Vedruna's Gazzete

VEDRUNA´S GAZZETE

Contents: Thorny Devil

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Animals

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Travels

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New York

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Sydney

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THE SAINT JOACHIMA DE VEDRUNA SCHOOL OF CARTAGENA

Travelling I

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OFFICIAL STUDENT´S MAGAZINE

Travelling II

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"All through love, nothing through constraint"

London

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Films reviews

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Study Tour

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Becky Sharp

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Titanic

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Immortals

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Music

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Live fast, Die young

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Katy Perry

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OneDirection

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3D Street Art

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Dancing

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Old & Modern Music

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F C Cartagena

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Video Games

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British Cuisine

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Reading

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Triathlon

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School Activities

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Science

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Jokes, Laughs...

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Links to Articles

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Comic Strip

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Editorial Hi everyone and welcome to our first issue of Vedruna's Gazzete. This yearly magazine on line will try to help you improve your English and will give you lots of fun at the same time.

You will find many interesting things surfing through the different articles that make up our magazine. They all have been written by students of our school from 1st of ESO up to 2nd of Bachillerato in a way to express themselves about the matters they are most

interested in.

In our first Vedruna's Gazzete, you can read about curious animals, travel to amazing places such as Sidney or New York, learn about music, video games and films or prepare tasty dishes thanks to our students' recipes.

Apart from all this, we've got an article on Charles Dickens to celebrate the 200th anniversary of one of the most important and representative writers of the English literature, so don't miss it!

And, do you want a bit

of gossip? Discover if your mates from 4th of ESO had a good time in their study trip reading their fascinating article.

I want to give special thanks to teacher Nicolás Montalbán, who has worked a lot to make this project come true.

Anyway, we hope you enjoy it a lot and happy learning! I'll see you all next time!

Paula Seoane Head of English Dept.

Editor

English Department

Categories

Editorial, Pet´s stories, Travelling, Study Tour, Film reviews, Music, Dancing & Arts, Cartagena FC, Video Games, British cuisine, Reading Encouragement, School activities, Science, Jokes, Laughs.

Publisher

Saint Joachima de Vedruna School

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June 2012

Country

Language

Spain, European Union

English

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Pets Thorny Devil (MOLOCH HORRIDUS)

“Thorny devils will also inflate themselves with air, puffing up like little puffer fish to make themselves look bigger”

It’s called a thorny devil .It has got scaly spines that cover its body. It has got two important spines on its head. Its skin colour is a mix of yellow, red and brown that depends on the colour of the ground. They usually are 20 metres long .

Thanks too its length and its colours it is well camouflage; it can protect its head and trick a predator by hiding its head between its front legs, leaving its false head showing. This makes them difficult for most predators to swallow. Thorny devils will also inflate themselves with air, puffing up like little puffer fish to make themselves look bigger.

Their structure allows them to collect water

from any part of its body, which is channelled down to its mouth. It isn’t a dangerous animal, except for ants because that is what it eats, it catches bugs with its tongue, it can catch over 30 bugs per minute. They live in Australian deserts.

They usually lay a single clutch of eggs per year. Clutch size in thorny devils is from three to ten eggs but usually clutches have eight eggs.

By Jaime Barón Yusty 1st. A CSE

Animals´ stories There are many people who at some time in their lives have considered to have a pet, some of them think about domestic animals and other wild animals .But it is not always a good decision. We must understand that wild animals are precisely that, wild animals. It is not that they are bad species but their nature is different.

They have to run, hunt, eat or play.

However we have to try to humanize their nature, but they do not live as pets. There are people who like to have serpents, chameleons, iguanas …

As for the domestic animals, still there are many parents who yield before the insistence of their children of having a pet. Dogs, cats, tortoises, birds, and

other animals, are not objects, despite people forget . People who have an animal have a responsibility, they must care them, feed them, give them a house, sanitary assistance and a good treatment during all their life…

By Maria Ángeles Parrado Rodriguez 1st. D CSE

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Travel Travels

This summer, a really good place to visit is Athens, in Greece. It´s a nice city with different museums and antique constructions like Hadrian Arch or the Acropolis. Athens has got a long history over 3.000 years old, so the wealth of its monuments makes it a destination with broad appeal to visitors from around the world. The best way to do some

sightseeing in the city is by tube, tram or on a wide range of buses and trolleybuses. You can also perform cruises or excursions to near islands or, if you prefer trekking routes.

Here you have some links with information about it:

By Pablo López Ros 2nd. C CSE

New York New York is one of the most important cities in the world, with a population of over 8 million people is best known for the Big Apple, and is made up of 5 boroughs: Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn and State Island.

Manhattan is the most famous of them and forms part of an Island in the Hudson River, and is connected to the other boroughs by bridges and tunnels being the Broadway Bridge one of the most known.

Manhattan is also known as the financial

and Business center of the world being Wall Street the place where are all the important banks and its famous Stock Exchange.

Other interesting places to know in New York are the Theatres area at Broadway, and Times Square that is a big space where the New Yorkers concentrate to celebrate important events.

In Manhattan there are a lot of skyscrapers as the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building.

There are two little islands near Manhat-

tan, Liberty Island, where is the Statue of Liberty that represents the most important image of the city, and also Ellis Island where all the people who arrives New York since 1890 had to go through the customs facilities for the appropriate health inspections.

By Ana Moreno Méndez 1st. A CSE

“Liberty Island, where is the Statue of Liberty that represents the most important image of the city”

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Sydney Sydney is the biggest city of Australia. It was founded in 1788 in Sídney's cove by Arthur Phillip. Sídney has a subtropical humid climate with soft summers and cold winters, with few rainfalls.Here some Sydney´s monuments:

four restaurants, six bars and numerous shops of

The International Airport Kingsford Smith: It is the most ancient public airport of the world and the biggest of Australia with 26 million passengers every

Port Jackson: It is a natural port concerning which the major urban agglomeration of Australia places, Sidney. recollections.

The bridge of Sydney´s Bay: It crosses Sydney´s Bay, connects the financial center of the city with the north coast, a zone with residential and commercial character.The arch rises up to a height of 134 meters The house of Sydney´s and up to there it is possible Opera: It has 183 meters of to come to contemplate length and about 120 meters of spectacular conference of maximum width. The house of the Bay and the city.

Sydney´s Opera contains five theatres, five studies of tests, two principal rooms,

year.

The 2000 Olympic Games were celebrated in Sydney.

By María Gómez Gozálvez “The 2000 Olympic Games were celebrated in Sydney”

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Travelling I Travelling between distant places was difficult in the earlier times.

It was uncomfortable and time consuming but it was the only way to get from one place to another. Foreign travel has now become easier and quicker than it was in the past, evolving from wal king to travelling by ship or plane.

In the early 19th century travelling to a foreign destination was a long and expensive journey.

Since the introduction of international airlines

travels became easier but more expensive.

Some people may not afford this but it is a well-justified price to pay for.

T ra v el l i n g is an excellent way to open our minds; learning about cultures, economy, histories...

Travel has allowed us to stand face to face with the great pyramids, or the coliseum in Rome, for example.

Most people travel to relax and have a good time experiencing a different atmosphere,

other travel for business or just because they want to explore the world.

In conclusion, foreign travel has given people knowledge about the world and the chance to discover it.

By Andrea Moya Cerdán 2nd. B HSE

“Travelling is an excellent way to open our minds”

Travelling II Nowadays the importance of knowing other cultures is necessary in order to understand people, their ideologies, their ways of living and thinking, their costumes…etc.

Knowledge is always a good thing and it helps to enrich our lifes.

Perhaps we could improve our lives and find the answer to many questions learning from the others.

Some examples of really interesting cultures are:

African tribes

Chinese culture is very different from the European culture and it includes lots of incredible things and amazing inventions.

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London Hi, my name is Clara and two years ago I went to London to visit the city. This trip is the best I´ve ever done, because in London I´ve found a lot of incredible things: museums like the British Museum, Natural Museum, Science Museum…, monuments like the London´s eye (it´s the biggest treadmill I´ve ever seen), the Tower Bridge or the Parliament (with the Big Ben). And a lot of places like Trafalgar Square, Picadilly Circus or Candem.

The Hunger Games One of the most successful films of the year ARGUMENT A history of war has left the 12 districts that divide Panem under the tyrannical power of the "Capitol".

Without liberty and poverty, no one can leave the confines of his district. Only a 16year-old Katniss Everdeen, tries to challenge the rules for food. Her principles will be tested with "The Hunger Games", televised show that organizes the Capitol to humiliate the population. Each year, two representatives from each district will be forced to survive in a hostile environment and fight to the death between them until a single survivor.

You can choose between buns, toasts, a lot of types of juice, crêpes and exotic food.

Look these photos about London!!!

This year I watched a video about New Year in London and I was surprised.

Tower Bridge London´s eye

By Clara Torregrosa Gomis 1st. C CSE

Big Ben

Film reviews When her younger sister is chosen to participate, Katniss does not hesitate to take its place, determined to demonstrate its firm and resolute, even in the most desperate situations there is room for love and respect.

The film is adapted from the novel by Suzanne Collins. This movie was released on March 23 in the United States and in Spain on April 22, with a success on the big screen.

-"The vow" (in Spanish ''Todos los días de mi vida'') is a romantic drama based on true stories focused on a pair that, soon after marrying, have a car accident that puts the wife Paige (Rachel

Parliament

This is the official poster for the movie:

McAdams) in a coma, waking up with severe memory loss. When she wakes up, she doesn't remember his marriage, her husband Leo (Channing Tatum), her friends and her actual life. She only remembers her family

and her older friends.

Leo will have to inspire love again in his wife Paige. But the problem comes when Paige initiates a romance with his former boyfriend.

-Cast: Rachel

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McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman and Jessica Lange -Directed by : Michael Sucsy -Screenplay by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein and Jason Katims -Story by Stuart Sender -Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman, Paul Taublieb -Executive Producers: J. Miles Dale, Austin Hearst and Susan Cooper

The 24 steps Dangerous adventure Four friends decide to go on a trip to The Pyrenees. One of the main characters is called Maxi Iglesias.

They find a medieval parchment that will make the damned cemetery of 24 steps to be left to be known as a legend.

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-“Mirror, mirror” tells the story of a wicked queen (Julia Roberts) who makes a plan to take the throne from young Snow White (Lily Collins) and Prince Charming´s attention (Armie Hammer). When the beauty of Snow White reaches the heart of her loved Prince, the queen banishes her and obliges her to live in the forest, where a hungry beast is waiting. Rescued by a gang of dwarfish, Snow White grows up and turns into a strong girl determined to recover her rein from the wicked queen.

- Director: Tarsem

The secret invention of Hugo Secrets Hugo is a determined and resourceful boy who gets involved in an adventure. He will have to discover a secret that will change his life. After an intense search he will discover a place where he can call home.

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Singh -Production: Ryan Kavanaugh, Brett Ratner and Tucker Tooley.

-Script: Melissa Wallack and Jason Keller -Based on: Snow White of the Brothers Grimm -Sound track: .

-Assembly : Robert Duffy and Nick Moore.

-Starring: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer and Sean Bean.

By María Tallón Hernández & Silvia Rey Antón 2nd. D CSE

Water for elephants Difficult loves Robert Pattinson who is the main character who plays the role of a veterinary student of the Big time of Depression. He must leave his studies after his parents death, and he starts to work in a circus with the Benzini brothers like a vet.

Between animals and scenes he falls in love with Marlena, she is an amazon married with the owner of the circus. Robert acts very well in his role in this film.

“Mirror, mirror” tells the story of a wicked queen”

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Friends with benefits Love or friendship?

In this film Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are two friends who have had a lot of broken hearts. They are tired of having bad relationships so they decided to stay in a relationship without promises but at the end they fall in love.

Plane Jane TV Did you know? The MTV presents new episodes of Plane Jane, this programme can change a ugly duckling to a beautiful swan.

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Thanks to the hopes of a stylist the main characters of the programme leave behind the name of Plane Jane.

By Mercedes Gracia Laborda 3rd. A CSE

Study Tour

“At the end of our walk we could enjoy the spectacular views of Tarragona´s seaside”

After a long journey by bus we were looking forward to arrive to Tarragona because most of us hadn´t visited that city and we had heard that it was very famous in our country and so beautiful too.

The first thing we did when we arrived there was walking around the city and we saw the strike, and that was the reason why all shops were closed until eight o´clock in the evening. When the shops opened we did a quick shopping to buy the last gifts to our relatives. While we were walking down the streets we met some Catalans who helped us to take photos with all monuments and they were kinder than we expected. At the end of our walk we

could enjoy the spectacular views of Tarragona´s seaside.

It was half past eight in the evening and we were told to came back to the bus. The journey took us a very short time to get to the hotel Tarraco Park. It was much better than the hotel we stayed before and the rooms were so comfortable.

We arrived there exhausted and starving but hopefully the dinner was ready for us.

There wasn´t a disco but one of our mates played some good music on his computer and we danced until midnight but then we stayed all together in a room talking and playing cards. The next day we took the bus again and went to Port Aventura. We were

waiting for the tickets too much time but finally we entered. It was a pity that most of the roller coasters were closed. There were long queues everywhere. At seven o´clock in the evening the theme park closed.

That was the last stop in our school trip. We had dinner in a buffet in the middle of the journey and came back to Cartagena.

It has been a very special trip for us because it´s the first one we do with our mates. We have spent a very good time and we hope it to be repeat.

By Ana Caridad Góngora Rodríguez Mª José Martínez Bernal Loreto Sevilla García 4th. D CSE

Here are some photos of our moments:

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“it was an experience all of us will remember”

Our short visit to Andorra was full of shopping, jacuzzis and nice food.

One of the most beautiful cities I've visited, the landscape was just astonishing, and so it was the amount of tech stores.

You literally couldn't walk more than 20 metres without encountering one, and that was awesome.

Prices were much lower compared to Spain, but I didn't have any money so I spent two hours entering random shops. One of them had Muse playing in the background so it was impossible for me not to enter.

There was some healthy salad and stuff, but one does not simply reject a pizza the size of a table.

We were all full after that amazing lunch, and then we went to the spa.

It looked good from the outside and the inside was just amazing, Brave people dared to use the sauna and then take a very, very cold bath. I only have to say one thing: you don't know how good it is until you try it for yourself.

After all that good time, we had to go. It would've been nice to stay more time, but it was an experience all of us will remember.

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After all the shopping we walked to a restaurant where we could choose many different kinds of food.

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Carmelo Coello 4th. B CSE

Alberto Añor 4th. B CSE

4th ESO students´s school trip started on 26th until the 31st of April. We visited several cities in the north of the peninsula, from Andorra to Catalonia. Our first visit was to La Molina, in Gerona, a place full of beauty and nature everywhere.

We could see the white summits of the mountains. It was beautiful. Soon as we arrived we started to play, throwing snowballs at each other.

By Paula León Morales 4th. A CSE Ana Nieto Manenti 4th. B CSE

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“Becky Sharp”, the most innovative film in history

“This film is based on the novel by William Thackeray called Vanity Fair’’

The first film which was recorded in color was ‘’Becky Sharp’’ in 1935, directed by Rouben Mamoulian.

This film is based on the novel by William Thackeray called ‘’Vanity Fair’’.

“Becky Sharp’’ was the first film made with ‘’Technicolor’’ and three colors: red, blue and green. These colors together get a natural picture.

This film is about a girl who belongs to a poor family and achieves to accede to the high class of the British society but this fact would not have a happy ending.

released in 1939.

By Carmen Azcoytia 2nd. A HSE

There are two other films by Victor Fleming which were pioneering in color films: ‘’Gone with the wind’’ and ‘’Wizard of Oz’’, both

Titanic Titanic is an American disaster film directed, written, produced, and edited by James Cameron. It is about the sinking of the Titanic.

The most important stars of the films are Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

They represent two members of different social classes, Jack and Rose, who fall in love aboard the ship during the voyage. The sinking of the ship happens at the same time that we can see the love story of both characters.

However, although the Titanic and its tragedy were real, and there are some rumors that say that the love story between Jack and Rose was based on a true story, the truth is that Jack and Rose are simply fictional characters. They are an excuse to tell us the story and to add more drama.

Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15th.

1912 after colliding with an iceberg during its first voyage

from Southampton, United Kingdom, to New York City, United States. The sinking of the Titanic caused the death of 1,514 people. At the time of the tragedy, the Titanic was the largest ship afloat.

It won eleven Academy Awards out of 14 nominations.

Best Art Direction-Set decoration Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Director Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing Best Effects, Visual Effects Best Film Editing Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Best Music, Original song for “My heart will go on”, performed by Cèline Dion Best Picture Best Sound

Southampton, Titanicthemed Weekends at Grand Hotel on Michigan Mackinac Island, Titanic 2012 Cape Race Commemoration, Titanic Mini Cruise from Sothampton, The Titanic Memorial Cruise on the Balmoral, The Sounds of Titanic MTV Channel.

In Sapin it was also commemorated in the spa of Fortuna, Murcia, with a commemoration dinner, and in Barcelona was held “The centenary of the sinking of the Titanic” with a dinner in the restaurant “REALES ATARAZANAS” Maritime Museum of Barcelona.

By Mar Victoria López & Marina Gozález Cervantes 1st. B HSE

Last April 15th. 2012, was the 100 Anniversary of the Titanic´s sinking. Lots of cities and people wanted to commemorate its loss: Titanig Weddings, Titanic Museum Openings in Belfast and

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Immortals Type of film: War and action film Première: 2011 Main Characters: Henry Cavill (Theseus), Freida Pinto (Freda) and Mickey Rourke (Hyperion) Directed by: Tarsem Singh Synopsis: A new danger threatens the Earth.

King Hyperion has declared war on men mad with power. After

gathering an army composed of disfigured bloody soldiers, burning Hyperion Greece in search of a weapon of unimaginable power, the legendary arch Epirus, made by Ares Olympus. The person who owns it can liberate the Titans, locked behind the walls of Mount Tartarus from the beginning of time vowing vengeance. In the hands of the king, the arch would mean

the destruction of both men and gods. A recent law prohibits meddling in human conflicts. Nothing can stop Hyperion, until a farmer named Theseus returns them hope.

The Gods Hyperion

Freda Theseus

BY Pablo Martínez Rubio Francisco Miranda Alcaraz Pedro Javier Navarro Mengual 2nd. C CSE

Music Music Music has been since prehistoric times, in the Ancient History it began to be written, in Middle Ages it was used for daily topics, poems and the Gregorian chant, and in Modern Ages appeared a new style: “Classicism”. But until the 20th. century it didn´t begin to resemble what we listen now a day.

By Pablo López Ros 2nd. C CSE

Music has been since prehistoric times

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Live fast, die young Nowadays, sadly, it is common to hear about artists who didn’t manage to put up with the fame they got singing, for example, and whose life ended in a not very natural or usual way.

Some recent examples could be: Amy Winehouse

explained that Winehouse's blood alcohol content was 416 mg per decilitre at the time of her death, more than five times the legal drink-drive limit. According to the police, "The unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden death."

She had one of the most personal and outstanding voices that the world has ever heard so she will always be remembered for successful records.

Everything has already been said about him; his voice, his movements and his style have been copied all around the world but nobody will ever be able to be like him because he was just unique and inimitable.

Other very famous artists who also died very young but some more years ago could be: Kurt Cobain

Nirvana’s singer body was Michael Jackson She died last year when she was only 27. The report released on 26 October 2011

“it is common to hear about artists who didn’t manage to put up with the fame they got singing” The king of pop died in 2009 and, as all his life was, his death was also very controversial because finally, authorities have decided to charge his doctor Conrad Murray with involuntary manslaughter because at the time of death, Jackson had been administered propofol, lorazepam a nd midazolam.

found next to a gun in 1994 when he was 27 but the mystery was never solved. Nirvana become famous as the 90’s grunge band and it’s still remembered by thousands of fans. Kurt Cobain was considered “the spokesman of a generation” and lots of teenagers started supporting the band after listening to “Smells like Teen Spirit”, which was Nirvana’s biggest hit.

By Natalia Benítez Cantero 2nd. B HSE

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Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born in October 25th., 1984) is from Santa Bárbara, California. Known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and actress.

Katy, began singing in churches and gospel choirs. During her first year of high school she chased a music career as Katy Hudson, releasing her first music album called Katy Hudson.

She recorded a solo album later, which was never released.

After signing with Capitol Music Group in 2007, her fourth record label in seven years, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry.

She first gained recognition with the release of her first mainstream album, One of the Boys in 2008, which

spawned three Billboard Hot 100top-ten songs—"I Kissed A Girl", "Hot n Cold" and "Waking Up In Vegas". Perry supported the album with her Hello Katy Tour. In 2010, her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010), which topped the Billboard 200 chart , and spawned five number one singles— California Gurls, Teenage Dream, Firework, E.T. and Last Friday Night (T. G.I.F.)—Teenage Dream was the only album (after Michael Jackson album Bad)— to do it, and the first female in history to achieve this milestone.

She embarked on the California Dreams Tour, which grossed nearly 45.258.000,00 EUR worldwide.. Perry re-released the album under the name of Teenage Dream: The Complete

Confection on March 26, 2012, and the re-release has already spawned the numberone single "Part of Me".

Katy Perry is the only artist to spend over 52 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, and has since heightened this to 69 weeks. As of 2012, Katy has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards. She was named 2011's "Artist of the Year" by MTV. She has released fragrances Purr and Meow.

By Juan Carlos Bernal Sevilla 1st. B CSE

“Known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and actress”

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ONE DIRECTION

Niall James Horan (born 13 September 1993 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland.

“One Direction is a British-Irish boy band”

Zain Jawadd "Zayn" Malik (born 12 January 1993, in St. Luke's Hospital)

One Direction is a British-Irish boy band consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. The group signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after being formed and placing third in the seventh series of . They later signed in North America to Columbia Records.

One Direction's debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was released in September 2011 and peaked at number one in the UK and charted in the top ten in several international markets. Their debut album, Up All Night, followed in November 2011, and debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 138,631 copies, and was the fastest-selling debut album on the UK Albums Chart of 2011. On 21 March 2012, Up All Night debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 176,000 copies in its first week, making One Direction the first UK group in history to debut at number

one with their first album.

"What Makes You Beautiful" won the Best British Single award at the 2012 Brit Awards, which was held on 21 February 2012.

2010: The X Factor and formation One Direction performing on the X Factor Live Tour (2011) In 2010, all five members applied as solo candidates for the The X Factor, but failed to qualify for the "Boys" category. After suggestion by guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, the five were put into a band, thus qualifying for the "Groups" category.

After the elimination of F.Y.D., Diva Fever and Belle Amie within four weeks, they were Simon Cowell's last act in the competition.

One Direction finished third behind runner-up Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle.

Immediately after the final, their song "Forever Young", which would have been released if they had won The X Factor, was leaked onto the internet.

2011-present: Up All Night Following The X Factor,

One Direction signed a ￡2 million record contract with Syco Records. One Direction and nine other contestants from the series participated in the X Factor Live Tour from February 2011 to April 2011. They developed their debut album with Savan Kotecha and released their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" on 11 September 2011. The song broke pre-order sales record for Sony Music. It entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 1 with 153,965 sales within the first week. One Direction released their second single "Gotta Be You" on 13 November 2011, which peaked at number three. The single was followed by their debut studio album, Up All Night on 21 November. The album features One Direction collaborating with Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, RedOne, Ed Sheeran, Kelly Clarkson, Steve Mac, Toby Gad and Carl Falk. According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received "generally favorable reviews".

The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 138,631 copies, and was the fastest-selling debut album on the UK Albums Chart of 2011.

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Up All Night was the sixteenth biggest selling album on the UK Albums Chart of 2011, with 468,000 copies sold. The album reached the top ten in nineteen other countries.

One Direction performing in Glasgow during their Up All Night Tour On 26 September 2011, One Direction announced their debut headline UK tour, the , set for December 2011 and January 2012. The tour was sold out in minutes of release. On 9 November 2011, One Direction also revealed that they will be touring the United States with Big Time Rush from February 2012 to March 2012.

On 6 January 2012, One Direction released their third single "One Thing", as a promotional single in various European countries and was released in the United Kingdom, 13 February 2012. In the UK, "One Thing" peaked at number nine, becoming the third consecutive top ten single from Up All Night. 21 February 2012, One Direction attended the 2012 Brit Awards. The group received the Brit Award for Best British Single. During One Direction's acceptance speech for their Brit Award, Liam Payne stated the group would embark on their first arena tour in 2013, the

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UK & Ireland Arena Tour.

One Direction signed a record deal with Columbia Records in the United States. The album was originally set for release in North America, on 23 March 2012 through Columbia Records, but was rescheduled for a one week earlier release on 13 March 2012, with Columbia Records releasing a statement: "due to overwhelming fan demand, their debut album will be released one week early on 13 March 2012." "What Makes You Beautiful" was released in the United States, 14 February 2012. In the U.S. "What Makes You Beautiful" became the highest Billboard Hot 100 debut for a UK act since 1998. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number twenty-eight.

On 21 March 2012, Up All Night went straight to number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 176,000 copies in its first week, which made One Direction the first UK group to debut at number one with their first album.

One Direction performed on the Today Show in the U.S. on 12 March 2012.

They performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards on 31 March 2012. One Direction are booked as the musical act for Saturday Night Live on 7 April 2012 and

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are also set to appear in an episode of iCarly in 2012, cast as themselves and perform "What Makes You Beautiful". The episode entitled iGo One Direction will air 7 April. One Direction have announced Oceania and North American legs of their debut headlining tour with tour dates set for April to July 2012.

By Ignacio MÂŞ Moreno Grima 1st. B CSE

Harold Edward "Harry" Styles (born 1 February 1994, in Evesham, Worcestershire)

Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993), is from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

Louis William Tomlinson (born 24 December 1991), is from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

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3D Street Art There are few things better than 3D street art. Artists use streets for showing their art, their talent, not for earning money. They just want people to see what they can do with some paints.

3d street art is gaining much popularity these days. Notable brands are already taking

advantage of public’s curiosity on 3D street paintings to create awareness for their products. This art encourages tourism in some cities, which receive people from all over the world. We would like to show you some of the really stunning 3d Street art that we have came across and we think you will like them.

By Marta LopezCastellanos Morales & Irene Perez Aguirre 1st. B HSE

Dancing, passion and movements “when you go on stage and you realise that people are really excited”

Dancing is passion and movements, a perfect form to express with our bodies everything that we cannot say with words. It is just a simple way to tell everybody our feelings or all of those thoughts that we are not able to communicate. Dancing is like dreaming with your feet, it is letting the voice of our souls come outside. You do not have to worry about your technique or how to make the perfect movement, you only have to be careful about how does the music make you feel and make it known to the rest of the people, that is all you need.

great dancer, you have to train lots of hours and you have to make some sacrifices too, but I believe that, when you go on stage and you realise that people are really excited thanks to what y o u h a v e communicated them, that feeling will make worth all of the effort put into dancing and it will give you the strength to continue improving and you will feel how the necessity of dancing every day of your life increases more and more.

By Mª del Mar Victoria López 1st. B HSE

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MUSIC OLD MUSIC / MODERN MUSIC Generally the difference between older and modern songs of any type, are the content.

Generally older songs tell a story about a particular situation.

Modern songs often describe an activity rather than telling a story.

Look at the Beatles for one example. Hey Jude, She Loves You, Woman, etc these are all songs that tell a story about a specific person in a specific situation. The trick is that the story situation has to be easy to relate to most people.

If you look at modern groups, say Girl's Aloud, the songs are not story specific, Can't speak French, Biology, etc are about activities or are general feelings that are song to "all" girls about "all" boys, etc.

There are exceptions.

Singers like James Blunt are old fashioned singers because most of their songs are story telling songs. In addition, many country and western songs are "old fashioned" because they are story telling songs.

We are going to tell you the differences between old and modern music, two examples are the Beatles and Justin Bieber.

THE BEATLES The Beatles was an English active band of rock during the decade of 1960, and recognized like more commercial successful and critically acclaimed in the history of the popular music. Formed in Liverpool, was constituted from 1962

by John Lennon (rhythmic guitar, pianist vocalist), Paul McCartney (down, vocalist, pianist), George Harrison (guitar soloist, vocalist) and Ringo Starr (drums, tambourine, vocalist).

Taken root in the skiffle and the rock and roll of the fifties, the band worked later with different musical kinds, which were going from the ballad pop up to the psychodelic rock, incorporating often classic elements, between others, of innovative form in his songs. The nature of his enormous popularity, which had emerged firstly with the mode of the 'Beatlemanía', transformed at the time that their compositions became more sophisticated.

They managed to be perceived as the incarnation of the ideal progressives, extending his influence in the social and cultural revolutions of the

decade of 1960. With an initial formation of five components that was including Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, (low) Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best (drums), they constructed his reputation in the clubs of Liverpool and Hamburg in a period of two years and a half from 1960. Sutcliffe left the formation in 1961, and Best was replaced by Starr on the following year. Established as professional group after Brian Epstein was offering them to be his representative, and with his musical potential improved by the creativity of the producer George Martin, they achieved commercial success in the United Kingdom at the end of 1962 with his first simple one, 'Love Me Do'. From there, they were acquiring international popularity throughout the following years, in which they did an extensive number of tours until 1966, year in which they stopped the live activity to devote itself only to the recording in the study up to his dissolution in 1970.

Later, all his members embarked in successful independent careers.

Lennon would be murdered in the suburbs of his house of New York in 1980, and Harrison would die of

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still remain active. For their years of study they created some of his better materials, including the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) considered by many as a masterpiece. Four decades after his separation, the music that they created continues being popular. They are kept as the group with more numbers one in the British lists, placing more albums in this position that any other group musical.

“Bieber turned into the first artist in having seven simple ones of an album debut”

JUSTIN BIEBER Justin Drew Bieber (London, Ontario, on March 1, 1994) is a Canadian pop singer.

In 2008 an executive of the industry of the music called Scooter Braun discovered Bieber when he saw him accidentally in a few videos in YouTube and some time later turned into his manager. Braun assembled the young person singer with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, where a musical contract signed with Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG) a joint venture between Braun and Usher and a contract of recording

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McCartney and Starr In agreement with the certifications of the RIAA, they have sold more records in the United States that any another artist. En 2006 the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) published the list of the 150 most selling artists of all the times, placing to The Beatles in the position number one. In 2008, the magazine Billboard published a list of the most successful artists of all the times in the Hot a hundred on the occasion of the fifth

anniversary of the hit parade, fourteen and The Beatles were placed in the number one. They were rewarded by seven prizes Grammy, and there received a total of fifteen prizes Ivor Novello on behalf of the British Academy of same publication, the innovative music of The Beatles and its cultural impact they helped to define the sixties. Also they were placed in the position Not. for the Internet site Acclaimed Music in his ready 'The Top

with the record Island Records offered by L.A. Re-go. In the summer of 2009 published his simple debut 'One Time', which was positioned in the first thirty positions of the hit parades in more than ten countries. The launch My World was followed by that of his album debut, on November 17, which received positive criticism and a platinum certification for the RIAA. Bieber turned into the first artist in having seven simple ones of an album debut in the Billboard Hot His first album of complete study, My World 2.0, was published on March 23, 2010 and was preceded by the international success 'Baby'. In August, 2011 the official pop video of the song 'Baby' turned into the

musical video most seen in YouTube with about 300 million reproductions, overcoming in that moment to the video Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance'. In the summer of 2010 he embarked in his first tour, My World Tour.

The singer has been nominated and award winner in numerous occasions, in fact he was a creditor of the Prize Artist of the Year of the American Music Awards in 2010 and was nominated in the third delivery of the Prizes Grammy in Artist Revelation's categories and Better Album Pop. Nevertheless, the 'award' granted him also of 'worse musical artist' and 'worse album' (for My World) that grants the weekly publication New Musical Express.

1000 Artists of All Time' and for Digital Dream Door in his list '100 Greatest Rock Artists'.

By María Tallón Hernández & Silvia Rey Antón 2nd. D CSE

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Hot Chelle Rae A great group of music in USA Hot Chelle Rae is a pop rock group of music formed in Tennessee (Nashville), in 2005.

The group consists of 4 people: Ryan Follesé, Nash Overstreet, Ian Keagy and Jamie Follesé. In the first years, the group only dedicated to playing in bars or

little tours because they were not very famous… And in the year 2011 they released his first major succes: “Whatever “and ”Tonight tonight”.

Later, they released their great success in July of 2011: “I like like that”. They do a great tours of every parts of the world: USA, France, England, and so on.

By Ramón Avelló Seisdedos 1st. B CSE

Football Club Cartagena

Fútbol Club Cartagena was founded in July 25, 1995 due to serious economic problems of the first team of the city, Cartagena FC, the first president Florentino Manzano was the founder. In the first eight years, it was known as Cartagonova Fútbol Club, and first played in the third division in 1998–99.

The club changed its name to Fútbol Club Cartagena and takes over the presidency of the club Luis Oliver Albesa, he starts with a difficult period when the Cartagena is hit by economic problems and came close to

relegation.

Being saved from folding by local entrepreneur Francisco Gómez Hernández after 2002– 03, the club consolidated itself in level three, and achieved another promotion, now to the second division, in the 2008– 09 season.

Historic side Cartagena FC, which was founded much earlier, acted as reserve team between 2003–09, eventually re-gaining its independence. In 2009–10's second division campaign, Efesé nearly achieved another promotion, finishing eventually in fifth position; all promotion hopes were dashed in the 41st and

penultimate matchday, with a 0–1 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva.

By Pablo Manteca Carrión 2nd. D CSE

Last match held on 7 April 2012 against Celta de Vigo which was suspended by an alleged assault. the result was at that time of 1-1

Panoramic of the stadium stands

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Juan José Collantes

Nicolas Raimondi

Collantes is a football player.

He plays for Cartagena F.C. He was born on 1983 in Cadiz.

Collantes is a good midfield player. He can do excellent moves and he can score

Raimondi is another football player who plays for Cartagena F. C. He is one of the new signings for the 2011/12 season. He was born on 1984 in Uruguay. He plays as forward but he doesn’t play every match.

Raimondi usually scores goals with his head because he is very tall and he can jump higher than other players.

wonderful goals. He is a bit short but he is very fast and this is a very important fact.

By Gonzalo García Para 1st. C CSE

“To avoid the descend Cartagena is forced to beat the most difficult rivals”

Cartagena football team has it very complicated to continue in the Spanish second league next season.

In the last five matches Cartagena has only obtained 2 points over 15 and now the distance to the salvation is 8 points.

To avoid the descend Cartagena is forced to beat the most difficult rivals in the category, those who are fighting for going up to the first division.

Here is the Schedule.

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Date

F.C. Cartagena – Celta de Vigo

Suspended

Elche C.F. – F.C. Cartagena

15th of April 2012

F.C. Cartagena – U. 22th of April 2012 D. Almería Real Valladolid – F. 29th of April 2012 C. Cartagena F.C. Cartagena – C. D. Numancia Las Palmas – F.C Cartagena F.C. Cartagena – Xerez C.D. S.D. Huesca – F.C. Cartagena F.C. Cartagena – Villarreal C.F. B Recreativo de Huelva – F.C. Cartagena

6th of May 2012 13th of May 2012 16th of May 2012 20th of May 2012 27th of May 2012 3rd of June 2012

The Last Match Real Murcia vs FC Cartagena Last Saturday 31st.

March 2012 Football Club Cartagena played versus Real Murcia.

At six minutes Real Murcia scores the first goal, with a fantastic shot by Emilio.

In the first part Real Murcia had the control

Best Scores 1st. The best goal is a fantastic shot by Juan José Collantes. It was performed in the match FC Cartagena vs Girona FC. 2nd. The second best goal is the one by Álvaro Antón with a fantastic play in the match versus Alcoyano FC. 3rd. And the third best

of the ball but at 10 minutes FC Cartagena scored a goal to tie.

It was a goal by Manu Torres, but from 10 minutes to 45 minutes Real Murcia was playing the ball anf FC Cartagena didn´t have many occassions.

goal by Tony Moral with an spectacular faul shot in the match vs Celta FC. CÓRDOBA VS CARTAGENA

F.C

Last Tuesday 22nd May. The football club Cartagena played versus Cordoba.

Cordoba had many occasions to score.

The Cartagena´s goalkeeper caught the ball in many occasions

And there was an unfair yellow card to Dimas. In the second part FC Cartagena had many opportunities but Real Murcia gor the last goal by Cristian García.

Last minutes FC Cartagena had enough chances.

The match ended 2—1.

Finally, the referee

But the Cordoba´s football player López Silva dodging 6 players had a fantastic goal.

And Cartagena didn´t have any occasions.

The referee showed the second yellow card to Mariano Sanchez and he had to leave the match.

And then Patiño scored the second goal for Cordoba.

Finally the match ended 2-0 and F.C Cartagena dropped to second division B.

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Video Games The legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Link is a boy from Altarea’s island, but Altarea isn’t a normal island, it is an island over the climbs. He wants to be a knight for defend his kingdom, but, before the ceremony, Zelda, friend of Link since childhood, falls below the sea of climbs. Link, one night, finds a magic sword with the power of the goddesses and, helped

by Fay, the spirit that lives in the sword, “we will ride a big bird that will lead us to different regions of the world of Hyrule”

jump into the sea of climbs to rescue Zelda.

But a darkness is coming. The evil that was destroying thousands years ago reborns and Link will have to avoid because the evil will destroy the world.

In this game we will discover the origins of the “Triforce” and the history of the Master Sword.

The game exploits the full capabilities of Wii

by Wii Motion Plus, as the controller is like a real sword that

transmits the movement to the game. It also has the best graphics that Wii can allow.

The gameplay is awesome, and the items, like a bow, will serve to overcome the various dungeons in the game.

Also we will ride a big bird that will lead us to different regions of the world of Hyrule

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The last story The Last Story is a new videogame created by Hinorobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy saga. It is the second game of a new generation of Rol games on Wii. We have played it, and is a very good game. Zael is a mercenary, a knight that receives money to fight against threats. He wants to be a kingdom knight, but he is happy to be a mercenary. He lives in Lázulis, an island in the middle of the sea and he lives happily, but, when he finds Calista, the Count Arganan’s niece, the emperor of Lázulis, he falls in love and he learns to live the life in other way, without caring what people think about mercenaries. While, his

world is being destroying by a strange force and Zael will have to save it.

have different characteristics and movements.

In the game he will have to overcome missions for the count Arganan, to win prestige, and gets Calista. You expand your equipment and weapons, and fight against monsters and final bosses.

In The Last Story you can explore Lázulis, her forests, her town and her mountains and it is the game with more lands to travel.

The game play is just wonderful, you can use the classic controller to control the characters and you can attack the monsters with a sword, crossbow, ax, whip… but each monster will

“In The Last Story you can explore Lázulis, her forests, her town and her”

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Wii Sports Resort Wii Sports Resort is a sports game that use, for the first time, the control of WiiMotionPlus, a device that you can put under the remote control to get better quality of movements when you move or use WiiRemote and use it like a sword, a real bow, a plane or like a kayak’s oar. Is very real because it doesn’t use the remote control with infrared, but with motion sensor. In the game you can play twelve sports alone or with your family and friends. The sports are

fencing, wakeboarding, kayak, air sports, power cruising, golf, basketball, table tennis, bowling, cycling and archery.

Wii Sports Resort is set in a beach resort on an archipelago called Wuhu Islands that you can explore in the different sports of the game.

“Wii Sports Resort is set in a beach resort on an archipelago”

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 If you like fighting, the Call of Duty saga is perfect for you. It’s a shooter game with different war histories, and this year they have brought to sale a new Modern Warfare: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. This time you continue with C. John Price´s adventures fighting

against the corrupt Russians commanded

by Makarov. It also contains a new game form called “survival mode”. This game is about the third world war. Vladimir Makarov wants conquer Europe.

The Captain Price should kill Makarov with the help of his friends. And the end,

Makarov die and Captain Price, survives with luck. In the game there are three options to play: Survival: You should survive a lot of enemies with one pistol.

Special operations: You should pass a lot of missions around the world.

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Campaign: You must kill Makarov.

Multiplayer: You play with your friends online.

Halo: Reach The Noble Team is a Spartan squad, the Spartans are like a superheroes in the year 2550. The Noble Team is trapped in planet Reach. The enemy, called The Covenant, wants to invade this planet for the most important

city of the humans: New Alexadria. But and the end, The Noble Team dies and The Covenant conquer the planet.

Only one Spartan can destroy The Covenant and save the humans, he is the Master Chief 117.

By Pablo Martínez Rubio Francisco Miranda Alcaraz Pedro Javier Navarro Mengual Pablo López Ros 2nd. C CSE

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 The history: The story begins 5 years after Modern Warfare. Imran Zakhaev, the antagonist of the first part, was declared a hero of the new Russia and was honoured with

a monument and his name was given to the International Airport SheremetyevoMoscow. This time the player will assume the characters of Joseph Allen, a soldier of the American Rangers in the first missions, and

then lead to James Ramirez and Sergeant Gary "Roach" Sanderson of Task Force 141.

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This time the main antagonist Vladimir Makarov, a former pupil of Zakhaev, who after a terrorist attack that the United States achieved its most hated country, Russia.

Although at the end of the game the player realizes that it is not his greatest enemy, but the person who least expects. During the single-player campaign, the player controls five different characters over the course of seven days.

For the most part of the game, the player assumes the role of Sergeant Gary "Roach" Sanderson, a member of an elite, multi-national counterterrorist unit known as Task Force 141.

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However, the player begins the game controlling Private First Class Joseph Allen (voiced by Troy Baker), a Ranger stationed in Afghanistan, who later goes undercover in Russia for the Central Intelligence Agency under the alias of "Alexei Borodin".

Private James Ramirez, a member of 1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment stationed in the United States, serves as the player character during the defense of the United States' eastern coast against a Russian invasion. John "Soap" MacTavish becomes the player character in the final three missions. In the five years

since Call of Duty 4 took place, he has been promoted to the rank of captain in the Special Air Service. He now commands most of Task Force 141 and its field operations, acting as Sanderson's superior officer. The player also briefly assumes the role of an unnamed International Space Station astronaut during an EVA operation moments prior to the station's destruction.

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New Super Mario Bross The beginning: The game follows the traditional storyline of Princess Peach kidnapped by Bowser and his children, the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. When Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad, and Yellow Toad are celebrating Princess Peach's birthday in her castle, a large cake rolls in.

Immediately, Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings pop out and throw the cake on top of Peach, trapping her. The cake is loaded onto Bowser's airship and it

takes off, with Mario, Luigi, and the two Toads giving chase.

The Toads in the castle then grant them access to the new items, Propeller Mushrooms and Penguin Suits, via a cannon. After traveling over many worlds fighting the Koopalings, Bowser Jr., and Kamek the Magikoopa, the Mario Bros. and the Toads finally make it to Bowser's fiery lair and quickly defeat him.

Afterwards, however,

they discover that "Princess Peach" was actually Kamek in a pink dress and yellow wig. He flies over the lava on his broomstick and casts a spell on it.

Seconds later, a gigantic Bowser bursts out of the lava, knocking Kamek into the fiery lava below.

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Bowser then chases Mario and the others through his castle, destroying everything on his path with his fire and strength. At the end of the long pursuit, the heroes find the real Peach trapped in a cage next to a large switch. The player pushes the switch, causing Bowser to fall through the floor in defeat as Peach is released from the cage. She kisses all of the characters that made it to the platform, and then she and Mario walk outside of the castle. They are

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then greeted by Luigi and the Toads in hot-air balloons, and Luigi offers them his balloon. Unfortunately for him, Princess Peach and Mario (accidentally) leave him behind, forcing him to go with the Toads for the rest of the trip.

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British cuisine Fish and Chips It is one of the most characteristic meals in the British gastronomy, with the meat pie. Like its name says it is made with fish and chips, and you can have with ketchup, tartare sauce, mayonnaise, etc...

Usually meals are made with codfish, hake and sole, and bread is made with flour, water and salt

and after you batter the fish and fry it. You can find this meal in all the country and you can find it in kiosks and specilized restaurants. Fish and chips are originally from the Jewish culture, it is a cheap meal and very popular.

By Gonzalo Pérez Vera 3rd. A CSE

Reading Encouragement Camilla Läckberg “She has always said that her dream is to be a writer for all her life”

Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Eriksson is a Swedish crime writer who was born in Fjällbacka (Bohuslän) on August 30th in 1974. Her novels have been translated into 33 different languages and she has had excellent reviews form the critics.

She published her first novel (The ice princess) in 2003, when she was 29. That novel was a success and she turned to be one of the most read writers, first in Sweden and then all around the world, her popularity grew quickly.

Nowadays she is Sweden’s top-selling

author, and she has already sold over 5 million books. She also won the Folket literary prize in 2006. Her most popular novels follow Patrick Hedströn, a police officer, and Erika Falck, a writer, through their lives, which aren’t boring at all; in fact, they are involved so many times in different kind of crimes which have place in Fjällbacka, a little town near the sea.

All the books start with a murder and during the investigation lots of old secrets appear, some of them affects even the main

characters, because everybody in the town seems to be concealing something. Camilla is currently writing more novels and she has also written a recipes book called: Fjällbacka’s flavour.

She has always said that her dream is to be a writer for all her life and so far, she is getting it in a very successful way.

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Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, on February 7, 1812, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. He was a famous English novelist, one of the most popular of universal literature.

Besides being a master narrative genre, he introduced humour and irony in his works. His novels enhanced the descriptions of people and places, and became very popular.

Most of them are still being edited.

There are also some films about his works, like Oliver Twist, Christmas Carol and David Copperfield.

Dickens was and remains venerated as a literary idol all over the world.

In this year 2012, it’s commemorated the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth, and in some places which were important to him, tributes were paid to this celebrated writer.

By Irene Pérez Aguirre & Marta LópezCastellanos Morales 1s. B HSE

“His novels enhanced the descriptions of people and places”

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What is triathlon?

Triathlon is a sport with three parts, these three parts are: Swimming: the practise of your best style, it is very important. You should have everything controlled or you could drown.

Cycling: although it is the easiest, it is a very important part. It is the longest and you should be fast.

“It is a hard sport but very funny “

Running: you must train very hard to control the running because is the hardest.

You much train as much as possible.

There are four kinds of triathlon: Spring: this is the shortest, here you have to swim 750m, ride 20km and run 5km.

Olympic: in this one you have to swim1’5km, ride 40km and run 10km.

Half Iron Man: in this distance you swim 2km, ride 90km and run 20km.

Iron Man: is the longest distance and it is one of the hardest races of the world, you swim 3.9km, ride 180km and run 40km.

So many people think that a triathlet is half swimmer, half rider and half athlete. But in fact swimming and running now have very good marks and many more triathletes could compete in only one sport getting so nice ratings and being in the top ten. At the end, people do not train the bike enough, so they are a little bit slower than the professional riders.

If you aren’t professional or you don’t have so much money to waste in material you don’t need to buy very expensive things because the most important thing is your training and your Constancy.

In my opinion it’s a very hard sport. One

example is that when you end the cycling part and you start running your legs are very tired and you cannot run as fast as a normal race. Also it’s a hard sport because in short distances you have to go very fast but, in longer distances you spend so many hours. Also isn’t enough with a normal training and you must be used to ride or run with tired legs.

In short we can say that is a hard sport but very funny to practise which will make you try a lot of different sports and you’ll met a lot of different people.

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School Activities Via Crucis 2012 Calvary Retirement Students in Action Vedruna catechesis on Saturday 10th. March went to Calvary to do the Stations of the Cross. Students from 6th. Primary 6 to 4th.

CSE, participated and all had a good time. We hope to repeat next year.

Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatory of Cartagena On Tuesday 27 March, the hall of our school was the scene of a classical music concert, performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatory of Cartagena and under the direction of Mr. Andres Perez Barnabas.

The concert took place in the afternoon and was performed for students of Primary and Secondary Education.

Here we have the programme as follows: OVERTURE OF Rosamund D. 644

by Franz Schubert COPPELIA (PRELUDE AND WALTZ) by Leo Delibes PROGRESS Pomp and Circumstance No.

4 Op.39 by Edward Elgar DANZON No. 2 Arturo Marquez E.T. ALIEN (Theme) by John Williams Appreciation to United Hands Campaign

16th we took her to Virgen del Carmen school.

Students participated in the torch transfer accompanied by teachers.

GotaGotham

With satisfaction we found that the results of participation and collaboration in the United Hands Campaign (Bread and oil and with donation) have been highly positive, and we thank parents and students for their enthusiasm and solidarity with the needy of our world. â‚Ź 3,197 have been collected and delivered to finance the project that Cartagena and district is actually carrying out in Uttar Pradesh (India) "INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN" Barcelona '92 Olympic Torch

On February students from 4th. primary Education received in the auditorium of the pleasant visit of an employee of the company "Aquagest" that spoke of the importance of water in our planet and responsible consumption we must do with it. The activity was called "Gotagotham" and they completed a booklet with questions and then performed various games and activities in the courtyard, which students enjoyed.

By Alejandro Solano Perez 1st. A CSE

On the occasion of inter-school athletic meeting in Cartagena, in the AES (Approach to Ellite Sport), the Olympic Torch Barcelona '92 visited us on Thursday March 15th. It remained at the centre 24 hours and on Friday March

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Science In the last century, many inventions have changed our lives. We probably cannot imagine a world without planes or televisions. However, the most revolutionary one has been computers.

For many years, people needed to use letters to communicate with a friend or a relative from different parts of the world., but it took too long for letters to arrive.

Nowadays, there are many different ways to talk with people from other countries without using this kind of correspondance.

don't have to be in front of a computer to be connected to the world.

Most of the people who works in banks or big companies needn't to move to a physical place to do their job as they can do it in their houses just with a computer.

I believe that in the future the dependence on computers will increase and unfortunately most of us will be controlled by that simple machine.

By María del Mar Victoria 1st. B HSE

“I believe that in the future the dependence on computers will increase”

Other advantage is the amount of information that you can find just by clicking. These days you can buy a laptop which you can carry everywhere, so you

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Jokes Laughs and Smiles Hey, hello my friends.

How are things going?

Last ecvaluation was a little boring, hum... why am I lying? Okay I will say the truth.

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How do you call a fish with no eyes?

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Fsh

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It was very boring.

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A judge asks the accused man:

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And how do you callit with three eyes?

So you robbed the bread because you were

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hungry?

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Yes, Mr. Judge

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And why did you also steal the cash?

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Because not only of bread lives the man

In fact, the past is the past and we have to look (behing the

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Fiiish

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What do you fish watch?

musgo) to the future.

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The telefishion

I will show you some good riddles from

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Which is the most valuable fish?

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The goldfish

America.

In a public judgement, the judge advises to all the room:

Down with the judge!

Somebody said

And the judge says: Silence! I advise that if anybody else says “Down with the judge” I throw everybody out of this room

The advice doesn´t include you Mr. Accussed

There are two types of lawyers; the one who knows the law and the one who knows the judge

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Links to Articles Thorny Devil (MOLOCH HORRIDUS) For more information check out these websites: http://digimorph.org/specimens/Moloch_horridus/head/

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/moloch.html

Here is a video were you can see a thorny devil eating ants:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ-zZ-fnrdI&feature=relatedfnrdI&feature=related

Travel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M84us5Wvy2U&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXWE8wsTM7g&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WyRRZW45RY&feature=youtu.be

New York WEB PAGES: http://www.nycgo.com/#es

http://www.guiadenuevayork.com/

Video: http://vimeo.com/35544069

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Links to Articles Sydney On this page you will be able to have more information about Sydney. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VIMSyh8SiCA#t=64s

Travelling II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiA9QiAnA8I

London You can see a video in this web page. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB1mZQzenCg&feature=youtu.be

Film reviews The vow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JoXHO3ceUY

Mirror, mirror http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr48OVs50dw

The secret invention of Hugo Secrets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhKUuGUpwFE&feature=fvst

Water for elephants Difficult loves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6b2XhXkPpg

“Becky Sharp”, the most innovative film in history http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Zezn-S6UQ

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Links to Articles Music -Pop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB4cSbgMzYY&feature=youtu.be

-Rock and roll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLZvJ_rtZO8&feature=youtu.be

-Electronic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSIOC8rp-qg

-Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE0gLh4_Su8&feature=youtu.be

-Reggae http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjI3L7brzM&feature=youtu.be

-Salsa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcP7AjiGueQ&feature=youtu.be

-Punk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XC2mqcMMGQ&feature=youtu.be

-Heavy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5tVpPtfw5U&feature=youtu.be

-Classical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ0SGDISBAw&feature=youtu.be

-Jazz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOzVTD7Y_sw

-Disco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR4JUlQAXG0&feature=youtu.be

-Blues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzzGpU00nn0&feature=youtu.be

-Flamenco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNAhvfC7xM0&feature=youtu.be

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Links to Articles Live fast, die young Amy Winehouse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-qwV0O4lgs

Michael Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDrxUmLjCMQ&feature=related

Kurt Cobain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR-HBHy_3M4

Katy Perry Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlyXNRrsk4A&ob=av3e

E.T. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM&feature=channel The One That Got Away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahha3Cqe_fk&feature=channell Part of Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuwfgXD8qV8&feature=channel California Gurls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4&ob=av3n Firework http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw&ob=av3e Hot ‘N’ Cold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTHNpusq654&feature=channel Thinking of You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdGZBRAwW74&feature=channel Walking up in Vegas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-pUaogoX5o

3D Street Art http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0&feature=player_embedded

MUSIC OLD MUSIC / MODERN MUSIC THE BEATLES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5CGDFLvJM8

JUSTIN BIEBER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4

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Links to Articles Hot Chelle Rae On this page we can find music of Hot Chelle Rae http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8hL2JiNEos&feature=fvsr

Football Club Cartagena Collantes´ presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIgV1lVthBg

Raimondi´s phantom goal vs Girona: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F42978vBsJI

Raimondi´s presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtVKIqixgZg&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLF6E16A2E9F06E741

Cartagena football team Some videos of the teams that has to face Cartagena from no won to the end of the Championship. http://fccartagena2010-11.blogspot.com.es/

http://fccartagena2009-10.blogspot.com.es/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxauDAt5DAk

Best Scores Find them in this page:

http://www.marca.com/2012/03/24/futbol/2adivision/1332619517.html http://www.marca.com/2012/03/11/futbol/2adivision/1331498874.html

http://www.marca.com/2012/03/11/futbol/2adivision/1331498874.html

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Links to Articles Video Games The legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword If you have questions about the game, you can visit this page and see the game better: www.thelaststory.es

Reading Encouragement Charles Dickens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ3lr3urgDU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpYVXdpm6zg

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Comic Stripe

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