THE GLOBE

September - October 2014

Student Writings from IEI

WRITING ONE
My City

field for playing soccer. Some holidays are

Christmas, Independence Day, and Mother's
Day. I have four schools and three pharmacies
and a hospital. I have two rivers outside the city.
I have many workshops of wood.

By: Ibraheem Alalwan (Saudi Arabia)

Qatif is my city. It has 1.5 million people.
Qatif has old modern buildings. It is on the east
coast. The people in my city worked as farmers
for a long time. Because of this, there are many
farms. Its weather is very hot in the summer and
very cold in the winter. In Qatif is a big beach. In
conclusion, Qatif is a beautiful city. My brain and
heart are with my family and city.

My Trip to Miami
By: Hector Alvarez (Mexico)
I went to Miami last year. I visited my
friends for two weeks. I went to the beach. I
went to the park with friends. I traveled by car for
15 hours. I went there for vacation and visited
my friends. I went to Miami at 4 A.M. My
girlfriend arrived in Miami at 8 P.M. I went
swimming for two hours. My trip was very very
good.

My Family
By: Ibraheem Alalwan (Saudi Arabia)
My family lives with me. I have one child
and my wife. My family lives in a small
apartment. The apartment is comfortable. It has
two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and one
bathroom. I have small rooms. There are
beautiful flowers around the apartment. I don't
have a garage. It is nice with my family.

Riyadh
By: Hamad Altharf (Saudi Arabia)
My city is very big and has nice
buildings. There are 9 million people in Riyadh.
There are three universities. It is the capital city.
Homes are expensive. There is hot weather.
People are friendly. There are places in Riyadh
like gardens, 20 malls, and beautiful parks.

My City
By: Hector Alvarez (Mexico)
My city is Michoacan. It is relaxed and a
good area. The streets are not good. There are
potholes in the streets. The climate is like
Nashville, TN. I have two churches. I have one

WRITING TWO
Friday

Friday

By: Othman Almishari (Saudi Arabia)

I think that the best day is Friday because
this is a special day for all the Muslims. Also,
Friday is the first day of the weekend or the final
day of work. Friday is the most fun day of the
week. Also, on Friday we can go out of the
house. I think that Friday is the most beautiful
day. Finally, I like Friday so much.

By: Fayez Alruwaili (Saudi Arabia)

I think that Friday is the best day of the week
because I can visit my friends and eat with them
together in my home. And after that, I go
exercise with my brother. After that, I go to
school with my host family. After that, I watch
TV with my brother. After that, I do something
with my friends. And I sometimes study hard
with my brother.

I Like Friday

The Best Day of the Week

By: Ahmed Alrawily (Saudi Arabia)

I think that Friday is the best day of the week
because it is special. Friday is the best day for
many people. I think many people exercise at
the start of this day. Friday is the start of the
week.

By: Hussain Alshareef (Saudi Arabia)

I think that Friday is the best day of the week
because it is the last day of the week. It is my
favorite day because all Muslims pray. I can
sleep more at night, I can watch TV, and the day
after Friday is vacation. Also, it is the first day of
the weekend, and I can meet with friends and
play cards. I can eat dinner with a friend, take a
trip in a car, and go home.

My Scary Experience
By: Alawiyyah Alsaeedi (Saudi Arabia)
That experience was 12 years ago. It was in
my home, in my country. We sat in our home.
Then we went to visit my relatives at night.
Next, we returned to our home. We were
shocked because somebody entered our home.
They broke all the doors in our home. They took
all the expensive things. We could not believe
our eyes. After that, my father said that it was
the final time we would leave our home.
Someone must always sit in it.

My Daily Routine
By: Maher Muawwadh (Saudi Arabia)
I wake up at 6 a.m. Then I take a shower to
be ready to go to school, but before I go to
school I eat breakfast in my home with my
family. Then I go to school at 7:30 a.m. After I
finish my school, sometimes I go to the grocery
store or go to a restaurant with my friends. Then
I come back to my home at 7:30 p.m. After that,
I sometimes bake, go to the gym, watch TV, or
check my e-mail. Then I am ready to go to
sleep.

WRITING THREE
A Scary Time

didnt lose anything at all. After that day, I set up

the alarm of my house, but I was still scared.

By: Haifa Aldawood (Saudi Arabia)

I will never forget the first time I lost my
passport in the Istanbul airport. I was waiting for
my flight with my family. Then my husband
asked me to check the tickets. Suddenly, I
looked in my handbag, but I didnt find my
passport. There were just three passports. I
was scared, and my eyes welled with tears. My
husband was angry with me. He said, Where
did you go before the waiting area? Finally, I
remembered I went to the bathroom thirty
minutes ago. We ran to the bathroom, and I
found my passport next to the sink. After that
day, I decided not to keep official papers with
me, never!

Watching Horror Films

By: Saleh Alghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
A scary time was when I was young, and
I watched a scary movie. First, its name is The
Exorcism of Emily Rose. The movie was about
a girl. She was taken outside her hometown for
a scholarship. When she went to study, she
was inhabited by six spirits. Anyway, I watched
the film, and I was scared. My dreams became
nightmares after almost two days. Then I
started watching films that address the mind to
get rid of the scary memories. I watched movies
such as puzzles and the corresponding. Finally,
watching horror films are not worthy of a young
age.

How to Live a Happy Life

By: Asma Alwehaibi (Saudi Arabia)
If you want to live a happy life, you must
change bad habits to good habits. First, never
hate. Second, be a giver not a taker. Third,
pray everyday. Next, smile to the world, and it
will smile with you. Dont worry. Fear nothing or
no one. Learn to count on yourself. Move from
problems to solutions quickly. Finally, you can
live a happy life when you want.

Reducing Adverb Clauses with the Same

Subject by Using a Present Participle
after a Time Word
By: Hussain Rashed (Saudi Arabia)
We can reduce adverb clauses by using
a present participle after a time word. First, we
need to determine the subject in the time clause.
Second, delete that subject. Third, determine
the verb in the time clause and then change it
into the base verb for the verb in the time
clause. Finally, add -ing to the base verb in the
time clause to make a present participle. Thus,
we have a new short sentence with the same
meaning as a long sentence.

My Scary Memory
By: Zhi Chen (China)
One day a year ago, my family and I
went out for dinner. When we finished, we went
home. My aunt went first into the house. She
saw a knife. She felt strange, and she asked me
why is the knife on the floor. I said, Maybe
someone careless lost it, its ok. But my aunt
saw an opened suitcase on the other side of the
room and the dinning room window was broken.
The glass spilled on the floor. We were scared.
We got out of the house right away, and I told
my husband. He immediately called 911. Ten
minutes later, the police came over. They held
the gun into the house to check. Later the police
came out, but they didnt find anything. They
told us we can come back into the house. When
I went to the bedroom, I saw everything on the
floor. It was a mess. The lucky thing is we

How to Make Kabsa

By: Mohammed Alharbi (Saudi Arabia)
Kabsa is the traditional food of Saudi
Arabia. First, the ingredients consist of a
chicken, an onion, a tomato, salt and spices,
rice, cooking oil, and water. Second, the steps
start with cutting the onion, the tomato, and the
chicken. After that, heat the cooking oil in the
pot. The cut onion should be added until its
color becomes gold. Then the chicken should
be cooked for fifteen minutes on medium high
heat. After that, take the chicken out and put it
in the stove on 350 degrees for fifteen minutes.
Then the rice should be added to the water and
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the heat should be reduced to low for ten to

fifteen minutes or until the rice absorbs all the
water. Finally, the rice should be put on a big
plate and the chicken in the middle. Finally,
start enjoying this very delicious food using the
right hand while sitting on the floor.

weather is good. Also, I can go tanning. I like to

visit the beach in the summer. It is nice and has
pretty nature. I have to wear light clothes on this
time. In the summer, there is the long vacation.
I can make many activities outside like a BBQ,
swimming, and exercise. All people in the world
like the summer season.

My Most Prized Possession

The Most Important Room

By: Sanad Almuqati (Saudi Arabia)

My prized possession is my friend Matt.
Who is Matt? Ho do I know him? First of all,
Matt is American. He is 37 years old. I think so,
but Im not sure. Also, he is very friendly with all
people in my country. Second, when I went to
visit my cousin Ali, I saw Matt with my cousin.
Ali told me about Matt. He said Matt was my
teacher when I was a student in the United
States, and he works now in Taif, Saudi Arabia.
After that, I was happy because I had a friend
from America. In conclusion, now I have a best
friend from America. His name is Matt. Im
really happy with him, so this is my prized
possession.

By: Saleh Alwehaibi (Saudi Arabia)

I think the most important room in the
house is the kitchen. We can cook a lot of
healthy food in the kitchen, and we dont have to
go to a restaurant and spend all the money.
The kitchen makes me feel good because I cook
with my family and have fun and eat one big
dish. W can enjoy our time, save our money
and our health. All of the restaurants dont care
about us. They care about how to get fast
money, even the food they cook is not healthy.
The kitchen brings happiness to me and my
family.

A Scary Time

A Scary Time

By: Raed Alzahrani (Saudi Arabia)

I will never forget the day my sister and I
went shopping. She was shopping for her
wedding. After that, we went to a restaurant.
We finished the dinner, and she checked for her
handbag. She said, Oh my god, my wallet is
not here. The wallet had $3,000. We searched
everywhere, and she was scared. We didnt find
it though. After that, someone called her. He
told her he found the wallet. Then we went to
the people and took the wallet. Finally she was
very happy.

By: Ahmed Alrayiqi (Saudi Arabia)

A scary time was when I was in Jeddah
before I came to the U.S. Maybe three days
before I came, I had an accident with my bike. I
will never forget that because the police shocked
me. Why did they shock me? Because I didnt
have a license for my bike, and the police
wanted to catch me. I was scared because they
were behind me, and I saw them. They told me
to stop my bike, but I tried to escape. Then they
caught me because I went forward, and I saw
another police. There were two police, one
behind me and the second was in frot of me. I
lost the way, and I went two ways. There was
crowded traffic and they caught me. The police
officer took me to the jail. It was scary because
they told me I should stay in the jail for five days.
I was supposed to travel in three days, and I told
him about it. The man said to me, you have a
ticket? I showed him my ticket and my email.
Finally, they let me go. This is my story. I was
scared, and the next time I stopped when the
police wanted me to.

A Scary Time
By: Fatimah Alabandi (Saudi Arabia)
I will never forget my scary day. I was 11
years old. Every Thursday, my family gathered
together in my fathers house. My sisters,
brothers, nieces, and sisters husbands all
came. In the evening, everyone made some
kind of food for dinner and dined together.
During the dinner, my mother smelled smoke
from outside. She went to check, and she saw
fire in our kitchen. The she went to extinguish
the fire alone with water and a blanket. After
that, I went and told my father about the fire and
mom. He came to help my mom. Then my
brother called the fire station. Everyone began
to scream. I was scared about my mother. I
wanted to help her. I couldnt see mom. After

Summer is the Best Season

By: Mashael Alsubaie (Saudi Arabia)
Summer is the best season. First,
because we have a break from the school. We
can travel anywhere during this time. The hot
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that, I dont know what happened to me. I fell on

the floor. After a moment, I woke up. Then I
asked about mom, Is she okay? Yes, she is
very well, my brother said to me. We learned
not to forget anything in the oven. Really it was
a bad day.

In the summer of 98, I went to our house

in the lake with my family. That year there was
a big drought in Chile. Because of the drought,
the lake was without water. My little brother and
I were playing where the water was. The floor
was similar to quicksand, and we were burying
each other. They next week, my father read the
newspaper. It said, Man died in quicksand.
My brother and I never played in the area again.
That summer I learned first to think and then to
play.

My Childhood
By: Carlos Carvajal (Chile)
I will never forget my eventful and
reckless childhood. When I was a child, I was
very irresponsible. I always did stupid things. I
sometimes had wounds on my face and body.
Usually, I climbed high trees, and sometimes I
fell, but I went back to get up.

WRITING FOUR
What is the Difference between Living in a Small Town or Village and Living
in a Big City?
By: Abdulaziz Alharbi (Saudi Arabia)
People know what is the most comfortable place for them. Some people may choose living in a
small town. Some people may not. There are some differences between living in a small town and living
in a big city.
First is food. In a small town, there are few sources of food. People may not find a place to buy
food. While, in a big city, there are lots of places you can find food.
Second is transportation. In a small town there are different ways for transportation. People can
use animals such as horses or other animals. However, in a big city, there are cars, trains, and planes.
Third is education. In a small town you cannot find a lot of schools or colleges or universities.
You may be able to find one school in this town. While in a big city, you can find everything that could
help the people in their lives and in their studies.

What is the Difference between Food in a Restaurant and Food at Home?

By: Abdullah Alshaikmubarak (Saudi Arabia)
There are many differences between food in a restaurant and food in the home. I think 90% of
people understand that certain restaurants are not health because all of the scientists say food from
restaurants is very bad and dangerous to kidneys and stomachs.
First is health. Restaurants are dangerous to your body. For example, three years ago, I weighed
277 pounds. I loved all fast food and I ate twice a day in restaurants, once in the afternoon and once at
night. I can't believe that I lived because I was so fat. Then I lost 100 pounds. How? Because I
boycotted unhealthy food and all of my eating became just in my home and I ate without oil and sugar.
Second, I could have control over my food. In restaurants, you can't control the contents.
Restaurant food has a lot of calories and oil. While in your own home, you can control the contents and
you can eat healthy food with little oil and sugar.
In conclusion, you must forget eating in a restaurant if you want a good body and good health.
Start your new life today.
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Love
By: Miguel Bejarano (Argentina)
Love is a deep feeling of affection towards a person. How can you tell if love is true? There are
three characteristics of love. It is not selfish, it is sincere, and it is sacrificial.
First, true love is not selfish because you think of another person before you think of yourself. You
think of ways to please the other. Sometimes people lose friends because they are selfish. For example,
a selfish person doesn't see the other's needs. They only see their own needs. This is not love.
Second, love is sincere and it isn't false. If I say that I love, I should be honest and have integrity.
I should always speak the truth to everyone. For example, a sincere person says what they feel even if
they are scared or have doubts.
Finally, love is sacrificial because the person that can love can help others without conditions and
will serve their family. They are able to give their life up for people. For example, this person can work
until he is very tired for the person he loves.
In conclusion, I should remember that true love isn't selfish and always thinks of others and not
themselves. Also love is true and isn't false. It is sacrificial and able to love without conditions. This is
true love.

Private Business
By: Faez Alshehri (Saudi Arabia)
What is private business? It is an organized economic system where goods and services are
exchanged for money. (Dictionary) Private business is owned by one person or a small group of people.
Private business is not owned by a government. To succeed in your business, you have to develop new
ideas, have patience, and work hard.
The first step in succeeding in business is to solve a problem by finding an idea and developing
that idea. Think of something people need for their lives that will provide good service. For example, the
invention of the Apple computer, smart phones, and IPads has changed the way people work and
communicate around the world.
Second, success comes with patience. You should test the product and manage your business
well. For example, people with more patience succeed. Steve Jobs in 1976 did not at first find customers
for his devices. Now Apple is the biggest company in the world.
Finally, you should work hard to succeed and create your business. You must make a good plan
and expect setbacks. Steve Jobs said "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way
to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work." For example, if Steve Jobs had not had the
patience and had stopped, there not be an Apple company now.
In conclusion, private business is building new lives and a future for you and also for the world.
Private business serves both the community and the individual.

Relaxation
By: Ghareeb Alfarsi (Saudi Arabia)
What does relaxation mean? Relaxation means an activity to restart your body or mind. There
are three factors that can create relaxation for people. Food can change the mood of people either
positively or negatively. Also, places can have an effect on the mind. Finally, relaxation can occur
through the senses.
First, in general, food can help to integrated system of our body completely. For example, an
orange is good for the heart and it helps hypertension. Through eating good food, our body will work
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normally which makes the body relax. In addition, green tea can clean the poisons from our bodies. After
drinking this tea, we will feel relaxed.
Another factor that can increase relaxation is location. Many places have conditions that change
our mood and help us relax. For example, beaches can help people to feel very relaxed. In addition,
many people like to relax in their rooms. Sometimes the freedom and privacy crate an environment to
relax the mind. Also, going to a spa helps the bodys circulation system. A favorite place to relax is the
beach.
Finally, our senses help us it means Methods perception among organisms. The senses: hearing,
touch, smell, and taste. They give us information about a natural place. In addition, hearing a birdsong
helps us remember a beautiful time. Touching another can help them smile. The nose when it smells
odors can change the breathing. The tongue tastes different flavors like sugar and chocolate. The
senses completely connect with our body to relax.
In conclusion, food, places, and senses combined together can lead to relaxation. These are just
sample ways that you can use to relax.

The Difference between Living in a Small Town and Living in a Big City
By: Abdulkarim (Kemo) Alhamdi (Saudi Arabia)
What is the difference between living in a small town and living in a big city? There are a lot of
differences. Three are transportation, services, and costs.
In a village, the transportation is simple because everything is close to you so you can go any
place in the village within five to fifteen minutes. Big cities are more beautiful than a village but in the big
city, it is difficult to go anywhere. I agree that there are a lot of buses and trains but if you want to go
somewhere, it will take a lot of time - between ten to thirty minutes.
A village is small but every store is close to you. The schools, the malls, and hospitals are close
to you. Someone can go by foot. Everything is easily reached. In a big city, unlike a village, all of those
services are far. Some plans cay be close but almost everything is far from you.

Finally, the prices in the village are cheap where in a big city, everything is more expensive.
Although a big city is prettier than a small town, there are a lot of differences.

What is the Difference between Eating Food Cooked at Restaurants and

Eating Food Cooked at Home?
By: Ahmed Al Falah (Saudi Arabia)
Eating food cooked at home has more benefits than eating food cooked at a restaurant. When
people cook at home, they will get a presence from the cooking and healthy food which is also clean.
Eating food cooked at a restaurant does not give you healthy food, will not be clean and is expensive.
First, healthy food is important because of the risk of illness such as heart disease. Food from a
restaurant has a lot of oil in the food and that causes disease in people.

Jobs
By: Mohammed Alarmani (Saudi Arabia)
What does job mean? It means the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money.
Jobs are important in everyones life. With a job you can earn income, build your future, and support your
family.
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Working in a job produces income. Income is the money that you receive from your job when you
do what is required of you. Also it makes you independent. For example, before I earned a salary, I did
not have much money and I could not buy everything I wanted. However, after I got a job, I became
independent. I bought my own car and I could busy what I wanted.
Second, with a job you can build a great future by starting a small business that can help you to
attain even more income. In this way, you can save money for your childrens future. For example, I
could pay for my childrens education when they are in college. If I do this, they may have greater
success and that will help them to get a better job.
In addition, you can support your family with money to do things in their life. For example, my
friends family wanted to buy a new house. My friend gave them some money so they could buy the
house. In this way, you can enrich the lives of those you love if you have a job.
In conclusion, if you have a job, you will be able to earn income, build your future, and support
your family. If you can do this, you will have a successful life.

Exercise
By: Nadia Bourini (USA/Jordan)
Exercise in an activity requiring physical effort that is carried out to sustain or improve health and
fitness. (Dictionary) Each of us has a body made of muscles, brain, and lungs. Exercise strengthens
each of these systems.
Firstly, muscles are bands of bundles of fibrous tissue in a human. Exercise can make the
muscles bigger, stronger, and fit. People go to the gym to exercise their muscles. They lift weights to
build strength. This makes the core of the body strong.
Secondly, the brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system. It is located in
the head. There are many kinds of exercises for your brain. One is Yoga, which has many benefits such
as improving your concentration to have better attention. Also, cardio exercise stimulates the brain and
feeds it more oxygen, which also keeps it healthy.
Finally, all of us know how important the lungs are. Exercise makes the lungs work harder and
faster which keeps them in better shape. For example, runners have good lungs because they run and
exercise daily.
In conclusion, exercise is important for our body, strength, and health. I strengthens our
muscular system, protects the brain and increases lung capacity.

Nursing
By: Ohud Almutairi (Saudi Arabia)
Sick people need other people to take care of them until they are better. The people who provide
this care are nurses. What is nursing? Nursing is the promotion of health and abilities, the prevention of
illness and injury, and the alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment. There are a several
characteristics of a successful nurse. The three most important characteristics are communication skills,
responsibility, and critical thinking.
First of all, communication skills are the basic foundation for any worker but for nurses its the
most important part of the job. They need to communicate with doctors, patients, and other team
members. Good nurses are able to communicate easily with patients and their families. For example, my
nurse has good communication with her patients. She kept me calm and a less nervous when I was sick.
If you want to be a successful nurse, you have to have this ability as a personal characteristic.
The second, characteristic is responsibility. Do you know what responsibility means? Its the state
of dealing with something or control over someone. Every good nurse knows how to identify all of his or
her responsibilities. They play an important role in treating the patient and their medical condition. For
example, while a doctor usually conducts the surgery, a nurse arranges intravenous therapy. They give
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the patient an injection if required. Changing the patients dressing and monitoring the wound is a nurse
responsibility. The ability to do this well can help the patient improve more quickly.
Finally, everyone thinks doing this is natural, but many of us arent critical thinkers. A nurse
should be a good critical thinker. Critical thinking is an intellectual process of applying skillful reasoning to
guide belief. For instance, sometimes a nurse sees the patient and tells them You will die in six months.
This is not being a critical thinker. Critical thinking skills are important in nursing because they are basic
to prioritizing and making decisions. Nurses must be able to think clearly.
In conclusion, if a person wants to be an excellent nurse, they should have communication skills,
responsibility, and critical thinking.

Justice
By: Rehab Alharbi (Saudi Aarabia)
Justice is a concept that involves people getting what they have coming to them. Justice makes
people be responsible. Justice can be divided into three major categories: social, personal, and spiritual.
Social justice includes a governments legal system. Personal justice involves a persons own ethics.
Spiritual justice includes a benevolent go and religious beliefs.
Social justice constitutes fertile material for discussion in politics, religion, and the determinants of
community, such as equality between rich and poor in all respects, giving orphans and the poor
educational opportunities, and respect for different religions.
Personal justice depends on an individuals ethics. There is no difference between man and
woman, the rich and the poor. They all have human value. The difference is between the excellent talent
and good work provided by each individual to his God, his brother, and his homeland. For instance,
when you treat a person fairly, you avoid injustice. Justice is the person between his body and his mind
and justice is the man between his family and his work.
Finally, spiritual justice involves faith in God. The religion of Islam inherently achieves justice and
divine justification. Divine mercy can only be achieved through piety, which elevates human beings to
understand Gods right to know. A person knows what the minimum is and so increases the knowledge
of the divine in his heart by overcoming human capacity. For example, Islam requires that we pray, not
steal, and give help to others.
In conclusion, justice is important for fair and peaceful communities, individual lives, and unity
with God.

Friendship
By: Hassan Almutawa (Saudi Arabia)
Who cares about friendship? It is the most important relationship to have in our lives. It is the
strongest relationship between men and women, it is the only relationship that you can choose, and it
brings us happiness.
Sometimes, friendship is the strongest relationship in our lives. If we look into relationships, we
will see a lot of things that make up friendships. For example, a relationship between men and women
needs to start with friendship. In time, it will become a relationship, then; the relationship will grow into
love.
Most of the time, you can choose your relationship. In fact, there are many different kinds of
relationships. For example, some relationships are in work, while others are in university or school.
Friendships are important in these places because it makes it easier to these environments.
In addition, happiness comes from friendship and if you are happy, the relationship will last a long
time. If the friendship becomes a stronger relationship between two people, you will receive a lot of
things. For example, support and love.
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Finally, friendships are the strongest relationships. Friendships are more profound and offer us a
happiness that will continue to work towards the relationship.

Culture and Customs

By: Rebecca Lan Qiao (China)
I have been in the USA for several months and I like it. There is no culture shock for me since I
have adjusted to the culture very well. One of the most important festivals here is Thanksgiving which
really impressed me and so I am willing to follow the custom of this country.
On Thanksgiving Day, people will say Happy Thanksgiving! to each other no matter whether
they know each other or not. Families will have dinner together in a family reunion and have a wonderful
day.
For me, the most important thing is to have my family around and to give thanks to my parents
who do everything for me. This holiday looks like a great chance to thank them!

Traveling
By: Mohammed Alrashidi (Saudi Arabia)
Money or time, what do you value more? This is a question to ask when it comes to travel.
There are many different ways to travel. There are several choices when it comes to choosing between
ways of transportation. The most common methods of transportation are airplanes and cars because
they are fast and convenient. There are several differences between traveling by plane and traveling by
car, such as money, time, and safety.
Many people use their cars to travel. It is the best and most used when it comes to short
distances. When you travel by car, you can stop at anytime and anywhere you want. On the other hand,
driving by car can be very tiring as you need to be focused all the time. Also, you must not forget the
high cost of gas. For example, if you want to travel from Nashville to Boston by car that will cost around
$600, but if you travel by airplane, it will cost you around $300.
Another popular way is to travel by airplane. Statistics have proven that airplanes are safer than
cars. In fact, each year in the USA, there are about 15,000 deaths per year in car accidents while there
are about 200 deaths in air transport each year. Moreover, flying can be more comfortable than driving
and it is much faster when it comes to long distances.
In conclusion, airplanes and cars are necessary forms of transportation to use in our lives.
Different people have different preferences but in my opinion, when it comes to travelling, I prefer to have
a safe, fast, and comfortable method of transportation, so I would probably chose to travel by airplane.

Comparing my Life in Mecca and My Life in Nashville

By: Budoor Zaitoni (Saudi Arabia)
In life, humans have many different experiences in their existence. The most important
experiences in my life are living in my original city of Mecca and my current city of Nashville. These have
been two very different experiences in several ways, such as lifestyle, clothing, and transportation.
First, in Mecca, my social relationships are stronger than in Nashville. This is because all of my
relatives, close friends, and childhood friends are all in Mecca. Also, my weakness with the English
language is a big concern to me as it affects my social life.
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Second, I usually wear the Abaya in Saudi Arabia, while in Nashville I dont wear it. This is
because of the custom in Saudi Arabia.
Finally, I usually drive to where I want in Nashville alone. Whereas in Mecca, I hadnt ever driven
a car, according to the custom and traffic regulations In addition, I got to go wherever I wanted with my
brothers or driver.
In conclusion, it is noted that my life in Mecca has a lot of differences to my life in Nashville.

Effects of War
By: Naif Alghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
War is a thing that makes life bad. Everyone in the world needs to live safely. Lets ask
ourselves the question, Why war? War happens for many reasons.
First, some of the reasons are freedom, terrorists, grabbing land, and conflict between the
government and people of a country. These causes have many effects, such as the closing of hospitals,
schools and the worst thing is that people live in fear.
Finally, I am sad to write that there are many countries are still having wars. It is so important to
live in peace, without war and the effects of war, such as racism.

Traveling
By: Eman Alnemer (Saudi Arabia)
Many people like to break daily routine by travel. Travel means to go from one place to
another place or to several places especially ones that are faraway. People travel for many purposes.
For example, a lot of people travel for fun. They visit tourism cities, shopping in different places, enjoy
visiting natural areas such as mountains, rivers, forests, and beaches. And some travel for treatment of
diseases because some treatment not available in local area. Others travel to search for a better job or
business.
Traditions and etiquettes differ between countries. Travel can increase knowledge about cultural
literacy. When you want to visit new country and meet with someone should ask about culture of this
country before travel. That make the meeting people easier.
In past travel was more difficult than now .people were using animals for moving like horses,
donkeys or elephants. And they were using stars or maps to find directions .But now there are different
modes of transportation that can be used and roads with helpful signs. And in past many people died
when they traveled some lost the way and some didnt find water and food .But now the means of
communication have facilitated communication when traveling. And now traveler can visit sites online.
And send e-mail to any hotel to get reservation. Now modern technology has many ways to facilitate
travel for example radar, GPS and smart phones.
I like to travel. I have traveled to many countries. But the best travel for me was to Malaysia. I
traveled to Malaysia five years ago. I liked Malaysia and I enjoyed myself. I went with my husband and
my son. We were very excited before traveling. We visited three city Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, and
Penang. Kuala Lumpur is a big city in Malaysia there are many people from different country. It has
many tourism attractions, markets, amusement, urban water park, zoo, and many kinds of park. We had
thrilling time. Langkawi is costal region it have beautiful beach. We had relaxing time. And we went to
safari and we sow a lot of animals. And we visited different museum. On one day we had planned to go
to circus but my son had an accident before the circus began. He jumped from cheer and cut his tongue
.I was terrified from of blood that comes out of his moth. After that we went to hospital .It was a terrible
day though the journey was very interesting.
Not only is travel fun but also it enriches our minds by information. When family or friends travel
together they remember that forever. Travel gives body and mind energy to complete life.
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Comparing Between Computers and Phones

By: Joharah Alshareef (Saudi Arabia)
The current era of technology has evolved and there are many fields and devices including mobile
phones and computers.
I will compare a computer and a phone, those are two of the most important devices of the times
today.
To begin, a computer is a device that accept information (Inthe from of digitalized data) and
manipulates it for some result based on a program or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be
processed. On the other hand, the latest mobile phone is a major technological revolution in
communication between people and can be used easily anywhere in the globe. Its a form of a
communication tool which depends on wireless communication.
As has been stated there are differences and similarities between them. First, the differences are a
mobile we can call and send messages as opposed to a computer. Also, a mobile phone carries a
feature that makes it easy to navigate unlike a computer. On the other hand, sizes differ between a
computer and a mobile. Computers are larger when compared to the small sizes of mobile phones.
Moreover, operating systems also differ among them. A mobile depends on many operating system,
according to the company such as, android or ios .
While, a computer operating system is very limited. Furthermore, on a computer we can use many
program like, Microsoft office that is difficult to use on a mobile. Also, on a computer we can watch a
movie clearly as opposed to a mobile. The keyboard on a computer is outside on the contrary on a
mobile it is internal. Also, a computer can open sites that cant be opened on a mobile; moreover, a
computer holds USB parts unlike a mobile.
Finally, besides differences there are also similarities with many of the applications like: Skype,
Facebook, Twitter and more.
In conclusion, with the presence of many differences and similarities, more people still arent able
to dispense with either of these devices.

Time
By: Nawal Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia)
Science through many years has tried to put "time" into simple understandable terms but they
couldn't. Each field of science defines "time" in many ways that reach their concept. Physically time is
defined as "succession of happening to experience as an irreversible sequence of events". While in
mathematics, time is the distance between two events and it can be measured with hours, minutes,
seconds...etc.
The scientific definitions lack the simple meaning of time that everybody is looking for. In simple
words, time allows people to perceive motion. The aspect of time that we can understand is based on
what we can perceive, calculate and observe. It is what we use to specify a certain point in the day or
period in which something happened. Time tells us what and how long. Time is all around us even if we
cant see it or touch it. The most remarkable feature of time is that it is unstable; its power is not
estimated. It is something that we can calculate. There is an old saying time waits for no one. It has no
beginning and no end. As people go through life day by day they become more convinced that time will
never comeback, once it crosses the past it will never return to the present.
People must think concretely about how they are going to use their own time, what are they
going to do with it? Imagine doing something without a previous plan, you will never know how to start.
Therefore, time management is very important. It helps us to arrange and perform our task effectively. To
manage our time we need a skill that is not learned in school. It can be gotten through continuing
consistent practice of what we learn about mastering our own time effectively.
The biggest enemy of time is procrastination. The bridge that connects our goals to its final
destination is action. To organize our time we must first, identify the most important task then make it a
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priority. Then, the most important step is to discover and know your most productive time when you are
in the best condition to start and finish the job.
Imagine the world without time, when do you wake up? When do you go to sleep, to work? That
means there is no age, we wouldn't be able to know when people were born and died. There would be
no history to record in the documents. Life based on "time" without it, life, as we know would not exist.
It has become obvious; time is not the same in every circumstance. Time seems particularly
different between eastern and western countries e.g., the American concept of time is the most
expensive, time means money for them. On the other hand, in many European countries the more things
they can do at the same time, the happier and the more fulfilled they feel.
If we want to succeed in our life, we must chalk out what we are going to do with the minutes,
hours, days, months and years at our disposal. In my opinion, this is the first step to success. Also, all
work even if it is minor must never be postponed. We can only be sure of the present, which is in our
hands.

The Secret to Achieve Dreams

By: Abdulaziz Alhamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Dreams are very good in our life. Everybody has dreams. Some dreams are easy to achieve,
but some dreams aren't. It's possible for us to see that our high dreams won't be hard.
People's dreams are the same as the top of stairway, so you can't go to the top until you
deserve it. For example, suppose your dream is owning a big house. You should know what things can
help you to achieve your dream. Well, we agree that a good job can help you to achieve the dream.
Then, you have to look at the job requirements. For example, we know that some jobs can help you to
keep your dream, but the job requirements for these jobs maybe a Bachelor's degree and English
language. So, because you want to achieve your dream, you must study in university. My opinion about
a hard dream is that it's not hard when we look from initial first step. Like the stairway if we are going up
from the beginning, of curse we will arrive at the top. Also, humans are ambitious. How are humans
ambitious? When we keep our dream we look to achieve bigger dreams. For example, my father was
working in company, and his job was in management. So, after 7 years he made his own small business
as result he has a small company. After that, I asked my him is that your dream? He said " no my son I
look to bigger dreams that this company ". So, I think when people keep their dreams they will say " we
look to something bigger.
In conclusion, our dream aren't hard if we know how we can achieve them. We should look
from the beginning if we want to change our dreams into reality.

Cultures
By: Mohammed Al Hazeem (Saudi Arabia)
In the world there are many cultures that are not alike. I want to compare the cultures of two
different countries. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America.
The K.S.A has special eating habits. They like to eat together, such as, at lunch or dinner. The
family stays together at one table. Also, they like to get together for most meals, and they prefer to eat
communal dish, and they eat by hand. On the contrary, the U.S.A has more different eating habits than
K.S.A . They eat from separate dishes, and they eat with a fork, spoon and knife.
The K.S.A still has specific clothing that is called a thoop and shemaag. A thoop is a kind of
dress; moreover, a shemaag is worn on the head. Conversely, American people have variety of clothing
because it is a big country.
Saudi Arabia is not as large as America. Also, it does not have taxes, and it is an oil Country, and
it exports oil. There fore, that helps to get the cheapest gasoline. The United States has taxes unlike
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Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, it has one oil state, That state funded oil to other states. The price
depends on the distance between the exporting state and the importing state in the United States.
Pipelines transport carry the oil or gasoline across the country.
United States has a lot of religions, such as, Christanity, Jewish, and Masonic. In spite of these
people of various types of religions are living together without problems. On the contrary, Saudi Arabia
has one religion, that is Islam.
Arabic people grow up with the idea of living together. There are a lot of people living with their
whole family. Also, they like do things with the whole family, such as, travel, Live, get together and eat.
Arabic people beget have a lot of children. Some American People live with children, some of them live
with roommate. When their kids become young, they like to leave their parents and live a new life. Also,
they are not like Arabic People regarding the number of children.
In conclusion, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America are different;
however, these two countries have business together and are friends.

Do you want to know about the difference between South Korea and
America?
By: Juhui Cho (South Korea)
Have you ever been to South Korea? South Korea is surrounded by Asia and bordered by China
and Japan. Do you know some of the differences between South Korea and America? Some of these
differences include greeting, utensils for eating, daily diet, education, transportation, tipping and
manners.
First of all, when Korean people are greeting, they bow or shake hands or wave hands. The best
formal greeting is bowing to each other which is very respectful and polite. Bowing is necessary when
young people meet older people. Of course a person can choose their way of greeting. Basically, I
recommend bowing and shaking hands when you need to be polite. Waving ones hand is an informal
action toward friends and also when someone is greeting someone older. On the other hand, greeting in
America includes shaking hands, waving hands, high five and first bump. Shaking hands is formal when
they bet official. Informal greeting is waving hands and high five. High five can be casual greeting,
congratulations, and celebration. First bump is a gesture similar meaning to shaking hands and high five.
It is commonly used with teammates, and with opposition players at the end of a game.
Another difference is utensils of eating. Korean uses chopsticks, a spoon, a fork and knife.
Koreans usually use chopsticks and a spoon even babies learn to use chopsticks. They often use a fork
when they eat pasta or pizza or steak. However, most Americans do not use chopsticks. They use a fork,
a spoon, knife, and fingers. Have you ever heard of finger food? Finger food is eaten with your finger
when you eat food as pizza or potato chips.
Another huge difference is the daily diet. The staple diet is rice that of many dishes at least 5 dishes,
even in the morning. Koreans believe that breakfast is very important for brain health. Americans
breakfast is very simple. They eat cereal or toast and milk. They eat pizza or hamburger for ordinary
meals.
Other difference is education. Korean youth can acquire command of at least three language
which are Korean, English, and Japanese or Chinese until graduated high school. After graduation from
high school, 79% of the people go to Universities and earn a Bachelors degree. Conversely the youth
are not required but are encouraged to learn another two languages which are English and Spanish or
French in America. After graduation from high school 55.6% of the students go to Universities and get a
Bachelors degree. It is a lower percentage than in Korea.
In addition, Korea has advanced is transportation with buses, subways, taxis and cars. People
can go wherever they want to their destination even if they do not use a taxi or do not have their own car.
People who are over 18years old can drive if they pass the written test and the practical examination. In
contrast, America has an inconvenient transportation system except in some metropolis such as New
York city. They have few buses and subway systems and these are not good because of people who live
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in poverty and take drugs especially Nashville, TN. Instead, there are decent highway systems the same
as in Korea. People who are over 16years old can drive if they get through the two tests.
Moreover, tipping custom is totally difference than others. Tipping is unnecessary in Korea
because it is already included in the price. Clients give a tip to servers when the client receives very
satisfactory service. Whereas, Americans have to give a tip to the server for their achievement of labor.
Last of all, Korean have two ways of using language. They must use respectful language when
they talk to elders, and be polite to others, especially adults is very signified for Korean. Casual language
is used when they are the same age of friends. However Americans have a common language, except
that some words as man, sir, or please.
In conclusion, Korea and America have different social customs and cultures. No one can judge
whether one country is better than another country. We need to realize that everything is made for their
saturation. To accept other cultures and to extend our scope of thinking is graceful.

Difference between life in the past and life in the present in KSA
By: Meshaal Algreesha (Saudi Arabia)
There are many differences between the Saudi Arabia of 100 years ago and in the present.
Differences include, education, transportation, and food.
First, 100 years ago in Saudi Arabia only a few people could read and write. The people who
could read and write at that time were rich people between there were few schools and teaches. There
was one schooled in the city and some rich people brought teachers teach their children at home. Also of
people didnt want their children to study because they wanted their children to help them with their
business. For example, they helped them on farms and in grazing sheep. However, now in the present
there were a lot of schools and teacher everywhere. Also, a lot people want their children to study and
get a certificate scholarship. External scholarship means students can complete their learn education in
another country and the government gives them money. The countries like New Zealand, USA, Australia,
France, Germany and in East Asia.
Transportation in KSA in the past was much more difficult and inconvenient than it is today. At
that time all humans relied on animals such as, horses and camel. Every one owned animals. But now
transportation is different. There are cars, airplanes and trains so, all cities have an airport and highways.
Also, between Riyadh and Dammam there is a train and in Makkah has a train only used in Al Haje.
The food in the past was mainly dairy products and meat from animals like, sheep, lamb, and
camels. However, in the present we have a variety food. For example, pork, pizza, and chicken. And
there owe many ethnic restaurants like, Indian, chine, Italian, and Turkish.
In my opinion the life in the past was harder them in the present because the people couldnt get
an education, transportation and food easily like now.

Women vs. Men

By: Manal Alwohaibi (Saudi Arabia)
God creates every creature or living thing such as humans, plants, Insects, and animals with two
sexes: male and female. Regardless of other creatures I want to talk precisely about humans: men and
women .For centuries the differences between men and women were socially defend and distorted
through sexism in which men assumed superiority over women and maintained it through domination.
Regardless of this sexism, women are more complicated than men and their brains are very, very
different from men's brains.
To begin with equality is not the same between men and women .Men usually earn receive more
salary than the women. Even though, the women are loyal and more productive. To illustrate, she comes
early to her job and can do mathematical operations and hand work at the same time. Perhaps the salary
will be fair for women in the future. In contrast, several jobs are not allowed to be done by women such
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as presidency and administration. More commonly women usually have had opportunities only in special
areas such as teaching and horsing. Women have the most important job during specific age of her life
Also, doesnt get salary and she is working 24 hours a day without stopping for rest. What is this job? It is
motherhood.
Next let's consider the domestic roles in the house and those roles outside the house. Usually the
woman is dependent on a man driver and on shopping for food for the house. Furthermore, some men
give all salary to his wife and she manages the money .Never the less, some men are ordering the
women of the house .He is called "Bossy" by just giving orders in the house. His wife or sister should be
patient and deaf! Regardless, I saw in the last year many women experience stress as they take
responsibility for working outside the house as well as work inside the house like cooking, raising
children, and cleaning .The house should have a more intimate warmth inside by sharing the
responsibility between women and men.
Last of all, life styles are totally different. Generally, the men are so messy in the house. Even
though, they arent cleaning and they do not care about their healthy. They are smoking and drinking a
lot. On the contrary, the women care about their health with diet, exercise, and eating healthy food.
Normally, She loves staying in the home. Perhaps, men marry women with the hope they will change her
and women marry men with the hope they will change him. Invariably they are both disappointed!.
In conclusion, wherever you find a great man, you will find great mother or a great wife standing
behind him .Also how many great women have great fathers and husband behind them?

Honesty
By: Hussain Koraisha (Saudi Arabia)
How can you be honest? You have three things to do first, and then you can be honest. Many
people dont care about it, but it is important if you want be honest. Honesty in my opinion means; dont
lie, and the dictionary says truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness. The importance of honesty is honesty
with your family and friends, honesty in your job, and honesty with yourself.
First of all, honesty with your family and friends. It is important to be honest with your parents. For
example, my uncle comes to me if he wants information about his son because his son lies.
Second, honesty in your job or in your school. It is nice to be honest in your job or school and
people can trust you and love you. For example, my friend in school every day in class he told the
teacher I want to call my father and the teacher says of course you can I wont make you absent. After
that the teacher discovered the student was going to smoke cigarettes and he didnt trust him any more.
Finally, there is honesty with yourself, If you are not honest with yourself then you cant be honest
with others either. In the second example about honesty in school, my friend wasnt honest with himself
first.
In conclusion, there are important things and you can be an honest person and you can make
people care about you. Your family or your friends can trust you and become interested in you.

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WRITING FIVE
War Is Cruelty
By: Oussama Tayeb (Morocco)
Make love not war! For many years, war has been in the world. Although nowadays too many
wars are going on, human rights are being violated. War is a crime and it should be stopped.
Some people claim that war is important to get their social freedom. It is also argued that any people may
benefit from human rights. However, wars are very harmful for human rights because at the same time a
lot of people lose their freedom. Moreover, wars cause loss of confidence between countries.
It may be asserted that war can be a very important opportunity to get economic benefits such as
resources and geopolitical position of countries. Therefor, war has more crucial consequences on
economy, which lead to poverty. War results in economic depression. Thus, lack of investment and
production occurs because war expenses are very high. As Brouwer explains, the biggest financial cost
of the First World War is for Germany with 37.775.000.000 Dollars, second one is Great Britain with
35.334.012.000 Dollars lost.
It may be claimed that wars can be necessary for political gains. And it is asserted that people
may want to get control of holy areas. For example, pope arranged the Crusades to get Jerusalem. This
position goes on further argue that some may use wars to spread their religion, or ambition to be the
dominant power in the world is may be another reason such as USA. However, any religion doesnt want
people to die and also a country, which isnt liked by people, cant be the dominant power. Moreover,
wars result in serious health problems. By end of war there are a lot of deaths.
Thus, wars are not necessary because they result in loss of confidence, economic depression,
health problems and aggressively competition. These wars can be solved with diplomacy. Wars that
happen to prevent evil to spread its roots are necessary in order to create a peaceful society.

Death Penalty
By: Oriana Moya (Venezuela)
In the US, from 1992 through 2004 research revealed that as many as 39 executions have been
carried out in the face of compelling evidence of innocence on serious doubt about guilt. The death
penalty takes away our rights and should be banned.
Some people think that the crimes of rape, torture, treason, kidnapping, murder, larceny, and
perjury pivot on a moral code that escapes apodictic proof by expert testimony or other wise. On the
other hand, ultimately, the moral question surrounding capital punishment in America has less to do with
whether those convicted of violent crime deserve to die than with whether state and federal governments
deserve to kill those whom it has imprisoned.
Other reviewers that simply because an execution method may result in pain, either by accident
or as an inescapable consequence of death, does not establish the sort of objectively intolerable risk of
harm. However, death is an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality, and its
enormity. The fatal constitutional infirmity in the punishment of death is that it treats members of the
human race as nonhumans, as objects to be toyed with and discarded.
From another point of view, common sense, lately bolstered by statistics, tell us that the death
penalty will deter murder because people fear nothing more than the fear of death. In contrast, there is
no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than long terms of
imprisonment. In fact, states that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates
than states without such laws.

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Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by
the state as a punishment for a crime. Research showed many executions in the US between 1992-2004
had serious doubt about guilt. Ban capital punishment and give us our human rights back.

What are the causes and effects of crime?

By: Abdulaziz Alrasheed (Saudi Arabia)
Have you ever been to jail before? Jail has many criminals and all kinds of bad people. Some of
them did bad things and some of them did nothing.
A major cause of crime is violence. People who got hit in their childhood suffered from their
family. That is one cause of crime, family violence. That is a big reason why the commit crimes.
Another cause of crime is poverty. People will do anything to get what they need or want.
People indeed can also do something they this is right, even though it is wrong. They can steal from
someone or rip them off.
The effects of crime are many things. Crime affects the community. Crime affects the society.
The world would be a better place if crime was extinct.

Facebook is Making Us Lonely

By: Trang Pham Tracy (Vietnam)
In this day and age, we have about 100 social networks which Facebook is the biggest of. In 2013,
Facebook had about one billion accounts. Today, Facebook has become an indispensable part of life.
Many people say they cannot live without Facebook. They check Facebook at every time and
everywhere. People have different opinions about the effects of social media. Although many think that
Facebook helps people communicate easily, I believe Facebook is making us lonely.
First of all, opponents say Facebook helps people communicate any time and very easily with the
Internet. However, I believe they spend too much time alone. They usually look at the screen of their
phones, their tablets, or their computers. People waste so much time for chatting and giving comments
or pressing like on Facebook. According to experts on August 2013, Facebookers used 20 billion
minutes to Facebook in one day. In addition, in a month, Facebook has about 250 million Facebookers
who play games on Facebook. They use a lot of time on Facebook. They do not spend time exercising
with friends or using time for family such as helping their mother cook, talking with their father, or playing
with cousins. According to unofficial statistics, Facebook can make people egocentric. For example, in
China, the government has a Facebook rehab where parents help their children escape from Facebook.
Secondly, while it may be true that Facebook can inspire social events, Facebook makes you depend
on it. Facebook has a feature, which remind you when your friends will have important event likes
birthdays, graduation, or weddings. Moreover, when Facebookers see the event of their friends, they
usually leave one congratulating message in the friends timeline. That is the only thing they do. They do
not attend the party or they make a congratulating call for their friend. They always stay at their home
and make friends with the screen. Furthermore, people can lose the communication skills by using
Facebook. According to experts, about 50% of Facebookers isolate themselves from social activity,
especially about 80% of teenagers. Furthermore, a recent study at an American university shows 80% of
students who use Facebook do not participate in extracurricular activities. In contrast, 88% of students
who do not use Facebook always participate in outdoor activities.
Finally, another argument advanced by opponents is that we can learn about other cultures and,
therefore, make friends. However, research supports exactly the opposite conclusion: that almost all
people use Facebook to talk with their friends, and they do not talk or communicate with the foreign
people. Facebook does not help us know a new culture. For instance, when you have a friend who is
studying in a foreign country, you think they will provide more knowledge about the country for you.
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However, you will probably only talk about your life or her/his life when you chat on Facebook. This
shows we will not get any new cultural information from this.
It should be evident that the arguments that Facebook helps people communicate are not valid. On
the contrary, many people have thought Facebook is making us lonely. Facebook makes people waste
time and spend too much time alone. Furthermore, Facebook makes you depend on it. Therefore, in my
opinion, people need to control the time they use Facebook.

Family Violence
By: Jing An Tiffany (China)
I felt sorry about my best friend recently. She came to my home and cried all night, because her
husband hit her again. Family violence is becoming severe nowadays. When we turn on the TV or read
the newspapers, we can easily find the news of family violence. For example, a woman is black and blue
because of her husband, or there is a child hit by his or her parents and ran away. Family violence has
many causes and effects which significantly affect an individual.
The first reason to cause family violence is that people have a mountain of mental pressure. For
example, an employee just came out the office. Perhaps this individual has just been scolded by the
boss and wants a fight. As a result, the family member of that employee will be the object of the hostile
feelings. This is the evidence that mental pressure plays an important role in family violence.
In addition, family violence always happens because of conflict. Conflict always comes with
anger. For instance, my friend's parents always squabble, and nobody wants to compromise;
consequently, the squabble developed into a fight. We can infer from the example that conflict is a critical
factor of family violence.
Finally, another consequence of family violence is drinking. Alcohol definitely can cause mental
disorders. In this situation, people can not control themselves. I just saw a news story about a man who
always hits his wife and child after he is drunk. After he wakes up, he cannot remember anything. From
this example we can see that alcohol can severely alter a person's behavior towards violence.
In addition to the various causes of family violence, there are also many effects which have an
impact on family.
The first effect of family violence is that family violence causes irreversible bodily injury indeed.
Family violence directly harms people's physical health or can even kill people. Whatever people's regret
of their activity may be, there is no turning back those scars of their wounds. I have read an example in a
magazine before. A husband was drunk while hitting his wife cruelly. After his wife was sent to the
hospital, it was announced that his wife had miscarried. They lost their baby forever, in other words, he
killed their baby. From this example, we can see that once violence happens, there must be an
irreversible hurt.
The second effect which family violence creates is that family violence destroys families harmony.
If people are hurt, it is impossible to say I love you again, no matter wife to husband or children to family.
The first thing they want to do after being hit is to run away from the person who hit them and never
come back. We can find many examples on TV in which the wife's heart was broken, and there was no
more happiness in the family. So divorce always happens instead of family harmony. This is the
evidence that shows family harmony can be destroyed by family violence.
The last effect which is caused by family violence is that a family with violence plays a bad role
model for the children. By watching a "violent show " or behavior over a long period of time, children may
imitate their parents subconsciously over time. Children may be concerned that the adult's world is full of
violence, and they would use the same way to deal with any problems. Many statistics indicate that there
is a large amount of criminals whose parents were violent in their childhood. We can infer from this
example that family violence plays a severely bad role model for children.
To sum up, there are many causes and effects of family violence. Mental pressure, conflicts, and
drinking can cause family violence. Family violence can also cause irreversible bodily injury, a destroyed
family's harmony and a bad role model for children. Loved ones should cherished, not be outraged. Life
is short, after all; loving is long.
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Fast Food
By: Aracely Castellanos Pena (Honduras)
Fast food is quickly becoming Americas cigarette; causing more death related illnesses than a
pack of smokes. Before you judge your friends for lighting one up, take a look at the food youre
ingesting and what its doing for your body. Many people eat fast food. It is the cause of increased
obesity in the U.S. The U.S. spends around 50 billion a year to find a way to combat obesity. There are
many powerful causes and harmful effects when people eat fast food.
One cause of fast food consumption is the low cost of fast food. With prices like 99 cents for a
soda or $3.00 for a burger, anyone could eat a meal for a relatively low price. Here is an example.
McDonalds has the attention of people who dont have a lot of cash with the dollar menu. Because fast
food is so cheap, most fast food restaurants cut costs by using frozen or not as fresh ingredients to save
money. As a result, the fast food is not very healthy, because a lot of it contains a lot of sugar and fat.
Some people who dont have a lot of money and might also have a big family to feed who cannot afford
to buy expensive health food, such as tomatoes which run you about $2.38 per pound, might depend on
food restaurants to feed their families. That is why the obesity rate is so high. People who cannot afford
health food end up buying fast food and they are not as healthy.
Furthermore, another cause of the popularity of fast food is the convenience. When you eat fast
food, you dont spend time cooking food. For a mother who needs to take her kids to soccer practice or
other school activities, it is easy for her to buy some pizza for her kids because she doesnt have time to
cook. Consequently, it makes it so that younger people will not learn how to properly cook and have poor
eating habits. They could also lack physical activity. For example, a kid who eats only fast food might
have health problems like diabetes, blood pressure, or obesity, as he grows up.
Due to fast food being everywhere, you are constantly seeing their signs and promotions
everywhere. When you are driving or when you are watching TV, you remember their ads. When you are
hungry the nearest option is always the one that is more appealing, and since fast food is everywhere, it
makes it easier to choose. Therefore, some people become addicted to it and they eat there all the time.
For instance, a lot of people like French fries. After the first taste, they become hooked and cant get
enough. This example shows the power of fast food.
In conclusion, fast food is not healthier for anybody but it is cheap, you dont have to prepare it
yourself, and it is easily accessible. Anyone can see the appeal of fast food, but you should be careful to
not go overboard. So dont eat anything your grandma would not eat.

Criminal Behavior
By: Wael Alanazi (Saudi Arabia)
Research has shown that on December 31, 2010, state and federal correctional authorities had
jurisdiction over 1.612.395 prisoners. Criminals are the people who have done things against the law, so
they ended up in prison. There are many powerful causes of criminal behavior which create many
harmful effects.
Criminal behavior has various causes. The first major cause of criminal behavior is having a bad
childhood. Parents must look out for their children because they should treat their children with a good
treatment as a father or a mother. When parents are loving to their children, the children will feel needed
and they are not going to do bad things. For example, my uncle had serious bad treatment when he was
a child. He displayed poor behavior. Then he ended up in jail as a result of his bad behavior. Another
cause of criminal behavior is poverty. Poverty is one of the most significant issues in the world of crime.
Furthermore, because people dont have money, they are going to sacrifice their self and steal just to
feed their hunger or their familys hunger. Unemployment, poverty, and crime all are important and they
are happening in any country now. Additionally, if you are poor, you cannot provide money to your
education. If youre not educated in this generation, youre going to get nothing with this circumstances.
The criminal thinks that he/she has to steal. Furthermore, crimes are not only committed by people who
have a bad income or who had a bad treatment when he/she was young, its also alcohol. Alcohol
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sometimes makes you do things that are out of your control and involve you with the worst decisions that
you wouldnt make if you werent under the influence of alcohol.
Criminal behavior has various causes. Parents must look out for their children because any issue in
this world starts from the beginning. On the other hand, there are many effects which have an impact on
society.
One of the effects of criminal behavior is ending up in prison with murderers and thieves as a result
of their bad and wrong decisions. For example, if you do anything against the law or against anything
that could heart innocent people such as murder. People who have chosen a crime as their first
destination will surly end up in jail. Another effect of criminal behavior is the most important effect in my
opinion, which is losing your freedom. In my culture, we say that there is nothing worth the freedom. I
think all the people all over the world believe that. The truth is, the life in prison is dangerous and very
bad. For example, one of my old friends was a good kid, and he was the first person I met here in the
U.S.A. We used to be roommates, but after that, he choose alcohol and drugs. I was so sad to see him
like that after that alcohol and drugs made him commit a crime. I know and I strongly believe that if the
alcohol and drugs were not in his life, he would not harm anybody, and finally he ended up in jail with
murders. Some criminals think, Thats okay if I did a crime. I will just go to jail, and I will get out. In fact,
thats totally wrong. Once a criminal has served time in prison, they will have a criminal history. This
history will inhibit the criminal from work, and also this history can not be cleared. It will be with you for
the rest of your life. The last effect is a disappointed family. In my country, Saudi Arabia, when a person
commits a crime, the family will be very disappointed and some families exonerate their son like they
never had a son.
Overall, criminals are the people who commit a crime by their one choice and they get the effects as
a result of their behavior. Keep this in mind if you do anything; even if its good or bad, you deserve the
result. There is nothing in this wonderful life worth risking your freedom for.

Fast Food
By: Mohmood Almahasnah (Saudi Arabia)
In every moment in the world many people experience the causes and effects of fast food. People
in the world spend more money on fast food than an education. Also, old people eat fast food more than
young people. Sometimes young people are busy because they have a job or school. There are many
causes and effects of fast food.
The first cause of fast food is shortage of food stuffs. Eating fast food has become a habit that
people cannot give up because if you do not have components of food preparation, you have many
choices from different restaurants. In addition, each restaurant has delicious food and different customs
of food so in this situation people cannot give it up. Salt and sugar are two most ingredients that people
love. Then, people end up with an addiction to these two chemical substances.
Another cause of fast food is saving time. Today most of the people have more money to buy fast
food than old people do. For instance, young people do not want to stay at home for lunch or dinner if
they feel hungry because they want to buy fast food to eat with their friend. Moreover, most students and
employees go to fast food restaurants because it gives them a break for about one hour so they are
spending more money every day on fast food such as McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, and international
food.
The third cause of fast food is choosing what you want anywhere fast. Today most people like to
eat fast food because it is easy to find a restaurant by using a computer or cell phone to get the location
of any restaurant. Also, most restaurants have a delivery service to deliver the order to the home. For
example, if you make a big order from a restaurant, it can provide a delivery service. In addition, I have
school and my family is also busy. We do not have time to make food; so in that case, we have to call a
good and fast restaurant to bring fast food by delivery service.
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The first effect of eating fast food is obesity. More people are suffering from many diseases of
eating fast food. The most common problems that people get from eating fast food are in the colon,
diabetes, liver, and fat. Fast food contains many bad ingredients that have harmful effects on our body.
Another effect of eating fast food is a weak immune system. Today many people have a bad
immunity with which they could not fight any virus they get in their bodies. People who eat fast food they
are likely to have problem in their immunity system. Fast food has a lot of sugar, oil, and fat which can
causes damage for the body organs. For example, one of the highly affected organs is the immunity
systems.
In addition, fast food is a waste of money. Today fast food is more expensive than before, so it
costs more money as compared to home prepared food. Furthermore, rich people can spend a lot of
money to buy fast food, but poor people cannot always spend a lot of money to buy fast food because
they have a low income. Also, people who usually eat fast food eat more than one meal out of the home.
For instance, if you order two times a day and each meal is $5, you have to spend $10 a day. But, if you
order two times per day, you have to spend $70 a week!
In conclusion, fast food is comfortable but it has a significant effect on the human body. Each
person must choose the best healthy food, so they do not get seriously ill and die in some cases.
Moreover, they must reduce fast food to save their lives.

Aggressive Behaviors
By: Nur Egriboz (Turkey)
Are people born with an aggressive instinct or do they have to learn to agress? Aggressive
means someone who causes discomfort to another. Although, some people are born aggressive, other
people have to learn it. There are various reasons for this phenomenon.
Because of perfectionism, some people are more nervous and intolerant. When there is a little
problem, they can be demoralized because their expectations are high. For example, when they make a
mistake, they have negative automatic thoughts such as 'I am a useless man, and I couldn't do a job'.
Therefore, these thoughts result in having feelings of anger for the person by himself, and that person
may get depressed.
As a result of psychopathologic situation, some people are angry. For instance, these people
don't obey the rules and they enjoy damaging other people. Hence, they are antisocial personalities.
Some people are aggressive because they have hypersensitive personalities. If they have an
emotional breakdown, they have a burst of anger. As a result, they can damage themselves. For
example, they can cut themselves with a razor blade.
If somebody has aggressive behavior trouble too much, he/she has to consult on a psychiatrist
definitely. If the issue is related with brain chemistry, that person may relax after drug therapy. However,
if there is a problem related with personality factors, psychotherapy programs should be applied.

Helicopter Parents
By: Kener Monterroso (Guatemala)
Protection is good for kids, but not for boys! Parents always protect their boys, but they dont know
that a helicopter family has advantages and disadvantages. Everyone needs to take care of himself one
day, but parents sometimes dont prepare their children for that moment when they have to be
independent and parents always give them everything; its called a helicopter family. Helicopter parenting
has many causes and negative effects.
A helicopter family is based on parents who protect their children too much. One cause might be
since parents had a cruel childhood and a bad experience as children. Therefore, they protect their
children and give them everything they need. Knowing that these days the life is more dangerous,
parents are always behind their children telling them how to do everything exactly so boys never can be
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hurt. All parents want the best life for their children, but they forget that boys have to learn too, not only
receive. In most cases, parents control the childrens life when they say do this, do that, and dont do
that. Everyone needs to learn by their own experience because one day their parents will not be with
them.
A helicopter family only makes dependent people who cant do anything without their parents help
because when they were children they never tried to do things on their own. Parents are the most
responsible in this case because they treated a child like a baby when they needed to be demanding in
each moment. Parents who act as a helicopter affect their children for the future because they dont
know how to make a decision or do something. In my opinion, it is good to be a helpful parent, but if you
always help children, how will they manage their life and how will they know how to solve every problem
and be sure to make a decision.
Finally, a helicopter family can affect children if parents are not strict in the moment when they should
show their responsibilities to teach children to be ready for the future. Its good to take care of children,
but not as much as a baby.

Cheating in School
By: Mohammed (Saudi Arabia)
What is cheating? It is something that students do on exams in the school. How do students do
that, and what is the reason for this and what is the effect? Students have been cheating as long as
there have been schools. Cheating has many causes and negative effects on a student.
Cheating in school has many causes. The first cause is because a student missed classes.
Everyone knows someone who misses classes many times. For example, my friend missed his classes
last term, and he didnt come to school on time. Because of this, he didnt know the information from the
class, so he had to cheat. The second cause is someone who is not responsible. For example, someone
who cheats all the time, and the people who saw them thought he/she didnt have responsibility for the
test or whatever. Also, they thought you are always cheating in your life. The last cause is when a
student didnt study. In this case, some people are not interested in studying at home. For example,
when my brother arrives at home, he plays games and he does not study. Also, he sleeps all the time, so
he does not care about school.
There are also many effects which have an impact on students in schools.
The first effect of cheating is the student will not pass to next level, because they are cheating.
Thats bad when you cheat, and many people will take a bad idea about you. For example, in my
country, my friend was cheating on a math exam, and he did not pass because he did not have any
information about that exam. Also, he was cheating in all his classes. Another effect of cheating is the
student will not have experience. If you cheat in school, absolutely you do not have any experience. For
example, if you cheat in grammar 4.1 and you pass to grammar 4.2, you wont have knowledge about
that. Also, thats bad for you because you are not respecting your teacher who teaches you in your class.
The last effect of cheating is the new information will be difficult to understand. If you do not come to
school or miss your classes, thats hard to understand what you have to do. For example, think with me,
you miss your grammar class many times. So what do you think will happen to you? Many things will
happen to you. The important things will be difficult to understand. For example, my friend studied in high
school, and he was missing his classes, so he told me I did not understand the lessons in my class.
Therefore, he repeated his class.
In conclusion, cheating is a bad habit. People will think you are a bad person when you cheat. My
advice to everyone, you have to study hard and do not cheat in school or anywhere. If you do not have
responsibility, people will not respect you.

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WRITING SIX
Movie Review: 300 The Men's Generation
By Raed Alabdali (Saudi Arabia)
We do not exist from nothing. We live sequentially, generation after generation. As many, we
have heard or read some of historical humanity. The only thing that no one differs on is that the wars and
fighting have still been happening since the beginning of life. This movie 300 carries the real meaning
of glory and dignity and shows how to live as a free human even when the price is your soul. A war alters
the world map between Greeks and Mongols. When the king of Mongols tried to occupy Greece, he
faced 300 Greek men. The movie is action and some fantasy.
The king of Mongols had the strongest army and tools, which are magic, animals, and abnormal
people in the world. He occupied many countries without any resistance. However, when he arrived to
Greece, he was surprised by people who have no emotion or feeling. So, here is the adventure of the
film. This war happened at the time when the people fought by swords. The movie director is Zack
Snyder. The stars are Gerard Butler as the king of Greece, Lena Headey is his mother, and David
Wenham is one of the majors.
The director was successful. The actors and actresses were chosen expertly. They did a good job
generally. The actors affected me by moving me to live their moments by professional acting. The
director showed that no one has fighting skills except the Greeks. On the other hand, he did well with
some scenes by using slow motion and choosing music. It makes me excited every time when I hear it.
I like the control of speed in the captures and slowing them. Sometimes, the movie director
zoomed in on the leaders face when he started talking; that was really exciting. Gerard Butler was
named Leonidas who is the king of Greece. He carried all the leaders charisma by leading his army well
in the battles and overcame his susceptibility, specially when his friends son died, nothing changed
because he fought for all, not for one. Taking pictures from different corners was professional. However,
there was an obvious issue when they tried to make storms on the sea to destroy the ships. The work on
this event was corny and it didnt match with what else they did.
This film sent an honorable message about freedom. It says live free or die as a fighter for it. The
human is born free, so no one has the right to enslave him. Another lesson that I learned is to tell the
truth, even if that will kill you. The most important thing I learned from this film is to work together as a
group even if the others don't have the same professional skills that you have because this will give you
more benefits than what you expect. The other people might learn something else that I didn't mention.
That depends on how they interpret the film. Some may learn how to be a successful leader or how to
control the empire when the king died.
This movie is R. Sometimes the rating doesn't match what you see, so the people who like the
action and fighting movie would love it. But the age of a watcher has to be considered because of some
sexual scenes; as a result, only the adult can watch it. Other than these sections, all people may watch it.
I like this film and I have watched it at least 5 times. Every time when I watch it, I feel as though I
watched it for the first time. I highly recommend this film based on the message that it has.

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Scale of 1-5: 4.75

The Key to Success

By: Anne-Claire AC Floquet (France)
If you need something, go to the Internet on Amazons website! You will find what do you need
with low prices. Amazon is on American company which has evolved and adapted over decades. This
company was $74.45 billion in revenue for 2013. Why does Amazon company have success? At first, we
will study the history of Amazon and its Merchant partnerships, then its main competitors and its
commercial strategy. We will finish by its adaptation to new technologies.
I. Amazons History
Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon. During the nineties, the boom of Internet was created and
all households were equipped. Bezos was very passionate about this revolution called Internet. He
decided to quit his employment as vice-president of D.E. Shaw and Co, a Wall Street firm, and then he
moved to Seattle to think and work on a business plan for creating Amazon. Amazon was created in
1994 in Bezoss garage, only with a list of twenty products for the market on line. Bezos decided to focus
on five products of this list for making bestsellers. A shortlist of products contained principally compact
discs, computer hardware, computer software, videos and books. After the launching he decided to
target exclusively on selling books online because the demand about literature was very huge worldwide,
but also there are many titles of books printed all around the world. Amazon began in fifty states but also
in forty-five countries. The first months its sales had increased to $20,000/week due to this virtual library.
Bezos wished to find a name brand which began with A. He undertook a lot of researches in the
dictionary and he found Amazon. He thought that name was exactly what he needed because he
imagined his brand as a river and amazon sounded exotic. He wanted to represent the biggest store in
the world. In 2000, he added his logotype, an arrow, which started from A to Z like a smile for explaining
that his library could find all things from A to Z.

Amazon went public to the NASDAQ in May 1996 with the symbol AMZN. Bezos established an
uncommon business plan, because he did not want to make a profit for approximately five years. This
situation was very complex. Bezos should support his firm and report to all stockholders, who sometimes
complained and were frustrated to inject investments without benefits. Bezos knew with his business
model Amazon would be profitable only in the long term. All things were just a question of time and he
needed an excellent trust relationship with his stockholders and partnerships.
II. Merchant partnerships
Amazons success in the United States gave to open on others international web sites with
internationalization strategy in Canada, Japan, China, United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Since
1997, all processors of a website can sell books that belong to amazons catalog and both earn a
percentage of sales. These associates select the titles of Amazons catalog and establish their
summaries. Amazon does the rest: taking orders, shipping books, writing invoices and sending weekly
reports of activities. In 1998, one year after this process, Amazon had 30 000 affiliate sites. Amazon
became the leader in the market the book sales. Bezos, having won his bet on book sales in defying all
competitions, decided to diversify their products to avoid remaining on its laurels. In 1998, Amazon
developed thirty-one categories of products in addition to selling books. The firm has launched a new
challenge to become a real supermarket online, thus gradually evolving into a general distributor.
Amazon has established many partnerships with the main actors of market that it wanted to achieve. For
example, Bezos developed a partnership with ToysR Us for the toys market, but also with Lacoste,
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Marks & Spencer and Mothercare. In November 2013, he developed a partnership with the United States
Postal Service to allow delivery on Sundays.
Examples of some partners:
Besides, cultural developments such as the development of leisure, consumption and

communication, including the democratization of technology and the Internet have been a major asset in
this products diversification. Amazon has been forced to find new markets to continue to be just as
competitive against a strong competition.

III. Main competitors

Source: Amazon.com The Hidden Empire, Favernovel, slideshare.net

Since Amazon has diversified its products, the company should face new competitors. The
competition is increasingly fierce especially in the market for selling products online. Everyday there are
new e-companies and new web business which are being created while the others are shutting down
especially in this industry. However, Amazon still manages to find ways to offer low prices.
VI. Commercial strategies of Amazon
To have a global vision about Amazon, we will focus on the company philosophy according to
founder Jeff Bezos:
Data is the king at Amazon
Innovation is the foundation of everything we do
Amazons objective is not to discount a small number of products for a limited period of time, but
to offer low prices everyday and apply them broadly across our entire product range
We dont make money when we sell things; we make money when we help customers make
purchase decisions
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Be afraid of the customers, because those are the folks who have money. Our competitors are
never going to send us money
These few philosophical sentences will help us to understand the
business strategy-leading amazon. Its strategy is based on selling many
books in small quantity; the assumption being that one book can interest
necessarily one client. The Amazons obsession is to make happy
customers.

There are three points to explain the commercial strategy:

1. Low price strategy
Amazon is careful about its prices. This firm tries to have the
lowest prices for more than two hundred thirty million products online,
even if it hurts its profits for a short term. Moreover, its profit margin is
extremely modest, which shows that Bezos has chosen an
unconventional business model, which can work with success.
2. Cooperative strategy
Amazon has different partnerships such as pets.com, drugstore.com, living.com; different
alliances with many portals, internet search engines and Internet Services Providers (ISPs); different
acquisitions, the first acquisition in 1998 from Bookpages (one of the largest online bookstores in the
United Kingdom), Telebook, Bcherdienst subsidiary (Germanys number one online bookstore) and
Internet movie database (largest repository for information on movies and television)
3. Marketing strategy
Amazon tries to make their customers happy with a customization of the application. Amazon
offers new products based on products purchased. Amazon has a quality of service with excellent
customer service. Amazon uses different communication tools such as banners to announce promotions,
and flash information.
V. Adaptation about new technologies
The arrival of the Internet created many changes for the companies, some of them did not adapt
to new technologies and they were destroyed.
Amazon
was a survivor of this process and continued
to grow up
with its sales online. Amazon has evolved
surfing
new technologies, adapting product and
creating
Kindle. There are many kinds of kindle,
ranging
from classic to sophisticated reading lamp.
This
product allows customers to buy and
download
directly on their tablet. It was a revolution for
the field of
books, but Amazon designed only to conform
to this
new area. The Kindle is not a bestseller
because
Amazon does not gain a profit with this
product. It
is a loss leader that precisely enables
boosting
book sales. It is a sales aid. This product permits to remain on the market and cope with companies with
strong potential, like Apple with the iPad.
Amazon found the key of success. This American company will sell many products in several
fields and the price of amazon's product is cheaper because it reduces its margins on the sales.
Amazons success is achieved in part by its partnerships, its alliances and its different acquisitions.
During many centuries, this firm has evolved and adapted to new technologies. Its uncommon strategies
showed that with beliefs and patience, all things were possible. This is an excellent lesson about life for
many companies.

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Personal Statement
By: Abbas Almuslem (Saudi Arabia)
As a child I usually went to my uncles shop to enjoy and meet my friends there. My uncle had
owned a toyshop, and sometimes he let me organize and sell the toys. When I was older, I often
dreamed to study how these companies made and sold these games. Moreover, I understood that I have
to study at university, especially in Marketing. For that, I am applying for the Bachelors of marketing
program at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU).
Two years ago, I finished the Associate of Science in Marketing at Jubail Industrial College.
Studying at JIC College wasnt easy. In addition, all the subjects were studied in English. Also, many of
the staff members were from different countries. This means most of them have modern and different
strategies in learning. On the other hand, I worked as an assistant manager at the library and all the
employees helped me to organize and work in that position. As a result of that, I have gained valuable
expertise in managing employees and dealing with students.
Another thing to share, is my experience visiting some companies to observe how they are
working and getting as much information as I could. After that, I recognized that, these companies used
the same programs that we learned in college, for instance, Adobe Photoshop, MS Office, and Designer.
Then, a worker told me, If you know how to deal with these programs, your work in the future will be
easy.
I am trying to work hard to be comfortable in the future. So, I hope to be accepted at MTSU and
be one student there. Moreover, I am totally sure that all the staff will help me to achieve my aims. Even
if I face some troubles in my way, by struggling hard and supporting myself, I will pass everything and
win.

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Exercise and Fitness

By: Omar Jambi (Saudi Arabia)
Exercise and fitness benefit your life. In this research, you will find the best tips to do
exercises and fitness. In the end game, you are going to see how to know about the results,
and you will be surprised about unexpected benefits of exercise.
According to Leo Babauta, Naomi Coleman, and wikihow.com, if you want to make a
schedule and start the exercise habit, you will find it in this research. Also you will find the
main problems of doing the workout. In the beginning, it will be difficult for people to do the
exercise. Here you will see the main problems.
The main problems
Its too difficult when a person makes an exercise goal that is too big with he/she is not able to
continue this exercise program over a long time period of time. Too many goals make people confused.
They have to focus on one exercise--not too many at the same time. To stop procrastinating and to find
enough motivation, record your habit and exercise in public where you can find motivations. Now you will
find the simple steps that make you avoid these problems.
The simple solutions
Start with an easy goal, because you can build your habit, then gradually increase. Select a time
for a weekly planning session, and organize a schedule of time for each upcoming week, and put the
schedule out. It prefers your personal calendar on your phone, or the traditional paper version. You must
make it specific. You have to make it like an appointment. Set a time and place. It is recommended that
you have a trigger right before you do your habit. For example, you might always brush your teeth right
after shower. The shower is the trigger for brushing your teeth, and because of that, you never forget to
brush your teeth.
Also, do not establish a second goal while 30-day period. You have to log the working out after
you done. Do not make the log complicated. This will only make you resist doing the log. You can include
just the date, time, and what you did. For optimal results, schedule 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise
3 to 4 times per week. You need to exercise 30 to 40minutes of cardio, such as stationary bike, an
elliptical machine, or go swimming. Also, make a schedule of 30 minutes of strength exercise at least
three times per week. Exercise 30 to 40 minutes of strength training, because it is the best. For example,
bookmark some interesting workouts on YouTube. Check your schedule over after finishing from the
exercise, if it fits your schedule. Stick with your goal for at least a week, because it will give you a
motivation. When you finish from workout, chick it off on your calendar. Repeat the exercise each week.
In the end, see what needs to be changed. It is important to choose the right exercise for you.
How long does it take to get noticeable results from a workout regimen?
You are going to see faster results if you are brand new. If you have been training for several
years, you will see the results slowly. You have to make lifelong habit changes, and do things that keep
you motivated and enjoy to keep doing exercise for many years. If you do a new habit, this will take at
least three weeks to be adapted to it, and do more three weeks, you will feel and look better. If you want
to start another new program, it will take six weeks.
Then you will see the results. (www.bodyresults.com)
Unexpected benefits of exercise
Exercise and fitness reduce stress. It can help manage physical movements. Also, you can
improve a chemical that controls the brains response. Additionally, exercise Improves positive selfimage. Maybe you can succeed in education. You can enjoy the great outdoors, because you have
already a strong body that can help do many kinds of activities, such as rock-climbing, hiking, renting a
canoe, or just taking a jog in the park. Plus, while you do these activities you will earn Vitamin D that
comes from the sun. Working out is going to help you in the future when you become older. Your brain
gets a little hazy. The brain will lose many important functions in the process. So the workout will
prevents all these kinds of problems of brain. Finally, there will be increasing in relaxation.
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In the end, so we can see now the ways to get started on a workout. Its the best ways to follow it,
because you will see unexpected benefits of the work out, and the results that make you surprised. I
hope all people do exercise and fitness because they really will help them every time. (Sophia Breene)
Works cited
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<http://www.bodyresults.com/>.

Big And Small Family

By: Majed Sunbol (Saudi Arabia)
We have some people who think about making a big family without thinking about what might
happen to their children. When men and woman decide to have children they should think about how
they can make their childrens life in the best way. Some people want to have as many children as they
can and that might affect them negatively. For example, some parents have a lot of children, and that will
cause difficult time for the parents to teach or care about their children, but still that depends on the
parents. Some of the parents can control that and they can raise their children in the best way even if
they have a lot of children.
One of the disadvantages about having a large family is that parents might not give their children
enough attention or love. For example, if you have 8 or 7 brothers and sisters you might feel that you are
not equal with them because it is hard for the parents to care and give each one the exact same love and
caring. However, when you grow up you will find yourself with a large family to stand by your side and
help you to get what you want. It is nice to have a lot of brothers and sisters to help you with your life. So
a large family has advantage and disadvantage; at the same time, it depends on how they act and how
they are going to raise their children.
I believe that a large family has more disadvantages than advantage because the parents will not
be able to treat everyone equally and they will not have enough time to care about their children. I think
even if I have just one child and I raise him or her in the best way, he or she might be in my mind my big
family.

Personal Statement
By: Ahmed Almusslam (Saudi Arabia)
As a child I used to accompany my father to his farm and working with him. When I became an
adult I asked him to stay at home because I was able to handle all the work by myself. This experience
taught me many things such, as, Patience, Responsibility and dependence on self. I was picking the
vegetables and selling them in the market which means I needed to spend a lot of time using negotiation
tactics to get the best offer and decide if the offer was good or not and then give the money to my father.
In addition, I learned how to challenge myself to get what I wanted to get. I strived to study in the
morning and work in the evening it was hard to balance between two things to study to achieve your
dream to be an engineer and work to help my family.
In addition, I joined to one of the best colleges in my country (Jubail Industrial college). It has a
modern method in teaching that made a great combination between theory and practice. I studied there
for 4 years. I had entered the specialization Mechanical Engineering. I increased my knowledge when I
studied chemistry, calculus, and physics. Working on new machines in college gave me more benefits
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such as I experience on handling a lathe machine and fixing it. Also I studied machine elements which
made me able to understand the differences and similarities. Because of this experience Im somewhat
able now to adapt anywhere since the college prepared me very well.
As I mentioned I studied mechanical engineering, and I took my co-op in Saudi Railways
Organization which provides freight services in many cities. I got an important position when I worked
with exports. I applied all that I learned in college; for example, welding the cracks in machines or
maintenance on the machine. Furthermore I got benefits more than practice there. I made a lot
friendships there and got a lot of advice to encourage me to continue studying to be an important person
with the new generation to help our country in development.
I hope to join Middle TN University and achieve my goals to be a student in the most common
university in this state. As I heard from my friend who studied there before, the staff there are friendly and
helpful. Moreover, you can get a job easily if you graduated from there. So, Im excited to try this
challenge and prove myself as a good student. I have had a lot of challenges; I think this will be the most
interesting challenge for me.

Alzheimers Disease
By: Rabab Alahmed (Saudi Arabia)
There are 5 hundred million people who suffer from Alzheimers in the United States. (AboutAxona). Alzheimer's is a form of dementia that makes older people forget their grandchildren's names.
That was the only information I had ever known when I chose my research topic. All of us grow up and
get older day by day and year by the other. All of us forget the wallet in the car, and can't remember our
classmates name, and miss buying little things on the grocery list. These cases can happen daily in our
lives to anyone at any time. So what is the difference? Do all of us have Alzheimer's?
This disease has been a puzzle ever since it was discovered. Scientists have been struggling to
achieve any progress in their research to find out what causes it, and how to protect humanity from this
tragic dilemma. This paper will enrich your information about Alzheimers as well as refute many
stereotypes that people share.
Background: history of discovering Alzheimers.
The German physician Alois Alzheimer first discovered Alzheimers in 1906. The first person that
gave the Alzheimers its current name was Emil Kraepelin, a German psychiatrist who cooperated with
Dr. Alzheimer. The story started when these two doctors were working together in order to treat a patient
named Auguste D whom had a mental problem comprised of memory loss, psychological changes, and
being doubtful toward her family members. Unfortunately, they couldn't save her but her death didn't go
in vain. As her body was at autopsy, Dr. Alzheimer noticed that the nerve cells in her brain were shrunk
in an inordinate way. Based on his studies, researchers started looking for logical explanations for the
shrinkages. Alzheimer disease has preoccupied scientists ever since then (Alz.Org, Milestones).
How does Alzheimers affect the brain?
Scientists have affirmed that Alzheimers directly affects the brain cells. They have found that the
symptoms which Auguste D had suffered from were a direct consequence of the contractions in her
brain. These contractions resulted by tissue loss and nerve cell death throughout the brain. Hence, the
brain size has dwindled enormously, which disabled many vital functions in the human body. Here is an
illustration comparing a healthy brain with another that has Alzheimers:

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We can observe clearly the difference between both sizes. The one on the right side is much smaller
than the other one on the left.
1. The first arrow shows how ventricles (holes filled with liquids in the brain) are growing bigger in
Alzheimer's case.
2. The second arrow refers to the cortex, which mainly controls important abilities such as planning,
remembering, and thinking. It shows how it has lost its normal size, damaging these mental skills.
3. The final arrow explains the dwindle in the hippocampus. This area is responsible for creating
new memories and saving them.
These changes in the brain lead us to understand the connection between the brain shrinkages and
symptoms of Alzheimers. (Alz.Org, Healthy v.s Alzheimers).
Early symptoms:
There are some early signs that can help us predict Alzheimers occurrence in early stages.
However, some might be notable and some might not. The main and most famous sign that you've
certainly heard about is memory loss. Forgetting things is human nature, but humans are so likely to
recall what they have forgotten in seconds. Yet, Alzheimer's patients cannot recall what they have
forgotten no matter how hard they try. Since they have memory problems, they tend to repeat what they
had been saying again and again; they even tend to repeat an entire story without realizing that they had
told it already, Not to mention the pronunciation problems that make it harder to understand what they
are trying to say. In addition, some families notice that their relative who has Alzheimers gaines odd
behavior such as neglecting their personal hygiene, and becoming moody without any particular reason.
For instance, they may get angry and suddenly turn happy. Some of them tend to be more sentimental
than usual. This strange attitude makes their families confused and helpless. Eventually, if you know
anyone that has such symptoms, never hesitate scheduling an appointment with the doctor, for early
detection may limit the risks and increase the chance of surviving. (Webmd. Alzheimer's early warning
signs).
What causes Alzheimers?
The most mysterious thing about Alzheimers that has been a crisis to the scientists is finding a
plausible reason of the shrinkages that are the main cause of Alzheimers. In other words, why does
Alzheimers occur? To answer this question, they have examined several cases, and they finally
determined two factors that may cause Alzheimers: environmental, and age-related (Wikipedia). Though
there is no clear vision of how environment can affect the brain cell. For example, there was a study
showing a strong relationship between head injuries that might raise the chances of having a future
Alzheimers because this area is the most sensitive and contains many neurons. However, scientists did
not consider it as a major cause. But when it comes to age-related factors, gene control play a big role
and it seems more complicated than environmental causes (Nia. NIH, Alzheimer). To make this easier,
scientists divided the disease into two stages depending on the age of onset of the disease: Early-onset
and Late-onset.
Early-onset effects may start at the age of 30 to 60 years old. In addition, statistics showed that it
is less common than late-onset. In fact, more than 95% of all Alzheimer's cases are late-onset. The
laboratory analyses confirm that early-onset is mainly based on inherited genes from ancestors (Nia.
NIH, Alzheimer). As the same of most inherited diseases, the more members with Alzheimers, the more
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likely it occurs in you. This kind of Alzheimers is called the Familial Alzheimer's Disease (FAD). It
happens because of the single-gene mutation.
However, a recent research has proven that single-gene mutation is not related to the late-onset
Alzheimer's at all (Nia-nih, Alzheimer disease genetic facts).
Late-onset is more likely to develop after the age of 60. As we mentioned before, genes play a
huge rule of developing a disease in general. A permanent change in one little gene can lead to a
disaster because genes direct the cells, which control all of the functions after receiving orders from the
nerve impulses (Nia-nih, Alzheimer disease genetic). To explain how cells can cause Alzheimers, you
should recognize the component of the cell. Every cell has a nucleus inside it which is the most important
part, for it contains a 'blueprint" which consists essentially of the DNA. When a chain of DNA compacts,
tightly together with proteins it gives us what we call a chromosome. Every single cell of the human body
contains 46 chromosomes that are inherited from parents equally - 23 pairs from each. Hence, if one of
the parents has any sort of problems they will bequeath it to their progeny. Scientists have finally
discovered the responsible gene of late-onset. They had consensus that it was Apolipoprotein E (APOE),
a gene that regulates cholesterol in the blood and placed at number 19 in the chromosome map
(Wikipedia, Nia-nih, Alzheimer disease genetic facts).
At any rate, carrying the (APOE) or exposure to serious bloody injuries in the head does not
necessarily mean a higher risk of Alzheimers. Some might not carry (APOE) or have any injury during
their entire life and yet they develop the disease as well. Unfortunately, science hasn't reached the
conclusive conclusion of the disease reasons until this moment.
The number of Alzheimer's patients is expected to rise in the coming years (Healthline, Alzheimers
facts). To put a limit to this inflation rate, doctors have been focusing their efforts on Alzheimer's
research; hopefully they will achieve progress in this field, which became a forefront subject to scientists
all over the world.

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