Food for Thought

Illiteracy - Jalal Al-Zein 9A Outline: I.                     Illiteracy is caused by multiple social and mental factors which affect the social and psychological domains, so serious measures must be taken to overcome this issue. II.                  A. To commence the argument, it has become widely known how much influence on the subject of illiteracy poverty has become which can eventually lead to child labor. 1.       having more than   one hundred twenty -four million  primary or secondary school-aged children who are not in school around the world 2.       conducting statistics by the International Labor Organization to show child labor rates B. On the other side of the spectrum, sometimes illiteracy is not born with someone...

Outline - Farah Rihani 9C Title : Remedies for This Age’s Epidemic       I.             This current epidemic is rooted in typically physical and social factors that frequently lead to drastic effects on a students’ psychological and academic performance; so effective remedies ought to be made to curb the issue.   II.               A.    To begin with, holding prejudgment against someone due to his or her physical exterior could lead to a drastic deterioration on that person’s psychological wellbeing. 1.                       Citing official reports on the relation between physical appearance and bullying 2.                   ...

Bullying: The Source of Disquietude- Ali Al-Rida Moussa 9B         “Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.” This quote highlights the importance of education in building people’s intellectual abilities and making them rather civilized but not oppressed, abused, marginalized, or enslaved. Bullying, the way to gain attention for bullies, has its own causes and effects that are obvious in our societies, schools and maybe our homes. In fact, there are various physical and social causes for bullying that lead to drastic psychological and academic drawbacks on the student.         To begin with, physical differences, if pointed out in a disdainful manner, can lead to an increase in the feelings of sadness and loneliness. Bullying is the act of mocking and humiliating others in a scornful way. Being obese is one of the causes of being bullied. There is a...

                 Record it, Report it, Don’t Support it - Reem Ezziddine 9B “Life is a fight, but not everybody is a fighter because if they were bullies would be an endangered species.” This quote portrays that if everyone stood against bullying, then bullying would disappear. But, since not everyone stands against bullying as fighters then bullying will complete hurting everyone forever. Bullying does have solutions that reduce its effects that are due to different causes. In fact, there are various physical and social causes for bullying that lead to drastic psychological and academic drawbacks on the students that, if taken into consideration, have solutions . Physical differences, if pointed out in a disdainful manner, can lead to an increase in the feeling of sadness and loneliness. To start with, a viral cause of bullying is being obese. Obese students are often teased because of their shape and body, in a recent national survey...

Think Twice Before Speaking- Yasmine Hadid 9A             “No one heals himself by wounding another.” This quote assures that no matter how much one is suffering, he or she won’t feel any better by making another person hurt. It is a well-known fact that bullying is a useless action that basically makes general existence worse than it already is just for a temporary laugh from a friend or to seem superior when it actually just makes the bully look idiotic and childish and creates a permanent scar in the victim’s mind. There are various physical and social causes for bullying that lead to devastating psychological and academic effects on the student, but for every problem, there’s a solution to eliminate or decrease the risks of it.      To begin with, the physical appearance is the main instigator to bullying which has a psychological effect on the student like having suicidal thoughts. Overweight kids ...

A Snake and its Poison           “Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.” This quote asserts and alludes that people who try to blow out one’s candle are only jealous of his bright candle that’s shining even brighter than the sun; their insecurities encourage them to point out other people’s instabilities. Bullying builds character like nuclear waste creates superheroes. It’s a rare occurrence and often does much more damage than endowment. Bullying is a horrible thing that sticks with a person and poisons him or her, only if he or she lets it do so. Bullying is the most widespread issue which turns out to have numerous causes that lead to a variety of drawbacks. Bullying, the tragic act often used nowadays, proved to have many physical and social roots which lead to disastrous health and psychological effects.        ...

Farah Rihani - 9C Outline Title: Effective Education Fitting for This Generation      I.             I urge educators, students, and parents alike to consider the method, for its numerous advantages including major flexibility, good academic levels, and stronger family bonds.   II.               A.  To begin with, one benefit of homeschooling is the adjustability of one’s own school calendar. 1.                      Stating a mother’s thoughts on homeschooling 2.                      Mentioning a student’s testimony B.  Moreover, permits great results, due to the great teacher-to-student ratio. 1.     ...

 Homeschooling: The Future’s Education - Mira Saleh 9C Outline:                              I.             From my point of view, homeschooling equips high education level, psychological relaxation, and social communication.                          II.             A. To begin with, homeschooling or in other words, home education has a great effect on the country’s educational level. 1.    promoting students to work harder and better 2.    stating how homeschoolers get higher grades B. Moreover, homeschooling provides a peaceful medium for students away from exam phobia and depressio...