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ELI Newspaper
Fall 2013, Issue 1
Online at eli.gmu.edu
International Student News
• Written by Tirad Al Maiman
• Main photo by
Abdulla Al Kaabi • Side bar design
based on photo by Sultanah Alsenani
Contents:
Field trip p 1
Survey p 2-3
Opinion p 4-6
Hobbies p7-10
Travel p 11—17
Sports p18-19
As American as Apple Pie!
I think this field trip was the best trip in the ELI’s history! On September 25, the Eli students and their teachers went to an apple farm, called Stribling Orchard, in Virginia. Although it was far from the GMU campus, 97% of the teachers and students went on the trip.
We traveled on two big buses and it took an hour to get there. Everyone enjoyed the ride on the buses because our ELI teacher, Sarah, taught us the American saying “As American as apple pie”.
At the orchard the students learned about American culture and the farm’s history. We all had the opportunity to pick many kinds of apples in the orchard. Each student got a free bag to put all the apples they picked. Also we could buy different things like honey at the store.
All the students and teachers ate lunch together on the hill at the top of the farm. We had delicious apple pie and apple cider. We all had a good time because the trip was excellent and well
organized even though we were about 150 people.
Finally, we got back to campus at 3:00 pm after a beautiful, sunny and warm day in the Virginia countryside. After that day the students only have one sentence about their experience on that trip with their friends and teachers and that is “You should give it a try and go to Stribling Orchard one day.
In conclusion, these are the reasons why this was the best trip in the history of the ELI!
Stribling Orchard
International Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p2
Survey results written up by Moni
Page designed by Abdulla
My class-mates and I have done a survey at GMU on speaking more
than one language.
Here are the results that we have found : half of the students we
surveyed speak English as their first language, and the other half speak
another language as their first language.
We discovered that 100% of the native English speakers we
interviewed believe that is important to speak a second language, even
though, shockingly, 42% of them only speak their own language which is
English! However, 58%, of them speak at least one other language. In fact
22% of native English speakers speak more than two languages.
Most native English speakers said that Spanish or French were the
language they would most like to learn. Also, for those people who only
speak English, Spanish was the most popular choice. It was twice as popular
as the next most popular language which is French.
Also, 68% of native English speakers think that Chinese would be the
most difficult language to learn. However, people who speak Chinese as their
first language, voted Arabic as the most difficult language to learn for.
(But, Arab people agreed that Chinese is the most difficult language to
learn.)
It is good to learn that everybody agrees that it is important to
speak more than language, even if not everybody does!
Survey on speaking more
than one language
Do you think it’s important to speak a
second language?
o Yes
o No
How many languages do you speak?
o 1
o 2
o 3
o more than 3
What new language would you like to
learn?
Spanish___ Arabic___ Chinese___
French___ Korean___ Russian___
Other___ nothing___
Which language do you think would be
the most difficult to learn?
_________________
P 3
Internatio
nal
Student
News
Fall 2013 Issue 1, p4
Moni Alhaidr
I was born in
Riyadh, the capital
city of Saudi
Arabia. I am very
ambitions girl who
is trying to find
her pathway to
reach her big
goals. I am trying
to create something
in my life by being
useful, giving
meaning to the
world, and adding
unique color to
life. As a result
of that, I decided
to finish my
studies in the U.S.
to finish my
education there. My
name is Moni
Dreams For The Future
Silence
Silence! Silence has
kept a circle of trust in people’s lives. People believe that silence is the secret of living happily ever after! What is the reason for silence becoming part of human life? Freedom of speech, practicing different religions, and telling the truth has disappeared from the human dictionary by choosing silence. People forget that freedom of speech exists to save public rights and dignity. However, the irony is that some people fight anyone who tries to speak out. It does not matter if the person is right or not, or even if the person is making sense or not. People just do not want to change because of fear.
Humans are restricting their visions by their behaviors. Not only are they actually causing racism and sectarianism, but also they are helping segregation and inequality. For example, women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive
Alhaidar and my
hobbies are:
listening to music,
jogging, traveling,
reading, and
meeting new people.
I also got talent
at printmaking art
I created a profile
on social network
called Instagram to
post my artwork
there. I wanted to
see some criticism
about my work to
figure out if I
need to improve and
get better with my
drawings. I capture
realty reflecting,
people’s condition,
and summarize songs
in my drawing.
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for no particular reason. We can say that we made culture from the dust that women should not drive. Maybe the fact that none of us women thought about it and none of us dares to speak out has made it worse. But that stopped in 1990, on the 6th of November when women started doing something about it. There were 47 women who took the wheel in Saudi Arabia trying to give hope to other women that we still have the chance to speak out and tell others that we are humans who deserve to practice our rights just like men.
Unfortunately, most of the community did not like what happen and still does not like what is happening now. What is bothering me is why people have to be aggressive and hesitant when someone is giving his/her opinion or when someone wants his/her right back? It is really a shame on
people that they are still having this kind of argument. Humans cannot settle on anything, so if some of us still argue about waiting for people to agree that will never happen because people in general rise to agree to disagree.
The point is, with silence people give the sign to their children and to the world that they are weak and they are giving up. They are making their life worse than it is already without realizing. So silence has to be broken and people should have the freedom to express, to talk, and to accept each other especially when they do not agree with each other’s opinions, behaviors, personalities, and religions. If people want to see some changes to have a decent life, then, they need to accept also to be respectfully with others opinions, period.
International student news Fall 2013 Issue 1, p 5 AlHanoof Al Sharief
Different religions have alternative ways to express their similar prayers. In traveling, Jewish and Muslims have different expressions before and after traveling. For example, Jewish people say “Shema Israel” before traveling, and that is a prayer to God to have a nice and safe trip. In English they have a similar saying which is “have a nice flight”; however, this saying is not as strong as Jewish’s saying for containing a prayer, hope, and belief in God. After arriving from a long trip, Muslims have a beautiful expression
Different expressions for different cultural
It is obvious that parents
around the world want the
best for their children;
however, these achievements
require some risks to take.
Taking care of our children
goes through many levels,
one of which is giving our
children the chance to
become more independent.
Children will eventually come
to be more independent and
more responsible, so parents
need to build this aspect while
How to take care of our children
How to take care
of our children
How to take care
of our children
It is not only a greeting; it is a combination between greeting, saying, and a praying. For instance, Muslims say
“Alhamdu llah alaa al salama’’
which means thank you Allah for our safety. It is usually told between travelers themselves or other people such as family, friends, or a person who is sitting beside you on the plane.
It is quite an important expression for its religion background and its cultural impact on Muslims
For example, people with
higher level of education
have better chance in their
life than people who do not
have. Furthermore,
education will enhance
children’s ability to
distinguish between wrong
and right. Therefore, it will
play an important part in
parents’ taking care process.
they are taking care of their
children. For example, only if
parents give children
the opportunity to explore
the world independently
will they survive in their
future. In addition, it is
crucial that parents provide
the best education for their
children. Education is the
key for everything in our
life, and there is a strong
relationship between
education and success.
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 6
Written by: NEHAL Written by: NEHAL
“Here in the world
beautiful and terrible
things will happen. Don't
be afraid” Frederick
Buchner. Feeling beautiful
and feeling good are not
superficial. God created
beauty to feel good, so
we should not to be afraid
of showing what God
gives us.
Maybe that’s why I like
to play makeup artist
sometimes. I love beauty
and I like the feeling when
I put a smile on
someone’s face or give
happiness to others when
WHO AM I?
SMOKING IS HARMFUL
Smoking has become very common and fashionable, especially among young people, both women and men. They think it is a good way to be cool and that it is a stress relief if they smoke. Nowadays, we have many different types of cigarette. That variety can be the biggest way to get people interested in smoking. The difference can be in the shape or flavor. It can be more appealing for the people. However, smoking has many
I put a small touch from
my brushes on their faces.
I remember once how I
helped my cousin. She
was invited to some big
wedding, and I was her
makeup artist. She was so
happy when she looked at
herself in the mirror. She
turned around at me and
said: “Nehal, you made
my day. Thank you!”
Before I go on let me
introduce myself. My
name is Nehal Turkistani
and I am studying in the
U.S. for bachelor degree.
My dream is to be a
fashion designer. Believe
it or not fashion is my
best friend. I can tell
people’s personalities or
their moods from their
outfit. Somehow I can
express myself by
designing some clothes.
If you take a closer look
at life and understand it
you might get what I
mean. Life is full of great
different colors and so is
fashion.
disadvantages. Smoking doesn’t affect only these who smoke. It also affects those who smell it, which is called secondhand smoke. Smoking brings many diseases for the smokers. Research shows that smoking is killing Americans daily. Every hour that ticks by 50 Americans die from lung cancer and heart disease caused by cigarettes. And even if smoking doesn’t kill them it might still affect their respiration. For example, smokers can’t run for a long time because they
can’t breath well. Many cigarette companies are compelled to write cautionary warnings about smoking. For instance, “smoking kills.” On the other hand, smoking is also killing smokers’ money. The average cost for a pack of cigarettes is above $5 in Virginia State. The price can change depending on the state. For example, if they buy one pack daily that will costs them almost $170 monthly, and $2,040 annually. For all these reasons, smoking is a very bad idea.
International Students
News Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 7
Ghadir Batarfi
Drawing is my favorite hobby. I started drawing when I was 9 years old. I like drawing a landscape of color when I am relaxed and optimistic, but when I am upset or I have a problem I draw the things around me because it empties the worry inside me until I quiet down. I think drawing with charcoal and pencil is very wonderful and beautiful, but it needs to be in very professional and accurate hands. Usually it is used in drawing people. The landscape painting
My hobby “Drawing”
My experience in the Math Olympics Since I was a little girl I have liked math and I like solving mathematical problems and thinking about them.
I took part in competitions in school and I sometimes got first, second or third place.
When I went to high school my teacher chose me
is more beautiful and clear when drawn in color because it reflects the photo. The drawing is not easy for everyone, but now it has been facilitated by computer programs which make it easy for anyone to draw.
Actually I have a portfolio of my handiwork but I left it in my country. However I painted new ones quickly to share my hobby with you. Finally, drawing is an expression for my emotions towards objects and things and translates my feelings to musical harmony, as well as turns my impressions into forms and colors.
to participate in the Mathematics Olympics because my degree was complete.
This was the first challenge for me. Before participating in the Olympics I took a training course for three months.
After that I took the test. It was difficult, and I was very scared and nervous, but it was
a beautiful experience and it broke the barriers of fear.
Although, I did not get a high score I like Math very much.
The international
students
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 8
Thekra
When I was in elementary and intermediate school, there were many different situations that interested me. For example, if I saw a baby in the beginning of his life crying loudly and then he stopped once his mother cared for him, I asked myself, "How does he recognize his mother?" On the hand, when I see an old person afraid of death, a person who prefers to be alone every time, or a riotous student or child I used to think about these situations in a scientific way. I was looking for the best science which would give me all the
Every one of us has a special close friend, who is different from all the other friends. We all have some one that tells us a lot of things about our life, problems, and adventures. But sometimes we have something we cannot tell anyone about, even though this person is very close to us. Sometimes, we need to keep this thing secret but we can express it through
answers to all the questions in my brain. I think Psychology is the best science to help me.
After I started
studying, I saw the
crying baby as a
normal situation
because all of us had
a birth shock in the
beginning of our life,
but we can recognize
our mothers by
smiling or feeling. For
the old person he
could have "death
anxiety". The noisy
child could be a very
"plus active child". So
Psychology tells me
the specific name for
all different
situations. Not just
that but it can tell me
all the solutions for
the problematic
situations and
depends on a
scientific base. It has
many theories which
are very important to
solve any problems
related in the human
psyche.
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
different ways, such as drawing, playing music or writing poems. For me, writing is my best friend who is can listen to me all the time. It records all my hopes for last mistakes because I write everything in my life and I keep it and I have never
thrown it away. Since I become able to use a pen and papers, I have used my own word to express everything that is important to me. When I am happy, sad, angry, or upset, I write everything. If I have a new experience, if I go to any new place, I write and describe the smallest details such as accurate paintings or video clips in my own words.
The writing
My Major
International
Student news
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 9
Written by :
Tirad Al maiman
Born: 1994/08/01
Home country : Saudia Arabia,
Al Riyadh city.
In my opinion, my family is the best family in the world because of our treatment and our love to each other.
First, my father and my mother work together in the military and their age is 50. They are also cousins! Second, I have only one brother. His name is Ebrahim. His age is 25 years. Third, there is me: a kind-hearted person whose age is 20 years. Fourth, there is my little sister whose age is 15 years, and fifth there is my older sister who is 17years old. Therefore, there is not a big difference between our
THE BEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD
Our Family’s Horses
On our farm, there are 5 horses that we bought from the U.K.All of my family like the horses because it is a sport, a hobby and a business at the same time.
Usually, we buy the horses in their early years from anywhere, and then we train them for jumping and racing. We have two trainers who have excellent experience.
Every weekend after school, all of us go to the farm to renew and spend the whole weekend there. We enjoy that a lot because we gather together there after a long week.
Hetler grown up.
ages and we love each other . In addition, our parents gave us freedom. They told us, “Do whatever you think is your duty for your life”. Although, each of my parents works in the military, they treat us with kindness, and equality.
Moreover, I am a student in the U.S now and my brother is in Austrialia. We keep in touch every week together with my parents, and my sisters every weekend. On the other hand, the military is in my parents` blood. They are still serious and strict sometimes.
Finally, I hope and I hope
to graduate from George Mason University where I am staying. And then I will stay with all my family for good.
In conclusion these are some of my reasons why I regard my family as the best family in the world.
Horses are very expensive. They cost a lot of money and need very high care. For instance, they need special fruits, sugar and vitamins. We have a saying in The Middle East “the horses sport is the kings” sport .” On the other hand, horses are extremely friendly. There is research which shows the second most friendly and loyal kind of animals after the dogs are the horses.
There are two kinds of horses in the world English and Arabic horses. English horses are heavy and huge. People use them for the
jumping. Arabic horses are beautiful and slender. People usually use them for the racing and running.
In my opinion, it is the best hobby and sport to all. And you should give it a try one day.
Our horse Plara with her son Hetler, at our farm north of Al- Riyadh city.
My father’s English horse.
My mother’s Arabic horse.
International student news fall 2013 Issue 1, p 10 Essraa alsobhi
It is interesting to talk about myself. I am married and I have a son. His name is Ayed. He is two years old. I have a bachelor’s degree in English. Now, I live in the USA to study English language at George Mason. I am going to tell you a little bit about my background, hobbies, and goals.
Although I am from Saudi Arabia, I was born in Egypt. It is a very beautiful city. I lived 11 years there because my mother is Egyptian. I enjoyed it a lot there.
Cairo is known as the Pharaohnic civilization. Moreover, there are the pyramids of Giza and theSphinx. The pyramids
Introduction of myself
Traveling is my hobby A hobby is a special
activity that we like to do
for our entertainment. I
think hobbies are the
greatest thing in people's
lives.
My hobby is
traveling. I have a passion
for traveling. Traveling is
a charming way to
discover new places. I
have visited many
countries, such as Egypt,
Turkey, Dubai, and the
USA.
In Egypt, I visited
are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Further more, there is the Nile River that is the longest river in the world. In addition, millions of tourists visit Cairo every year.I like Cairo a lot because I spent my child hood there.
After that, I moved to Saudi Arabia with my family. It is an amazing place. It is the most important place of Islam because there are the holy mosques there. It is a comfortable country. Then, I come to USA to complete my master’s degree in teaching English language.
My interests are playing with my son and cooking.
When I play with my son, I forget the entire world. I can see the happiness in his eyes. Also, I like cooking. I have become a good and famous cook in my family. I can cook all kinds of food like Italian, Chinese, Indian, and Mexican.
I hope to get better in English. I want to get my master’s degree in English language with high grade. Also, I wish to be a good teacher in college. I have to work hard to achieve my goals. My primary goals are to get high scores in master’s degree and to be professional teacher in English
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the pyramids and Sphinx.
Also, I saw many
museums. I shot many
pictures there. I learned
about their cultures and
the Pharaohnic
Civilization.
Also, I visited
Turkey many years ago. It
is an amazing country. I
was impressed with the
nature. I liked the tall
trees that were like sky
scrapers. I rode the cable
car between the green
mountains and trees. I
took a lot of pictures with
my husband there.
Moreover, I went
to Dubai. I visited Khalifa
tower. It is the tallest in
the world. I went up to
the highest point to take
many pictures of Dubai.
Finally, I came to the USA. I found every thing in this country, such as mountains, natures, beaches, and museums. I have enjoyed all my travels a lot.
International Student News Spring 2011
Issue 1, p 11
Anfal
When somebody says to me” Talk about yourself, “I feel shy and all the words hide from my mind. However this time I will collect my ideas to talk about myself. I am a girl like any girl in the world. I have many dreams and wishes I want to achieve.
I live in a family with five girls and two boys. I have very wonderful parents. I am from Saudi Arabia. I studied in Princes Nora University, but I have not graduated yet. My major is business administration. In future I would like
Dream become true When I was a child, I liked to read Walt Disney stories. I dreamed that one day I would meet Cinderella, shake Snow White’s hand or play with Mickey Mouse. I didn’t expect this dream would become true. On May fifth, we, my
to work in a bank.
By the way, I am committed to the customs and traditions of my country such as weddings, food and clothes. In addition, I have many interests like listening to political news, watching movies and making
dessert in my free time. I prefer to share with my friends their interests such as swimming, horses riding and reading books, especially psychology books. I think when I do that it gives me motive to improve myself. I have a strong personality in difficult position but I am kind hearted and I like making friendship and socializing. I think I talk a lot but the words and feeling shy remain when I am asked to talk about myself.
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family and I, traveled to Orlando by airplane. When we arrived in Orlando, it was raining. Then we went to the hotel to take a rest. After that we went to Disney land. When we entered I thought I was in dream. I watched a dancing Disney character show in front of Disney Pales. After that I took some pictures with famous Disney character like Jasmina, Donald and Goofy. I spent a great time with them.
Then I went on all the rides there like I took a tour by Steam Train and I rode a race car. At night, the lights turned off ready for fireworks. I was entranced by the show. In summary, that day deserves to be written down in a diary.
International
Student
News
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 12
Abdulla alkaabi
Traditional
confusion
I am so
interested to write
about my country in
this news paper. Iam
from the United Arab
Emirates, which is a
unity of seven
emirates.
Each city has a
governor, and they are
working to find what
the people need to live
a decent life. The seven
emirates are Abu
Dhabi, which is the
United Arab Emirates
Abu-Dhabi Ferrari World
is the biggest indoor
park in the world. It’s a
great place to spend our
time in because It has
many facilities for the
whole family. For
capital city of UAE,
Dubai, Sharjah,
Ajman, Ras Al-
Khaimah, Umm Al-
Qwuain and Al-
Fujairah.
The United
Arab Emirates also is a
center of many
different cultures and
communities. There
are more than 30
communities who live
in it.
In fact, there
are a lot of important
global conference and
events held in the
UAE. They had the
World Club
Championship in 2009
and 2010.
Also UAE is
going to host the
World Expo 2020 in
Dubai. It is one of the
most important events
which happen every
five years. It brings the
whole world in one
place to work together.
For example, they are
going to work to find
permanent sources of
energy and water and
how they can growth
and develop the
economy.
example, it has the
world's fastest roller
coaster, and this is my
favorite . I have been
there more than ten
time. Also, it has small
Ferrari cars for the
kids. Also, you will
have a chance to
choose many different
kinds of restaurants
and food, for example,
Italian, Chinese and
Arabic food. In
addition, you will not
leave without buying
gifts from the largest
Ferrari Store in the
world, for example,
clothes, shoes and
models of the Ferrari
cars. For me I bought
a model of Ferrari car,
and put it in my
room.
Abu-Dhabi Ferrari World
International Student News Spring 2011 Issue 1, p 13 Amal
I have a bachelor's degree in Human Recourse Management from King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah, and one day I want to be a business woman. My name is Amal, and I am from Saudi Arabia. I am an English student in GMU, and I have been in the U.S.A since April. I came to the United States of America to study English. I will be proud of myself if I can speak two languages Arabic and English! My favorite accent, which I love to listen to, is British accent. I always read Oxford short story with a British accent because I want to learn the pronunciation of
About Me
Jeddah City
Bride of the Red Sea is my city Jeddah. It is one of the main cities in Saudi Arabia. It is called “Bride of the Red Sea" because it is located on the Red Sea. Also, it has the biggest fountain in the world which is built in the middle of the Red Sea. The water enters this fountain from the Red Sea.
this accent. However, I will try to learn this beautiful luxury accent one day. I have many plans in my life, and I hope to achieve these plans. I think when I write these plans one by one then I can achieve all of my dreams. One of my plans after I learn English is to complete my master's degree. Thereafter, I hope to find a good Job in my country.
My big plan, that I wish to achieve someday, is to have my own business. I hope to
have my own daycare, it is my best dream! In addition, I have a lot of hobbies and interests, I love to shop with my friends, and buy a lot of new things. My favorite things which I always love to buy are clothes and bags, I cannot stop buying these things. Also when I am in my country, I always meet my aunt on weekends, and we watch movies with each other. We love to watch scary and funny movies. I really miss my family, and I hope to see them very soon. I wish to meet new people, and learn more things from the life experiences.
Jeddah is a wonderful city. However, it is a crowded city! It has many tourists and people from different countries. It has many malls such as Mall of Arabia and Red Sea Mall.
These are the most popular malls in Jeddah. In addition, it has a lot of famous American
restaurants like Apple Bees, Chili's and Fridays. These were my favorite restaurants in Jeddah.
There are many palm trees in Jeddah's street. The palm trees produce a lot of delicious dates which come in different kinds. Over all, I hope my city always be a beautiful bride.
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International
Students News
FALL 2013
Issue 1, p 14
Sultanah
Alsenani
Education:
I graduated from the Chemistry department at University Of Taibah. And I am planning to complete my study in Master and PhD in the same major. Now I am an English Language International student at George Mason University. Hopefully, I can complete my higher education here, because I like living here and it has international students and I want to learn about cultures, too.
Hometown:
I am from Yanbu, which is in the west of Saudi Arabia. Yanbu has an amazing sea”Red Sea”. I ike going to the beach every weekend with my family and friends. I like seeing view of sunrise and sunset. It is the most beautiful view that I have seen in my life. Also, people in my city are friendly and kind.
Hobbies:
I like reading, especially books that talk about self-development and time management because I like to develop myself and control my time. Also, I like cooking and I love to create a new dish. All my friends and family like my cooking and they call me great cook. I like watching television, especially movies, but I do not like watching News because there is some unrealistic news, which exaggerates everything and repeats it too.
MY BACKGROUND
In Yanbu we have a big annual celebration every spring called “Flowers Festival”. Lots of people from other cities come to see it, and take lots of pictures. Also, there is a big carpet design. It is quite amazing. And there are lots of activities in this festival such as songs and old style dance from yanbu. Men and children wear special clothes for that kind of dance, It is narrow at the top and a very wide at the bottom. There is also a bazaar for selling traditional food from my city and some traditional clothes, too. I took some pictures of the festival with my own camera and I hope you like them.
Flowers Festival
Additionally, the things that I most like are the kinds and colors of flowers such as Iris which is a purple color, tulip which is a yellow and red color, daffodil has a yellow color, and anemone is blue, purple and white, finally Persian Buttercup is yellow and pink . And these are some pictures of them.
Daffodil
Tulip
International
Student
News
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 15
Soheir Alamri Puctures from google
I am like a butterfly. I can’t stay in one place for a long time. I have dreams and a lot of things to do in my life.
First of all, my name is Soheir. I come from desert country. This means high heat temperature. I came to the US in February so it was cold and snowy. This was a shock for me.
I have two amazing children who are usually very activity. They like to play all the day. However, in my life I have had a dream since high school to take a science major and I did it. Now I have two
Impassioned Life
Natural Disasters
The natural disasters are common now. There are many kinds all over the world, and the impact cannot be changed by the easy way.
Hurricanes, floods and volcano are examples of natural disasters. All countries which are located on the risk line are in real danger.
majors: physics and computer science.
In addition, I have a lot of other dreams. One of them is to take a master and then begin my own business.
My life is an adventure. I like to travel to stirring new places. I traveled to Malaysia, France, Egypt and Dubai. I wish I could travel to Jamaica,
Maldives and Seychelles too.
As for the end of the week, there is another plan. I go to the shops, parks, museums and watch movies. You can’t find me at home in the weekend
In conclusion, I have a varied life and I still want to do more and more new things
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Volcanos are the great danger, and they occur because of collision between tectonic places in the earth. Indonesia is a famous country for volcanos. It has 130 of them. The worst one was in 2012 at Merabi Mountin. It killed a lot of people.
There are thousands of people who drown in floods every year. Actually, it is a common disaster in many places. For example,, two weeks iago n Colorado they had a big flood where several people died.
Every where we can find different kinds of natural disasters by different ways. So we must anticipate them happening any time.
All in all, no one can stop any natural thing because it just happens, but we need to be prepared for it so we can minimize the damage and loss of life.
International Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 16
Rakan
Like many people, I
have a lot of strange things
that have happened in my
life and specifically when I
was a teenager. So when I
remember what I and my
friends did, I remember one
of the strangest and biggest
things that my friend did in
his whole life which was The
Theft!
The story began in the high
school exam time. He
finished the exam and went
home by taxi. His parents
were at their work, his older
sister was in the university
and his younger brother was
sleeping deeply! So the
position was very good to go
to his parents’ room and
steal one of his father’s cars.
He opened the key box and
got the van’s key. He
thought that it would be
okay to drive and get
From My Memory
experience, because there
were some of our friends
driving cars and they were
making him feel exited, and
he wanted to be like them
because he did not want to
be afraid. He knew just a
little of how to drive but he
was not doing well with the
mirrors because there are
several mirrors in the car. So
what happened was he had
an accident with the car
when he was right in front
of me because he didn’t
notice that. He was just
looking for who was next to
me and who was behind me.
He absolutely learned from
that thing a lot of lessons.
First of all, he should be a
frank person with his
parents and tell them clearly
what he wants because they
Second, the parents’
permission is not enough to
do anything. He
should think before he
decides what he wants. The
last one and the most
important thing is to not
take others’ stuff because he
does not know what might
happen if he uses it. And
even if he uses it, he should
be very careful and
remember that is not his
own stuff.
If time takes him back to
the past, he will not steal the
others’ stuff and specifically
the dangerous things like the
car keys for many reasons.
First of all, if he does not
drive today, he will drive
tomorrow. So he will wait
until the legal time to drive.
Second, he will try to drive
more carefully and avoid the
accidents. Third, he will
learn how to drive perfectly
without any mistake.
In the end, he hopes he
gained some benefits from
his experience and that you
enjoy reading about it.
Remember that driving is
not hard to do because most
of us have a car at least and
drive it, at the same time
but it is not so easy. So be
careful and see what the law
says because the law is the
correct way to be on the
safe side.
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 17
Varis
Uyghur
Crzay Transfer Deadline Day
“I’m Uyghur not Chinese. Ok! What is Uyghur? ” This kind of conversation always happens to me. As a Uyghur student, and maybe the only one in the ELI, it’s my pleasure and responsibility to introduce my country and culture to people who don’t know anything about Uyghur.
Our country is East Turkistan that the Chinese government calls XinJiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is located in the west of mainland China and next to Kazakhstan. Our language is also named Uyghur which means together and united. Since we are one of the Turkic ethnics, our language is similar to Uzbek, Turkish and other Turkic ethnics’ talking. Moreover, we are
UYGHUR
Arsenal F.C. 5-1 Real Madrid
Maybe, you are curious about the headline. I think you want to ask me,” Did they play recently?” My answer is “NO”. But do you know what happened on the transfer deadline day? After Gareth Bale transferred to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur, Mesut Ozil went to Arsenal, and this is the beginning of my story.
On the transfer deadline day, everybody was waiting for Real Madrid to announce that they had finished the trade to bring Bale to Bernabeu stadium.
Nobody thought that this trade would fail, and it was
Muslim; Islam reached this area in the 11th century.
Culturally, 12 Mukam is really famous since it is the longest piece of music in the world. 12 Mukam includes 12 songs whose lyrics are kind of like epic, and every one has its own background based on the different places where it was produced in East Turkistan.
This is a famous painting named Muqam. Also, it was drawn from a Muqam performance.
In this picture they used several well-known instruments; for instance, Dutar- on right side and half way down of the picture; Rawap- at the bottom right. Satar- in the centre of the picture. These instruments are also used in regular music.
East Turkistan is a large country, so you can find something in each area. As a Uyghur, I hope you become familiar with us. I can tell you more if you want to know more.
a big deal this season. But when the deal was almost done, some new gossip broke out, “Arsenal wants to get Ozil.” Immediately, Ozil became the hot topic of deadline day.
Fans of Real Madrid were depressed by this information, so they posted, “Don’t sell Mesut!” to Perez during Bale’s welcome ceremony. However, some people didn’t believe it was true, because Wenger had a reputation of being a stingy manager for several years even though he showed a sly smile after the north London derby.
Finally, the gossip became news. Arsenal announced that they had gotten Ozil for €50m which was half of Bale’s transfer fee.
To contrast the sales status of Arsenal and Real Madrid; Arsenal has sold five times more Ozil uniforms than Bale’s. Perez wanted to use Bale to cover Neymar’s sensation, but he failed. But we should wait to know whether they are reasonable trades. Also, we do not know yet who the winner is, but the loser is certainly Tottenham.
(MUQAM-provided by
Google)
International Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 18
Omar Almasoud
Hello, here is a little bit about me and my family. I'm Omar Almasoud. I’m from Saudi Arabia from Riyadh. I have a great mother, three sisters and two brothers. We live in a big house in Riyadh. We meet every weekend in our house. I like it when we stay together. We talk, drink tea or coffee and laugh. I miss those days.
That was a little bit about my family. For me I studied school in Riyadh. I graduated with my bachelors from
Me & my family
Barcelona VS Valladolid
Last Saturday there was a match between Barcelona and Valladolid. The match was in round 8 of the Spanish La Liga. When the match ended, Barcelona had won four goals to one against Valladolid. The referee of the match was Fernando. The Valladolid team scored the first goal, and then Barcelona scored by Sanches in the 14
th
the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt. My major is logistics. It's hard but so interesting. It’s hard because we learn something new and difficult. Interesting because we work out of the college and we like what we learn.
I lived four years in Egypt. I like that country. I made good friends. We had a good time hanging out many times, and I miss them.
My future plan is to speak English very well. After that I will start my masters, and I wish to study for my PHD. I hope after that to get a good job.
That's a little bit about me and my family.
minute. The first half ended a draw between the teams. In the second half Xavi scored for Barcelona in the 25
th minute. Then
Sanches scored a third goal for Barcelona and the second for him. The last goal for Barcelona was by Niymar in 70
th minute.
The match was good and exciting from both teams. But Barcelona was controlling most of the
match. The referee Fernando tried to control of the match but the fans were angry about some of his
decision. After this match Barcelona is now first in the Spanish La liga and has 24 points. Valladolid now is 17th in the Spanish La liga and has 6 points. Finally the fans cheered the players for their performance.
International
Student News
Fall 2013
Issue 1, p 19
Varis
Glee
The USA has as many TV
series as it has apple pies.
When in Rome, do as the
Romans do. So I’ve
started watching TV series
since I came here. Thus,
the TV series that I am
going to recommend is
Glee.
Glee is showing on FOX
9/8C every Thursday. It is
a musical drama and
involves a little bit of
comedy and romance.
In Glee, the story
happens in a local high
school in Ohio. The
storyline begins with Mr.
Will (Matthew Morrison),
who is a Spanish teacher
in this high school,. He
wants to create a glee
club to help students to
achieve their music
dreams. Rachel Berry (Lea
Michele), Finn
Hudson(Cory Monteith),
Kurt Hummel(Chris
Colfer) and other students
attend it.
But Ms. Sue Sylvester
(Jane Lynch), who is the
coach of the cheering
team, doesn’t want Mr.
Will or glee club to
become successful and
popular. Plus, because
everybody in the glee club
has different
GLEE
backgrounds, Mr. Will
always has a lot of
problems getting
everyone to get along
with each other. But the
glee club makes some
achievements and many
funny and moving things
happen.
The most exciting part of
Glee is that they always
sing songs in the glee
club. They sing not only
for practicing but also for
showing their emotion.
You could listen to so
many famous songs, and
they cover them really
nice with their own style.
With the development
of story line, more and
more characters will
attend the club, and some
members will go to
colleges to continue their
musical dreams. If you ask
me to give stars, I will give
4.5 stars; Glee is very
appropriate for our peer
group.
Moreover, I think this is a
good TV series to
welcome Friday on
Thursday night.
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