Food for Thought

In Silence Lies Chaos   by  Carla Hamieh (9B) Title In Silence Lies Chaos Characters ·         Major: the writer ·         Minor:  The driver, and the writer’s friends Setting ·         Time: April 13, 2012                      On a Friday night ·         Place: London Problem ·         Arriving in London on the wrong day, at a wrong time, for a well-known superstition led to havoc and despair Major Events ·         doubting all the creepy signs of soon havoc that might happen because of a superstition known by the citizens of London ·         hearing eerie noises from upstairs ...

Self-Confidence: The Intrinsic Worth by Mohammad Haidar Title Newborn self-confidence Problem being in deep debt and fighting to save my company from bankruptcy Setting Time: during a weekend Place: the national park Characters  Old man, nurse, and I Major events -being in debt -meeting the old man -boosting self-confidence -sign new agreements -knowing the real old man Solution  Being equipped with self-confidence, paying all my debts and running my company all over again   Self-Confidence: The Intrinsic Worth “Every time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in doing”. You may ask me what that stands for, suffice it to say that I am one of the few people who had the fear of hardships and who used self-confidence to overcome the obstacles and reach success. The role of self-confidence ranges from achieving goals and aims to overcoming obstacles and mishaps to reaching success and fight bac...

      Truth or Dare by Zahraa Yassine Title: Truth or Dare Characters : - major : Josh -          Minor:  James, Sara, Tiffany, and I Setting :- time: during spring vacation -          Place: haunted house Problem : the ghost setting different questions and forcing my friends and me to accomplish them in order to survive Major events: - picking the place to spend our spring vacation - witnessing the death of our first friend who didn’t continue the dare -having another friend lost after leaving the house -finding a way to cope with the dares -surviving after the death of three friends Conclusion: the death of friends and knowing that the myth of the haunted house is real.         “Superstitions is the poetry of life.” This quote interprets superstitions as a source of interest, curiosity, and eagerness, where it’s the spice of...

                                  Zahraa Kashmar (9A)        I.              Truth to be told, sports, the destruction of people, encompass a plethora of disadvantages that can be seen in all of the three domains social, physical and psychological.   II.               A. To start with, sports had been a noticeable phenomenon in our life that was unbearable and especially on the social field such as having press chase and leading to crimes.     1. showing the effect of press chase and rumors 2. demonstrating the effects of sports “crimes” B.   Moreover, sports had played a major role in putting athletes to hazardous physical injuries such as being subjected to dangerous injuries and facing drug abuse. 1. Showing the effects ...

Sports: The Deleterious Zone- Nour Hamadeh (9A) Outline Title: Sports: The Deleterious Zone        I.             If truth to be told, sports, the felled key to success, encapsulate a plethora of detrimental impacts that fall into the social, psychological and physical domains.     II.               A. sports entail a myriad of drawbacks on the social field such as suffering from press chase and growing hooliganism. 1.      showing how journalists were collecting information on the American player 2.      highlighting that England was the first country who faced hooliganism in 1880           B. Furthermore, sports encompass a plethora of disadvantages on the psychological domain such as inflating the player’s ego and leading...

          The Mother of Medicine     Carla Hamieh (9B) Title: The Mother of Medicine        I.             In fact, sports, a peaceful comic, carries a myriad of benefits on the social, psychological, and physical fields.     II.               A.    Initially, sports encompass a plethora of advantages in one’s life, for it grants one fame and helps a person build new friendships. 1.     relating Ryan Howard’s life to the fame he gained from being a successful athlete 2.     showing the beginner’s new friendships that were built through sports B.     Additionally, sports aid a person physiologically, for it helps in boosting self-confidence and assists in reducing stress. 1.     showing the relation, thro...