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 Chinese Culture Samantha Granizo, Isabella Verga, Nick Merkel, Allan Romero, Manya Trehan 11\30\12 This is a picture of Chinese origami. Chinese Culture What is Chinese Culture? Chinese Culture is the
world’s biggest and most exciting culture. During ancient
times in China, and other culture has constantly been
discussed. In ancient China, popular culture usually
involved lot of fun and games, with the accent on the
traditional feudal order of importance. China is a country
with a long history, exciting culture, beautiful mountains
and rivers, a large number of ethnic groups, and tourism
resources.
Ore in origami means, “folding.” It comes from Japan
but Chinese people enjoy making origami as well. The
number of basic origami folds is small, but they can be
combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs.
According to CNN news reporter, Casey Phillips, origami
literally means folding paper in Japanese. It began in
China in the first or second century, shortly after paper
itself was invented. Normal copy paper with weights of 70–
90 g/m2 can be used for simple folds, such as the crane and
water bomb bird. Almost any laminar (flat) material can be
used for fold,
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Lorem Ipsum Dolor such as the crane and water
bomb bird. Almost any laminar
(flat) material can be used for
folding; the only requirement is
that it should hold a crease.
Another important part of
Chinese culture is their food.
Unique and delicious, Chinese food
is something people enjoy all
around the world. Chinese cuisine’s
several styles originate from
regions of China. Rice, noodles,
soybeans, and wheat are a tasty
cuisine in China. The Fried Water
Chestnut cake and the Deep Fried
Mantua are some popular dishes
the Chinese like to enjoy. The
fortune cookie that comes along
with the food you order from a
Chinese restaurant is a very
famous cookie in China. Chinese
drink their tea with snacks such as
nuts, plums and dried fruit. They
have different types of Chinese
2 [Issue] :: [Date] food all over the country; the
Szechuan food is mostly found in
southeast China. This type of food
has bold flavors and usual quite
spicy. There is also the Fujian
cuisine; Fujian cuisine is mostly
made in broth or soup.
After researching
the
Integer metus. Chinese Culture we found that all
the parts that make up the Chinese
culture are very interesting, like
the foods in China are now spread
all over the world, origami is
byline known all over
the world. China is
[Name] the third most visited country in
the world; it has 55.98 billion
visitors each year. Chinese Culture
is a culture known all over the
world and is very exciting.
Lorem. -Nick
-Manya
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crowd goes wild as Jack Taylor of Grinnell College shoots his 138 point in the game against Faith Baptist Bible College. On November 20th 2012, was a life changing moment for Jack Taylor. Kobe Bryant, player on the Los Angeles Lakers states, “I don’t care what level you’re at, you score 138 points, it’s pretty insane.” Indeed it was! th
On October 12 1990, in Lakeside, California Taylor was born. According to Myron Medcalf, for high school Taylor attended Black River Falls High School in Wisconsin. In his senior year of playing basketball, he was Coulee Conference Player of the Year, and AP honorable mention all state. He ended his career as the second leading scorer in school history. However, he was not able to secure a division one sports scholarship. After high school, he attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. Jack Ipsum Taylor is ot just a famous basketball player but he is a normal kid just Anugue? like us. He was raised just like the rest of us were but he became known by trying his best. He did not become known right away, he kept trying and shooting for his goals, which finally got him there. Trying his best is what got him so far and you can do the same too. If you keep trying and reaching for your goals you may be as successful as Jack Taylor someday! Sed 3 Lorem Ipsum Dolor [Issue] :: [Date] Fashion
Fashion is a general term for a popular style or practice, especially in
clothing and shoeware and accessories. The fashion industry is a product of
the modern age, prior to the mid-19th century, most clothing was custom
made. According to The New York Times, media plays a significant role
when it comes to fashion. At the beginning of the 20th century, fashion
magazines began to include photographs of various fashion designs and
became more influential on people now. For example, an important role of
fashion is fashion journalism. The four major current fashion capitals are
acknowledged to be Paris, Milan. New York City and London. These cities are
all headquarters to the greatest fashion companies. The fashion style has
changed a lot over the hundreds of years. The people who lived in the 1800’s
only where one type of clothing a year. Today we adjust to the season and
wear the right clothes In summer we where shorts and t-shirts Today we
where a variety of different clothes, like
dresses, skirts and other kind clothes.
Present
fashion
Fashion in 1794
4 Lorem Ipsum Dolor Issue [#] :: [Date] Popular Games Remember this is just MY opinion, or opinions found between others and me! There will also be reviews! J Reporter: Allan R. .1. Tales Of Symphonia (Original) 2. Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald 4. Pokémon Yellow/Blue/Red 5. Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 6. Tales Of The Abyss 7. Super Mario Bros. 8. Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 9. Final Fantasy 1-­‐13 10. Tales Of Symphonia Dawn Of A New World 11. Super Smash Bros. Brawl 12. Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories 13. Super Smash Bros. Meele 14. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 15. Mario Cart Wii/Ds 16. Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance 17. Modern Warfare 1-­‐3 18. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 19. Black Ops 20. Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days 21. Sonic Adventure 22. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum 23. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 24. Pokémon Silver/Gold/Crystal 25. Super Mario Galaxy 2 26. Boom Blox 5 Here Are Where The Reviews Are… All By Me! **** Boom Blox Although Boom Blox was a GREAT game and I can’t stress that enough, this game just lacks that special product that makes it AMAZING. This game you use the Wii controller to throw blocks at other blocks to make them fall. The minigames I personally think are what push the game up to four stars! ***** Super Mario Galaxy 2 As a game from the Mario franchise you expect it to be good even because the first game was great. SMG2 was a short-­‐ish game where you play as Mario to go save different galaxies and getting stars. But alongside that you get to play with YOSHI! It brings back the feelings from the old Mario games like Mario Island. ***** Pokémon Silver/Gold/Crystal As being a Pokémon game, it’s great. You go around in the jhoto league and fight gyms with your Pokémon. Train your Pokémon and get great legendries! **** LOZ The Minish Cap This is another Zelda game… self explanatory, THE BEST! This Zelda game in particular is unique because you get to be link in which his cap allows him to shrink. Truthfully this is not found in any other Zelda game. I hope they add it to a new one. ** Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum My opinion… I HATED THIS REGION OF GAMES! SINNOH IS A LOT OF WASTE TIME! I think that the programmers programmed this game poorly. Although adding cool and unique game play like; legendries not found elsewhere, and modes like mining, it still didn’t add up well with the game. MANY people disagree with me and say it was great… well this is what I think. ***** Sonic Adventure Oh… OOOOHHH… I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START WITH THIS GAME! Leveling up from the bad graphics to better graphics, adding 3d instead of 2d, AMAZING GAMEPLAY, good music, just everything about this game was Phenomenal! Going from being able to play story mode from various different sonic characters, (Amy, Tails, Knuckles, Biggs, and E-­‐102 GAMMA) to different bosses for each character! Truly this game deserves 100 out of 10! **** Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Great game. Playing as Sora in all of the KH games has now changed! You are now, Roxas, a blonde hair freak that doesn’t know much. Going through the game was a blast! Fighting of bosses from movies, killing evil, your average fantasy violence game. That’s why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. ***** Black Ops Oh black ops. Gun Game. Fun rated M shooting game. Intense game play and fun ways to enjoy it with others. **** LOZ Twilight Princess Another Zelda game. Well all of the Zelda from other games combined. This game is great but is kind of hard, confusing, and creepy. It added new game items that are sort-­‐of mooch-­‐offs. Gale Boomerang; A boomerang with wind. Double claw shots; Longshots on BOTH hands. And Then THE BOSSES. Some of those are mooch-­‐offs too. But I won’t get into detail. ***** Modern Warfare 1-­‐3 Modern Warfare. Another gun game by “Call Of Duty”. It’s an amazing game. Others say better then Black Ops and Black Ops 2! I don’t have much to say about this game because I haven’t played it as much. ***** Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Another kingdom hearts game. They come up with the best game ideas. But this game in particular has an amazing storyline, new modes, minigames, and the ability to play as Sora AND Riku! ***** Mario Kart I LOVE Mario Kart. Playing as different Mario characters to race against CPU’s, friends, and complete strangers. Going from nice calm music, to courses that make you flip out, this game is definitely a MUST-­‐PLAY game. 7 Lorem Ipsum Dolor [Issue] :: [Date] ***** The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time This people say this is the best RPG game that you can get. Personally I think this is my FAVORITE Zelda game. AMAZING MUSIC, great storyline, great gameplay, and AMAZING challenges. Besides the game, there are the graphics. The graphics evolve from 8-­‐bit to amazing 3d so this game you need to own because once you play it you get hooked. **** Super Smash Bros. Melee An ssb game. This game brought great popularity to the series. Starting from the not so great Super Smash Bros. 64 for the Nintendo64 (and trust me, that game is a waste) it turned into a game that brought everyone fun for AGES. Bringing characters not so popular from different games like; link from the legend of Zelda, Marth from Fire Emblem, and Ness from Earthbound. Truly this is a great game. ***** Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories This is my FAVORITE kingdom hearts game. This has a cool storyline and the game brings you to different Disney movies and places like; Pinocchio, Aladdin, Never land and many more! Using a unique game feature, playing with attack cards, allows you to kill enemies and bosses. ***** Super Smash Bros. Brawl I love this game. Besides the fact it’s an ssb game, it has new characters like; Ike from Fire Emblem, Pit from Kid Icarus, Wario form Mario, Lucario from Pokémon and many more. They added new items features. But what I love is the final smash. The final smash allows you to harness powers from a characters game franchise and use them in an epic way. ***** Tales of Symphonia Dawn of A New World This is a “Tales of” game. Tales of games are LOOOOOONNGGG RPG games. This series especially is long and amazing. But what I don’t like is that the bosses are much harder. This game adds 2 characters to the game. Emil and Marta. Your job is to travel and defeat evildoers. But in a less simplistic way. ***** Final Fantasy The central conflict in many Final Fantasy games focuses on a group of characters battling an evil, and sometimes ancient, antagonist that dominates the game's world. Stories frequently involve a sovereign state in rebellion, with the protagonists taking part in the rebellion. The heroes are often destined to defeat the evil, and occasionally gather as a direct result of the antagonist's malicious actions. 8 ***** Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks In this game you travel with ghost Zelda along the missing train tracks. You go to different temples. When you beat the temple, new tracks appear throughout the world. Going from the Forest Realm to the Snow Realm to the Water Realm to the Fire Realm to the Sand Realm to the Dark realm to defeat the final boss. **** Super Mario Bros. Although a Mario game, I never enjoyed the gameplay. It’s a great game don’t get me wrong, but it just wasn’t something I would play. You go through different worlds and different levels and bosses. *****Tales of the Abyss It’s a Tales of-­‐ game. It speaks for itself. Great game, Great gameplay, great storyline, everything is great. It has sort of the same battle system. This game is a MUST play. *****The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Combining the “Wii motion plus” controller and moving around, it was actually a good exercise. I mean the game didn’t have the best music like all of the other games, but the gameplay made up for that. Between the bosses and the dungeons, this game was a pretty difficult task. *****Pokémon Blue/Yellow/Red These are the Pokémon games that started it all. From bad graphics to great endings, Pokémon, memorable moments, no wonder everyone loves these games. These are the games that EVERYONE to experience. ***** Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald These are the favorite games in the world! As a poll from community choice, this is the favorite Pokémon generation. The memorable music to the fun gyms and cool legendries, this game you must play. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbLvs1tYhc&list=ELcxE5Bc9Qy7Q&index=3 9 Lorem Ipsum Dolor [Issue] :: [Date] ***** The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask This game is either a love or hate game. I was in the middle, and I know that is not possible but I never beat this game. I always remember putting on the Zora mask and running around South Clock Town on the night of the third day. Now if you never played this game I will explain a little bit. Your in a land where this so called “Skull Kid” puts a curse on the land, and makes the moon fall in 3 days. In the beginning you were looking for your fairy, Navi, yes the annoying one. Your job is to rescue the Giants from each temple, The Swamp, The Snowy Mountain, The Great Sea, and The Canyon temples. Once you release the giants on the third night you go to the top of the clock tower in South Clock Town and summon the giants. The moon pushes away and you go with the skull kid on the moon, and there you can get the Fierce Deity’s Mask and fight the final boss. ***** Tales of Symphonia (Original) This is a tales of-­‐ game. You go around the world trying to help fight against the discrimination of Humans, Elves, and Half-­‐Elves. You meet friends along the way between the two worlds, Sylvarant and Tethe'alla. But then you find out our “friend” Mithos is a traitor and just wants a world for him and his half-­‐elf sister. (Both Half-­‐Elves) This game is a game you HAVE to play, it might be expensive and a little old and unpopular, but it is a must get game. External Links: (For Stuff I Did Not Explain That Much) Tales Of Symphonia: http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_of_Symphonia Tales Of The Abyss: http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_of_the_Abyss Sonic Adventure: http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_Adventure Boom Blox: http://boomblox.wikia.com/wiki/Boom_Bloxn 10