Issue no. 10 - Colegio de Chihuahua

The BackPacker
Issue 10 / March 2013 / Week 2
The Origin of Our Nations Symbol
by Natalia Peniche
On the 24th of February
eve r y ye a r, t h e re i s a
celebration for the Mexican
flag. Also known as “Pendón
Trigrante”, The Mexican Flag
is one of the three most
significant symbols for our
nation. It is made up of 3
stripes: green, white, and red.
These colors originated from
the colors of the flag of the
“Ejército de las Tres Garantías
o Trigarante”. They have
represented different things
along the years because of
the changes our country has
gone through. Green originally
represented the Independence
from Spain; white was for the
Catholic faith and finally red
signified the union between
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When Mexico endured the
G u e r ra de Re f o r m a an d
politics were separated from
religion, the meanings of the
fl a g ’ s c o l o r s c h a n g e d .
Nowadays, Green represents
hope, White the union of
Mexican people, and red the
blood shed by the nation’s
heroes.
Another element of our flag is
the emblem located in the
middle of the white band. It
pictures an Eagle standing
upon a cactus holding a snake
in its beak and it is inspired on
the culmination of the Mexicas
pilgrimage to establish their
c i t y “ Te n o c h t i t l a n ” , n ow
known as Mexico City.
The Mexicas had a legend
that said that when they were
to encounter an eagle
perched on a cactus with a
snake in it’s peak was were
they should establish their
biggest city. They Mexicas
found this symbol 200 years
later on a small island in the
middle of the Lake Texcoco.
President Lázaro Cardenas
established Flag Day in our
country in the year of 1937.
The date was c hosen to
celebrate the “Plan de Iguala”
or “Plan of the Three
Guarantees” signed a century
before, on February 24, 1821.
This Plan was based in three
principles: Religion,
Independence and unity,
values that were represented
in the flag’s colors.
I think Flag Day is a very
impor tant obser vance for
Mexico and we should
celebrate it with pride and
honor because it stands for
everything our heroes had to
go through in order to give us
an independent nation. It
should also inspire us to
continue defending freedom,
democracy, and justice for our
country.
Welcome to a world
through Glass; Google
glasses. by Lorena Garrido
features using voice
activated controls. These
features include:
• Recording video –just
Those Supersonics car toon
moments are now turning real!
Project glass is a program run
by Google in whic h t hey
research and develop a head
mounted display (HMD)
shaped like eyeglasses, with the
name of Google Glass. This
product will be able to display
information, interact with the
internet and will have voice
command. Google Glass will
be using the Google android
operating system.
The first Google Glass demo
r e s e m b l e s
normal eyeglasses where the
lens is replaced by a head up
display. In the future, new
designs may allow integration
of the display into people's
normal eyewear.
This product will be available to
the United States developers
for $1500 being delivered in
early 2013, while the consumer
version is
rumored to
be available
by the end of
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under $1500.
The voice
command is
said to have
m u l t i p l e
say Ok Glass: Record
Video
• Taking a picture –just
say Ok Glass: Take
Picture
• Search – just say Ok
Glass: Search…
(search query)
• Get directions – just
say Ok Glass: Get
Directions To…
These and more features
will be available to the
Google Glass.
At the moment no new
information has been put
out about the Project Glass,
but keep an eye on future
Backpacker Issues for more
information on these
wonderful artifacts that will
for sure change humanity.
10 Random Facts of the
Week
1. A man once spent $12,000
to build the world’s greatest
treehouse.
2. Cats spend about 70% of
their lives asleep.
3. Jellyfish and lobsters are
considered biologically
immortal. They don’t age and
will never die unless they are
killed.
4. There is a cruise ship named
“The World” where residents
live permanently and travel
around the globe.
5. Orange juice tastes bad
af ter brushing your teeth
because toothpaste blocks
your sweet taste receptors due
t o a f oaming agent t hat
changes the shape of your
tongue cells.
6. There is a book published
titled “Everything Man Knows
a b o u t Wo m e n ” a n d h a s
a ro u n d a h u n d re d b l a n k
pages.
7. You can buy GPS shoes that
w i l l g u i d e yo u h o m e by
clicking your heels.
8. If a cockroach touches a
human, it will run away to
clean itself.
9. In 1990 in the Republic of
Singapore, a child was born
and named Batman Bin
Superman.
10. Ronald Wayne, Apple
cofounder, sold his share of
the company for $500,
thinking Apple wouldn’t be
successful. Now it’s worth
more than $22 billion. The
best
p a r a surrealist
a r t i s t :
Remedios
Varo
by Daniela Ochoa
She was born in Spain close
to Girona, on December 16th
1908. At age 16 she started
studying at Academia de San
Fernando de Madrid.
During the Spanish Civil War,
she fled to Paris where she
w a s i n fl u e n c e d b y t h e
surrealist movement, where
she became a member of the
art group “Logicohobiste”
where she met her husband,
the french surrealist poet,
Oscar Dominguez.
In 1941, Varo fled to Mexico
City due to the Nazi
occupation in France. She
remained in Mexico for the
rest of her life where she met
a lot of people including Frida
Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The
most influential relationship
was to the Austrian, Walter
Gruen, who believed fiercely
in Varo and supported all her
artwork.
Life in Mexico
W h i l e i n M e x i c o , Va r o
befriended with two European
refugees Leonora Carrigton
and Kati Horna. Carrington
and Varo read and discussed
books on alchemy, witchcraft,
m a g i c , m y t h o l o g y, a n d
Kabbalah. They also shared
their dreams and moved in to
their first home together.
In Mexico, she was influenced
by pre-Columbian art. Varo’s
imagination started flourishing
greatly while living in Mexico
City, which resulted in a series
of disturbing and confusing
paintings, but all the work she
made started getting attention
from the greatest painters in
Mexico.
Varo passed away due to a
heart attack in 1963.
This painting was actioned by
Guren for $574,000, and
gave the money to Varo’s
mother.
“Woman Leaving the
Psychoanalyst's Office” (1960)
In this paintings Varo plays
with psychoanalytic theories
about women and the process
of individuation.
!
A lot of people compare her
to Frida Kahlo, many say that
she isn’t even a Mexican artist
since she was originally from
Spain. But most of her
paintings remain in Mexico
City. Walter Gruen owns 39
of her paintings.
Remedios Varo is my favorite
artist and painter. She has
amazing paintings. They give
me the impression of looking
into someone else’s dream.
Here are the most recognized
of her paintings:
“Breaking the Vicious
Circle” (1962)
This is my personal favorite
“Still life Reviving” (1963)
Varo creates this image of a
still life that has come to life
as if by magic. The fruit floats
above the table and orbits
around the
flame of the !
c a n d l e
symbolizing a
solar system.
The fruit
b e c o m e
planets, the
fl a m e
becomes a
Sun. This was
her
last
painting.
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Get to Know Us
IF YOU COULD HAVE
ANY ANIMAL AS A
PET WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Lorena: A puppy and a
baby chimpanzee.
Jesus: A wolf and a
sperm whale.
Patty: An elephant.
Dany: A white owl.
Sergio: A penguin and a
kangaroo.
Natalia: A gorilla.
You Know What Grinds My Gears by Sergio Melendez
Everyone has that one thing that bothers them more than it should; that’s
what we call a pet peeve. While many people have pet peeves, some
may not know how to deal with these little annoyances. Though they are
often bothersome to those who have them, they have to learn to
overcome these frustrations. Here are some of my pet peeves.
1. They way my mom constantly needs to know what I’m doing.
Everywhere I go, no matter what I’m doing, she must know what I’m up
to. Even when I’m doing the most innocent of things, like reading a book,
she’ll be all up on my business. It gets me annoyed because it distracts me
from what I’m doing.
2. When a teacher erases something on the board, but still leaves a little
mark untouched. Seriously, if you’re up there might as well take
everything up. ERASE IT!
3. When people yawn and don’t cover their mouths, and plus they moan.
This is not only very annoying, it’s nasty and appalling to see the inside of
someone’ mouth.
4. Having to wait a whole week to watch the next episode of your
favorite TV show. This one is pretty self-explanatory. It might raise the
excitement, but one week? That’s just too much.
5. Walking in line, and being stuck behind a group of people who walk as slow as a turtle and take up the
whole hallway. This is especially tiresome when I’m in a hurry, like going to lunch, but can’t go faster than
the people in front.
6. People who try to sing a song without knowing the lyrics. Yeah that’s right people who sing Gangam
Style, I’m talking about you.
7. The annoying obnoxious beeping after a microwave’s timer reaches zero.
I know it’s useful because it tells us when our food is done, but couldn’t they
replace it with a voice just stating that the food is ready. Maybe Morgan
Freeman should be that voice.
8. Opening a bag of chips only to realize in disappointment that it’s half full.
Quote of the Week
“Do not follow where
the path may lead. Go
instead where there is
no path and leave a
trail.”
- R a l p h Wa l d o
Emerson, American poet,
essayist and lecturer (1803 1882).
9. Being rushed by my mom, and when I’m
finally done, she’s busy getting ready. I’m doing the best I can to get
ready quickly and when I’m done, guess what? My mom still has to take
a shower, go on Facebook, sweep the floor and write a biography on
Thomas Edison.
10. Having too much tomato sauce on my pizza. This is just wrong. It
should be a crime, the crust to ingredients to tomato sauce is completely
ruined.
11. Having earphones in my pocket and when I take them out, they’re all
tangled up. How does that even happen? Do they magically come alive
and move around when I’m not looking?
12. When the chargers of my electronic devices are three prong plugs,
but my houses only have for two prongs. I currently live in a house like
this and it’s really annoying. I have to buy a cheater plug for every outlet
in the house.
Frank Sinatra;
A Biography by Patricia Ochoa
Bor n as an only c hild,
Francis Albert Sinatra to Italian
immigrants Natalia Della and
Antonio Martina Sinatra in
Hoboken, New Jersey, December
12, 1915 would never imagine his
memorable career and life.
Sinatra loved music, it was
his passion ever since he was very
young, but he only knew it by sound
and never learned how to read it.
Nevertheless, it has always been his
passion, and in the early 1930s,
when he was just a teenager, he was
expelled from high school because
he was a bit of a rebel and started
pursuing his musical career by
singing at nightclubs and in several
competitions. It was when he, and his
band members, “The Hoboken
Four”, won a competition that lead
them to be invited to sing a local
radio station. There, Sinatra started
to gain popularity and caught the
eye of Harry James, bandleader
of Harry James and the Music
Makers; with he recorded his first
song; “All or Nothing at All” but
when first released, the record sold
very few copies. But when
the record was rereleased in the 1950s, it
sold millions of copies.
Around the year 1940, he
was invited by Tommy
Dorsey to join The Dorsey
Band and was in the band
for about two ver y
successful years. He
decided to leave t he
Dorsey Band to start his
solo career. I n J a n u a r y 194 2 , h e
recorded his first solo record,
instantly gaining fame as the king of
the bobbysoxers. Between the years
of 1943 and 1946, 17 of his songs
were charted at top 10 hits in those
same years, and was also when he
adopted the name “The Voice”, and
was also called “Ol’ Blue Eyes”
because of his outstanding eye
color. His career took an unfortunate
turn due to hemorrhaging in his
vocal cords in the 1950s. He started
pursuing an acting career which led
him to regain fandom when he won
an Oscar for best supporting actor
for his outstanding performance in
the movie “From Here to Eternity.”
Later that year, he signed with
Capitol Records and released many
successful records including “Come
Fly with Me” and “I’ve Got You
under my Skin”. Later, he left
Capitol to establish his own record
company called “Reprise”, which
Warner Bro. later bought. In the 60s
he played as a
main attraction at
the Caesars
Pa l a c e i n L a s
Vegas
and
founded the
famous “Rat
Pack” that was
joined by other
f a m o u s
entertainers like
Sammy Davis Jr.,
Dean Martin,
Pe t e r L a w f o r d
and Joey Bishop;
and won several Grammy for his
songs such as “Stranger in the
Night.” In 1967, he released his most
recognized song “My Way.” In
1979, he recorded the song “Theme
from New York, New York” with
Tonny Bennet and is always played
when the New York Yankees play at
their stadium in NYC.
On June 13, 1971 at a
concert in Hollywood, at the age of
55 he announced his retirement,
bringing to an end his 36 year
career in show business, but ended
his brief retirement in 1973 when he
released an album titled “Ol’ Blue
Eyes is Back”, which was a great
success. He released many albums
throughout his long career; he won
11 Grammys and was nominated
over 30 times for his work. He won
over 40 other awards throughout his
entire career. Sinatra was awarded
t he “Legend Award” at t he
Grammys in 1994, where Bono from
the band “CU2” introduced him.
He gave his last live performance in
February of 1995 at a private event;
his closing song was “The Best is Yet
to Come”.
Sinatra passed May 14, 1998 of a
heart attack and now rests in
California where his tombstone
reads The Best is Yet To Come, but
there is no doubt that he still lives in
every one of his songs. SILVER
I try to calm down,
ease my breathing, but
it’s impossible now.
A story by Jesus Lopez
I’m shaken and
wounded, beaten and
stunned. The atmosphere pushes me to the
floor, gravity playing with my body, my head
burns and then I hear the noise. I look around;
try to find the origin of the grunt, but the only
sound I find is my own thirsty thrusting heart.
The noise, not possibly steps, the repetition way
too rapid; trotting? Maybe so. Perhaps rescue
comes.
I turn around twice, but I don’t see. Something,
there must be something! Nothing. All black,
just darkness engulfing this world, engulfing
me, holding on to my lungs.
Rescue, it must come, it must hurry, it must find
its way in this darkness. It must, rescue me. It
must find me somehow in the middle of the
dark for I hear it nearby.
With each bump I hear, the sound of the rescue
gets quicker. Anxious, But where is it? I feel it;
it’s here, but where?
I’m hurting, again, and the pain is too strong
this time. While the rescue keeps on coming,
my body and I take the fall, not being able to
bare the pain, which continues on, pushing
against my senses. Stand up! My body won’t
move, I shiver and twitch involuntarily, but
when I order myself to move, there’s nothing.
Legs and arms stuck and neck immobile. Help! I
scream with desperation though no sound
comes out from my parched throat.
Rescue is now closer than before, I feel a dim
droplet of hope rise from inside my heart. The
noise, slows down, it is now with me, ready to
help me, ready to take me away from here.
The noise now dims entirely as tranquility
overflows through me, some pain escaping.
I stand up.
Starting my search for any type of light to
guide me; I sigh, for there, again, is only
darkness. I shake my arms and legs, draining
the pain left out of me.
A light, I find it.
A dim light at first.
Then it grows and
grows, glowing right in
front of me. Near?
Far? But there it shines,
salvation, the end of my grief.
I walk to it, each step I take I feel swifter, softer
and more peaceful than ever. I am lifted, or
else that’s what I feel, by the shine’s secure
grip.
I glance deeper into the brightness of white…
and my heart, it races.
I extend my arm and reach out to touch the
white wall of dust in front. Near? Far? I feel the
stir, I feel it flow, not like any other pleasure
ever felt before. Pure, divine, simple. Intrigued
by the enigma of the touch, my soul steps into
the silver. A leak of happiness, a stream of joy,
one strong hold, and a hug. I close my eyes,
and fall into a long serene sleep.
Green Tips of the Week
• Check out your bathroom. Use low-flow
faucets, showerheads, and toilets.
• Bring your own bags to the grocery store.
Given a choice between plastic and paper,
opt for paper.
• Turn off your car
if you are going
to be idle for
more than one
minute
Paleolithic Diet
by Natalia Peniche
Why not go bac k to the
nutritional form that people had
in the Paleolithic era? This period
was about 2.5 million years and
ended around 10,000 years
ago.
The Paleolithic diet, also known
as the caveman diet, Stone Age
diet and hunter-gatherer diet, is a
modern nutritional plan based on
the apparent ancient diet of wild
plants and animals that different
human-like species habitually
consumed during this period.
How does the Paleolithic Diet
works?
While doing the Paleolithic Diet,
you take advantage of all the
beneficial nutrients of the food
allowed in this nutritional plan,
•
•
Higher protein intake.
•
Lower carbohydrate
intake and lower glycemic
index.
•
•
•
Grass-produced meats
Moderate to higher fat
i n t a ke d o m i n a t e d b y
monounsaturated
•
Fish/seafood
•
Fresh fruits and
veggies
•
Eggs
•
Nuts and
seeds
•
Healthful
o i l s
(Olive,
walnut,
fl a x s e e d ,
macadamia,
avocado,
coconut)
and polyunsaturated fats
with balanced Omega-3
and Omega-6 fats.
Higher potassium and
lower sodium intake.
•
Higher intake of,
vitamins, minerals,
antioxidants, and plant
phytochemicals.
When you fully follow t he
Paleolithic Diet you may:
like fresh fruits, vegetables,
meats, and seafood, which are:
s o l u b l e fi b e r , a n t i o x i d a n t
vitamins, phytoc hemicals,
omega-3 and monounsaturated
fats, and low-glycemic
carbohydrates. All these nutrients
promote good health and reduce
the probability of gaining weight
or having cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, and other
health problems.
The following are seven basic
characteristics of hunter-gatherer
diets that will help to improve
your health, reduce your risk of
chronic disease, and lose weight.
•
Eat:
•
Net dietary alkaline load
that balances dietary acid.
•
What can I eat and what do I
have to avoid doing t he
Paleolithic Diet?
Higher fiber intake.
•
•
Enjoy a longer, healthier,
more active life
Don’t eat:
•
Cereal grains
Reduce your risk of heart
disease and type 2
diabetes
•
Legumes (including
peanuts)
•
Dairy
Lose weight if you are
overweight
•
Refined sugar
•
Potatoes
•
Processed foods
•
Salt
•
Refined vegetable___?
Improve your athletic
performance
•
Slow or reverse
progression of an
autoimmune
disease
•
Im prove or
eliminate
acne
•
Sleep better
and have
more energy
throughout
the day
•
Improve your
m e n t a l
outlook and
clarity
Did you know?
More facts for everyone!
* Cold weather makes
fingernails grow faster.
* Only humans cry because of
feelings.
* Twelve people have walked
on the moon.
* New Zealand is free of
heartworm disease and rabies.
* Buttermilk does not contain
any butter.
* Almonds are members of the
rose flower family.
* It takes about 7 minutes for
the average person to fall
asleep.
Lent and Holy Week by Lorena Garrido
It’s that time of the year again! Lent is celebrated by the Catholic
religion, representing the 40 days Jesus Christ spent in the wilderness,
fighting the temptation of Satan. Lent lasts 40 days, not including
Sundays; and it begins on Ash Wednesday, ending on the first day of
Holy Week.
For most Christians, Lent is a time of repentance1, fasting2 and
preparation for the coming of Easter. It is a time of individual reflection
in which we analyze our defects and try to improve on them. Today,
Christians focus on their relationship with God; often choosing to give
up something or to volunteer and give of themselves to others.
Sundays in Lent are not counted in the forty days because each
Sunday represents a "mini-Easter," it being a joyful anticipation of the
Resurrection.
What is the most important thing during Lent? The most important thing
during Lent is that you “Become.”
What does it mean to “Become”? Becoming is changing, taking away
the evil, what offends God. Becoming is also trying to be better every
day at everything you do.
Each year, God gives you Lent as a special time for three purposes:
* T h e r e a r e 31, 5 57, 6 0 0
seconds in a year. A leap year
has 31,622,400 seconds.
1) Repent of your sins
* Four out of five people over
100 years old are women.
3) Becoming.
* The average person laughs
15 times per day. Hahaha!
2) Do penance.
At the end of Lent, Catholics celebrate Holy Week; when we
remember the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, the day we remember when
Jesus entered Jerusalem and all the people praised him as King. This
day, Catholics take palms to the Church, like the Jews did in Jesus’
time, so they can be blessed.
Joke of the Week
What is Mozart doing
right now?
De-composing
BA - DUM - TSS
On Thursday of Holy Week, we remember the day that Christ had the
Last Supper with his apostles. This dinner is important because Jesus
knew he was dying, he wanted to do something to stay forever with
his men.
After the Last Supper, Jesus went to pray to a mountain. There, he was
taken prisoner. Then, he was interrogated, beat, crowned with thorns
and finally nailed to a cross and died.
After his death, Jesus was buried and, on the third day, he rose again.
This Sunday, resurrection is the most important day of Holy Week; it’s
the day of most joy for us Catholics.
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I leave you with the quote so you can reflect on it during this period of time.
"Take up your cross and follow Jesus, and you will enter eternal life. If you die with Him, you will also live
with Him, and if you share His suffering, you will also share His glory."
Food Worth an Eye
by Sergio Melendez
Would you spend $100 on a hotdog? What about a grand for some eggs? Talk about putting your money
where your mouth is, huh? Despite the economic downturn in our society, many people are still buying
outrageously expensive dishes like the recession never happened. Some are exotic delicacies, while others
are just straight-up cuisine, like a hotdog, with rare spices and ingredients. Here are three of the most
expensive dishes.
1. The Zillion Dollar Frittata ($1,000): This absurdly expensive dish consists of a
mixture of omelet lobster and 10 ounces of segruva caviar. It is served in the Le
Parker Meridien Hotel in Ney York City. Although yes, it is quite an expensive
dish, you’ll be getting your money’s worth out of it since caviar is rolled as one of
the most expensive things in the world. If you ever go to NYC, and have a
thousand dollars to cough up, try it. They say that this dish will make your taste
buds golden.
2. The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate ($25,000): What would you do with $25,000? Buy a new car? Pay for six
months at Harvard? Instead, how about some really fancy chocolate? The Frrrozen
Haute Chocolate is a sundae that contains a blend of 28 cocoas, 14 of which are
the most expensive in the world. It is decorated with edible gold and served in a
goblet lined with edible gold. As if that weren’t enough, it also comes with an 18
karat gold bracelet with one karat of diamonds in the bottom of the sundae. So
you can eat the sundae in style, you will receive a golden spoon decorated in
white and chocolate diamonds. And yes you can take all that home.
3. White Truffles ($1,350-$2,700 per kilogram): The most expensive
mushroom in the world is this little sucker found in Europe, more
specifically, northern Italy. It can reach 12cm in diameter and weigh up
to 500 grams. The reason why they’re so expensive is because they’re
rare, and are only available for a few
months each year and must be found by
special pigs. The taste is absolutely
exquisite, but it can’t be explained by
words. But still, that’s still an awful amount
of money to pay for some little fungus.
Riddle of the Week
What has a head, a tail, is
brown and
has no legs?
Answer to last
weeks riddle:
The letter N
My
Top
Movies
from My Childhood
by Jesus Lopez
As we grow up, there are
many factors that make up who
we are; these include our family,
our friends, our schools, and also
the entertainment that we are
exposed to at an early age. In
the category of entertainment,
we can find story books, which
our parents read to us before
going to sleep, the music that we
listened before even
understanding the lyrics, and
also the movies that we were
shown at an advanced age. For
me, more than the stories and
the music, the movies were the
one member of entertainment
that affected me more on the
way I saw things while growing
up.
The movies my parents let me
watch were not only
entertaining, but for some reason
I also learned from them. Here
are the top movies that I watched
before I turned into a teenager.
I’m also including the reasons
why I liked them and how
they changed my points
of view and opinions
while growing up.
1. Anastasia
This was, and still is, my
favorite movie of all time.
It tells the story of a lost
girl looking for a home,
and a villain that seeks
revenge with the help of
a curse. I don’t really
relate to the story, but for
some reason I love it! I think it’s
mostly because of the music,
which caught my attention since
the very beginning. I still sing the
songs every once in a while,
remembering the lyrics word by
word. Also the history behind the
movie’s plot line is of my interest
since I was very young. I actually
began to read about Rasputin,
the story’s antagonist, since I
was very young. Nowadays I
know most of Gregory Rasputin’s
life story, which in the movie is
depicted incorrectly.
I have learned many things from
these movies, like knowing that
revenge is never the best option,
you should never give up on
hope, and that family will always
be there when you need them.
However, I guess the biggest
lesson I learned (which
want’s even part of the
actual movie’s plot line) is
that you shouldn’t make
prejudgments about
anybody.
2. The Day After
Tomorrow
The first time I watched
this movie, I was maybe
ten years old, I saw it with
my entire family. This movie kind
of changed my life by teaching
me that a person can make a
huge change in the world.
The story is quite interesting, for
it tells the story of
a terrible disaster
caused by nature,
which is kind of
realistic. It was the
fi r s t m o v i e I
watched that
included disaster
scenes on a
massive level, and I
really enjoyed
them. I love the
characters because
of the bravery and
perseverance that they kept
facing what could be considered
the end of life as they know it.
Since the first time I watched the
movie I was with my entire family
dur ing wint er, I alwa ys
remember that day when I watch
it. It brings back many happy
moments that I have shared with
them, and plus the movie is also
a reminder that hope shouldn’t
ever be lost.
3. Star Wars
Star Wars is,
and
has
always been, my trauma. The
first time I watched it I was
probably 9 years old, Episode
One: The Phantom Menace and
it was that movie that
began my obsession.
Right af ter t hat, I
watched the fourth,
the fifth, and the sixth
movies, and I loved
them all! When the
second movie came
out, I remember
buying the DVD
immediately and
watching it five times
in a row on the same
day. Then the third movie came
out and I was devastated,
knowing that it was the last one.
I still don’t know for sure why I
love the movies so much, maybe
it has something to do with the
many themes combined in the
story. The whole story of the
saga includes romance, action,
hope, war, friendship and many
betrayals. It has taught me many
of the lessons I still use in my life,
like “Do or do not, there is no
try.” Yoda is my Master for Life
and Chewbacca my imaginary
best friend, and this is not an
exaggeration.
Like I said before, movies may
sometimes get to become part of
our life. There are many reasons
why they might affect us, either
because of memories or because
of the lessons taught. They can
switch the way we see things or
even show us a universe that we
never thought existed.
Best Song to
Workout to
by Daniela Ochoa
Have you ever gone to the gym listening to the most
turn off songs to workout? Well today is your lucky
day, because I’m going to give you the ten most
rated songs to workout to, and my personal playlist!
Why you should listen to music while you workout?
Music can have the positive effect of helping you to
train longer and harder by allowing you to
concentrate on the rhythm of your workout rather
than on the difficulty of your exercises.
The most popular genres to listen to while working
out is R&B and Electronic because this genres have
the fastest rhythm and get you pumped and in the
mood to workout. I prefer trance/electronic music.
This is a “rhythm and blues” (R&B) playlist:
"Find Your Love" - Drake
"Got Your Back" - T.I., featuring Keri Hilson
"Check It Out" - will.i.am and Nicki Minaj
"2012 (It Ain't the End)" - Jay Sean, featuring Nicki
Minaj
"Midnight Hour" - Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek, featuring
Estelle
"In My Head" - Jason Derulo
"Who Dat" - J. Cole
"Club Can't Handle Me" - Flo Rida, featuring David
Guetta
"Not Afraid" - Eminem
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love Again" - Usher, featuring
Pitbull
This is an electronic playlist:
“Ultra Festival 2012 (live)” - Avicii
“Cracks” - Freestylers
“Heartbreaker Remix” - Wolfgang Gartner
“Act Like You Know” - Nero
“A msterdamn” - Afrojack
“Touch Me in the Morning” - Afrojack
“Bring it on” - Goose
“California Dreaming remix” - Benny Benassi
“& Down” - Boys Noize
“Stay Crunchy” - Ronald Jenkees
My favorite
album
to
workout with is
“Alive 2007” by
Daft Punk, and
it’s what I
usually listen to
when I do
intense and
short workouts.
Finally, these are my top ten songs to workout with:
“Unforgivable” - Armin van Buuren
“I Dare You (Live from Washington State)” Shinedown
“Take Me Out” - Franz Ferdinand
“Someday” - Nickelback
“MoneyGrabber” - Fitz & The Tantrums
“I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ ” - Scissor Sisters
“Break My Fall (Radio Edit)” - Tiesto & BT
“Bulletproof” - La Roux
“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” - Green Day
“Sky Falls Down” - OceanLab
I hope you find these three playlists useful for your
workouts!
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