dilluns, 21 de novembre del 2011

Something about magazine

Water for Elephants (agua para elefantes)
Robert Pattinson doesn't just play vampires. In this film he plays Jacob, a boy who is lost after his parents have been killed. He abandons his studies and joins a circus. There he meets the beautiful Marlena (Reese Witherspoon and learns to train Rosie, the elephant. A special bond forms between them, but life is never simple in the circus...
Jacob (Robert Pattinson) loves animals


Adele
English singer Adele has a fantastic voice. Her 2011 album,21, was an international number one, and her single "rolling in the deep" was a big hit too. Adele has won lots of awards and she is only 22 years  old. She started singing aged four and discovered the famous American  jazz singer  Ella Fitzegarld when she waas a teenager. Soon, adele will be as famous as her idol!

The pledge of allegiance
Americans learn to be patriotic from a young age. Every morning at school, they promise to be loyal to the flag, saying the "pledge of alliance". Some Us states oblige kids to recite it. With  their hands on their hearts, they say:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all".

Independence day. On 4 july 1776, the USA declared independence from Great BRitain. Americans celebrate Independence day with parades, fireworks, baseball games, barbacues, concerts... and of course, the US flag!


Uncle sam
This is Uncle Sam, a personification of the USA dressed in the flag. In this famous poster Uncle Sam encourages people to join in the US army during the World War 1.

Flags on the moon.
Americans were the first to walk on the moon  in 1969. So, they planted a US flag, of course! But it was not easy for astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin to plant their flag in the hard lunar surface. And the big question is: is it still there?

The flag code
The US flag is protected by the laws in the United States Flag Code. The Code says the flag should not be used for advertising or things that will be thrown away. These laws are not always respected!

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