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6 U.S. & World Le Mexique: Plus Qu’un Burrito! Par Iona Sobral ’15 Tout le monde a probablement déjà entendu parler, vu ou mangé un burrito dans sa vie. C’est un plat, soidisant le plus connu du Mexique, qui est composé d’une tortilla (crêpe de maïs) et de viandes, salades, riz, etc… mélangés à l’intérieur. Pour ma part, je viens de passer cinq ans au Mexique, profitant du soleil, de la plage, de la jungle, des pyramides, du soleil, de l’humidité et des moustiques (si, si !) sans jamais entendre parler de « burrito ». Nous avons pourtant, ma gourmandise et moi, profité (peut être trop ) de tous les plats typiques possibles et imaginables… Plongée, donc, en plein dans ce mystère, je me suis mise à farfouiller sur internet. J’ai fini par découvrir la seule, l’unique vérité. Laissez-moi vous raconter l’histoire… Au nord du Mexique, près de la frontière avec les Etats-Unis, vivait Juan Mendez. Ce méxicain était un fervent adepte de cuisine typique de son pays et tenait un petit restaurant où il vendait sa spécialité : le « tacos », en fait une tortilla garnie de viande, souvent accompagnée de riz, de salade et de purée d’haricots noirs (aussi nommée « frijoles »). Or ce mets devenait de plus en plus populaire, notamment parmi les voisins du Mexique, dans le Texas. Juan, soucieux de répondre aux demandes des deux pays, acheta un petit âne -ou « burrito », en espagnol - pour traverser la frontière et, pour garder la nourriture chaude lors Ma rc h 2013 du voyage, il mit toute la nourriture dans la tortilla et l’entoura de papier. Les clients, ravis de cette nouvelle idée, décidèrent de nommer cette nouvelle recette « burrito » en l’honneur du petit âne qui transportait la nourriture sur son dos. Le burrito était né ! C’est sans doute cet échange qui initia le développement d’une nourriture mi mexicaine mi américaine, connue aujourd’hui dans le monde entier sous le nom de Tex-Mex (pour raccourcir Texas-Mexique). Mais le burrito n’est pas le seul cliché que l’on trouve à propos du Mexique, et je me dois de vous mettre dans le vrai. NON, les mexicains ne se baladent pas à dos d’âne dans la rue (ou alors dans les petits pueblos). NON, personne ne fait la sieste allongé sur un cactus avec un immense chapeau. Je tiens d’ailleurs à signaler que les cactus ont des épines très piquantes, et que personne de sensé n’irait se planter volontairement des épines dans le dos. Mais OUI on peut encore rencontrer trois mariachis sous leur sombrero dans les rues de Mexico prêts à vous pousser la chansonnette pour 30 ou 50 pesos et OUI à chaque coin de rue on peut s’offrir une délicieuse tortilla de maïs blanc ou bleu fourrée de fleurs de courgettes ou encore du délicieux fromage de Oaxaca. Le Mexique est un pays avec une culture, une histoire et une nature incroyables que je vous invite à visiter, sans sortir des sentiers battus, bien sûr ! Freedom of Speech More Complicated Than It Seems By Josephine Kehm ’15 Watch what you say, even if you’re allowed to say it. You never know who is listening. Freedom of speech is a right given to most people in the world and in the case of the United States it is protected under the Constitution. This right is fairly basic and seems innocent, but what many don’t realize is that it can also be dangerous. Restrictions have been put in place to ensure maximum security. The First Amendment does not protect citizens’ rights to certain kinds of speech such as: that which poses a “clear and present danger” (will this speech present a dangerous situation), “fighting words” (will this speech spoken face to face inflame a certain danger), and “obscenity.” The decision that “obscene” material is not protected under the First Amendment is just one of many examples of how complicated the issue is. Who defines what is obscene These restrictions to the First Amendment have not stopped the continuous debate over whether or not the freedom to speak should be limited or even if this right is dangerous in the first place. Some of you may remember that in 2010 the American Reverend Terry Jones threatened to burn the Koran, proclaiming that Islam is heretical. Saying this obviously provoked the Islamic community. Some also claimed that his statements endangered troops in Afghanistan and other countries where American forces were based. Reverend Jones defended himself by saying that his First Amendment rights protected him. This is technically true but what he was saying was provoking a danger to numerous lives and was inflaming a possible conflict between the Unites States and other Islamic countries, his critics claimed. This man has the right to believe what he wanted, as radical as it may seem, but creating danger for others is not the same right. On September 11th, 2012, Christopher Stevens, the United States ambassador in Libya, and three others were murdered. The attack has since been deemed an act of terrorism, but initially the motivation for the murders was believed to be revenge for an inflammatory video uploaded in the United States that portrayed the Muslim prophet Mohammed as an evil person causing great suffering. How was Ambassador Stevens implicated in this Of course he had nothing to do with the video. He was just the American representative in an Islamic country. At the time, though, it was believed that he received the brutal treatment from Muslims who were offended by the video. And while those killers were of course condemned for their actions, many still turned to this video and sought to vilify its creator. It should be noted and reemphasized that the Muslim community did not want Stevens dead; it was in fact Libyans who found him still breathing and attempted to save his life. After the murder, demonstrators in Libya held signs that read, “Chris Stevens was a friend to All Libyans,” “Thugs are killers / don’t represent Benghazi /nor Islam,” and “Sorry people of America this is not the behavior of our Islam or Prophet.” This is just one example, though. The problem with freedom of speech is that one can post something provocative in a flash and someone’s life can also be taken in a flash. But citizens’ rights are crucial and should not be restricted without very careful thought. Freedom of speech should be limited when it is provocative and might possibly cause an eruption of war between two countries. Stevens’ murderers deserve to face consequences, but many also claimed that, in the first place, the murderers were provoked on purpose by someone in the US, in which case should this person face consequences as well for creating this whole mess On the one hand, it would seem fair if they did, because someone has to pay for Stevens’ death for the sake of his family. On the other hand, did the creator of the video really create this whole mess The restrictions to certain freedoms of speech are generally a good idea, and their boundaries can be augmented. Each case that will arise involving this intricate topic will have its own particulars, and, depending on the court, a different consequence. Overall freedom of speech is not something people should take advantage of because our ancestors have fought long and hard for us to acquire this right but not with the intention of abusing its power.
Games March 2013 7 Valentine’s Day Crossword Puzzle By Jean-Baptiste Robert Credits to: Guillaume Gillain D M N O I T C E F F A P E G V F C D X S Z O U H R F V B N E J H Y T F T C F B N J K G J G R F D S A S D E R S S D A A R Q S R H I K H D R J T D F W D H D W Q U A L R R H F Q H N T R A E H D H F S R T I Q S C O S U N G T B R G N J N K R K D I S G A Q A O C S J G G G M L N J U I D D X B O U Q U E T U O D M R T D A S N B S T P O E M H D F S N Q P H L F V C S Q K D S L N X V W L D S W B X N L C E F G O Z I O F J O E O Q M Y R W W Q A N E D R H P A N G E L D F L B L W C F E A S B V W E J O F G H G Y I F S A O E E R F E Y V F S D N R O S E D F Q B G L V R C F F M T X V Q C M P F G S D E W T V L E R D S V G H S V A X K F G S J Z I E G J A R F B H R M L M V T S L Y F G C J K R V E D R F U A R R I N O D W F G K J H D J T J R W A Z H G F S U B A E Q Y D N C N J H Y O W A C F G B G G G O C X A T S I N N V B U U I O P A S Z X C V G M H Z T S P A R T Y G Q E T E F V G D I P U C A WORD BANK: VALENTINE, LOVE, HEART, KISS, LOVEBIRDS, BALLAD, PINK, PARTY, AMOUR, FETE, ROSE, PROPOSAL, COUPLE, CUPID, SWEETS, BOUQUET, HUG, ANGEL, CHOCOLATE, AFFECTION Sudoku See if you can crack the code! Maze Begin The French-American School Of New York Messenger Editors-in-Chief: Emanuelle Rizk & Olivier Weiss Managing Editor: Emma Guyot Senior Editors: Armand Latreille & Julian Salz Assistant Editor: Emanuel Wickenburg Sports Editor: Paul Castaybert Design Editors: Clemence Wassen & Irène Woo In Review Editor: Irène Woo Copy Editor: David Guyot Drawings by Louis Le Jamtel VOL. X NO. IV Reporting Staff: Nour Aljowaily, Matthieu Anconetti, Michael Anderson, Tatiana Brochin, Thomas de Villemejane, Joaquin Delmar, Jurnivah Desir, Oriana Durand, Chloe Durland, Anatole Grablevsky, Zoé Guyot, Léa Jabbour, Alexa Jakob, Emilie Kehm, Josephine Kehm, Maddie King, Zoé LaPomme, Alex Mason, Maxim Mounier, Hai Nguyen, Eliwa Onanga, Mathieu Rizk, Jean-Baptiste Robert, Margaux Salz, Mathieu Salz, Jacqueline Sarro, Alex Sherman, Sabrina Sherman, Iona Sobral, Karim Tounkara, Lorenzo Vitale, Declan Wicks, Camille Williams End Ecole Franco-Américaine de New York French-American School of New York Faculty Advisors: Mrs. Anne K. Culhane, Mr. Tom Faure 145 New Street, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 (914) 250-0000 www.fasny.org
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