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Don't Look Back Now is the story of Keisha (Joy Taylor) a woman who has moved across the country to escape her creepy ex-boyfriend stalker, Tom (Kevin Highsmith) however, mysterious things keep happening to the people in Keisha's life- she got a secret that will make anyone coming to harm her regret it - especially tom this thriller is an exciting roller coaster that constantly keeps the audience guessing. Director Juliette Che knows exactly how to manipulate the camera to capture every shadow and peripheral movement. Keeping the viewer on edge. The close-up shots feel claustrophobic like the perspective is skewed. For another movie, this might be annoying. However, for this one, it helps put the viewer in Keisha's suspicious shoes very well. With a running time of 98 minutes, the pacing is quick and efficient, and Cho uses cinematography deftly to show the quick and jerky passage of time from Keisha's perspective. The performance are rocks solid all the way through joy Taylor is brittle and violent simmering below the surface with rage. you can see the toll this stalking experience has had on her in every twitch of her eye and clench of her jaw. the strength she displays once the film shifts into the darker, triumphant second act is a wonder to behold. Kevin Highsmith gives off just the right vibe of charming and sinister as Tom, effortlessly shifting his enter performance between sweet and suddenly dangerous. This is a tense thrill ride that will not disappoint fans of Joy Taylor or this genre general you can find don't look back now at the Main Street Metroplex 12 and the movie Palace 20 starting Friday.

In which of the following genres would Don't Look Back Now most likely be classified?

• A. Action-Adventure
• B. Drama
• C. Romance
• D. Suspense

What is all this talk of cicadas lately in the United States? You may be wondering why the media has featured it, but in fact, the discussion about Cicadas has emerged about as predictably as the Cicadas themselves from their underground refuge. Let’s get oriented with some background on Cicadas.
What is a Cicada? A typical definition will at least tell you that a cicada is a large, loud insect with transparent wings, mostly found in warm countries. A more detailed response might also inform you that cicadas have short antennae and wide-set eyes that jut out, with delicate, translucent wings- and not only is the cicada loud, but few creatures make a louder sound. In fact, it is male cicadas that are the noisy ones, to the tune of 80 to 100 decibels, which is like the roar od a loud engine. This is because male cicadas make a strident high buzzing by vibrating two membranes on its abdomen called tymbals, effectively turning its body into a kind of echo chamber or drum. Female cicadas cannot replicate the buzzing, though they respond with a clicking sound when they are ready to mate.
Although there are several species of cicada, mating typically takes place in trees whereafter the female deposits the eggs into the bark. When the eggs hatch, the larval cicadas, called nymphs, drop to the ground and burrow. They then live as nymphs for the most of their lives over 6 feet underground, with both male and female cicadas dying within weeks of their emergence from the soil. This is particularly true for north American cicadas, especially the Magicicada, or periodical cicadas, which regularly emerge in intervals of 13 or 17 years, depending on the species and the location. This is why talk of cicadas in the media is as predictable as their emergence in the U.S.

Which of the following best describes the theme of this passage?

• A. Media attention to cicadas can also bring attention to climate change.
• B. Disinformation in the media is responsible for conflicting information about the cicada life cycle.
• C. Disinformation in the media falsely identifies climate change as the root cause of the cicada's near extinction.
• D. Media attention to cicadas is as predictable as cicada life cycles.

Alice was not scared. Not at all. Maybe a little bit. But she was determined to confront the ghost in her house. Alice lived in a farmhouse built in 1921. All of the floors and doors were original; the doors even had skeleton key locks. But by far the most terrifying part of the house was the basement. She kept that door locked and ignored the thumps, crashes, and cries that came from below the house. What made Alice determined to confront the ghost today was the especially loud crashes the previous night. She'd gotten no sleep, convinced the ghost was going to break through the door and do something horrible. What, she wasn't sure, but the ghost would do something.
Alice hadn't seen the ghost, but what else could be making loud noises in an old house? The one time she had been down in the basement was after buying the house unseen. Once she saw the shelves with old glass jars, she was a little put off. But what made her keep the door shut and locked was the abrupt end of the concrete floor halfway across the room. Because nothing good ever happened in a basement with a dirt floor. Alice had seen enough horror movies to know that.
Alice stared at the basement door, trying to gather enough confidence to open it and march down the stairs like she owned the place. Because she did-or she would, once she finished paying her mortgage in 30 years. Alice took a deep breath and yanked the door open. She marched down the stairs, only to stop abruptly at the bottom. Because she was face to face with not a ghost at all. It was a calico cat, one who looked utterly unimpressed by her brave journey into the basement.

Which one of the following provides evidence supporting the interpretation that Alice believes ghosts can be contained?

• A. She kept that door locked and ignored the thumps, crashes, and cries that came from below the house.
• B. All of the floors and doors were original; the doors even had skeleton key locks.
• C. Alice had seen enough horror movies to know that.
• D. Once she saw the shelves with old glass jars, she was a little put off.

This label appears on a bottle of over-the-counter cold medicine.
This medication should be used to treat mild respiratory infections. Do not take this product unless directed by a doctor if you have a long-term respiratory problem such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the warning label on a bottle of over-the-counter cold medicine?

• A. This medication is intended to treat long-term respiratory illnesses.
• B. Anyone taking this medication must have a doctor's recommendation.
• C. Patients who have a mild respiratory infection should consult a doctor.
• D. If you have a respiratory problem, take this medication only if directed by a doctor.

Bessie Coleman, the first civilian licensed black pilot in the world, was born in 1892 to sharecroppers in Texas, where she attended a segregated school and worked with her family in the cotton fields. She dreamed of becoming a pilot but no flight school in America would accept her, so she moved to France to earn her pilot's license. When she returned to the U.S, she wanted to open a flight school for Black students. She became a stunt flier and performance for paying audiences, which she insisted be desegregated. Following her death in a plane crash in 1926, the Bessie Coleman Aero Club was established in Los Angeles in 1929. She was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006

Which of the following statements correctly identifies the sequence of events in the reading?

• A. After life as a sharecropper, Bessie Coleman raised money as a stunt pilot to attend flight school in France.
• B. Bessie Coleman's parents were sharecroppers who sent her to France to become a pilot, after which she returned and opened a flight school.
• C. Bessie Coleman was a pilot, then a sharecropper, who lived in France, where she was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
• D. Born to a sharecropper, Bessie Coleman moved to France to take flight training and then returned to the United States as a stunt pilot.