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Project: July Lizarazo, Fredy Infante, Johana Castellanos. English 4, 2010/II

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD

The seven wonders of the modern world are architectural beauties around the world and also, they have been recognized as humanity’s patrimony by UNESCO. These wonders were chosen by vote in an international competition and they were conducted by a private company called New Open World Corporation, this company was inspired by the wonders of the older world.

PETRA CITY IN JORDAN

Petra is an important architectural work in Jordan, and the ancient capital of the Nabataean Kingdom. The name Petra means rock, because this city was excavated and carved in stone.

The settlement of Petra is located in a narrow valley, east of the Arava Valley which stretches from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It was founded in antiquity by the end of seventh century C. by the Edomites, was occupied in the sixth century C. by the Nabataeans.

The buildings in this city are carved into the rock. This city was incribed on World Heritage List of UNESCO in December 6^th 1985. The area surrounding the site is considered National Archaeological Park since 1993.

THE ROMAN COLISEUM

It is a great amphitheatre of the epoch of the Roman Empire, constructed in the 1st century in the downtown of Rome.

In the antiquity it was possessing an appraisal for 50.000 spectators, with eighty rows of steps. Those who were near the sand were the Emperor and the senators, and as it was promoted the low strata of the company were placing.

From his ruins abundant material was extracted for the construction of other buildings, until it was turned into Christian sanctuary, in honor to the prisoners tortured during the first years of the Christianity. This measure helped to stop his I pillage and to trying his conservation.

Though the structure is seriously damaged due to the earthquakes and the stonecutters, the Coliseum always has been seen is icon of the Imperial Rome and is one of the examples better preserved of the Roman architecture. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions of the modern Rome and still it is very tied to the Catholic Roman Church, for what the Pope heads the viacrucis up to the amphitheatre every Good Friday.

THE TAJ MAHAL

The Taj Mahal is a complex of buildings built between 1631 and 1654 in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, by the Muslim emperor Shah Jahan of the Mughal dynasty. The stunning set was erected in honor of his favorite wife, Arjumand Bano Begum - better known as Mumtaz Mahal
The Taj Mahal is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture. The monument has been well known for his romantic nature.
Now a major tourist destination in India. In 1983, he was recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage.

MACHU PICCHU

(Machu Picchu mean "Older Mountain") it is the contemporary name for a older Inca of stone. It town was built mid-fifteenth century on the rocky promontory that connects the mountains and Machu Picchu Huayna Picchu

Machu Picchu has been considered both an architectural work and engineering. It’s the destination more popular of the world. The literature published of the town has been inspired on this architectural work.

Machu Picchu is on the List of World Heritage of UNESCO since 1983. It is a part of a cultural and landscape ecological called Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
On July 7, 2007 Machu Picchu was declared one of the new wonders of the world in a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal.

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

Great wall of China is an ancient fortress built and rebuilt between the V century a. C. and the sixteenth century to protect the northern border of the Chinese empire during the successive imperial dynasties from attacks by the nomadic Xiongnu of Mongolia and Manchuria.

This wall is 8851.8 kilometers long, from the Korean border at the Yalu River border to the Gobi Desert. Today remains only 30% of it. It measures 6 to 7 feet high and 4 to 5 meters wide.
The wall was considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. Much of the Great Wall is reputed to be the largest cementery in the world. Approximately 10 million workers died during construction and were not buried in the wall.

CHRIST REDENTOR

The statue is located in the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro and it is considered the best art deco statue of the world.

It measures 38 meters in height, it weighs 1,145 tons, located at a height of 709 meters above sea level. It was opened in October 1931. This construction was done in five years and was recently remodeled.

The statue is a Brazilian National Heritage. Recently in 2003, a series of major works were opened, including escalators and elevators to provide access to disabled and elderly. This architectural work is a symbol of all Brazilians and it is a symbol of devotion for millions of Catholics in Brazil.

THE CHICHEN  ITZA

Chichen Itza is one of the major archaeological sites in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico in the Yucatan. Is a renaming of the Mayan civilization
The god who presides over the site, according to Mayan mythology, is Kukulcan.

This city was a ceremonial center, which went through several construction periods and influences of the different peoples that occupied it and led it since its inception.

The archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá was inscribed on the List of World Heritage by UNESCO in 1988.3 On July 7, 2007, was recognized as one of the New Wonders of the World, a private initiative without the support of Unesco, but with the recognition of millions of voters around the world.

Project: Sebastian Martinez, Patricia Godoy, English 4. 2010/II

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Project: Carolina Gonzalez, Viviana Ferreira. English 4, 2010/II

The lost City

•       Was discovered in 1976 by a team of archaeologists from the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and led by Gilberto Cadavid Luisa Fernanda Herrera and restored almost completely. Recent (2006) Archaeological investigations at the site indicate that this town was founded around 660 AD and abandoned sometime between 1550 and 1600 AD It is one of the more than 250 villages have been found tairona on the north side and southwest of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Were detected in around 26 other towns, and some of these sites have been carried out archaeological excavations. Was closed between 900 and 1,200 meters above the foothills of Mount Belt in the north of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, on the right bank Buritaca.

•        It is known as Teyuna by Indians in the area and therefore their middle name: Lost City Archeological Park-Teyuna, but within the classification of archaeological sites for the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is also known as Buritaca. The site includes a complex of buildings, paved roads, stairs and walls interconnected by a series of terraces and platforms on which the ceremonial centers were built, houses and food storage sites. The structures discovered until now occupy an area of approximately 35 hectares. Since its discovery has been run by the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and National Archaeological Park. In 2007, the Ciudad Perdida or (Teyuna) won the 5 position as one of the 7 Wonders of Colombia, by a vote of more than 14,000 votes.

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Project: Alejandra Novoa, Yaneth Moreno, Diego Sanchez. English 4, 2010/II

TITLE:    THE  TECNOLOGY  IN  THE  GAMES OF CHILDRENS

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 the tecnology  such  market  forte in that  respect the videogames and consolas X BOX and nintendo .

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For this time that come the christmas we  find that the advertising and  the marketing in general, to show  new tecnology a level teh games and consolas developing every day more And this way to find the complete mas of the systems as for videogames.

In them we find: games on line, to interact with other persons, I access to Internet WIFI, breeding animal of music and to do of this console the mas personalized depends deñ taste of every child others of the things that offer these consoles is the power to see movies and to take wireless games since as it it is the Nintendo wii.

Other one of the markets to sell mas is to promote movies that have been of great success and from this form games threw that llamran the tencion of the children one of these is AN AVATAR one of the sold mas th this one with technology 3D comes in the brands XBOX 360 and play station 3, which it allows to see the graphs in third dimension and given a sensation mas exciting for the player.

Mario cannot be absent the game of the whole super life, this one also to outpost the recent mas is super mario galaxy 2 this one is one d the games more showy of the market.

The others tecnology is memory pen What at the time seemed to disappear as an idea of market failure, seems to be just around the corner with this model of Nokia SU-27W, a digital pen that records everything you write.
This model has Bluetooth, which is currently unknown function for the product itself (perhaps interfacing with a device to store data remotely.)
In turn, has a range of up to 3 hours, and 1.3 MB internal memory, which would store up to one hundred pages (according to Nokia).
The launch was on December 20, and estimated launch price was around $ 240 dólar. The ipad  reproduce music and video why hight definition ,memories enlarge for save the books.

The phone blackberry touch is memories enlarge and camera hight definition is very complete. can display the album cover and lists of issues as well as scroll through songs quickly and easily.

Project: Sandra Ramirez, Maribel Santamaria, Samuel Alvarez, Alejandro Pacheco. English 4, 2010/II

WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ISSUES

The main idea of this magazine is to highlight those football teams whose performances were outstanding and those which did not show their best lacking of potential.

England, the football king dying on the go

 Showed itself as a team without brightness, it was found nowhere near to fulfil fan’s expectations. Even though England counted with one of the best line-up able to trace all players one by one, the Germans, throughout an incredible score, placed it out of competition. Where was Rooney? His potential was the missing part of the team…. All goals he missed to score wearing England’s shirt will definitely be present while playing for Manchester, just give him time and see….

Italy, the champions were a shame

There is no one to blame, the Italian team was simply a bit “old”. The 2006 champions did not count with young blood, most of their players were around their 30’s , Milan, Juventus and la Roma young stars were not called to be part of the team. Italian young players came from small teams and therefore they were not prepared to assimilate the relevance and needs of such a gigantic competition.  In general terms, the Italian team was not any good, their minimum to reach was the round before quarter – finals but it was eliminated during the first round…. There is nothing to say….

France, no inspiration but internal conflicts

France was the first national team on suffering the impact of being disqualified from the world cup due to the fact that it only made two points as a result of one defeat and two draws.  Besides its extremely low playing level, the team revealed couple of internal conflicts, issues between players and management turned obvious, the expulsion of Nicolas Anelka, a key player, placed the team in a bad situation and the decision of stop training for a day as a consequences of the bad atmosphere resulted in a crap performance… What a loss of name…..

Argentina, dying in the hands of the Germans

Having the best forward line of the championship did not make any difference to the team, Argentina was simply disappointing, the team did not show the great potential of it.  Maradona was seen not as a good coach because he did not know how to plan the matches; he just relied on the good reputation of his players without giving them rules to play. When Argentina was losing, motivation did not exist. The weakest point of the team was its defence line, players were not prepared to play “good football”, it is not only a matter of giving the bole to the forward line, but it is playing as a team, getting connected to everyone. Argentina paid for its mistakes by losing 4 nil against Germany and now the only thing to do is waiting for Brazil 2014….

Portugal, Did anyone see Cristiano Ronaldo around?

Portugal started as a team to pay attention to thanks to the presence of its greatest star Cristiano Ronaldo but at the end, it was a team that passed through the competition without relevance. Although it got to the round before quarter-finals, the Spanish team turned down Portuguese’s illusions of continuing in the world cup. The Portuguese team did not show an advanced level, everything was left in the feet of Ronaldo who did not score in any of the three matches played….  Nothing interesting ….

Uruguay, In God’s hands they made it through the semi-finals

The “charrua” team, as denominated in Spanish, after winning two worldwide titles, waited more than 40 years to find itself between the four better national teams of the world cup. In South Africa, owing to a very well organised team, its potential and a marvellous forward line lead by Luis Suarez and Diego Floran, Uruguay made it towards that aim. The team played in a astonishing way, players really showed passion for their country and they never felt inferior not even when facing the Dutch team. Uruguay definitely played full of stamina..… Such great results, a very well done to the “charrua” team….

Germany, young blood and experienced players showed to the world how to play beautiful football

The Germans were one of the national teams which better played during the whole competition. They scored and fans liked them. They proved that they are one of the greatest teams ever and players such as Ozil and Lahm were quite applauded while in action. They were energetic until facing the Spanish team which placed them out of the final.

Spain, the new champions are still in debt

Being the champions, it is worth saying that Spain is the best team nowadays. Their match against Switzerland was just an accident; after it, they fixed their problems and showed their real face. Although they won all their final games scoring the minimum difference (1-0), in all of them they were just superior. Villa and Casillas were their key players.  Simply the Spaniards played nicely but they lack when trying to score….. Anyway, they are champions…..

Brazil, being the favourite is not everything

Brazil did not play as fans are used to see it. The team only played two acceptable games, to Ivory Coast and Chile, the rest of them are nothing to remember.  Brazil had much more to show, nonetheless, it made it through the quarter finals where they lost to the Netherlands. The team was seen nervous thing that is not usual of the masters of football….. What is important now is to think about the next world cup which is believed to be a “samba” festival.  Brazil 2014 is on its way…..

Holland, the “mechanic orange” has come back to live

The most balanced team. Holland: strong in defence, recursive in the middle and precise when attacking. Against all odds, the Dutch eliminated the five-time worldwide champion and got its classification to the final. In a very intense game, demonstrating its excellent condition, the team lost to Spain but succeeded on showing its incredible way of playing as a group.  The mechanic orange is still alive and is able to show more…. More beautiful football….

Ghana, a great surprise…..

It was the revelation of the World Cup. It showed the best of Africa but its efforts were not enough. Ghana was eliminated in quarter-finals but will be remembered for showing a very serious way of playing….. A very well done to Ghana…. People want to see more….

THE STARS WITHOUT BRIGHTNESS 

There are many players who arrived to South Africa with the illusions of being masterpieces, fans and commentators built of them an image of super-powerful with abilities of turning upside down scores just in seconds. Players such as Leo Messi and Wayne Rooney said bye bye to the competition without scoring; similarly, Cristiano Ronaldo left the World cup having scored only one goal….. Fans expected much more of these three stars….. What happened? No one knows….