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April 2014
April Fools’...Gotcha! By: Daniel Rodriguez April Fool’s Day is the one-day people get to play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other and get away with it by saying "April Fools!”. It is celebrated every year on the 1st of April. April fools has been around since the 19th century and even though it is not a national holiday, it is still recognized throughout American and European cultures. There are many theories for the origin of the holiday but no one knows where exactly it originated.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day By: Daniel Borrego & Christian Nuñez The Holocaust Remembrance Day is a national holiday that was created by Yom Hashoah in 1959. The Holocaust was the systematic, organization of the running of a government, state-sponsored persecution, and murder of approximately six million Jews. This includes 1.5 million Jewish children in Europe by the Nazi regime and its collaborators that took place between 1933-1954. All of this was occurring during World War 2, in Germany and other countries that the Nazi were in control. The way they celebrate it in Israel, on the eve of Yom Hashoah, a siren sound goes off, followed by an official memorial service, the prime minister, president, army officials and the service. This is different when compared to how the Americans celebrate it currently. The holocaust remembrance day marks the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in 1945. Remembrance day is on April 27th. “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness”-Elie Wiesel
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Oculus: Starring Karen Gillan, Blenton Thwaites (now playing) Rio 2: Starring Anne Hathway, Jesse Eisenberg (now playing) Draft Day: Starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Gawner (now playing) Joe: Starring Nicholas Cage, Tye Sheidon (now playing) Captain America The Winter Soldier: Starring Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie (now playing) Divergent: Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James (now playing) Non –Stop: Starring Liam Nelson, Juilianne Moore (now playing) The Lego Movie: Starring Chris Patt, Elizabeth Banic (now playing)
By: Natalia Velasquez Earth Day, we’ve all heard about it. It is the day which is dedicated to contributing to the environment. To most of us, we have heard about this day since we were in kindergarten. Yet, do any of us know how it all started? The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. It was during the time of the hippies, Vietnam War, student anti-war movements, and the birth of eco-friendliness. During this time Americans didn’t care about the environment. They didn’t know about the harmful effects of pollution. Factories would let out smoke and nuclear waste. This idea now-a-day is an atrocity but before it was a norm. Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, is the founder of Earth Day. He proposed the idea of a day to teach the nation about the environment. Students were a huge influence in this movement. They spread the word. Now Earth Day is not only celebrated in the United States but around the world. Therefore, on April 22, help take care of the Earth. Let it become a habit.
Watch these movies in a theatre near you!!!!! Credits: "Movies in Theaters." Fandango. fandango, n.d. Web. 11 Apr 2014. <http://www.fandango.com/ moviesintheaters>.
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