weekof1-30-09

1-27-09 One of my favorite rap artists is Smoov-e. He has a meaning to all of his music whether it’s for real or to just mess around. He is also from California like me. That’s actually how I heard his music, and I loved it. Smoov-e is pretty tight and when you get the chance you should listen to him too. Destiny

RISE AGAINST By: Tieran Effie They have released many albums, DVDs, videos and interviews. My personal favorite is the Siren Song of the Counter Culture. This album was released in August 2004. It has one song “Swing Life Away” that I feel really hits home with a lot of us less fortunate kids, because even though we do get by on minimum wage we are happy. The line “if love is a labor I’ll slave till the end I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand” means the world to me, because I feel like it is so important that we love each other and we all need someone by our side.

Music Reviews Jim Jones came out with a new song called Day and Night. This song is one of my favorites. I feel it has the sickest beat and also some tight lyrics. Jim Jones is a very good rapper and enjoys what he does. I feel that he is one of the top 10 artists in Hip Hop today.

By Brittany

Tieran Effie, is leaving this Monday! She states that she is very excited to attend real school and she gets to ride the big yellow bus for the first time ever! She says that she is scared to leave artec west and get out in the real world. But I know she will do great! And we are all going to miss her!!!

Bonnie

Lady Q The book is about Sonia Rodriguez and her rise and fall as a Latin queen. In the book it talks about her abuse and her gang affiliation. She had a hard life and she survives it all. She becomes one of the most powerful female gang members in Chicago. She’s amazing and I love this book, because I love the survival and her strength she brings. She makes you grateful for your life and your family. Read the book and take the adventure. by Sadie

showtek!! Showtek is one of my favorite music artists ever! Their music is hard style and sick. It gives you chills through the body to where you just want to dance all night. It sends good vibes and peace to all viewers. If you like techno forget the old school steezz like sandstorm.lol. Get some hards tyle running through your blood veins and dance the night away to some real music…I think their music is amazing and mind blowing and the most perfect to glow to. by Nino Music Review - (hed) p.e. Their fifth studio album, Back 2 Base X was not as popular as Only in Amerika, but was received very well by fans and critics. The next album released by (hed) was Insomnia, their sixth studio album. It was not nearly as big a hit but was also very good. They have released a new album this month called N. W. O. (New World Orphans). I look forward to purchasing it. I give this 5 stars as they are very good and one of my favorite bands.

By: Tony L

Lil Wayne, is the best singer and rapper alive. He sold over a million copies of his new album called the Carter 4. He has a lot of underground stuff though that is better then his stuff out on the radio and albums and stores. I like his voice. It is really unique, because he switches it up a lot and no one could copy his voice. He sings and he raps, I just like the way he does it. His lyrics are rare and no rappers or singers could come up with some of the stuff that he comes up with. He raps and sings about real stuff in a funny way. He’s featured in a lot of songs that are different types of music he’s in rock, and Hip Hop, some country, blues and even jazz. He is not only about Hip Hop. He believes in any type of music as long as it sounds good and has a good beat. By Alen.

Movie Reviews: Notorious I think it was a really good movie. It told a lot about life that you would never imagine. He was one of the biggest rappers of all time like 2pac. He tried everything in his will power to pursue his dream of becoming the best. He did become the biggest rapper alive. 5 stars!!! -Memory

Justice just left artec. He was my best friend. This story is from Tony J. Justice is going to Kennedy. It is a uniform school. We had some cool times like running in the halls and getting in each others faces.

Movie review? Inkheart is a very good book, but the movie is as lame as going to a speech. When you read the book you are going to be so happy that you want to see the movie. But the movie is nothing like the book. They skip half of what they put in the book. So if you read the book then see the movie don’t be mad just contact me. I will tell you what it is about it. Also they are making a movie for all of the books. I will give this movie two stars.



By-Alexis S.

Book review

Live for Death

My book that I am reviewing is called Live for Death. It is a very good book. I would know all about it, I personally know the writer. It is about this man who lost his parents as a kid. So about 20 years later his family visits him from beyond the grave. So he has to help all ghosts pass onto the other side. I give this book 4 stars

By Josh S

The movie I’m reviewing is called Seven Pounds. The movie is about a man trying to save seven different lives. I think it was an ok movie. It could have been better because it made no sense. I liked the ending of the movie. I think it was a 2 star movie. Eddie

My review is on Equipto. His music is pretty bomb. It's Bay area music so I guess if you like that kind of stuff then you would definitely be down with Equipto. Most of his music is with Andre Nickatina, so if you’ve ever heard any Dre Dog then you have probably heard some Equipto. I guess it's got a lot more meaning if you’ve lived in the Bay, but if you haven’t heard it you should def. look it up.

By: Cole

Movie review HoodLum: it’s a movie that takes place in the 1930s when the great depression happened. The movie is about three businesses, 1 Bumpy Jouhnson, 2 Dutch Shultz, 3 Lucky Luciano’s. Those businesses provide jobs and the company’s fight sometimes to keep their business going. What will happen ?

By Tim

Video game reviews: Fallout 3 This game is about a war that happened with the Chinese and the Americans. They both drop nuclear missiles on the planet. You are a person that grows up in a volt and then at the age of nineteen your father leaves the volt and that is not allowed. So the people in charge try to kill you. You end up going all over old Washington DC which is destroyed. There are a lot of towns that you have to go to so you can find your father and tell him to come back to the volt.

By: Ruben

Dear Artec,

I am having trouble at home with people calling me at night when I’m asleep. I’m also having trouble with some one calling, me and prank calling me and my mom. I don’t know what to do. Can you please help me with this situation. I don’t like it when people prank call me and my mom and it makes my mom mad. When we answer the phone, sometimes nobody answers me or her.

Sara H.

Dear Sara,

Don't answer the phone when you're asleep, eventually they will stop calling.

The movie I am reviewing is called Space Chimps. This movie is about a monkey that’s the grandson of the great Ham. The grandson’s name is Ham the 3rd. He starts out as a circus chimp. This lady comes in and tells him he is gong to outer space. He tells her "bye bye space lady that’s attracted to me". Next thing you know his trailer is picked up and brought to the space shuttle and meets Lula, Titon and Comet. Then the people start to test the monkey’s skills. Sadly Comet doesn’t get to go to outer space. Sooner are later they find out they aren’t controlling the space ship and they think they're not space chimps. They get out of their space ship and save a planet. Then they build a space shuttle and find a way back home.

By Destani

Movie Review: Kingdome of Heaven The movie stars Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, and Ema Green. Orlando Bloom stars as a young blacksmith who lost everything in Medieval Jerusalem times. He goes to Jerusalem and fights in a battle to gain honor. It is a really good movie. I would give this movie four stars. I got the picture from Columbia House. com. By: Allie

music

Britney Spears.

I like Britney Spears. She is a good artist, but a bad person. Her music is really good. I like hip hop. Her music is wrong like Womanizer. It’s a good song; but what it means is bad. Her new album is a big hit now. She is really popular. Her cd’s name is Circus featuring her latest hit, Break Out and other songs. Britney Spears is selling out her concert tickets featuring the Pussy Cat Dolls at the E center.

by Matthew

Happy Birthday Everyone

Sandy H. January 4 Linda Y. January 16 Van K. January 18 Dustin H. January 19 Kelsey January 21 Andrew S. January 24 Isaac F. January 28

Christian L.

Braxton just left our school. He was my best friend. Me and him would tell jokes a lot. He’s a cool kid to be around with. What makes him a cool kid to be around with is he tells the funniest jokes and he likes to joke about a lot of things. He’s my best friend, because I can trust him.

By: Hayden

Video game reviews

By Thomas B. These games are for the PSP (PlayStationPortable). These games are based on movies

I have two games and some cheats for those games:

a. Ironman; this game is based off the movie.



Star Wars Force Unleashed; this game is about an apprentice who does his training with Darth Vader. Lightsaber: massive lightsaber damage

music by Kenny Chesney The name of the song is called There Goes My Life. It is about him saying I am just a kid how am I going to raise one? He thought he made a mistake as his daughter’s Mom is waiting to tuck their daughter into bed. Their daughter grows older and heads off to college on the west coast. She hugged them both and says goodbye daddy.

by Betty.

I am going to tell about Price because that is where I am from.

Her are some things in Price that I recognize on my own.

Cowboys Cowgirls Desert Small town 3 elementary Schools 1 junior high 1 high school

I think you will like it a lot. What my friend and me like to do is go and hang out at Wal-Mart. We just like to go and sit there to talk to other people. I think it is a very safe town to walk by your self and I think it is nice to walk where I want and nothing will happen. By Jessica

staff interview: Melanie

1 What was it like growing up? She was the youngest and got what ever she wanted.

2 What was it like where you grew up? She played outside all the time.

3 Tell me about your favorite birthday party? She went in a limousine.

4 What did you like to do in your spare time? She listened to music.

5 Who did you like to hang out with after school? She went to hang out with her neighbor.

6 Tell me about your favorite movie? She watched Annie when she was young.

by Lee

I am going to tell about Brazil. Well it is very hot over there. It never snows there, but it rains a lot. My language is Portuguese. It is a pretty language. Everybody liked the language and we ate Brazilian food such as rice and beans and meat manioc. There are a lot of places such as Rio de Janeiro –Sao Paulo – Santa Caterina – Mato Grosso do Sul.

Mara

movie review The Dark Knight The Dark Knight is an adrenaline pumping, blood rushing movie, full of intense moments and action. Mr. Ledger gave a wonderful performance. The style for The Joker is darker and a more disturbing look. The look of the joker brought a lot attention to the movie. Batman has more difficulties keeping Gotham’s morale high, he also has trouble keeping the citizens of Gotham and himself safe. So I highly recommend seeing this movie. M.K

Movie Review Beverly Hills Chihuahua The movie is about a rich Chihuahua that gets lost. She gets picked up from the dogcatcher to do a dogfight. Then Delgado saves her from the dogfight. Then he promises to take her back home to Beverly Hills. I thought this movie was the cutest. I also liked all the animals that were in the movie. They were funny and adorable. Written by NICOLE

Movie reviews: My Bloody Valentine

It was a very good scary movie. I liked that it was 3D, it looked really cool. I think I would see it again. Guts were being ripped out and it looked cool because it was 3D. I liked the story too, it was good.

Skyler

Nine Inch Nails

I like the band Nine Inch Nails, because they sing a song that I like and it's one of the best songs ever and it's called Wish. That song is a good song, because it goes "I wish I could never go" I like the way the guitar sounds. The guitar sounds mellow, Another song that I like is Hurt.

By Chris S.

Video Game Review

Madden 09 football game is the best game, because you can make your own plans and that is cool. The other thing is that the Cowboys are so good on there, because Barber is the running back on there. He is so good at running and I like to play against the Raiders, because they don’t know how to run the ball. I know all the cheats and I always win the game. I never lost once, because I am so good at running the ball and making touchdowns and that is the end of story.

By R.J