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Dissociative Identity Disorder By: Katherine Andrade

What is DID? Dissociative Identity Disorder is a mental illness where a person inhabits multiple identi- ties/personalities usually alternating between periods of times. And because of this alternating, amnesia usually occurs which is a partial or total loss of memory. A person can have anywhere between 2 or more personalities/alter egos and people who have this mental illness usually have alters who portray the personality of a child, one people with this disorder seem to be nice of a wise elder, and anywhere in between. people and know how to function well in society. Alters Surprisingly, these DID alters are the embodi- Treatment ment of actual average human personali- There is no main treatment for this mental ties, each having their own name, gender, illness though it is possible for people with likes, dislikes, etc. DID to overtime only contain one personality. DID Statistics/Common Knowledge Sources say that around 7% of people in the Conclusion global population have this illness including Overall Dissociative Identity Disorder may undiagnosed patients and it is more com- seem like a scary/strange disorder but it re- mon in men than in women. DID can also ally only affects a part of the human popu- be commonly misdiagnosed for Borderline lation and people with this disorder over- Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Bi- time already harbor the knowledge of ad- polar Disorder. Symptoms include the inabil- justing to living an average life. ity to recall personal/important information that anyone else should be able. In general, DID normally is caused by childhood trau- ma, though this topic is still in debate.

Stereotype Often, the media portrays people with this disorder as psychopaths such as the movie Split however this is far from the truth. Many The Liberty Ledger PINK FLOYD

By: Adrian Crane

Pink Floyd was a psychedelic rock band character Pink overcame “The Wall” and be- formed in England in 1965 writing such songs as came a regular, caring person, the album “Another Brick in the Wall” and “Wish You Were ended up spawning a movie by the same Here”. Pink Floyd is often considered one of the name. most popular bands of all time and their music is en- joyed by many people. They were first formed by The Final Cut (1982), is where the re- Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason lationship of the band falls apart, Waters put (drums), Roger Waters (bass, vocals) and Richard his creativity in front of Gilmore’s and Waters Wright (keyboards, vocals) later joined by David Gil- felt that Gilmore hadn’t contributed anything mour after replacing Syd Barrett after being in the when in reality Waters hadn’t really let him, band for a while who had left due to mental illness in Kurt Loader saying it was basically Waters 1968. solo album.. Mason was mostly occupied with After this Pink doing effects and what not so he wasn’t very Floyd released prevalent in the album’s creation. Following the albums A this Floyd went on hiatus and all the members Saucerful of Se- had created solo albums. crets (1968) which was Syds In 1985 Water announced his leaving last album with of Pink Floyd and tried to retire the name pink the band, Um- Floyd but the other members of the band ve- magumma toed this and Floyd continued to exist, Waters (1969), Atom later saying that he had regretted trying to re- Heart Mother tire the band name. After this Gilmour contin- (1970), and ued the band and started to recruit other mu- Meddle (1971). sicians to help write the album A Momentary In 1973 they re- Lapse of Reason (1987). Wright was invited leased Dark Side of The Moon which is the 3rd most to write the album because Gilmour thought sold album of all * time. Its themes explore con- he would help them legally and musically. flict, greed, time, death, and mental illness, which Mason feeling he was to out of practice to was somewhat inspired by Syd, most of the album’s play on the album mainly stuck to doing spe- concept and themes came from Waters. After writing cial effects and had studio musicians play the Dark Side of the Moon Floyd had some difficulty album. In 1994, Pink Floyd released The Divi- coming up with ideas for their new album Wish You sion Bell. In this album most things remained Were Here (1975) Waters also coming up with a lot the same, though Wright legally wasn’t a of the idea for the album he wanted to make it about member of the band, in this album, he was how he felt, how he felt about Syd’s disappearance, able to receive some credit for writing the al- hence the name Wish You Were Here. bum. After touring the band went their sepa- rate ways not to perform or write music for a After this, the band would go to create Ani- few years. mals (1977). The concept album was loosely based on Gorge Orwell's Animal Farm, the album de- In 2005, the band reunited with most of scribes different social classes as dogs, pigs and, the original members for the Live 8 concert at sheep. Following Animals, Floyd started working on Hyde Park in London. Wright, Mason, Gil- there new album The Wall (1979), during the writing mour and, Waters performed together for the of the album the band member’s relationships were first time in 24 years where they announced extremely strained and Wright ended up getting that the concert was for everyone who could- booted from the band because Waters felt that he n’t make it especially Syd. hadn’t contributed enough but was to stay until the *Photograph of all significant members of Pink Floyd. Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, Roger album’s completion. This album was about how the Waters, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour (seated)http://www.pink-floyd.org/ The Liberty Ledger

Movie Review Sonic The Hedgehog (Spoilers)

By: Damien Delisca

Who is Sonic The Hedgehog?

Sonic The Hedgehog is the main character of the video game, Sonic The Hedgehog. causes a power outage. Then the United Sonic is also the mas- States Department of Defense enlists ro- cot for the video boticist and scientific genius, Doctor Ro- game company botnik (played by comedian, Jim Carrey) SEGA. He is also the to find the cause of the power outage. rival of Nintendo’s Then Sonic hides in Mike Wachowski’s Mario from the Super (played by James Marsden) shed to use Mario series. Sonic is his rings to escape earth but Mike finds him an anthropomorphic and Sonic loses his rings. Mike and Sonic Hedgehog that can flee from Mike’s house and Mike agrees to run at supersonic help Sonic get his rings back. speed. He can also curl into a ball to at- When it was first announced tack his enemies. In the Sonic The Hedgehog Development for the film began in the games, Sonic must collect Rings, Power-ups, 1990s, but it didn’t go beyond the plan- jump on enemies, and save animals from Dr. ning stage until Paramount Studios acquire Ivo Robotnik (or Dr. Eggman). the rights to the Sonic movie. Production

What is it About? involved the Japanese studio Marza Plan- et, with the director, Jeff Fowler brought

into direct in 2016. The first trailer for the The Sonic Movie Sonic movie was premiered on April 4, is about an extra- 2019, at CinemaCon, Las Vegas, and was terrestrial hedge- released online on April 30th and has re- hog named Son- ceived heavy criticism especially with Son- ic (played by ic. Sonic was criticized for its humanoid ap- Ben Schwartz) pearance and its facial design. The Sonic who has been movie was originally going to be released driven away from on November 8, 2019, but because of the his world, Mobius criticism, the creators were going to rede- to Green Hills, sign Sonic which would move the release Montana. One date to Valentine’s Day of 2020. night, Sonic was playing baseball by himself and becomes Cast upset, so he runs at a supersonic speed Ben Schwartz as Sonic The Hedgehog which triggers an ultramagnetic pulse, which Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik The Liberty Ledger

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James Marsden as Tom Wachowski such as locations and characters and it Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski had some music taken from the games, such as Friends by Hyper Potions which My Opinion was used in the game, Sonic Mania. So if Compared to other live-action video game your a diehard fan of Sonic or you want to adaptations, such as Street Fighter, Super experience the nostalgia you used to ex- Mario Bros, Detective Pikachu, Tomb Raider, perienced when playing sonic, then this or Mortal Kombat, this movie is actually a de- movie is for you. cent adaptation to the original games. The I give this movie a 10/10 movie stayed true to the source material

How to Draw Sonic The Hedgehog By: Damien Delisca

1. Draw a circle 5. Draw the ears.

2. Draw guidelines 6. Draw the quills.

3. Draw this shape for the jaw and nose area. 7. Draw the nose.

4. Erase the circle and 8. Draw the mouth. draw his head

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9. Draw the eyes but 12. Optional: If you want, add some first think about what ex- detail. pression you want sonic to have. 13. Color Sonic in with color pencils or markers.

10. Draw pupils. 14. Done!

11. Erase unnecessary stuff.

Coronavirus

By: Joseph Kelter

The coronavirus is also known as COVID-19. The of the term. coronavirus is believed to have started around De- In Italy, cember 2019. The death toll from the disease is now where cases nearly 4,300 worldwide. WHO, World Helth Organiza- of COVID-19 tion, declares COVID-19 a global pandemic as cases have soared top 121,000. in recent weeks, the Globally, more than 124,000 people have contracted government the disease and more than 4,500 deaths have oc- is effectively locking down the country. curred according to data from Johns Hopkins.U.S. cases have topped 1,100 and at least 32 people have The prime minister of Italy declared that bars and died. restaurants will close at 6 pm and that leaving the home should be restricted except for work or a few In Washington state, where 24 people have died, the other select errands. Recorded cases in Italy University of Washington announced it will no longer spiked to more than 12,000 in recent weeks. Re- hold classes on campus for the rest of the quarter and ported deaths rose to 827. Due to all of this New instead rely on online courses. Stanford University in York is now making its own alcohol free hand sani- California is also turning to online courses for the rest tizer. The Liberty Ledger SCP Secure, Contain, and Protect

By: Katherine Andrade What is SCP? SCP is the name of a fictional foundation found on the internet about a hidden or- ganization that's only goal is to Secure, Con- tain, and Protect. Securing abnormal entities that seem to be threats, containing them to prevent the potential extinction of SCPs inside the SCP foundation are known as entities. And these entities include threatful, and intri- With site staff including roles such as Con- guing “paranormal” occurrences or organ- tainment Specialist, Researcher, Security isms that are mostly contained in the SCP Officer, and, Tactical Response Officers. foundation. Filed Personnel including roles with Filed

Agents and Mobile Task Force Operatives. Scp object class/types And last but not least, Administration in- There are three types of SCPs class in cluding Site Directors and O5 Council the foundation which are Safe, Euclide, and Members. More information visit: http:// Keter which www.scp-wiki.net/security-clearance- are used to levels describe how properly con- SCP page Layout tained an en- Visiting an SCPs page, there are dif- tity is. Safe be- ferent parts of it. The first thing you would ing given to notice is the Item # which would include SCPs who sci- the SCP-# being its designated # out of entists in this the thousands of SCPs written about. Next fictional world would be Object Class, which would in- believe that they harbor all knowledge of, Eu- clude Safe, Keter, or Euclid. Below that clide are SCPs who are not yet understood, would be the Special Containment Proce- and Keter refers to SCPs who scientists do not dures which explains how this entity is con- harbor much knowledge of and are usually tained, usually describing it’s containment unpredictable which makes them Danger- area, temperatures, etc. Following this, ous. would be the Description which will basi-

cally describe what this SCPs function is/ SCP security clearance what it does. Last but not least the author Access to different SCP entities are may attach different files on its page based on your clearance level going from which would include more information Level 0 to 5 where Level 5 has the most ac- such as interviews, etc. cess while Level 0 doesn’t.

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“Shy Guy” is a Euclid class humanoid con- but it isn’t just any normal store; it’s a store tained within the SCP foundation. It’s around containing infinite space with no exit at 2 meters in height with little muscle mass, sight. When a person enters this specific showing signs of malnutrition and a mouth branded store they wouldn’t notice any that can stretch 4 times the average human abnormalities until they try to find their way jaw. Its skin lacks color. back to the entrance which they most- What this SCP does is that when a per- likely never will. son looks at it directly, video-recording, or Inside this retail store chain are crea- photograph, it quickly maneuvers into a state tures obtaining the form of Ikea employees of distress and will chase down the person that would viciously attack you at night re- who saw its face from a speed of 35km/h or peating the same chant that the store is more and it will not stop unless between it’s closed. route to the human it faces other unfortunate Over time many individuals from different people. areas or dimensions have been stuck in- With this being said, humanity has already side for years and often forming mini civili- been at threat when its face was viewed on zations with the Ikea furniture. More Infor- a photograph causing the killings of many mation:http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-3008 people but fortunately stopped by SCP task forces. In the end, the extermination of this Conclusion SCP has been ordered. More Infor- Overall, the SCP foundation is a work of mation:http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-096 collaboration between writers who share an interest in this fictional universe. If you SCP-3008 have any interest in the topic and want to SCP-3008 is an entity occupying the im- learn more, the link to it’s website is: http:// age of the commonly known retail store Ikea www.scp-wiki.net/.

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This Is The XFL

By: Jayson Mcardle

The XFL has been revived 19 years after it’s first 2001 inaugural season. Will it fold like the defunct AAF, or will this league be a new competitor? For all you Madden fans, there may be a new football video game made by a triple-A game developer for the XFL. This is for the love of football, this is the XFL!

ple picks and touchdowns (one from a blocked punt in the endzone), it is safe to say DC is the best team in the league (2-0). I just have to mention Deandre Thomp- kins… like Deandre Hopkins, but with a “thomp” (coincidence, I THINK NOT!). Most of the games have been high scor- ing, except for a week one game where the Tampa Bay Vipers scored zero touchdowns, and a week 2 match with DC and NYC, where the NY Guardians got crushed (27-0). This is the first shutout in XFL history! (Picture) all eight teams, 2 divisions with 4 There are a lot of different quarterbacks in teams. Each team has a 52 man roster, their the league, Cardale Jones is 27, Jordan own home stadium, and their own specialized Ta’amu is 22, and Matt McGloin and Land- football they use in games (more on that lat- ry Jones are both 30. The mobility of the er!) younger QB’s has shown, and they are looking to prove themselves in the XFL to Quality of play and Coaches make the jump to the NFL. The older guys Quality of Football) have NFL experience, will this help them? Do they want to play in the XFL for the long term, or short term? We don't know, but Considering I write this after weeks 1 and 2 of once the XFL season ends, all players ef- the XFL, I can tell some people information fectively become free agents. they may not know, so this might be a refresh- er for some people. The XFL had a draft about As for coaches, they are very, very, very a year ago, and each team picked their good and experienced. A few good ex- quarterback. St. Louis and DC came out with amples would be MY Guardians Head arguably the best quarterbacks, and it has Coach, Kevin Gilbride, and Dallas Head shown on the field. Cardale Jones has been Coach Bob Stoops. Kevin was a coach in the superstar quarterback of the league. With the NFL for 20 years! He spent 7 of those help from an amazing defense that had multi- The Liberty Ledger

CONTINUED...This Is The XFL By Jayson Mcardle years as the Giants Offensive Coordinator, where his offense and the Giants defense led the team to 2 Super Bowl rings. Not all coaches have NFL experience, but that doesn't decrease their value. Bob Stoops was the Head Coach of the Oklahoma Sooners from 1999 to 2017 (retired). He also spent time as the Florida Gators Defensive Coordinator. Dallas was expected to be the best team in the league, but as of week 2, that title goes to the DC Defenders. The tempt from the 5, and a 3 point attempt players and coaches in the league seem to from the 10. As of week 2, barely any point be very legit! after touchdown has been converted. And the first 3 pointers to ever be convert- Rule Changes ed was made easier because of a flag on The XFL is introducing many new rules the defense. This rule eliminates the most to the game of football. Commissioner Oliver boring play in NFL and College Football. luck (father of Andrew Luck and former Another rule change of sorts has to with NCAA high up) and Vince McMahon have the referees. There is a “sky judge”, a refer- both said that they want a quicker game, ee who watches all plays and can call for with more quality plays and excitement. a review of a play if no call is made, or Most of the rule changes have been great overturn the said call. They have all cam- to see out, and even though they are big era angles to their disposal, and they use steps from NFL rules, they don’t fundamen- an X Box controller to view these cameras tally change the game, but in some cases (its official, the XFL is pro Xbox, makes make it safer. sense right!). Because of this, coaches can not challenge plays. This is similar to the Kickoff, Extra Points, Clock, Refs rules of the now-defunct AAF, which was The biggest rule change and the most another startup spring league. unique one is the kickoff. The teams are lined up 5 yards apart, and they can only start moving after the receiver catches or touch- es the ball. This has been nice in games and makes this part of the game safer and fun. In the NFL, when players run for the kick they run for 30 yards and crash into each other. This can cause concoctions and fatal inju- ries, which the XFL rules look to prevent. Seattle dragons on 30 (return team), DC De- fenders on 35 (kicking team). Can't move till Other Rule Changes the ball is received. • Only one foot in bounds required for Extra points are not a “field goal” from the a successful catch 15-yard line like the NFL. Teams elect to take a one-point attempt from the 2, 2 point at- • A running game clock (outside of the game’s final two minutes) The Liberty Ledger

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• A 25-second play clock (begins rolling Madden is a broken game with horrible once the ball is spotted by the dedicated animations and almost no physics or sense ball-spotting official) of reality or stylization. Every year Madden gets worse and worse (it did improve a bit • Two timeouts per team per half in 2020). Nevertheless, EA just adds things like the uncomplete Superstar KO mode to • A 10-minute halftime distract you from the horrible franchise mode, online play, and the cash grab that • Coach-to-player communication de- is Madden Ultimate Team (AKA gambling vices in the helmets of all offensive skill for kids). Because EA has exclusive rights to position players (audio of which will be make Madden, there are no other football made available to broadcasters) games on the market, but an XFL game could change that, and become compe- • Linemen are allowed to be three tition for EA. In turn, the XFL game would yards from the line of scrimmage before try to be better than Madden, and Mad- being flagged for an illegal man down- den would improve to contest with the field (compared to one yard in the NFL XFL. At the end of the day, we may have two good football games, and if 2k makes the XFL game, we may see the next evolu- tion of sports games!

The XFL Ball is made of a new hide material and is colorized for each team. It has hun- dreds of small “X’s” on it which give it a XFL Football and XFL Videogame? good grip. The star design on its tip allows The XFL is rumored to have a video game in for the ball to be seen when thrown as a development for consoles, or at least is con- good spiral. If you want this ball you will sidering the idea. In two tweets they have have to spend A HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS!! asked if people would want a game, and what features it should have. An XFL game is inevitable, but who will make it, will it be a success, and will it beat out Madden? The Conclusion short answer is YES! (WARNING!- MADDEN As I write this, week 4 of the XFL is almost FANBOYS MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH MY kicking off. More than 80,000 people went “OPINION”) The Liberty Ledger

CONTINUED...This Is The XFL By Jayson Mcardle to support their XFL teams (attendance has the highly anticipated NBA matchups of jumped 10,000 each week), and viewership the weekend. With March Madness com- numbers have been somewhat stable. View- ing up, and the NFL Combine, the XFL will ership fell to around 2 million, most likely be- be tested. I would confidently say, it will cause of two blowout games. Besides this, prevail. (edit) I will be catching a game or most of the games got more views than pro- two for the NY Guardians, expect Part 2 fessional soccer, and would even beat out soon!

School News

Congratulations to Ashleigh Arscott for winning the 8th grade commentative t-shirt design contest. This is the winning design.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of The Wizard of Oz for putting a wonderful virtual musical. We are all so proud of you!

Congratulations to the 8th grade class of 2020.

Have a great summer! Stay safe.