Read the following blog to discover why I do love that ManWhen Islam appeared on the world stage, the world economy was based on slavery. Islam was the first religion to raise its voice against slavery. Among the early converts to Islam, many were slaves. Indeed one of the reasons for the hostility of the Quraish against Islam was that they saw in Islam a hostile force to slavery on which the economy of Mecca was based.When Umar became the Caliph of Islam, he took particular measures to eliminat
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This flower name is an English translation of the French, 'ne m'oubliez pas'. There is a legend from the Middle Ages about a knight and his lady who were walking near a river. He was picking flowers for her, and wearing heavy armor when he accidentally fell in the river. Before he sunk below the water, he threw the flowers to her, shouting, "Forget me not!" Lovers wore Forget Me Nots in 15th century Germany to remember each other when they were apart. Since these times, the flower has been assoc
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Hello, To express my appreciation to the words written by Mr. Wilfred Peterson, I am publishing his written work herewith below. Hope you like it. -Lynne-
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Keys to a Happy Journey.
Travel lightly. You are not travelling for people to see you!
Travel slowly.
Travel expectantly. Every place is like a surprise package.
Travel hopefully.
Travel humbly. Respect traditions and way of life.
There are at least two words in the English language that use all of the vowels, in the correct order, and end in the letter Y: abstemiously & facetiously*****There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper*****Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number*****Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language*****Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or
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3:37 AM, and it's raining, I don't like this kind of weather, too cold, wet,... especially at this time of night - when I can't sleep...Having some coffee with my friends today, talking something or maybe anything ^^ and now, that cup of coffee make me sitting here, in front of the monitor, and type these words.At 7:00 AM today, I have to go to work, yesterday, I had a day off already, so I can't take off more in this month. I don't know what would happen if I can't get up this morning, so, so,
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There was a time when I thought life was over and outWhen you went away from meMy dying heart made it hard to breatheWould sit in my room because I didn't want to have to go outAnd see you walking byOne look and I break right down and cryNow you say that you made a big mistakeNever meant to take your love awayBut you can save your tired apologies'Cause it may seem hard to believe**I'm doing just fineGetting along very wellWithout you in my life (I don't need you in my life)I'm doing just fineTim
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How's the weather in your part of the world? Visit regularly and provide members with an update on the weather in your region in the comment section. (Or write your own "Today's Weather Report" in your own blog and provide a link in this comment section.) Be sure to include this information in your report:Location: (Region or country)Date:Time:Temperature:Weather conditions:My example:It's 10:30 am on September 21, 2009. I am in Ontario, Canada. The temperature is about 15 degrees Celsius. It's
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The first thing I do when I log in to MyEC is check out the latest blog posts. What are the learners writing? What are the teachers sharing? Some days I find really interesting thoughts. Some days I find very funny stories. I love learning about holidays and cultural events. Occasionally I find material that is copied from the web. If this happens I remind learners of the rules.
There are many ways to improve our communications skills apart from participating in debate, expressing individual opinion and discussing about any matter in a session.There are plenty of other ways which can help us to build a solid knowledge of English.I have such an advice or a TIP which can be utilized is usage of blogspot.Those who have access to internet or a computer at home can try this option.There are many blog spots available in web today to read, contribute your views, pen down your
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HAPPY EID DAY TO ALL MUSLIMS..............Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ‘Īdu ul-Fiṭr), often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to break fast"; and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. It is celebrated after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal._______________###########_________________###___________##_____
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Well... before i take u to the ride...... to see One of the Most Heritage and Vibrant Culture.. of india... I would like to just play the below music...hm.. do u know .. why i would like to play the Music.. before reading..... ?? ( hm.. i guess u know.. so... i would like to know your answer in your comment )So are youuuuu Ready......Count down begins...3...2..1.0ya... your right... The Name of the Festival is NAVRATRI which is celebrating from September 19 - September 26 ( Every year the date c
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In the pencil case, Parker is talking with his friend, Red pencil:You know that we are from a great family, Parker’s family! We have been number one since 1889. Have you ever heard of my grand-grand-grand father, “Lucky Curve”? He was so spppeciallll! He could bring the excess ink back to the pen body. No one could do that at the time. We were always number one and we will be.I am not only very beautiful but also very intelligent. Look! The hue of my barrel is black pencil and very sparkling. To
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10 Principles for Peaceful LifeDo Not Interfere In Others’ Business Unless Asked:Most of us create our own problems by interfering too often in others’ affairs. We do so because somehow we have convinced ourselves that our way is the best way, our logic is the perfect logic and those who do not conform to our thinking must be criticized and steered to the right direction, i.e. our direction. This thinking denies the existence of individuality and consequently undermines the Intelligence and Crea
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First at all, I want to say hello to everyone, who visit my pageToday, I join in this page. I'm a new member.I want to write something but I don't really know what to write? No feeling. No thinking. Nothing to write.But I think I should leave some words about anything to mark for the first day I become a member of this page.That's all.
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Today, Sunday-Sep. 20-2009 is Eid ul Fitr. The Muslims have already started preparing for its festivities. Muslims all over the Malaysia are going to celebrate Eid ul Fitr 2009 today. Eid ul Fitr is a religious festival of Muslims.Muslims keep fast during the holy month Ramadan and when the month of fasting ends they celebrate Eid. Eid ul Fitr is an important religious event and Muslims all over the world wait anxiously for the festival to come. The festivities begin with a morning prayer. Men,
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May you all be blessed by the love of Allah and be guided by Him in whatever you do.Eid Mubarak.Forget-me-notPs : I wished to add a nice picture here for you, but i didn't succeed, i guessi will also have to improve my skills about the computer .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8caEP5R95gARead more…
Greetings one and all!I am currently updating the Sao Paulo blogs from The Learning English Video Project in Brazil! There are loads of pictures and stories online already but the layout has changed somewhat - I hope you find the new one easier to navigate and I look forward to reading your comments soon!All the bestDanielhttp://eslblogs.englishclub.com/film/Read more…
