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Sitges is my summer heaven
By Bea Morodo
Although the town has other fun things for example go for a walk
you’re at the beach relaxing. The sour, salty, sea water smell under your
nose. The burning sand under your feet. Now imagine yourself at a long,
blue, cold pool getting refreshed and playing around. Then still wet
running and hopping around the green grass. After going for a bike ride
with a sweet, creamy,
cold surprise waiting for
you. You must be
wandering if such place
exists well you are now
in Sitges.
Sitges is a town
situated next to the
Mediterranean coast,
near to Barcelona and Tarragona. Sitges is divided in 4 parts the town,
the coast boardwalk, the
church and the garden
houses. That’s where my Sitges house is.
Sitges History
the garden houses are divided in blocks with 1 or 2 different houses in
it. My family’s house shares a “block” with our neighbors. Though before
the whole “block “was ours. About 8 or so years ago we had the whole
“block”. It belonged to my grandmother, her siblings and her father. They
had to decide who would have the house some of her 5 siblings had
already found beach summer house or a place to stay in but Totona
(that’s her nickname) didn’t find a different place to spend the summers
on. So they sold the other half to build an exact replicate of our house
(only on the outside) next to us for her. We have it in two sections
Totona’s part and my grandma’s part though we all share and go wherever
we want (in our houses)
Ready Ready Ready Ready let’slet’slet’slet’s go!go!go!go!
I like to go to Sitges. I go about 2 to 3 times a year. One is in
summer and then we go there a few times a year. When I’m there in the
summer I go 1-3 weeks.
I go with my family, my parents, my sisters, Ana and me. If not we
go with my grandmother and my parents arrive to Sitges later or before.
Normally we go in Ave to Tarragona and get a taxi to Sitges. When we
go in airplane (happens an only a few times) we go to Barcelona and get
a taxi from there. Airplane is shorter though Ave is more practical for us.
Activities y holidays
there are different activities you can do and some of them are in the
town. You can go there for shopping (necessary things) like bread and
newspapers in the morning. My grandma goes once a week to Mercadona.
So you see that you can go there for groceries, newspapers, and bread.
The final stop at the ice-cream shop. Or for example the fairs and
holidays. One holiday we
celebrate in Sitges is Gigantes y
Cabezones it consists in seeing
like a parade of people with very
tall (surely have walking sticks or they are 2 persons) dressed as giants
and masks that some people put of huge head persons (these are like a
type of whole head huge head mask. Another holiday is Domingo de
Ramos what you have to do is with the Palmas almost everyone goes to
the church with their Palmas or Ramos de Romero. Then there’s the night of
fireworks it takes event the 23 of August. It is then most beautiful night
of Sitges the different colors and patterns of the fireworks. It really
fun, but maybe that’s not what you’re looking for.
Water Activities
There two options for water
activities: 1. Beach 2.Pool. They
are both really cool and wet!
Going to the beach is awesome
you can play, surf, swim and make sandcastles .Though I have done a
different activity in the beach one that people describe as ocean activity .
Do you know what I’m going to say? Yes, Boat riding. A few times in
Sitges I go on a boat but now I am going to explain a certain trip.
It was a sunny morning a bunch of persons were hunched up in a group
my uncle would take us in La Guindilla his boat. I decided to go before
we went to Carrefour bought some sodas and ice-pops and headed to the
port. When we were leaving the port we saw Daniel, my cousin (actually
my dad’s cousin) also leaving the port with her jet-ski. It was skipping in
the water .We met at a hidden bay they showed us. Danni attached a rope
from the jet-ski to La Guindilla. Her jet-ski didn’t have an anchor. We
ate our snack and we all wanted to ride the jet-ski with Danni. I was going
to be first but Cosima was I got a little angry but I was second and
that’s good. The floating motorbike was bumping and hopping in the waves
.There were gigantic jelly fish you didn’t want to fall. I was holding her
waist tight when I finished me screamed and squealed my happy
awesomeness. Then we went back home and I told my parents every detail.
You can also go in the pool. All of us; my cousins, my sisters and
me do swimming classes. Sometimes we hide and plead to not to go but
other times we want to be first. It’s basically doing lots and lots 20 -50
pools of different swimming styles. Afterword, we play and splash
around the pool. We put the slide so that we slide to water. Once
someone pushed me to the pool when I had my clothes on it was fun though
wet, cold and the fact that I just soaked my clothing.
So you see that there are lots of things you can do in Sitges: go
swimming, plying around or celebrating holidays. I love Sitges and I can’t
wait for this summer .It’s going to be the summer of my life, as always.
Interesting fact: La
Guindilla still floats
even If it’s cut in half
People from Sitges all go to
see the fireworks. The beach
is full.
This is Sitges where the arrow is pointing
Palmas: symbolic structure made of straw
usually with decorative around it can have
lots of sizes though normally small
Jet-ski: motorbike that has a ski under and it
rides on water instead of ground
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New York
By. Sandra
New York is a state that is very well
known. A visit to New York would probably be
very expensive but usually a tourist would go
shopping, watch musicals, watch some sports
and visit very well-known buildings. A lot of
movies are made there or the background is
copied from their buildings or important places.
It is a very important city and there is always
something to do, it is a very busy city.
Important places
In New York a day or tourist are very
busy and there is always some special building or
special place that you have to go see. They have
really important building there and really well
known. Some places that tourists should go to
are: Grand Central Station, The Empire Estate, 5th
Avenue The statue of liberty and many other
interesting places. Grand Central Station is a
amazing train station with shops restaurants and
of course trains. There is a certain part of a
movie that is made in that train station,
Madagascar. New York has a lot of important
places that you should visit.
Central Park
Another place tourists should go to in
New York is Central Park. It is a huge park that is
so well known. There are so many things to do
there. Something that a lot of little kids would
usually like to do there is visit the zoo it is very
entertaining and has a lot of animals. In Central
Park since it is so big many people like to run
around or ride on their bike. There are some
horse carriages that can give you a ride and there
you have runners and cyclers next to you. There
is one big pond in Central Park that has some
ducks and fish. Some people take a toy boat that
you can control and there are loads of those in
the summer. It is a very lively place to go to.
Sports
In New York
there are a lot of fun
places to go and so many
fun things to do.
Something that is really fun to do is to watch
sports. They have really good athletes and very
entertaining things in the breaks. What would be
your favorite sport to watch? My favorite to
watch is NBA basketball. It is so fun and when
you are on a team of a certain sport and then
you go to watch it you learn. In the basketball
games there are cheerleaders and they do there
short dances in between the quarters of the
game. In addition they have
other sports to watch like,
American football, Bull riding
and baseball! They all have
something in common, they
have entertainment in
between acts and during.
They are all fun to watch.
Broadway
In New York they have a lot of plays.
They have very good actor and very good
costume and awesome decoration. The plays are
really well rehearsed and there are no mistakes.
Everything seems really well prepared.
New York is a really busy city with a lot
of tourist and a lot of important buildings. New
York is a city that you should visit at least once in
your life.
Musicals:
Annie, Matilda, Blue
Man Group, The Lion
King, and many
more.
Some New York
sport teams are:
Nicks (basketball)
Yankees (baseball)
Surfing by Luis Botin
Do you know how to surf? If you don’t, then you should probably try surfing in a nice beach to
learn with easy waves. Maybe, if you learn enough, some day you can be a famous big wave
rider and ride the big monsters like Mavericks or
Teahupoo. To be a good surfer, you need to do
lots of things. 1. When you are learning how to
surf, you need to pick the just right place to surf
with easy waves. 2. While you are riding those
waves you need to improve your position. 3.
After that, when you have stepped up to a higher level wave, you can use that wave to get used
to staying under water when you fall or when you are paddling up and a big wave series
catches you. 4. Those days when you feel like having fun, you can pick a good quality wave
and with that wave everything is easier and you can improve your surfing.5. You have to make
sure that you pick a board that matches your level 6. After doing all of those things, if you are
good and brave enough, you can go big wave riding.
Learning how to surf
Learning how to surf is really
important because if you choose the
wrong place to surf, maybe if the
wave is too easy for you, you can get
bored and go home or maybe the
place you chose is too hard for you
and you keep getting eaten by the waves and keep falling and you decide that it is too hard. I
learned how to surf in Biarritz, in France but there are lots more like Florida or Santander. The
reason I picked that place was because there are lots of surf schools there. I also picked it
because the waves are easy to catch and it is easy to stand up in your board. And your board
has to be big so it is balanced when you stand up and the board drops in the wave when you
are getting it.
Position
Position is also very important
but your position will affect your
surfing for the rest of your life
so you better have a good one.
When you are catching the
wave, your chest has to be up
and your head has to be facing
the side of the wave where you
want to go to and then you
paddle hard, stand up, and enjoy
the wave. In the “Take off” you need to have one foot in the back of your board and the other
foot in the middle of the board and flex your knees to stay balanced. Then, when you are riding
it, to gain speed, you go up and down with your body.
Under the water
The only thing bad about surfing is that if you fall, or if the
wave devours you, I call it the washing machine, the wave
pulls you all the way down and the it pulls you up and then
down again then to one side then to another and to survive all of that in a big wave you need to
be expecting that. The most important thing when you are down there, you CANT panic. If
you do then you lose your breath and if it’s a big wave, it’s a
60/70% chance that you may drown. So basically, don’t panic.
Quality Surfing
The funnest waves are the quality ones because they let you do
anything you want like tricks, tubing, and you have lots of
balance which makes it easier to finish the waves and when you
finish the waves it feels like paradise. A really good quality
wave is is a beach called Nihiwatu, in Indonesia. The waves are
medium size and it can get really big and the good thing is that
the current always goes the same way and when you fall it
carries you to this kind of channel where there are no waves at all so you can paddle back out
Boards
When you are riding a wave, sometimes
you get a feeling that your board is too
big or too small or too thick or too thin.
Every single surfing brand has different
boards. Some famous short-board brands
are Al’Merrick, Bradley, DHD. And a
really famous brand called Dick Brewer
makes really good long-boards and guns
which people use to ride the big Monsters in Mavericks or Teahoopu. There are lots of types of
surf-boards. There are short-boards, long-boards, fishes and guns. Short boards you need lots
of balance and its easy to turn but its really hard to control. Beginners, use longboards because
you don’t need balance and its easy to stand up but some really good surfers ride big waves
with longboards. Fishes are for everything except for big waves. And finally, Guns are only for
the REALLY big waves
Big wave riding
There are lots of big wave riders. Some of them film videos of the big monsters that they ride.
I have seen lots of videos of big wave riding but most of those videos are in these three places:
Mavericks, Tahiti and Portugal. There is more big waves in other places like Indonesia or
California but they are not that famous for having big waves. But all of the big wave riders
know how to survive those waves when they fall and MOST OF ALL, they know that they
cant panic under that. And once they are up if another big wave of those pulls you down again,
then your having a really bad day but normally, there are jet ski’s picking you up and taking
you back out.
TAKING CARE OF DOGS
A dog is a wonderful creature. It can guide
humans and can track down criminals with its
amazing senses of smell. But over this dog are
still like humans, they need exercise, sleep and
need to have medical checks as well.
Sleep Sleep isn’t usually a big deal in a dog’s life
because there usually always sleeping or resting
in or out of the house. If a dog isn’t sleeping for a
long time it needs to go to a vet urgently.
Dogs need to sleep or rest more than humans
since they do more exercise. They also need to
relax to store and “charge” energy.
Dogs like to sleep inside on hot days the most
because they don’t want to run to get even
hotter. On the opposite dogs don’t sleep that
much on cold days, they want to run get hot then
go to sleep!
Exercise Dogs exercise is very important to a dog and its
safety. A dog should run, walk, mile a week, at
least, that is if you have a medium sized dog. If
you have a small dog it should run, walk, half a
mile every week.
On the other hand, if it’s an old dog it should run,
walk, half a mile as well so it doesn’t push its self to
hard and die. Dogs have to run or walk to survive and
stay healthy, just like any other animal on earth.
Feeding To feed a dog you need a good bowl and good
food for them. There bowl should be a little
larger than there head, so they can actually eat
from it. To give them their food there bowl
should be filled a little over the middle so they
don’t get fat and unhealthy quickly.
The size of the food is necessary for a dog. Each
part of dog food should be, roughly, about the
size there eye; this is something I have figured
out.
If you think this is too much information to
remember just look at the bag that you buy the
dog food in.
Grooming
Grooming a dog’s fur is something you should do
often to keep a dog fresh.
Dogs should be groomed once months if they
have lots of fur, but this rule will only apply to
every season except winter. Dogs shouldn’t be
groomed in winter
because they would
be freezing cold.
Health
Dogs, just like
humans, have to take
pills, medicine and injections for they have a
wider variety of diseases than human beings.
One of the most horrible deceases is a sort heart
worm. It’s found in hot countries like Spain,
Africa, Egypt and New Zealand. The only way for
dogs not to get this worm into their fury body is
by getting a vaccine, it can’t be cured after
they’ve had it.
FUN FACT
Some people groom
dogs with lots of
nice fur and make
clothes out of them!
It’s not just you, nobody likes moving
“Noooooooooooooo!” you scream, and then you run
to your room and burst out in tears. Anyone can tell
that you just got the news that you’re moving.
Nobody likes moving. Moving is more than going on a
plane and living in a hotel for a couple of days or
weeks, moving is….. well……. It’s starting a new life all
over again from the start, moving is trying new
different foods and schools and friends and more,
moving is getting news from your parents that will
kill you in just half a second, moving is just plain hard.
If you are trying to survive moving then take it from
me, it’s not worth it, you can’t survive it.
Telling you the “Big news”
Every parent has their own little way of telling you
the “Big News” that you’re going to move sometimes they call
it something really awesome like “a great new adventure” or “a
great new beginning” when really, it’s just a great new
argument. Most parents will try to “spice it up” which never
really helps at all. Some parents don’t, in fact they do the
opposite they try to make it sound terrible to make you think
that they understand you. Most parents try to find your happy
place and then they shoot it right at you: “hey there kiddo,
guess what, we’re moving”. Besides they say guess what, and
they get you all exited like you think they’re going to say like
we’re going to be on T.V or we’re going to Micropolix. In
addition to this I would like to point out the time my parents
took me to Glee live, then to eat pizza, then bought me a HUGE
glee live T- shirt and a glee sign just to find my happy place to
tell me that we’re moving. Although moving is really hard on
the other hand, even though it’s the end of your life in one
country, it’s also the beginning of a new one in another country.
Catching Up
If you think about it moving is starting all over again
but this time completely differently you try completely
different foods that you didn’t even know existed, sometimes
there is the exact same restaurant but the food tastes really
different like when I went McDonalds in Spain and said “boy,
the food here sure is really different than the food back in
England, apart from the food there are different cultures in
different countries, obviously different languages, a different
school, different friends, sometimes even different clothing!
This is one of the reasons moving is hard: because you have to
get used to something completely new that you’ve never seen
before. Besides, it’s not just getting used to something different,
it’s also catching up to the people who have already gotten
used to it and I don’t know if it’s just me but I’m usually the
last one in my family to catch up to all this new stuff. IT’S SO
HARD!
From the start
Like I said before, moving is starting all over again it’s like
erasing everything you had, did or made and then doing it all
over again but you know it’s not going to be at all like how it
was before. You just throw your life in the trash and then go
buy a new one like it’s that easy. Trying to take your life away
to make you get a new one and besides, I’m not sure why but
for adults it’s much easier to start all over again. I think it’s
because adults always just say “hey we should have a coffee
tomorrow” but kids have to call and then ask their dad and
then dad always tells you to ask your mom but you’re busy that
day so you wait another week.
How hard? Very Hard
Everyone knows how hard moving is. IT’S SO HARD!
And I should know, I’ve moved 4 times, been in 13 countries
and now I’m going to move to Miami which is going to be my
5th time. Moving is hard for many reasons. By this I mean you
miss your friends your school your house, you neighbors, you
even miss your teachers! Your parents always tell you it’s going
to be fine and easy to find new friends and “Come on, it’s not
like it’s the end of the world” but it’s not easy it’s not fine and
most of all, it IS the end of the world. Moving is really hard but
whether it’s hard or not, your parents always win and you
always have to go through with getting on that evil vicious
plane and hear that mean cruel voice saying we are now
landing in _____________. UGH! I HATE THAT!
Moving has its ups and downs, mostly downs but that
doesn’t matter. Just remember moving isn’t your parents trying
to kill you (in the end they do end up killing you), so don’t just
yell and throw pie at them. Sometimes, you just have to move
and it’s not their decision. Please, take it from the experienced
one.
Andrea R.
Moving Having to go and live someplace else.
Big News When your parents tell you that your moving
Argument A Fight
Spice it Up When your parents make something sound better
than it is
Vicious Mean
Taylor performing Mean and Our Song
Taylor Swift
By Roosa K.
Table of Contents:
• Was It An Easy Walk To Stardom?
• Amazing Albums
• What Taylor Accomplished
Do you have a dream that you wish could come true? Taylor
Swift did. And she made her dream come true. Taylor Swift
sings songs spectacularly! Putting it simply, that is why decided
to write this article on her. In this piece you’ll learn how Taylor
became a star, a little about her amazing albums, her terrific
tour, and a few of her awards and achievements along her
journey.
Was It An Easy Walk To Stardom?
At the age of 14, Taylor had begged her parents to move to
Nashville Tennessee, the place where a country music singer
could make their dreams come true. Eventually, the Swift family
did move to Nashville, from their home in Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania. There, Taylor went into the buildings of record
companies around Nashville asking them to sign her to record
deal. At 14 Taylor actually did get signed to a record deal at RCA
records, a major record company. RCA records had signed huge
stars like Kelly Clarkson and Christina Aguilera. Taylor was
excited about the deal, but the records label told her to wait.
They said that they were going to sign her, but not put out any of
her albums. Instead, they were going to “shelf” her and see if
she makes any progress in a year, and depending on that they
would sign her. After, a whole year had gone by and Taylor had
worked her best to sing at as many karaoke contests and fairs
as she could, but that still wasn’t enough. RCA records told her
to wait until she was 18 and then they might put out her albums.
Finally, Taylor decided that RCA records wasn’t where she
belonged, so Taylor walked away. One night while Taylor was
performing at the Bluebird Café a man named Scott Brochetta
came up to her after her song, and told Taylor that he had just
left Universal Studios (another record label) but that he wanted
her to sign to his small record label called Big Machine. He
admitted that he didn’t have a building for his label, or the
equipment, but he would not give up on this. It was risky, but
Taylor knew in her gut that it would be the right record label for
her, so she signed to it. And that is where her dream began.
Amazing Alums
Taylor Swift has release 4 albums in the past 7 years of activity.
In 2006 she released her self-titled debut album. It sold over a
million copies in its first week! That was a great achievement
for the new star. Taylor had now become pretty popular, and the
people couldn’t get enough of her, so in 2007 Taylor had to
release a new “mini” album called “Beautiful Eyes” including
deluxe versions of the songs from the album Taylor Swift” and
songs like “ I heart ?”, and “Beautiful Eyes”. 2008 was a year of
success for Taylor Swift. She had released her new album
“Fearless”. The fans and critics loved it! The songs from this
album had made it up to the Billboard Top 100 charts, Top
Country charts, AND Top Pop charts which was a major
accomplishment. Finally, in 2010 Speak Now was released full of
diary-like songs. In 2011 Taylor launched her Speak Now World
Tour because her songs were so popular. At last, Taylor Swift
released her 4th studio
album in October 2012
called “Red”. By the end
of October her songs
were by far the most
popular. Songs like “We
Are Never Ever Getting
Back Together”, had
become #1 on UK’s
itunes most
downloaded tracks.
Taylor Swift’s albums
have been doing so
well!
What Taylor Accomplished
Taylor Swift is the proud owner of many awards. She
has won eight Grammys, and multiple ACM awards. Taylor has
also set two world records! What
really matters, is that Taylor has
stolen the hearts of all her fans!
Taylor has followed her dreams and is
living it! After all her hard work Taylor
finally has become what she has
wanted to be all along! Dream is what
she did. It doesn’t hurt to follow your
dreams, does it?
Glossary:
A debut album is
the first album an
artist releases
A Grammy is an
award that artists
get for outstanding
work in the
recording industry
An ACM is an
award presented by
the Academy of
Country Music
The Farm
By: Genevieve Krieger
Introduction
Do you like to get dirty? Walking down a muddy trail on a sunny day, as
the fragile ferns sway with the breeze, and the towering trees hover above
you. If you do, then you’d probably like the farm. The farm is called The
Farm because it was one up until 5 years ago, filled with the noises of the
playful little lambs, the soft neigh of the horses, and the loud squawks of
the chickens at 6:30 in the morning. If you just want to get away from it all,
the farm is a great place to have fun!
Up Into the Branches of a Tree
Sometimes when I want to get away from it all, I climb my tree. You
probably have no clue what I’m talking about, do you? Well my tree is a
GIGANTIC evergreen tree surrounded by soft ferns that sway gently with
the breeze. The tree smells sweet, with sap slowly trickling down the
trunk. It is the tallest climbable tree near the house, and has been alive for
over 100 years! I enjoy climbing up vigorously, but I get slowed down a lot
because I have to make sure that I don’t step on any loose branches. I
poke around for a place to relax when I get to the top, making sure to still
cling on to a secure branch. The summer breeze softly pushes me back
and forth; while I watch the friendly looking clouds slowly travel across the
horizon.
The climb down isn’t easy! All the muscles in my body are tense. Every
time you take one foot off of the tree and move it to a lower branch is
terrifying. Looking down is torture. And when you reach the ground you
feel as if you just might kiss it!
The Waterfalls
Oh, the waterfalls. They tower above you, sending a constant flow of
water down, down, down. Even though the sound of the water is so loud
that you have to scream in order for the person next to you to hear, they
are defiantly my favorite place to be! When I’m there, I feel engulfed by all
of the beautiful nature.
Every year we need to re-route our path up the waterfalls. This is because
whenever there is a flood, the structure changes. I’m always the one who
does most of the route testing, I don’t know why but this has been
happening ever since I learned how to climb! Last summer the climb was
really long. You had to leap from
rock to rock, (that is, if you don’t
want to fall into the cold water!)
hoist yourself up and over a
slippery boulder, shimmy under
the tree that had fallen 2 feet
away, and then you start the
exiting part! You can slide down
the all-natural waterslide, or
continue up the waterfalls. If you
choose to go down the slide, you wade over to the left for about 15
seconds, and then the current pulls you down, letting you crash into a
small pool of water back at the bottom after a series of twists and turns.
But if you want to venture up, you simply climb. Up you go, over the
boulders that used to be a bluestone quarry. Once you get to the top,
you see a network of streams flowing towards the falls. It feels surreal up
there because even though you are feet away from all of the racquet and
noise, all you can hear is the soft trickle of the water. All that you can see
is the sun shining softly, making the temperature just
right!
Berry Season Has Come Around
The different kinds of berries are located in different
around the farm. The blackberries are at the top of a
mountain called liardi, up there is a picturesque view of
the “town” which is basically just one street with a couple
of houses and stores.
You never know where you’ll find strawberries, so when
you see them you pick them. The strawberries are tiny,
and they grow on thin vines on the ground. Every time you find a vine, you
feel like you just won a gold medal!
Blueberries are everywhere! We literally have thousands of them. Even
so, we have to get our hands on them before the bears do, because they
can strip a whole bush in less than 5 minutes! Raspberries grow on the
very top of Liardi (the same place as the blackberries but at a higher
elevation). The raspberries are extremely hard to pick, because they have
ten times as many thorns as a rosebush… So if I could wear armor when I
pick them, I would! It is extremely hard to find night berries, and even
more so mystery berries, which I have only found once. That is just
another wonder of nature at the farm. ☺
Conclusion
The farm is one of my favorite places to be. It is the place I have known
as a home for my entire life. When you’re there, you get intertwined with
the beauty of its nature. The birds chirping a happy song in the trees as
the sun makes its way across the sky. The soft rustle of leaves as a deer
frolics in the bushes. If I had the option to stay forever in the forests, living
peacefully with the other parts of nature, I just might.
Percentage of Berries Blue
Black
Night
Mystery
Ras
Straw
Glossary:
picturesque: as if it were a picture
evergreen: a type of forest tree that doesn’t die in the winter
sap: a sticky liquid that is produced by trees
quarry: a wall of rock that people excavate to help them with
construction
surreal: something that doesn’t quite seem real
Make Sure You…
-Don’t grip on places with sap (a sticky situation might occur)
-Check to see if a branch is sturdy before leaning on it
-Clear all spider webs from your path
-Don’t fall off ☺
-Don’t try to grab a branch that breaks and hits you on the head
The top of the falls
The Rockslide
rothers Are Special by: Emma Gimeno
Brothers. Brothers are special. You won’t find anyone like
them. They are like, another best friend. Sure, they can be
incredibly annoying, but they’re brothers, and a brother’s
job is to be annoying. They are annoying, but they’re not
always like that. They’re fun, kind, they’re hilarious! You
can trust them more than anyone else. You might say you
have a BFF, but BFFs don’t last forever, because you
eventually grow apart. But brothers, they are true BFFS
because they will always be there for you, right by your
side. Brothers are special.
They Drive You CRAZY!
Brothers can be annoying. Especially when there is
two of them and you are the only girl.
Brothers go into your room and start looking
through YOUR stuff, looking for something to entertain
themselves with. In YOUR room! Why can’t they use their
own things? They think its ok to just, go into your room,
while you are doing homework, and start playing their
clarinet right in your face JUST to annoy you! They play
baseball in the yard, and throw the ball at your bedroom
window. Every minute you hear, “Thud” coming from the
window. You go over to the window and tell them to stop.
They say,
“What? We weren’t doing anything!” But of course, you
didn’t even buy it for a second. You walk back to your
room, and then you hear “Thud…….Thud……Thud” again. By
that time, you’re about ready to strangle them. But of
course, you can’t because that would get you into big
trouble….
Brothers sing, shout, and make strange noises.
They NEVER stay quiet. It’s like, if they stay quiet for more
than a minute, they might die or something. They are SO
loud, it drives me crazy! They get on your nerves, they
insult you, they make fun of you, they mess with you, they
will do ANYTHING to get on your nerves. They are so
annoying!
Incredibly Kind
Brothers can sometimes be a bit mean to you, but
usually, they are very kind. They help you with your
homework, if you need help with it. They let you use their
things. They include you in their games. They support your
ideas, and the things that you do. They give you good
advice. They teach you new things. They are helpful. (If you
don’t have a brother, I bet you want one now don’t you?)
Another reason why brothers are so kind is because they
understand you, sometimes even more than your parents.
Fun, Fun, and FUN!
Even though brothers can be EXTREMLY annoying,
they are EXTREMLY fun too. They come up with really cool
games, and things to do like, making a go cart,
skateboarding down a hill without stopping, playing hide
and seek around the whole house, making a fort out of
pillows. They play baseball and soccer with you, they make
up really weird sports like, crazy-ball (that’s what they
called it…) It’s like tennis, but instead of using a racket, you
use any part of your body when the ball comes to you. It’s
actually pretty fun. Whenever I’m bored, I just go and hang
out with my brothers, and I end up having a lot of fun!
Brothers don’t only stand up for each other, but
they stand up for you too.
If one of their friends is trying to be funny, and starts
insulting you and making fun of you, and hurting your
feelings, your brothers will say,
“Hey man, back off! Don’t be a jerk,” Brothers stick up for
you, they get protective of you, because they care about
you. At times, it may seem like your brothers absolutely
hate your guts, but they love you and they know it. When
you have brothers, you always feel like someone’s always
got your back. Your brothers are always there for you. They
will always be there for you.
Funniest People You Will EVER Meet!
Brothers are hilarious! They are probably the
funniest people you will ever meet. What makes them
hilarious is that they don’t even try to be funny, they just
are! They’re so random. They say random things, they
make weird faces, they dance, they sing. That’s what makes
them hilarious.
One time, I was in the car with my brothers, my mom had
run into the grocery store to buy dinner. I was sitting in the
car with my brothers. The car was quiet. There wasn’t a
single sound coming from any of our mouths. Suddenly, My
older brother screams as loud as he can, like a little girl. A
high pitched and loud scream. Then, he goes quiet, as if
nothing happened, with a straight face. My little brother
and I looked at each other. We both burst out laughing,
hysterically. I literally couldn’t breathe! It was hilarious. And
my older brother sat there, as if nothing happened, just
looking out the window. It was so funny, I couldn’t stop
laughing!
Brothers are so special. If you don’t have brothers, I bet you
want ones now! They are so amazing. Some people, think
that brothers are terrible, but they’re only focusing on the
not so good things about them. If you think about it,
brothers are the best! They are so cool, fun, funny, special.
Brothers are brothers. And no one can change them.
Intro
In this you will learn about one game that I
really like called Minecraft. I really like this
game because it is a world of blocks were you
can build your own house and things don’t have
gravity so you can build things in the air. In this
essay you are going to learn about many things in
Minecraft. These are all the things you are going
to learn about in Minecraft: Monsters, Portals,
and cheats, Things with gravity and good houses
you should make so that monsters don’t get
inside. I hope you enjoy reading this essay.
Monsters
There are many different monsters in
Minecraft. One or two of them are ones that we
already know about. The first monster that I am
going to tell you about is the zombie. If one of
these green creatures sees you you have to
either kill it or he kills you or you go running
super-fast and he doesn’t
see you anymore. Then we
also have the creeper. A
green creature that will
get close to you and KA-
BOOM!!! He will explode
and you will be flying
through the air. Next we
will talk about the
skeleton. A white skeleton
with a bow that almost
never misses at the time
of shooting you arrows
that could kill if you didn’t have any armor on.
We are now going to see about the spider. Big
and black with eight red eyes, this spider
wouldn’t leave you alone if you hit it it would
jump at you every single time until you killed it.
Now introducing the Enderman. This creature is
big and black grabs your blocks and teleports so
you don’t kill it. Then we have the slime. This
humongous green cube won’t attack you, and if
you kill the first big cube
another two will appear and
then when you kill one of the
medium size one three little
ones will appear.
Cheats
There are many cheats in
minecraft. One of the cheats
in is to change to creative. To do that cheat you
have to put: /gamemode 1. And then there is also
a cheat to change to survival and to do that you
have to put: /gamemode 0. Then there is a cheat
to give you xp and to do that you have to put: xp
(the number of xp you want). And then if you put
/help a bunch of other cheats will appear. And I
can’t remember any other cheats so I guess
that’s all.
Portals
In minecraft there are only two types of
portals. One of the portals in minecraft is the
portal to the nether. But it’s like the
underworld. What your supposed to do in the
nether is go inside a castle and in the castle you
have to get into this room were you have to kill a
final boss called a Wither. The wither is actually
in the castle, you have to create the wither and
then you kill it. The wither has three heads. One
in the middle and two on the sides. The two on
the sides are bombs and the wither will shoot
them at you and he has infinity. Then there is
also a portal to this place called “the end”. In
the end you are supposed to kill a dragon called
the ender dragon.
Conclusion
I hope that you learned a lot about this cool
game. I hope you enjoyed reading this essay and
I also hope that you buy the game so that you
see how fun it is to play minecraft. I hope you
keep reading my essays.
Picture of a creeper
Picture of an enderman
TyrannosaursTyrannosaursTyrannosaursTyrannosaurs RexRexRexRex
Have you ever been inspired by an animal? I’ve been. The
animal I’ve been inspired by is the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were enormous,
amazing, fantastic animals that once lived on earth. Their name meant
“terrible lizard” but hey wait a second weren’t they amazing and
fantastic? Well, yes they were but during all those millions of years they
were alive they brought a terrible reign of terror and chaos to earth. All
those three periods of time where dinosaurs lived were just plain wild
and dangerous. Oh alright! I’ll show you the three periods but be careful.
The three periods are the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous. Now
that’s all you have
to know finally
now we can get to
the dinosaurs and
the one you will
see next will make
the hair on your
back prickle.
Tyrannosaurus RexTyrannosaurus RexTyrannosaurus RexTyrannosaurus Rex
You now know that dinosaurs were terrible beast but not all
of them. The ones that were terrible were the meat eaters and the one
here would happily munch on a human being. But now suddenly in a
split of a second you find you find yourself in a cretaceous forest. You
explore and you try to find out how you´ve come here. Hmm…… I was
reading a nonfiction writing and then Boom! I was here but suddenly
something interrupts your thinking the ground starts to tremble! It can´t
be an earthquake there were no earthquakes in the prehistoric time or
were there? When you look around to see what’s happening you spot a
gigantic, colossal lizard with gaping jaws launching towards you. You can
see the weird creature has amazingly small arms for its body with only 2
fingers in each arm. But just in time you see everything vanish from your
eyes. You’re your now reading again the nonfiction writing. Sorry if I
made you suffer. I won´t do it again. My purpose was to see if you could
guess what dinosaur it was. Well what dinosaur do you think it was? You
really can´t guess. Fine, I will give you a clue. It’s the most famous
predator dinosaur( gave you the answer in the title oops!). Do you finally
know who he is? Well our first and only guest is…………Of course our big
old pal Tyrannosaurs Rex (I´ve agreed with him and now for short he lets
us call him just T.rex)
T.rex was a 6 meter tall, 14 meter long, 7 toned beast with
68, 16 centimeters long, 2,5 centimeters wide, serrated dagger-like
teeth. It terrorized what it is Alberta (Canada), Colorado, Dakota,
Montana and
Texas. Also like
seen in this map
T.rex also lived in
Asia. T.rex was
the land animal
with the
strongest bite
force with the record of 57,000 newtons. That’s 10 times more than a
modern day alligator and 3 times more than of a lion. Being bitten by
one is like being sat on by an elephant! Or if you understand it better like
this, T.rex’s bite was equivalent to three tons. Its bite could practically
crush a pickup truck. Good gracious T.rex is not living in our time with all
the cars roaming around. It was such force that when it bit it prey it
could crush the big bones of its victim and leave a hole 11 centimeters
deep. Its jaws were practically like a giant bulldozer ripping tons and
pounds of meat, flesh and bone. Actually scientist think T.rex was a
warm blooded animal because of the appearance of smaller members in
its family having feathers. T.rex may have had feathers himself. If T.rex
was a warm blooded animal he would have to eat a quarter of the
weight in his body with meat from his prey every day. He would need to
hunt all the time. For detecting its prey T.rex had an excellent smell just
like of vultures and condors. It could smell prey kilometers away.
Actually if a T.rex entered a room full of people in a few seconds or
minutes it could tell how many people there would be only by their
specific smell. It also had great eyesight which in Jurassic park it’s
incorrectly said that’s its vision is based on movement. T.rex eyes were
facing forward which made each capacity of vision in the eye to cross
giving it the power to see its prey from all the sides and angles which
means this beast could see in 3D, just like us. T.rex not only ate
herbivores, and carrion but other T.rex. Either from a carcass or
cannibalism. If two T.rex fought for prey and it killed its opponent the
prize would be eating its opponent and the carcass. Scientists argue all
the time if T.rex was a scavenger or a hunter. There have been T.rex bite
marks in other dinosaurs like Hadrosaurus and Triceratops which is a
There may have been also the fantastic proof that it hunted.
possibilty that T.rex hunted in packs. In this way there would be
enough food for the young T.rex. T.rex probably ambushed its prey
and then sprinted after it taking large steps at 30 kph (kilometers per
hour). Though being so heavy maybe meant it couldn’t run after prey
because it could risk falling and injuring itself. Adding to that since his
little arms couldn’t make the T.rex stand it would die from hunger or
being eaten by another T.rex. Also its great sense of smell and vision just
like vultures and condors use it today may have meant it used it to
scavenge dead animals. T.rex was big enough to steal carcasses from
smaller carnivores. Actually the only dinosaur that could steal a T.rex’s
prey was another T.rex. T.rex was an apex predator that’s for sure.
Anyways I think T.rex is like modern day carnivores for example lions,
lions both hunt and scavenge. So it’s logical that T.rex would do the
same. The only thing T.rex had that was useless were its incredible small
arms for its body there were actually as small as an adult’s arm ending
in two fingers with claws. This is one of things scientists are stunned at.
How would T.rex use those tiny arms? There were too short to reach the
T.rex’s mouth. However those arms were pretty strong and scientist
think they were strong
enough to hold down its prey.
But amazing even though
T.rex was a fierce dinosaur it
had its gentle side like every
other animal. Its gentle side
would be with its babies.
Knowing that these
Cretaceous terror would
actually be a good parent left
scientist with their mouths
open. That same powerful
smell would also be used to
see if their babies were in danger. At that point T.rex would burst out
running towards the attacker. In the nest, the mom would go on the
hunt for meat since she is the one that needs more energy to lay more
eggs while the father would protect the nest. Baby T.rex were small
compared to their adults. I mean you think the bigger the animal the
bigger the baby but it wasn’t this case. Baby T.rex just out of the egg
would be 30 or 40 centimeters of diameter. Baby T.rex were in a world
of terror. There were lots of animals that would kill baby T.rex. Well
looks like were to the en d of this nonfiction piece. I hope you have
enjoyed learning about this amazing interesting, creature and that
reading this nonfiction piece has made you be at least a little more
interested in dinosaurs. Remember, you never know when you may find
a dinosaur. The next new discovery may be just around the corner.
The Beach of Kraljevica Kraljevica (cry-yev-itza) is an amazing place…Especially the
beach when you walk on the nice hot and humid sand boiling
your feet in a relaxing kind of way, the sand is almost white it’s
soft so soft to the touch; it’s like a blanket of comfort and
warmth. When you look up to the sky the sun glaring down at
you and you smile knowing that the weather is great and so is
life. I chose Kraljevica, because it is part of my families’ history
from my dad’s side and I go there every year once we even
rented an amazing boat there. Plus they have great foods.
Where Is Kraljevica Kraljevica is on the edge of an independent country called
Croatia (Cro-asha) Croatia is located right next to Italy and is
an hour away from Venice if you go by boat (recommended.) It
is also in Europe just saying in case you wanted to know in
Croatia the national language is Croatian (duh) Croatia is also a
very talented place, because if you
see that you are having trouble
understanding what it is that they
are saying they will try using many,
many, many different languages until
they see that you understand them
whatever language they are speaking
to you in and that is very good.
Child Friendly? Kraljevica’s beach is super safe as long as your child knows how
to swim, because if not you have to swim with them which my
dad said was quite the workout, because it does get very deep,
because first it’s shallow then it goes straight head first drop.
One Reason why Kraljevica’s is so safe In case you wanted to
know is that was only inhabited by sharks once and the
inhabitants left about a week later while nobody had gotten hurt
and that was the only time in its entire existence so that’s one
reason down why it’s so safe.
Another reason why Kraljevica’s beach is so child friendly is
that there are never any riptides or gigantic waves or and the
tides never pull you out to sea, so all in all not a place that you
would want to go to if you want to go surfing.
My last reason why is that everybody and I mean everybody is
super nice and will talk to you in a calm and patient voice and if
you don’t understand it they will very patiently go over it with
you in a way that they think that they think that you can
understand. Also the people you meet on the beach are as nice
as the people that you might see in the middle of the town,
because it’s a very small town.
Yummy Foods! A few of Croatia’s famous and international foods are the
civappcici (chi-vap-chi-chi) which is like a sausage that and it is
either fried or grilled and usually comes with French fries and
ketchup and sometimes a small or medium salad that you don’t
want it you don’t have to eat it (I don’t eat it.) Civappcici can be
found in any Croatian or Serbian restaurant.
Another Famous Croatian food is risotto. Risotto is any type of
rice, but must be kept wet at all times so that when you for
example put some cheese in and wait for it to finish and when it
finish’s you look in to the risotto the cheese has been melted
(yummy.)
Time For The Beach! Really anytime is good for the beach, but the best time for the
beach is when everyone is having a
snack and that means that there aren’t
as many people as usual. Also you should
try is to get there at around sunset or
just before cause than you can relax with
your family while enjoying miraculous
sunset right in front of your very own
eyes.
By: Mario Kehler☺
A Kriljevica
sunset
Champions is a really hard tournament where
grate teams try to win, and play really well, and
try to make it really hard for the team they are
going to play against. This is what you should
know about champions.
How to get in champion
Teams get into champions by getting 1, 2, 3 in
their league. Like Real Madrid, Barca and
Malaga. In Germany the teams are Bayern de
Munich, Bayern Leverkusen and Borussia
Dormunt. From there they go to a mini league
of 4 teams and the 2 first teams pace to the
next level that is elimination. But I will talk
about that in my next writing.
Spanish teams that have won Champions
There have been many Spanish teams that have
been in champions League but only a few have
won this European cup. First I am going to tell
you the the teams that have won it and they are
really good teams Atlético de Madrid has won
1, Sevilla has won 1 to, Zaragoza has won 1,
Barcelona 4 and Real Madrid 9. The teams that
have are in champions are Real Madrid,
Barcelona and a new team Malaga. Those are
the teams that have been in champions.
How to win champions
Teams win Champions by passing all the levels.
The first level is the mini league is
when there are 4 teams trying to get
into 1st and 2nd place because if
you get in 4th and 3rd you lose and do not pass
to the Eighth of final. That is when sixteen
teams are divided by two so two teams play and
only the teams that win go to the next level so 8
teams are left to go to quarterfinals. And the
same thing happens 8 teams for example
Madrid vs Milan, Barca vs Chelsea, Manchester
vs Malaga and Bayern vs Man.City and only 4
teams win so they pass to semifinal where 4
teams play like Madrid vs Bayern and Barca vs
Man.City. Then only to teams are left like Real
Madrid vs Barca and who wins that of course
Real Madrid would win, wins champions.
Other continental cups
Champions league is not the only European cup
or the only continental cup there are many
other cups in other continents or even In
Europe there is the UEFA cup that one is for the
teams that got fourth, fifth And sixth in their
league. But then there are other cups in other
continents like the Copa America that cup is for
South America and their is the Asian Cup and
the African Cup. Those are all the other cups.
Champions is really hard to win, and it is really
hard to admit that your team lost, and is
eliminated and can’t win. But there is times that
your team wins and other and other times that
they lose. Last year Chelsea won champions
against Bayern in the final but this year those
two teams have been eliminated or not
classified. This year there is lots of good teams
and teams that are really dangerous in attack
and in defense. Champions is really interesting
this year and you should see it. But this is all
you have to know about
Champions.
Far Cry 3
I am going to show you the parts of Far Cry 3.
Missions
When you are doing missions and side
missions you have to kill people if not you will die.
Missions and side missions give you money and xp
or experience. They also unblock new skills you can
get. If you do a side mission where you have to kill
an animal for its skin you can keep the skin to craft
something. Most of the time they tell you to grab a
weapon that is not yours to kill the animal. In some
side missions they give you weapons like a
flamethrower to burn drugs… Some side missions
are more fun than others.
Things in the game
Let’s start with cars and boats. First of all
the most common cars are jeeps and these trashy
cars. Then there are quads and buggies. The best
and rarest cars are the jeeps with a mounted
machinegun. Then the super rare indestructible
trucks are super rare but the only non-
indestructible truck is the one that carries gasoline.
Then the boats are jet skis, rafts and the rarest ones
are the ones with machineguns.
Crafting
Then there is hunting, crafting and plants. You have
to hunt to craft objects like weapon holsters and wallets etc.
and you have to gather plants to get hunting senses and
medicine plants to get cured while fighting. You have to kill
2 sharks to get all 4 weapon slots and 2 shark skins to get
the wallet of 6,000 bucks and tiger skin etc. Also to get
some crafting things you actually have to do side missions
like to hunt the rare 1 horn buffalo to get the wallet of
10,000 bucks. The better the crafting thing you need the
harder it is to get the animal or plant.
Camps Then there are camps the camps have bad people
but you can make them yours if you kill everyone or
everything. There are alarms in the camps you can shut them
off. When you shut them off they can’t call for reinforcements
to kill you but they won’t call reinforcements until they see
you. You should try to do silent assassinations to get no
alarms on. Also if you do it silently they give you stuff if you do
a certain amount of camps silently without any alarms or
them seeing you. If you think alarms are all you are wrong
they can also shoot into the air a flare so they can call
reinforcements manually if you turned off the alarm. These
are things in camps.
Extra things you should know
Some extra things you should know are that if you
collect a certain amount of Relics you can get new
weapons or other things like upgrades. You should also
now that don’t throw away or sell animal skins unless you
have already crafted all you needed with that animal skin.
Especially if they are rare. Some other things you should
now are like try to be more stealthy than brutal or you will
die more often.
Gameplay
There are 3 types of gameplay one of those is campaign it is
the fun nest and the best. It is the best because there are side
missions and missions and also there are more weapons and
hidden objects. The other 2 types of gameplay are coop and
online. These two are the same except for one thing that the
coop is with your friends not with people you don’t now. In
online you play with people all over the world
People
Then there are people that play games with you throwing
knives and they give you money if you win then there are
Rakyat warriors they help you but don’t kill them or try to
they are very strong also. Some people don’t do anything
because they are civilians then there are different types of
bad people. The first ones are normal then crazy people
that come at you with knives and they are crazy also there
are types with explosive bottles. Another one is sniper or RPG
that means that he has a sniper rifle or he has a type of rocket
launcher. Then there is the last one that is heavy he has a lot
of body armor and has a very heavy machinegun.
These are things in Far Cry 3.
Crafting: To
create
something
with
another
thing.
Relics: A
hidden
object in
the game.
Rakyat: A
warrior of
the island
making the
island safe.
A little drawing I made. Pic.1
is an armature, Pic.2 is with
clay
STOP MOTION AMIMATION Have you ever wanted to have your little toys or things come to life? All you need is a camera! You can get a toy car and move it, little by little, take a photo every time you move it a bit. Watch the results on the camera. You will probably be surprised. At least I am when I see the results. Any kind of camera that can take photos works.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AN ANIMATION To start stop motion, these are the main things you will need:
� A Camera � A figure (you can use a person to do the
animations) � And A Background (if you are doing a
little film)
You make the animations by taking a photo of your figure, then move it a bit and take another photo, Then again, again, again, and again.
ADDING DETAIL In Stop Motion detail is important to add. There are many tips I have, homemade detail. I’ll tell you about Eyes, Texture and, Jumping.
For the eyes, get round beads that have a hole through them, mote like beads you can make necklaces or bracelets with. Around the hole, you paint with a permanent marker, a ring around the hole. Then you put the finished “eye” in your clay figure, wherever you want the eye to go.
For the texture, you can find things in your house like the sides of a bottle top, or probably a wire cup with the wires in some crossed shape.
If you want to make them jump, hardest of all, take a photo of the background and then the animation of the figure, floating by wires, on the same background, don’t move the camera during the photos. On software, I use, “GIMP*” you open
the background photo, and open the first flying photo in another layer. Go onto the flying layer and erase the wire stands you used. You will see the background photo after you erase the stands. It looks like it flies for real!
ARMATURES In lots of animations, the character has a metal skeleton inside called an armature. They are used to have the character stay in place. Because clay sculpture without one would simply fall apart. People even do the animation with the armature, like some tests to see if they work… I see pretty awesome animations with the pure armature. Some you can buy on internet, others can be homemade. The ones that you buy are made out of metal bars and bolts, for the homemade ones all you need are wires. For me armatures are the biggest advantage for stop motion! The “simple ones” all you need are wires, easy to move, but hard at the same time, paperclips are not so helpful for this because they are too hard. For the base all you need is two strips of wire (it can be one long one too), twist them together until it is a pretty hard but bendable wire. For the arms and legs all you need is to do
the same, then, stick it in the part you want it. The other armatures you can buy on internet. After that you can put clay on, here is a tip for the “hard armature”, you
can put clay on everything other than knee down, and then focus the camera Knee up. Put strong magnets on the bottom so they stand still. You save clay and have good balance.
*GIMP is a program that comes with almost all
windows computers, but you have to download it on mac
Guitar feelings
By Fernando UrrutiaUrrutiaUrrutiaUrrutia
All types of music. All types of feelings. Playing an instrument is something
beautiful. Knowing you can make music, feelings. It is a way of letting a door
open for your feelings.
The guitar is also a magical instrument, like all. You can play all types of
music. All types of feeling. That’s why I want to leave a door open for some
people on playing the guitar. Even though you can’t learn so much from a book,
here are some basic tips of how to play the guitar.
How to hold the guitar?
The first thing you need to know is how to hold the guitar. With your left
hand you hold the weight of the guitar. You put your right hand on the mouth of
the guitar like on the picture bellow.
The pitches that the guitar hits when it sings?
The notes
The notes, or how I like to call it, the pitches that the guitar hits when it
sings, are very simple. There are many notes when you play chords but I won’t
explain it.
Glossary:
Guitar- a
string
instrument
Mouth- the
mouth of
the guitar is
the hole in
the guitar
where the
strings pass
above.
THE MARVELOUS VIOLIN by: Leyre
INTRODUCTION
Thousands of people are staring at you in amazement. You are
one of the greatest violinists of all time. Your sound is
pounding throw the place .You finish and people start cheering
like crazy but wait is that really you if you want to become that
picture you have to know the basics of the violin and some
violinists. If you want to become a violinist the secret is
practicing. Wouldn’t you like to know about the marvelous
violin?
Parts of the violin
There are lots of parts to the violin. Some are important and
some are not so important. What I consider the most
important part is the stick or sound post that holds up the
violin. If you break that the entire violin falls down. The curved
holes are named the f-holes. The f-holes are where the sound
comes from. Then there’s the
string. That if not tensed weigh a
lot. The bridge, which gives you a
separate place to play. Next the
tuners for when the violin is un-
tuned, the strings don’t sound
right. There are two tuners one tunes better than the other; it
is the spiral kind tuner for bigger mistakes. Finally the chin rest
that helps you’re positioning. Each part has a job and there all
very important without one of the parts it would be much
different. Now for a little challenge the quiz.
1. Which is the most important part of the violin?
(a)Stick (B) F-hole(c) Tuners
2. Which tuner tunes the best?
(A) top (b) bottom (c) both
3. Where does the sound come from?
(A) Strings (b) f-holes (c) none
The position of the violin
In violin there are 3 positions. One for the bow, another
position for the violin and a position for shifting but that’s
more advanced. The position is easy once you get it. Let’s
start with the violin position. First you look and see the chin
rest; you put your chin there. Next you put right hand
beyond the bridge. Then you slowly put you put your hand
so it touches the strings and makes a little hole where two of
your fingers can fit. Finally that’s the end, violin position
perfect.
Now bow position. First you put your thumb in the
little kind of semicircle there is. After you put your pinky
standing up in the tip of the bow. Finally you put all your
fingers touching the bow. Now you’ve got the violin position
gear. For advanced players the shifting position. In shifting
you have to have the two positions I told you already. You
just have to let your finger slide so it sounds like a kind of
police alarm. Shifting is to make the notes you play higher.
Position is practice and don’t worry if at first you don’t get it
perfect.
TRICKS There are an infinite number of tricks. I only know some of
them. You start learning tricks depending on what piece you
are playing or what you are a doing. I know tricks about
how to care the violin and for playing. Tricks don’t have
names. The first trick is about caring the violin. When you
see that a string from the bow has popped off, you don’t just
pull it. If you do there is a possibility of all the strings falling
off. Another trick is when you’re playing a finger on a string
and 3 notes or less on a different string continuously you
leave the note on the string and when you play a different
note you just don’t press so it’s easier. At first it’s hard
because your fingers want to go to the correct place but it’s
easier. What I do is memorize the part and instead look at
your fingers. The next is never ever leave your violin upside
down it would be bad because it could get un-tuned. Those
are some of the most important and helpful tricks I know.
VIOLINIST
There are lots of violinists but I am going to tell you
about the ones I have watched .Ara Malikian is a violinist
born in Armenia. He has practice since very little and now
has gone around the world. He has done many discs. He
plays in many different styles. He plays for adults and even
children. The children really enjoy him. He is a very good
violinist and unique. Not many violinist come from this
country. He is very modern. He is getting known by people
and that is good. Now he has a very good, fantastic courier.
Joshua Bell a professional violinist from the United States of
America, very well known for his skills. He has played with
many famous orquestra.He can play in different tempos and
styles. Once he played an act in the metro and
only one person knew who he was. He is known
by people who are music lovers. He was
introduced to the violin when he was 4. He
didn’t choose. He was born in Indiana and
when he was 14 he played in an orquestra as a
solo. Now he has a Stradivarius that cost 3, 5 million and is
playing around the world.
CONCLUSION
I remember when I started playing the violin, I didn’t really
like it. I started when I was 5 until when I was about 8 and I
started to like it. You learned something that can inspire you to
play the marvelous violin. Wouldn’t you like to start playing
now?
ANSWERS:
1.A, 2. A3. B
Joshua Bell
Have you ever watched a baseball game and
thought to yourself, maybe one day that will be me,
making an amazing play? Well, to be able to do that
you have to love the game and you have to know how
to play. So after reading this piece I hope you will
have gained both.
To play 1st
base you always have to be alert
and ready because the
ball could come from
anywhere at any time.
You have to wait a few
feet of the base until
the ball is hit. Then if
the ball isn’t hit to you
then you hustle back
to put your foot on the
base. If you have the
ball in your bare hand
or in your glove and
you have touched the
base before the
batter, they are out. Try not to take your foot off the
base unless totally necessary. If the ball is far away
then you have to try to step out as far as you can with
your other foot that isn’t on the base to get as close
to the ball as possible.
Both of
the positions
have to always
know what the
other one is
doing. When the
ball is hit to the
left side of the
infield, the 2nd
basemen covers
2nd
base. But if
the ball is hit to
the right side of
the infield, the
shortstop covers
2nd
base. When
the ball is hit to the left side of the outfield, the
shortstop has to be the cutoff. A cutoff is a person
who runs out to the outfield and the outfielder
throws the ball to him/her. And if the ball is hit to
the right side of the outfield the 2nd
basemen is
the cutoff.
3rd
base is in the infield just like 2nd
base,
shortstop and 1st
base. If there is a force out ,
meaning runners on 1st
and 2nd
base, then all the 3rd
basemen has to do is step on the base to get an out.
But, if there is no force out, only a runner on second,
then the 3rd
basemen has to tag the runner to get an
out.
The balls that will come to the outfield will
either be a grounder or a pop-fly. A pop-fly is a ball
that comes high in the air and then falls and if you
catch it, before it touches the ground, then the batter
who hit that high ball is out. A grounder is a ball that
comes rolling on the ground. To field a grounder you
have to always keep your body in front of the ball so it
won’t go all the way into the outfield.
The pitcher’s job is mainly to pitch to the
batter. There are 4 basic
pitches that a pitcher can
pitch. One is a fastball; a
fastball is basically when the
pitcher throws the baseball
as fast and as hard as he/she
can, strait down the middle.
The second basic pitch is a
curveball. A curveball is
when the pitcher throws and
curves his wrist in a special way which makes the ball
curve in towards the batter. The third basic pitch is
similar to the curveball because it also curves, just
away from the batter instead of towards him/her. It is
called a screwball. There is one more common pitch
left and it’s called a change-up. The change-up isn’t
really a specific pitch; it is kind of a trick that the
pitcher plays on the batter. The trick is that if the
pitcher has been throwing the ball really fast then
they throw the ball a lot slower so the batter wouldn’t
expect it and they won’t be able to hit it. The catcher
is really an important position because it is the only
one facing out to the field so he can see everything
that the batters are doing so if someone is trying to
steal a base the catcher can get them out.
Baseball is a great sport for many people have
said so, for an example, in the words of the famous
George F Will: “Baseball, it is said, is only a game.
True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.”
That quote shows that to most people, baseball is
more than just a game. And as the amazing Babe Ruth
once said, “Every strike brings me closer to the next
home run.” So, if you ever think of giving up, think of
all the other people in the world who achieved their
dream because they decided to follow it.
Smart Tip: If you
are only running to
1st
base then you
can run through
the base so you
don’t have to slow
to a stop.
Smart Tip: When
you are running to 2nd
and 3rd
base you
always have to stop on
the base because if
you step off the base
the other team can tag
you with the ball and
then you are out.
Pitch: When
the Pitcher
throws the
ball
A Board with Wheels that you Ride
The wind is blowing in your face and hair, you feel
free. Do you know what you are doing? You are
skateboarding. And that is why I like
skateboarding. Because you feel free, wind in your
face and it is wonderful. Have you ever had this
feeling? As you can tell from the beginning, I have.
The fantastic feeling of freedom. In this piece I
will go over the skateboarding competitions, the
types of skateboarding, the main tricks and the
skateboarding pro’s
THE TYPES
There are two main types of skateboarding. There
is street skating and ramps. I personally like
skating ramps.
STREET – Street skating is what it is called.
Skating on the street doing tricks and grinds*. You
might do lines* and go down a few hills.
*grind- too put your trucks on a surface and slide
across it
*line- a sequence of tricks without stopping.
MAIN TRICKS
In skateboarding there are many complex tricks
such as the Ollie, Kickflip or PopShuvit.
Ollie- This is the easiest trick and the first you will
probably learn if you want to skate. This is just a
jump in the air. You might use this to jump on
ledges and grind or onto other surfaces.
1. Place your feet close together on the board
2. With your foot on the end, push so the
front of the board goes up
3. Quickly with your second foot, slide across
to the part of the board that YOU MUST
DO THIS QUICKLY
KICKFLIP- this is when the board flips in the air. I
am not going to explain how to do this because it is
too hard to. This also has the same use as the Ollie.
POPSHUVIT- This is when the board flips around in
the air. It is easier than the Kickflip and has the
same uses.
1. Put your feet on the board close together
2. With the foot on the end of the board, push
so the board goes up
3. With your other foot, push back so the
board turns around.
COMPETITIONS
In skateboarding there are many competitions.
Some are only focused on skate boarding such
as the Maloof money cup and some are focused
on many other sports like the X-games. In
competitions there are rounds of types of
skating for example a round for vert skating
and a round for street skating.
Maloof money cup is as I said only focused on
skateboarding. There are rounds such as best
trick or best grind. You can win a lot of money if
you win this competition.
The X-games have many other sports such as
BMX or rally cars. But it is also has
skateboarding and rounds such as highest jump.
INTRODUCTION
Have you ever been in sinkable beds? Have you
ever burnt your feet in the beech? Because I have
and if you really want to know read on this is your
story…
THE HOUSE
It is a magnificent place sense it has 3 maids
making delicious food. It has a big fat fluffy sofas
that sink when been sit on. A big table to eat big
meals with families. The floor is a big fluffy carpet
that make your feet sink into them (not that fluffy,
but they are ruff.)It has humongous comfortable
big rooms with big double person beds; they are
big dumpy sinkable beds that make you sleep in no
second. And from the top (it has three floors) you
can reach and open the window and feel the
breeze blow on your face see the shiny sun and
see the birds way high up in the air flying and the
ocean so blue with crashing waves, fish, shell’s,
boats, fishing boats, police boats, tourist boats,
cruise liners and so on it goes. Then you can go
and sit down in one fluffy sofa and turn on the TV
and start watching cartoons, eat, sleep what can’t
you do in this house.
BEACH
Beach, beach, beach the best thing of all where my
mother takes the sun, and burns her back. Where
we have baths to refresh. So you go to the beach
and step on the sand, so first you feel your feet
tickle then the tickle transforms into hot, HOT very
HOT to burning. Then you start limping and
looking at your bag for sandals. Then there are
people one kilometer away from you and laughing
at your burnt foot while you limp, then their feet
start burning also, you booth are laughing at the
same time now. Now you’re running to the
water, then you jump and splash. Now you are all
soggy and you are walking towards home. Now
you know you always have to wear sandals when
you are in the beach!
THE CUPCAKE
It is called the cupcake. It is called like that
because its form looks like a cupcake. It is not an
island since it is connected to Santander. iIt’s a
piece of land with shape of a cup cake when
looking from the distance. It has a train with
normal road wheels; it is just a tourist attraction.
It has 3 models of the boats of Christopher
Columbus (very small Boats) and 1 model of a
famous boat that I which I don’t remember the
story. It has a big
park with a beach
right beside it which
has a slide that slides
you down to the
beach. And best of
all it has a big zoo
with lots of penguins
and sea lions and
ducks that get knotty
and climb to the roof. And at the top there is a
castle which is now a university where my
grandfather used to teach. From up there you can
see everything, the birds, Santander, the misty fog
of the morning
and the sea.
THE ENDTHE ENDTHE ENDTHE END
CONCLUSION
Know you know where to go in Santander and
what you need and special tips that I’ve given you.
Now you are ready to start a new adventure!!
(CHRISTOFER COLOMBUS IS AN IMPORTANT PERSON)
BY SANTI D.BY SANTI D.BY SANTI D.BY SANTI D.
1The Cupcake