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Hi Sepideh, how are you ? :)
In my country, Egypt, and most of Arabic countries in general, "How are you" is considered a part of saying "Hello" or "Hi" and the typical answer is "Fine", "Good", or "Alright" followed by "Al Hamdulillah", which is "Thanks be for God", which means thanks be for god for everything and in all circumstances. Some of them say it out of faith and others out of tradition and cliche. In some cases, some people give replies like "Tired", "Exhausted", "Feeling Sick", or "Overloaded".
I think that it totally depends on the person who is greeting/asking you, if she/he someone close to you then you can freely express how you really are otherwise, you just reply one of the typical answers.
Regarding what people expect as a reply, sadly, yes most of them expect the cliche answers.
Regarding why do they ask, this is a thoughtful question!
0 votedDecember 20, 20170Hi Ekaterina, That's not an easy one. I'm not surprised that it's very difficult to express what's in my mind about music.Actually by music, we express our unexpressed feelings and thoughts!
Music is my resort from the hustle of the world. It takes me deep inside my soul and shows me the beauty of the world. It enables us to breath and touch our feelings!. Music is a fuel for our lives, without it we live in a dull world.
Music connects and unifies us, it breaks all the barriers and blocks between us. It reaches the unreachable and conveys what the best gifted orators can't convey.
Much more can be said about music and its role in our lives. A lot of poems can be written about music!0 votedDecember 20, 20170- Knowledge is power
I strongly believe that "knowledge is power yet it comes with responsibility". Gaining knowledge makes us powerful and enable us to overcome obstacles and advance our life. However, when we gain new knowledge, we become responsible for helping those who struggle in their lives due to lacking the proper knowledge.
Also we are held responsible for sharing that knowledge and enlightening the world.
To what extent do you agree/disagree with that statement? Do you think that organizations, companies, or authorities are keen on sharing their knowledge or they try to keep it for themselves?
December 19, 201711 - If I have a lot of money, I'll do two main things. I'll provide financial support for those who dream about their own business but can't start it just because they lack the proper fund.
Also I'll travel the world meeting new people and get myself introduced to new cultures. While traveling, I'll seek joining volunteering activities that serve the community.
In my country, Egypt, I think that the majority just work to earn money.0 votedDecember 19, 20170 Hi Andrea, the topic you chose is very interesting. However, I couldn't clearly understand the point of view you were trying to convey.
This is my humble correction according to my understanding. Yet the essay needs more restructuring and elaboration on what you want to convey.
The professor is trying to explain the similarities and differences between art and graphic design. Although they are totally different artistic forms, both have the same purpose of having an impact on the viewer or audience. To achieve that, both rely on a wide range of materials. The artist can use canvas and brushes rather than clay or bronze. The graphic designers have the advantage of the technology. By using the technology to communicate their own imagination and originality, they can create visual composition to perfectly convey their idea. The main difference between these two types of arts is the (purpose? You mentioned in the beginning that they have the same purpose!!). A painter or a sculptor, for example, can express his/her feeling and personal ideas. The artists presence is strong (very short sentence and is considered meaningless!). Furthermore, the opera can be interpreted in different ways according to the audience. On the contrary, the graphic designer has a fixed starting point and must deliver a predefined product. He must provide information and clear instructions and (he must communicate a message which final purpose is to sell the product??)
0 votedDecember 18, 20170Hi Alaa,
Teaching is one of the most difficult jobs yet it is a great one as well.
I think you might need to follow "divide and conquer" approach. This means that you analyze the main problem/situation and divide it into small manageable ones.
By doing so, you'll be able to tackle them one by one and have control over the main situation.
This approach also enables you to delegate some of the small problems to those who are interested and willing to provide help and support. When we solve a part of a big problem, we experience a progress and get motivated to go on.
Something else that you might consider is to provide extra English classes for those students who wants to advance their skills.
English classes might be delivered after the regular school hours and most probably you will have fewer students, thus you'll have a better opportunity to provide quality education.
Good luck Alaa!
My Best Regards.
0 votedDecember 18, 20170Hello Bita,
The saying is totally true and I believe most of us are experiencing it in different aspects.
Money brings more money. Anyone who has the proper capital can hire different people with the proper skills and experiences to run his/her business. This doesn't need him to be skillful or even has any experience in management.
Although employees of such companies might suffer due to the ignorance of the business owners, business owners continue to gain more profit!
However, I believe that this is breakable specially with the rapid progress and change in technology. A small software developer team, or even single developer, can develop a new mobile App that makes her/him a Millionaire overnight. This mainly requires creativity and the proper knowledge to achieve.
Your view that small businesses are negatively affected by large/mega corporate and business is true as well.
In some areas those companies do this deliberately as part of their plan. They can sell their products and services at very low prices just to take the small business out of market.
Sadly, some call this a success!
A bit of advice is to try to make use of technology as much as possible. This might save you some money and enables you to reach more customers.
At the end we shouldn't stop being ambitious and do work hard to achieve our dreams.
0 votedDecember 14, 20170Daily exercise...Writing is really hard for me ==
The bar chart above clearly illustrates the changes of urban and village rural population in China between from1990 and to 2010 .As can be seen from the chart [the chart depicts], the number of urban population has grown improved considerably from 300 millions in 1990 to 666 millions in 2010, while whereas the rural population of village noticeable has dropped down from 834 millions in 1990 to 647 millions in 2010.Several factors could be the reason behind such a dramatic change contributing to this phenomenon .First and foremost, with the social and economical developments of economy and society expedite the the quicken pace of urbanization which make more and more Chinese cities get more sprawling increased in size dramatically. People who used to live in suburbs now are living in cities. What’s more, One more reason that might make people prefer to leave the rural and move to cities because of is the convenience of receiving education, finding jobs [better job opportunities], doing better shopping. and others,people prefer to move from countries to cities.
To concluded , many reasons are behind the changes of urban and village rural population in China for many reasons. People think there is a more convenient life in cities and it’s can also help them become a mark of elevate their social prestige .
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