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Posted 8/16/11 by Christine Hurd
The Dems have been busy over the summer: interning, working, volunteering, traveling, and of course, indulging in some leisure time not oft found in Cambridge (leave it to a Harvard student to be busy spending leisure time.) This is part V of an indefinite series. If you’re a Harvard Dem (or rising pre-frosh with interest), we’d love to hear what you’ve been up to. | E-mail communications@harvarddems.com.
Aledo, Texas: It’s everything you expect from a small-town, grain-solo-is-the-tallest-building, Sonic-loving, pick-up-driving village of 2,500. We recently had a 40 day streak of over 100 degree weather, so naturally I also spent 40 consecutive days at Wal-Mart, walking around being Texan.
It’s basically a post-apocalyptic universe where tumbleweeds roll by yellowing lawns.
But in this harsh environment I call home, there is a community newspaper — The Community News! We’re a weekly paper with Sports, Local News, and Community features, mostly focused on Aledo ISD, my Alma Mater. I had an excellent time writing articles about Cotillion, Facebook and Aledo ISD, Camp Hope, the Clothes Closet, Team Ella, Bobby Rigues, the STAAR, and everything under the sun (that didn’t set until 9:30 sometimes!)
Then, of course, I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II a grand total of three times. End of an era. All in all, it was an excellent summer, and this girl is super-excited to get back to Cambridge for some cool weather, classy times, and of course, Dems. =D
I am a very big fan of the Harry Potter books, they are all so excellent and miraculous. But I didn’t think the movie series were best at all, but they were still great movies. With that, I was really excited to see the end of the film franchise, and impressed with the preview. So I had high expectations. And thankfully it didn’t dissatisfy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, blew past my already high expectations and I was enthralled!
The entire movie looked spectacular! The cinematography very well done, the art direction was awesome. The film was beautiful to look at, the visuals were spectacular and truly Oscar worthy! The set designers, cinematographers really need to be awarded for their work, because it looks like they spend of time and money on the look of the film.
The cast of the film was basically wonderful, they should all be applauded too. Emma Watson, as usual is and great and she’ll have a bright career ahead of her. Rupert Grint is pretty much great also, he is a fine actor indeed. Daniel Radcliffe did an excellent job and was very unique as Harry Potter. Although I believe Ralph Fiennes was the star of the film, he did unbelievable job as the evil, extreme Lord Voldemort, I believe he deserves an Oscar Nomination for his task. The other cast were also great too.
We all grew up overtime with the series, we followed the adventures of Harry Potter for around 10 years, I think. It seems very weird that there will not be any more Harry Potter films to check forward too. I am going to miss the franchise completely! However I am happy the series got a great ending. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II is not only the best film in the series, but it is probably the one of the best films of 2011. Everyone should see this film, no matter if they don’t like past Harry Potter films.
Have a nice day!
Daphne
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