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Celebrity Lookout: Robert Pattinson

By: Jana Abdelghany & Jasmine Prime

Early Years he know this was the next step to make one Whether you of the world's most well-known stars. know him from his two big- RISE TO FAME gest roles to One of Pattinson's first professional perfor- date as Ed- mances was in 2003 at the age of 17. He was ward Cullen required to move to South Africa for a few and Cedric several months for the shoot of Rings of the Diggory in the Nibelungs. Shortly after, he starred in Vanity well-known Fair in 2004. A year later Pattinson landed a film franchises role in the Harry Potter 2005 movie, Harry Pot- Twilight and ter and the Goblet of Fire as Cedric Diggory. Harry Potter or This was Pattinson’s big break! The roll had his recent an- launched him into the spotlight and it was on- nounced his ly up from there. Popular Magazines at the new role as time like Teen Magazine and Screen Interna- Batman in the tional Magazine names him “The next Jude upcoming DC Law” and “British Star of Tomorrow”. Around movie, Robert Pattinson is a household name. 2007 Robert had starred in multiple small films Robert wasn’t always a major film star living and did a his best life. Born on May 13, 1986, In London, cameo England as the only son of Clare and Rich- in Harry Pot- ards Pattinson. Growing up, Robert's parents ter and the worked very different jobs. His father, a car Order of the importer, and his mother, a model. Pattinson’s Pheo- parents recall him wanting to be in the thea- nix. After tre and the public eye since he was young. wondering One night when Robert had been told by a what he group of girls about the theatre program they could do had attended at Harroidian. "Since then, he next Robert had nagged me about attending," Richards auditioned says. Robert's father also says Robert offered for the role of to pay him to allow him to attend the pro- Edward Cul- gram. Eventually when Robert had reached len in the film his teenage years his father had finally given adaptation in allowing him to attend Harroidian. Little did of the book Twilight. Originally many fans of The Liberty Ledger

Celebrity Lookout: Robert Pattinson … Continued By: Jana Abdelghany & Jasmine Prime the book were outraged by Pattinson’s cast- him play- ing however as the film franchise went on ing the fans grew to love him and he was soon the role and face you think of when the movie pops into would your head. He continued to have roles in love for films such as The Rover, Maps of the Stars, him to The Lost City of Z, Good Time Damsel, High continue, Life, The Lighthouse, and The King. It's not an about understatement to say Robert Pattinson has 75,000 taken the world by storm gaining millions of fans boy- adoring fans along the way. cotted to have him AFTER HE GOT FAMOUS removed After landing the role in Vanity Fair as Rawdy from the Crawley in 2004, they eventually cut his sce- cast. This ne out. The producer of the movie felt bad didn’t stop afterward and had him meet Mike Newell, him, as he who would be the Producer of Harry Potter went on to and The Goblet Of Fire. Newell requested star in 5 and recommended that Pattinson audition Twilight for the role of Cedric Diggory. After getting movies, love and adored by many. In 2009, said role, he went on to join Daniel Radcliffe, he won the MTV movie award for Best Emma Watson, and many more in the mov- Breakthrough Performance-Male for ie. This movie propelled his career in so many “Twilight” and Teen Choice Award for ways, people calling him “The next Jude Choice Movie Actor: Drama. In between Law” while others labeled him “British Star of each Twilight movie, he starred in many Tomorrow”. After his big debut, Robert movies such as “Remember Me”. In 2010, planned on taking smaller and unique roles. he won a Teen Choice Award for Male He went on to play Toby Judd in “The Haunt- Summer Movie Star. That year, he also won ed Airman” and Daniel Gale in “The Bad the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Perfor- Mother’s Handbook”. These are not his pop- mance for “Twilight Saga: New Moon'' and ular movies, but they did strike conversation Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Ac- as memes and jokes started up the past tor: Drama for “Remember Me”. Later on, years as he got more famous and noticed. he worked on“Water for Elephants'' along- He was also supposed to be in a play but side Reese Witherspoon, which he won yet got fired shortly after getting it. The next another Teen Choice Award for Choice thing he knew, he was sleeping on his Movie Actor: Drama. He also did agent’s couch trying to figure out what to “Cosmopolis”, and “Bel Ami''. After the last do next. He claimed that it was so bad, he movie in the Twilight Saga, he went on to almost quit! Almost like fate, Pattinson got play Henry Costin in “The Lost City of Z'', cast as one of his biggest roles yet, Edward Samuel Alabaster in “Damsel”, and Monte Cullen in the Twilight Saga! This skyrocketed in “High Life”. For the last Twilight movie, he his career even more than his role in Harry won a Teen Choice for Choice Movie Ac- Potter. He played alongside Kristen Stewart tor: Romance. All these movies were highly and Taylor Lautner. Though many enjoyed popular. It seems that this year, he is taking The Liberty Ledger

Celebrity Lookout: Robert Pattinson … Continued By: Jana Abdelghany & Jasmine Prime more iconic and popular roles, as he played Neil in “Tenet'' alongside John Da- vid Washington and former Harry Potter costar Clémence Poésy, and directed by Christopher Nolan. He also played Rever- end Preston Teagardin in “The Devil All The Time'' with Tom Holland, Harry Melling, and Bill Skarsgård. It was also produced by ac- tor Jake Gyllenhall. Coming up in 2022, he will play one of the biggest superheroes known, Batman with actress Zoë Kravitz! would land roles so iconic as Edward Cullen Who would've guessed that a small actor or Batman! who got cut out of his first movie and

History of: Ice Cream By: Nathaniel Thomas

Ice cream is a er early type of ice cream was made in 97 very popular AD. King Tang of Shang had 94 ice men who dessert. It is helped make a dish out of buffalo milk, flour, made out of and camphor. water, ice, milk fat, milk pro- Charles I, the king of England, offered his tein, sugar, and chef 500 pounds, or $683, a year to keep his air. Most peo- ice cream recipe a secret from the rest of ple love this England. Since Charles I ruled in the 1600s, dessert, but that number is much larger than it seems. To- very little know day, that amount would be equal to its origins. This article will be about the his- $31,211. tory of ice cream, its origins, and other in- teresting facts. The explorer Marco Polo is believed to An ice cream-like food was invented in have introduced ice 200 BC in China when a milk and rice mix- cream to Italy after ture was frozen by packing it into the seeing it being snow. In Italy, Roman emperors sent slaves made in China. to mountain tops to bring back snow to freeze fruit drink and the snow might have Ice cream sundaes been also used to add flavors to it. Anoth- were invented dur- The Liberty Ledger

History of: Ice Cream… Continued By: Nathaniel Thomas

ing the late 19th centu- church wasn’t pleased with the crowds ry. They were made that were at soda fountains during Sab- when it became illegal bath. To avoid this problem, some traders to sell ice cream sodas replaced the soda with syrup and called on a Sunday in the the dessert an ice cream sundae. They American town of Ev- replaced the last “y” with an “e” to not anston. This was be- upset religious leaders. cause the Methodist

The Promised Neverland Review By: Michelle Manza

What would you do if and Norman, follow Conny and Mother, you experienced first- because the child had forgotten a stuffed hand a secret kept animal that they figured she should cher- from you for years? ish. However, upon their arrival at the site Would you keep it of adoption, they experience a secret secured, even if it is that had been kept from them for years. life-threatening? Their only way to oppose this gory destiny Would you like to set for them? Escape. know how other chil- dren, none older The Promised Neverland is a 12-Episode than 13, deal with anime and also has a manga series that this sudden burden? can be purchased. The show can be Then welcome to The watched on major streaming platforms, Promised Neverland. such as Netflix and Hulu. If you do not This show, also known as TPN, is a show that mind some horror, then this show is a has recently become popular in the anime great psychological thriller that I enjoyed! type of entertainment. In this show, the chil- I feel as though the power that these kids dren, part of Grace Field House, are cared hold and demonstrate with their actions for and loved by a Mother, their caretaker. are amazing, and it is wonderful to see Being accompanied by other children, they the decisions they make and the prob- are provided with joy, nourishment, and care. lems they are faced with at such young When each child has been found by an ages. All adoptive family, they are taken out to be put in all, I in a new location. This has been the curricu- hope you lum that each child has grown to abide by. give the show a One day, during a child’s adoption (Conny), try! two out of the three main characters, Emma The Liberty Ledger She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

By: Nathaniel Thomas

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is an ani- mated series exclusively on Netflix. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is about She-Ra and her friends, Glimmer, and Bow, fighting the Horde. It started in 2018 and ended in 2020. It was created by Noelle Stevenson. It is a spin-off of the 1983 show He-Man and the . It is based on the ad- ventures of Adora and Catra, two characters in He-Man. It is an amazing show, and I defi- into the legendary warrior She-Ra using her nitely recommend it. In this article, I’m going sword, and She-ra can use magic. She to talk about the plot of the show and why I fights the Horde with her friends Glimmer love it. and Bow. Glimmer is the daughter of the Queen of Bright Moon, which is the head Plot of the rebel insurgency. The rebellion wants to stop the Horde. Bow is one of She-Ra Glimmer’s friends. Adora, Glimmer, and and the Bow recruit princesses, who rule kingdoms, Princesses to help them beat the Horde. of Power

is about The Horde has some important members Adora, a that need to be mentioned. A lot of former Adora’s friends are in the Horde because Horde sol- Adora was a Horde soldier. One of her dier, closest friends is Catra, who is a force cap- fighting the Horde after realizing that the tain, one of the highest ranks in the Horde. Horde is putting innocent people in danger Catra is one of the only people who can by burning down villages and killing them. stand up to She-ra. Another force captain The Horde wants to take over Etheria, the is Scorpia, a friend of Catra. Another per- planet Adora lives on. Adora can transform The Liberty Ledger

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son close to Adora is Shadow Weaver, who about them all. Most of them have memo- was her mentor. The final member is , rable arcs. This is really shocking when you who is the head of the Horde. consider how many characters are in the show. There are quite a lot of heroes and During the show, Adora recruits princesses, villains, and they all feel distinct and inter- fights the Horde, and learns more about their esting. They even gave the main villain a powers. As the show progresses, we learn distinct and interesting personality, instead more about the characters and the Horde. of making him a mysterious villain devoid of We see characters grow, we get introduced personality like other shows do. to a bunch of new characters, and we see their struggles and solutions. I think one of the My Favorite Parts of the Show best This show is one of my favorites for 3 reasons, exam- the action, the representation, and the char- ples of acters. Let’s start with the action. It is really en- the gaging. She-Ra has really cool powers and show Bow has cool technology. Glimmer’s powers having are used amaz- to their full ing characters is Double Trouble. Double extent, Trouble is a shape-shifter, who was paid by and the the Horde to destroy the Rebellion as a spy. fight There are a lot of mercenaries in shows, but scenes a lot of them have no personality. One ex- with her ample of this is Combustion Man from Ava- are enter- tar: The Last Airbender. Even though Avatar taining to was an amazing show, it wasn’t perfect, watch. and that shows in the character of Com- There are bustion Man. He was paid by Zuko, and he a lot of characters with cool powers that had no personality. He doesn’t talk, and I make fight scenes exciting. didn’t care about him. Him attacking Aang

against Zuko’s orders felt really random, I also really like the representation of She-Ra. and it wasn’t set up in any way. On the There is a lot of gay representation, but it nev- other hand, Double Trouble has a lot of er feels forced. There is also non-binary repre- personality. They’re an actor and have a sentation, as one of the antagonists, Double lot of passion. They’re dramatic and enjoy Trouble, is non-binary. Even though represen- having fun, even if they are a spy. We tation doesn’t make a show good, it’s always know that all they want is money and a nice to include. good time. Also, they’re non-binary (which

is why I’m using they), and I think it is nice Lastly, my favorite part of the show is the char- that Double Trouble is a way to represent acters. All the characters have a lot of person- non-binary people. Overall, the show is re- ality. They are all very distinct and you care ally good, but the characters make it The Liberty Ledger

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power… Continued By: Nathaniel Thomas amazing. all the themes, or we will be here all day, again. In so many ways, She-Ra is a repre- Final Thoughts sentation of how our culture and the medi- I really enjoyed She-Ra. I thought it was a um of animation has evolved over time. Tak- great show. I’d give it a 9.5/10, but only be- ing a show originally made in the 80s to sell cause the animation can be messy at toys and using it now to really just go all in times. It isn’t really that big of a problem, and tell an amazing story with layers and and I still really recommend the show. I feel depth through characters who have their like The Roundtable (a YouTuber) sums up own personal journeys.” I agree with The the best parts of this show really well. He Roundtable on what he says about She-Ra. said, “The characters, great. The story, in- Overall, I recommend She-Ra and the Prin- tense. The themes, don’t get me started on cesses of Power.

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Be the CHANGE

By: Jana Abdelghany