My World Tour of Justin Bieber
By: Grace Tate
While everyone else was being potty trained, Justin Bieber was playing drums. While everyone else was writing papers for English class, Bieber was writing a song that would surely be stuck in the heads of Americans everywhere. While everyone else was learning how to drive, Bieber was touring the world performing for thousands of screaming tweens (and occasionally older fans) every night. It is simply undeniable that "Bieber Fever" has swept the country with his tour My World. On tour with fellow singing sensation Sean Kingston and a talented newcomer Jessica Jarrell, it is definitely a concert worth seeing. The main attraction, Bieber, knows how to work the stage by not only being adorable as can be but by being a natural born performer, proven by his impressive dance skills. Although he is not typically the reason people go to the show, Sean Kingston contibutes a Jamaican pop feel to the tour which is very entertaining. Upcoming star Jarrell displays her extreme talent as an opening act for Kingston and Bieber. Bieber also does an excellent job of showcasing his talented background singers that were discovered, like himself, on youtube. Although the general audience is younger females, all three major acts have qualities that are appealing to all ages. All-in-all, whether you are a personal victim or just know someone infected by the Bieber fever, all of the artists on his tour, My World, are talented entertainers and amazing to watch. Many would definitely recommend seeing the tour if the opportunity presents itself. If you cant see it this time around, then the second leg of the tour will return to Atlanta on December 23rd. Before attending his concert one must warned that Bieber fever is the new Swine Flu and is highly contagious.
New Movie The Last Song
For years author Nicholas Sparks has captivated the country with his love tales usually hitting close to home for so many southern women, as nearly all of his works are related to small town southern love. Sparks' newest success was found in the hit movie, whose screen play was written by Sparks himself, The Last Song. The Last Song was released on DVD August 17, 2010 and had already made millions in the box office. Whether it was the beautiful writing of the beloved author or the showcase of teen sensation Miley Cyrus in this movie, it was an undeniable sensation. The movie is an excellent "chick flick" that, like many of Sparks' books, pulls at the heart strings. Cyrus plays a girl from New York sent down to the south to spend the summer with her father. As the story line follows every typical girls daily lives with love, family struggles, and growing up, its a story any girl can relate to. While we might not all have the beauty of Cyrus or the gorgeous boyfriend played by Liam Hemsworth, the movie is an accurate dipiction of struggles and excitement any teenage girl may face throughout their course of growing up. Not only is the movie appealing due to its close-to-home feeling, but there is also good reason behind the scenes that seemed like a Georgia coastal city. The movie was filmed on Tybee Island, Georgia. Also recommended is the book The Last Song which, although is similar to the movie, goes into greater detail in some aspects of the story and is a quick, easy read.
Eat, Pray, Love Article
As the world keeps changing from day to day and American's needs and wants tend to fluctuate, there are three things that many Americans keep constant: their desire to eat, pray, and love. While we may all eat different things, pray to different gods affiliated with different religions, and love many people in many ways, these three things dominate present in American society. Elizabeth Gilberts memoir Eat, Pray, Love was recently turned into a film that hit the big screen starring Julia Roberts. The movie follows Gilbert's character (played by Roberts) while she goes on a search to find herself after realizing how she has simply forgot how to feel alive. In order to rejuvenate herself, the author spends time in Italy, India, and finally Bali. While in Italy, Gilbert dines in all the fine restaurants and is on a mission to leave no calorie behind. In India, Gilbert lives in a religious haven where she learns to pray. Finally, Gilbert ends up in Bali where she learns to love herself and strives to learn that you must love yourself before you can ever love anyone else. This movie falls under the category of a great chick flick as well as a reminder that while we may not all be able to travel the world in search for ourselves, we must never forget that living and being alive are two separate entities entirely.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Review
High school is far from easy at times. Making an already challenging four years even more difficult is living in a town like Cartersville, Georgia where a majority of people tend to talk about every detail of their fellow Cartersvillians lives. Sometimes we all just wish we could be a wallflower that no one noticed. The novel by Steven Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, discusses just as the title suggeststhe perks of being a wallflower. The novel was written through a series of letters from a boy under the alias of Charlie writing to an unknown character. Charlie rambles about the trials of going unnoticed through all of high school and his trials faced by everyday high school students. The teenage boy relentlessly shares his thoughts in a desperate attempt for someone to listen so he doesnt have to keep everything to himself. Through falling in love, going to his first real party, the loss of a loved one, the temptations of illegal drugs, and striving to be a successful student, the novel follows a story that almost anyone could relate to. The book is an easy read and enjoyable from the first page all the way through the very end. The book is by no means sugar-coated and is written as a mature novel discussing topics such as homosexuality, drugs, and sexual promiscuity. The blunt discussion of all of these topics that are present in every high school is what makes the book such a successful and pleasurable read. Often times these topics are not brought up in literature for fear that society may disapprove, however, the novel is written from the vantage point of a high school student's letters which is quite out of the ordinary. This novel is easily one of the most realistic and relatable books and is great for those moments when Cartersville isnt the most exciting place in the world.
