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2.8 Whats is an Alebrije?

Alebrijes are brightly colored Oaxacan-Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures. The first alebrijes, along with use of the term, originated with Pedro Linares. In the 1930s, Linares fell very ill and while he was in bed, unconscious, Linares dreamt of a strange place resembling a forest. There, he saw trees, animals, rocks, clouds that suddenly turned into something strange, some kind of animals, but, unknown animals. He saw a donkey with butterfly wings, a rooster with bull horns, a lion with an eagle head, and all of them were shouting one word, "Alebrijes". Upon recovery, he began recreating the creatures he saw in cardboard and paper mache and called them Alebrijes.

His work caught the attention of a gallery owner in Cuernavaca, in the south of Mexico and later, of artists Diego Rivera andFrida Kahlo. In the 1980s, British Filmmaker, Judith Bronowski, arranged an itinerant Mexican art craft demonstration workshop in the U.S.A. featuring Pedro Linares, Manuel Jiménez and a textile artisan Maria Sabina from Oaxaca. Although the Oaxaca valley area already had a history of carving animal and other types of figures from wood, it was at this time, when Bronowski's workshop took place, that artisans from Oaxaca learned of the alebrijes paper mache sculptures. Linares demonstrated his designs on family visits and which were adapted to the carving of a local wood called copal.

2.9 Music All Around - VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY WITH PICTURES

MY FAVORITE INSTRUMENT IS THE GUITAR AND THE PIANO, BECAUSE I LOVE THEIR SOUNDS, IM EXCITED, THE POWERFUL IS COOL, AND I LIKE THEM SO MUCH.

2.9 Favorite singer/band

COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SINGER. WRITE A SHORT TEXT LIKE THE ONE IN EX. 3 SO, WELL I CHOSE JUSTIN BIEBER. 

Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994)] is a Canadian pop musician, dancer, actor, and singer-songwriter. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by American talent manager Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with entertainer Usher Raymond in Atlanta, Georgia. Bieber was signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), and then to an Island Records recording contract offered by record executive L.A. Reid.

His debut extended play, the seven-track My World, was released in November 2009, and was certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber's first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, was released in March 2010. It debuted at or near number-one in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the single "Baby". He followed up the release of his debut album with his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, the remix albums My Worlds Acoustic and Never Say Never – The Remixes, and the 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Bieber released his second studio album Under the Mistletoe in November 2011, when it debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200. Bieber released his third studio album Believe on June 19, 2012, and it became his fourth chart topper in the United States, debuting at number-one on the Billboard 200.

Bieber has received numerous awards, including both Artist of the Year Awards, at the 2010 American Music Awards, and the 2012 American Music Awards, and was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards. With a global fan base, termed as "Beliebers", and over 40 million followers on Twitter, he was named by Forbes magazine in 2012 as the third-most powerful celebrity in the world.[11] However he has since fallen to number 9 on the list.[12] He had earned an estimated US$55 million in the previous 12 months. As of May 2012, Bieber had sold 15 million albums.

2.5 Famous People in Mexican History

The history of Mexico is full of characters, from the legendarily inept Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to the tragic Frida Kahlo. Here are but a few of the more interesting men and women who have left their mark on the great nation of Mexico.

Benito Juarez

Benito Juarez (1806-1872) was a truly remarkable individual. A full-blooded Mexican Indian who was born into grinding poverty, he didn't even speak Spanish as his first language. He took full advantage of the opportunities he had, and went to seminary school before going into politics. By 1858 he had declared himself President as leader of the ultimately victorious liberal faction during the Reform War of 1858-1861. He was removed as President by the French, who invaded in 1861. The French installed a European nobleman, Maximilian of Austria, as Emperor of Mexico in 1864. Juarez fought against Maximilian and eventually drove out the French in 1867. He ruled for five more years until his death in 1872. Juarez is remembered for many reforms, including curtailing church influence and modernizing Mexican society.

Porfirio Diaz

Porfirio Diaz (1830-1915) became a war hero during the French invasion of 1861, helping to defeat the invaders at the famous Battle of Pueblaon May 5, 1862. He entered politics and followed the rising star of Benito Juarez, although the two men did not get along well personally. In 1876 he grew tired of trying to reach the Presidential palace democratically: he entered Mexico City with an army and not surprisingly won the "election" he set up himself. Diaz would rule unchallenged forthe next 35 years. During his rule, Mexico modernized and joined the international community, building railroads and infrastructure and developing industries and commerce. All of Mexico's wealth, however, was concentrated in the hands of a few, and life for ordinary Mexicans was never worse. As a result, the Mexican Revolution exploded in 1910. Diaz was out by 1911 and died in exile in 1915.