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Surface: 9,834 millions of square kilometers.
National hymn: The star spangled banner.
Independence:
-Declared: 4 July of 1776.
-Recognized: 3 September 1783.
Population: 331,9 million (2021).
Capital: Washington DC.

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Here you can see all the presidents of the United States.

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The 4th of July, or Independence Day is a day that commemorates when the US gained its independence, so historically, the day is filled with celebrations.

Red, white, and blue: Even though this day is incredibly casual, there’s an important dress code almost everyone complies. You’re practically required to wear red, white, and blue! The colors represent their national values and are also the national colors. The red is for hardiness and valor. The white represents purity and innocence. The blue is for vigilance, perseverance, and justice.

Fireworks: No Independence Day is complete without a huge fireworks display. Just about every county hosts a fireworks show.

Friends and loved ones :Another important holiday tradition is spending time with people you care about.

Barbecues: Whether they are shared with family, friends or neighbors, backyard barbecues and block parties are a perfect way to celebrate independence.

Outdoor concerts and performing arts: Most cities host concerts or performances in the park. Concerts are great to spend the day.
Go to a Parade: Another tradition is going to a parade, most of the people like going there.

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4th Of July For Kids - Independence Day | Story with Interesting Facts for Children | Kids Academy

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In the late 1800s, pizza came to America thanks to Italians who immigrated to New York City, in the United States. At this time in history, pizza spread to the American continent at the same time as in northern Italy.The history of pizza confirms that it comes from Italy, specifically from Naples in the 18th century. Italian immigrants popularized pizza in the United States and in many immigrant neighborhoods it was a very popular food identifying their Italian origin. North America's first pizzeria moved to New York City in 1909 and the pizzeria was named Lombardi's baked in less time. Pizza parlors became popular in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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The Statue of Liberty Lights the World is a gift of friendship from the French people to the United States and is considered a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was declared a national monument in 1924. Since 1933, National Park Service employees have been taking care of the massive bronze statue.

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The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), also known as the American eagle, white-headed eagle, white-headed eagle or American eagle, is an accipitriform bird of prey of the Accipitridae family, which inhabits North America, from southern Canada to Baja California Sur and Sonora in Mexico. Pure white feathers cover the head of the adults, making it appear bald. The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States.

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Baseball is a competitive sport played with a hard ball and a bat. It is played between two teams of nine players each one. It is considered the national sport of the United States due to its strong tradition and great popularity. It is also played in many parts of the world by people of all ages.

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The students of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year of Compulsory Secondary Education from Los Naranjos school are going to create six different Padlets analysing six different English-speaking countries.

They will present relevant information from the countries as well as curiosities and some history, all accompanied by photos, videos, recipes, podcasts, music and much more!

Xelo Orengo

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It is the official hymn of the USA.
It was officially adopted by the country in 1931, but it was written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, a poor 35 years old lawyer.

Lyrics
Oh, say can you see,
by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed
at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched,
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled
banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave?

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The 50 stars represent the actual states that conform America and the 13 stripes represent the original colonies, which are:

1. Maryland

2. Virginia

3. North Caroline

4. South Caroline

5. Georgia

6. Massachusetts

7. New Hampshire

8. Rhode Island

9. Connecticut

10. New York

11. Pensilvania

12. New Jersey

13. Delaware

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The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City.
The copper statue was a gift form the people of France.
It was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and the metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel.
The statue was gifted on October 28, 1886.

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If we are talking about the American independence we have to talk about this musical: Hamilton.

Composed in 2015 by Lin-Manuel Miranda, it talks about the founding father Alexander Hamilton and his political career, presenting important facts about the Independence War, the political issues of that time and the most relevant historical figures in an entertaining and absolutely fantastic way.

Just watch it!

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Thanksgiving is an annual National tradition that is celebrated in both America and Canada. This year it’s on 4th Thursday of November and the Americans believe that it was adopted from the English colonies on the year 1621. However, nowadays there are several dates that can be used to recognize this holiday such as the 23rd or 25th of November.                                                                                                               Thanksgiving receives its name from the principal tradition done this day, this is thanking God and family for all the good things that happened during the year. This is the most important thing done this day because it was the first tradition that was inherited from the English colonies. They gave thanks for all the wars won and the end of droughts. It’s also a big tradition to eat turkey and share the day with your family and loved ones. More traditions done that day are:Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, break the wishbone for good luck, take a nap and watch an American football match.
An interesting fact is that on Thanksgiving day 46 million turkeys are eaten but one of them is saved by the President and kept as the National pet.

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This is the official trailer by Disney+.

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For if you want to see Hamilton, here you can find a free version too.

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Hamilton : Disney, Lin-Manuel Miranda : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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The film version of the Broadway sensation Hamilton (only available in the original version) combines the best of live show, feature film and streaming in a...

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It lasted 8 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day, from the 19th of April of 1775 to the 3rd of September of 1783, it resulted in the U.S. and Allied victory against the British. It took in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. and the allies of the U.S. where the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of France, and the Dutch Republic.

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https://uk.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/u-s-flag-facts/
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https://historiabreve.com/lista-de-los-presidentes-de-estados-unidos/
3. Wikipedia. [Web]. (2023). https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apolo_13
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
5. Internet Archive. [Web]. (2016) https://archive.org/details/hamilton_full_movie

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The History of The First Thanksgiving Day

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Simone Biles is an American gymnast who was considerate de one of the sport’s greatest atfletes. She used to compete at the Olympics before she retired because of depression. She was tied with Shannon Miler for the most Olimpics medals won by an American gymnast. She had to retire to focus on her mental health.

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Lacrosse is an outdoor game in which players use long sticks with nets at the end to catch and throw a small ball, in order to try and score goals. It is a ball game invented by the native Americans.

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Here you can watch a video of the origins of the Pizzerias in America.

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Culinary Historians | Thoughts on the Origins of Pizzerias in America and Chicago, Peter Regas

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Here you can find a podcast with a Spanish baseball player.

https://youtu.be/oQgBiQtsVkY

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"El béisbol en España está muy bien organizado, aunque no sea profesional" I MARCA

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The NBA is divided into two 15-team conferences, the Eastern and Western Conferences, which are further divided into six different divisions of 5 teams each. To the east we find the Atlantic Ocean, the Central Ocean and the Southeast Ocean, while to the west the Northwest, the Pacific Ocean and the Southwest coexist

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Homecoming began at colleges as a celebration for the first football game of the season, where alumni would come back to visit their former campuses. The University of Missouri, Baylor University, and the University of Illinois all claim to have began hosting homecoming events in 1911, 1909, and 1910, respectively. The tradition spread quickly to other colleges and high schools around the country and has become the fun-filled occasion it is today.

Sometimes, homecoming consists of a week of events, including a pep rally, parade, and a big football game, typically a match-up against your school’s rivals. (TBH, if you’re not a huge sports fan, it may be the only football game you’ll go to all year.) Among the festivities, a homecoming court is often crowned, with the nominations of homecoming kings, queens, princes, and princesses.

Finally, homecoming can be a lot more casual than prom. While some schools go all out and throw prom at an event space off-campus, homecoming is usually held in the school’s gym. The dresses are usually short and the suits are more chill.

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Thanksgiving Day is a tradition that consists of eating turkey since it is a symbol of abundance, peace and union. It’s celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving begins when settlers in New England and Canada regularly observed "thanksgiving days," days of prayer for blessings such as safe voyages, military victories, or bountiful harvests. Thanksgiving brings family and friends together for a meal, especially turkey with cranberries and pumpkin pie. Parades and football games are activities associated with Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day become an official holiday since Northerners dominated the federal government.

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THE ROMAN BURGER🏛: There are some evidence that the ancient Romans invented the first burger. The Roman cookbook contains a dish called 'Isicia Omentata’ that looks like a burger.

THE MEDIEVAL RYSSHEW🏰: Minced meat was a delicacy in Medieval cuisine , improved pork and other meats were introduced and the burger began to take shape.

THE HAMBURG STEAF: In the early 19th Century, Hamburg became famous for its exceptional beef. German immigrants to America brought this idea .

THE FIRST BURGER🥇: Most historians believe the first true burger was created by a Texan cook Fletcher Davis AKA “old Dave” who placed Hamburg steak between two slices of Texas toast .

FAST FOOD COMPANIES 🍟: In the 20s and 30s the burger continued to be popular and the fast food industry was already booming.   The first fast food company was McDonald’s in California .

THE GOURMET BURGER 💯: gastropubs created the gourmet burgers they are made with other ingredients like “ Brioche,  Aberdeen Angus…….)

THE IN VITRO BURGER ‼️: Scientists from an institute in the Netherlands took cells from a cow and turned them into strips of muscle to create a patty. Whilst there were mixed with the burger , most comments were positive.

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A little bit of the history: In the United States, Halloween began in the 19th century following the 1845 famine in Ireland.

This situation caused thousands of people to migrate to the North American country in search of a better life, and that population also took that tradition with them.

How to celebrate: The 'Halloween night' is celebrated every October 31st. Where it is celebrated the most is in the United States, where preparations begin months before. Candies, pumpkins, haunted houses, costume parties...

The whole city dresses in orange to celebrate the festival. Streets, houses, shops... are covered with pumpkins, ghosts and cobwebs to receive the most terrifying night of the year.

In the United States, it is traditional to carve pumpkins by hand. In schools, children take a pumpkin and carve scary faces on it. Then in the center they light a candle.

Pumpkins are the most representative Halloween decoration in the USA. But there are many other decorations that have earned the title of "must have", such as paper bats, fake spider webs or witch silhouettes.

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The ancient history of the modern hamburger | Edible Histories Episode 4 | BBC Ideas

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Most historians generally are agree that the eggnog was originated in medieval Britain.The upper classes were the only ones to have access to the sherry , milk and eggs what there were the ingredients to make the first version of eggnog , so it began to be an exclusive beverage. Lately Monks in the middle age added figs and eggs to this beverage they called “ posset”. Most likely, eggnog became associated with the holiday season. In the early American colonies, eggnog became a common and essential drink.

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1. Silverman, David J. (w.d.). Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day

2. YouTube. [web]. (2022) What is Thanksgiving? + Free Printable Worksheet Lesson (for ESL Teachers & Learners) All Things Grammar. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/Z6tK1fx8XTW

3. Evolution of hamburger: C/D/A (w.d) The illustrated Evolution of the Burger. Retrieved from: https://www.cda.eu/blog/the-illustrated-evolution-of-the-burger

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As stated previously, the first proms were in the early 1800s. They were known as the Promenade. They were primarily thrown with the main purpose for young men to show their newly found manners and social standing. Few years after the late 1890s, promenades moved to high schools for senior classes. Also, the dress for the Prom is very important that is why the girls prepare it months in advance. The rule is simple, you have to dress up properly.

Traditions for prom:

1. Once pictures are done, the guys usually give their dates the tie they are wearing. The girls usually wear the tie throughout the dance just like how the guys wear the garters.

2. Many students will make Prom not just one night, but a weekend long event. Usually, they’ll plan activities or places to go to the day after Prom and sometimes even the day after that too. It’s a weekend event for many students! A lot of students go to an amusement park, to the city, to a festival, etc.

3. Getting asked to Prom has changed drastically over the years. Couples went from simply asking each other a question to having to create an extravagant proposal to get their hopeful date to go with them. A lot of time and money can go into creating the perfect proposal.

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AMERICAN LITERATURE: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FLINN

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AMERICAN LITERATURE: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FLINN

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This novel is considered to be one of the first to be written by an American in vernacular English, it has coarse language and contains a severely critical satire of the attitudes of the time, particularly racism. The narrator is Mark Twain, he is the inventor of American literature, the novel is his most recognized work. This narrative is presented in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, a homeless urchin whose father is an alcoholic. Huck Finn is Tom Sawyer's closest friend. He recently gained some wealth, and is beginning to learn how to be a gentleman's companion. One significant character in the narrative is Jim, an adult black slave who has escaped. Throughout the narrative, Huck is grappling with moral dilemmas because of the values he's been taught, but he chose to have a friendship with Jim based on his own values.

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MOVIE TRAILER: HUCKLEBERRY FINN BY MARK TWAIN.

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MOVIE TRAILER: HUCKLEBERRY FINN BY MARK TWAIN.

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Kitustrailers : LAS AVENTURAS DE HUCKLEBERRY FINN (Trailer en Español)

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Following a European tour that did not include an exhibition in Spain, Guernica was sent to the U.S. as part of an effort to raise funds for the Spanish Refugee Relief Campaign. Its first stop was New York, where it was put on view at the now-defunct Valentine Gallery in 1939. Nowadays, it is exhibited in the MoMA.

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1. ECURED (Web) (w.d.). Béisbol. Retrieved from: https://www.ecured.cu/Béisbol

2. IMMIHELP (Web) (w.d) . Fútbol o soccer vs fútbol americano : guía para los recien llegados  Retrieven from : https://www.immihelp.com/futbol-o-soccer-vs-futbol-americano-guia-para-los-recien-llegados/

3. Peszek ,Luan (2022). Simone Biles. American gymnast. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Simone-Biles

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1. Sara Burkhard/Ef Academy/How Americans celebrate the 4th of July  Retrieved from: https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/efacademyblog/4th-of-july/

2. inlea.com /Five ways Americans celebrate the 4th of July. Retrieved from: https://inlea.com/es/independence-day-traditions/

3. David J. Silverman.(w.d.).Thanksgiving Day. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day

4. EF Academy.(web).(w.d).Top 10 Thanksgiving traditions in the US. Retrieved From: https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/efacademyblog/top-10-thanksgiving-traditions-in-the-us/

5. Love To Know (w.d) 30 American Traditions From Famous to Unusual. Retrieved from: https://family.lovetoknow.com/cultural-heritage-symbols/30-american-traditions-from-famous-

6. Seventeen (w.d.) What Is Homecoming?. Retrieved from: https://www.seventeen.com/fashion/a22093652/what-is-homecoming/

7. Pallarés, Sandra. (2022). AGM play your life. Retrieved from: https://www.agmeducation.com/bl0g/como-se-celebra-halloween-en-estados-unidos/

8. Belchi, Antoni. (2022). Voz de America. Retrieved form: https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/ halloween-tradicion-celta-exporto-estados unidos/6812485.htmIhttps://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/halloween-tradicion-celta-exporto-estados-

9. Love To Know (w.d.) 30 AmericanTraditions From Famous to Unusual. Retrieved from: https://family.lovetoknow.com[cultural-heritage-symbols/30-american-traditions-from-famous-unusual

10. The Pirateer (2023) The History of Prom. Retrieved from: https://fhspirateer.com/2620/uncategorized/the-history-of-prom/

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The Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl mammal endemic to North America. These animals inhabit treeless plains, dry grasslands, and chaparral from Canada to Mexico, as well as Baja California and Arizona.Its fur is dense and very thick, brown on the back and whitish on the belly and small in size, which can reach 100 m in height, although it does not exceed the redwoods.

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Here I leave a video of the main characteristics of the antelopes, sorry it is not in English…

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Que son los ANTILOPES ► [Curiosidades y Tipos] La FAMILIA de los BOVIDOS 😲

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Javier Jiménez explains in his work When we wanted to kill the buffaloes how the US decided to eradicate the bison to solve the "Indian problem".mDespite being the bison one of the national animals, they use it as a tool to produce clothing such as jackets, boots etc... causing an extremely abusive hunting of this wild animal. However, thanks to everything today there are about 20,000 bison in protected and cared for areas. Since 2016 it is the country's national mammal.

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The yellow map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. They are part of the narrow-headed map turtle group. The northern map turtle gets its  names from the marking on its skin and shell. Light marks resemble contour lines on a map or graph. The carapace lines are yellow, brown or orange in color and are surrounded by dark edges.

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Yellowstone National Park is a 3,500-square-mile natural recreation area on top of a volcanically active point. Although most of the park is in Wyoming, it also extends into Montana and Idaho. It boasts spectacular canyons, alpine rivers, lush forests, hot springs, and geysers, the most famous of which is Old Faithful. It is also home to hundreds of animal species, including bears, wolves, bison, elk, and antelope, and contains the Yellowstone supervolcano for which the park is named.

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Central Park is a public urban park located in the metropolitan borough of Manhattan, in New York City, United States. The park has a rectangular shape and approximate dimensions of 4,000 x 800 m, being larger than the two smallest nations in the world; it is almost twice the size of Monaco and almost eight times the size of Vatican City.

Some of the highlights are the Bow Bridge and the Loeb Boathouse, where you can rent small boats or gondola rides. Alice in Wonderland. The Alice In Wonderland statue is perhaps the most famous in all of Central Park. Lewis Caroll's characters have greeted tourists since 1959, and it also has a zoo with various species such as lions.

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Bryce Canyon National Park is not a true canyon, as it is not a product of water erosion. Located in the southern part of the state of Utah, Bryce Canyon is one of the most visited national parks in the United States.

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Red cedars are very important species of the western United States, occurring naturally from southern Alaska to its southernmost central California, and inland occurring in humid British Columbia and west of the Rocky Mountains in Montana.

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Vincent van Gogh (1889) at the Museum of Modern Art. Van Gogh's most famous paintings are arguably in New York City. You can also see his wheat fields and cypress trees at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, his irises at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, his portraits at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art, DC, and at the Art Institute of Chicago his bedroom.

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Keith Haring was born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania. Interested in art from an early age, he studied design at the Ivy League School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, where he had his first abstract solo exhibition in 1978 at the age of 20. In the same year, he moved to New York. Studied at the University of Fine Arts. It was in New York that he was introduced to graffiti, which would have the greatest impact on his work, launching the urban art movement that made him famous.

To most, graffiti and urban art events are part of a dizzying array of elements whose similarities are obvious but whose fundamental differences are overlooked. As we've already defended, the fundamental difference between the two is their audience: the graffiti writer is aimed only at the professional public, made up of his peers - the only ones willing to learn the nuances of his work.