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Old wives tale

What is the meaning of "old wives' tale"? According to a simple definition it means a belief, usually superstitious or erroneous, passed on by word of mouth as a piece of traditional wisdom.

In nearly every Society, they have their own "old wives' tales" which had been passed down from generations. It doesn't matter if you believed these "old wives' tales" or not, but to read or listen abo

At Yasuhara Yoshihiro (1908~1992)’s house in Tokyo, a letter which was sent to him from his close friend Nakahara Chuya – a poet who was born 1907 and died young in 1937, was found. In the letter, Yasuhara was suggested that “The Black Monk”, one of Russian author Anton Chekhov’s novels was a “needed being read in life” book.

“The Black Monk” was written about a man whose future was seemingly expected since he was still a child. He’d studied too hard so that he was suffered from a mental illness

today is Death Anniversary of Micheal Jackson.the Artist and singer who try to tell people does not have any different with each other and we all know his trying with his song ..i cant tell more than this Exempt  God bless him and sharing this video with you which is the perfect symbol of his idea about human being.

"the lyric of this song :)

Black Or White"

Yes Farhad passed away now ..and shirin lose her support ,feel more and more and more alone .the sorrow of losing Khusru and now again another sadness ..she recommend to create  tomb for him till his sprite wll be in calm and always took milk in his grave and wash his grave with milk and cry .Khusru wrote a letter for Shirin The irony of leave the sorrow and come back to her love in this time and made Shirin more and more angry .after while marry the wife of Khusru  passed a way and Shirin wrote

Letter H

Hope

Hope for the best

and never forget that anything is possible

as long as you remain dedicated to the task.

I remember this article that our professor in creative writing requires us to post in our group page to be read by our classmates and to post a comment for each one. It was a really nice experience that i will not forget. :) CYA 

I grew up to a non-speaking English family; my mother is an Ilonggo while my father is an Ilocano. The first word that I learned to read and write was only basic Tagalog words. When I held in my hands the first English story book that I had, I never thought of the langua

Thousands of books has been published every year. There are thousands of children all over the world who don't have their own piece of book because of the lack of sources especially in education. How many books do you have? Do you read at least one of them, or just a mini display on the corner of your room?

Reading is the easiest and natural way that everybody can do to sharpen our minds. Even our creative imaginations can be broaden into reading. Although there are millions of books released on

You usually  hear or read a title then search for  suitable links  to see whether this title relevant  to the topic context   or notMany times in newspaper you read a title so far from the topic itself  , you read for example a title ;

 " The  president divorces  his wife "

Then, you become eager to read this interesting news as the title catches your intention  but later on you will discover  a core of this news , it is  a film company will produce a film about  a president  who divorces his wife

leave pretty women for men without imagination

Did you know that your words has a power?
whether it is a power to improve and build yourselves or the power to discourage and destroy yourself.

Have you ever heard the quote from Lao Tzu or the Mahatma Gandhi that almost has the same meaning..

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”
― Lao Tzu

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your

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The Gandzasar Monastery is perhaps the most important architectural monument of Artsakh and Armenia. It is located near the town of Vank of the Mardakert district of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, in the very heart of Artsakh's historical province of Khachen. For long a symbol of Artsakh's Armenian statehood, the word "Gandzasar" is translated from Armenian as "Treasure-Mountain" (with "gandz" meaning "treasure" and "sar" meaning "mountain"). And it is a treasure indeed. According to renowned

Letter G

Grow
Leave the childhood monsters behind.

They can no longer hurt you or
stand in your way.

Good afternoon everyone!

When I started to learn English I was a kid and the only motive that I had was to have fun trying to identify words in a different language and create codes with my friends in order not to be understood by some mean kids that bullied us. 

After some time, I wanted to learn English for having good grades at school. English in my country is an obligatory subject since primary school and everyone has to study. The issue is that the classes are so structural that everyone is a

Nowadays the results of examinations have been declared in Iraq.At every end of every year , Ziad prepares some presents to successful students of his neighbors who pass the exams successfully and promote to new classes, because he loves to see happiness in kids’ faces .He is loved by children and teenagers alike.

He declared , today was the time of presents. Children gathered in queue to receive their gifts. He gave the first child his gift and reached the last one . All children were so gratefu

Answer: During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs during the daylight hours. As a time to purify the soul, refocus attention on God, and practice self-sacrifice, Ramadan is much more than just not eating and

Muslims are called upon to use this month to re-evaluate their l

Time

is too slow for those who wait,

 too fast for those who are scared,

 too long for those who lament,

 too short for those who celebrate,

But

for those who

Love,

time is

Eternity

( William Shakespeare )

A beautiful smile
for a beautiful day! 

Life is just like that
sometimes happy 
sometimes sad
sometimes funny
sometimes boring
but this is a new day
and the sun is shining bright
so come on
have a beautiful smile 
for a beautiful day! 

A beautiful smile
for a beautiful day!

Life is a challenge - meet it 
Life is a gift - accept it 
Life is a sorrow - over come it
Life is a tragedy - face it
Life is a mystery - unfold it 
Life is a opportunity - take it
Life is a promise - complete it
Life is a struggle - fight it
Life is a goal - achieve it
Life is love - love it
Life is adventurous- have fun 
Life is a duty - perform it 
Life is a game - out smart it
Life is a beauty - praise it
Life is great- make something good of it
So life is a celebration –eat, laugh and do meditation.