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The feature I chose to read was the 25 Best Places in the World to visit. It is a good feature that has some magnificent places in it. Paris is ranked number one which I agree with, this is the one place I believe everyone should visit at some point in their life. Maui also would also be unbelievable to visit. The different places in Greece that are astonishing, for example Crete. This is supposed to be one of the most beautiful places ever. I agree with almost all the places on the list except a few don’t belong. For example New York City is ranked number five which is not a proper fit. New York City is a great place but it does not belong in the top five. There are so many more beautiful places and sites to see than New York. This may just because I am not a city guy, I much prefer a pretty site. Also I feel that the fact that I have already been to NYC has a big impact on how I feel about it. New York City is definitely one of the most fascinating cities but it is not in the top places to visit. I believe different beaches and islands should be listed ahead of almost all cities. I would like to see a couple West Coast cities put before New York. I feel the area and atmosphere are much more appealing than the East Coast. The idea behind the massive buildings and sculptures of cities is why they are listed so high in places to visit, but in my list they would not be near the top. Seeing a giant hole in the ground or mountains is much more pleasant than a high traffic city. My top twenty five places to visit would be different from this one. I would put all the great sites ahead of most cities. The Grand Canyon would be in the top and also the northern lights in Alaska. Things that are breath taking or eye candy would be listed in my top 25. This maybe just because I am not a city guy,

Christopher Slattery John Nardone Journalism Review of Review I read a review on 300 Rise of an Empire written by New York Daily News. I have never seen the movie but had high hopes for it. The first 300 was a great movie that really captured the determination of the Greeks and portrayed them as warriors. This review starts out by saying that this event was happening at the same time as the first 300 and how the more memorable story is told first, hence this movie being less important as King Leonidas’ battles. Right away you can tell that this reviewer does not think too highly of this movie. Rise of an Empire is the battles going on in the sea, the naval war. Thermostikles is brought to be as fierce as Leonidas. Just a little less manly looking, he has the main role. His nemesis is Green who is a smokey eyed witch-queen that is the saving grace of the movie. She plays an intense character and has a big role in the movie. This review makes it out to seem that she is the best part. The graphics are “over the top” which means that with every cut or wound a life threatening amount of blood squirts out. It is muddy, and the filming looks bad because of how they exaggerated the blood and filth. It makes for a good action scene, but if you’re looking to get a history lesson of out Rise of an Empire than think again. This review makes the movie seem as a letdown to me. I was anticipating a good, history based action movie. It appears that the action is there, but it doesn’t portray the history behind the events. Makes me believe that making this movie was maybe a mistake, they should have just left it at the first 300 that came out in 2006. That was a top notch movie, and as the “sequel” it does not do the first one justice. I am a little disappointed in the fact that this movie has such poor reviews; I believe it is still a very enjoyable movie, it just doesn’t capture the same feeling as the original 300. I do see myself seeing this movie in the near future, I believe the review bashed the movie just because it had such high hype before coming out. Still most likely a decent movie.