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ELI Newspaper Fall 2013, Issue 2 Online at eli.gmu.edu (blog) International Student News Paraphrased by Thekra Al seef, Sultanah Alsenani, Tirad Almaiman and Ghadir Batarfi from an article in More About the USA published by Longman Contents: Field Trips p2-4 Social Issues p5-10 Personal Goals p11-13 Music p14 Sport p15-16 Travel p17-20 Thanksgiving Turkey A wild turkey In the past we could find wild turkeys everywhere in the USA and Canada. Turkeys gave many benefits to the people who used to live in these countries, for example they could use them as a source of food, they could make tools from their bones and they could make warm clothes from their feathers. Turkeys were the basic food for Europeans when they first came to this country. People believe that turkeys are extremely stupid. Sometimes they don’t escape from the rain storm and as a result they stay in the rain and die. However this is only a fact about the tame turkeys of today. The original wild turkey is one of nature’s most tricky creatures and it is a smart and strong bird. These wild turkeys are very tall birds – up to four feet tall. The males are called toms or gobblers and can weigh over 16 lbs. The females or hens can weigh over 9 lbs. Wild turkeys are easily scared, especially mother turkeys who have babies. They are infrequently seen by humans because they hide in the trees where their color makes them almost disappear. Modern turkeys can’t fly but wild turkeys can. When Europeans came to live in the US they caught so many turkeys they almost killed all of them. In the 1900s rules limited how many turkeys people could catch. Now there are more than 1 million wild turkeys in most of the states in this country. Wild turkeys are very different from the tame turkeys that we eat at Thanksgiving. If you visit the countryside in Virginia, you might see some of these wild turkeys in the woods and fields. a modern turkey
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ELI Newspaper
Fall 2013, Issue 2
Online at eli.gmu.edu (blog) International Student News
Paraphrased by Thekra Al seef, Sultanah Alsenani, Tirad Almaiman and Ghadir Batarfi from an article in More About the USA published by Longman
Contents:
Field Trips p2-4
Social Issues p5-10
Personal Goals p11-13
Music p14
Sport p15-16
Travel p17-20
Thanksgiving Turkey
A wild turkey
In the past we could find wild turkeys everywhere in the USA and Canada. Turkeys gave many benefits to the people who used to live in these countries, for example they could use them as a source of food, they could make tools from their bones and they could make warm clothes from their feathers. Turkeys were the basic food for Europeans when they first came to this country.
People believe that turkeys are extremely stupid. Sometimes they don’t escape from the rain storm and as a result they stay in the rain and die.
However this is only a fact about the tame turkeys of today. The original wild turkey is one of nature’s most tricky creatures and it is a smart and strong bird.
These wild turkeys are very tall birds – up to four feet tall. The males are called toms or gobblers and can weigh over 16 lbs. The females or hens can weigh over 9 lbs.
Wild turkeys are easily scared, especially mother turkeys who have babies. They are infrequently seen by humans because they hide in the trees where their color makes them almost disappear.
Modern turkeys can’t fly but wild turkeys can.
When Europeans came to live in the US they caught so many turkeys they almost killed all of them. In the 1900s rules limited how many turkeys people could catch. Now there are more than 1 million wild turkeys in most of the states in this country.
Wild turkeys are very different from the tame turkeys that we eat at Thanksgiving. If you visit the countryside in Virginia, you might see some of these wild turkeys in the woods and fields.
a modern turkey
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2,Page 2
FIELD TRIPS
Written by:
Amal
Abdul -Daim
Designer by:
Anfal Batarfi
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Field Trip to Madame Tussaud’s
The second amazing
field trip for me after
the Apple Orchard Trip
was with my core class
classmates and our
teacher. It was
on October 24 and we
decided to go to
Madame Tussaud’s in
Washington D.C. First
of all, we met each
other in a restaurant
at 12:00 to have our
lunch. It’s name was
“Hard Rock" café. I
went to this café for
the first time. The
dishes of this place are
so delicious.
However, it was very
crowded because there
were a lot of people
from school trips, and
the music was very
loud, so I think only
the people who don’t
like a quiet place could
enjoy it there. While
we were eating our
lunch, we enjoyed
talking about many
things with each other;
it was a wonderful
moment.
After that we were
on our way to the
museum. It was near
the café’, so we got
there at 1:00 p.m. It
is a big museum which
has many famous
American characters
that are made from
wax. The characters
were like real people.
Furthermore, you can
meet all 44 presidents!
The presidents gallery
is an exciting,
educational and
interactive exhibition
that displays all forty-
four U.S. presidents.
Also, there are many
historical characters
like, Rosa Parks. In
addition, it has
Hollywood’s American
actors and singers.
It was an amazing
trip. My friends and I
had a lot of fun and we
felt so excited. We
took many beautiful
pictures with these
famous characters,
because we thought
about these moments
that should be
memorable. Likewise,
the pictures are the
perfect way to keep
your memories.
After all, I really
benefited a lot from
this amazing second
trip, because I learned
many things about
American history such
as, the names of
presidents and what
they looked like. Also,
I went to new places in
Washington D.C that I
visited for the first
time in my life.
I wish to learn more
about gorgeous D.C,
that beautiful city
where I’m studying.
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2, p 3
FIELD TRIPS
Essraa
Varis
Abdullah
The biggest
contribution of the
UK is the United
States of America;
However, unlike other
American teachers,
our two British
teachers brought us
to Sully Plantation
which is an important
historic site in
Northern Virginia in
the USA.
Sully
plantation is located
in Virginia near Dullas
Arport in Chantilly.
It is a nice house
that is listed on the
national register of
historic places. It
was built by Richard
Bland Lee in 1794 to
1799.
Before
heading up to the
main house, we
entered one of the
three original slaves’
houses which provided
shelter for 30 slaves.
Each house had 10
slaves with 2 rooms.
The first room
was for fire on the
first floor. There
was a ladder to go up
to the second room
for sleeping. The
rooms were too small
to live there. Also,
we were surprised
with the kitchen and
bathrooms of the
main house. They
were outside.
In the winter
they didn’t use the
bathroom at night
because it was
outside. They had a
chamber pot inside
the bedroom
This was one
of the great trips we
had because it
showed us how
people lived in this
area in the time of
the civil war and
what limited facilities
they had b. So it
could be a good
chance to have more
information about a
different culture.
International Student News Fall 2013 Issue 2, p 4 FIELD TRIPS AlHanoof al Sharief
Two weeks ago our lovely core class teacher Mrs. Bonny asked us to choose any place that we preferred to go on a field trip to have fun with each other. The majority of the class voted for the movie theater the first time, but we changed our minds because we wanted to go somewhere where we could speak to each other and be active, So we decided it would much better to do something other than watch movie, and we finally all agreed to go bowling together. We arrived at 11 o’clock in the morning at Bowl America. I liked the place at once
because it was very cold outside but they turned on the heater inside so we all felt warm. We played two times as every round takes half an hour or more. The winner was me in the first round . Then our wonderful teacher ordered the tastiest pizza for us. After we finished the lunch, we went back to start the second round. But this time my friend Nailah was the winner. We spent an amazing time with each other and I wish to repeat this experience with my family as soon as possible .
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Fall 2013
Issue 2,Page 5
SOCIAL
ISSUES
Written by;
Soheir alamri
Social justice
Pictures from
Google
Triangle of social inequality
They don’t imagine a
luxury life. They need a
dignified life. They are
the oppressed people
who advocate social
equality to get rid of
injustice.
First of all, we have to
know the notion of social
equality; it is a social
state where differences
disappear. Also it means
equal opportunity.
This means each one can
find a good job and
income does not depend
on race, religion or sex.
As a result of this, we
will see an improvement
in financial income and
cultural conditions for
everyone. On the other
hand, it is a problem if
inequality exists. It in unethical and leads to immorality and prejudice, and theft, insubordination and lawlessness will become common.
As a paradigm, we could find inequality in ancient
times and all through history. In these days we find inequality in every society in governmental and non-governmental sectors.
For example, in many countries in Europe it is hard to find a job because it depends on; race, religion, age and sex in that order. So, someone who has a dark skin cannot find a job as good as someone who is fair-skinned, which means not as good wages or working conditions. Also someone should not be prevented from working on the basis of his religion or nationality,
What should we do to amend this? To produce an equal society?
In fact, it is a real problem, so there is no magical solution. We must work hard to counter this phenomenon by:
Activating the principle of equal opportunities. This means who can work
in a specific job should depend on qualifications and experience and not on age, race, sex or religion.
Providing social solidarity by provision of health care and financial assistance to those who cannot work with the help of the wealthy through government and voluntary institutions.
Preventing the exploitation of human beings by using a balance between working hours and pay, and paying overtime for extra work.
These are the solutions that have to be applied, , but they cannot be accomplished quickly.
Finally, society without inequality will result in a society dominated by social justice, and that will be a good thing for everyone.
Social Inequality
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Fall 2013
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SOCIAL
ISSUES
NEHAL
- Definition of
pepper spray
- The effect of
pepper spray
and how it is
used
(information
from Wikipedia
Picture from
google)
Moni Alhaidar - Yes to
weapons! No to pepper Spray
- Blame the
law - World peace
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Gun or Pepper Spray?
Between a rock and a hard place!
Police using pepper spray on demonstrators
There are
many logical ways
for people to
protect themselves
such as with pepper
spray. This is also
known as oleoresin
capsicum. It is a
lachrymatory agent,
which means it is a
chemical compound
that irritates the
eyes to cause
tears, pain, and
temporary
blindness.
It is used
in policing, riot
control, crowd
control, and
personal self-
defense, including
defense against
dogs and bears. Its
inflammatory
effects cause the
eyes to close,
taking away vision.
This temporary
blindness allows
officers to more
easily catch and
hold people. It
also lets people
who are being
attached to use
pepper spray for
self-defense and
get an opportunity
to escape.
It’s
effects are:
difficulty in
breathing, runny
nose, and coughing.
It is a dangerous
weapon. Laws in the
U.S for pepper
spray are different
from state to
state. Pepper spray
is legal for use in
Virginia, but it is
not allowed in
Virginia
courthouses, as it
is considered a
dangerous weapon.
Virginia law also
prohibits pepper
spray from being
used to subdue
patients in health
care settings.
The
government gives
permission for
people to carry
guns in VA and
several other
states. In case
anyone gets
attacked by a
criminal, they can
defend themselves
with their gun.
This allows
the public to help
the policemen with
their work and
accomplish human
safety at the same
time
However, in
many states, people
are not allowed to
have pepper spray
because it may hurt
the attacker! There
are many people who
are not convinced
with the reason why
pepper sprays are
not allowed to be
carried instead of
a weapon that is a
lot more dangerous
than pepper spray.
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Fall 2013
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SOCIAL
ISSUES
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Guns and Pepper Spray cont.
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Actually,
there are some
people-using
weapons in a wrong
way. Unfortunately,
these people use
them for their own
illegal goals.
This reminds
me of a tragedy
that happened this
summer. There was a
guy named George
Zimmerman who
claimed that he saw
a suspicious person
in his
neighborhood.
This person was an
African American
boy wearing a hoody
on his head called
Trayvon Martin. As
a result of that,
somehow George
Zimmerman acted
like he had
finally found
somebody that he
could use his
weapon against even
though the boy
didn’t have any
weapon. He had a
fight with this boy
and he killed him.
The main
point of this
tragedy is that
innocent people can
be killed if people
try to find
anything that could
be suspicious even
if there is nothing
to be suspicious
about. The reason
for that is when
there is a
contradiction in
the law which says
it is okay for
weapons to be
flowing around
instead of pepper
spray as
protection. Not
mention that people
do not have privacy
or security in
their life because
somebody else with
a gun can threaten
their safety.
Here, we are
not trying to blame
the law or the
program. The point
is do not prevent
something such as
pepper spray and
say the reason for
that is we want
safety for people
but then allow a
more dangerous
weapons like guns.
In the end,
World peace will
become true when
people have their
privacy and
security and are
not being followed
at every step by a
suspicious person
with a gun.
World peace
will become true
when there is a law
that benefits and
protects all the
people and nothing
else. When that
happens, people
will collaborate to
accomplish security
and safety in their
lives.
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2,Page 8
SOCIAL
ISSUES
Sultanah
Alsenani
What is poverty?
Causes
Survey of poor countries
Solutions
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Poverty
Children face death
What is poverty?
Poverty is hunger. Poverty is loss of haven. Poverty is not being able to see a doctor or get therapy if you get sick. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read and write. That means being an illiterate person. Poverty is not having a job, having panic for the future. Poverty is weakness, and lack of freedom. Poverty is a rough word for any human being that is poor, or has heard about it or seen it. But what do we know about the poverty in the world?. I say briefly the poverty is a problem that a lot of people suffer from around the world. And there is no state in the world without poor even if it is a rich state. Causes of poverty:
The causes of poverty are many and multiple. The most prominent aare rapid population growth, lack of income, war, natural disaster and the lack of food for the population. Just in Asia the population is about 58% of
the world’s population, and this large number has led to poverty. And the poorest countries in Asia are India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh, has a very high population density. Therefore it is one of the poorest countries in Asia. A large part of the country is low lying, and therefore it is in danger of flooding. Many of the people who are in the countryside live in areas that often have extreme flooding every year which causes huge damage to their homes and ways of live. Many African countries such as Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Niger have suffered from scourge of poverty. For example, the cause of poverty in Somalia is the civil war that began between the North and South since 1999-1992 This has disrupted economic life and agriculture, which resulted in desertification of a lot of fertile land which led to the scarcity of food day after day until it reached the extent of starvation. While in Niger, drought is a
common natural disaster that causes poverty. On the other hand, spread of crime, attacks and the death of thousands of world’s population is the most prominent effect of poverty. Poverty is a source of crime, and work is the best way of development and sophistication. As Helen Keller said “you can shut down all prisons the day that you can find work for everyone”. We can reduce poverty and hunger by: investment in agriculture, job creation, expanding social safety nets, expanding food programs for pre-school age children, encouraging women to be treated equally to men especially with job opportunities, and protection of vulnerable countries during crises.
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Fall 2013
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SOCIAL
ISSUES
Essraa
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Obesity is when you are so fat, it increases risk of diseases that can damage your health and take years of your life. There are many causes that threaten your body because of obesity, such as watching TV, in-activity, unhealthy eating, medication, genetics and pregnancy. Thanks to watching movies on TV all the day, you will eat a lot without thinking. Thus, you will become fat. Also, inactivity is considered one of the most
significant reasons because lack of exercise and physical movement impact your body. As a result of inactivity, you can't burn fat in your body. Moreover, unhealthy eating habits affect your health. For instance, a man called Morgan Spurlock made a movie called “Super Size Me”about only eating junk food for a month. He had breakfast, lunch and dinner from Mcdonald’s. Then he had a problem with his health. So, you should avoid junk food, such as burgers. In addition, there are many medications that
cause obesity, such as, anti-depression medicine. Some people are fat because of their family's genes; therefore, they can't lose weight easily. The last one is pregnancy which naturally leads to obesity since women gain weight during pregnancy and it is difficult to lose it after birth. Apart from pregnancy, you should avoid these causes to not be infected with obesity.
Obesity
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Student News
Fall 2013
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SOCIAL
ISSUES
Anfal
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Poison
I think everybody likes to go to famous restaurants for fast food like McDonalds, Burger King and Pizza Hut. I am one of those who likes to eat fast food maybe once or twice a week. Everybody knows what the damages of fast food are but they continue to eat it. We realized it is very delicious but it's not healthy. Some people ask why it is called fast food. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. It first became popular in the 1950s in the United States. This country has the largest fast food industry in the world.
Fast food has some pros and many cons. One of the best pros is that it is very delicious and it attracts more people who smell it. In addition, it is made very quickly and helps people who don't have time to cook. Especially it is also cheap so students and employee prefer to eat it for lunch. However a big con is that it has a large amount of fat and sugar. So, it leads people to become over weight. The most dangerous thing from the fat in this food is making many diseases for the human body such as high blood pressure and heart disease. In addition, fast food
can cause the memory of people to work more slowly because the many fats affect people’s brains, Fast food can also lead to diabetes because it contains starches. Also, if people eat fast food every day, tit will lead them to economic risks because they spend their money every day to eat this dangerous food. However, we have a lot of choices to avoid eating this unhealthy food. First, we can decrease eating this food for example to just, once in the month. The people should focus on eating more vegetables in their meals .That can help the people to protect themselves from many diseases.
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Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2, P 11
PERSONAL
GOALS
Thekra
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"Every night look for the stars, make your dreams by them, try to talk with them, give them your special secrets, and make a good relation with them. Then you can touch them and get all of your dreams. " My grandmother said that to me every night, and she was always telling me a story before I went to my bed. She made me love the dream and the stars. She made me love impossible dreams to challenge myself to touch them; for example, I didn't accept getting less than excellent when I was in elementary and high school. It was a big deal if I lost one grade.
All of these things made me love studying, and I put my heart in to getting higher grades .I selected my goal by my dream that made me stronger because it showed me a lot of thing in this life that I didn’t know. It told me if I want to touch my dream I have to keep working for it to be true. Don't depend on any person to help you because no person can be with you all the time. No person can feel what you exactly feel, and what you see around you and in front of you which leads you to make your dream become true. Depend on yourself, on your power, on your
brain, on your senses, on everything pretty around you and everything which can give you good emotions and happiness. I belief the life is very beautiful, and it deserves to have a little time spend on it. In a short time I will see my dreams come true. I have almost finished my journey and now I am just a short step from becoming a doctor in my major. Now I am here to complete what I have dreamt about since all these years ago, and nothing will trouble me. I believe it will become true.
My Dreams
International Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2,P 12
PERSONAL GOALS
Amal
Abduldaim
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International Student News Fall 2013, Issue 2 Page 13 PERSONAL GOALS AlHanoof al Sharief
The achievement of success
is not easy in our life because
there are many factors that
can play a very big role in
being a successful person.
Those factors are different
from one person to another
depending on the personality.
In my opinion, success can
be reached by two important
factors, which are working
hard and learning from
mistakes. On the other hand,
luck is not included in the list
of ways to success.
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Being a hard worker is the
first factor needed for a
successful life, which
involves being organized and
responsible. If you work hard
with a strong desire for
success, you can reach your
mistakes are the most important
keys of successful life.
A successful person can
achieve whatever he wants, and
luck is not involved in that.
International Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2, p 14
MUSIC
Ghadir
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Umm Kulthum is to the Arabic people as Edith Piaf is to the French. She is the most famous Egyptian singer and actress of all time. She has been famous in Egypt and the Arab world since the twentieth century. Her nicknames are Star of the East and the Arab lady singing.
Umm Kulthum was a source of income for her family. She started to sing classical and romantic music at ten years old. She sang 077 songs inside and outside Egypt, such as Tunisia, Jordan, and France. Most people love her because of her great, strong and sensitive voice.
There is research about the layers of sound. They found that the human has
twenty layers in the throat. A normal human can perform approximately ten layers and extraordinary humans can perform fourteen layers, but Umm Kulthum could perform approximately seventeen layers.
Umm Kulthum was elected honorary member of the International American Mark Twain Society. It was founded in 1953, and its members include Eisenhower, Churchill and Roosevelt.
Umm Kulthum reduced her musical concerts because of her health problems. She began to wear dark glasses because of thyroiditis disease which led to the bulging of her eyes.
She married Hassan Sayed Hifnauy, who was one of the doctors who gave her treatment. The marriage lasted until her death.
She died on February 3, 1975 in Cairo.
When she died, Euro French newspaper wrote that she represented the Arabs like Edith Piaf represented the French, but the numbers of her fans were many times the number of fans of Edith Piaf. I like many songs by Umm Kulthum like “You are my life”.Some of her songs can be found at this link. (http://mazakony.com/forums/topic/246109-om-kalthoum-aa-ssaeca/)
A fan of Manchester United was walking in the Al-Dahna Desert after Sir Alex Ferguson announ-ced that he was going to retire. Suddenly, he found an enchanted lamp and a genie came out from the lamp. The genie asked him to make a wish. The fan said, “I want Mourinho to become our manager.” The genie said, “Ok, let me spell his name. Is that M-O……?” “Yes”, the fan answered too quickly. Unfortunately, David Moyes became the manger of MUFC.
Sir Alex did choose the right time to retire because he got a premier championship in his last season; however, he might not have picked the right man to be the manager of MUFC. This summer, a lot of great teams in Europe changed their head coaches, but most of them are in good positions in their league
ranking except MUFC. Look at the ranking of the Premier League, MUFC is No 8 and has 14 points while the first, Arsenal,has 22 points. Moreover, they are only four points above the relegation zone. Yes! Don’t be surprised. You have to accept the truth if you’re a fan of MUFC.
I think that he should not have been the chosen one. First, as Talk Sports said, he has not asked advice frequently from Sir Alex. E! He has never been a manger of a great team like MUFC, so why doesn’t he ask suggestion from his “ex”? He needs more experience of this club even though he had been an assistant coach of MUFC.
Next, he just spent £27,50m for transferring and bought only one player, Fellaini, who was his player in Everton. In contrast, Manchester City
spent almost £100m on transfers. Also, he missed Mesut Ozil because he was irresolute on deadline day. The funniest thing is that he had said that they needed 2 or 3 giant players if MUFC wanted to be champion. Excuse me? Didn’t Sir Alex get championships by these players? If you need them, why didn’t you work fast on Walmart of players?
Third, he has made some mistakes on how to use players. Obviously, we have not seen Wilfred Zaha’s face either on the pitch or the bench. Moreover, he just started using Kagawa in the last two matches; on the other hand, he did not use him at the beginning of this season.
Maybe, these aren’t big problems for him. He might only need time to create his own “Grand Theft Auto”. Moyes, take your time. Old Trafford is waiting.
Moyes? No Yes Yet!
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Can We Live on Other Planets?
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2, p 16
SPORT
Omar
Today I will observe and write about the fitness centers in GMU. At GMU there are three fitness centers with different sizes and in different places: RAC, Skyline, and AFC. If you have free time, or a long break or after your classes, you can go to any building near to you to work out. Next I will write about the biggest one. This one is on Patriot Circle behind Shenandoah parking. This one looks very big from outside and
is huge on the inside. I think there are three floors. There are some rooms for group classes. There are two amazing swimming pools and one small one for kids. In addition, there are big locker rooms for women and men. They are very good rooms. Now I will write about my favorite section in the fitness center. It’s the weight lifting area. It’s two floors. On the first floor there are many machines for warming up. If you want to run
or to do any exercises there are a lot of different kinds of machines. On the second floor there are all the things you need for muscle exercise. There are many machines and equipment. The last thing is a small rest lounge if you want to stay or drink something. It’s a comfortable place. Finally, I think fitness center it’s good place if you have free time or along break. You can go any time morning or afternoon. The hours of operation are below.
Fitness Center
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Fall 2013
Issue 2, p 17
TRAVEL
Rakan.
Things
necessary for life on another planet
Water Gravitation Oxygen
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Have you ever thought
we may live on another
planet? It is actually a
new, different and
strange idea. However,
we may imagine that in
our minds and see what
might happen for the
people and the nature. In
my opinion, there are
several things which may
happen and there are
reasons for every single
one also.
First of all, we must find a
new way to breath
because we are unable to
live without oxygen and
there may be no oxygen
on another planet. We
also must have water
because if there is no
water, there is no life!
Second, I think it is hard
to live on the planet
which does not have
gravity like the earth’s
because the movement
will be random. So we
must make the
movement organized and
neat like on the earth or
better still, find a planet
with gravity like the
earth’s!
Third, we must have
plants and animals.
Nature always gives life to
humans. For example, the
trees take the carbon
dioxide which humans’
exhale, and humans take
the oxygen which the
trees give. So the result is
the relationship between
nature and humans who
are sharing and getting
benefits from each other.
In the end, I think
humans are eligible to live
on other planets if there
are these rules:
1- great nature
2- perfect gravitation
3- enough water for all.
I also hope we may live on
other planet because
there are absolute
differences in many things
like bone strength, aging
and the whole way of life
that will change. It is so
exiting and interesting to
think about!
Can We Live on Other Planets?
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2, P 18
TRAVEL
Abdulla alkaabi
Masdar from dream to fact
The dream of all people is
living in a city where
there is no pollution. But
we have to ask our selves
if that could happen and
find this place to live in .
The United Arab
Emirates is working to
make this dream become
reality. since they started
to build Masdar city in
2010 in Abu-Dhabi. It is
going to work with solar
energy and other
renewable energy.
Without any pollution.
Masdar City, is going to
be one of the best
friendly city for the
environment when it is
completed in 2016. The
city centre of the city is
going to be designed like
umbrella which is going
to open in the morning
to absorb sunlight and
use it in the evening to
turn on the electricity in
the city. In addition, the
space that will be
operated by the city
isnearly 6 kilometres.
For that, the city will be
home to 50,000 people
and 1,500 businesses.
Also, all the things
which are going to work
with electricity in the
people homes such as,
the hot or cold water
and the lights, have to
get their energy from
the solar panels on the
top of houses. Masdar
city is going to work
without any cars;
However, There will be a
special kind of
transportation that is
going to be used in this
city, and it's going to
connect the whole city
with one system. The
United Arab Emirates is
working hard to show to
world that nothing is
impossible when they
think about the all things
that help protect humans
and the earth from
pollution.
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 2, P 19
TRAVEL
Tirad Al maiman
State of Florida
Most popular city:
Miami City
Longest Miami Beach
From my point of views, Miami in the state of Florida is the best place to visit for three reasons. Firstly, its beach is thrilling, intriguing and the longest beach in the word. Miami is the most popular destination for many tourists from around the world, for example, Arabs and Asians. Although, Miami is so far away from a lot of countries around the world, many tourists still visit during the year. In addition to this, Miami’s prices are budget and cheap, even in the high end resorts! In contrast to NY, Las Vegas or California, Florida is still reasonable and the best, especially Miami city. Second, Miami’s weather is the perfect weather ever because
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there is a mild climates. For example, in the summer it is warm and in the winter it is not too cold. In fact, the weather there is still better than New York or California. As well, in all Florida the weather is humid, which is the most desirable weather for 87% of tourists from all the world, according to a lot of research. By the way, Miami’s taxes are one of the lower sales taxes in the U.S. The tax there is 3% so lots of things are cheaper such as shopping, beach hotels and skydiving. So, Miami is the appropriate place to visit for everyone including families and teenagers. Also, Miami’s beach has a special place for families, and another place for teenagers.
Third, Miami has the most beautiful, newest, biggest, and exciting and the more popular airport in Florida. The government replaced Miami International Airport because of the power of the stress on Miami from the tourists during the year By the way, if the U.S.’ government was not sure and confident about the income and the theory of establishing and building an airport like Miami International Airport, they would not have done it. But it was the best idea in Miami’s history. Overall, these are my points of view about the best place to visit in the United States of America, and I highly recommend that you give it a try one day.
Miami At Night
BEST PLACE TO VISIT
International Student
News
Fall 2013
Issue 2, p 20
TRAVEL
Tirad Al maiman
The best picnic
.
On October 4, 2013, my cousin, three of our friends and I decided to have a picnic in a beautiful place outdoors because the weather was attractive, warm and sunny.
So we decided to go to National Harbor in Washington DC. First we gathered at my home. Second while we were on our way to the National Harbor, we stopped at a supermarket to buy some beverages and food to cook. We got pasta and chicken. Next we arrived there at 10:30 am and we chose my cousin to cook for us.
While the food was cooking, we played tennis and soccer. It was really enjoyable and thrilling. In addition, we discovered more about each other and learned more about each other’s past
Next, we walked for 2 miles beside the river. Although, the weather was sunny, the air was a little cold because we were near the river water.
Also, we rented and rode a motor boat for an hour. We drove around the beach and enjoyed that.
After that we took a picture together in front of the planes that were flying over the harbor.
Finally, when the food was well done at 1:30 pm we ate it at the waterside. The meal was fresh, delicious and healthy.
In conclusion, we decided to leave at 5:45pm, and we gathered our stuff together.
Actually, it was a really nice, beautiful and enjoyable place and picnic. I recommend all of you to go there for picnic.
