A Hot New Actress and Singer , Selena Gomez California Girls

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number 1 October ,2010 A Hot New Actress and Singer , Selena Gomez One of the hottest young Hollywood actresses, Her love for charity and philanthropy has helped Selena Gomez is now releasing a new album the poor in Africa by not only donating money for “Round and Round.” Born in Grand Prairie, Tex- them, but also visiting them on her own. That’s not as, USA, she is now a world –wide famous sing- enough, she even helps stray dogs too. She went er and actress. When she was 7 years old, she to a desert island full of stray dogs, and helped started her first acting career on “Barney and them out. She has four dogs - Chip, Willy, Fina, Friends” as "Gianna" in 2001 where she really and Wallace. The dog named Chip was adopted discovered her talent. Unfortunately, they from an animal shelter. dropped her from the series after just two years. The reason I admire her so much is that she isn’t Than, acting as a supporting actress as a guest arrogant at all. Her personal quotes “Be yourself starred as "Gwen" in “The Suite Life of Zack and always, there's no one better!” closer to her. She Cody” and as Hannah's rival, the 'evil' "Mikayla", even calls her fans back. Her thoughtfulness in “Hannah Montana”, Selena's amazing talent moved me landed her roles in two Disney series, both spin- offs. Finally, she owned her own show, “Wizards Although she is the hottest celebrity, but she occa- of Waverly Place”. Winning the “Kids Choice sionally makes home videos and uploads them on Awards”, she made a home video for those who www.youtube.com. By Maggie support her. California Girls— Global Warming Health? In recent years, our earth’s environment has Katy Perry gotten worse, and this is the most pressing concern we need to face. Although we don’t feel global warming brings us so many effects, but for the tiny nation of Tuvalu in the Pacific, this concern makes them want to abandon ship. What can we do?

What is the devil of our environment? Of course the answer is global warming .In the past , our earth was only 15 degrees Celsius, but today in Taiwan, the weather continues raising higher. Greenhouse gases accumulate in the Earth’s at- Do you know about your health? mosphere, causing glaciers to melt and raising Having a healthy body is important in water levels of the ocean. your life. If you do not have a healthy Nowadays, We always listen to the radio in the body, you can not do anything you car or on the internet, but do you notice the “ And the source of these problems begin with our like. For example, if you are sick, Billboard’s number one song? “Teenage Dream”, selfish people. Because of us ,our earth’s situation everything you do is inconvenient. There are some tips you can follow the song which continues being the top song for is worse. The solution to save our planet is to take public transportation solar vehicles or walk, be- to keep healthy weeks. cause the emissions of cars ruin our earth ,and 1.Do not eat much junk food. the earth’s temperature increased .Do it and let Eat more fruits and vegetables. our planet become reborn The song is sang by Katy Perry. Katy Perry was 2. Exercise regularly. born on October 25, 1984. She lives in Santa You have to go exercising at least Now experts believe that global warming will let Barbara, California in a Christian family so, three days Tuvalu be the first victim. The world’s purpose is she always goes to church and listens to poetry. to reduce every country’s carbon emissions. a week and for thirty minutes each day. Her favorite singers are Alanis Morissette and .3. Be happy everyday. Freddy Mercury. She might have been inspired by If you always feel sad that is not them. At the age of sixteen, Katy Perry used the good for your health. name “Katy Hudson” to release a Christian album 4. Drink milk. It can make your body and the company is Red Hill Records. Katy Perry stronger and give you more cal- slowly turned to the pop music genre. In 2007 Perry cium signed a contract with Columbia and released her In modern society, many people still first do not notice they are not healthy, because they have worked for a long single, “Ur So Gay” with its’ mischievous lyrics, and time without taking a break until they gradually became popular on the internet along with are sick. By Kimo the introduction of music videos. Perry’s fans grew Page 2 Movie Reviews! Inception Inception is a hit movie in the But it was too difficult to do by summer. When I saw the direc- himself, so he finds the point man, tor is Christopher Nolan I was the architect, the forgor, and the so excited, he is a great director, tourist to help him. Many people but there is also a great actor, are working together to accom- Joseph Gordon, he has acted in plish the impossible task. But Leo’s Summer 500. It was great too. wife always undermines their mis- Inception is talking about a sion. dream. There’s an actor who is

named Leo De Capprio who says our dreams feel real while The Shad played by the Marion we’re in them until we wake up Cotillard, is Leo’s dead wife, then we realize something was but for some reason her death, actually strange. Leo is the ex- a great guilt in Leo’s mind, cre- tractor ,he wants to make an en- ated damage to Leo’s task. trepreneur to give up the right This task is extremely danger- to operate the company by using ous, also it makes people feel very stimulated. I think this is a dream. the best movie I have seen. By Yo Yo Liu

Aftershock Aftershock is a movie that These three words were talks about a big earth- heard by his sister, Fundon, quake in Tonshan. Fundon, in that moment, her tears the main character and her flowed down her face quietly. brother Funda, were cov- This movie is so touching ered by the house, but that I had cried in the theater. when their mother found This movie reminded me the them, they had just left a sadness of 921 earthquake little bit of power to talk. in Taiwan, that was a horrible She asked someone for experience. help, but the two helpers said,” We could just save one ,because they are cov- By Diane ered with the same big stone”, their mother said, “ No, please, I want to save both of them, they’re all my babies.” But they said no, then their mother said,” save the little brother.”

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Tangshan Earthquake In1976, Tangshan, a truck delivery I think the Tangshan earthquake is a driver, Fangda Jiang and his wife, Li Ni, very well filmed movie when the lived with their twins under one roof. rescue workers who asked her who He had a happy life. Fang Dajiang was to save. I think the mother’s feelings often away from home once, when he are very sad. If roles were reversed finally came back, his children were with me, it would be very difficult particularly happy. One evening in July, to decide, because both children are Fangda Jiang Yuan Ni hiding in a truck personally important. The mother and suddenly there was an earth- chose the brother, which causes the quake. Fang Dajiang tries to save the sister not to understand. Until the child from dieing, but Fangda is pres- Sichuan earthquake disaster relief sured on both sides of the dilemma, came to help, the brother resolved regardless, people want to save one this knot, and he reunited with his ,and she was give up another. Yuan Ni mother. This is a very tearful film. selected small sickly young brother, By Yolanda Fonda, and she was clear-headed to

Avatar Avatar is a 3D animation, top- The movie impressed me since a grossing film this year, it is none beautiful planet had not yet been other than the one-! The film de- developed, but was a ruthless in- scribes scientists who could not vasion of the humans. Many of walk, Jack, to a planet called the biological life on the planet is Pandora's beautiful story to threatened, because of human what happened, in order to sat- selfishness. isfy the local Americans live, radio control. Avatar in a series of coincidences, he met a prin- The main characters’ have a very cess, and he was satisfied so, touching love story. They believe they began a life of beauty, but we must review the environment his boss wanted him to use for the sake of other animals; It is Na'vi to win the local minerals not just our human universe, but out of her eyes. But in the long million kinds of organisms term to get along, he fell in love with the sodium Princess. Also, By Eva the goodness of beauty is satisfied, since he was to accept beauty, so he decided to fight with people on earth! Senior English Club Movie Reviews Breakfast at Tiffany’s "Moon River Wider than a Aware of their affections after Mile..." When the music started, their first encounter, they start- everyone who has heard this ed to expand their friendship. song before must remember However, after the series of Audrey Hepburn sitting beside problems, the two people who the window and singing this love each other because of Hol- song in "Breakfast At Tiffany's" ly's escape, have to end their The story is about a old man relationship .The climbing up in who married a 13 year old society made Holly lose herself, country girl, Holly. because she but Paul used his love to make wanted to have a free city life, her accept him. I think this she left the rural life to go to movie's best part is at the film's New York and became a New beginning .A woman wearing a York's senior playmate. She likes black dress and a pearl necklace to eat breakfast in front of Tiffa- walks out of a taxi. She watches ny's and dreams of marrying a the jewelry from Tiffany's win- rich man and becoming famous. dows, biting her bread from her Paul who lives downstairs is a bag, and then "Moon River" handsome young, unsuccessful. started. This is a very classic writer, and he is provided an movie scene. apartment by a rich woman. 1Y 02 Penny Both of them have their own problems and their own life.

It makes me sometimes feel de- guide and lead her out of Precious pressed, but she never gave up. the darkness, pain and pow- The story is set in 1987 Harlem Although on the surface there is erlessness of life, and gradu- joy, anger, without form or color, New York City. A 16-year-old black ally moved towards a bright , girl Kelei Si "Love" Jones grew up but her heart is full of curiosity living a life of unimaginable misery. toward life and she has a strong independent and loving life. Her father raped her and she has desire to live, making her possi- By Kelly been pregnant twice, at home. The bilities in life . Under the threat mother has a bad temper, and of- of dropping out of school, she ten abused her daughter; she is won the opportunity to transfer guilty for causing her great physi- to a special school, "one to one cal and psychological harm. On the teaching." she does not under- academic side it is a mess, though stand the "special" opportunity. she started the third year, but it is In the literary camp, she accept- a secret and she doesn't want peo- ed and let strict Miss Leien (Po ple to know that she doesn't read Hyderabad Dayton ornaments) nor write so, she was illiterate.