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Lexy Stump This Chex Mix is a perfect snack for Thanksgiving! It’s very easy to make and takes little time and effort. First get a all purpose pan and put your stick of butter in it, then preheat the oven to 350° and put it in the oven until melted. Next take the pan out of the oven and put in the rest of ingredients and mix it around until everything is distributed evenly. Cook this in the oven for about 15-25 minutes depending on how you like it cooked. When done, take out of oven and serve it either right away when hot or after it has cooled off. Chex Mix is always a big hit at a Thanksgiving gathering with family and friends. Ingredients: cups of wheat chex, two cups of rice chex, two cups of corn chex, two cups of cheerios, one can of mixed nuts, a stick of salted butter, and some garlic powder
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Skyler Fig Thanksgiving is a well-known holiday all around the world. Some places that celebrate Thanksgiving are Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. Other areas that celebrate holidays that are similar to Thanksgiving are Germany and Japan. A traditional Thanksgiving meal is turkey, string beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, e.t.c. Do you ever wonder why, of all foods, turkey is the main food of Thanksgiving? Most people dine with Turkey at their Thanksgiving meal… but why? Thanksgiving originated from the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth Plantation. When these people had the first Thanksgiving dinner, turkey was served. It was shown that turkey were hunted for the Thanksgiving meal hundreds of years ago. So, the tradition of having Turkey on Thanksgiving started way back hundreds of years ago, and it carries on to modern day. Turkey has always been a enormous part of the holidays, but what you may not know is that the turkey bird species was planned to be the symbol of America. It is clear that now, the bald eagle is America’s pride and joy, but it was not always planned to be like this. In 1776, the Founding Fathers debated three possible birds as the national symbol in a memorable scene. In the end, the eagle is picked over the turkey and dove. The Founding Fathers had different choices, but in the end, it was decided that the bald eagle would be the face of America. Although the turkey is isn’t the symbol of America, it is the symbol for Thanksgiving and the tradition carried on through generations all the way to modern - day. Cassie Soto
Bohemian Rhapsody, with its rather lackluster initial reviews, recently proved critics wrong with a global earnings total of about $122.5 million, which is great for a movie that costed around $52 million to make. The room goes dark. The familiar 20th Century Fox trumpets begin to blare, only this time as a Queen-like electric guitar, preparing the audience for the rest of the head-bang worthy film. When was the last time that a movie got so many cheers before it even started? Much like Queen’s music, the movie was an emotional rollercoaster. From the initial rock entrance, to softer parts like the subplot where Mercury is attempting to come to terms with who he was, the film has everything that an entertaining and generally true biopic should have. They even brought in former members Brian May and Roger Taylor, as well as Queen’s previous manager Jim Beach as creative and musical inspirations for the film. The movie does some things amazingly, other things average, but one thing flawlessly: it captures the charisma and charm of the lead singer.The movie was always going to heavily rely on who would take up the role of the one-of-a-kind Freddie Mercury. There could have been no better choice than Rami Malek. Looking similar to Mercury is one thing, but being able to carry out variations of his outlandish performances is something else. Malek did both. In the most dramatic moment of the film, the reenactment of the 1985 Live Aid concert in London, Malek, sporting a studded leather belt, arm band, and signature mustache, struts across the stage performing the band’s signature anthems and ballads, perfectly embodying the rock sensation and all of the emotions that came with his story up until that point. That same preciseness was seen in the large role given to Mercury lover-turned-bestie Mary Austin (Lucy Boynton), who was central to the singer’s life until the very end, a point clearly made in the film. Mercury’s unwavering love for Austin — writing songs about her, willing her his estate — highlights the legendary kindness those in his presence reported so often and so lovingly. In actuality, that’s the real power behind Bohemian Rhapsody: not just Mercury’s musical talent, which was obvious and abundant, but his realistic persona and humanity that never faltered, even when nothing seemed to go his way, and when illness threatened to end all that he was. Overall, Bohemian Rhapsody undoubtedly and successfully captured an era, a man, and a relatable quest for identity. Ryann Leahy No Thanksgiving is complete without the basic requirements turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes and a side of peanuts. The episode of Charlie’s Brown Thanksgiving was aired on the 20 of November. The episode includes the most favorite scene where Lucy wants Charlie to kick the football because it's “the most important of Thanksgiving tradition”. Then the episode continues on to talk about his sister complaining about the amount of work she gets on Thanksgiving and how Charlie and Sally are going to their grandmas for Thanksgiving.They also point out the early stocking of Christmas products before the passing of Thanksgiving. And of course with every Charlie Brown essay, there is a message to each and every episode and this message is Thanksgiving is about giving thanks to the others around you and to appreciate what you have. The Thanksgiving episode also prove to me that Snoopy is and will forever be an amazing cook and a multitasker. As Thanksgiving day comes upon us we must stop to realize that Thanksgiving is all about spending time with friends and family and sit back and watch a special episode that will the whole family together this Thanksgiving. James McKenna Everyone who has ever played even a single game in the “Black Ops” series of Call of Duty should be familiar with a new map that made it’s return this week. Nuketown, the now icy, russian, Cold War-themed map is a welcome addition to the other 14 multiplayer maps. Though there is no longer zombies to shoot if you manage to murder the mannequins that randomly reside on the map, there is still the nuke that goes off after the end of each map which pretty much decimates the battlefield that everyone just played on. An entire playlist was even created for players who simply wanted to indulge themselves in the new map. With these patches also came weapon “balances” implemented to either buff or nerf certain gun performance statistics. Mostly, just the Spitfire SMG was buffed by increasing the range at which it can kill a person in 6 shots. Being that the gun has an rpm of 1029 bullets, which makes this gun already kill very quickly. Now that the 6-shot kill range for this gun has increased, I have found myself joining matches where a vast majority of players were using the Spitfire. I quite frankly am annoyed about this overabundance of Spitfire users, especially since me and other players are trying to complete camo challenges. But besides that, the Paladin HB50 Sniper Rifle has received a buff in which its high caliber attachments now allow for shots to the lower areas of the body to kill in one shot. The Maddox RFB Assault Rifle has been nerfed by increasing it’s recoil, which makes the gun less accurate at long ranges. But finally, the last major change was with the combat knife, which was buffed by getting rid of its animation when stabbing someone. Now, as soon as your knife connects with someone, they die immediately, no matter where they were stabbed. Sadly, most of these changes were overshadowed by the Spitfire, which is now so prominent in multiplayer, people have forgotten about these other great weapons. In the Black Market, Blackjack’s shop has opened up. This means new items are now available for purchase such as emotes, tags, and specialist outfits. Besides the new shop, a new addition to the Contraband system is the “daily tier skip”, which rewards the player once a day for winning a match with a free tier in the current operation. These patches this week have been very well implemented, besides the overpowered Spitfire. This game has now been out for over a month, and is regularly updated and patched to make the game fresh and filled with more content. Ignoring all of the negatives, this game is still worth the $60 that it is priced. Michael Falanga Today's Virtual reality truly began with the Oculus in 2012 from a kickstarter wanting $250k dollars and ending up gaining $2.5M Dollars, it soon progressed into developer kit 1 and 2 which where seated experiences with no movement or leaning, after came competition htc’s Vive it gave full room scale tracking, hand movement and full xyz head movement. Oculus stepped up and matched the competition, but the real news is oculus new product coming this spring the Oculus Quest. The oculus quest runs on its own like a consol it has no wires and does the same thing a normal oculus would do. It’s launching with 50 titles and many more on the way it's just put it on and play, this is gonna be a game changer at the price of $399 this is right time to hop into vr and feel an immersive experience like no other. Olivia Garvin I have always found an interest in old things or old stories, this is no exception to old mysteries or murders. I have a list of people to pull from here so I was thinking of making this a series, let’s begin; H.H. Holmes: You have probably heard of H.H. Holmes before, he is infamous for his 100 room hotel named World’s Fair Hotel, you probably know it by its nickname, The Murder Mansion. Every room in the house has all types of traps like gas chambers, trap doors, staircases to nowhere and human-sized stoves. You’d open doors and only see solid brick walls, you’d go into your bedroom and hear pipes moving and smell gas seeping into the room. You would try to run and realize you were locked in, and even if the door opened, you wouldn’t find your way out. Only H.H. Holmes knew all the twists and turns of the house, along with all its secrets. He came to Chicago in 1886 and became one of history’s most famous serial killers. His original name was Herman Webster Mudgett but he changed it to escape previous crimes. Like in college when he was working in an anatomy lab and mutilated corpses to steal money from life insurance companies. Or when he was the last person to see a lost boy in New York. Or when he was working as a pharmacist in Philadelphia and a customer died after taking pills that he had provided. Mudgett had moved out of town after all of these incidents and eventually took the name of Henry Howard Holmes, he would later take a ob in a drugstore on 63rd street. People have said the Holmes was a fashionable, bright, and charming, he was also a very likable man. At one point he was married to 3 unknown women at once. In 1887 he began to work on a 3 story building across the street from where he worked, he said it would be used for apartment and shops. The first floor was made for storefronts, the third floor had apartments, and the second floor and basement was where H.H. Holmes made history. Holmes had new architects and builders work on the building and switched out the old ones so no one became suspicious of what he was doing. The ‘hotel’ was finished in 1882 but 2 years later in 1884 the police found Holmes and put him behind bars while they explored his house. At first, they were confused. There were hinged walls and false partitions. Some rooms had 5 doors while others had none. Secret, airless chambers hid under the floorboards and iron plate-lined walls stopped all sound from going through. Holmes room had a trapdoor in the bathroom that led to a staircase that led to a windowless cubicle, In the cubicle there was a chute that would go down to the basement (Think about the smaller twin in The Giver and what happens to him). One room was lined with gas fixtures. This was where Holmes would lock in his victims and flip a switch in a nearby room, and wait. There would be a chute nearby. Every door in the building and some steps were connected to an intricate alarm system. Every time someone stepped in a room or walked in the hallway a buzzer would sound in Holmes bedroom. The police’s first clue was a pile of bones, most of them were animals but some of them were human, they were so small that they had to belong to a child that was 6 or 7 years old. When they reached the basement the true horrors of the building was revealed. Next to a blood-covered operating table, they found a woman's clothes soaked in blood. Another surgical table was found, along with a crematory, an array of medical supplies, a bizarre torture device, and shelves of disintegrating acid. Holmes fascination with the dead had surpassed college, along with his medical skills. After dropping his victims down the chute, he would dissect them, clean them, and sell their organs or skeletons to medical institutions or the black market. Even though the hotel didn’t look inviting in the slightest, it’s unlikely that any of its victims had been dragged into its depths, they went in on their own accord. This was likely because of Holmes flattery and charm, often they were his employees. In his 2 years of owning the hotel, Holmes hired 150 women to work as stenographers. Most of them came from wealthy families, though some of them never saw those families again. Holmes would take pictures of his favorites, they were young, beautiful, and trusted Holmes in the big and unfamiliar city. Despite all the women who went missing under his employment, suspicions of murder weren’t what eventually led to Holmes demise. It was theft and financial schemes gone wrong that caused his arrest in Boston on November 17, 1894. After decades of criminal activity, H.H. Holmes was behind bars. While in jail, connections between Holmes and another murderer. Holmes had boasted of commiting 27 murders, but he gave 3 different confessions while in prison, all with contradicting numbers. The true amount of deaths caused by holmes is uncertain since Holmes had built the hotel to disintegrate leftover body parts in acid baths or burn them in a human-sized stove. In once pile of ashes, the police found a golden chain from a woman's shoe. Thousand of people went missing during the World’s Fair so some papers speculated that the actual count of Holmes victims had stretched into the 200’s. “I was born with the devil in me”, Holmes would explain, “I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing”. Holmes would mostly represent himself at his trial, displaying his classic grace, and according to one paper, a “remarkable familiarity with the law”. His charm didn’t help him since he was unanimously sentenced to be hanged. Holmes requested that his coffin be increased in cement since he was familiar with what could happen to a body after death. Before Holmes death in 1896, Holmes suggested that he was turning into the devil, he claimed that his face had even been turing demonic. When Holmes was hanged his neck didn’t snap like it was supposed to, he lay there, twitching, for 20 minutes before he was pronounced dead. Strange deaths started to occur to the people connected to Holmes case. The man who tipped of Holmes was shot by a chicago police officer. The warden at the prison were Holmes was held killed himself. The office of the district attorney (who argued in the famous case) caught on fire. The only thing to survive the fire was an intact picture of Holmes. Patrick Quinlan, a caretaker of the house who knew the most about the building after holmes, commited suicide in 1914. he left one note behind, it said “I could not sleep”. |
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