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The Discovery (by Lucas)

September 19th

I was too sad when my grandfather died, but being the prince of England, I wouldn´t like the people to take a bad image of me, I wouldn´t like them think I was a sensitive person. But as I was in his castle, I discovered a map he had left to me. It was a map of the new lands of the West, which Columbus had discovered and was explored by Hernan Cortés.

October 2nd

I've been studying the map for some weeks, and I finally reached the conclusion that the map showed a place were Spanish sailors hid all the ores like gold and silver which were extracted from Nueva Granada and from the mines of the West lands. As I heard, my grandfather was conquering the land where beings lived, similar to humans but they weren´t civilized.

November 20th

I haven´t been writing for a long time, but I've been sailing for so many days. I cannot find the Westlands. It has been two weeks since I left from the port.

December 18th

Please help me, I'm writing to ask for some help. Half of my tripulation has died and I'm lost in the middle of the sea. I've seen a big monster...... Please help me...

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Olympic Games (by Macarena Urbina)

During 2012 everyone had the “Olympic Games Fever”. The games were celebrated in London and we were all very excited supporting Argentina.

But do we you know what the Olympic Games are?

The Olympic Games are an international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes from all around the globe participate in different competitions.

Ancient Olympic Games

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They were first held in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC. They were celebrated along with rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices honouring Zeus (the most important god of Greek mythology). The competitors were from all over Greece. And the winners of the events were admired and immortalized in poems and statues. They were thought to be gods.

The ancient games featured running events, pentathlon (jumping, discus and javelin throws, foot race and wrestling), boxing, wrestling, pankration and equestrian events.

The games were held every 4 years, and this period was known as an Olympiad.

Nearly the 5th and 6^th century the Romans started gaining power against the Greeks, and in 393 A.D. the Roman emperor Theodosius I eliminated pagan cults, so the games finished.

Modern Games

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Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the first man who tried to emulate the ancient Olympic Games in France. The competition included not only disciplines from the ancient games but also modern disciplines. Since then different sports competition were held trying to be like the Olympic Games. And in 1894 the first International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded by Coubertin. And the modern games started being celebrated every four years. The disciplines that are part of the event are:

 Archery

 Athletics

 Badminton

 Baseball

 Basketball

 Beach Volleyball

 Boxing

 Canoe /Kayak Flat water

 Canoe /Kayak Slalom

 Cycling BMX

 Cycling Mountain Bike

 Cycling Road

 Cycling Track

 Diving

 Equestrian

 Fencing

 Football

 Gymnastics Artistic

 Gymnastics Rhythmic

 Trampoline

 Handball

 Hockey

 Judo

 Modern Pentathlon

 Rowing

 Sailing

 Shooting

 Softball

 Swimming

 Synchronized Swimming

 Table Tennis

 Taekwondo

 Tennis

 Triathlon

 Volleyball

 Water Polo

 Weightlifting

 Wrestling

The Paralympic Games

This is a sport competition held internationally for disables people. The athletes participate in these events have physical disabilities.

Its origins are in 1948 when Sir Ludwing Guttmann organized a multi-sport event with soldiers from World War II that needed rehabilitation.

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Leighton Meester (text by Camila GC and photos chosen byMilagros)

I really look up to Leighton

Do you look up to somebody? Do you have an idol? Well, I do and I really admire Leighton Meester.

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Leighton was born on April 9th, 1986 in Foth Worth, Texas. Her childhood was really amazing, from the beginning, since her mother gave her birth in jail, because she was serving a sentence because of drug trafficking (as well as his father). So, her  grandmother had to take care of her. At the age of eleven years old, her family moved to New York, where Leighton started theater classes, and during her adolescence she continued doing so.

Although Leighton had a very tragic childhood, she moved on and thanks to that she became a really good actress. Leighton has appeared on episodes of “Lay and Order”, “24”, “Veronica Mars” and “Surface”. However, her big success was as Blair Waldorf on the Gossip Girl television drama. Leighton is a very good actress, but she is also a very good singer. 

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She has made electronic pop music such as “Body Control” or “Somebody to love”.

Her latest films are: “Monte Carlo” (2011), “Country Stone”(2010). Besides, she has made films as “Hangman's Cuse” (2003), “Inside”(2006) a thriller, and the comedy “The Beautiful Ordinary” (2007).

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And what about you? Why don't you leave a comment telling us who do you really look up to? Waiting for it!

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The town that changed our lives (by Antonella)

I moved to this town a  few months ago. My parents wanted to be in a quiet place not in a big city. They have always worked in New York, a noisy and big city. Now they are tired.

We moved to a small house in the middle of nowhere. While we were arriving, I tried to remember most of the streets. However, there was only one kind of avenue. Then the others were just tiny spaces for people to walk. As soon as we arrived to the house, an old lady surprisingly appeared. She looked as if she had suffered a lot, she seemed to be a very sad woman. She told us to leave the town quickly and she just left. We didn't understand her until now.

At first, everything was fine. I went to the school every day and my father, who had applied for a job in a supermarket, worked twice a week. My mother usually stayed at home cleaning and doing the housework. After some weeks we started to see the change. Everything went black, dark, scary. The people became rude, unfriendly. It felt like the town was consuming us, taking all our happiness and we were becoming like the other people. We realized we cannot escape from here. Now, we want to know why this is happening...

DUBLIN, A Quick Guide (by Damaris)

Dublin, a city over a 1000 years old, is the cultural and historical capital of Ireland and birthplace of many of the world´s most popular writers and musicians. James Joyce and Oscar Wilde were both born here. But what´s it like?

It has always had a reputation as a vibrant and lively city but since the economic boom of the 1990, Dublin has got even better. Almost as famous for its lively nightlife as for its history, Dublin now looks more like other European cities, and has, in fact, become one of Europe´s most popular destination.

 

So, What can you do there?

The first place to go is Temple Bar. It has a great atmosphere, with shops, bars and cafes full of stylish young Europeans.

One of the best things to see is the Book of Kells. This is one of oldest books in the world (over 1200 years old) and you can see it in the Trinity College Library, at the University of Dublin.

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Moreover, you mustn´t miss the Statue of Molly Malone, the city´s heroine. She was a beautiful youngfishmonger who died in 1636 nobody knows how she died, but a famous song was written about her and many say you can still hear the sound of her ghost walking the streets.

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If you enjoy history, make sure you go to Dublin Castle. This castle, built between 1208 and 1220, lies in the heart of the city, and is surrounded by beautiful gardens.

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Don´t leave without throwing a coin into the River Liffey. Walk across ha´penny bridge, with joins the north and south side of the city, and throw a coin into the river to bring you good luck.

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And finally, you must listen to some live Irish music in Ireland´s famous pubs.  

Whatever you do in Ireland, you´ll certainly "enjoy the craic", as they say in Ireland, (meaning have a good time)

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The Shadow (by Camila G.C.)

I was sitting alone on the only chair that was next to my wooden table where the food I had prepared was served. The entire house was quiet. I could hardly hear the wind knocking the door. With slow movements, I started eating. All of a sudden, the lights went off. I couldn’t see a thing so I went to the kitchen, kicking, trying not to fall, looking for a torch... Suddenly, I heard a noise in the living room. With the torch on hand I went there. I could see a shadow, not clearly, but it was there. On a moment, I could see how the lights were turning on. So, if anything was wrong I decided to return to my chair and continue eating. While returning I could see how there was someone sitting on the chair. I would not know if it was a man or a woman. That someone was dressed in black. It kept looking at me with dark brown eyes. I was scared. I could only think of running, but I couldn’t. In some way, I just couldn’t. I was standing there, and it was becoming nearer and nearer. In a moment, I could hear it saying: “Get up Blair, Time to go to school!”