Yara Ibrahim - Grade 12 English

                                                                    Nature VS Nurture  Have you thought about how you got your personality? Nature VS Nurture is a very good debatable idea that comes in everyones mind. Nature means genetic and nurture means acquired. This debatable idea is studied by psychiatrists that mostly study twins who have never seen each other or didn't know their twin even existed.    Nature refers to all of the genes and hereditary factors that influence your behavior. Twins that have never seen each other are  the best candidates to be tested to check if nature determines your behavior. Plato and Descartes are very good philosophers who believe that certain things are inborn in the environment around you, yet are in your genes. Examples of things that are inherited ...

                                                               Multiple Intelligence        After taking the MI test my result was Spatial Visual which is the interpretation and creation of visual images, pictorial imagination and expression, and understanding the relation between images and meaning. That made me find out what I can work as and that my hobbies can actually get me a job. It also made me find out the easiest way of learning which is with pictures, shapes, images, and 3D space. The MI test also helped me find out what I can work as in the future, now I can choose my subjects wisely in high school.      I think that schools should take the MI test into consideration . They can give students the test at the beginning of high school so it can be accurate, and then separ...

                                                     Americas Bombs   America has intercepted bombs sent to important people or places such as CNN, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton and others. A bomb was also approaching the White House for Donald Trump himself as well. A weird package was also intended for the California Democratic Rep. The San Diego Union-Tribute was evacuated after the "suspicious/weird package" incident. Trump responded to these actions by saying we have to unify and become one uniform in these moments or else the people responsible for the bombs will send more and take advantage. Trump is also trying to figure out who is responsible for these actions and why they are doing them.

                                                                         Gamal Khashoggi  Gamal Khashoggi is a saudi journalist who went to Istanbul's country council and didn't come out since then. Many rumors came out as the time passed though no one found what actually happened with him until now. Egypt came out with the news that Gamal got killed in Istanbul. Personally I believe that maybe Gamal wrote or said something that would ruin Istanbul's reputation so they held him hostage, but then the story became popular and they decided to kill him. Though I also believe that Istanbul may have tortured him and he was just done with it and committed suicide.

                                                                  Favorite Toy 5 years ago both of my siblings saved money to get me barbie dolls for my 8th birthday. Back then barbies were so trendy and I really wanted one since all my friends had them.  Everyday I begged and begged for barbie dolls and I was so mad that my dad didn't get them for me when everyone had them. My siblings got me a tower of barbie dolls and since then they were my favorite toy(s) because they remind of when my siblings were actually nice to me and got me things that I want. I also liked the dolls because it reminded me of the great time I had with my friends when we traded the dolls and played with them like they were actual people. What was your favorite toy 5 years ago?

                                                                                                           Destiny or Free Will Destiny or free will? This question went around the world for centuries and generations, however no-one found the right answer because there isn't one. This is a very strong reason for arguments or debates. For me, I believe in destiny because god has everything written down foe you. People might say yes but you choose what you want to do or what you want, but I would tell them god knew you were going to choose this thing because its your destiny. There is also scientific proof that life is built on your destiny, your unconscious mind doesn't choose while it does your destiny. An exampl...

                                                     Alabama Prison Arts+Education programs       The Alabama prison provides the prisoners a chance to learn arts and have education programs.  They believe that if they give the prisoners arts and education programs, they will have a better chance at the free world. Its a few people which are  15 out of 1500 that have the opportunity to learn, discuss, and create new ideas. A prisoner says that he likes having a chance to express himself in jail and forget about his past that he doesn't want to stay with him. The Alabama arts and education project started back in 2002.     In my perspective, I believe that the project is really successful. That way the prisoners can have an opportunity and think about how they want to spend their free life in the ...

                                                  Something new to start for 30 days     A lot of people don't have the time nor the money to try something new, but what if you had the chance to start what you've always wanted to try for 30 days. Many people might say they want to cook for the 30 days while others might say they would like to go to the gym for the 30 days.  Personally,  I would like to draw something new each day to practice my skills and become better in drawing. Since I want to become an interior designer drawing is going to help me a lot if I want my career to become interior designing. Just like writing if you start writing something for each day you'll become better at it and writing would become a habit and not something that is forced to be done.

                                                                 Lollipop Moments    Drew Dudley talks about his first day of university where he was giving out lollipops to the new comers, while he came up to a girl that was terrified and was a second into quoting university. He gave her a lollipop with a creepy look on his face, she took the lollipop and changed her mind into staying for university. Drew Dudley named this moment "The Lollipop Moment" which is a moment where someone said something or did something that you feel  fundamentally made your life better. This moment can be why you said or what someone said.    Drew Dudley made me wonder if I had/have any "lollipop Moment". I remember about 2 years ago I was in Art Class and the teacher told us to draw the galaxy, I drew it and at...

                                                                              Most Interesting Thing About Me         A lot of people have something special about their personality, looks or even how they talk. Everyone has to have atleast one special characteristic about them. In the book (holes) there are alot of characters thats have a lot of different charactersitics. For example, Stanley is a very determined person ublike Zeros who is un-fixed. These are 2 interesting things about both characters and as u can tell they are very different.          For me, I believe the most interesting thing about me is that I like trying new things and taking the best opportunities I can find. A lot of my friends always tell me thats they dont expect me t...

                                                          Dream in the Future      A lot of people start their career by having a big a dream that they want to accomplish, however not all people accomplish their big dreams. Some people actually have a carer that's totally different from what they thought they could be because of certain situations that happened in their past life, or just not having the chance to accomplish their dreams. An example of someone who's career isn't what he thought would be his career is my dad, he wanted to be an engineer when he was still young , though certain situations happened when he was younger that made him work in tourism.     My dream career would probably be interior designing because I feel like I can express how I'm feeling through design and colors. Interior design...

                                                          What I Learned Today     Today in school I learned a lot of things including Science, Math, Arabic,English, French, and History. These subjects will become more important in life as we flourish. A lot of students might think they are not important now,  but they will understand the meaning of studying as they grow up . In English we learned the difference between Figurative and Literal  languages and how there are types of Figurative languages. In math we understood how to find the speed and the unit rate of something. However,  in French we checked each others tests to practice the definition of the words and become more fluent speakers.          Learning is important in your life because it can help you grow, access different thi...

                                                                                                                        Qualities of a Good Friend Having a good friend that is always there for you is a very important requirement in life, especially if that friend has good qualities and traits. I think a friend like that would be loyal and always there for you in your time of need. They would also be helpful whenever you're in trouble and are seeking help. In addition, they would be motivating. Always encouraging of you to do the right thing or to work hard to succeed in life. Also, they would be kind to not only me, but to everyone else around them.   To identify if you have a ...

                                                                    Perspectives       In this picture, two people are looking at the same thing from two distinct sides, or perspectives, claiming to be seeing two distinct numbers. One thinks he's looking at the number nine, while the other person thinks he is looking at the number six.  Each person thinks the other person is seeing something wrong, when in reality they both are right. The fact is that they just haven't seen the "shape" from the other person's perspective, and are stating what they are seeing just from looking at it from one side.   This picture can be interpreted in a deeper meaning of this is that just because you think you are right, does not mean the other person is wrong, you just did not look at it from the other p...

                                                                             Hero                                                          Matthew McConaughey won best actor for the 2014 awards, he did an incessant speech about who his hero is and the people who he wants to make most proud of him. He says that when he was 15 someone came up to him and asked him who is you hero he replied my hero is me 10 years in the future, the same guy came up to him again and asked him the same question 10 years later and he replied by the same thing. Mathew McConaughey believes that he can never be his own hero because he is always his own yet 10 years later....

                                                                      QUOTE "You'll Miss The Best Things If You Keep Your Eyes Shut" is a quote said by Dr.Seuss, who was a children's author, political cartoonist , poet, animator , screenwriter , film maker , and artist that was best known for his work writing and illustrating 60 books .     This quote came from a book named"I Can't Read With My Eyes Shut"which Dr.Seuss published, the book is a book narrated by the famous "cat in the hat"and he named different methods on how to read. He also then claims the he can read certain words with his eyes shut however some consequences start showing when he reads with his eyes shut. Then, he also states that you can read much faster with your eyes opened.             ...