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Title February Issue 3rd Period Edition

The 3rd Period Edition Staff

Miriam Zuniga-Garcia................................................"Valent ine's Day"

Bryan Bell & Dominic Noel ........................................................."Waves"

Charles Hayes & Kyrie Higgins......."The Social Impact of Bird Box" Nataly Banda & Michelle Cruz-Hernandez......................................"Chinese New Year " Khalid Alshadady & Ty'Laysha Bullock ..........................................."History of For tni te"

Madison Ayscue....................................................................."Volleyball "

Ahmed Alshadady.................................................................." Leap Year "

Va l en t i n es D ayWhat is Valentines Day?

Valentine's Day, also called Saint

Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint

Valentine, is celebrated annually on

February 14. The Significance is the

Feast day of Saint Valentine; the

celebration of love and

affection.Valentine's Day is recognized

as a significant cultural, religious, and

commercial celebration of romance

and romantic love in many regions

around the world, although it is not a

public holiday in any country.

Government offices, stores, schools

and other organizations are open as

usual. Public transit systems run on

their regular schedule. Restaurants

may be busier than usual as many

people go out for an evening with

their spouse or partner.

History of Valentines Day

The day became associated with

romantic love in the Middle Ages in

England. This may have followed on

from the Pagan fertility festivals

that were held all over Europe as

the winter came to an end. During

the Middle Ages, it was commonly

believed in France and England that

February 14 was the beginning of

birds? mating season, which added to

the idea that the middle of

Valentine?s Day should be a day for

romance. However, it started as a

Western Christian feast day

honoring one or two early saints

named Valentinus. The Catholic

Church recognizes at least three

different saints named Valentine or

Valentinus, all of whom were put to

death. One legend contends that

Valentine was a priest who served

during the third century in Rome.

When Emperor Claudius II decided

that single men made better soldiers

than those with wives and families,

he banned marriage for young men.

Valentine, realizing the injustice of

the decree, worshiped Claudius and

continued to perform marriages for

young lovers in secret. When

Valentine?s actions were discovered,

Claudius ordered that he be put to

death on Feb. 14 of different years

in the 3rd century A.D. Their death

was honored by the Catholic Church

with the celebration of St.

Valentine's Day. The holiday's roots

are in the ancient Roman festival of

Lupercalia, a fertility celebration

commemorated annually on

February 15. Pope Gelasius I recast

this pagan festival as a Christian

feast day circa 496, declaring

February 14 to be St. Valentine's

Day.

Symbols

There are many Valentine's Day

symbols. These symbols would be

the heart, particularly in reds and

pinks, and pictures or models of

Cupid. Cupid is usually portrayed as

a small winged figure with a bow and

arrow. In mythology, he uses his

arrow to strike the hearts of people.

People who have fallen in love are

sometimes said to be 'struck by

Cupid's arrow. Other symbols of

Valentine's Day are couples in loving

embraces and the gifts of flowers,

chocolate, red roses and lingerie that

couples often give each other.

Gifts

Gifts started by the middle of the

18th century, it was common for

friends and lovers of all social

classes to exchange small tokens of

affection or handwritten notes, and

by 1900 printed cards began to

replace written letters due to

improvements in printing

technology. Cards were an easy way

for people to express their emotions

in a time when direct expression of

one?s feelings was discouraged.

Many people celebrate their love for

their partner by sending cards or

letters, giving gifts or flowers and

arranging meals in restaurants or

romantic nights in hotels. People

who would like to have a romantic

relationship with somebody may use

the occasion to make this known,

often anonymously. Valentine's

cards are often decorated with

images of hearts, red roses or Cupid.

Common Valentine's Day gifts are

flowers chocolates, candy, lingerie

and champagne or sparkling wine.

However, some people use the

occasion to present lavish gifts, such

as jewelry. Many restaurants and

hotels have special offers at this

time. By: Miriam Zuniga-Garcia

Waves Descr ipt ion Of Waves

Waves are the new trend

these days. Mostly people

with curly hair have waves.

Waves are laid down curls.

To have waves you must

have dedication,

determination and patience

to get them. This is why

having a brush is so

important because to get

your curls to lay down all the

way you must continuously

brush your hair.

Durags

The durag has been

used since the 1920s.

It was used to hold hair in

place while sleeping.

Originally, they were most

commonly made out of

women's stockings.

However, currently they are

made from different

materials like satin, suede,

cotton and, the most

famously, silk. If you're not

brushing your hair, you

should most likely have a

durag on in order to keep

your hair laid down.

Brushes

Brushes are

used to make

your hair curl up

By: Dominic Noel, Bryan Bell

Dr. Martin Luther King Wearing A Yellow Silky Durag

and lay down at the same

time which makes ?waves.?

Brushes are made out of

bristles. There are three

different types of brushes

which are, hard, medium,

and soft. Hard brushes are

used for people with rough

hair and it helps lay their

hair down. Medium brushes

are used for the same

reasons as hard brushes just

a litt le softer.

Soft brushes are mainly

used by people with Straight

hair, and to put grease in

your waves.

When using a good

brush, waves can

take up to a month

to start coming in. There are

different stages in having

waves. The first stage is the

ripple stage. This stage is

where you first started

brushing and your waves

are coming in a litt le bit.

Then there are connections.

When your waves coming in

you need to make sure you

brush in the same pattern

every time you brush so

your connections can be

good. After the connections

stage you need to work on

your crown. Your crown is

the middle of your head and

this is where you

need to brush out

from. After the

Different stages of waves

crown stage there is the

stage where you need to get

your waves showing. This is

when you have waves and

your crown look nice but

your waves aren?t showing

as much. You need greases

to help your waves pop out.

That is all the stages.

THE DURAG IS NOT GANG

RELATED. People think the

durag is gang related

because of the past history

of people in gangs wearing

durags on their head a

specific color. So, it become

hard to tell whether people

are in a gang or not but that

assumption does not apply

to everyone. The main

colors people mistake for

gang colors are mostly red

and blue.

Velvet Magenta Durag

Social I mpact of B ird B ox Bird Box The movie Bird Box is a Netflix original that is highly popular that came out December 13th, 2018. The first week Bird Box was released 45 million Netflix subscribers watched the movie.

nowhere and no one knows who specifically started the challenge. Basically, the way that the challenge goes is that you need to use a blindfold or something to cover your face and you got to

The story is about how a mysterious force declines the population and makes people see things that would make them go crazy and commit suicide. The people that are

left have to learn how to survive so they use an actual bird and put it in a box because it can sense danger. They have to make it to the safe side, but the trick is they have to use blindfolds in order to make it out so that the force does not cause them to not to go crazy.Bird Box can only be streamed on Netflix but has already made an impact on social media and the Internet.

Challenges The challenges had the most impact because it was going viral everywhere on social media (mainly on Instagram).

The challenges came out of

walk around in it, but you can't lift it up or, just like the movie, you?ll die! It was inspired by one of the scenes in

the movie where the mother and her children had on blindfolds and she had to guide them to safety. The challenges went so viral that Netflix itself had to demand people to stop because the challenge was getting out of hand.

Bird Box has also impacted the Internet by the Memes and funny captions that were used. The Memes drew people to want to watch the movie because they had to watch the movie in order to understand the Memes because of the different scenes they used. The Memes were posted everywhere on social media and it gave people something to look forward to when they finished watching the movie and some of them are hilarious.

Memes

Deeper Meaning The deeper meaning of the movie Bird Box is showing the fear of parenthood and how it can be viewed as a dangerous task. People also think that bird box is an awareness for people who are suicidal and who struggle with depression. The movie Bird Box aims towards suicide because in 2016 there were 44,965 suicides in America. The movie is more than blindfolds and a mini love story; there is more to it. When you see the movie, you would notice the blind folds and also you would see how in depth the writer is about the people when they do get caught in the "Abyss." Each character that removes their blindfolds or do look all have different things and thoughts that drove them crazy enough to want to die. Think about it if you have lost a family member or someone you love or possibly a sad or depressing thought if you were in Bird Box and you lift you blind fold or looked you would experience all those emotions of losing/pain. The people that do have their blind folds and did not give in and are saying that they "see no evil" meaning they are being strong and wanting their

life. The big message is saying that no matter what you go through you can get pass it and it will make you stronger in the end. Memes Explained:

This was a scene in the movie where the intruder in the movie he kept trying to get them to look but, no one wanted to. So he forced the woman to look. The meme is relating to kids and their mother when they are looking for things that are 9 timeouts

of 10 in front of their faces.

By:Cj Hayes and K yrie Higgins

This meme is referring to the one scene in the movie that people thought as the most important scene because it was the part where she had to choose between her two children who would help and look. It is describing the scene in a very funny way.

Fun facts about the movie

- The movie was based on a book that came out in 2014

- Many views and many memes

- It was in production before the movie "A Quiet Place"

- Bird box had a recored-breaking opening week on Netflix

- There is an actual bird that helps the characters

By:Cj Hayes and K yrie Higgins

T he C h ines e New Yea r is a

t r a d it io na l ho lid a y t ha t

C h ines e peo ple (a nd , a s t ime

pa s s ed , ma ny o t her peo ple)

C elebr a t e in Febr u a r y. T he

d a t e f o r t he C h ines e New yea r

c ha nges ever y yea r , it c ha nges

bec a u s e it f o llo ws t he lu na r

c a lend a r , wh ic h is ba s ed o n t he

mo vement o f t he mo o n. T h is

yea r , it is c elebr a t ed o n t he

5 t h o f Febr u a r y. T he C h ines e

New Yea r is r ef er r ed t o

t he s pr ing f es t iva l in Mo d er n

C h ina . T h is is o ne o f s ever a l

L u na r New Yea r s in As ia . Ever y

Yea r t he An ima l o f t he yea r

c ha nges . Fo r

exa mple t h is yea r it is ?T he

Yea r Of T he Pig .? T h is

c elebr a t io n will la s t f r o m

Febr u a r y t he 5 t h u nt il

Febr u a r y t he 19t h .

T hr o u gho u t t h is c elebr a t io n

a r o u nd t he 16t h o f Febr u a r y

?T he L a nt er n Fes t iva l? will a ls o

t a ke pla c e.

His t o r y

T h is will la s t u n t il Febr u a r y

t he 19t h . I t is believed t ha t

s weeping o r c lea n ing o n t h is

d a y will s weep a wa y t he go o d

f o r t u ne f o r t he yea r ,

t her ef o r e t h is is f o r b id d en o n

t h is d a y. Bef o r e a ll

Chinese New Year

o f t h is ha ppens On Febr u a r y

t he 4 t h j u s t l ike her e in

Amer ic a t hey c elebr a t e C h ines e

new yea r s eve.

Fo o d

As a c u s t o m f o r t hem, t he

f a mily ea t s lu nc h t o get her bu t

ha s t o c o me ba c k bef o r e d a wn

t o pr epa r e d inner f o r her

hu s ba nd . T her e is t h is f o o d , in

pa r t ic u la r , t ha t is o n ly f o u nd

o n t h is

d a y. T h is

s pec ia l

f o o d is

s weet , it 's

c a lled Su ga r Melo ns o r in

C h ines e ( ? ? ? t á ng gu ? ), a nd it

a ls o kno wn a s s t o ve c a nd y a nd

is ma d e ma d e o u t o f ma lt .

Z o d ia c T r a it

T he C h ines e z o d ia c is t he

c yc le o f t welve s igns . Ea c h

new yea r it wa s ma r ked by t he

c ha r a c t er is t ic s o f o ne o f

t he z o d ia c a n ima ls . One o f

t he z o d ia c a n ima ls is c a lled

?T he Ra t ?. T he Ra t is t he

per s o na lit y t r a it s f o r t he

peo ple bo r n in t he yea r o f

?T he Ra t ?, t heir t r a it s a r e

in t ell igent , c ha r ming ,

qu ic k- wit t ed , pr a c t ic a l, a nd

a mbit io u s . Ano t her z o d ia c is

t he Ox. T he o x per s o na lit y

t r a it s a r e t ha t t hey impr es s

peo ple, ho nes t y, a nd d iligenc e.

T iger ?s a r e b r a ve, c o mpet it ive,

u npr ed ic t a b le, a nd c o nf id ent .

Peo ple who a r e bo r n in t he

yea r o f t he d o g ha ve

s t r a igh t f o r wa r d per s o na lit y

t r a it s .

Fo o d Ser ving

When yo u go a nd c elebr a t e t he

C h ines e new yea r , t hey s er ve

f o o d s u c h a s Du mplings , Spr ing

r o lls , Fis h , a nd Nia nga o . T hey?r e

t r a d it io na lly ea t en d u r ing

C h ines e New Yea r . (Yo u 'll s ee t he

f o o d s er ving belo w)

T r a d it io na l C lo t h ing

Wha t d o t hey wea r ? Fo r t he

C h ines e new yea r , t he f a mily

wea r s c lo t hes d r es s es (keyho le

# ), s kir t , pa nt s a nd s h ir t s .

Ma ny o f t he peo ple wea r r ed

u nd er wea r . I f yo u wea r r ed

u nd er wea r , yo u will be

c o ns id er ed t o ha ve lu c ky f o r a

who le yea r . I n o r d er t o ha ve

lu c k, t he u nd er wea r ha s t o be

r ec eived a s

a g if t yo u

c a n no t bu y

o ne.

T r a d it io na l Ac t ivit y

One o f t he t r a d it io na l a c t ivit y

t hey d o is t he C h ines e

L a nt er ns . T he h is t o r y beh ind it

is t ha t t hey f ir s t c r ea t ed a

C h ines e la n t er ns a nd u s e it

f o r t he

wo r s h ip o f

t he Bu d d ha .

T r a d it io na l Gif t s

T r a d it io na l C h ines e New Yea r

Gif t s : T hey g ive ea c h g if t bu t

t he t r a d it io na l g if t s a r e a

g la s s t ea po t , a n Or ga n ic

Fu j ia n C h ines e milk t ea , a nd a

bu bb le t ea kit . Ot her

t r a d it io na l g if t s a r e a n Egg

T a r t T ins a nd a Gla s s T ea

I n f u s er C u p, a nd a C h ines e

Fo o d - Ma gnet s .

Ric e C a kes ? ? Spr ing Ro lls ? ?

No o d les ? ? St ea med Fis h ? ?

T r a d it io na l Fo o d s

Veget a b le Dis hes

? ? ? ? ?

Ho t Po t ? ? (T hr o w a ny ing r ed ient s yo u wa nt a nd c o o k it in a po t )

Du mplings ? ?

So me s ymbo lic veget a b les t o c o ns id er a r e:

- Sea weed : s ymbo liz e wea lt h a nd f o r t u ne

- L o t u s s eed s : a b les s ing f o r ma ny c h ild r en a nd a hea lt hy f a mily

- Ba mbo o s ho o t s : r epr es ent lo ngevit y, a s well a s go ing o nwa r d a nd u p

- Mu s kmelo n a nd g r a pef r u it : s ymbo liz e f a mily a nd ho pe. I n a d d it io n , g r a pef r u it s ymbo liz es wea lt h a nd pr o s per it y

- Os ma nt hu s f lo wer pet a ls : in C h ines e, o s ma nt hu s ( ? ? gu ì ) is a ho mo pho ne ? , wh ic h mea ns no b le a nd pr ec io u s

- L eek/ c h ives : leek ( ? ? j i?) s o u nd s s imila r t o ? , mea n ing lo ng a nd ever la s t ing

- Po r ia mu s hr o o ms : a no t her pla y o n wo r d s , t h is mu s hr o o m (? ? ? f ú lí ng )s o u nd s s imila r t o ? ? (f ú lù ), o r b les s ings a nd f o r t u ne

~H istory of F ortnite~

copies of F ortnite. B y the next month, the game reached a million.

F ortnite became successful, then came F ortnite B attle R oyal, which was inspired by 2000 J apanese film ?B attle R oyal?.

T hat film was basically about to defeat all other competitors and be the last person standing. E pic Games decided to use that with the popularity style of game play, and it became F ortnite B attle R oyal. T he F ortnite battle royal involves up to 100 players, but you can either be by yourself or in squads. T he players are being parachuted into a large, randomly generated map.T hen the

F ortnite tells about a world in which almost of the human population has disappeared and those that remain are under constant threat from zombies, called husks.T hat descend upon the earth from overhead storms. A s a player, you are one of the remaining humans and your task is to complete a lot of challenges, such as protecting other survivors from the husks and rebuilding aspects of civilization. I t was first announced back in 2011 but because of some issues and delays its actual release was pushed forward to 2017. B y the end of its release month of J uly 2017, I t announced that they had sold over 500,000 digital

By :T y' L aysha B ullock & K halid A lshadady

~ Pic of Then & Now of Fortnite~

~ Pic of the movie 'Battle Royale', Japanese Film

players search around for weapons,other resources, and try to survive to be last person or squad standing. F ortnite and B attle R oyal are the same on P C or console. Y ou?ll see the same map, weapons, skins, and same game play on every platform.

A popular video game streamer ?N inja? was playing F ortnite B attle R oyal for his followers on T witch, a popular video game streaming platform. M any rap stars such as Drake and T ravis Scott joined N inja Squad and about 630,000 people started to watch. F ortnite becoming so big that even famous celebrities are saying why fortnite is needed. Drake said that F ortnite B attle R oyal has become a much needed for releasing some stress from the work of recording his new album. Drake stated that it?s quite normal to spend as much as 20 hours in the studio during a recording day and the game provides a ?little mental break?.

B y J uly, F ortnite was a cultural phenomenon, cited as a notable nuisance

in some schools, and had reportedly generated over one billion dollars from in-game purchases. B attle royale went from being so popular in less than two years. T he battle royale didn?t just appear overnight in P U B G and F ortnite. T he genre as we know it was born largely from multi-player mods in open-world survival games. I t quickly became a trending game type among P C players that reached the height of its powers just a few years ago. T he social interactions between players in survival games inspired more players into together. What makes this game so appealing now is genre?s extension into the freedom of survival games, matched with just enough structure to drive matches forward, created an experience that players couldn?t find in existing shooters.

F ortnite has come a long way since 2011, when not many people was recognizing it. N ow with the right tools and technology F ortnite is the biggest trending game out now.

was recognizing it. N ow with the right tools and technology F ortnite is the biggest trending game out now.~ Pic of Drake in the studio

playing fortnite.~

~ Pic of Ninja and Drake~

Leap year Smack down!

What's leap year?

Leap year is a calendar of 366 days the 366 day is counting February 29. But the thing about it is it happens every 4 years the next time it 's coming is in February 29, 2020.

Where Leap Year Came From?

The Egyptians were the first to calculate the need for a leap year , but it didn?t arrive in Europe until the reign of the Roman Dictator Julius Caesar. While the modern calendar contains 365 days, the actual time it takes for Earth to orbit its star is slightly longer roughly 365.2421 days. The Gregorian calendar, which now serves as the standard calendar for civil use throughout the world has both common years and leap years.

What are the chances of being born on leap year?

About 1 in 1,500.

How many people were born on leap day?

There are about 187,000 people in the US and 4 million people in the

world who were born on Leap Day.

The rules for determining a leap year

Most years that can be divided evenly by 4 are leap years.

Why do we have leap year

Before then, the Roman calendar had operated on a * muddled lunar model that regularly required adding an extra month to maintain celestial consistency. It may not seem like much of a difference, but after a few years those extra quarter days in the solar year begin to add up. After four years, for example, the four extra quarter days would make the calendar fall behind the solar year by about a day.

Why is leap year important?

This day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure, because the Earth does not orbit the sun in precisely 365 days. The Gregorian calendar is a modification of the Julian calendar first used by the Romans.

Are any other systems or calendars affected by Leap Year?

This is where the science of leap year started. One additional day would be added to the calendar every four years. In the Gregorian calendar, century years would only be leap years if they were divisible by 400. It was a small change, but necessary to keep the seasons and calendar in sync.

Is Leap Year recognized in certain religious calendars?

A common year has 365 days and a leap year 366 days, with the extra or intercalary day designated as February 29. A leap year occurs every four years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the earth to complete its orbit around the sun, which is about 365¼ days.

Facts about leap year

People born on February 29 are called "leaplings" or "leapers".

February 29 also marks Rare Disease Day.

The frog is a symbol associated with February 29. The Australian rocket frog can leap over two metres.

If you were born on Leap Day, your zodiac sign is Pisces.

Leap Years are 11 minutes longer than a vernal equinox year, making the vernal equinox move a day earlier about every 131 years.