4. TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Falling from the sky p.4
The Ancient Mayan Prophecies p.6
The Printed Compendium p.10
Time to play the Game p.16
Good Omens: To Read or not to Read?
p.18
2 012: A Conspiracy p.20
About the writers p.22
Inside the C’s p.24
The Literarium p.26
Entertainment p.30
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5. X
G e n e rat i o n
is a printed youth magazine and is
the brainchild of:
Izza Sanchez
editor / lay-out artist
Shamsa Libreja
Writer
Julia Lopez- Pozas
Lionell Trinidad cartoonist / writer
sports editor
Justine Seagan
in-charge of fun page
Trixia Reyes
Literary editor
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6. fr om
g
lin ky
Fal s
th e
An article by:
Shamsa Libreja
Generation X
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7. EDUCATION
Do you ever wonder if fallen angels really
exist? Well, some people say yes and some say
no. Let`s start by defining what is an angel?.
They sometimes refer to the messengers in
heaven or sometimes guardians. Falling angels
are described as angels who rebelled against
God. When fallen angels are being talked about
people always think of “Satan” or Lucifer.
According to Wikipedia, Fallen angel is a
concept developed in Jewish and Christian
thought from interpretation of the Book of
Enoch. The actual term fallen angel is not found
in either the Hebrew Bible or the New Testa-
ment. Christians adopted the concept of fallen
angels mainly based on their interpretations of
the Book of Revelation Chapter 12. Fallen an-
gels are identified with the Watchers, as well as
the angels who are cast down to the earth from
the War in Heaven, and ha-satan.
For so many Fallen angels , Satan is the most
mentioned one. In the verses Isaiah 14:12-14
“How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the
morning, son of the dawn. You have been cut
down to the earth, you who have weakened the
nations! ”But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend
to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars
of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the recesses of the north. ’I will ascend above
the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like
the Most High,” On this bible verse we can reflect
on how selfish he is. He wants to compete with
God and prove to him that he is powerful. Some
fallen angels that I have researched was Asmo-
deus, Sammael, Lilith, Ahriman, Balan, Baliel,
and Molloch , these seven are distinguished as his
warriors.
But even though Satan has its own warriors
the archangels or angels, in heaven, they are con-
tinuously fighting to conquer all the evil spirits in
the World. And because of the faith the catholics
sing, WE can conquer those bad spirits. And
when someone asks you if they really do exist, the
answer depends on you on what your heart really
desires to answer. Always remember our Guard-
ian angel is always there to guide us whatever we
do.
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9. the ancient mayan
prophecies
An article by:
Izza Sanchez
Generation X
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10. The Mayas or Mayans do not speak of the the
cataclysmic end of the world, instead, they in-
tricately say that every element changes and the
physical being detaches. The only thing that
will remain is the spirit and with it comes the
journey of evolution toward higher levels.
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It tackles “The Time of No Time”. A period of 20 years which they named “Katun”, it depicts
the last years of the 5,125-year sun cycle which is currently from the years 1992 to 2012. The
Mayans predicted that during these years, solar winds would be more intense and would be vis-
ible on our viewpoint here on Earth. This would signify a great realization and great change for
mankind. According to the Mayans, these changes would happen so that mankind comprehends
how the universe works so we could advance to superior levels, leaving behind superficial materi-
alism and liberating ourselves from suffering
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It says that the answers to the questions of man lies within, that our behavior determines our
future. It affirms that humanity finds itself in a moment of fundamental transition toward a new
way of perceiving the universe, that the universe and the solar system are receiving a beam of
light, energy, and information from the center of the galaxy, and that this is causing an increase in
the vibration of the planet and the brain waves and cells of man, placing him in equilibrium with
this new frequency, causing enormous changes in his behavior.
The second Mayan prophecy shows two paths: one of understanding and tolerance, and one of
fear and destruction.In both, man will be sustained with the necessary lessons in achieving evolu-
tion of the conscience.
This prophecy tells us that humanity is moving toward a new era of harmony and unity, and
to reach the peak, we must confront our greatest fears and accept that we are faced with dif-
ficult situations in order to learn from them, maintaining peace in any situation which we may
experience. No matter how difficult the challenges are, we can maintain and increase our internal
energy, producing a state of high vibration and a state of respect for all that exists.
3 It predicts that we must become aware of the current situation of the planet and the grave in-
fluence we have entitled to it through the course of natural history. The processes of industrializa-
tion without ecological sensitivity have caused, with its wastes, a general increase in the tempera-
ture of the planet. This will be accentuated by increased activity of the sun, caused by the energy
received from the center of the galaxy, creating great changes in weather and winds.
There will be energy vortexes which will clean the earth’s surface, which are the manifestation of
the inconformity of our planet, and of the elemental energies contained in its interior.
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11. FEATURE
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The Fourth Prophecy “points out that the anti-ecological conduct of man and the greater ac-
tivity by the sun will cause a melting of ice in the poles. It will allow the Earth to clean itself and
green itself again, producing changes in the physical composition of the continents of the planet.
The Mayans left registers in the Desdre codices that every 117 spins of Venus the sun suffers
new alterations, and huge spots or solar wind eruptions appear.”
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The Fifth Prophecy says that all systems based on fear, on which this civilization is based, will
suffer simultaneously with the planet and man will make a transformation to give way to a new
harmonic reality. The systems will fail and man will face himself and in this a need to reorganize
society and continue down the path of evolution that will bring him to understand creation.
Only one common spiritual road for all humanity that will end all limits established among the
many ways to look at God will emerge.
6 The sixth prophecy points out that in the next years a comet of ice and rock will emerge from
the heavens whose trajectory will endanger the existence of humanity. The Mayan culture con-
siders comets as agents of change that came to put into movement the existing equilibrium,
allowing the evolution of the collective conscience. For the Mayans ,God is the presence of life,
has all shapes and has infinite presence.
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In this prophecy it is said that from the year 1999 and until 2002, the light emitted from the
center of the galaxy synchronizes all living beings and allows them to voluntarily access an in-
ternal transformation that produces new realities. The Mayans mention that every individual has
an opportunity to change and break its limitations, with it creating a new way of communicat-
ing through thought. It’s predicted that limits will disappear, a new era of transparency and light
will begin, the lie will end forever. The last prophecy predicts that spanning from the year 1999
and until 2002, the light emitted from the galactic center will synchronize all the living beings
gaining them voluntarily access an in internal transformation that leads to the new realities. They
Although most are paranoid about the end of
time, let us take a deep breath to analyze our
situation and be one with the world. Meditate with
our minds and comprehend with the laws of nature.
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18. TIME TO
PLAY THE
GAME
An article by:
Lionell Trinidad
Generation X
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19. FEATURE
Last May 5, 2009, the PopCap games
launched a tower defense action game
which eventually became one of
the most played games last 2011.
It is a highly addictive game called
“Plants vs. Zombies.” The main
objective of this game is to pre-
vent the zombies from eating your
brains by planting plants that have
offensive and defensive capabilities.
This game is very exciting especial-
ly when the zombies come nearer
to your house to pursue their goals.
On the other hand, the Rovio
Mobile launched a strategic game
last December 2009 called “Angry
Birds.” The primary objective of
this game is to launch the birds
using a slingshot to the pigs who
stole their eggs. Not only did the
game became famous to be played
on computers but also, people had
created different things related to the game
such as stuffed toys, t-shirts and many
more.
Now that the popularity of those games
is slightly fading away, there must be a
company creating a much more wonder-
ful game to be played by people of all ages.
And truly, we can’t wait anymore for that
game to be launched and influence people
all over the world.
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21. FEATURE
Good Omens: To Read or Not
to Read?
Simply put, the apocalypse has never been As Aziraphale and Crowley work together to
funnier. save Earth from its impending doom, they dis-
cover things along the way; a (very accurate) book
Upon looking intensely at the book cover, of Prophecies that held all the information of the
Good Omens may seem to be an unusual read. past, present, and future, including details of the
Technically, it is, but the book has more to offer apocalypse, was being held by a local witch; the
than an interesting design. The story focuses on the Anti-Christ (whose name is Adam, ironically) was
2 characters who were revealed in the beginning living a nice, suburban life without having the
of the book; Aziraphale, the angel with the flaming slightest idea that he would be the cause of billions
sword who watched over the Garden of Eden, and of peoples death; the 4 Horsemen (actually, 2 men,
Crowley, the shape-shifting snake living in the tree 1 woman, and some sort of ghost-spirit thing that
of Knowledge Of Good and Evil. The book was could be a man) were coming, and they were not
made as a spinoff of the highly popular movie, The happy; a commander and a cadet of the witch-hunt-
Omen, and also a combination of the beginning and ing army were on the hunt for the Anti-Christ (and
end of all Creation. In the book, however, things do the witch) too; and lastly, no one had a clue about
not go as planned. what was about to go down.
Aziraphale and Crowley have been living Craziness and knee-slapping humor ensues
on Earth ever since the beginning of Creation up in the story as you progress deeper into the book
to the present (which was the 20th Century) and and farther away from getting a good night’s rest.
frankly, they loved it. They each had their own I found the book extremely interesting and abso-
lives; Aziraphale, the Angel, was a shy, timid man lutely hilarious, as I was an Apocalypse nut (and
who lived in a house-slash-bookstore (which he I still am). The amusing footnotes (contributed by
was the manager of -- no one else was employed) Terry Pratchett) and the whimsical introduction
wherein he just sat and read all the books in his (written by both Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratch-
storage. Whereas Crowley, the not-so Fallen Angel, ett) served to mold the whole book into a tiny,
lived a life of traveling and excitement. They were underrated masterpiece, if I do say so myself. The
both content and happy. But there was one prob- English humor provides a fresh perspective on how
lem: the Apocalypse was coming and they knew it. different American-based humor from theirs. The
Even worse, they had misplaced the Anti-Christ. book is just a bit winding; it goes in fully detailed
descriptions of things that do matter, but could be
put more simply.
All in all, I’d give it an 99% percent for out-
standing effort and whimsicality (minus 1 percent
because I’m an impatient reader) and for frankly
being a very good distraction from my pile of proj-
ects and heaps of homework. Sigh.
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22. A conspiracy
Opinion by: Izza
Sanchez
Generation X
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23. EDITORIAL
2012: A Conspiracy
The Mayans prophesized it, the Hope Indians
dedicated their lives study-
ing the end, the famous Nos-
tradamus had various quadrants
predicting the end of time and
even in the Book of Revela-
tion was it foretold; the second
coming of Jesus Christ and
the rapture of the human race
towards the heavens.
The question that rises
among many, “Will the world
end to its cataclysmic finale on
December 21, 2012?”
Why is it that this conspir-
acy and not yet proven study
brought millions to the borders
of sanity? Most are now pre-
paring their end-of-the-world
survival kits and applying
special reinforcements to their
so called underground and free
from destruction bunkers.
Plain safety measures for
many but ecstatic ridiculousness for most. If the
planets do line up, it is only the universe taking its He who “created the beginning and who shall be
natural course in a unique and majestic way not to responsible for the end”.
be interpreted as a sign of the apocalypse.
What if the Mayans only tricked us into believ-
Yes, the tectonic plates move about half an inch ing that the world will end, what a great pain in the
a year but that doesn’t mean it is going to crack and bottom would it be realizing what their big joke
shift the continents to the poles. Mega quakes and made us do. Even Nostradamus is not that accurate
super volcanic eruptions may be possible but those in predicting these things since hundreds of years
are just things that fuel the flames of the borders of ago, there was a different line-up of Astronomy and
True Science and Science Fiction. thus, his predictions leading to miscalculations.
The silly imagination of people gets sillier by the Whenever the end may be, let us reflect on the
days as 2012 kicks in and the year starts off. This very truth that there is someone higher who knows
year might as well serve as a ticking bomb to mass these things. And not even our tiny minds under-
destruction for those end-of-the-world hippies. stand the vastness of the universe and the divinity
located within.
Let’s face the fact that the end is just a near per-
ception of what can happen in the future. It’s not a 2012, a weird conspiracy sending chills down the
phenomenon nor is it a general truth based from a spines of paranoid humans.
study.
It’s time to blink our eyes wide open of what re-
ally is happening as panic surges globally. Look at
ourselves, people tackling THE END of the world,
that of which only the higher one in the heavens
can do.
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24. About the writers
Writer (n) - A writer is a person who produces literature or nonfiction, such as novels, short stories, plays,
screenplays, poetry, essays, articles, or other literary art.
by: Julia Lopez - Pozas
Neil Richard Gaiman (born 10 As a child and a teenager, as a means to learn about the world
November 1960) is an English au- Gaiman read the works of C. S. and to make connections that he
thor of short fiction, novels, comic Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis Car- hoped would later assist him in
books, graphic novels, audio the- roll, James Branch Cabell, Edgar getting published. He wrote and
atre and films. His notable works Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ur- reviewed extensively for the British
include the comic book series The sula K. Le Guin, Harlan Ellison, Fantasy Society. His first professional
Sandman and novels Stardust, Rudyard Kipling. Lord Dunsany short story publication was “Feath-
American Gods, Coraline, and The and G. K. Chesterton. He later erquest”, a fantasy story, in Imagine
Graveyard Book. Gaiman’s writing became a fan of science fiction, Magazine in May 1984, when he was
has won numerous awards, in- reading the works of authors as 24.
cluding Hugo, Nebula, and Bram diverse as Alan Moore, Samuel When waiting for a train at Victo-
Stoker, as well as the 2009 New- R. Delany, Roger Zelazny, Rob- ria Station in 1984, Gaiman noticed
bery Medal and 2010 Carnegie ert A. Heinlein, H. P. Lovecraft, a copy of Swamp Thing written by
Medal in Literature. He is the first Thorne Smith, and Gene Wolfe. Alan Moore, and carefully read it.
author to win both the Newbery In the early 1980s, Gaiman pur- Moore’s fresh and vigorous approach
and the Carnegie medals for the sued journalism, conducting inter- to comics had such an impact on
same work. views and writing book reviews, Gaiman that he would later write;
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25. FEATURE
“that was the final straw, what was Sir Terence David John “Terry” Pratchett’s first two adult novels,
left of my resistance crumbled. I Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April The Dark Side of the Sun (1976)
proceeded to make regular and fre- 1948) is an English novelist, and Strata (1981), were both
quent visits to London’s Forbidden known for his frequently comi- science-fiction, the latter taking
Planet shop to buy comics”. cal work in the fantasy genre. He place partly on a disc-shaped world.
is best known for his popular and Subsequent to these, Pratchett has
In 1984, he wrote his first book, a long-running Discworld series of mostly concentrated on his Disc-
biography of the band Duran Du- comic fantasy novels. Pratchett’s world series and novels for children,
ran, as well as Ghastly Beyond Be- first novel, The Carpet People, was with two exceptions: Good Omens
lief, a book of quotations, with Kim published in 1971, and since his (1990), a collaboration with Neil
Newman. Even though Gaiman first Discworld novel (The Colour Gaiman (which was nominated
thought he did a terrible job, the of Magic) was published in 1983, for both Locus and World Fantasy
book’s first edition sold out very he has written two books a year on Awards in 1991), a humorous story
quickly. When he went to relinquish average. His latest Discworld book, about the Apocalypse set on Earth,
his rights to the book, he discovered Snuff is the third fastest selling and Nation (2008), a book for
the publisher had gone bankrupt. novel since records began in the young adults.
After this, he was offered a job by United Kingdom selling 55,000
Penthouse. He refused the offer. copies in the first three days.
He also wrote interviews and
articles for many British magazines,
including Knave. As he was writ-
ing for different magazines, some
of them competing, and “wrote too
many articles”, he sometimes went
by a number of pseudonyms: Gerry
Musgrave, Richard Grey, “along
with a couple of house names”.
Gaiman ended his journalism career
in 1987 because British newspapers
can “make up anything they want
and publish it as fact.”
In the late 1980s, he wrote Don’t
Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s
Guide to the Galaxy Companion in
what he calls a “classic English hu-
mour” style. Following on from that
he wrote the opening of what would
become his collaboration with Pratchett has said that to write,
Terry Pratchett on the comic novel you must read extensively, both in-
Good Omens, about the impending side and outside your chosen genre
apocalypse. and to the point of “overflow”.
He advises that writing is hard
“...what was left work, and that writers must “make
grammar, punctuation and spell-
of my resistance ing a part of your life.” However,
Pratchett enjoys writing, regard-
crumbled.” ing its monetary rewards as “an
unavoidable consequence”, rather
than the reason for writing.
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26. INSIDE
THE
C's
An article by:
Lionell Trinidad
Generation X
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27. SPORTS
From lay-ups to three point field goals
and jump shots to dunks - these things
you can witness from the 2007-2008 Na-
tional Basketball Association Champi-
ons, the Boston Celtics.
Headed by the Celtics’ head coach Glenn Anton “Doc” Riv-
ers, this team became known due to their high energy while
playing. Doc Rivers started his coaching career in 1999 with
the Orlando Magics. And last 2004, he began
coaching the Boston Celtics.
And now, let‘s have a
background of some of the
C’s players in the 2011-2012
NBA regular season.
Rajon Rondo (Point guard) – He was born in Louisville, Kentucky in
February 22, 1986. He played as point guard for the Celtics
as of 2006. This man is young at age but
yet, a great man and an expert in handling
and passing the ball to his teammates.
Paul Pierce (Small forward) – He was
born in Oakland California and was raised in Inglewood,
California. He is a nine time All-Star and was named the 2008 NBA Finals
Most Valuable Player.
Ray Allen (Shooting Guard) – Walter Ray Allen was born in Castle Air
Force Base near Merced, California. He was a military child as he spent his
childhood in the Edwards Air Force Base. Last February 10, 2011, Allen
broke Reggie Miller’s record of 2,560 in 3-point field goals made. This 36
year old man is surely an expert in bagging threes in the court.
Kevin Garnett (Power Forward) – KG was born in Greenville, South Carolina and became the NBA
Defensive Player of the Year in the 2007-2008 season. He was a member of the
Boston Celtics since 2007 and a specialist in hitting mid-range
jumpers.
The Boston Celtics surely have the best players. They always
have charisma in playing with their team- mates. As the 2011-
2012 NBA regular season opens, they will surely work hard
and put more effort in practices as they aim for their next NBA
Championship.
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29. featuring :
Robert FROST
Robert Frost (1874-1963), four-time Pulitzer Prize
winning American poet, teacher and lecturer wrote
many popular and oft-quoted poems including “Af-
ter Apple-Picking”, “The Road Not Taken”, “Home
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30. The Road not My november
taken guest
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, My Sorrow, when she’s here with me,
And sorry I could not travel both Thinks these dark days of autumn rain
And be one traveler, long I stood Are beautiful as days can be;
And looked down one as far as I could She loves the bare, the withered tree;
To where it bent in the undergrowth; She walks the sodden pasture lane.
Then took the other, as just as fair, Her pleasure will not let me stay.
And having perhaps the better claim, She talks and I am fain to list:
Because it was grassy and wanted wear; She’s glad the birds are gone away,
Though as for that the passing there She’s glad her simple worsted grady
Had worn them really about the same, Is silver now with clinging mist.
And both that morning equally lay The desolate, deserted trees,
In leaves no step had trodden black. The faded earth, the heavy sky,
Oh, I kept the first for another day! The beauties she so ryly sees,
Yet knowing how way leads on to way, She thinks I have no eye for these,
I doubted if I should ever come back. And vexes me for reason why.
I shall be telling this with a sigh Not yesterday I learned to know
Somewhere ages and ages hence: The love of bare November days
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— Before the coming of the snow,
I took the one less traveled by, But it were vain to tell he so,
And that has made all the difference. And they are better for her praise.
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31. LITERATURE
PAN WITH US Good Hours
Pan came out of the woods one day,-- I had for my winter evening walk--
His skin and his hair and his eyes were gray, No one at all with whom to talk,
The gray of the moss of walls were they,-- But I had the cottages in a row
And stood in the sun and looked his fill Up to their shining eyes in snow.
At wooded valley and wooded hill.
And I thought I had the folk within:
He stood in the zephyr, pipes in hand, I had the sound of a violin;
On a height of naked pasture land; I had a glimpse through curtain laces
In all the country he did command Of youthful forms and youthful faces.
He saw no smoke and he saw no roof.
That was well! and he stamped a hoof. I had such company outward bound.
I went till there were no cottages found.
His heart knew peace, for none came here I turned and repented, but coming back
To this lean feeding save once a year I saw no window but that was black.
Someone to salt the half-wild steer,
Or homespun children with clicking pails Over the snow my creaking feet
Who see so little they tell no tales. Disturbed the slumbering village street
Like profanation, by your leave,
He tossed his pipes, too hard to teach At ten o’clock of a winter eve.
A new-world song, far out of reach,
For sylvan sign that the blue jay’s screech
And the whimper of hawks beside the sun
Were music enough for him, for one.
Times were changed from what they were:
Such pipes kept less of power to stir
The fruited bough of the juniper
And the fragile bluets clustered there
Than the merest aimless breath of air.
They were pipes of pagan mirth,
And the world had found new terms of worth.
He laid him down on the sun-burned earth
And raveled a flower and looked away--
Play? Play?--What should he play?
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