Roberto Matta, Chile infrarrealismo Xul Solar, Argentina Rua Ruini

Antonio Segu, Argentina El gallego Segu Jos Gurvich, Uruguay

Fernando Botero, Colombia boterismo Wifredo Lam, Cuba

Leonor Fini, Argentina Luis Felipe No, Argentina
Obra Plstica
El Justo

SIGNOS DE PUNTUACIN
Los signos de puntuacin son herramientas que permiten al lector comprender el
significado de los textos, ya que permiten dentro del texto escrito marcar pausas y la
entonacin del habla.
El uso de los signos de puntuacin posee una gran importancia ya que su forma correcta
permite resolver o eliminar ambigedades. Por otra parte, los signos de puntuacin
permiten estructurar el texto, ordenando la ideas y jerarquizando las mismas en
principales y secundarias lo que permite al lector una mejor interpretacin, anlisis y
comprensin del texto.
Batalla de los cadetes
El 2 de agosto de 1,954 un grupo de cadetes de la Escuela Politcnica no pudo tolerar la
deshonra que el llamado ejrcito liberacionista provoc para el Ejrcito de Guatemala.
Se levantaron con valenta, patriotismo y se enfrentaron al Gobierno del Cnel. Carlos
Castillo Armas. Este es un extracto que describe ese momento histrico.
Pero esta resea histrica no pretende defender una u otra ideologa; no pretende
concluir si el gobierno del presidente Arbenz segua una poltica con orientacin
comunista; ni pretende condenar o justificar la intervencin estadounidense.
En cambio, esta resea histrica, pretende exaltar cmo la situacin fue considerada por
un grupo de cadetes de la Escuela Politcnica quienes por esa poca se formaban para
ser oficiales del Ejrcito de Guatemala; jvenes militares que en su mente tenan
claramente inculcados los conceptos de honor, lealtad, dignidad militar y soberana; por
tanto no comprendieron las razones polticas de un gobierno preocupado por las ms
pobres, de una potencia preocupada por preservar sus empresas comerciales en
Guatemala y la ms difcil de entender: el motivo por qu un militar aunque de baja se
revelaba contra su propia patria traicionando los valores que ellos abrazaban en sus
mentes y en sus corazones; y peor an, ver un ejrcito que no haca nada en medio de
toda esta crisis poltica.

El levantamiento militar del 13 de noviembre de 1960

Para comprender la aparicin de la guerrilla guatemalteca es necesario hacer
referencia al levantamiento militar del 13 de noviembre de 1960. Este fue el
movimiento de mayor envergadura de la cadena de actos protagonizados por
oficiales del Ejrcito desde 1954. En sus preparativos se involucraron por lo
menos un 30% de los cuadros del Ejrcito, principalmente oficiales
subalternos. Fue tambin la rebelin en la que se expresaron intereses
divergentes en el seno del Ejrcito, que luego fueron unificados por el golpe de
Estado del 30 de marzo de 1963.

THE HARE AND THE TURTLE

In the world of the animals, there was a very arrogant hare because she said to
everyone she was the fastest. Thats why she was always laughing at the slow
turtle.
-Look at the turtle! Hey turtle, dont run so much that youre going to get tired
of going so fast!- The hare used to say laughing at the turtle.
One day, they were talking and it occurred to the turtle to make a
strange bet with the hare.
-Im sure I can win you a race- she said.
- To me?- asked the hare astonished.
-Yes, to you. Lets put our bet on that stone and lets see who wins the race.
The hare, very amused, accepted. All the animals met to watch the race. The
road and the finishing line were marked. Once it was ready, the race started
among big applauses.
Relying on her speed, the hare left the turtle go and she remained lazing about.
She had time enough to win such a slow creature!
Then she start running, she run fast as the wind while the turtle went slow but
without stopping. At once she went ahead. She stopped next to the road and
she sat to rest.
When the turtle passed by her side, the hare made fun of her once more. She
left her advantage and set out her quick walk. She did the same several times
but, in spite of her mocks, the turtle kept her way until she arrived to the
finishing line. When the hare woke up, she ran with all her might but it was too
late, the turtle had won the race.
That day was very sad for the hare and she learnt a lesson she would never
forget: you must never mock of the others.
THE MILKMAID
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her head.
As she went along, she began calculating what she would do with the money
she would get for the milk.
- I'll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown, said she, and they will lay eggs each
morning, which I will sell to the parson's wife.
- With the money that I get from the sale of these eggs, I'll buy myself a new
dimity frock and a chip hat; and when I go to market, won't all the young men
come up and speak to me! Short Stories
- Polly Shaw will be so jealous; but I don't care. I shall just look at her and toss
my head like this.
As she spoke that, she tossed her head back and the pail fell off it, and all the
milk was spilt!

THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. CUENTOS CORTOS EN INGLS

A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of
the shepherd and his dogs.
But one day it found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed and thrown aside,
so it put it on over its own pelt and strolled down among the sheep.
The Lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the Wolf was wearing, began
to follow the Wolf in the Sheeps clothing; so, leading the Lamb a little apart, he
soon made a meal off her, and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the
sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.
Moral of a fable: appearances are deceptive.