Love, In Any Language, Can Be Confusing

Part of growing up is trying to understand the meaning of "Love," says Gaby B.

By Gaby B.

El Amor es dificil de explicar. It’s hard to explain. Love is just so confusing.

Los que estan enamorados me entienden y los que pues algun dia lo entenderan. Pues les voy a decir algo el amor es dificil aveces puedes pensar que amas a alguien pero la verdad no sabes lo quo sientes.

People can think that they love you and you might think you love them back but the truth is that no one knows what they have until it’s all gone.

Algo si les digo cuando busquen un amor no busquen en la bellesa busquen el Corazon que es lo que interesa. El amor te puedo unir a alguien pero tambien puede destruir. El amor puede llegar en cualquier memento. El amor te  puedo lastimar te puede hacer sentir mal.

El amor es algo bonito en la vida el verdadero amor solo toca la puerta de tu corazon una vez.  Aveces puede haber personas que todo  lo que quieren es jugar con tu corazon y te puede lastimar mucho.

 Cuando sientoes que amas a alguien sientes mucha alegria cuando te llama…al escuchar su voz sientes que sientes mueres alegria y vuelves a nacer. Con el o ella te llenas de alegria. Se te puenden olvidar los problemas que tienes.

No hay nada mas bonito en la vida que el amor. Saben el amor no tiene edad. El Amor es verdadero y sincero.

Tags: El Amor, love, Teen love, understanding love

Shakira, Her Hits’ “Don’t Lie”

 

Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie," is only one of the performers many hit singles. Click on the picture to see Shakira's music video "Waka-Waka."

 

By Andrea T.

You may know her as the famous “Shakira.” But, there is more to her than just belly-dancing and singing.

Even though she is best known for those two specific things, we need to go back-in-time to find out how and why this Colombia-born performer started to sing.

Shakira’s name means “thankful” in Arabic, according to Mike Campbell, the author of the article, “Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name  Shakira.”

At the age of 14, she wrote  began to write poems, according  to her  biography. One of her first poems was called, “La Rosa De Cristal,” which in English translates to “The Crystal Rose.”

She was so inspired by watching her dad write poems that she decided to ask for a wish: The wish was to continue writing her own poems. Eventually, those poems became songs.

When Shakira was four-years-old her father took her to a restaurant where she listened, for the  first time, to an instrument called the “Doumberk.” The next thing you know, she started  dancing  and clapping her hands. That was when Shakira discovered that she wanted to be a performer. She started taking belly dancing classes.

Shakira recorded her first cd at the age of 13. The title of the cd was “Magia,” which in English translates to “Magic.” The second cd was titled “Perligro,” but Shakira has said in many interviews that she was not satisfied with how the cd came out.

In the mid-1990s Shakira came out with a new cd called, “Pies Descalzos.”  The cd included a hit single called, “Donde Estas Corazon.” Her next album, “Donde Estan Los Ladrones,” featured a world video premiere, and made Shakira one of the best-selling artists in the world.

The next  album, “Laundry Service,”  was also a success, and featured the hit, “Where Ever, When Ever.” In 2009, Shakira released the album “She Wolf.” The single, “She Wolf,” became a number one hit.

The now 33-year-old Shakira also made the theme song for the 2010 Fifa World Cup held in South Africa. The song, “Waka-Waka,” has become a massive hit all over the world.

Shakira has inspired so many people; not only with her music and dancing. She has also inspired the world with helping and giving to charity. She has come a long way, but will always be an awesome singer.

Tags: Colombia, Entertainment, Music, Shakira, Waka-Waka video

Editorial: Why School?

By Caren Q.

Do you know of anyone that likes school?

Well I don’t, and I don’t know anyone that likes school.

Here are my top four reasons why nobody likes school:

1. To much school work.
2. Teachers talk all day and nothing they say sticks in anybody’s head.
3. Classrooms are to hot during the summer and during the winter their are very cold.
4. School food tastes nasty, always cold and frozen.

Here’s my recommendations on ways that school can become better:

1. Less school work: Homework just once a week is better because the students won’t be stressful when they come back to school the next day.
2. Encourage teachers to do less talking. Teachers get real annoying after a couple of hours.
3. Make the rooms a nice fresh temperature, because then students will feel comfortable in the classrooms.
4. Serve good food and not cold and frozen food. This is one of the main things that students hate – frozen food. It’s hard to swallow and it smells pretty nasty.

 

Tags: Education, School, school food, teachers

BOYS: “You Can’t Live With Them; You Can’t Live Without Them.”

 

Even though they drive girls crazy, girls still love boys. Photo courtesy of Laprensa-sandiego.org

By Saory M.

“Uggggh….!”  Boys. Remember back in kindergarten when all they would do is pick their nose and bother you to show how much they love you?

 Or, the weird mud and cookies smell that they thought was the sexiest cologne? They were living in “la la” land.

Then came fifth grade and that’s where all the love notes started. They were barely one foot away from you and they send you a note saying, “a soy lllo el Nino que te pego el  chicle en el pelo, site acuerdos… quieresser me baby girl?”

Common, seriously. That’s just a big “No.” Apparently boys didn’t use their brain, and I doubt they do now either.

That’s just not right. Girls want something romantic. Now, I’m not going against them. I admit it. Girls, we can be a bit  cucu, too. When we were in kindergarten us girls would go for the funny, weird and cute. And, come on girls, lets say the truth: We liked it when they put gum in our hair, and still now, in middle school, we still go for the “bad” boys.

But, let’s get back to the boys: In high school things change. The drama begins with BOYS, and worst of all there’s no way to stop it. Some boys go from cute to ugly and others from horrible to pretty darn sexy. But, there always has be effect that changes everything upside down.

They might be good-looking, but they end up being the dumbest living creature. Or, either they’re so hideous that you feel like vomiting your guts out  ( but they’re pretty intelligent.)

Some boys mature physically, but still act like one-year-old babies. They can’t do anything without “winning.”

And then comes college and  graduation, when finally what all girls pray for happens – they start to use their brains. Well, at least the last two living cells that still function in those porky pine brains.

And, just not to be mean; I confess not all boys are the same. There are  beautiful men, or ‘chico’s’ that love you for who you are and not for physical appearance They are romantic, what every girl wants, but one catch out of 100 guys only, will you find like this.

This not not change anything though. Boys are still weird and hard to understand. There’s only one word to describe boys: “Eeeewwww!”

Tags: Boys, dumb. weird, editorial/opinion, girls, love

Twilight: A Movie Review

By Bianca C.                                               

Jacob, from the movie Twilight.

 Twilight is a young adult vampire romance by Author Stephanie Meyers.   The  movie is about vampires, romance and wolves and features the characters, “Jacob,” “Edward” “Bella,” and Bella’s dad.

 There’s also the wolf gang and the  vampire gang who don’t like each other at all, because they are from different worlds.

Teens are likely obsessed with Twilight maybe because they like the characters. Me, I’m obsessed with Jacob, because he’s HOT!

Tags: Jacob, Movie, Twilight

It’s All About Soccer

 

Click on the image above to visit Francisco's favorite soccer website.

 

By Franciso Diaz

The clock is ticking. It’s the last minutes of the game and the score is tied 2-2. 

As they go rushing for the ball it is shot from half field. The fans are so nervous they bite their nails in excitement. The ball flies through the air at the speed of lightning and passes the goalie into the net.

“Goooooaaallll!” the fans scream with excitement. It was an outstanding goal, made from half field and it was the winning goal.

That’s why soccer is exciting to me.

Have you ever had that feeling where you are all hyped up and nervous? Well I have, and it started way back when I was little and all I remember is wanting to play soccer with my friends. I started playing soccer when I was 5-years-old. I’m 14-years-old now, and I still love this sport.

Practice, as-they-say, makes perfect, and I hope to become one of the best soccer players in the world. For some people, soccer is all fun and games. But for me, it’s a passion that I love doing every day.

Tags: Soccer, sports

Ga-Ga for Gaga

Lady Gaga's uniqueness has made her a pop music sensation. Photo courtesy MTV.com

 

By Becky S. and Stephanie M.

What comes to mind when you hear the name “Lady Gaga?” Maybe it’s “creative,” “inspiring,” “crazy,” “awesome,” or something else.

“Lady Gaga is one of the most unique artist’s and singer’s I have ever heard,” said fan Becky Solis. “To me she is a weird person, but in a good way. She’s not a perfectionist and she’s not stuck up like many others.”

Born into an Italian-America family, Lady Gaga’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina. She was born on March 28, 1986.

By the age of four she was playing the piano. People and classmates at Sacred Heart School used to tease her for her quirky, weird style.

That teasing didn’t stop Gaga from pursing her dreams of becoming a performer.

“I always loved rock, pop and theater,” Lady Gaga told her fans on her website, www.ladygaga.com

Gaga’s “quirky” and “weirdness” has made her an inspiration to her millions of fans.

“She’s awesome,” agreed fan Andrea Toledo. “I like her alot because she is unique and inspiring. Her videos are creepy, but awesome, and she is different from many others.”

Tags: Entertainment, Lady Gaga, Music