VOCABULARY - week 8

Anguish (adj.):
Bindle (n):  bedding
Brusquely (adv):  markedly short and abrupt.
Contemplate (v): consider with continued attention
Debris (n):the remains of something broken down 
Elaborate (adj):  planned or carried out with great care
juncture (n): joint
Mimicking (v): to imitate closely
Morosely (adv): having a sullen and gloomy disposition
Mottled (adj): a colored spot
Recumbent (adj): suggestive of repose 
Stake (n): a pointed piece of wood

Constitution

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

 A Constitution is a document created by the government. It’s a document full of law to protect the freedom of the people. It’s like a rules book for those who have political powers, a plan of the government rules. There are different constitutions for each country.

Constitutions are good for each government actually. They put the country in an order by making the people respect some rules, people like it or not, rules are simply rules.

Amendments can be done in constitutions, by voting. Sometimes amendments causes problems but there are no solutions for that, the voting already decided to make the amendment.

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. As 2011 winds to a close and we start the new, exciting year of 2012, it’s valuable to take some time to reflect on what the past year was about for us, and what we want to create in the new one. It’s a healthy practice I’ve developed over the years. It’s a cherished tradition for me, and I wanted to share it with you here. The 25 of January 2011, the revolution started and everyone should change. I decide to stop cheating because I understood that it’s not my work or my effort, reduction of fast food because contain a lot of cholesterol, I will focus more on giving rather than taking, I will stand by my love come what may. It is not a resolution but a vow and I will mend broken relationships. New Year brings in new promises. Hence, it can’t hurt to plan ahead for your 2012 New Year resolution which will help you make a better person.  

VOCABULARY - week 7

1.       Appease (v): To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe.

2.       Disparity (n): Lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age.

3.       Ironic (adj.): Unexpected.

4.       Retract (v): To draw back.

5.       Ascetic (n): A person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals.

6.       Elusive (n): Cleverly.

7.       Lax (adj.): Not strict or severe; careless or negligent.

8.       Servile (adj.): Being in slavery.

9.       Condone (v): To pardon or forgive.

10.   Hypothetical (adj.): Involving.

11.   Preclude (v): Existence.

12.   Static (adj.): Development. 

GLOBALIZATION

Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import quotas. Globalization accompanied and allegedly contributed to economic growth in developed and developing countries through increased specialization and the principle of comparative advantage. The term can also refer to the transnational circulation of ideas, languages, and popular culture.

Globalization gives companies access to wider markets and consumer’s access to a greater variety of goods and services. But the benefits of globalization are not always shared by all of the parties involved in trade. Unfortunately, developing countries—which need the potential benefits of globalization the most—are often the losers.

Some advantages of globalization: Increased free trade between nations, increased liquidity of capital allowing investors in developed nations to invest in developing nations, the corporations have greater flexibility to operate across borders and the global mass media ties the world together. Some disadvantages: Increased flow of skilled and non-skilled jobs from developed to developing nations as corporations seek out the cheapest labor, increased likelihood of economic disruptions in one nation affecting all nations and the corporate influence of nation-states far exceeds that of civil society organizations and average individuals. 

Winter Vacation - Rainy

Last year, exactly the twenty-ninth of December I went to Hurghada on a family trip. The journey began on the eighth morning in rainy weather. In the road, I saw horrific accidents. These incidents as a result of heavy rain continued to eighth hours. After eight hours in the way of frightening and scary, we reached the Sindbad Hotel.  I remember the well the bad condition of the weather. The atmosphere was dark and rainy. Because of the severity of the rain, we did not distinguish between the swimming pool and land. My cousin fell in the swimming pool because he did not distinguish between the ground and swimming pool. This was funny but painful. He broked his leg. We did not enjoy the trip because of the bad weather.

                                                                                                                                                 Selim Tarek,