What would we do without food, we can't live without it! Food is delicious and simple to cook. All types of food on the planet are very unique and are eaten everywhere. Any type of food is great for many occasions/events and they are sometimes easy to make. Cooking is an important skill to master. It is an important skill because nourishing yourself is the fundamental of life. When you grow older and have a family, cooking is important to do. There is a another option if cooking is a problem to do: buy meal kits. “Dinner was a time to come together,” said Esteban Castillo. People will misuse a family dinner with the use of technology. The negative part of technology usage in a family dinner is just ignoring the food or a conversation. However, technology can be a positive thing in a family dinner: watching a movie together, playing music, and more. Food is enjoyed by most people on the planet. Many traditions that involve food are fun and delicious. This brings family time and polite conversations. These traditions can have a variety of food like tamales (corn husks with dough and meat), pozole (a soup with hominy and meat), and mainly Mexican food. It is very interesting and fun to be taught how to cook certain foods. In conclusion, food does many great things for us: helps us live, makes us well nourished, and makes us happy. Food from everywhere on the planet is enjoyable and is perfect for occasions and events. Finally, food is just delicious and you wouldn't resist from eating them.
Tamales' Small History
By AIDEN MARTINEZ
People make many different traditional foods like tamales. Tamales are traditional food that people make every year and they are made out of corn husks, chicken, and dough called masa. My family makes tamales to eat on the holidays. My family and I eat the tamales and I want to know why we eat tamales. My family makes many types of tamales and they have made tamales for a long time. People can make tamales for different reasons. According to New Mexico Travel Blog, ”Mesoamerica is the home of the tamales and they were made thousands of years ago.” Mesoamerican people make different types of tamales. This is where tamales was first born then the tamales tradition spreaded out and past on for generations and generations. New Mexico Travel also mentioned, ”people make tamales for a lot of things like baptisms, weddings, Dia de los Muertos, and everyone's favorite, Christmas.” Tamales were made on Christmas because it is a tradition that was made thousands of years ago. People eat tamales for different things and people can enjoy them with other people and family members. People make tamales on Dia de los Muertos for their loved ones that the people lost. People make tamales for baptisms because people get baptized and then they enjoy eating their tamales. In my family we make tamales during Christmas because it is a very cold day and tamales is a great warm food that is warm to eat and it is a tradition my family and I do every year. Esteban Castillo, a person I interviewed, mentioned, “tamales is an activity that people can be or spend time with their family.” Eating tamales on Christmas brings people together and have fun with each other. Tamales can bring happiness and you will spend time with family and friends.Christmas brings family together and tamales brings them more together than ever. In conclusion, I learned that Mesoamerica is where tamales came from and eating tamales is a tradition that was past on for generations and generations. Tamales can bring your family and friends together. The tamales tradition is an activity that people do to spend time with family and friends. I was surprised because I thought tamales was made made a long time ago about 100 years ago but they were made thousands of years ago. My topic brings me closer to my family because we can enjoy the food and enjoy each other.
Gaming
By ALEXIS DE PAZ SALAZAR
Gaming has been around for a while and will be something people will do for a long time. A fun fact about video games is that almost all games created are for entertainment purposes. A lot of people in our community enjoy playing video games just like me. According to Tony Flores Hosey, a gamer from the gaming community, “Gaming won't ever get unpopular.” This means people will always enjoy playing video games. Also, people enjoy games way too much to just leave it. I think this quote is important because, some people do not have any other methods of entertainment. “Parents only look at the bad side of gaming,” said Tony Flores Hosey. This is why most parents do not like that their children play games. This is important because lots of kids want to or play games. In my opinion, I do not agree with this because, gaming is more positive than negative. It is positive because “it can help your hand and eye coordination,” said Tony Flores Hosey. Finally, “most people get old or modern game platforms,” said Tony Flores Hosey. This quote means that not everyone wants the same gaming device. This proves that the gaming community is filled with many different people. I agree with this because, at the beginning you do not know what you are going to be interested in playing with. In conclusion, gaming is something that should only be for entertainment. Gaming is important because, it helps kids or adults get their minds off of stress or boredom. Gaming also brings you closer to your community by placing you in a online game with other people. Overall, it affects other people when you play with others to have fun.
Soccer: Bringing People Together
By ANGEL MEDRANO
Soccer is not just a sport it's a family celebration. Soccer is a sport that a lot of people play for entertainment. This sport is very popular all over the world. It can also bring people together like your family. As a family, whenever we watch or play soccer we are happy. Vince La Rosa also stated, "It kind of makes you happy and connected." Emotions play a big part in soccer. You could be happy when your teams wins or mad when they lose. Most of these emotions are happy when you're with family. Your family gives you these happy feelings because you're together. "I think it brings people together," said Vince La Rosa, Digital Manager at L.A.F.C. This sport brings people together because a lot of families played soccer. Also, another way is that the parents might have childhood memories that they want to share with their kids. Soccer is entertaining because it is fun. Families enjoy playing and having fun with their kids. In addition, Mr. La Rosa said, "I think soccer is a sport that brings the most people together”. It can bring very good people to hang out with. When this happens you could probably meet new people there are celebrations. These celebrations can make you close with family. In conclusion, I learned that soccer can bring people together. It is important because it shows your passion and love. This sport brings you closer to your family/community because you spend time with family. My topic affects others because it makes other realize that you need to be close with family.
Benefits of Soccer
By ANGELY ROBLEDO
Did you know soccer cannot only benefit you but also others? My beat is about soccer and how my family connects by playing that sport? Family can be each others fans and biggest supporters. According to Vince La Rosa, soccer won't be hard if you put your effort in it. Likewise, people should put their effort in everything they like. Everyone has to put their effort in everything they like because if not someone is gonna come and take their spot. Always try to be the best you can! Moreover, it's very easy to connect with your family these days by playing sports, for example, you either play online or face to face. Based on Vince LA Rosa, I found out that, “following sports can lead you to a job as well.” One example from Vince La Rosa is that you can learn lots of things by playing with your family. For example you can learn that not only you can have fun, and play with friends but also play with your family , hangout, and have fun with them. Lastly Vince La Rosa also said that, “sports really gives us an outlet to come together and be together.” In addition sports lets you and others have fun. Sports lets you have fun in many ways, one way is by being free, laughing, making friends the whole point of playing sports is for people to have fun, be together and enjoy it. Also the great thing about sports is that it lets you and others have fun and hangout with one another. Similarly you can also make more things aside from playing sports and having fun. For example you can make friends just by playing sports, you can make friends by playing sports by hanging out with each other, laughing together, and connecting with each other. In conclusion, I learned that there are more benefits from playing soccer. It's an important topic to talk about because it lets kids and adults have fun, it's even a career for some people. Finally, it brings my family together by being each other's biggest fans. We can be each other's biggest fans by helping each other out giving them motivation, and support.
Christmas Time
By AURORA ZELAYA
A time for various countries to get together as a whole is Christmas. Christmas is a time for peace and family bonding. However christmas in El salvador is different from Christmas in Mexico. The games, music, parties, and food make them different and unique. As a half Mexican and Salvadorian it fascinates me to see the different during these times. Posadas are when you have the Virgin Mary on a wooden stand and there are four men carrying her walking around the street singing and praying inside the house. However families host posadas differently. In Mexico there are many things that they do not do or have compared to El salvador. For example, in Mexico tamales are different according to fodors.com. Tamales are a very popular dish in Mexico made with dough and different types of fillings. For example, some fillings include chicken, cheese, etc. Some other food that they have is moley, a dish made with sauce, soups that are a side dish to eat and drink Mexicans almost always drink ponche. Ponche is made with guavas, oranges, tamorias, apples and many other different types of fruits, said fodors.com. In Mexico, the people make huge posadas, and parties, I think that El salvador might have some foods that are the same,but there are many foods that Mexico does. The biggest difference is how big the celebrations. There are many things i love about christmas in El salvador and in Mexico. I know the food is good in both countries. For example, the tamales and ponche are some of the foods I love from Mexico. From El Salvador I love pupusas, the cooked bananas.in El Salvador I think that the kids are so grateful because according to blog.compession.com, the kids in El Salvador ask for shoes for Christmas as gifts. I love that because I think that i'm not grateful enough. In Mexico I love how beautiful the festivities get. It is fun to see all of the different costumes and dances there are. I know that Christmas in El Salvador is just as great as Christmas in Mexico. El Salvador is very fun, but I think that in Salvador the people spent more times with family than with friends. Also the foods is so much more different than in Mexico. For example, the tamales are different in Salvador. In my opinion Christmas in El Salvador is more fun. I think this because people in El Salvador have more games and activities for the kids, so that they won't be so bored waiting for the time to open their presents. Some of the dishes that Mexico does not have are pupusas. Also some drinks that Salvadorans make are pieces of fruits. In conclusion, I think that both places are amazing to spend Christmas at. I would love to spend Christmas at either Mexico or El Salvador. One day I hope to be able to visit and spend Christmas at either of these beautiful countries.
The Importance of Rock
By DAVID TORRES
Rock music is an important topic to talk about because it has a lot of history behind it, and it is an old type of music. It is a type of music that lets you say what you want in a creative way. My friends and I know how to play rock, and we really enjoy it. According to Scarffi, Chuck Berry was a musician who decided to create rock music in 1955. He got tired of regular music on the radio and decided to make rock music. In my opinion, I think this is necessary because most people would also get tired of regular radio music and want to listen to something better. According to Kory Grow, a writer at Rolling Stones magazine,“Rock music has evolved over time.” This means that it has gotten better and adapted to today's technology. Finally, ”the nineties continued to see the expansion of alternative rock.” From Scarrfi.com. This means that in the nineties started to expand rock music. Kory Grow also stated that, ”Rock music brings people together.” This means a group of people meeting together then create a band, thus bringing them together. Similarly, Jorge Marroquin, a sixth grader mentioned that, ”It’s a good way to bring people together because those people are friends.” In conclusion, I learned that rock is important and it brings people together. Also, it's a way to embrace yourself in music. Finally it affects people because not all people want to listen to hip hop or if you are tired of other music, people listen to sock music. I enjoy it because there are many different types of rock and I never get bored of it.
Sports Tournaments
By DIANNE COLINDRES
Did you know the modern soccer originated from England? This article is mostly about sports tournaments. My family connects by competing with each other by playing sports. According to Vincent La Rosa, a digital manager at LAFC, said ”in most sports you can't be by yourself." In sports you cannot be by yourself because in order to win you need to work as a team with the other players. If you are on a sports team you need to work together to have a better chance at winning the tournament. According to Vincent La Rosa, people who play sports, they become a visual person. People when they play sports they imagine defense or strategies, so that they can at least try to win the game. People just react not think.People get so use to playing sports that they have a routine, so they know what to do at every tournament and every situation. Something that surprises me about people who play sports is that they can become a visual person. Playing different sports brings my family closer together because we have to work together as a team.
The Middle School Experience
By EMILY NAVARRO
If you think you are not going to fit in middle school, have any concerns, or want to know a couple things, then this article will help you. I was scared myself to come to middle school, even my family because I thought I was not going to fit in, but guess what, I did! Everyone knows how scary it is thinking of the first day of middle school, especially Lennox Middle School(LMS) because it’s a huge school, but we will all be in that state of life one day. To me it is scary because there are mean people in this world that want what you have and they bully you because they are jealous, and also because there are many people that are different so you think you don’t fit in. “Middle School makes you realize so many things friends, school wise, it’s in between your between a little kid or teen it’s just your stuck in the middle," said Diana Lopez, my thirteen year old aunt.” This explains the things you will most likely realize in middle school. Like in elementary, if you are absent they remind you about work you missed and give you the homework you missed and in middle school they don't remind you, you have to be responsible. “School isn't always about friends, it's about doing your work,” said Diana Lopez. This explains what school really is about, its not about finding friends or fitting in, its about doing your work and working hard to gain opportunities. For example, you can work hard to get a scholarship or get into a job, or school you want in the future. According to scholastic.com “If you have trouble with friends, or bullying go get help.” This explains that you don't have to be scared, or keep it in you just have to go get help. Like for me, girls that I thought were my friends were saying mean things to me, pushing me, and saying they wanted me to fight me. When I found out I knew the only things I can do are ignore it or go tell( ask for help). The things they said were hurtful so I asked for help. I learned what middle school is really about, and why you are here learning new things. I learned this by experiencing it myself. It is important to talk about this because there are things you want to know about middle school. Maybe like how does it work or what will you do. This has made me more mature in life.
Christmas
By EMMANUEL HERNANDEZ
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of baby Jesus. Here in the US Christmas is a huge holiday that brings people together. Overall religion, culture, and bonding is an important aspect to celebrate this holiday. “Not everyone celebrates Christmas,” said Luis Octavio cofounder of molcajete dominguero. People celebrate Christmas differently. Some people celebrate Christmas because of their religion. I am Catholic and we celebrate, but others do not. My mom, Francisca Aguilar, said, “Christmas is celebrate differently”. First some people travel to places. Next they have a big party with Family and neighbors. Finally they visit there family and do not do anything for Christmas. “If Christmas was not real,” said Luis Octavio, "people would not know what Christmas is." There would be no gifts to give to people and stores would be low on money. People would be sad and quiet and there would be no inflatables outside. I learned that people celebrate Christmas differently. I celebrate Christmas differently because we do not wait until midnight to open gifts. I also learned that Christmas is the time you spend with family.
Sports and Friends
By ETHAN ESPARZA
Why should you play sports with friends? My overall beat is sports, playing sports with my friends is fun and lets us have fun. Vince La Rosa said, “You learn a lot about your friends.” You can know what pushes them and knows what wants to get them better. Learn why they like playing the sport. Also, you can learn from them tricks you haven't learn or more about the sport you didn't know. You learn about respecting each other more. You can give your friends and other people more respect of how they play. And, if your good or not you can help them or they can help you. It encourages fair and rightful behavior. You can start encouraging people to play by the rules and to not get mad. Also, you can help control their anger problems. I learned a lot about playing with friends like you can learn from them. It is important because a lot of people need it.
Anime Art
By GLORIA PINEDA
According to Erick Huerta, an Anime art is “something that really makes you think what you are seeing.” It is about telling stories so you can make Anime comics. As a group of friends, we like to make Anime based drawings. Erick, also mentioned that, “Anime is a great influence.” I know that Anime can be a great influence because Anime is about telling stories. On my own time, I like to make funny Anime comics and I recently made a new character called Leonard. There are many types of Anime genres, such as comedy, emotional, and real life Anime. I like to experiment with different Anime genres so one day I will do evil Anime and I will do this until I know what Anime I like drawing the most. Anime is a type of art. Erick stated that, “art is one of his biggest passions.” I feel like that if you like art then keep on doing it because it’s a form of expression. A lot of people that like art go to art based museums or study it. If you have never had an interest in art, it is best to look for its different forms. I personally think that art and Anime are very relaxing because I have trouble sleeping so art lets me show my emotions. According to the website Blue Banner, a woman realized that her drawings were pretty good that people offered her to enter a contest. This shows that if you are good at something then keep on doing it because one day you will be able to get a job somewhere. You should try new things. When I drew Anime, I kept on drawing and practicing. Now I have friends that like Anime too, One thing that I learned while researching was that Anime is a great influence. A lot of people that have never tried to draw Anime think that it is boring, but it’s really fun and lets you express how you feel. I think that Anime is a good hobby because you are just drawing.
Gaming with Benefits
By HECTOR PECH
Do you think gaming is bad? Gaming does have some negatives but, it is mostly positive. While most people think gaming is bad, there are others that love it. Gaming has lots of pros that people don’t realize. We interviewed Sgt. Tony Hoesy who works for the military. He is currently in Germany and also loves gaming. When interviewing him he said, “Gaming is great but bad if you play too much.” If you play too much you might miss out on family experience. All you will want to do is just game. Also some games might be inappropriate for young kids. These are some downfalls to gaming but, there are really no other negatives to gaming. Another quote from Sgt. Tony was, “I think that because there are so many things it can teach you, the benefits outweigh the downfalls.” One example of this is that gaming hand eye coordination according to Sgt. Tony. Also the gaming can lead to increased social skills. This means you will be able to communicate more with others. These are some reasons gaming is good. Lastly, according to raiseasamrtkid.com, “Video games can have real world problems kids need to solve which helps them in real life.” An example of this is strategy games. They make think of creative ways to solve in game problems. Another example, is puzzle games. These make you think really hard. They also get harder as you progress. Playing these can make kids smarter. Due to all this information, gaming is not bad. Gaming is very positive. If you limit yours and stay away from the bad games there are really no negatives to gaming. It helps people be entertained and happy. Gaming is great people do it for a living. All in all, gaming is great!
Family Time During Christmas
By IRENE RIVERA
According to familyseach.org, “Two billion people consider Christmas the most important holiday.”. That's a lot of people that believe that Christmas is important. Christmas is very important to my family and I for many reasons. For example, my family always gets together and has an amazing time during the holidays. The average American travels a lot for Christmas. A lot of these people travel so many miles to spend their time with family. People also travel to get presents and decorations so that their Christmas is a better experience. Some people, like me, travel a couple hours the whole season. While others travel the country to see their families during the holidays. Christmas is an awesome holiday especially when you spend it with family. “It gives us a sense of belonging,” said Luis Octavio, a podcast writer from “Nos Vemos En El Swap Meet.” Christmas makes you feel safe and makes you feel overall happy. It has a “vibe” that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It is a time where families show how grateful they are for having each other. “about 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas,” based on goodhousekeeping.com. This means that 90% of Americans enjoy Christmas. It also means that some of them like to celebrate it with their families. Families like me have traditions for the holidays. For example, my family gets together on December 24th and waits until 12:00am to open presents. I have heard that many families do the same. In conclusion, I learned that a lot of people like to celebrate Christmas with family. This is important to talk about because it brings families closer. It makes families closer because they get a chance to spend time with one another. It affects families because it gives them a good time.
What to Do While Watching Sports Together
By JARED PACHECHO AMADOR
Sports brings family together like my family. I invite my cousins over to watch the Super Bowl, World Series, and world cups. It's always fun because you can talk to family members you can also say stories about things like traveling and other stuff before the Super Bowl, World Series, and World Cup starts.And you can also talk about teams and other sports. This issue is about how sports brings family together. And one way how sports brings family together is by watching games together like baseball watching World Series. Or sometimes also watching SuperBowls together. But then what can you do while being together? You can watch the game and talk together. You can get food and get drinks and eat while watching. Sometimes you can also do that before the game. But, then after the game finishes you can make a bigger party like more people or you can also go to the park and play some sports. Then if the half time goes then you can go get more drinks or other supplies or you can talk about things that just happened like touchdowns or runs in baseball. Also, you can just watch the commercials that play. You can also just do other stuff like call other people to invite or make calls for other stuff. Then once it's over then go back watching it. So I learned that sports can bring family, friends together.And then you can do it again more later in the future like making another party for sports. You can make up a small family tradition of watching sports together. And you can always invite people to never always be lonely or so it won't be so boring watching huge events.
Time for Our Family
By JAZMIN GOMEZ
Picnics are good to go out with family to have fun, especially because our world requires us to be so active, stated on islearningcenter.com. In addition,”Picnics create memories for everyone to cherish and remember for years to come,” said Ms. Tawyna Cervantes a Lennox Middle School teacher. With all our relatives outside, we can come together as a family and have fun in the outdoors. The key aspect discussed in this paragraph is that Picnics are good for you, and can give you healthy habits. Picnics are good way to spend time with family (healthyfitnessrevolution.com). Picnics are good way to spend time with family because it relieves stress it is a mood booster, and it also makes a family bond. This paragraph relates to me because when I am with my family it gives me joy and leaves me less stressed. Additionally, if we stay together as a family we can build a stronger bond stated on (hjnews.com). To elaborate a family bond is when you have a strong connection between family members. To continue, if families lose there bond they can feel lost and lonely. Which is common in our family. In addition, that why you should go out with your family to picnics and enjoy it while it last. To elaborate on how to make a picnic, "Once you have a date, location, food, you then invite all the friends and family you'll like to have at your picnic. After all that, enjoy your time with your loved ones,” said Ms. Tawyna Cervante. To add on, a good place to have picnics are parks, beaches or indoors. These are great paces especially because I had picnics there too.It is important to spend quality time with your family because you can catch up in life and have a great time with one another. In conclusion, coming together as a family at picnics can make so much memories that you can cherish.While you have picnics with your family, there are positive benefits. Overall, picnics allow you to enjoy time with you loved ones.
Rock Evolution
By JORGE MARROQUIN
“Rock evolved overtime,” said Kory Grow, a writer at Rolling Stones magazine. But that's if Chuck Berry never invented rock music. According to thoughtco.com, Chuck Berry invented rock in 1956. I love rock, it is so cool to listen to. Playing an electric guitar or a bass guitar is an experience of a lifetime. Based on thoughtco.com, I found out that Buddy Holly was a part of Scruffi a rock music website, and started to play the guitar to play rock music. Buddy Holly created lots of songs and one of them is called “Buddy Holly” and it sounds like it was a really big hit back then. Also, the musician Pink Floyd, added on to rock just to make it more complex and made his own albums. Kory Grow also mentioned that, “rock is an evolution of the blues.” The blues was a genre of folk music for mostly Africans and rock evolved from that folk music was pretty much lively and that is what rock is. I got interested in rock music when my cousin told me to listen to the songs of the band called Linkin Park. I like it because it's nice and strong to listen to and by strong I mean amazing and unique. I used to play the bass guitar and electric guitar, but now I don't I like to play them because you learn something new. I believe rock music is important because if there was no rock than we would live like in the early or late 50’s.
Sports Players
By JOSHUA INIGUEZ
“You need to practice the little things to play a sport,” said Vince La Rosa. My beat is about baseball and a fun fact is that I'm a Dodger fanatic. "We have been Dodger fans since 1980,” said Jose Iniguez. “You always have to be active during a game,” said Jose Iniguez, my dad. “Spending hours practicing for a game can affect other players in many ways,” said Julian Iniguez. This means that you have to practice before each game. It is important because you can be sore and tired when the game starts. It is also important because what happens if your up to bat and you pull a muscle. “One other way that can help sports players is that they always have to be active during a game,” said Jose Iniguez. This that you can't be lazy and just do nothing all the time. It is also important because your team counts on you when it's your time to shine. These examples can can help athletes not be lazy. “Never give up,” said Julian Iniguez. This means that you can never give up even if you are losing a game. It is important because if you give up that means that you are ready to go home and you don’t care anymore. What I learned was to never give up and stay active. What surprised me was that people sometimes give up. This is an important topic to talk about because I have a passion for baseball. This brings my family closer because my whole family loves watching and playing baseball. This can affect people because some people don’t like baseball.
History of Gaming
By JOSUE VELAZQUEZ
“There are a lot of benefits of gaming,” said Sgt Tony Hosey. He is a gamer that I interviewed in order to get more information. In 1972 magnavox offered the first home made video game from (www.electronics.howstuffworks.com). Gaming has lots of interesting history. The very first games we had were a lot different than what we have now. One of the first recognized games was Pong. Pong was made in 1972. The designer of the game was Allan Alcon. The developer of the game was Atari. Pong was a game where you would have to hit a ball that goes around the screen and the other person would to hit it if they miss they lose. Another game is space war. Space war was made in 1962. The designer of space space war was Steve Russell. The developers of space war were Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Peter Samson and Wayne Witenem. Space war is a game and what you have to do in the game was have to shoot the person with your spaceship but you can get too close to the middle or you'll die because in the middle there is a black hole Video games have been around Since the 1960. Although, the Fairchild channel F released in 1976 it was the first true removable game system. In 1972 magnavox offered the first home video game. all from (www.electronics.howstuffworks.com) There are also many different gaming systems. The first game systems made was the brown bos and the magnavox odyssey.The brown box was made 1972.Magnavox odyssey was made in 1972 also and it was made by Ralph Bear. What surprised me the most was that video games have been Ariadne since the 1970s. Also that nintendo was introduced in 1985. I believe that video games are a good thing because everyone can try it and make new friends and it helps improve your IQ and your brain. The video games I like the most are "Call of Duty" because there's a lot of action in them.
Practicing Sports
By IVAN GUERRERO
“You need to practice the little things to play a sport,” said Digital Manager at LAFC, Vince La Rosa. You need to learn things that are hard to accomplish because it is easier to get done unlike some easy things might not be easy. They might be hard to do.When you practice the little things then you will be able to do the easier and hard things. “You even need to practice the impossible stuff because hey are easier than the actual impossible ones,”said Digital Manager of LAFC. Dedication to play any sport because if you do not then you will get nervous and if it is during a game then you will get nervous and screw up. You need confidence because if you can accomplish a lot of stuff because you are not nervous to do it you are just calm and fine because you have the confidence. You do here dedication in the game because when you are calm then you will accomplish it. “Teams practice even when the players are tired of practicing,” said Digital Manager of LAFC. Teams practice a lot and the players get tired. But, some players still practice even when they are tired because they don't feel tired but they are tired. Some players do it because they don't like to let there team down because they care and also there coach down. What I learned is that you really need to do a lot of steps if you want to get into that sport.It is a important topic because some people just practice for a couple of hours and teams practicing until nighttime.
Family Traveling
By KEYLI FERRERA
Air traveling is very helpful for families so they can visit each other if they do not live with each other. To me air traveling helps me be with my family. I get to see them graduate, get married, or win an award. “People travel to be with family,” said Yazia Sanchez. Without air travel others and I will probably not get to see family members that live far. For example, if there was no air travel no one can travel faster to different places. If families don’t see each other they can possibly become sad. Yaiza Sanchez also mentioned, “people travel to get out of there regular day routine, but sometimes just for fun to build memories to just be with family, be with friends.”
Do People Celebrate Christmas Differently?
By MATTHEW CORONADO
Not all religions or people celebrate Christmas, but the people that do celebrate Christmas think of the holiday as a holiday that bring people together. Christmas come from a religious religion called Christina and it is a holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. My family and I love and respect each other we celebrate Christmas together. According to Luis Octavio,cofounder of "Molcajete Dominguero", “it is a tradition that is something that you grow up with it so you are going to continue doing.” Luis Octavio gave me a reason on how Christmas can go both ways with no family and with a family because I grew up with a big family so it is a big party and he grew up with no family. ”I think it can go both ways, for example, I grew up here in the united states, I did not have any cousins or uncles so the impact can go both ways,” said Luis Octavio. This is how Luis Octavio celebrate Christmas and why we celebrate it as a holiday. ”We celebrate the birth of jesus christ and from there we figure out different ways of having parties with the family and friends,” said Luis. From doing my interview and researching i learned that people do christmas in many but sometimes celebration with strangers christmas bring family friends and sometimes strangers together.
Important Facts About Baseball's History
By MIKE CRUZ
Baseball is a really cool sport you can learn how to play in a couple of weeks. In this article I am going to be informing you on three or more facts about baseball’s history. Baseball started in 1869 or 1870 in Ohio, during the segregation and civil rights movement, people are alike in baseball because everyone can throw and catch. I found it a really cool sport and I just started playing because it seemed awesome. “I also started playing it because I wanted to learn how throw and catch,” said my brother Michael. Next, “back then it was a national pastime, cities or neighborhoods competing against each other,” Said Vincent La Rosa. Back in the day and now it depended on your position if your a pitcher you're probably not spending much time batting. Also, for the pros you've got to get very specialized. Baseball started in the 1860’s through 1870’s, said Vincent La Rosa. In conclusion, what surprised me about this topic is that baseball started in the late 1800’s, this is an important fact to research about because we can find how baseball worked and how many players and if anything changed from back then to now.
My Trip to New York
By PAUL HONORIO
Did you know that New York is one of the most popular vacation spots? Around 60 million people visit New York each year. Four years ago when I was little my family took me to visit New York and I had a lot of fun there. New York is a popular place because of all of its buildings and attractions it has. For example, according to planetware The Empire State Building is one of the most popular attractions of New York. It is 1454 feet tall and attracts around 3.2 million tourists each year. New York's most popular attraction, The Statue of Liberty, also attracts millions of tourists each year. Apart from those two, New York has many other fun places to visit. In 2015, my family took me to New York on a vacation. We went on a plan and the flight only took 5 hours. When we arrived there, the first attraction we visited was the Statue of Liberty. We took a boat to the island it was on and when we got there the statue was bigger than I thought. After that we drove around the city at night. There were people, buildings, and lights everywhere. New York has been the best place I have ever visited. I interviewed Yaiza Nicole Sanches and asked her several questions about my topic. She stated that people go on vacations for many different reasons. she said, “People go on vacation to visit family, to have fun, to build memories, or just to explore new places.” Furthermore, she said a vacation doesn't have to be going across countries. This is true because a vacation can just be going to the beach or visiting a family member. In conclusion, New York is the best place I've ever visited. It surprised me that around 60 million people visit New York each year. Even though I didn't get to visit many attractions, I had a lot of fun going there and I'm sure other people did too.
Games...Yay!
By RAUL LOPEZ
To start off, let me tell you something you wouldn’t believe in a million years: Games are interesting and GOOD for you! Surprising isn’t it? They are not as good as eating your daily Flinstones vitamins but they’re good. To start things off, a little history lesson on video juegos. The first thing I’d like to talk about is that games have been with us from about 1940 with a person making a computer game called “Traditional game”, Which is a bit mysterious if you think about it.(www.museumopplay.com). In the next decade of 1950, another person had made the “basic guidelines” for a game which is obviously not a game, Chess.(museumopplay).Finally, yet another person made a classic game called Tic Tac Toe in the computer which by today’s standards is a bit disappointing because of games like Mario, Odyssey, or BotW.(museumopplay) Besides rage and addiction, games are able to fill us with inspiration to do…..STUFF. To start, the interviewee that my group interviewed said that Call of Duty sort of inspired him to join the army. If you don’t believe me, games can also do game related things like Code and animation. To prove this claim my friend and I were inspired to do coding from games like Mario, BotW etc., and these games showed us how games can come out and basically that’s what inspired us to code. You might call me crazy, but games can teach us STUFF. Using a controller can actually help us learn hand eye coordination, which is necessary for things like surgery. Finally, games like ABC mouse or Sonic’s Schoolhouse which are Edutainment games can teach us the basics like math, ELD, Social Studies, etc and sometimes keeps the kiddo entertained for more than 20 minutes and they actually are wanting to learn more. In conclusion, even though people think games are no good things that cause addiction, anger issues, depression, etc but it's most of the time the complete opposite so the games are actually just fun and sometimes inspiring or actually help the kiddos learn something. If you have a kid that has 1 of the these opposites your a bad parent.
About Food
By SAMANTHA GONZALEZ
Food is a delicious delicacy that we all know and love. Did you know that making your own food can influence you in many ways. I LOVE food! Don’t we all. I learned way more things about food I had not known before. My mom, Bertha Patricia Gomez, The Global Health Center, and Esteban Castillo taught me all new things about food. Cooking can influence many people, I especially love to cook Mexican recipes since I am a proud Mexican and it is apart of my culture. “I am proudly Mexican,” said my mom. My mom is a proud Mexican and loves to recreate my grandmother's dishes. I love to cook with my mom because it is so fun to eat it when your hard work is done. She loves to change things up by adding new spices to enhance the flavor. Even though my mom is Mexican she still likes to make some American dishes. Cooking is important to her because she likes to know what her kids are eating. Parents influence our eating habits. The Global Health Center said, “our parents play an important part on what we eat.” Never give kids cheap low nutrient foods. Always give kids protein and veggies so they can stay healthy. My parents do always try to make sure I eat a good balanced meal with a good amount of each food group. There are many key influences when making your own food. Esteban Castillo told me that the influence of making your own food is, it can help you tap into something you didn't know you liked. As well as, find cooking as a hobby or work in the cooking industry . In the end, I learned cooking can influence you in many ways. Cooking is important because you will be able to know what goes inside your body and control what you are going to eat so you can infer that all junk food is not good for you. Not to mention, you can have a sense of pride you made what's on the table for dinner that night. Cooking with others helps you learn what another person might like, in the taste wise community. Cooking affects others by choosing healthy decisions.
The Dinner Table
By SHEYLA SACALXOT
The dinner table, filled with food we love. Yes it’s just a place to eat, but what is better than that. Eating together as a family helps make your family stronger and closer. It’s also a place to not share with siblings and parents but the entire family. When we are eating as a family on holidays and family dinners we can socialize and create stronger bonds. “It’s important to be able to have a moment where we can sit down and disconnect from technology,” said Esteban Castillo, a food blogger. I agree with this because there are a lot of people who use their phones while eating and don’t even talk to their family. Eating together as a family can help us have a better relationship with her family. How, you may ask, it helps us out as a family because you have a moment to sit down and talk about anything. You can talk about your day or what but are you at school that day. It really doesn’t matter what you talked about. This makes you trust your family more because you can talk to them about anything. It helps you have stronger bonds, but it also lets you have a good time because it’s great once in a while to play a game like a board game or telling stories. You have fun and that’s the best thing. Another way it’s a great time is when we have delicious food like chuchitos, And easy version of tamales, tacos or pozole it’s so good. Similarly, “Christmas is one family and friends are invited over for a day“( I need to check what source). Christmas! The best holiday to visit family and do amazing things. My family for a long time hasn’t eaten tamales ( packets of corn dough with a meat filling) on Christmas I wondered why? I found out from my mom and back it’s tradition. Christmas is the time to spend time with more than your parents or siblings your family and or friends. It’s great to have a friend over on Christmas a lot of fun together but sometimes family can be annoying so for me it’s better just my pants everybody has something different for the holidays. It’s true it’s not just holidays it’s every day. My friend is different things like when I go over sometime they have some spaghetti or steak while my house is different, like we have chicken, rice and beans or chuchitos it just depends on the family. But that applies to the holidays as well. This was a bit of Christmas that came to the dinner table. Lastly, eating together helps us as a family. This is true because it really helps younger people. According to aha.parenting.com, Having dinner together is good for the kids, adolonce and structure. And kids to have better structure are likely to do well in school.This is true because I do pretty well in school and I have dinner with my parents all the time. Being a part and not having any time to spend with family can really ruin someone because a child could feel lonely and sad. I have a brother that always seems happy maybe it’s because he’s always with someone. It’s better for a family to have a bit of time together it helps everyone in the family. In conclusion, it’s important to know that they should always have time for family. It helps us have stronger bonds. So we can be brought closer together. This affects the entire family because it’s going to help or be slowly breaking a family apart, I learned a lot from this because my family didn’t have time for each other and chilling does help me and my family.
A San Antonio Experience
By SOPHIA ROMO
“People travel to get out of their routine,” said Yaiza Sanchez, who spoke about traveling. San Antonio has many activities to reconnect with your family. Today, I'll be going over some things to try in San Antonio, and some that I tried myself. The time my family and I went to San Antonio, Texas, we went to quite a few places. One thing thing to know is that there are some lakes around there. I recall a trip to one where we had a barbecue, where we ate “carne asada” (meaning “grilled meat” in Spanish) tacos. We brought two canoes and we got on them and raced to get to the other side of the lake. We almost made it, but half way there, I had to go to the bathroom and had to go back. It was a very large lake, so it was a close call. Another day, we went to the River Walk, close to the Alamo. We wanted to go to the Alamo museum, but it was closed, so we simply turned around and visited some shops. We saw the River Walk, and we saw people in line to get on boats. By the time we got on a boat, it was night, which made the ride even more beautiful with the lights. The following activities/places, I did not participate in or go to. According to Leonardo Romo, my father, who was also on that trip, wishes we could “go to a rodeo,” Apparently, my family in Texas goes to rodeos quite often. If you've never been to a rodeo, you should go check it out. It never hurts to try something new. Also, according to tripsavvy, missions in San Antonio are very interesting to visit with quite a bit of history behind them. A mission was a place where Christians would convert the indigenous people to their religion no matter what. It was also like a small city since everybody lived there, including the indigenous. According to VacationIdea, the San Jose mission was founded in 1720 and suffered gradual decline after the gradual decline after the 1833 Mexican Secularization Act. Unfortunately, many of the original structures crumbled and had to be rebuilt. Now as amazing as vacations are and San Antonio is, there are some little details you should look out for. For example, know when to travel. According to Leonardo Romo, the heat in Texas is humid heat, it is way worse than the dry heat we have in California. Therefore, do not go during the summer. Also, do not go during the NBA playoffs. According to tripsavvy, it's a bad idea to go during that time due to how crowded it gets. One more thing: be cautious when traveling with kids. According to Yaiza Sanchez, you can only keep children distracted for a certain amount of time, especially if it's a long flight or trip. So try to entertain them with games, toys, and that sort of stuff. So, there you have it! Hopefully these ideas and tips encourage you to do research of your own. Who knows, maybe you'll make your own fun activities if you go to San Antonio. I really recommend going there. It'll expand your horizons, help you discover things you thought you might ever like. Any trip, large or small can have that kind of impact.
How Can Anime Be Educational..
By SYNCERE DENMON-ESCLOVON
Anime, the cartoons of Japan. Anime can teach people about confidence, friendship and the importance of hard work. First, let us talk about confidence. Some people do not have enough confidence which sometimes stops them from doing what they love. In anime show Dragon Ball Z there is a scene where the main protagonist, Son Goku, nearly dies. But with the confidence to keep fighting he gets a strange power boost allowing him to continue to fight. The God of destruction, Lord Beerus. He loses but still gets the gods gratitude and respect. In another show Naruto, it teaches people the value of friendship. Naruto makes an unbreakable bond with his former comrade sasuke uchiha. When sasuke leaves the village in search of power. After 5 years Naruto beats him in a fight and finally brings him back to the village. Hard work gets people what they want. This is shown in the anime Full Metal Alchemist, when Edward Elric and his brother Alfonso Elric, lose their body parts.They work hard doing everything they can to get their body/external parts after 20years. In conclusion, anime is like a tool. You can take it and do something good or ruin your whole entire life. Anime is also like a book. It can teach you many things but you have to find it.I started watching anime when I was 3, I am 13 now and it has taught me a lot, so much that I want to become an animator.
Posadas Now and in the Future
By VALERIA GOMEZ
Every year during December people around the world do a tradition called “las posadas”. This tradition begins on December 16 and ends on December 24 which is a nine day celebration. It represents Mary giving birth to Jesus. Every year as a family we do posadas , eat food , play games with our cousins and friends, and pray for the people in need “Posadas involve the pilgrimage of Joseph and Mary in their search for shelter, were Mary safeley gives birth to Jesus ”Luis Octavio, the cofounder of "molde dominguero". During this time the people celebrating posadas get into two groups . One goes outside and the other goes inside. The outside group represents Joseph and Mary, and the inside group represents the innkeeper that Mary and Joseph are trying to convince to let them inside. They go back and forth singing until the innkeeper finally agrees to let them inside . My family and I do this after we finish praying . It's the part that I most enjoy because I can sing as loud as I want without getting in trouble. “A todos los niños los visten como pastores y a las niñas como pastoras,” said Teresa Gomez, my mother, who knows a lot about posadas from when she was a little kid. In English this means that, “the boys and the girls both get dressed like pastors". They do this to add to when all the people are singing when Jesus I born. To me this is all like a play that is all improvised because there is no script. In Latin America , las posadas means hospitality in English ,.this celebration sat arts on December 16 and ends December 24. Posadas usually take place in Mexico but are getting popular in the USA as well. When asked why he keeps celebrating this tradition , Luis Octavio says, “because it is a silly tradition , it's something that you , that you know you grew up with this tradition your going to keep doing it.” Luis Octavio's dad grew up very poor so he learned what Christmas was really about, and he learned to appreciate it without getting a lot of present or having a lot of money. When the kids in Luis’ family turned five hey no longer received lots and lots of gifts . They only gave him unexpected. I was surprised by this because as a kid I got presents for Christmas but I still know at they aren't everything so they don't really matter . Both of my interviews taught me that people celebrate posadas in many different ways and they have their own types of tradition that they celebrate in their own unique ways . I was very surprised in a good way about how Luis octavio family never got many gifts . I consider him lucky because as he grew up hand wasn't a spoiled brat like many kids are these days . I really liked this because Luis Octavio knew the meaning of Christmas since he was young and he learned to appreciate what he revived and how he revived a gift that was unexpected.
Christmas Traditions
By WENDY BRAVO
Overall any tradition, ”If you grow up with this tradition it’s something you continue doing sometimes you don’t question it,” said Luis Octavio, cofounder of "Molcajete Dominguero". An important part of this tradition is is nascimientos or nativity scenes. From early December to February 2nd,is the Christmas season. And a time were many celebrations are held. The Christmas season ends with Dia de la candelaria said, tripsavvy.com, candlemas day is a feast. Another of the many traditions are processions where children dressing costumes to re-enact Jesus parents, said timeanddate.com. After processions, ”parties are held after the processions where children aim at hitting pinatas, which are paper mache decorations filled with candy,” said tripsavvy.com. There are different beliefs why Jesus was born. "One belief is that Christmas is to celebrate to be thankful," said Hyacith Guinto. "Another belief is Jesus was born to save the world from sin," said Hyacith Guinto.Different type of food is served.some food that's common/traditional for Latino people are tamales a type of dough with meat,pozole a homing soup, Bunuelos a tasty dessert,and poncho a warm fruit punch. This an important topic to write about because I’ve questioned it before and why my family celebrates this tradition every year. While writing this article,I learned that the Christmas season starts early December and ends February 2nd.