You can do many things with your family in Christmas every year. In addition, Christmas is all about spending time with family. Like us we do many things in Christmas but some people don't spend time with family at all. One fact according to Melissa Carrillo was “In holidays like Christmas you keep the tradition in your family alive”. Melissa Carrillo is an expert on Christmas. And things you can do to keep the tradition in your family alive is to spend time with family and celebrate Christmas. Another fact I got from Melissa Carrillo was, “we would lose our culture if you don't spend time with family in any holiday like Christmas.” I got other facts from www.softschools.com. It is a website where you want to learn somethings like Christmas. A fact I got from it is “Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on the Christmas Day.” People can meet up at a family members house and celebrate. Furthermore Christmas Day is a celebration of the birth of Jesus. There are many ways to celebrate Christmas. The popular ways to celebrate is Christmas is gift-giving, sending holiday cards, and more. Another way of celebrate Christmas is “going around the neighborhood and offer to feed people,” said Melissa Carrillo. But some kids just don't get it and think Christmas is all about gifts and presents. And whatever gift they didn't want, they cry about it. As you can see there are many things you can do on Christmas Day other than wanting gifts. This can maybe affect others by actually wanting to spend time with family and friends.
Burning the Devil
By ANDREA OVANDO
La Quema del diablo (Burning the devil) represents the cleaning of ones, home and soul. Burning the devil is a tradition made by Guatemalans where you take a devil piñata and burn it (it used to be a person but changed it for safety reasons). “It's to take out the demons in the house,” Said Heidi. People gather around the streets at 6 p.m to see the devil being burned. Burning the devil is mostly to take out the evil spirits out from the house. When you participate in burning the devil your basically cleansing your house from evil spirits lurking under your bed or stairs attics and dolls that just look innocent when really it is possessed. Guatemalan family took pride in creating and competing for the largest bonfire. Now if there's a tradition of course there will be some sort of competition. Family's compete to have the largest bonfire or biggest fire. So basically they get useless haunted stuff and burn them. There can be problems while burning the devil. While burning the devil there can be lots of pollution. Pollution is not healthy for people they can die because of it. Another one is some people or kids could act careless and get burned from the fire which is a serious problem to have. In conclusion it is still being celebrated and I guess I will like to see it too. Since we don't celebrate it cause of the pollution and people thinking that we are starting a racket we don't celebrate it and I learned that people can believe in the supernatural which is why people don't know what there house is lurking with good luck.
Can Sports Be Used to Separate or Bring People Together?
By ANGELL SANDOVAL
This issue focused on is sports. Sports can be used for many ways to bring people together and make people feel a lot more comfortable by playing with each other. Many sports have set of skills that can help you with many kinds of talents and activities. More importantly, sports can be used to separate people, but also to bring people together. An example of bringing people together is me and my family. My dad has taught me how to play sports since I was in first grade. He has taught me and my siblings how to play sports. My dad has taught me how to play sports like soccer. My dad used to play for a team in El Salvador. My dad played soccer for 18 years now my dad is 56 years old and he is still a really good soccer player. He usually played forward,defense and he would rarely play goalie. When ever we would go to the park and play soccer, other kids would ask us if but they could play soccer. Me and my family say why not what position they would like to play on. My mom tried out for soccer to but she was going to have a baby so she couldn't play for the team when she found out she made it to the team. My mom had to take care of my older sister when she was a baby. Lastly I want to become a soccer player like my dad kind, generous, and smart with a lot of knowledge. My dad has more than 25 trophies that includes, metals he has won during his life. When ever my siblings want to play soccer or baseball my answer is always yes.
Gaming
By ARTURO GERON
People can use gaming to escape their real life and problems in their home or in school or any where that is getting them into problems. Gaming can be negative and positive in ways that no one can expect. Gaming can have a great impact in many lives. Gaming can help anyone escape their life and problems, said Phil Ryu. For example, if someone is having a bad day or is having problems at home or other personal reasons they can put that all aside and play a game that can make them forget what they are going through. If people are lucky enough they can meet people that are going through worse or similar to them, those people can help them not think about anything so they won't be worrying about their problems. Game chat can be a place where you can meet nice people or a place where people can be mean or toxic. For example, there are lots of people that will just play the video games but there can be child predators that are trying to get info on you so they can know where to go. They can behave weird or can traumatize you in many ways. We can make them stop by telling parents to make their children's account private so they won't hear what people will say. Gaming can also be good for kids in many different ways. According to kidshealth.org gaming can be good for hand-eye coordination. Also it helps with their strategic skills because some games will make you think of strategies on what to do on the game or how to complete a challenge. Sometimes people can play all day and night on and they either will get super lazy or tired all the time. What I learned about gaming is that it can be negative or positive at the same time. This is important because there are different icons that are gamers and make a good amount of money playing video games. Gaming gives competition to players around the world and shows them the outcomes of gaming.
Music to My Ears
By ASHLEY VILLAGOMEZ
Music can be more than just fun, it can help us not to feel sad, but happy. My story is about me and my family and how we all like different type of music and why and how music can help us out in life. Music helps cheer us up by listening to songs.According to Tony sauza, he believes he needs music to cheer him up.Hearing music helps because you relate to the song your hearing. Music shows us we are not the only ones who are going through stuff that others are also going through stuff too. Me and my family would all go to the couch and would watch Pequenos Gigantes all together. Sometimes when the show would finish and I would go to the room and hear my sister singing and me and her would sing together. Moreover, my mom and me when we would go somewhere in the car we would always put Spanish music which we both love. Furthermore, me and my brother Jonathan would always listen to music like Green Day and Jack White. According to Tony Sauza, he believes, “music is essential to life.” If you ever make a song, the song has to come from a honest and real place.You can even make a song that speaks about your life. Songs might even help you when your feeling angry or sad you can express your feelings into a song. I learned that music can help you cheer up when your sad. I also learned that a song have to come from a real and honest place. Furthermore, I also learned that different family's like different type of music but it's ok because we are all unique in are own way.
Christmas
By CHIPPER VALENCIA
“There's a lot of reasons for Christmas, but the main reason is companies make money,” said my father, Louis Valencia. Capitalism is where companies sell stuff to make money. Every Christmas my family puts a baby Jesus under the Christmas tree. According to my dad, "Christmas is a Christian holiday meant to celebrate the birth of Jesus.” Jesus was a preacher and his disciples would praise him for his miracles. Priests would also talk about his miracles too. My father mentioned that Jesus was “a brave man with progressive ideas that the time wasn't ready for.” He was a symbol of piety. Piety is being religious or reverent. People would worship him because he was a symbol of piety. If he was the son of God, is debatable. People have religions like atheism, not believing in God or Jesus. “There are many reasons for Christmas,” said my dad. The main reason is so companies make money. Companies sell items to people and they would get money from it. So, they use Christmas to get money by selling Christmas related items like decorations, this is capitalism. What surprised me while I researched was that companies would use Christmas as an easy way to get money. So they would sell Christmas related items to people to make a bunch of money.
Spending Time with Your Family on Vacation
By DANELLY RAMIREZ
Family vacations can be very important it is your family. When you spend time with your family, you should be happy that you are able to spend time with them. Spending time with your family is very important because you don’t know when it might be the last time you might see them. It can also be fun. Family vacations can be fun in many ways . For example, going on trips it doesn't have to be something big, it can be something small like maybe going to the park. Another important thing is to listen and communicate with your family. Everyone can turn off their phones or maybe watch a movie together. When sitting on the table families can try discussing how their day was. If you spend time with your family you can learn new things. They might tell you stories from when they were younger. Then you might learn even more about your family than you already knew. I learned that spending time with your family is very important and can be fun. It is something that can be very fun and funny. For example I go to Palms Spring ever summer, it is very fun because we all spend time together.
Spending Time with Family
By DANIEL AQUINO
Some people do not spend time with family because kids or teenagers are usually playing video games these days. Video games are ways to spend time with family. For example, playing video games with them. But some kids or teens do not share their video games with their family so instead they have to spend time together by playing outside or do something besides playing video games. Family time is important because if you don't spend time with family you will be very sad and feel very lonely, according to Edgar Arcenaux. It is also important because family is all that you got. And also because family's love each other according to Edgar. Also ways to spend time with family are family reunions or Christmas and thanksgiving are ways to spend time with family members. According to Edgar Arceneaux, a way to spend time with family is turning off all your cellphones and electronics off and have dinner together.
Cooking with Family
By EDDIE POOL
Food is important to us because it keeps us alive. As a family, we connect by making Mexican food. According to my mom, you must be at least 18 year old to cook at the kitchen. Kids can help out at the age of 12 year old to help around at the kitchen. In my family I help out a little bit. My favorite thing to eat are enchiladas. It has chicken, cream, cheese and is inside of a tortilla. Cooking with my family is fun.
Knowing the Reason Some Video Games Were Made
By GERARDO DOROTEO
Do you want to know why the video game was created? Some games are based on real life events or a person’s life. Games make people happy, scared, sad, excited or competitive. Some people that play video games need to know the purpose of the game. There are some consoles that have a game named contra, and this game is made to entertain people. There's a game and it’s based on World War II. The people that made the game didn't add any futuristic stuff in the game, it's just supposed to be World War II. The game that is based on World War II is called Call of Duty: World War II. Games like Minecraft , Fortnite, and a lot of other games are made for fun. Some games like Call of Duty: World War II and other games like it are someone's life or many even history stuff can be a game. In conclusion, I love playing games because friends can joke around having fun or we can find secrets. Games I like are Goat simulator, Dead by daylight, Minecraft, Uno, and whole bunch of other games. I like games that have story, adventure, and puzzles.
Holiday Foods
By JANELLE GARCIA
When you celebrate holidays you can eat many traditional foods. The article will be about celebrations and food. When my mom and I celebrate Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, we cook food like tamales, pozole, and ensalada. My mom said we have celebrated Christmas for 11 years. And it is important to me because I found out that my mom and I have been celebrating Christmas since I was born. And my mom was 27 but she didn't celebrate when my mom was a kid. My mom and I like to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. Because it is important to spend time with family and friends. Its important to spend time with family and friend because it is nice. My mom and I like to celebrate Christmas because you get to spend time with family and friends. And also get presents and open them.
Music Can Affect People Negatively or Positively
By JENNIFER SIERRA
Music can be considered a bad influence or good influence on people. Well, here are ways that it can be interpreted as a bad thing and a good thing. I have researched of how music can change people in both the negative and positive ways. Music can be harmful in different of ways, according to a website named Quora. For one, putting music in a high volume with headphones can damage your ears. It can still be bad even without headphones in. Or listening to music with headphones while walking in the streets. You can become less aware of your surroundings. Another example is that, Tony Sauza, who is a musician from Little Kids Rock, said, “it’s comforting to know that I'm not the only one going thro they something.” This is a positive effect because musicians can comfort people through their lyrics of their music like problems or issues. Knowing that you’re not the only one going through something is comforting and relaxing. My last example is that music improves your health and can lower your stress too as a website called Lifehack stated. Hearing positive message can impact people a lot. And having to listen to someone through music helps plenty of people, like me. So music is comforting to people and helps them relieve stress. In conclusion, people should understand how much music can affect people if it's either negative or positive. Personally, music impacts my life positively because it helps me through a lot and makes me relax. It actually surprises me how much music can do.
Food and Celebrations
By JESUS ALARCON
Food, we love it, but it can also affect us in many ways. Food can bring people together by the way it is made.Making food can be a good time to spend with family. "The things that makes food special is your cultures and family gatherings," said Javier Cabal. Every food has history behind it. For example, Christmas has special celebration some foods that are traditional to Christmas is turkey, ponche, and many more. Food impacts children who do not eat with parents at least twice a week were likely to be overweight. Using data from nearly three quotes, people who do not eat with parents throughout 5 or more have less trouble with drugs, alcohol and eat a lot healthier.(Cody C.delistraty) What I learned about food is that it can bring family member and cousins together.It affects me because I do that an christmas. The conclusion I can draw of Christmas is buying presents and having fun. Also, celebrating birth of Jesus.
Traditions Have Made Many Foods We Like
By JOSSELYN ALVARADO
This topic is going to talk about traditions and food. What we do in my house is, we try to keep the tradition together. For example Christmas , New Years or other holidays events , and that's the idea, to keep the tradition together. According to Javier Cabral, a food writer, “most of the food in Christmas, New Years or other holiday are tamales and pozole.’’ I think it's true because that is the food everyone likes . You can find this type of food in party's , holidays etc… we always do tamales and pozole . Tamales are a type of dough with meat wrapped in corn husk. Pozole is a soup with hominy and meat . They are both very traditional in Mexico . In the morning we get up thanking God for another day and for letting us get up perfectly. Then we go to buy the stuff we need for the food and the drinks. When we buy everything , we start doing the food . My aunts does the pozole, my mom and my grandma make the tamales, and I do the flavored waters--agua Fresca or the champurrado. Champurrado is a Mexican hot chocolate . How you do the champurrado is you put a casserole on the stove and turn the fired on then put a chocolate bar and then you put sugar and lastly I shake until the champurrado is hot and ready. But depending on the weather if is too hot we drink soda or agua fresca. If it is too cold we do the champurrado . Then, what we do is, we wait for it until night time around 9:00. According to my mom the consequences if we stop celebrating Christmas is, “we would be really sad because you see other people playing or celebrating with their family and you are just sitting down." In the night , we go outside with all our family, friends, and other people we know. We go outside because some people block the streets with their trucks and no cars pass by the street. Lastly, all my family gets to the table and we start eating, but first we thank God for a new Christmas, for giving us this food and the health of all these years and for letting us get to this special day, and other things. Thanking God is really important because he decides if you get to the next Christmas, or to the next day, or even to the next hours. Some people don't have this opportunity to celebrate these days because they don't have to celebrate with. I feel really lucky to be able to celebrate with my family. All this is to keep all traditions together never forget that .
La Rosca is Unique and Important
By KEVIN TAPIA
La Rosca is a very unique dish. I interviewed Javier Cabral, a food writer, and Maria De La Luz Meza, my grandmother, to find out why La Rosca is important. La Rosca is a dish that is filled with rich history, symbolizes many things, and is important to many families. La Rosca isn’t any ordinary sweet bread. But it's also filled with rich history. For example, according to BestDay.com the baby Jesus represents Mary and Joesph fleeing to Egypt because Hero’d attempts to kill Jesus. Also BestDay.com states that “The day the wise men found The baby Jesus is known a as epiphany.” La Rosca is unique because it symbolizes many things. For example, according to Javier Cabral, La Rosca is shaped like a ring because it cooks easier. Also BestDay.com saids that the dried and candied fruits represents the crowns of the kings. Another thing to remember is that, “if you get the baby Jesus you cook tamales for the family,” according to Javier Cabral. The Rosca is important to families and communities. For example, Javier Cabral said “if we didn't celebrate La Rosca we would live in a sad world.”.Another reason is that according to Maria De La Luz Meza, “La Rosca is important to our family because it unites us.” It is important to talk about my topic so people don't forget about it. For example if we forgot about it we would live in a sad world like Javier Cabral said. And families won't have a tradition or a day that unites us.
Animators and Deadlines
By LINA LAGUNAS
People don’t realize how hard it is to make an animation before a deadline. In case you don’t know what an animation is, it’s the process of creating cartoons and some of the live action movies you love! To sum up, my story angle is, animators have to go through daily life struggles and mistakes when making projects. During my interview with Mayra A. Flores, she stated,”a lot of the history was restricted to people that had access to money and equipment because it was really expensive to produce.” this means, back in the day you needed to be rich in order to buy equipment needed. Also, since a lot of people couldn’t afford it they weren’t able to pursue their career goals. Finally, since the equipment was expensive to produce the stock was probably low. Another thing Mayra stated was, “when I was a kid, I always wanted to animatebut I thought animation required very good drawing skills.“ To elaborate this shows kids are discouraged when it comes to their art. Furthermore, Mayra was always discouraged about her art skills until she realized she can still animate without drawing. To add on, when some people realize what Mayra did it’s too late for them. Finally, when people think their art is bad it can prevent them from succeeding in animation careers. Lastly Mayra stated that “a lot of people that contributed to animation don’t get credit.” This shows that animators work hard for nothing sometimes which is frustrating for an animator like myself. Also, some people can re-post and claim other popular animations as their own which is sad because they’ll get more views than the original owner of the animation. To continue, some unpopular animators/animations are also, some people can re-post and claim others popular animations as their own which is sad because they’ll get more views than the original owner of the animation. To continue, some unpopular animations are really beautiful but don’t have enough views. Finally, when animations aren’t noticed animators give up and their potential is wasted. As you can see animation is a hard career and I hope you realize that you need to stand out in order to be noticed or recognized. Also, this is important to talk about because I want my hard work to be noticed and I realize that other artists want the same thing. This brings me closer to the community by helping other animators. It may also be entertaining and encouraging to others who want to draw and try animating themselves.
Food From Around the World
By MANUEL TAPIA
Try and learn food from around the world, so you can learn about their culture, and what they eat. People create many different types of food. Around the world there are foods with meaning, history, with culture, and tradition. A classic bowl of ramen yum.Ramen is a noodle soup from Japan. Many ramen are vegetarian ,spicy, or have lots of meat, and more. Most ramen ingredients are bean sprouts, beef, chicken, chicken broth and more. There are many different types of ramen. Many are made for people who like specific ingredients, or dislike. A lot of them have vitamins that help out the body. Also, there are many ramen dishes that are made for curing bacteria out of the body,” according to ModernHoney.com. We are lucky to have these dishes because they bring back a lot of precious memories. Food is important not only because they keep us alive but also to brings us together and make a ton of memories. Finally, according to Javier Cabral, “Food always travels around the world and is always changing.” “Trying to create a new dish is difficult because you don't know how it's going to look or taste,“ according to Jose Tapia, (My dad).In order to create a new dish you will need a lot of creativity. Trying to remake a same food homemade is hard considering how hard the dish is, and how long it takes to make it. Finally, it's hard because people like specific things, and you want them to like it, but people are always creating a new dish. In conclusion, food is awesome because it keeps us alive, and it has history, and memories.
La Rosca
By MICHELLE ORANTES
The Rosca has a lot of rich history behind it. I interviewed Javier Cabral and Jorge Rodriguez to find out why we celebrate the Rosca. As a family we connect by celebrating our traditions like the rosca we love to get together as a family and cut the rosca. The bread tastes very good, it's very light and sweet and the candy on top makes the bread taste even sweeter and very fruity. When you get the baby Jesus you have to earthier make food or a party. "The Rosca is shaped like a ring because it cooks better and it will make the bread taste even better," said Javier Cabral . "We celebrate the rosca because it's the purification of the Virgin Mary because she had the baby already when she had Jesus Christ," said Jorge Rodriguez. "The world would be sad without the Rosca. We will live in a sad world because bread is good and it brings family's together," said Javier Cabral. I learned a lot of things about the Rosca but what surprised me is that it started in the 14th century. It's important topic because you actually get to know why you guys celebrate it, it brings my family closer because we get to spend more time together because we are all very busy, it affects others by getting closer and seeing others that they might not be able to see other times.
Making Food with Family
By MIROSLAVA ORTA
I am going to talk about making food with my family. Making food with your family is important because you are spending time with them and you can have fun making food with them. “My first meal was a box of mac and cheese," said Javier Cabral and he is a food writer. I chose this quote because it relates with my family because our first meal was also a box of Mac and cheese. Why is important? It is important because it was so fun at the day that we did a box of Mac and cheese. I believe that when you cook and taste the food it makes it delicious. I chose this quote because it's true when you cook and tastes the food is delicious and you need to tastes it first. You need to tastes because if you don't if was tastes good or bad. I think it is fun you learned different kind of recipes. I chose this quote because you can make things different if you do not want the same thing often. It's important because you can cook different things. That why I picked this topic because I just want to tell you that you can learned different things. Thank you for listening to me and do you have a question.
Gaming is the New Future!
By NAOMI CERVANTES
“You need a brain to create a game, it's not just the hands,” said Nancy. This quote to me, means lots of things like, making games isn't easy and, takes up time and effort. Gaming isn't something good because people can be toxic and not team working but, in a way, gaming can be used as a good way by teaching you and making a person more positive and team working. Video games are part of my life, which I can play with my family or friends that I can talk or play with at anytime. First, gaming is a good thing because, you can make friends, talk to new people, and play a new game that they might have told you about. For example, “I think gaming is positive, but in life there always has to have a bit of negative things so, it can be balanced,” said Nancy. Additionally, gaming is a good thing, you can interact to others, and maybe learn something from someone or friends or family. Next, making friends is something that happens to everyone.A thing that people do online is make friends and play or talk to them. “Having friends is fun,” said Phill Ryu because, they can understand you better, you both can like the same game or thing, play together, and even talk together. Making friends means they'll be there by your side no matter what. So what do you say, give it a try and, make some new friends! Finally, gaming can be educational like, baby games for babies, like balloon pop, were the baby taps on the balloon that has a letter on it and the voice says the letter that the baby pressed on. For instance, “In video games situations can also happen to you in real life,” said Nancy, and you might know what to do, like you can play Just Dance on the Wii and if you want to join a dance team, the dancing game can help you with moves that you can't do. Similarly, gaming can make you more creative and, “helps open doors to things that you can't imagine,” said Nancy mares, like a world that doesn't exist you can make it into a video game. In conclusion, what I have learned from gaming is, that you should just have fun, that's what gaming is all about. Also, an important topic to me is, you can get education by friends or family members by telling apps that can help and much more. The effect of gaming is people, now have jobs from gaming like, Phill Ryu, he makes games and makes us people happy!
Baseball
By OMAR PADILLA
My name is Omar Padilla and I’m going to talk about traditions and the LA Dodgers. According to Lizeth Padilla, my mom, the first ball player was Fleetwood walker. Mr. George Sanchez-Tello, a journalist, also mentioned that baseball has been played over 150 years. This surprised me because it’s been played for years. I've watched the LA Dodgers with my mom and my two sisters and my three brothers. I love my family, I love playing baseball because I love when they hit. Finally I love watching baseball with my family because my family loves it too.
Different Foods and Recipes
By RAYMOND MUNOZ
Many people want to learn about cooking different recipes. There are many different recipes that, I think, are fun to cook. “I think it is fun you learn cooking different kind of food,” my mom, Rosa Martinez, mentioned when I interviewed her. I put this quote because this relates to my story angle sentence. I also put this because I think, in my opinion that when you cook and you taste the food, it makes it delicious. The reason why I put this is because once I did it and the result was, it worked. When I tried the dish it tasted normal, but then I put more stuff into it and it tasted better. In my opinion, I think cooking is a positive thing. I think it's positive because you get to be more with your family by cooking with them and having fun. What I learned or what surprised me is when you give a taste of their recipe and it does not have a kick to it you can make it better. What I also learned is, you can learn from your mistakes.
Power of Editing
By VALERY RODRIGUEZ
Have you ever wondered how it feels to edit or how it all began? Editing started in the first film. Editing can also be like a slideshow but with transitions you made. Video edits can be fun depending on how you edit, there are many apps or programs with settings to make what’s on your mind “Every editor has their own style,” said Edgar Arceneaux, an editor. Most editors have their own style, even if they use the same program or app. When editors edit the same, they either edit the same, they might have learned from them or have the same idea on how to edit. As well as presets. But when editors have their own style it makes the edit unique. Edgar also mentioned that, “editing could be a little stressful.” Sometimes making an edit can take forever and can be stressful because people are still new at it. Editing could be stressful until you get used to it, then it can be less harder. That's why you should try editing alone. Lastly, Edgar stated, “It's a important part to edit.” Editing is important because if you are editing a movie, you need to cut scenes so the movie won't be long. It's the key to blending images and sounds to make us emotionally connected. In conclusion, I learned that editing was way more important than I thought it would be. Back in fifth grade, looking at edits and seeing how cool they looked made me want to give editing a try. When I started editing I met new friends that helped me a lot. The editing community can be kind and helpful. But there is a few who are rude and want attention.
The Benefits of Family Time
By VIVIANA VEGA
There are many good things about your family. You should value every single second with them. We can connect with our family in different ways. As a family we can connect by simple things, like sharing memories. My family shares memories at the dinner table. A polish proverb says, “you need to build a strong bond with your family.” To me this quote means that you should make a good and better bond even if you already have a good bond. When you have a good bond with anything or anyone you can make even better memories. Making a good bond is important because then it's easier to make more and possibly even better bonds. For example, in my family we take vacations, go places together, and even play board games. According to my grandmother, Carolyn Nadeau, “you should always try and make new friends.” This queen means that if you're not as close to your family then you should make friends that you trust. With friends, you can have more fun and make really good and unforgettable memories. Making new friends to me is important because you should always connect with the people around you. Lastly, in the website Aha-now.com, it was stated that you should “talk with your kids to connect with them.” I personally don't have kids, but if I did I'd try and have a connection in every way possible. This quote means that you should always try and connect with your kids even with good or bad situations. I feel that it's very important to spend time with your family. In summary, I learned that spending time with your family is so important. I hope this brings people closer to their family. To me, family time is very important. This affects others because there are many good and wonderful things about family. My family always goes on trips together or a walk on the beach.
Tamales
By XIMENA BORUNDA
My family makes different types of tamales. For example, pollo, rajas con queso and spicy. They also make them out of masa. They use corn husk to cover the tamales. Javier Cabral's favorite flavor of tamales are Rajas. My family reconnects by talking about chisme while doing the tamales. Tamales are a process that takes hours to complete. During the holiday we reconnect and are a great way to have fun. Some might not have the skill but could learn. Tamales come from Mexico. If no tamales existed there wouldn't be family tradition," said Melissa. Melissa describe tamales as soft and spicy. What surprised me was that back then, "people would put bugs in tamales says”, Javier Cabral . Tamales bring you and family closer . I learned that tamales take hours to make. I think that food/cooking is a great way to reconnect with loved one.
Funny Pranks with Friends
By YARETZI BORUNDA
This essay discusses funny pranks and jokes with friends. In case you don’t know what pranks means-- it’s a practical joke or mischievous act. “A core of a prank, is to prank each other with pure humor,” said Jake Prendez. Jake Prendez is a known comedian that likes to joke around. Pranking friends or family is just for pure fun and not for bullying nor being mean. “You can make a funny joke and people can laugh at it,” said Ana Vaca. Who is Ana V.? She’s my mom. It feels great to make someone laugh at some jokes you invented, or took from the internet. It can also go on the wrong side of the laughter if you're not careful. Some jokes can be offensive or mean to others. For example, here's an idea of it, “You're so ugly you should live in the trash where you belong.” Yeah not the type of joke you're looking for. There are different types of pranks to do. "A backpack nugget is when you steal someone's backpack," said wonderhowto.com. There is the “jumpscare” when you scare someone half to death when they don't expect it. I’m just kidding don't ever scare someone to half there death. The other prank is the powder donut ( which was popular on YouTube a long time ago). What you do is get a glazed donut and then cover it with baby powder. Would recommend to get baby powder that is as white to look like powder sugar. And here comes the fun part, then let your victim eat it donut without hesitating any thoughts. It’ll be funny when they see what type of powder it is! The last one is with oreos, open the cookie the middle part of the cookie shows. Then carefully take it out with no smudges. Eat the inside, replace it with toothpaste( has to be white toothpaste) and again let your victim eat it without any hesitation or second thoughts. “Being called the funny person at school is a gift of honor,” said Jake Prendez. It’s awesome to be called a cool nickname at school. Everyone has something unique inside them. Some people are special, some not. Some people like music, some might not. But each person is unique in their own way. And being called a name that represents you is an awesome gift to have!( Also be thankful you won't be called the nerd kid.) It’s fun to prank friends or do shenanigans (define shenanigans: silly or high spirited behavior, or mischief) with your friend group. It can also sometimes build bonds or trust between your group. So friends know what unique way you have. Just make sure not to cross the line of bullying or hurting someone's feelings. Just have fun!