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17 Vol. 2 Issue No. 4 E d i t o r i a l The Wizard of Oz By Jesús López I have been honored this year to play the powerful Wizard in the school’s play the Wizard of Oz, and even though the journey has been tiresome, the result is more than gratifying. This is an invitation to all of our readers to attend the play this 28th, 29nth, and 30th of March. The play is extremely entertaining, more than I thought it had the potential to be; not only does it consist of incredibly powerful singing from our talented choir and energetic dancing, but the play also includes many jokes and special effects during some of the most animated numbers. Personally I believe that the scene of the evil witch will catch the audience by surprise...spoiling surprises is not my thing. THE STAFF Pedro Chavarria - CHIEF DESIGNER Lorena Garrido - NEWS EDITOR Jesús López - MANAGING EDITOR Erick García - CREATIVE WRITER Karla Medina - HUMAN RESOURCES Amauri Romero & Luis Sagui - REPORTERS Juan Carlos Leyva - SPORTS EDITOR Oscar Rodriguez - JOURNALIST All of our team has put a lot of strain into making the play the best one yet! Having worked all this time with my amazingly talented vocal teacher has helJessica Mora - JOURNALIST ped me learn what my team of singers and I are actually capable of. I am very proud of us all, and it would mean a lot for me for our readers to come and Tongue Twister hear us sing what we’ve been preparing for months. I wish to wish the wish I hope to see you all there! you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish. Contact Us: [email protected] INDEX C O O L T U R E 5 7 11 The Parisian Pœt of Painting Mother Nature Dr. Seuss T U N E U P 15 Trova 17 Nu Era, Nu Metal R U N , H I T, S C O R E 21 Adéau Capitán MISCELLANEOUS 25 27 29 32 Give Them a Brake I’ve Been Wondering Some Weird Phobias Red C CO O LT U R E The Parisian Poet of Painting By Oscar Rodriguez CO O LT U R E Throughout the world, there are unknown artists His life was simple, humble and with very few that are better than the ones we hear about the friends. In his last year of life, he was awarded with whole time as in the case of Edgar Degas, Hen- the Prix Antoine-Quinson. He died on November ri-Edmond Cross or Édouard Cortès. The last one 28, 1969, his hometown. of my personal favorites; he was a post-impressionist painter who liked to paint mostly France Some of his paintings were stolen in 1988 in Cali- cityscapes; night and weather settings were the fornia, at the Simic Gallery. Four of those paintings main topic. were found in the year 2000 in Montana. Later in He was born on August 8, 1892 in Lagny-sur-Mar- 2008, one of his paintings was found as a do- ne, about 20 miles from Paris. Paint ran through nation at a Goodwill Industries at Maryland. The his veins, his father painted for the Spanish Royal discovery was made by the manager, who found Court. Édouard married Fernande Joyeuse in that the painting was signed original and later was 1914 and had a daughter two years later. His wife auctioned at $40,600 dollars in Sotheby’s. passed away in 1918, and then Édouard married his sister-in-law, Lucienne Joyeuse. Most artists remain unknown, not because they can’t afford to exhibit their artworks but because He began studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in the audience only sees the things they are told to see. We say Picasso and we only remember artworks and gained recognition. He was very his name, not the ones behind him or the ones independent and liked to tell the world about that. next to him. We don’t want to go beyond the big There was once a reporter who asked him if he names, just because he was hated or something. was a student of Luigi Loir, he then stated: “Non, So reader, go and discover the artists that you’ve elève de lui tout seul.” (“No, a student of myself never heard of before, you might get a surprise. after this, his recognition as an artist grew along with his success. French Infantry when he was 32 years old. Wounded by a bayonet, he was taken to the military hospital and awarded the Croix de Guerre. Since his superiors noticed his artistic talent in painting, he was reassigned to sketch enemy positions. He refused the Légion d’Honneur and was mobilized in 1919. pg pg.21 .5 pg.6 .22 C CO O LT U R E MOTHER NATURE: UNSTOPPABLE FORCES By Karla Medina pg.7 CO O LT U R E Have you ever thought that in only one minute everything that you have can be destroyed? Mother Nature has the power to take away all your belongings in just seconds pg.8 C CO O LT U R E everything that you have worked accidents caused by large concen- ter of all time: The Black Death. The for: your house, your cars, your trations of people. casualties of this epidemic disaster appliances and even your relatives. CO O LT U R E is estimated between 70-120 million, Regrettably, there are many people To remember events like these is all those deaths in only a two-year who are still ignoring the recommen- never nice, but we have to realize period. dations given by authorities, costing the magnitude of them to unders- many lives. tand that we face danger in almost There is not a thing that can stop every area we live in. The 85’earth- these disasters but there are many It is considered a natural disaster quake in Mexico City is a big example ways to prevent them. Unfortunately, when elements of nature cause big of a natural disaster that marked there are people who prefer to igno- damages in properties, services and our country. This land movement re the advice and protect their belon- ecology, or human deaths. There are registered an 8.1 in the Richter scale gings. Fortunately for us, Chihuahua is partially destroyed the city, thousands not a big natural disaster area; maybe geological phenomenon involves of buildings fell, many people were some occasional drought seasons, the movements of the materials hurt, and many died. States such as but for the moment we are safe. If inside the earth or in its surface. This Michoacán, Guerrero, Colima and includes: earthquakes, tsunamis, and Jalisco were affected too, reporting side a natural disaster alert, we must volcanic eruptions. The second type at least 50 deaths and many material follow the expert’s advice and go is known as hydro meteorological; as damages. where we can to protect ourselves the word says it refers mainly to wa- - from Mother Nature’s power. Despite Other famous natural disasters throu- all I mentioned, Mother Nature is not and snow, but it also covers droughts ghout history are: The Mount Vesu- bad, its actually pretty amazing. and tornados. vius eruption in the year ’79, which led to the burying and destruction of Natural disasters caused by chemicals the Roman cities Pompeii and Her- such as explosions, mass poisonings, culaneum. The Chernobyl disaster is spill of pollutants and harmful subs- inside the worst chemical disasters tances in water are known as chemi- because of its massive explosion cal disasters. Health natural disasters and the entire radioactivity liberated are those that present epidemic, throughout the whole U.R.S.S, Asia endemic or pandemic attacks. In last and part of Europe. Thir ty people place we have the natural disas- lost their lives; vegetation and animals ters known as socio-organizational were also seriously affected. Finally, problems that are no more than the the most devastating natural disas- pg.9 The Mount Vesuvius eruption led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities Pompeii and Herculaneum. pg.10 .16 pg C CO O LT U R E CO O LT U R E He might not be well known here in Mexico and perhaps you are wondering why a child would read books by a man named Dr. Seuss. Well, the thing is, Dr. Seuss is one By Lorena Garrido of the most successful children’s writers in history. He is an idol for every American. Growing up in the U.S made me enter the reading world at a very young age. The reading culture there is very important and everyone reads all the time. Every school had a library and I can tell you that it was one of our favorite places to go to. Reading time meant getting lost in piles of books and books. And for every young child, there was an only favorite author; Dr. Seuss. where he met his wife Helen Palmer. When he came back to the U.S, he pursued a Theodor Seuss Geisel, or as we know him, career as a cartoonist. He contributed to - many magazines and had his big break in children´s literature when he was offered he was a teenager and attended Dart- to do the drawings for a children´s saying mouth College, where he became editorin-chief of the Jack-O-Lantern, Dartmouth’s Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” pu- humor magazine. As any college student, blished. But not before it was rejected 27 Ted threw a party on campus and was dis- times before. covered by the Dean, who as a punishment took Ted out of the magazine. Theodor did not let this affect him and still sent in work but signed it with the pseudonym “Seuss”. Ted left for England and toured Europe pg.11 pg.12 - C CO O LT U R E CO O LT U R E Here is a list of some of the books: If we talk about the most famous books Cat in the Hat. This books came about House (educational and trade publishers Seuss died on September 24, 1991, and “Unless someone like you ca- by this time, he had written and illustrated res a whole awful lot, nothing more than 44 children’s books. They have is going to get better. It’s not.” been translated into more than 15 langua- – The Lorax ges. Dr. Seuss has many famous quotes that I • Green Eggs and Ham “So be sure when you step, Step • Horton Hears a Who! “new-reader” vocabulary words. This was because they were seeing that children were not reading enough because “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile be- with care and great tact. And the stories they had were boring and di- cause it happened.” remember that life’s A Great Balancing Act. And will you suc- career blast off. “A person’s a person, no matter how ceed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 small” and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, Another popular book by Seuss is Green Eggs and Ham. The story behind this you’ll move mountains.” - Oh, “You have brains in your head. You The Places You’ll Go! have feet in your shœs. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. “Be who you are and say what You’re on your own, and you know you feel, because those who what you know. And you are the guy mind don’t matter and those are, be, boat, box, car, could, dark, do, who’ll decide where to go.” - Oh, the who matter don’t mind.” eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, Places You’ll Go! or less. He accomplished it using these here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, “The more that you read, the more thank, that, the, them, there, they, train, things you will know. The more that tree, try, will, with, would, you. you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! Dr. Seuss’s style is characterized by the simple yet meaningful words he uses. Sentences that aren’t really full ideas but that rhyme and make you have a great time reading them. • The Cat in the Hat born to stand out?” in the United States) asked Seuss to write and illustrate a children’s book using 225 • The Lorax • Oh, The Places You’ll Go • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! • One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish • Mr. Brown can Moo! Can You? • Dr. Seuss’s ABC • Fox in Socks • There’s a Wocket in My Pocket! • If I Ran the Zoo pg.13 pg.14 TUNE UP TUNE UP trova MY LITTLE ROMANTIC OBSESSION By Erick García Trova started in Cuba, in the 19th century, when singers called Trovadores moved around Oriente, especially Santiago de Cuba, singing and playing classical guitars to earn a living. About the Trovadores: To be considered as so, you must ALWAYS: -Accompany yourself with a guitar (this leaves out piano players, sorry) -Sing songs that you or people like you write. -Deal pœtically with the song. About their songs: Present Day Interpreters: They went from politics to love, how There’s no better way to understand the real essence of a about that? type of music than to actually listen to it. So please, give me Originally, trovas were positioned amidst the chance to recommend some good Trova songs for the context of political phenomena, “la you to listen to: voz del pueblo” or the voice of the peo- No Te Cambio - Alejandro Filio. Quien Fuera - Silvio Rodríguez. Ojalá - Silvio Rodriguez. Sin Tu Latido - Luis Eduardo Aute Or Fernando Delgadillos Version. No Me Pidas Ser Tu Amigo - Fer- Un Hombre Nuevo - Federico Wolff. nando Delgadillo. ple. But with the Nueva Trova, originated after the Cuban Revolution (1959), they evolved into several branches, including mostly ballads sung by some very romantic folks who were in charge of writing the most popular songs of the new era: Trova Genre. This genre developed only in Spanish, but the feeling behind its songs is universal. pg.15 Te Amaré - Silvio Rodríguez. Hoy Ten Miedo De Mi - Fernando Delgadillo. El Breve Espacio En Que No Estás - Pablo Milanés and Silvio Brazos De Sol - Alejandro Filio. Rodriguez. pg.16 TUNE UP TUNE UP NU ERA NU METAL By Oscar Rodriguez This type of metal is recognized by the use of different styles like rap, folk, electronic, grunge, funk, industrial and so on. pg.17 pg.18 TUNE UP TUNE UP The boom of this metal was during mid 90’s taken too seriously and have had unfortu- and early 2000’s. The decrease of the popu- nate casualties. Such lyrics are sang practi- larity of such bands was mostly because of cally screaming, some were like declaiming their members splitting-up, trying new styles, a pœm, and others don’t even have words, just guttural sounds. gœs on. Nu Metal has been growing these past few years, mainly since some bands Instruments are pretty much the same as in have reunited, and tried again with this genre. rock: guitar, drums, bass-guitar and obviously singer. Exceptions are made during Rhythms, lyrics, and instruments vary a lot. As I previously mentioned, this genre mixes with 5 string bass-guitars, percussions and the styles and rhythms of grunge, funk and DJ tables along with acoustic instruments creates new ones by playing with them with like Slipknot and Linkin Park; this era in music the use of a synthesizer or a DJ table. Most history is very innovative when it comes to of the sounds were rather dark, dry as in instruments. Also they create new ways to austere and low in sound; bands like KoRn, play them, the bass-guitar and the percus- Slipknot, Deftones use these sounds. sions usage has grown. Lyrics vary from hate messages to heretic While Nu Metal is dying for some but for statements; they love to use pœtic images, others it is only the beginning. The dead of metaphors that help the listener, to imagine alternative led to the start of Neidermeyer’s the scenario, feelings or thoughts that the Mind, Adrenaline, Mate Feed Kill Repeat, singer is showing. Some of those images are Lateralus and Hybrid Theory. Nu Metal is considered both one of the most and least “Most of the sounds were rather dark, dry as in austere and low in sound”. important eras in music history, apart from the lamest and coolest genre. Please don’t let this genre die. These musicians are creative, bold and innovative. So give this genre a chance, you might even like it and start head-banging. pg.19 Some of the most important bands are: KoRn Deftones Slipknot P.O.D. Tool System of a Down Drowning Pool Cypress Hill Papa Roach Linkin Park Godsmack Limp Bizkit Static-X Breaking Benjamin pg.20 R U N , H I T, S CO R E R U N , H I T, S CO R E Adéu Capitán F.C. Barcelona is for sure the best soccer team in the world, playing with amazing skills, dedication, and passion for the game. During the last 20 By Luis Sagüi ter 20 years of playing with Barça, has announced he is leaving the team at the end of the season. years, the team has been growing at an amazing speed and it has become one of the most famous teams in the world. Due to its controversial and really successful procurements, F.C. Barcelona is always an important point around the soccer world. Nowadays it has the best players on earth, but what happens when a big star leaves the team? Carles Puyol i Saforcada, better known as Puyol, af- Who is Puyol? Spanish-born defense whose one and only team has been F.C. Barcelona, is considered one of the best players of his position due to his skills, effort, dedication and keep-going-on mentality. In the 95-96 season, he arrived to the basic forces or “second team” of Barcelona macho considered that Carles had an amazing connection with the ball and he did not allow the other teams’ forwards to score, so he listed to him on the Spanish national soccer team. He had the opportunity to play three World Cups: Korea & Japan, German and South Africa, the last one is one that he will always remember becauagainst Germany. pg.21 pg.22 R U N , H I T, S CO R E R U N , H I T, S CO R E Unfortunately for F.C. Barcelona and the did not deny it either. “I am not leaving un- National Spanish soccer team, he has just til June 30; I will help my team and will not announced he is going to take a rest at give up at any moment. We (F.C. Barcelona) the end of this season. Even though he has must achieve both, BBVA League and UEFA an actual contract until summer of 2016, his Champions League championship, so we can club’s directors allow him to take a time to prove that the best soccer team in the entire prepare himself mentally and physically for world is here, in Spain, the actual contest has whenever he feels ready to come back. “After the two risky knee surgeries I had, it what is necessary to succeed.” I had demanded for myself” said the F.C. “At the end of the season, I would like to Barcelona captain. This inability to reach his make a news conference in which I am full performance was the main reason that going to answer all the questions you might led Carles to make this decision. have.” For sure the most asked question will be about the FIFA World Cup and his possi- pg.23 The only thing that is a fact is that he is lea- ble appearance on it. The day when Carles ving, but what is going to come next in his Puyol decides to retire, international soccer career as a soccer player is still unknown; is going to say goodbye to one of the best he did not say anything about if his career defenses in the last 20 years or throughout would come to an end, but then again, he history. Adéu Capitán. pg.24 MISCELL ANEOUS MISCELL ANEOUS It is shown in many ways that the “ideal” type of a family is mom, dad and children. It is pretty amazing having a dad to tell us to keep going and that we girls are princesses and that boys are herœs; it is amazing to have a mom that tells girls how pretty they are and how boys are growing up so fast, both of them tucking you into bed at night, and kissing you good night… it is not always like that. Some of us have and live under what society calls “single parents.” Some people, like me, have only one parent. In this case, it dœs not matter if it is mom or dad; they make a great effort raising you. Moms are usually the caring, tender-loving part of the parenthood, while dad is the stronger authority who generally keeps control of the house and in some cases he is the only economic support. What happens when you live with only one of them? They have to make a dual role play, responsibility doubles, and they still have to try not to make you feel empty. An advice for all the people with just one parent; give them a break because they are doing their best. Think that sometimes, they also miss the other person just like you; think that economically, they have no other support but themselves AND also think that they need to support you and your needs, so they can’t always please you with new clothes, videogames or dresses. Furthermore, there will be even times in which they won’t be home that much because they are working really hard to get bread and milk to your table. Also, think that they are not overreacting when it comes to protecting you; you are their family and they will always be worried about you, your future and your present. They are doing it all for you. As a daughter of a single mom (it wasn’t always like that, but I lost my dad at a very young age), I’ve learned to keep up with her, to be patient and to understand how hard school needs, food, shelter... and sometimes as teenagers, we don’t really see that, we BRAKE pg.25 Do not feel weird or bad if you are part of a family with a single parent, many people are in the same situation. Instead of feeling lonely or embarrassed, feel lucky to have a parent out there working hard for you. Feel blessed and thankful and when you feel your mom By Karla Medina GIVE THEM A must learn to appreciate it. or dad is all over you, just give them a break: they are doing their best. pg.26 MISCELL ANEOUS MISCELL ANEOUS I’ve been Wondering By Karla Medina I have been wondering. I have been wondering about love. I have been wondering about what love means at this age. I have been wondering about what this age means. I have been wondering a lot lately. kids; I have seen couples with problems; but they all have something in common: a reason. Couples are so different from each other but they all have a reason for being together; it might be money, sadness, low self-esteem, and on rare occasions, the reason is love. re time with, share joys and sadness, but at this age, what do we look for in a partner? Are we looking for love or is it just company? We are looking for someone who un- most of the times, we cannot listen when that someone has the same need; we are looking for someone to share joy with and a shoulder to cry on during bad times, yet we are not able to appreciate their happiness nor have the patience to be there in their bad times. What are is it that we want? You need to know that a relationship is based on giving and receiving: if you need advice, you can expect advice AND also, be prepared if your help is needed in the future; if you need support, you can expect support, just like you will need to be supportive later on; if you need laughter, you can expect joy and also give joy; if you need love, expect it and be willing to give it back. I have been wondering what happens when that special relationship ends and your heart is broken. I have seen my friends cry, I have seen my cousins cry, I have seen many people cry over love, claiming their heart has been broken. I still wonder how it works. I have always thought that a broken heart is better than an untouched one. It will be all ugly and covered with patches, but at least it has experienced love. It has learned to carry on, and every single scar in there means there was a time when you felt you could never pass through that again. And here you are reading an essay by a very wondering girl. I have been wondering a lot lately and I still have not received any answer from anyone, nobody, not even from Google. But from all the wondering, I have learned several things: that love is a verb more than a subject; that broken hearts are survivors and that maybe I wonder too much. pg.27 pg.28 MISCELL ANEOUS MISCELL ANEOUS Some Weird Phobias The Word phobia is a clinical term that expresses a type of anxiety disorder, it is By Jessica Mora Have you ever seen a beautiful girl and felt this horrible fear towards her? This a constant fear of an object or a situation that may lead the victim to be sca- is called caligynophobia, the fear to gorgeous girls, as well girls may suffer from red of it, and constantly tries to avoid it. Living with fear means you can never this phobia in their case is called androphobia. It depends on the type of per- concentrate fully and give your best, loose opportunities and promotions that son to develop the effects, is usually connected to a social phobia or a social pass you by. I am currently reading some kind of weird phobias and I would like anxiety disorder. Can be developed by the unconscious mind as a mechanism to share with you guys. of protection, an event linking beautiful girls, an emotional trauma, events in movies or TV shows, or maybe seeing someone else experience a trauma. with this type of fear but it dœsn’t change the fact of the devastating effects this phobia can cause. This word takes root from the word “sesquipedalian” right? I have had this feeling. From that moment on you are anxious and imme- which means “long word.” Kids that are afraid of long words may suffer of diately check if you have any missing calls or maybe new messages. Resear- classroom anxiety, low test grades, and the kids that are unable to overcome chers in the UK came out with a name for this fear: Nomophobia, which means the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. The study found that about 58% of men and 47% of women suffer from this phobia, and an additional 9% The next phobia is called Didaskaleinophobia, for those who are really scared feel stressed when their mobile phones are off. to go to school it is possible to have this phobia. The students that suffer from Halloween, a dark celebration with pagan roots, has its origins in the folk rituals this are always feeling an intense anxiety of attending classes every single day. of the ancient Celts, who held a ceremony called Samhain in order to honor the It can affect kids and teenagers, and sometimes is shown in adulthood. Children harvest cycle. The fear of Halloween is known as samhainophobia, generally who possess this phobia can be bullied, suffer from learning disability, have develops due to religious principles. The ones that are affected by this fear, academically pressure, constantly thinking something bad is going to happen are frightened by the costumes and the loud sounds on the October. Any to them at school, or maybe something may harm their parents or their loved kind of reference may cause fear to darkness and trigger panic attacks. Other ones while they are at school. Halloween related fears are wiccaphobia (fear of witches), phasmophobia (of ghosts) and coimetrophobia (of cemeteries). This image shows a lotus seedpod. If your skin is crawling and itching when you see it, you may have trypophobia. It is not recognized as a phobia, but thousands of people claim to be affected by this situation which involves the fear The last but not least, is anatidæphobia, is an irrational fear of being watched of objects with assymetrical small holes either created naturally or unnaturally. by a duck, that’s right, a duck. No matter where you are or what you are doing The researchers Arnold Wilkins and Geoff Cole discussed that is based on a you’re constantly thinking a duck is watching you. In order to suffer this phobia brain response that associates the shapes with danger. you must experience a real life experience with a duck, most likely during child- pg.29 pg.30 MISCELL ANEOUS MISCELL ANEOUS you can make any phobia sound real if you used Greek terms for it. Soft and sharp. That is it for me, as well there are a lot more weird phobias but if I do talk about every kind my article would become a constitution of phobias, my name is Jessica Mora, I hope you do like my article. My lips, chapped and faded, But when collided, They’re mostly softer, And burning. Is it a curse? An enchantment? Destined to be my eternal sorrow, to miss them? You left me in winter, You left me to die in spring, Summer, I spent without you, Fall came and no red leaves brought you, Back to me. Winter made me cold, Spring made me sorrowful, Forced me to look at the color of my passion, Summer, burned with heat and depression, But fall just made me lonely, For the wind told me about you. Your voice is carved into my conscience; Your absence torments me, For my skin learned the feel of yours. Resentment painted you on my walls, Faded to black, since you’ve gone. White would kill me, So I look at your image, God, the devil, my angel, or just you, Belle. R E D By Erick García pg.31 pg.32 dxV v