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They each donated 540 and Katie risnab, a senior at Bonshopped together for gifts and dinner. neville High. iiyt, "Sub for Santa Week I my fivoritc t.rnc of the You spend so much money esr. Everyone get involved and on buying gilts your friend, but by taking this money and dittrie to make a difference in other people's lives. lm glad our toing it to others, well really be fr Experiment from 8 of their money. After approaching a man who openly scoffed at me and called me a bum, 1 retreated back to my changing room and put on the rag. A black shirt with a bleached red heart on the front, holey and frayed pants, red Kool-Ai- d died and spiked hair and sunken black eyes - courtesy of black makeup. 1 emerged. I could feel people staring at me. Heck -everyone was staring at me as if they were trying to figure me out As I approached people. they stared at me until 1 stared back, and then they quickly turned and pretended that they werent looking at me. Freaks From 8 overall, just more perfect than you are, but please, just accept me for who I am. ., And, of course, after hearing all this from a fellow teenager, we teenagers gasp in disgust and screw up our faces to yell, "Freak! and then hurl a string of insults and violent gestures at himher. We all have experienced this. And every teen knows that we have done it to someone " else. "Its just a freak show," say the PieTasters, a ska band from Washington, D.C., in their song, "Freak Show. The entire song is about living life and realizing the only thing normal is understanding that nothing really is normal. And we teens are the showcase to demonstrate this point. You can look at any group of teens and see that we either all look the same or we try so hard to be different that we give tacky a bad name. Then we look around us nervously to see if anyone is looking at us, and when we do spot a pair of wandering eyes, we challenge, "What you lookin at? And then we stick out our chests and try Game it (on something) Monhwhile this year, Nuiue said. Ihe Angel Tree i another way to nuke a Quid Chmtma wish i,( come true. To participate, go to a nearby null pt vhirping area that advertise the Angel Iree and piik a child name irom the tree, I two buy the gift requested on ile ornament, and after wrap-pm- g it deliver it back to the Chmtma tree. fir Oirntma" al- Mier when its kept to reason. VUinng your local rest home i another idea. Just going there and being g good listener 1 a peat service, or maybe you ran organize a dance for die resident or paint their nails. Visiting hospital i alo a fun service auiviiy itu time of year. Thmfc how hard it i for patient and their families who spend their holiday in a hospital bed instead of home. Maybe you can bring hide gift to die patient, or Chmtma card. liven donating your spare when you walk by the change In your community Salvation Army bell ringers Is a There are many simple ways great way to give, because dial teens can serve others within money is for a good cause. their own community or neighWhatever you do this holiday borhood. season, serve with a happy smile Going caroling to widows or and remember the true meaning other lonely people can really of Christmas - giving, not receiving. and especially giving of brighten their day and yours. Delivering cookies to ail your yourself. friends and neighbors is a great Jennifer Smith, a senhw at way to show your appreciation I huh Sthool. Inn to be In for other people. the ouhhtort ami do an) thing active. If you decide to do this, keep She alto Itket to play piano, sing it anonymous - its much more and perfitm, ami is eimsLtering a fun that way. In fact, service in career In law, nutrition or travel. Don-imd- Two women passed me while I was sitting on a bench, and I asked them for a quarter. They quit their conversation and acted like I hadnt even addressed them. Although the teens I approached looked uneasy, they did respond to me. Ho didn't is so a very beneficial service activity. The donated quarters go toward buying slwes for homeless and needy children who otherwise could be barefoot during thii cold winter season. general i yourself. Youve got to mke sure youre serving for the right keep the money For all the teenagers reading this who think this might be a good way to earn money, 1 immediately gave it back with an explanation of what 1 was doing. Give yourselves a pat on the back. We won. The teenagers never failed to give a peer some help. To the older generations, 1 cant say I blame you. You dont understand our generation and it is probably better that you dont. to make ourselves look bigger as we stalk our extremely surprised and probably very entertained prey. Teens do this mostly to each other simply because we know adults wont listen to us.And not only is it a way to demonstrate how tough we are, it's also a way to show off for the opposite sex. Yeah, Im a tough girl. You wouldnt hit a girl would you? Come on, I dare you to hit a girl. At this point the boy who refused to hit a girl now has no to speak of because he is just a chicken, not even a real boy, and the cool cat he had his eye on would rather pick a fight with him than, well, whatever. In reality, teens dont like to stray from their comfort zones of their circle of friends and families to meet new, different people. Every girl knows that in order to be successful, she must look like Kate Moss, be as talented as Vanessa Williams and as smart as, well, to really be successful she cant be smart. Boys, on the other hand, have to look like Denzel Washington, be as athletic as Deon Sanders and be as smart as Bill Gates. Because the world places these pressures on us, we don't like to venture out into new waters simply because we might find some self-estee- mon mighty gods and powerful dragons (some are immensely powerful while others are just plain awesome to behold), or if magic and summon spells arent to your liking, just dice the enemy up with any number of weapons. rom 8 adition of its predecessors, (on- one, two, and six ever made it the states) with a story of epic roportions. Final Fantasy VII is filled with The vast armory of weapons lany stunning plot twists and includes guns, spears and swords, notional scenes scoring Final including the all powerful and sword antasy VII the best story line of just awesome-lookin- g le Final Fantasy series. Apocalypse. You could also use the ending could have Gods hands as a weapon, which :en improved, it still towers . were surgically removed in the er any other video game in the most unusual operation (play the dustry. game and youll get the punchThe story begins in a futuristic line). dustrial town called Midgar. The Bible, penicillin, televine main character. Cloud Strife, s, sion, the polio vaccine, is been hired as a mercenary by Nintendo 64s (ha!) -e revolutionary group AVA-NCHall of these items proved to be They are on a covert ission to destroy a reactor that historical consumer successes, mildraining the life source of the but none of them sold two lion copies in a single weekend, rth. states a reviewer in Gamefan, a Cloud, a former employee of video game magazine, about Fie Shinra corporation (the com-n- y nal Fantasy VII. In one weekend that created the reactors) the game sold 2 million copies. es not care about the plight of More than $20 million was put is 5 world. However, it very this game, making it the into deto see his character most expensive game ever creatan embarks as he upon lop ed. quest to save the land im destruction at the hands of If you love beautiful graphics inra. As his journey prog-ise- s, and awesome cinematic movies, he acquires many friends you will love Final Fantasy VII. d unlikely heroes to aid him in Paul Erickson, a senior at Northquest. Some of' the games best ridge High School, loves playing basketball and video games. He says iphics occur during the battle :nes. You have the choice to he would like to teach high school ijure devastating spells, sum someday. They Said I Theater chases away shyness I 0weH ll If relief the term, and teaehef it handing out big packet of paper. -(Hi, no!" joy think 10 ytKirnlf. "Ifs the term project." Then you realize the worn part - after you do 10 hour of research on your topic, you get to give a It) minute presentation on it. Ihouidu like, "I cant get up and talk in front of all these Dow through your Kcople!" )uf Want h know the secret many area teens use for overcoming shjncss? HILA11R. "Lila kmin a giri. and then turning around and kiting another one. one guy. w ltd gAed to remain anonymous, added. Another benefit of being involved in theater I being able Id ee pa the banter teen subconwiouviy pul up between ihemwlve and teen from ddlerent school. In theater, liters cannot be harsh feeling between the actor, or the show will not turn out well. J R, Simmon, a junior at Fremont High, say that by being on stage, you "feel good about not only yourself, but everyone around you." Stott say, "I know so many from other school now, noplc even care what school they go to anymore. The name of ihctr school doesn't neceanly represent their personality." Jody Turner, a ninth-grade- r at Sunset Junior I ligh, save, "I can see a different side 01 them from what I hear about ihctr school." Jaime Swairaton, an eighth-grade- r at Highland MiJJIc School, said theater has helped her realte that people from other schools "are all just like us, and not all of them are the way you originally thought." Working in the theater also helps build skills in teamwork. Lach person in the cast has to realize that every single person is important. Theater has helped many teens become more outgoing, happy people. In my own life, I have seen a drastic change in my personality. Three and a half years ago, if someone told me I had to get up in front of 40 people 1 didnt know and talk about a subject I knew very little about, I would have freaked. Now, it doesnt even phase me. I have teamed to better express myself and not be worried about what people think of my ideas. I am now able to do things I never thought I would do - like writing newspaper articles, for instance. If you're interested in getting involved in theater, check your local theater listing for auditions. There are many community theaters along the Wasatch Front, a few of which only have productions in the summer. Also, you can find teachers (try English, drama and music) at school who know about theater if you have enough guts to talk to them. Oh, and about that term project That was just a hypothetical situation. You can stop shaking now. Lori Eggleston, a senior at Lvcry single actor and actress at the Terrace ilaa Pta house in OgJcn say being involved in Iheaicr ha boosted their ha helped them in relationship, and has provided a place that breaks down school burner so they can make friend with teens from all over the area. And all of them would recommend joining the theater to others. Shayla Simmon, a ninth-grade- r at Wahlquist Junior High in Weber County, went to 1 1P to see her friends perform in A Christmas Carol in 1 994. She said she was immediately interested in dancing on stage. Soon after, Simmon read about auditions for "The Tin SoIJicr in the newspaper. She tried out, and made it, and her life ha never been the some. "I love performing in front of an audience, Simmons says. "It is so fun to have done a good show and have the audience come tell you how they liked the show after ifs over. It makes me feel good." Simmons has now been in almost 20 plays along the Wasatch Front. Jeff M uhlestcin, a junior at Layton High, says that performing "makes me feci that I am important. I am a lot more happy now, and I have a higher He says that having experience on stage has helped him in relationships because, I can put myself in another person's place to see how they view a situation or problem." And what is their favorite part of theater? Barbara Allen, a ninth-gradat Sunset Junior High in Davis County, says her favorite part is the natural high. Katie Stott, also a ninth-gradat Sunset Junior High, agrees, adding and being about to pretend to be someone else, and get into a part and do Northridge High School, plays things you usually wouldnt be piano and violin and is involved in the theater. caught dead doing. le e, When I told my grandmother about my story assignment, she told me she doubted she would give a person a quarter if pul in the same situation. The bottom line is that people judge. It may not be right, but it happens. Luckily, sometimes your judgments are right and, maybe even more often, they are wrong, but at least you are strong enough to decide. So, if youre going to have Kool Aid-re- d hair, people are going to look at you. and if you wear a football people will associate with you. Impressions work for and against us. Judging is merely human nature, and that is just a part of what separates us from the dogs. T-sh-irt The winner... partrt)l i)7 Juke Parkinson, a senior at Bountiful High School, plats six musical instruments and likes to go out on his board. one else who is better at imitating these people than we are. Furthermore, in order to make ourselves feel better because we know we can never be Kate Moss or Deon Sanders, we just tell everybody else that we come across that were better at trying to be these people than they are. Therefore, in the eyes of our circles of friends and family, we are more like those people simply because the strangers we meet are not And because our real friends, and anybody related to us, wouldn't dare to tell us that we aren't beautiful, talented or intelligent Or that we werent bom in the right class and that we are fat and have no meaning in this life whatsoever. Because then we would have a nervous breakdown and commit suicide or something. 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