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HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HEALTH?

"Health is better than wealth" is a very apt saying. Health of the body is essential for us, for without it, our life will be a burden both to ourselves and to other family members and friends. So we should take a great care of our health, and to secure a sound mind in a sound body it is very important to follow the general rules. There is a very close connection between the body and mind, and both are interdependent. It the body is not sound, our mind cannot work prop

   Hello dear friends, this time I have come up with a historical blog about my dear country Iran. The blog is divided to two parts. The second part will be published tomorrow (God willing). About 10 months after the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution (1979), a number of university students (followers of the Imam Khomeini's line), because of the large US interventions in our country and creating various conspiracies by this country, decided to occupy the the US embassy in Tehran non-armed and

“The evil eye” or “bad eye”, in case someone doesn’t know, refers to a belief that some people consider it as a superstition and some other hold a strong faith on it. It is the harm to someone or something through gazing or staring at the subject of the harm. In other words, if someone gives you an evil eye, you may face a misfortune or mishap in the near future.

In Iran, this is a widespread belief among the majority of people. As a result, they follow many different ways, talismans, and amulets

idiom |ˈidēəm| noun

1 a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light).

• a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people: he had a feeling for phrase and idiom.

• the dialect of a people or part of a country.

2 a characteristic mode of expression in music or art: they were both working in a neo-Impressionist idiom.

ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French idiome, or via late Latin fr

It's your mom's birthday and you did not get her anything? Typical. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Do not panic! Here's an idea! Get her a postcard. Write a cute little message, pour your heart out and I bet she'll appreciate it. After all, she's the woman who burst with pride when you learned how to use a spoon! 

How about your best friend? Your partner in crime! Remember how you used to design intricate scenarios to steal cookies from the cookie jar? How 'bout when he used to help you to play a prank on your n

          How many time have we faced homless people on the street, holding small cardboard or bowls and begging people for money? That is a touchy and hard phenomenon increasing everywhere in the world. It has become a real problem in this century, hasn't it? Nowadays, there are several different reasons why homelessness established in our society.

  One of the most frequent reason for homlessness is familial problems. It can be divorce which always leaves one of the partner without a house

It happened In a restaurant in China. We went there to have our lunch. We all were  hungry and anxious (about the menu). Our guide ordered for us. I guessed that we were going to have chicken- burger. But, I wanted a fish- burger for me.  Anyway we were sited and talking with our mates. Suddenly one of my colleagues ( who was a lady) went to her next table. There first she smiled to a baby boy then took a picture of him! And, can you imagine what happened next? The father of the baby scolded and

Ten years ago, my friend went to Iran. He is a photographer. Yesterday, we were catching up and he showed me some pictures. I was mesmerized. There were so many photos, but the most interesting of them all were the mosques. Their ceilings were colorful and ridiculously beautiful. It was magical. So, I did a little research and...

 Hypnotizing, right? Ah...

My dear friends, let me bore you once again with one of my country tales.

Indeed, I feel that the country life ought to be described more as it is disappearing fast. We already know that more people live in the cities than in villages.  But that is not all. The very lifestyle and traits of character typical for people from rural areas are becoming extinct. Generations of people used to live in the same places , taking up the same occupations. Living in a village makes it difficult to disguise one

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It's been a while, huh? Well, I'm back, baby! Let's cut to the chase—how many triangles can you find? The number will suffice, folks. But if you wanna wow me with your super high level of your IQ; you're welcome to explain what the freak is going on here?

  A Lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death
at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath. The animals, his
subjects, came round him and drew nearer as he grew more and
more
helpless. When they saw him on the point of death they thought to
themselves: "Now is the time to pay off old grudges." So the Boar
came up and drove at him with his tusks; then a Bull gored him
with his horns; still the Lion lay helpless before them: so the
Ass, feeling quite safe from danger, came up, and turni

TOUCHY HEART!

Once a rich man had some spare time to watch movie.  That was the story, filmed very effectively, of a poor little girl.  She was so poor that she had to beg for food to eat.  In the move it was shown that people were mistreating her and scolding to get lost seeing her poor filthy dress.  The rich man had been crying throughout the movie seeing the miserable condition of the girl.  When the movie was over the rich man was still crying while he was coming out of the theatre. 

He went

THE MOST BIZARRE:

On March 23 the medical examiner viewed the body of Ronald Opus and
concluded that he died from a gunshot wound of the head caused by a shotgun.

Investigation to that point had revealed that the deceased had jumped from
the top of a ten story building with the intent to commit suicide (he
left a note indicating his despondency). As he passed the 9th floor on the way
down, his life was interrupted by a shotgun blast through a window, killing
him instantly. Neither the shooter no

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived:
Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others,
including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the
island would sink, so all constructed boats and left.
Except for Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold
out until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, 
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Ri

While Dad was polishing his new car .His 4 yr old son picked stone & scratched lines on
the side of the car.In his anger, Dad took the child's hand & hit it many
times, not realizing he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, his child said 'Dad when will my fingers 
grow back?Dad was so hurt .He went back to car and kicked it a lot of times.Sitting back he looked at the scratches, child wrote ' 'I LOVE YOU DAD '    ,,, 'Anger and Love has no limits .

There was a boy who was always losing his temper.
His father gave him a bag full of nails and said to him,
“My son, I want you to hammer a nail into our garden
fence every time you need to direct your anger 
against something and you lose your temper.” 
So the son started to follow his father’s advice. 
On the first day he hammered in 37 nails,
but getting the nails into the fence was not easy,
so he started trying to control himself when he got .
As the days went by, he was hammering in less nails,
and w

there is lots of fun in learning new languages , Specially English has a lot of fun and experience for me , I have learned my English not from any school nor language institute , I have learned it just through interacting with other English learner by Skype and other Stuff , During my learning journey i met very nice people from different country and culture who has same aim like me , in my opinion there is no specific path and method to learn new language except your own style therefore i deci

I noticed many my.EC members are using their real name. They write it fully, half of it, nick name only and maybe using abbreviation of their name. That’s no fancy for me, but when it comes to such a philosophy's name, I wonder why did that person choose that name. I hope I am not alone here so I post this to know if some people here feel the same with me. Long time ago I’ve got an experience relate to this, here is it.

Don’t judge a book by its cover, I think i should apply this idiom more often

Yesterday I was sorting out my papers and came across a sheet of paper with those notes that I had copied  from somewhere I don't remember. I even forgot that I had that list. I thought it was worth sharing . I wonder if you'd object to any of those rules:

1 Forgive
2 Always do your share and a little more.
3 A person never looks so tall as when he stoops to help another.
4 Smile when introducing yourself.
5 Have a firm handshake.
6 Be the first person to say "hello".
7 Always buy whan little kid