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What Is Music in the 5 Senses to You?

Feeling and hearing are the most important

parts of music to me. Feeling the rhythm of the

best beat made by me. Music for me is feeling

the vibration go from the drums to the drum

sticks in my hands. ..the visual of watching and

studying the movements...the repetition of the

beats over and over again. The reason I am

writing about music is because music is an art

form that people can hear. Music is everywhere.

By: Pedro Perez

Music to me is my life. I can always hear a beat

in my head and it can change with my mood.

When I hear or play a beat, sometimes I feel like

I can get so into the rhythm that I can smell and

taste the beat. Every time I sit at the drums and

grab the sticks, I love the sound of a rim shot and

ringing tone of the drums. When I hit the bass

drum I can see the vibration and know the sound

that would reflect the drums.

By: Anthony Peña

Music is motivation to me. Listening to

every note that gets played and feeling the

strings on the guitar brings harmony

within me. Just listening to the instruments

come together eliminates my surroundings.

Opening the case to my instrument every

time, fills my soul. Music is life. Without it,

life would be dull. Music truly inspires me.

By: Irianie Melesio

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I believe music never fails. It is the one

thing that inspires me and motivates

me to pursue my dreams. I was born

with music in my blood and to this day,

music is part of my lifestyle. I can

never live without it and it can never

live without me. In other words, music

and I are happily married. Music is

one of my favorite chapters of my life.

By: Alberto “Bebo” Santiago

I believe music means to feel the beat of the

song. It is hearing the lyrics of the song and

guiding yourself to play your instrument.

You smell the instrument and see the sound

traveling. I taste the beat and the spirit of

the song.

By: Rito A Uruchima

Music in the 5 senses…..

Music is powerful. Whenever I hear music

my mood just changes. Every time I see

music sheets , I just want to play it. When I

hear old-school songs I can smell my

mama’s cooking. As I play the piano I love

the feeling of the keys. I love music. It’s

powerful and it can change things.

By: Violet Clemons

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Expression: Vocals

Fellowship Connection’s

Top 10 Picks for Summer 2011

1) Party Rock Anthem

2) Last Friday Night

3) Corazon Sin Cara

4) Marvin’s Room

5) I’m On One

6) Start It Up

7) Best Love Song

8) Don’t Wanna Go Home

9) Super Bass

10) Cat Daddy

Singing opens doors to new worlds. New

sounds that bring us closer together. The

words have a meaning behind them that

needs to be figured out.

—Jessica

Singing calms and soothes people. It gives

people emotions and reasons to feel. There

are many different meanings behind music

like love, hate, moods, and more.

— Natalie

Singing helps people express their feelings

and it gives them a chance to be themselves.

It allows people to feel what they want to

feel without being held back or worrying

about what others might think of them.

— Destiny

Rapping is music that lets me express my

feelings and let out my frustration.

— Jose

Fellowship Connection Youth Program’s

Favorite Music Genres:

1. Hip hop

2. R&B

3. Pop

4. Country

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Best Friends

By Natalie Ayala

They’re like family

They’re always there when you need them

Never will they let you down

Happiness will come to your heart when you see them

Sometimes you will get into fights—

You will laugh—

And sometimes you will cry.

But you guys will leave that behind

Forget about the bad

And remember the good.

They’ll never leave your side

And they’ll never say goodbye

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The Beat

Rap by Christian Casillas

Let me show you a lil’ lesson on the street

I'm the type of rapper that never missed a beat

Step to me and you'll be feeling the heat

I have more sting then you in one of my feet,

So you best sit down and take a seat ,

I'm these streets I'm mixing these beats

Accomplishing feats yea you wont stop me

Can’t stop me I'm Muhammad Ali

Don't float like no butterfly but I sting like a bee

And it will always be the same perfection I bleed

For those kids to succeed movin’ weight ain’t no life to lead

And now I gotta breathe, pick up the beat and get out of those seats

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Soccer is music to my ears. The sound of the people cheering when a team is

close to winning. You can envision your trophy so close you can taste your

achievement. The excitement it brings when your teammate flees the ball

kicking it towards you. Smelling the fear of your opponent will give you the

desire to make it to your victory.

L ionel Messi is a professional soccer player who has been top rated in the

world. He started with the Argentinean team and he is now with the

Barcelonan team. He has made more goals than ever played by any other soc-

cer player. Born on June 24, 1987 in the south of Rosario Argentina, he had

a dream that he wanted to be in the Football Club Barcelona and on the Argen-

tina national soccer team.

SOCCER:

My Inspiration & Motivation By Rito Urichima

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Game Night

The laughter, smiles, and coming

together to help each other.

Family Game Night: The sound of joy

with families bonding with each other

Happiness is the sound of music as well. It

provides harmony, unity, and tranquility

within family and friends. Small gatherings

are a time to reminisce and create new

ones.

By Kathy Bustamante & Chris Posso

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PRAYER

By Irianie Melesio

Prayer doesn't necessarily change things for you, but it...

changes YOU for

things. Sometimes we

forget to pray until the

world decides to turn

on us, and we feel

locked away nowhere to

be found. It’s said that we humans

have powers; the power of a prayer.

We depend on prayer for a change,

we pray for things to

change because they

don't suit us, when the

changes should be made

within us. Prayer should be

the key to the day and the

lock of the night.

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Cultural diversity has a

beautiful musical tone that

allows your traditions,

your styles, and your de-

votion to your country.

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Main Entrees Chiles Rellenos (Mexican)

Preparation: Drain the chiles and cut slits in the side of each one (take care to keep them in one piece). Remove seeds and membrane. Cut cheese into sticks about 1 inch shorter than chiles in length and 1/2" in width and thickness. Place cheese sticks in-side chiles and press sides together gently to seal. Place the 1/2 cup of flour in a dish and coat each chile. Place chiles on wax pa-per lined cookie sheet and chill for an hour.

Batter: Beat egg until stiff. Combine in another bowl the egg yolks, water, 3 tablespoons of flour and the salt; mix together until smooth. Gently fold in beaten egg whites. Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees. Dip each chile into batter and then place on saucer. Slide chiles from saucer into hot oil. Fry about 4 minutes, until

Pastelon (Puerto Rican)

Ingredients:

2 (4oz) cans whole green chiles

1/2 pound Monterey jack cheese

1/2 cup flour

3 eggs, separated

1 tablespoon water

3 tablespoons flour

Ingredients:

1 lbs ground beef

1 onion minced

3 gloves garlic minced

1 green pepper minced

1/2 chopped cilantro

2 tsp adobo

2 bay leaves

8 green stuffed olives, halved

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup tomato sauce

4 plantains, peeled and

sliced into strips

3 eggs

Preparation:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter square pan with 1 tbs. of

butter.

Combine, beef, onion, pepper, garlic, cilantro, adobo, oregano,

vinegar and sazón. Mix well. Heat a large skillet at medium-high

heat with 2 tbs of olive oil, add meat mixture.

Cook beef until brown and of the juices bubble up, add bay leaves, olives, raisins and tomato sauce. Mix and

let simmer for 10 minutes, set aside.

Heat large frying pan with vegetable oil, just enough to coat the bottom. Fry plantains for 2-3 minutes on

each side or until golden and slightly crispy. Drain on a plate with paper towel, set aside.

To assemble pastelon: take your prepared square pan, start with a layer of plantains, then beef, then a

fistful of cheese, repeat. You want to finish with cheese and plantains. Beat 3 eggs with 2 tbs of milk, pour

over the pastelon. Let it sit for a minute allowing the egg to soak in. Top off with just a bit more cheese.

Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Eat like a pig, scarf it down, don't share with anyone and enjoy!

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Sancocho ( Colombian)

Ingredients:

2 1/2 quarts water

1 tablespoon salt

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

4 cloves garlic, crushed

6 chicken leg quarters

2 plantains, peeled and cut into 6 pieces

1 large onion, chopped

2 pounds potatoes, peeled

4 pounds fresh cassava roots, cut into 6 pieces

2 tablespoons cooking all

4 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced

1 teaspoon ground cumin, or taste

1/2 teaspoon mild paprika, or to taste

1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

1 pound tomatoes, chopped

Directions:

1. place the water into a large pot, and add1 tablespoon

salt, chopped cilantro (coriander), garlic, chicken

legs, plantains, and 1 onion. Bring to a boil, and cook

for about 20 minutes. Add the potatoes and cassava to

the pot, and continue to cook for another 20 min-

utes, or until potatoes are tender.

2. While the chicken and vegetables are cooking heat

the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the

onions in the hot oil and season with cumin, paprika

and salt. When the onions are limp stir in the toma-

toes and remove from heat

3. Spoon the chicken stew into bowls and serve topped

with the tomato onion sauce.

Compiled By: Isabella Mercado, Ismerai Miranda,

Samuel Casillas, Jordan Velez, Alex Perez, Martin Ovalle

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Teacher’s Pet

By Nereo Arroyo & Jose Gomes

Teacher’s pet

Smart, honest, and truthful to the teacher.

Number one student that gets all A’s,

Never failing a grade,

Always volunteering for a question

Because he always knows the answer.

Never wrong always right

Always passing never failing

Takes less than a minute

To blurt out the answer

Always getting the answer right

Without taking a long time

He never gets into trouble and he never fights

He’s nice and cool with everyone in class.

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S napbacks are perfect for somebody

wanting to upgrade their vintage ward-

robe without destroying their wallet.

They cost around $25-$45 online and

can be found in a variety of internet retail stores

such as Amazon.com. Snapback hats are perfect

for the trendsetter or for those who want to be

considered a popular and fashionable person at

school. You can let everyone know that you are

extremely into fashion and can make a great state-

ment by incorporating a snap back into your

wardrobe.

Snapbacks

Varsity jackets

T he younger gen-

eration nowadays are all

about leaving an im-

pression. They try to

manifest their individu-

ality with a lot of new

things. A lot of their

possessions are reflec-

tions of their personali-

ties. One way to really

express themselves is

with their choice of

clothing and apparels.

Rockers articulate their

style with rugged

clothes, Hip-hop fanat-

ics express themselves

with the use of bling

blings while athletes

and jocks manifest their

presence by wearing

varsity letter jackets.

(Hip Hop mogul Kanye

West wearing a varsity

jacket.)

Fashion What Fashion means to us:

Fashion is music. Music

helps one express them-

selves through song. Fash-

ion helps one express

themselves through

clothes. Fashion is life and

life is fashion. Without

fashion everyone would be

the same. Fashion distin-

guishes one from another.

Fashion is individuality.

Without fashion people

would not be able to

choose how they represent

themselves. Fashion is

judgmental. Fashion is art

it brings together colors

and coordinates them fash-

ionably. Fashion is music.

By Josiah Castro, Marc Torres,

and Jovanni Vargas

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Kim Kardashian

-High wasted pants

with high heels.

Nicki Minaj

-Blazers are not only

for business but also

for casual wear.

Rihanna

-One shoulder jump-

suits or rompers are in

season.

Fashion

Best looks of the season By Yazmin Sanchez, Giselle Casillas & Maya Harding

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By Raven Ramirez New person

I took one step forward but my problems pulled me three steps back.

I try to rise to the stars, but the enemy pulled me right back

I try to make a change for the better, but someone told me I was a lost case.

I try to forget my past, but the enemy reminded me everyday where I came from

But….

The Lord has seen me in my battle and helped me get to where I was supposed to be.

With the Lord by my side, my three steps back went forward with His power.

When the Lord saw me fall down, he picked me right back up reaching those stars I

longed for.

The Lord saw me trying to make a change in my life and he helped me become a better

person.

With my Lord and Savior I was able to forgive those who deceived me and I became a

better person .

This day I now proclaim myself as a new person in the Lord.