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BRIGHT WRITERS ARTISTIC - MOTIVATIONAL - EDUCATIONAL

JULY 2016

Interview with our own Schumacher Interviews with our champions

The Uplifting Art of Singing

Ana Maria Savu interviews a great singer, Sofia Ivan

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PLUS NATIONAL HONOR 2016

Table of Contents Bright Writers Foreword.................................................................................................................................. 1 Meet us, the bright writers 6F, A Class of Children with Big Hearts and Great Talents – A Text by Ana Tic Chiliment ................................................................................................2 7E, A Class Animated by Joyful and Bright Talents............... .............................................4 Interviews with our champions Interview with our own Schumacher - Eva Clark (6F) interviews Andrei Margarit (6F)............................................................... 7 The Magical World of Dance – Maria Ionescu interviews Miu Mihnea& Bidica Julia (7E).............................................. 8 The Passion for Playing Basketball - Matei Bejinaru interviews Nastase Antonia&Oraseanu Irina(6F)..................................11 The Uplifting Art of Singing - Ana Maria Savu (7E) interviews a great singer, Sofia Ivan (7E........................................12 Interview with a celebrity we admire Ioana Maria Moldovan, a TV Presenter Who Inspires Us Robert Anghel (7E) interviews Ioana Maria Moldovan.....................................................14 Book Review Allow yourself to be swept away by childhood stories - The Jungle Book - A Text by Vlad Alexandru (7E)...........................................................15 Film Reviews Laugh your heart out with Mamma Mia - A Film Review by Ilinca Apostol (6F)................................................................................16 The Epic Confrontation of the Gods of Egypt – A Film Review by Sofia Filisan (6F)..................................................................................17 Top Educational Computer Games The Joy of Playing Educational Computer Games - A text by Andrei Marin and Tudor Ifrim (7E)..................................................................18 Celebrities in Love with Philanthropia/ Humanitarian Actions Smiley, The Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF – A Text by Rares Tudor(6F)..............20 Selena Gomez, A Great Example of PHILANTHROPY – A Text by Sofia Trandafir(6F)..............................................................................................21

Dear readers, Since the Bright Speakers Competition is an efficient project, highly appreciated by you, enabling you to voice your ideas on the stage, to boost your self – confidence and to improve your English speaking skills, we do consider that the emergeance of a brand new soul project, our magazine – Bright Writers, will prove equally positive and beneficial.

We are what we speak and we are what we write as well, since words build the world we live in, having an incommensurable power. This is the reason why words should be carefully chosen, taken care of, cherished, positively empowered and this is exactly the reason why words should become our best friends, the bright bricks with which we build a better world for us and for the ones around us: “Words have the power to heal. When words are both true and kind, they

can change our world.”

The mission of this magazine is to help you improve your English skills and to enable you to share positive opinions, recommendations and INSPIRE your peers and even us, adults, who learn a lot from your genuine passion and the joyfulness and playfulness with which you approach life.

We would like to thank the director of the Theoretical International Computer High School of Bucharest, Mr. Hayati Agaoglu, for sustaining our projects – Bright Speakers and Bright Writers, for believing in our positive ideas and for helping us turn them into success and memorable learning experiences.We would also like to thank our English Department that manages, through hard work and total devotment, to instill into our children, an ardent passion for the English language and culture.Many thanks to Mr. Adrian Serban, our IT specialist, who helped us create the design of this magazine.We need to especially thank the children, our BRIGHT WRITERS and special champions, who have worked a lot for us to be able to read and be inspired by the first issue of Bright Writers:

Ana Tic Chiliment (6F)

Ana Maria Savu (7E)

Oraseanu Irina(6F)

Eva Clark (6F)

Robert Anghel (7E)

Andrei Margarit (6F)

Andrei Marin (7E)

Ilinca Apostol (6F)

Tudor Ifrim (7E)

Sofia Trandafir (6F)

Mihnea Miu (7E)

Rares Tudor(6F)

Julia Bidica (7E)

Sofia Filisan (6F)

Maria Ionescu (7E)

Matei Bejinaru (6F)

Vlad Alexandru (7E) and Sofia Ivan (7E)

Antonia Nastase (6F)

We have written the first number of our magazine (the pilot version) with the precious help of the wonderful children from 6F and 7E, but we encourage all of you to send your contributions for the next numbers of Bright Writers (articles, prose, poetry, interviews with people who inspire you, interviews with your fellow colleagues, book and film reviews) to the following e – mail address: adam.adela@ichb.ro.

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6F – A Class of Big Hearts and Great Talents A Text by Ana Tic Chiliment

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y class has got

extremely talented children.Ever y child has got a special talent like dancing, singing, painting, acting, playing football, playing basketball or playing musical instruments.

My colleagues are eager for every class to come in order for them to have the chance to provide good answers, to answer the teachers’ questions and to discover new and exciting things about geography, history, Romanian, English, ICT, mathematics and all the other subjects.

We have a very active and dynamic class and I like this very much. My class participated in three competitions this year: `Talent show` ,`Sinfonia stelelor – The Symphony of Stars` and `Concursul de lectura – The Reading Competition`.

My colleagues also created some special moments for our school and teachers by greeting them with traditional food on the 1st of December and beautiful flowers on the 8th of March.

The most important thing about 6F is that although we are quite different, we are always team! We help each other every time and we have a lot of fun together both at school and on trips and camps.

We also want to thank our mentor and form tutor, Ioana Ungureanu, for being the “captain of this beautiful ship”, called 6F. She is a fantastic form tutor and she helps us shape our characters and be better and better at everything we do!

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7E, A Class Animated by Joyful and Bright Talents

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hen we say 7E, we are not talking only about being the best at Romanian, English, mathematics and other subjects although we are very good at school subjects and we like learning new things and participating in school competitions.We are also refering to a joyful and highly energetic class, whose resourcefulness and creativity seem unlimited.

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The children in our class excel at ballet, singing, acting, TV presenting, tennis, karate, being National Champions because of their hard work, devotment and sheer passion.We are proud to have a class of champions because beyond all the glitter, awards and applauses that we receive both on international and national stages, we know that there is a deep ocean of determination and adamant perseverance.

Despite our extremely busy shedules divided between school, sessions of training and competitions, we somehow

manage to meet outside school as well and be friends.Friendship is an extremely important element for us because we feel valued and appreciated in our class.

If you ask the teachers about us, they will say that we are highly intelligent, dynamic and a bit noisy at times, but we are not noisy, we just possess powerful personalities and we need to express our opinions and voice our thoughts.

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If i were to define our class in a few words, I would definitely say: Intelligence, Ambition, Perseverance, Champions, Kind – hearted, Life Lovers.

We also want to thank our form tutor, Viorel Baiasu, who together with our parents, teachers and coaches, manages to direct our steps towards a bright and beautiful future.

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An Interview with Our Own Schumacher Eva Clark interviews Andrei Margarit (6F)

I: Why did you choose this sport?

I chose this sport because it is challenging and fun.It is both team sport but you also need to do a lot of thinking for yourself. I started karting when I was four years and a half.

I: Have you won any competitions?

Yes I did. The most important competitions that I won are: The Romanian Cup and the Romanian Championship.

I: How many trophies have you got in your collection?

I have 16 trophies which I won with hard work and hundred hours of training.

I: Do you have your own kart, or it is rented?

I have my own kart and I use with pleasure in every race.

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Kart racing is usually a relatively safe way to introduce drivers to motor racing.

Many Formula One drivers developed their skills by racing karts, the most prominent among them being the world champions Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Fernando Alonso, Kimi RäikkÜnen, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.

We congratulate Andrei for his tremendous courage of driving at 260 km/h and for the collection of throphies earned through hard work and countless hours of training. We are eager to see you and applaud your merits in Formula 1 as well!

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF DANCE An Interview with our National Sportive Dance Champions Maria Ionescu interviews Miu Mihnea & Bidica Julia (7E) I: What does professional dance/ sportive dance stand for?

Sportive dance is a team sport, consisting of partenership between a boy and a girl. They dance on different music rhythms using specific tehniques.

I: How many sections are there in a dance competition?

There are two important sections : LATIN DANCE (samba,cha-cha, rumba,paso doble and jive ) and BALLROOM DANCE (slow waltz,tango,vienesse waltz,slow foxtrot and quickstep).

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I: How many competitions are there every year?

There are a lot of competitions in Romania , but we also always go to the international competitions as well.

I: How much do you exercise every day ?

We train utterly hard every day after school, at the weekends and even on holidays. We must work really hard for the best results, but it is worthwhile.

I: Which are the most important titles you have won up to this moment?

We have won many competitions, but the most important titles we have won are: National Champions and International Vice - champions.

I: What are your plans for the future?

We want to reach the highest level in this sport – International Champions and afterwards to create our own SPORTIVE DANCE CLUB, our own contests and to train the best sportive dance pairs.

What really strikes us about Mihnea and July is the modesty with which they speak about their extraordinary results and the physical and MENTAL STRENGTH to train for 4 hours a day on a daily basis. Furthermore, they manage to beautifully combine the sportive life with the school life, obtaining excellent results as well. It seems that a champion who does everything with passion, seriousness and devotment, can be a champion in all the fields of live.

Thank you, Mihnea and July for representing us so successfully everywhere you go and for being such an inspiration to us!

We invite you to admire them at our school celebrations, to watch their youtube videos and to be inspired and motivated by their passion.

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What really strikes us about Mihnea and July is the modesty with which they speak about their extraordinary results and the physical and MENTAL STRENGTH to train for 4 hours a day on a daily basis. Furthermore, they manage to beautifully combine the sportive life with the school life, obtaining excellent results as well. It seems that a champion who does everything with passion, seriousness and devotment, can be a champion in all the fields of live.

Thank you, Mihnea and July for representing us so successfully everywhere you go and for being such an inspiration to us!

We invite you to admire them at our school celebrations, to watch their youtube videos and to be inspired and motivated by their passion.

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The Passion for Playing Basketball Matei Bejinaru interviews Antonia Nastase and Irina Oraseanu(6F) I : Why do you like basketball so much?

Antonia: I like it because it is a team sport and the team needs to be united in order to be able to win the games.

I: How often do you manage to play basketball?

Antonia: Fortunately, I manage to play it every week.

I: Where do you practise it?

Antonia: I practise it at Spiru Haret.

I:Do you want to become a proffesional basketball player in the future?

Antonia: Yes, definitely. It is one of my dreams to become a professional basketball player.

I: What do you like the most about basketball?

Irina: I like it because you need to run a lot on the field and also be very skilled in choosing the right game strategy.

I: How often do you play it?

Irina: I play it three times a week.

I: Where do you practise it?

Irina: I practice it at Spiru Haret as well.

activities that I like at the moment.

I:Do you want to be a professional basketball player in the future?

Irina: I have not decided yet.There are many

We admire Antonia and Irina for playing a tough sport, a sport that requires a lot of concentration, physical effort and team spirit and we encourage them to follow their dream of playing in the professional league.

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The Uplifting Art of Singing Ana Maria Savu interviews a great singer, Sofia Ivan (7E)

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ofia is only a 7th grader but the professionalism with which she sings and dances makes you believe that she is already an adult.What really impresses us about Sofia and what makes her an inspirational model for us, her colleagues, is her gentleness, her inner strength, her exterior and interior beauty and the fascinating manner in which she teleports us to beautiful stories everytime she spells her magic on us by using her magic wand, her voice.

I: What is your greatest passion, Sofia?

Sofia: I like to sing very much (and I think I`m pretty good at it) but I love also acting, playing the piano, dancing ballet and doing different sports.

I: What do you like the most out of these activities?

Sofia: Singing. For me singing is freedom and freedom is what I truly support in life (freedom of speech is one of the most powerful weapons nowadays).

I: Let`s imagine that you should stop singing. What would you like to do instead?

Sofia: Acting!

I: Why? Sofia: Because I want to express myself on a stage, I can be whatever I want and people like watching me because I can touch their hearts with personal interpretation of a character.

I: You are so enthusiastic when you speak about singing. What do you feel when you`re singing?

Sofia: When I sing I feel like a princess. I am the main character of the story and my melody is my story! It`s hard to explain in words how I feel when I`m on a stage.

I: Are you nervous knowing that your mother is in the public, watching you?

Sofia: Of course not! My mother is always with me and it would be strange if I didn’t see her anywhere near the stage.

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I: Are you nervous on stage?

Sofia: All the time, but I try to manage my emotions very well and I try not to think about what will happen if I forget the lyrics for example.

I: Wait a second, have you ever forgotten the lyrics?

Sofia: Honestly speaking, yes, but I tried to improvise and it went well.

I: Have you ever sung with a big star in a duet? Or would you like to do it?

Sofia: Yes I did. I sang with Adrian Daminescu and it was a big pleasure and a great experience.

I: Thank you very much for being so nice and for answering all my questions.

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Ioana Maria Moldovan, a TV Presenter Who Inspires Us Robert Anghel (7E) interviews Ioana Maria Moldovan Robert Anghel (7E), a singer and a TV presenter at Prima TV, decided to interview one of his favourite teachers from Tudor Vornicu Television School.We thank Robert for the joy and optimism that he shares with us all the time and for this great interview.

I: Could you describe your life in one word? What would that word be?

It isn’t easy to describe in one word what I have lived for nearly 34 years. There are many words that come to my mind at the moment, but I would choose to describe my life as a rainbow.

I: Why did you choose television?

Screens have fascinated me ever since childhood. I have admired TV presenters ever since I was a child and when my mother left the house, I used to wear her clothes and pretend that I was a TV presenter myself, in front of the mirror.My television dream came true when I was exactly 20 years old.

I: What plans do you have for the future?

The lesson I have received in the last years is one as simple as possible: try to live each second at the maximum intensity and do not make too many plans for the future, as life could have even greater plans for me.

So I live today to the fullest and I smile frequently because life is a great miracle that needs to be appreciated and cherished.

I: What is your favorite book?

I have lately been fond of my childhood’s books and I started reading them again.

I: How did you decide to work for Tudor Vornicu Television School?

In childhood, besides being a TV presenter, I wished to be a teacher. And as it happens in life, nothing is a matter of coincidence, here I am, being the teacher of beautiful and talented juniors like you, Robert.

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Allow yourself to be swept away by childhood stories Book Review: The Jungle Book A Text by Vlad Alexandru (7E)

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he Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories written by English author, Rudyard Kipling.

The tales in the book, as well as those in The Second Jungle Book (1895), and which includes five further stories about Mowgli, are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner in order to provide moral lessons. The verses in the The Law of the Jungle, for instance, stress the rules for the safety of individuals, families, and communities. Kipling put in them nearly everything he knew or “heard or dreamed about the Indian jungle.”

The Jungle Book is used as a motivational book by the Cub Scouts, a junior element of the Scouting movement. This use of the book’s universe was approved by Kipling himself. Akela, the head wolf in The Jungle Book, has become a senior figure in the movement, the name being traditionally adopted by the leader of each Cub Scout Pack.Abandoned after an accident, baby Mowgli raised by a pack of wolves. As the boy grows older, the wise panther, named Bagheera, realizes he must be taken to his own kind in the nearby village. Baloo, the bear, however thinks differently and he takes the young Mowgli under his wing and teaches him that living in the jungle represents the best life possible.

Bagheera realizes that Mowgli is in danger, particularly because of Shere Khan, the tiger who hates everybody, especially humans. Mowgli flees into the jungle where he survives a second encounter with Kaa, the snake and finally, with Shere Khan. It’s the sight of a pretty girl however that convinces Mowgli to go the nearby man-village.

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Laugh your heart out with Mamma Mia A Film Review by Ilinca Apostol (6F)

Mama Mia is my favourite film. It is a very nice comedy and it is also a musical based on the songs of the Pop band ABBA. This movie is fun to watch, especially with your family or friends.

The film is about a girl, Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried), who lives with her mom (Meryl Streep) on a small island in Greece. Sophie doesn’t know who her father is and when Sophie is about to get married, she reveals to her bridesmaids that she found and raed her mother’s diary and she had three people in mind, one of which could have been her father: the first one was an architect named Sam Carmichael, the second one an adventurer and writer, Bill Anderson and a British banker, Harry Bright. As Sophie wants her father to be next to her at her wedding and walk down the aisle, she invited all of them at the wedding, without telling this to her mother.

Her mom, Donna Sheridan, is now the owner of a villa but, when she was young, she and her two best friends, had a band called The Dynamos.The three men accepted the wedding invitation believing it was from Donna. Sam and Harry lost their boat but thankfully, Bill had his own boat and the three of them arrived safely to the island. Sophie smuggled the three men in a tiny room and explain them that she sent the invitations. Unfortunately, Donna found out about them and she was really nervous.After meeting the three men, Sophie tried to figure which one was her father.

On their wedding day, in the church, instead of Sophie and her fiancé to get married, they decided to travel, but the story was not over and I invite you to watch this funny comedy and see how the story ends!

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The Epic Confrontation of the Gods of Egypt A Film Review by Sofia Filisan (6F)

Gods of Egypt is a 2016 Australian - American fantasy action film, directed by Alex Proyas. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell, Gerard Butler and Geoffrey Rush.

In the film, which presents ancient Egyptian deities, Butler plays the god of darkness, Set, who takes over the Egyptian empire, and Thwaites plays the mortal hero, Bek, who partners with the god Horus, played by Coster-Waldau, to save the world and save his love.

The mortal hero Bek involved himself into an unexpected and full of danger journey in order to save the humankind and at the same time his true love, Zaya from afterlife .

To achieve that, he needs the help of the god Horus into an unlikely alliance for a thrilling battle with Set, who has threatened the throne of Egypt and brought chaos and conflict among them.

This breathtaking journey brings both heroes into the afterlife and heaven and they must pass great tests of courage and sacrifice if they hope to win their epic final confrontation.

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The joy of playing educational computer games A text by Andrei Marin and Tudor Ifrim (7E)

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aming represents the running of specialized applications known under the name of electronic games or video games on game consoles like X-box and Playstation and on personal computers.

The first widely played video game was Pong, an electronic version of ping pon.It became popular in the 1970s and since then, gaming has grown increasingly complex and more and more popular among children, teenagers and even adults . More recent developments include motion gaming, games which respond to the movements of users, and virtual reality headsets, which enable an immersive experience.

Although there are many people who believe that playing games is a sheer waste of our time, there are also games that can help us improve our abilities, speed, reactions and even enhance our intelligence.

We have listed some of the games which improve both your knowledge of the world and your inteligence: 1. Dragon Box: The amazing thing about Dragon Box is that children LOVE to play it without knowing that they are solving complex math.

2. Mind Snacks: Mind Snacks is an interactive app that teaches words and phrases in different languages such as Spanish, Chinese, French, German and Japanese. There is also the option to choose SAT vocabulary. Instead of learning through memorization and repetition, fun touch screen games are used.

3. DIY.org: Do it yourself projects teach problem solving skills, artistic sensibilities, resourcefulness and independence. They also help bring out the creativity that is inherent in all of us.The site, DIY.org has an app called DIY – Get Skills, Be Awesome. Children can showcase their creations and even share them in a larger community. This social aspect allows them to receive validation from peers of their own age.

4. Code Spells: More parents are realizing how important it is for kids to learn how to code, especially since this is a highly required skill. However, programming is not offered as a core subject in school for small children, at least yet. But with a game like Code Spells, writing 18

code becomes a fun pastime, not an extra learning course.Players must help gnome characters perform certain tasks by using magic. But the spells they use need to be written in Java code.

5. Scribble Naughts: Scribble Naughts is a media creation game for kids which teaches creative problem solving skills through imaginative scenarios that involve logic, spelling and creativity.

Players are given a particular challenge to solve. And they can do this by summoning just about anything they can think of, by typing it into a field.Imagination can run wild with all the different possibilities that can be brought to life. Players can even create new puzzles that can be shared with others.

6. Game Star Mechanic: An important life skill is to come up with a good, creative idea and develop it through a process of logical steps.With Game Star Mechanic, children have the opportunity to hone this ability by making their own games and sharing them with others.

According to this site, Game Star Mechanic community has over 250,000 designers whose games have been played over 5 million times. Game Star Mechanic is even being used by teachers in classroom settings.

7. SimCity: SimCity is one of the original awesome Learning/Productive/Serious Games in the industry that really got the hearts and minds of players. Eventually, you learn that it also gets the brains of players.The makers of SimCity have come out with educational version (Sim City EDU) to fulfill classroom STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) requirements. Children are asked to build virtual cities as they learn about socio-economic development, urban planning and environmental management.

8. Mindblown Life: Teaching money management skills often takes the form of stern lecturing between parents and children.Mindblown Life is a game that is designed to teach money management skills to teens. Multiple players participate and interact with one another as they try to balance their professional and personal lives to avoid overspending.

9. Math Ninja: Children love ninjas and this game channels their enduring trend into extremely popular addition, subtraction, and multiplication games.

10. Stack the Countries: Learn all about the countries of the world and their major cities through this incredibly engaging challenge asking users to make designs out of their varying shapes.

11. Hangman:The classic vocabulary game receives a digital makeover through this widely enjoyed application that pulls inspiration from daily headlines.

12. LEGO Super Heroes Movie Maker: Encourage the children to indulge their creative whims and edit their very own mini-films using favorite DC superheroes in LEGO form. Nobody can argue with Batman.

13. BrainPOP Featured Movie: Watch a new educational movie every day and then take a quiz afterwards to test knowledge retention. Films cycle through a rotation for those afraid they might have missed something.

14. GarageBand: It’s an entire recording studio available in an iPad app. Nothing could be more enjoyable for aspiring young musicians than an open-ended creative outlet like GarageBand.

15. MathBoard: Take multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction quizzes with customizable sizes, difficulty levels, and time limits.

16. Rocket Math: Solve increasingly difficult math problems and earn the parts necessary to build rocket ships.

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Smiley, The Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF A Text by Rares Tudor (6F)

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ndrei Tiberiu Maria, known as Smiley, born on the 27th of July 1983 in Pitești, is a Romanian singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. He was part of the band called “Simplu” but after this period, he decided to develop his solo career. In 2013, he won “Best Romanian Act” at the MTV Europe Music Awards. He had been nominated for the same award three times, in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and twice in 2006 and 2007 as part of Simplu.

He has been the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Romania since November 2013. He is also a television personality, hosting “Romania’s Got Talent” for six consecutive seasons (2011– 2016) and his is also a coach at “The Voice of Romania” also for six consecutive seasons (2011–2016).

Smiley released his first solo album “În lipsa mea” in 2008, album which won three awards during the Romanian Music Awards: “Best Album of the Year”, “Best Single of the Year” for the title track song and “Best Solo Artist” for Smiley. His follow-up album “Plec pe Marte” won him “Best Pop Dance Album of the Year”. He released his yet most successful single “Dream Girl” in 2011, single that won him “Best Male Artist” and “Best Pop Artist of the Year” during the 2011 Romanian Music Awards.

The question is: How does Smiley manage to release new songs, to manage his own Music Studio and artists, to host two of the most important shows in Romania “Romania’s Got Talent” and “The voice”, to play in films/series and to be an Ambassador for UNICEF as well?

Is it good time management or sheer passion.Judging by his answer to this question, it seems that it is a mixture of the two. He admits spending even his free time at his Music Studio “HahaHa Production”, this is how inserable Smiley and music are.

I: How do you relax when you are not in the studio?I relax making music, working in the studio, when I am with my friends and my family and I couldn’t wish for anything more than this.

I: If you had to choose between the two shows “Romania’s got talent” and “The Voice”, what would you choose?

Each TV show is different and brings me a different kind of joy.”Romania’s Got Talent” is a TV show that I always watch from behind the curtains, while at “The Voice of Romania”, I have the best seat possible.At “The Voice of Romania” I do what I normally do on a daily basis: I listen to voices, I train these voices, I look for ways to improve them while at “Romania’s Got Talent”, we promote the amazing talents of the Romanian people.

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Selena Gomez, A Great Example of PHILANTHROPY A Text by Sofia Trandafir (6F)

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elena Gomez manages to capture our attention not only because of her fantastic acting and singing skills, but especially because of her humanitary actions.

Selena was involved in the UR Votes Count campaign which encouraged teenagers to find out more about 2008’s presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain. In October 2008, Selena participated in St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital “Runway For Life” benefit.

That same month, she was named UNICEF’s spokesperson for the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which encouraged children to raise money on Halloween to help children around the world.She said that she was “extremely excited” to “encourage other kids to make a difference in the world.”

Selena, who raised over $700,000 for the charity in 2008, stated that she hopes to be able to raise 1 million dollars in 2009. She participated in a celebrity auction and hosted a live web cast series on Facebook in support of the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign.

From 2009 to 2012, Gomez was involved in “Disney’s Friends for Change”, an organization which promoted “environmentally-friendly behavior”, and she appeared in its public service announcements. Selena was the youngest UNICEF ambassador ever.

In her first official field mission, Selena traveled to Ghana on September 4, 2009 for a week to witness first-hand the stark conditions of vulnerable children that lack vital necessities including clean water, nourishment, education and healthcare. Selena explained, during an interview with Associated Press correspondents, that she wanted to use her star power to bring awareness to Ghana: “That’s why I feel very honored to have a voice that kids listen to and take into consideration. I had people on my tour asking me where IS Ghana, and they Googled it and because I went there, they now know where Ghana is”.

Selena said, of her role as ambassador, that “Every day 25,000 children die from preventable causes. I stand with UNICEF in the belief that we can change that number from 25,000 to zero. I know we can achieve this because every moment, UNICEF is on the ground providing children with the lifesaving assistance needed to ensure zero becomes a reality.”

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