Food for Thought

                             Handicrafts: A Genuine Work of Art Mohammad Hammoud (9A)   “Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history.” This quote highlights and alludes that crafts, which are inherited and passed down from previous generations, represent our history, our identity, and our bond to the past, to our present and the future. Hence, it’s important to respect and safeguard all cultural heritage including handicrafts. In fact, handicrafts are vital assets for several reasons counting social and economic ones. It goes without saying that handicrafts are important socially as they promote one’s cultural heritage and build values of perseverance . To start with, preserving handicrafts is a way to know about specific traditions, art, heritage, skills, and talents that are associated...

Superstitions: The Therapy of Powerless Minds Nour Hamadeh (9A)        I.              I.    If  truth to be told, superstitions, the religion of powerless minds, encapsulate a plethora of disadvantages that fall into the social and psychological domains.   II.                II. A.   To begin with, superstitions entail a bunch of drawbacks on the social field such as changing behavior and state of mind and leading to bad decisions. 1.     Showing how superstitions affect one’s social life in losing his bonds and communications 2.     Highlighting how Taiwanese people buy their needs depending on superstitions characteristics B.   Furthermore, superstitions have various psychological negative impacts such as causing emotional inhibition and leading to depression. 1.     Showi...

Fashion Archives  Carla Hamieh (9B)     Title Fashion Archives Characters ·        Major: writer ·        Minor: my family Setting ·        Place: Lebanon/ a store in Beirut ·        Time: Summer morning Major Events ·        learning various types of handicrafts ·        being amazed by their beauty and history ·        buying a unique piece that froze me from its magnificence  Goal ·        Showing the greatness of the Lebanese culture and the extinction of its handicrafts Conclusion Handicrafts are being underrated and not practiced enough but instead they’re being replaced by technology a...

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 ...