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THE QUEST
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2Por siempre responsable de lo que se ha cultivado.
Campus San RafaelAlma Mater
Csar Morales HernndezInstitutional Rector
Ma. Guadalupe Ziga VzquezMexico City Region Rector
Mtro. Miguel Angel Hernandez Segoviano
Campus San Rafael Rector
Raquel Romero Miranda
Language Centre Coordinator
Leticia Tenorio AvendaoCoordinatrice de Franais
Carlos Andrs Prado Garca
Ana Patricia Martnez Vite
English Academy Board
Mara de la Luz Cortz Jurez
Perla Idalia Robles Lpez
Secretaire dAcademie de Franais
Gabriela Lpez QuesadaEditor in Chief
Patricia Lee Avendao CisnerosTito Esparragoza
Tim Konde
Board of Editors
Contributors
Claludia Angelica Espinosa Gonzalez, Claudia Garcia
Cano, Leslie Yesenia Gonzalez Rodriguez and Monserrat
Lazaro Leon
Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomic Business Ad-
ministration students in an International Degree Pro-gramme
Octavio Plaza C.
EL Teacher
Gabriela Lpez Quesada
EL Teacher
Indira Arevalo Carbajal, Ana Patricia Barriga Viveros and
Israel Robles Perez
Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomic Business Ad-
ministration students in an International Degree Pro-
gramme
Evelyn Cibrian Rodriguez y Cos, Claudia Angelica
Espinosa Gonzalez and Jose Alberto Cortes Cisneros
Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomic Business Ad-
ministration students in an International Degree Pro-
gramme
Frida Gmez Estrada
UVM San Rafael student
Jose Alberto Cortes Cisneros
Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomic Business Ad-
ministration student in an International Degree Pro-
gramme
Gabriela Lpez Quesada Jr.
Science Specialits
Karla Ramrez Hernndez, Diana Lobera Hernndez and
Paola Marroqun
Graphic Design students
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3EDITORIAL
On the contexts of the celebration of the Bicentenary of Mexicos Inde-
pendence, the celebration of the Centenary of Mexicos Revolution, and the
celebration of the 50th
Universidad del Valle de Mexico anniversary, our
LANGUAGES e-MAGAZINE, THE QUEST, Campus San Rafael, is proud to
launch its second number, THE QUEST, THE BEGINNING - 02/2010, full of
our students work and teachers contributions, having enjoyed a rainy, but
exciting summer packed of celebrations and swamped with the expectation
of having Mexicos football team as part of Africa 2010, now, experiencing a
rainy and cold autumn, hoping disasters around our country stop.While reading about the worlds cuisine, places to visit, famous people, and
classical music composers who have been part of our history, we can reflect
about helping our environment in a positive and productive way. Waves of emotions lead us to celebrate this second number with new and
different ways of demonstrating what we have done through the first 2010
semester, given the case of some of the projects presented by our students
of different majors, remembering our English Academic Week held at Uni-
versidad del Valle de Mxico, Campus San Rafael, from April 12th
to April
16th
, 2010, besides knowing about UVM teachers and the subjects they
teach.
Lets be part of THE QUEST, THE BEGINNING - 02/2010 to learn more and
get pleasure from it.
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In 1992, with the objective of giving the consumer the best, Sabritas created the
Centro de Investigacin y Desarrollo Agrcola to support the process and research
that has benefited Mexican producers.
In 1994, by the first time, Sabritas incorporated Tazos which
were their most successful promotion, lasting more than a year.
In 1996, a new factory was born in Mision, Texas, followed by a new factory was born in
Veracruz, Mexico, one of the most sophisticated in the world, in 1999.
In 2000, Sabritas launched their web page, a site for children, teens and adults to get
along and have fun.
In 2001, Sabritas Foundation was born supporting the education and health of kids and
teens living in extreme poverty.
In 2002, Sabritas bought Mafer, a peanuts producer.
In 2003, Sabritas celebrated its 60th
anniversary delivering quality and care, always with
the same idea in mind: To keep bringing smiles. So, a new factory was born in
Mexicali.
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In 2004, Sabritas started with the Activa2 movement with the support of PepsiCo
foundation, Sabritas and Activate, promoting physical health in order to have a good
way of living. Besides that, Sabritas started producing Salsabritas, in Vallejo.
In 2005, Sabritas received an award as Empresa Socialmente Responsable given by
Centro Mexicano de la Filantropia.
In 2006, Pepsi, Sabritas, Gamesa, Quaker, Gatorade and Sonrics
presented a program called Vive saludable, which had, as a
main objective, to continue with the research for the expansion of
new products and promoting health. So, in 2007, Sabritas
presented the program Vida Saludable in schools.
NOWADAYS
On the one hand, the consumables cost of Sabritas product has increased causing
gradual increase ranging from 5 to 7% their prices through last year. The regional
president of Sabritas in Mexico indicated that potatoes are the main ingredient used
for this product, as a consequence the products costs have been doubled. He said that
the company has been absorbing costs because they expect to maintain the prices as
they are nowadays.
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On the other hand, the Sabritas company directive commented that nowadays
costumers are looking for a healthier low-fat product, as a consequence, there has
been a decrease on their sales, because Mexicos specialists are dealing with obesity,
nearly related to junk food and unhealthy ingredients used by Sabritas.
As a consequence, since 2008, Sabritas has been launching its strategy of
sustainability, based on: Consumer with Sense, Atmosphere with Sense, Talent with
Sense and Mexico with Sense, offering new products which are healthier because
their main ingredients are dehydrated fruits like bananas.
Lets give them a try.
SOURCES
http://www.sabritas.com.mx/
empresa_historiacronologica.php#thickbox,
consulted on June 3rd
, 2010
Perea, Ernesto, (2008), suben hasta las pa-
pas... Sabritas, Mxico, http://
www.imagenagropecuaria.com/
articulos.php?id_sec=1&id_art=413, consul-
ted on June 3rd
, 2010
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8FORMALITY vs
CONVENTIONALIYTWO WHEELS WILL DO - PART TWO
---------------by Octavio Plaza C.EL teacher at UVM, Campus San Rafael
Firstly, cars wouldnt be allowed
downtown and its surrounding area;
there could be car parks nearby, where
people who needed their cars to
commute long distances could find a
parking spot. However, they could still
be able to hire a bike at a fairly
reasonable price at convenient bike
rentals which you could find
everywhere, to access the downtown
area. There might be special bike paths
for the elderly and children. And police
officers would look after them. Parking
lots formerly designed to hold cars,
would now house bikes just like in cities
such as Amsterdam. The use of bikes
could eventually extend to a wider
area, making more and more people
enjoy riding to work or school. This will,
little by little, discourage the use of cars
in big cities and could encourage other
cities implement the system.
On the other hand, Biking in a city like
Mexico could be hazardous due to de-
linquency and crime; however, if gov-
ernments along with society are ready
for a change, they could work out ways
to protect their citizens by means of ef-
fective safety programs as well as well
illuminated streets and bike paths. Cars
are not allowed, so there might not be
such violence trying to steal a cheap
bike. Bike theft can be a problem too.
Overpopulation would soon producea saturation of bikes making it easier
for thieves to steal them. Many people
could paint or otherwise decorate
their bikes to make them easier to find
back among other bikes. Also, a
uniquely decorated bike works
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like bike theft insurance and one or two
good locks. Bike thieves prefer bikes
that look common as they are harder to
spot and easier to sell.
All in all, bikes represent
environmentally friendly cheap means
of transportation in a city where a
30-minute bike ride several times a
week would have huge benefits for a
population like Mexico, where 90
percent of the people lead sedentary
lifestyles and heart disease is the
countrys number one killer.
Traffic problems would be reduced
dramatically, making the citys air less
polluted, and citizens fitter and more
relaxed contributing enormously to a
high quality of life, therefore the
answer to our transportation problems
is not just the construction of new
systems or roads and freeways we
should look back to our humble
two-wheeled friend that we forgot
about years ago and that could
represent our last opportunity to a
better life.
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10FORMALITY vs
CONVENTIONALITYTO DO OR NOT TO DO HOMEWORK, THATS THE QUESTION
----------------by Gabriela Lpez QuesadaEL teacher at UVM, Campus San Rafael
Students and teachers regularly think
about doing homework having mixed
feelings because of the amount of work
it signifies, for students to do it, for
teachers to check it.
But, is homework necessary?
Is it worth?
When assigning homework teachers
should consider the type of activity
students should do, and how long they
will be spending to have it ready to
deliver it on time, well done, and
having learnt from it, besides
considering the time teachers will spend
checking and marking of work, not just
one piece of work, but 20 or 30 per
group, dealing with copied answers,
incomplete exercises, and styles and
handwriting which sometimes are
incomprehensible.
At this point, it is important to highlight
that any work our students do, needs to
be checked thoroughly by the teacher,
which means, we respect our students
time, work, and effort, besides
monitoring and being aware of their
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progress.
Homework should be considered and
used as a help for teachers and students,
few times, to introduce a topic, the most
of the times, as a follow-up activity in
which students will discover the
problems and doubts they might have,
facing tasks based on what was learnt in
class, but from different points of views.
Dos
To really get benefits from homework,
teachers should consider:
The purposes of homework, which
should always be related to the topics
seen in class.
The amount of homework which will
vary according to the level, frequency of
class and purpose of it.
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The frequency of homework. Students
would appreciate if they know, in
advance, how often they will be required
to do and to deliver homework.
The format required to deliver
homework. Since the very beginning of
the course, students should know about
the way in which they should hand their
homework in.
The teacher and students
responsibilities. Homework is not only
having our students practicing, learning
or remembering, but checking, with their
teacher their doubts, working on
remedial work and always having their
work checked.
Evidence. Homework is not only an
exercise done to revise or to practice, but
reflects what we have learnt through the
course, material that can be also used as
a review before the exam.
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Reason why keeping their work checked,
clean and organized in a portfolio will
give them the opportunity to use it in a
very positive way.
Donts
Homework should not be assigned as an
excuse, as a filler, to entertain, or just
because it should be marked to get cer-
tain amount of points. So, lets bear in
mind that:
Homework should never be assigned as
a punishment.
Homework should never be assigned
just for the sake of having students do-
ing something at home.
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Homework should never be assigned to
justify the homework score students will
get.
Homework should never be assigned to
introduce topics which might be difficult
for students.
Homework should never be assigned
based on topics that were not covered in
class because of lack of time.
Homework should never be assigned
when it does not promote learning.
As a teacher, try not to assigned home-
work which might be extremely easy or
almost impossible for students to do it.
Homework should serve practice, prepa-
ration or extension, as stated by the Na-
tional Education Association (NEA)1.
SOURCES
(2010), NEA, USA, http://www.nea.org/,
consulted August 2010.
1 The National Education Association (NEA) is a professional organization and labor union in the United States, represent-
ing public schoolteachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators,
and college students preparing to become teachers. (2006), NEA, USA, http://www.nea.org/.
http://www.nea.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_organizationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_unionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(government_funded)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(government_funded)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacherhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collegeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collegeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacherhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(government_funded)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_unionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_organizationhttp://www.nea.org/7/30/2019 2. the Quest - The Beginning 2or
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13HERBS &
SPICESPASTES
Pastes are a typical dish from
Hidalgo. They are a kind of
baked pie made of very thin
dough, stuffed with a big
variety of sweet and salty
fillings, such as, arroz con
leche, chicken with mole, meat
or jam. You can accompany
them with coffee or any
other beverage.
Ingredients
kg flour
100 g butter
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 cup milk
1 egg
1 egg yolk for glaze
Procedure
Sift the flour with salt and
baking powder. Mix them with
butter, egg and milk until you
form a soft dough. Extend the
dough and cut it into circles. Fill
them with your favorite
ingredients, fold them in half
and glaze them with egg yolk.
Bake at 250C.
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Ingredients
5 potatoes
3 carrots
4 eggs
kg cooked meat
200 g peas
3 cucumbers
Salt
Mayonnaise
A bit of history. The people who used to
attend Tchaikovskys concerts were noblemen
and women. That means they liked to eat
expensive extravagant dishes. For this reason,
in 1860 Chef Olivier created a recipe for a
salad that had venison and vinaigrette, among
other ingredients. The recipe was a secret
known only to Olivier, but after his death itbecame popular in other countries. The
ingredients have changed with the passing of
time, until the version we know today. It is a
kind of potato salad or salad with vegetables
and meat (which can be replaced with tuna),
all mixed in plenty of mayonnaise.
Procedure
Boil the potatoes and carrots.
Prepare hard boiled eggs and
cook the meat. Dice the eggs,
meat and the vegetables into
small cubes and put them in a
big bowl. Add the peas, diced
cucumbers and mayonnaise
and salt to taste, and mix well.
OLIVER SALAD
HERBS &SPICES
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15LASTING
THOUGHTSSTARS CAN STILL SHINE
---------------by Frida Gmez Estrada
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17LASTING
THOUGHTS
Well as part of my English course I interviewed my Effective Communication teacher
to ask her about the relation that exists between the subject she teaches and my
major. This is what she said:
This subject is really important not only for International Degrees in Tourism,
Hospitality and Gastronomic Business Administration, but also for every major we
have in Universidad del Valle de Mxico since we have to learn how to express our
ideas in a correct way, without any kind of grammar mistakes and in the appropriate
context.
She also said that there are times when some people go to ask for a job and they are
rejected only because of the way they speak and they dont even know how to write
a CV, although they have finished their major.
International Degrees in Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomic Business
Administration is a major in which we have to be in direct contact with so many
people who are going to grade our performance in any area.
That is why we must be concerned about our expressing and thinking due to we are
in a university level in which it is reprehensible to say or write phrases with no sense
or even worse, to say disrespectful words that are very often said by us students, no
matter where we are or with whom we are.
Interviewee: Teacher Luz Cristina Parra.
Interviewer: Jos Alberto Corts Cisneros majoring International Degrees in Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomic
Business Administration, 2nd
semester.
February 11th
, 2010
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18HE PURE &
THE APPLIEDFRESH VEGETABLES FROM MY HOME TO MY HOME
---------------by Gabriela Lpez Quesada Jr.
Postmodernism, time in which being in contact with nature and healthy
products becomes much more difficult due to our life-style, but also, because
of all the new food appearing day by day.
Are there any options available?Definitely, there is a great option to be in contact with nature, to consume
healthier products, and to give our home a green touch, a simple one, to grow
our own home-vegetables.
Why not to start with the simplest one?
Cherry tomato, which scientific name is Lycopersicum pimpinellifolium, is an
exotic but delicious vegetable with annual growth. Its fruit is bright red, with a
thumbnail size and a weight of approximately 10 to 15 g. Its flavor is not exactly
the typical tomato one, but a bit sweet, being this one of its most importantcharacteristics.
Cherry tomatoes are deli- cious and easy to grow
because they grow al- most in any climate,
indoors and outdoors, but always being in a
space with a couple of sunny and ventilated
areas.
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How to start?
In a medium size pot half-full
with soil dig a small hole
(1cm depth), plant 3 or 4tomato cherry seeds and
cover them with soil.
Be sure that the pot counts
with a base dish where it
can always have water.
Daily add some water and put
them in a ventilated place with
plenty sun light.
In around 6 to 8 days you will see your seeds germinate. You
should check your plant every day so that it has enough water.
Approximately eighty days after you plant your seeds, you may
be able to notice your new cherry tomato plant.
Gradually your plant will grow and you will
be able to notice very small and round
green tomatoes, which will be ready to cut as soon as
they get their typical and bright red colour!Because of the way in which your plant grows, I recom-
mend you to tie it to a wooden stick or to a small branch so it can grow in a
better and straight way.
Natural and delicious, isnt it?
Enjoy them!
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20HE QUEST
---------------by Gabriela Lpez Quesada
(taken and adapted from BBC Learning English)
Gabriela Lpez Quesada has a major in Accountancy, from Escuela Bancaria y Comercial, in Mxico, a specialty in
Effective Teaching and Training Strategies, from TheConfederationCollegeofAppliedArtsandTechnology, in Canada,
a diploma as a Family Counsellor, from EXCELDUC, in Spain, and a masters degree in Social Philosophy, from
Universidad La Salle, in Mxico.She works as an English teacher certified by The Anglo Mexican Foundation and SEP,
in Mxico and by Cambridge University, in England. At the moment she works as an English teacher, studies a Diploma
in Narrative.
MAKE
DO
When to use do and when to use make, thats the QUEST.
How much do you know about it? Complete the chart:
the cleaning and the cooking
a lasting impression (on someone)
the shopping and the washing-up
a lot of damage (to something)
an announcement or a speechan application (e.g. for a driving test)
A sound or a noise
Ones hair or ones teeth
A lot of harm rather than good
Business (with somebody)
(somebody) a favour
Love, not war
A mess, a profit or a fortune
Fun of someone or a fool of someone
Amends for ones behaviour
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21HE QUEST
ANSWERS TO THE PREVIOUS THE QUEST
ANSWERS TO THE REVIOUS...THE QUESTNATIONALITIES
DOWN: FRENCH 3. AFRICAN 5. MEXICAN 6. BRAXILIAN
ACROSS: 2. CUBAN 4. GERMAN 7. CANADIAN 8. CHILEAN 9 NORWEGIAN 10 SPANISH
THEQUEST
THE COUNTRIES QUEST
----------------by Gabriela Lpez Quesada
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Based on the nationalities given complete the
crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
2 CUBA
4 GERMANY
7 CANADA
8 CHILE
9 NORWAY
10 SPAIN
DOWN
1 FRANCE
3 AFRICA
5 MEXICO
6 BRAZIL
2 3
4
5 6
7
8
9
10
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22RACES
We are Karla Ramrez Hernndez, Diana Lobera Hernndez and Paola Marroqun. We are majoring in Graphic Design,
third semester and English level III. Our teachers name is Gabriela Lopez Quesada.
The aim of our project was to talk about Ludwig Van Beethoven.
At the beginning of the 1800s, Germany was called the Holy Roman Em-
pire, and in the Austro-Prussian War, in 1866, Prussia defeated Austria.
The most important event in Germany was the Rhine Confederation. It
was formed by 16 German states ruled by Napoleon.
An interesting fact is that each year, in Bonn, the city where Beethoven
was born, the International Festival is held in his honor, in autumn, forfour weeks.
Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Ger-
many, in 1770, he was a composer and pianist.
He was an important composer in the Classical
and Romantic period. His fathers name was
Johan Van Beethoven, who worked as a tenor in
a musical establishment, also giving piano les-
sons. Johan got married to Maria Magdalena
Kevench. When Ludwig was a child, his father began to teach him how to
play the piano.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
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In 1779, Beethoven began his studies with his most important teacher in
Bonn, Christian Gottlob Neefe, who was appointed as the Courts Organ-
ist in that year. Neefe taught Beethoven composition, and by March,
1783, he helped him to write his first published composition.In March 1787, Beethoven traveled to Vienna the first time, apparently in
the hope of studying with Mozart. In 1795, he gave his first concert as a
professional composer in Vienna.
In May of 1799, Beethoven gave piano lessons to the daughters of a Hun-
garian Countess, Anna Brunswick. While this round of lessons lasted less
than one month, Beethoven established a relationship with Josephine
Brunswick, but she got married to Josef Deym.
The biggest part of his musical career was developed in Vienna. Beetho-
ven spent the rest of his life, alone because of his deafness. He died on
26th March, 1827, during a thunderstorm. Beethoven was often irascible
and might have suffered from bipolar disorder.
Ludwig Van Beethoven was very talented even when he lost his hearing,
actually he was totally deaf when he composed his most important sym-
phonies, such as, 9th
Symphony, The Last Quartet of String, and
Sonnet for a Piano,
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although he could not hear, he carried the music inside his heart and in-
side his head. Some people think that his music was very intense for
young people. Nowadays, there are many people and musicians who play
Beethoven`s compositions, some of them in their original way and othersmaking covers, such as, Moonlight song.
His most important piece of work for us is Violin Romance N 2. Every
person that performs this musical composition has learnt what love and
romance are about, so the musician can express how he thinks through
his performance.
We think that the influence that Beethoven has nowadays is very impor-
tant because his music inspires us and makes us feel a lot of different
emotions. Even now after many years, many people knows and enjoys
Beethoven`s work.
Sources
History Chanel, http://www.history.com/search?search-field=ludwing+van+beethoven&x=0&y=0, consulted in
March, 2010.
Enciclopedia Plaza & Janes.
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We are Evelyn Cibrian Rodriguez y Cos from 4th
semester, Claudia Angelica Espinosa Gonzalez and Jose Alberto Cortes
Cisneros, we are studying an International Degree in Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomic Business Administration,
2nd
semester, at Universidad del Valle de Mexico, Campus San Rafael.
The aim of our presentation was to introduce to our audience to the life of one of the greatest composers of the 19th
century; we are obviously talking about Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky.
BACKGROUND
The absolutism in Russia was stronger than in any
other European country. The history of Russia in
the 19th
century was the history of the Czars. Rus-
sia registered a high increment in its industry, bank
system and business while the Orthodox Church was dominating the
country.
Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, a Russian city near the Urals,
on May 7th
, 1840. His father was Ilia Petrovich, director of the Votkinsk
factory, a job that provided him of riches. In 1833 he got married to the
mother of the future musician. The family got six descendants: Nikolai,
Piotr, Alexandra, Ippolit, Modest and Anatoly.
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Tchaikovsky began piano lessons at the age of five. His parents were ini-
tially supportive of his musical talents, hiring a tutor, buying an or-
chestrion(a kind of barrel organ that could imitate elaborated orchestral
effects), and encouraging his study of the piano. However, his parents'passion for his musical talent soon cooled, and, in 1850, the family de-
cided to send Tchaikovsky to the Imperial School of Jurisprudence, in
Saint Petersburg.
An important person in Tchaikovskys childhood was his teacher Fanny
Durbach, who guided him to the love for music. Once far away from his
house, he wrote: I am never far from my piano; it makes me happy
when Im sad in San Petersburg.
Tchaikovsky started to take music classes with Filipov, dedicating too
much time to the piano. The child was such a nervous boy and all that ac-
tivity was enough for him to get sick, so doctors prohibited him to play
the piano again. With time and little by little, the nervous sickness was
disappearing, but the adolescent kept been little sociable.
No matter what, Tchaikovsky was studying in the Jurisprudence school
with no enthusiasm and did not dedicate himself really to the music. But
his father motivated him to keep on with what he really used to like and
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dominated; the man hired a teacher named Rudolf Kundinger who
opened the child to new musical horizons.
By the age of 14, Tchaikovskys mother died because of cholera, this fact
increased his nervous crisis and no longer, his father got sick too due tothe same sickness, but fortunately the family head recovered.
Once, Tchaikovsky listened to Don Giovanni, by Mozart, for the first time,
he got surprised by the strength and richness of the composer, becoming
a model to him.
After having majored laws, he reconsidered his real vocation because his
job did not satisfy him at all. Once he said: They have made of me a civil
servant and a bad civil servant besides. So he decided to leave every-
thing to devote his life to music and to gain a position in the conserva-
tory, in San Petersburg. Musically, he was a great improviser, with such a
great sense of harmony, but his musical knowledge was until then, lim-
ited.
Tchaikovsky is a great musician, inside his di-
gest of mu- sic we find such works as "The Lake of the
Swans "The Nutcracker", "Byzantine and Juliet",
and The Sleeping Beauty, among others.
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But his most recognized work, with no doubt is "The Lake of the Swans",
which has appeared in one without end of ballet and orchestral perform-
ances of music.
The Sleeping Beauty original cast of Tchaikovsky's
ballet
His more known works are characterized for having very melodic pas-
sages with movements that suggest a deep melancholy that they com-
bine with others extracted from the popular music. Tchaikovsky was
dominating the orchestration; especially, his scores of ballet contain sur-
prising effects of orchestral colour.
"The Swan Lake" tells the ad- ventures of young
Prince Siegfried who falls in love with Odette,
a princess who was transformed into a
swan by an evil sor- cerer: could only regain
their human features between midnight and
dawn. Odette explains that he is destined to
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remain in that state until being rescued by a man who swore eternal love.
Fascinated by her beauty, the Prince promises to rescue her and swear
eternal love.
CONCLUSIONS
The life in Russia in the epoch of Tchaikovsky was problematic, it existed a
great domain by the church wanting to control, by means of God, the
thoughts and the ideology of the people.
In the case of Tchaikovsky, he found his way of expression in his composi-
tions. This immortalized his name and is still present in our days.
The Tchaikovsky's biggest influence in our days is no doubt the one that
he exercises in Russia with the ballet, his musical compositions have
served to give him power to this art.
At present, "The Lake of the Swans" is the most popular ballet, many
companies worldwide support it in his digest, and innumerable schools of
dance and academies like to put it on scene every end of year.
SOURCES
www.tchaikovsky-research.org/
www.biografiasyvidas.com/.../c/chaikovski.htm
www.epdlp.com/compclasico.php?id=1119
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30HERE WE BELONG
Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico, it borders to the North with San Luis Po-
tos, to the south with Tlaxcala and Mexico, to the east with Veracruz and Pue-
bla, to the northwest with Queretaro. Its capital is
Pachuca.
Climate
In summer the temperature is 30C, you can enjoy swimming in the river, and
you can eat in the garden, you can also fish in the river.
The best time to go is in November and December, it is very cold, and you will
enjoy the forest.
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Fecha del boletn
As part of their English course, students have to present aproject. This time, English III students presented a Mexican dish.Indira Arvalo Carbajal, Ana Patricia Barriga Viveros and Israel
Robles Prez are Tourism, Hospitality and GastronomicBusiness Administration students in an International Degree
Programme. What you are about to read is an excerpt from theirproject.
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Tourist Places
Archaeological zone: it contains the history and culture of several prehistoric
towns, the archaeological zone is very interesting because there were formed
the major cultures in Mexico.
Museums: Collective memory is close to you in the museums of the region.
More than just a museum, you can find several museums about the great
history of Mexico, for example: El museo Regional de Hidalgo, Museo de
Mineria y Archivo Historico and La Galeria de Armas.
Real del Monte:this is located in Corredor de la montaa, this place is very
cold, with rains all year, it is also important because it has a cot mine of silver
and copper.
Ex Hacienda San Miguel Regla: in this place, you can learn about Colonial Ar-
chitecture. At night, you can enjoy the stories and legends that are a tradition.
Prismas basalticos: You must visit this place because it is very interesting,
since there are large waterfalls on the rocks, and you can swim.
Come and visit Hidalgo, you will not regret!
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THE QUEST
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