LIONEL MESSI

Born on 24 June 1978, the Argentinian Lionel Messi is a player of FC Barcelona and the captain of Argentina National team. What makes him special is the fact that he was nominated for several Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year by the age of 21, and he succeeded to win in 2009 and 2010.More than that, his way of playing has drawn many comparisons to the famous player Diego Maradona. (http://en.wikipedia.org/)

Messi began to play soccer when he was 5 years old in a local club coached by his father. After that, Messi changed the club in 1995 and moved to Newell’s Old Boys which is a club in his city Rosario. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency at the age of 11. At this period, there was a club which showed interest in the progress of Messi, but after this event it stopped thinking about him because the club didn’t have the ability to treat him. After this sad event, Lionel Messi had an opportunity to change his life when he received “a contract written on a paper napkin”  (http://en.wikipedia.org/) from Fc Barcelona to move in Spain and enroll in the youth academy of this club .More than that ,Fc Barcelona proposed  him to pay for his medical treatment if he accept the offer. After that, Lionel Messi accepted the offer and moved to Spain with his father.(http://en.wikipedia.org/)

With his club Fc Barcelona, Lionel Messi became the best player in the world and won many trophies such as Spanish League, UEFA Champion’s League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and many others titles. More than that he succeeded to win many Individual Awards like Player of the year in Europe, Ballon d’Or , FIFA World Play, and others awards.( http://www.leomessi.com/eng/)

“Blessed with supreme talents on the pitch, Leo has also proven to be something of an angel off it”. (www.lionel-messi.co.uk/), he had always a mature behavior inside and outside the stadium. More than that, he was always interested in helping people, and he participated in the Family Association of Spinal Muscular Atrophy to help people suffering from this condition. More than that, Lionel Messi was always respected and beloved by people around him, and as his coach Pep Guardiola said: “We want him to stay with us because he’s the best and we wouldn’t swap him for anyone.” Not only his coach but Lionel Messi is appreciated by everyone to know what soccer means. (http://www.lionel-messi.co.uk/)

References :

1) “Lionel Messi”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi  11/30/2011.Web.

2)”I AM LEO, MY CAREER”, http://www.leomessi.com/eng/ 11/30/2011.Web.

3)”QUOTES”, http://www.lionel-messi.co.uk/quotes/ 11/30/2011.Web.

4)”BIOGRAPHY”, http://www.lionel-messi.co.uk/biography/  11/30/2011 .Web.

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                        

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                                 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012

Pro Evolution Soccer is considered one of the best video games, and recently, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced that the last version of this game which is PES2012 is disposable for PS3 and Xbox 360.This new version is special because it gives the player more control than any other soccer video game. More than that, the company uses the image of two of the most famous players in the world which are Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Da Silva to cover the box of PES 2012.

"With every edition of Pro Evolution Soccer, we set out to provide an unparalleled gameplay experience,"(Shinji Hirano, president of Konami). There are many gameplay improvements in this version. Animation had been improved, and the overall presentation has been elaborated. More than that, the general ambiance has been recreated, and we can now see managers wandering the sideline. In addition to that, the control of ball has been improved so the players will find more pleasure in playing the game.

Pro Evolution Soccer has always tried to give the users the pleasure that they want while playing video games, and in this last version it keeps going on this way, like Shinji Hirano munched "Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 keeps to our long-standing tradition of giving users the intensity of real-life soccer with cutting-edge graphics and controls."

What also makes this version special is that it got the official licenses of many interesting competitions such as UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, and the Copa Santander Liberators. More Than That,” The tournaments are integrated into the new mode, Football Life, which features a Master League mode and a Become a Legend mode, and for the first time, a Club Boss mode.”(www.wikipedia.org) . In addition, PES got the full licenses of the leagues of France, Netherlands, and Spain However it got only few licenses of English, Italian, and Portuguese leagues.

As any other video game, Pro Evolution Soccer is rated, which means that they give a minimum age for the users of the game  and PES is rated E which means that it is for everyone ,so anyone of any age can play this game ,and this rate is given by  The Entertainment Software Rating Board(ESRB).

The creation of PES 2012 will be considered one of the most interesting event in the history of video games, because this new version will give another meaning of playing to the users .It will be more than a simple game, it will be an experience.

 Resources:

1)       “KONAMI KICKS OFF FALL WITH PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012 NOW AVAILABLE”, http://konami.com/article/KONAMI_KICKS_OFF_FALL_WITH_PRO_EVOLUTION_SOCCER/238  17/11/2011  

2)       “Pro Evolution Soccer 2012”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2012    17/11/2011

 

                                                                                             

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                                                          The Devil’s Location

Known as the demon’s location, Triangle of Bermuda is a place with a triangular form that covers three different areas which are Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. It has a size of 500,000 square miles to three times that size,and according to legends, there were many people, boats, and aircrafts disappearing on this area in a mysterious way.

The new legend of Bermuda Triangle started after the disappearance of five navy aircrafts on a mission in 1945. After that time, mysterious accidents still happened with the loss of more than 50 ships and 20 plans in this area, and what makes these accidents mysterious is that everything disappeared without a trace.

Over the time, the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle became more famous because of articles, books, and television programs, but there are who think that there is no mystery about the Bermuda Triangle and we don’t have to explain the events happened there. As a result, these people don’t need any scientific proofs which show that there is no secret about what happened in this triangle because they are already convinced, so for these people “The real mystery is how the Bermuda Triangle became a mystery “(Robert T. Carroll)

On the other hand, many theories were given to find explanations concerning these mysterious events by different groups of people. For instance, the fantasy writers thought about evils, evil humans, and the concept of the fourth dimension…..The technicians thought about the existence of methane gas in this area….Investigators had the ideas of hurricanes,tsunamis,high waves, and other natural causes .

Even if these explanations are given to change the mind of people, supernatural phenomena is a simple and easy answer for those who are not ready to understand the work of scientific research. “But, it is amazing how many supernatural things become natural when scientifically investigated” (Howard L. Rosenberg).

The phenomenon of Bermuda Triangle influences many fields such as entertainment, for instance on Australia there is an amusement park which operated a ride with the name of Bermuda Triangle. Music also was affected by this triangle, for example the composer Isao Tomita makes an album called Bermuda Triangle. Not only Music, but films also were influenced by Bermuda, and there were many movies made about this phenomenon.

Natural or Supernatural, everyone has the right to make his own opinion about this subject, but what is sure is that Bermuda Triangle will still a very interesting phenomenon that every generation will hear about.

 Resources:

               1)      Robert T. Carroll “Bermuda (or"Devil's")Triangle”, http://www.skepdic.com/bermuda.html 27/10/2011   

2)      Howard L. Rosenberg "Exorcizing the Devil's Triangle, " http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq8-3.htm    27/10/2011

3)      “BermudaTriangle“,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle#Influence_on_culture   27/10/2011

                                                                                                                                                   

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                               Més que un club 

Known as Barça, the Futbol Club Barcelona is a club from Spain that include multiple sports, but football is the most famous one. The club of soccer was founded in 1899 by the leader Joan Gamper in corporation with a group of Swiss, English, and Catalan men. Now, the club has become a foundation under the slogan Més que un club (More than a club).        (Authors of the website http://football-tickets.barcelona.com/the_club).

The club is one of the most famous clubs in the history of Spanish, European and international football. It had won many trophies through the participations in different competitions such as Champions League, La Liga, and La Copa Del Rey.        (Authors of the website http://football-tickets.barcelona.com/the_club).

Like any other club, the club of Barcelona has a main stadium named Camp Nou, also it has a huge number of club members. More than that, it has a reserve team which is FC Barcelona B, a junior team which is FC Barcelona C, and four other clubs in different sports which are basketball, handball, futsal, and hockey.   (Authors of the website http://football-tickets.barcelona.com/the_club).

‘’An agreement that has made Barça unique’’(Authors of the website http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/club_avui/mes_que_un_club/mesqueunclub.html) is the fact that the club has decided to give 0.7 per cent of its net profit to the FC Barcelona Foundation to help in the development of the international cooperation programs. More than that, the club gives a sum of money to Unicef each year for a period of five years in order to participate in the humanitarian aid programs. For that, we considerate that “The slogan ‘more than a club’ is open-ended in meaning.” (Authors of the website http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/club_avui/mes_que_un_club/mesqueunclub.html), and that is one of the principal causes that make of FC Barcelona one of the most popular clubs in the world.    (Authors of the websitehttp://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/club_avui/mes_que_un_club/mesqueunclub.html).

References:

1)         ”All about The FC Barcelona!”, http://football-tickets.barcelona.com/the_club, 6/10/2011.

2)            "More Than A Club", http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/club_avui/mes_que_un_club/mesqueunclub.html, 6/10/2011.