the idea that we can make up for human suffering with expensive home remodels is kind of ridiculous but now it seems that many families can't even have that.

Link to the article:
http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/another-extreme-makeover-home-edition-family-facing-foreclosure--834