tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84188414864625453762024-02-07T05:46:59.911+00:00L.e.s.s.o.n.s.Unique lessons acquired through books, media, or personal life experience.Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-54579943985415744952016-01-17T15:53:00.001+00:002016-01-17T21:09:32.973+00:00On Working<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">"Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed."</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">-Vaclav Havel</span></b></div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-19907930399781035102015-11-15T15:05:00.001+00:002015-11-15T15:05:52.925+00:00On Religion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;">Just because certain people commit acts of violence and terrorism in the name of religion, it does not mean that the religion itself is to blame. </span></b><br />
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(Part of the ceilings and mosaics at Alhambra in Granada, Spain)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-9116292751838753622015-06-28T15:20:00.001+01:002015-06-28T15:21:13.975+01:00On Crisp Flavours<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;">Companies tend to accommodate flavour preferences depending on location and times of the year.</span></b></div>
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(Pringles crisps in Granada, Spain last month)</div>
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<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Selections of herbal tea vary tremendously from country to country.</span></b></div>
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(Interesting tea varieties in a Granada marketplace, Spain)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-3105656403088398642015-05-24T02:04:00.003+01:002015-05-24T02:04:49.307+01:00On Public Speaking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">Although it can seem a daunting task for people of any age, public speaking is one of the best ways to build confidence.</span></b></div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-55414915741933833262015-05-17T01:43:00.003+01:002015-05-17T10:41:49.924+01:00On Literacy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;">"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read."</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;">-Mark Twain</span></b></div>
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(Clever advertising outside a bookshop in Granada, Spain)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-72965328287033587592015-05-14T21:39:00.001+01:002015-05-14T21:39:45.398+01:00On Moorish Architecture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;">Although most of the Spanish landscape was transformed during the Inquisition, some cities were smart enough to have preserved stellar examples of Moorish architecture.</span></b></div>
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(Architecture and deco from the Alhambra in Granada)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-34586470502288781822015-04-29T22:10:00.001+01:002015-04-29T22:10:12.390+01:00On Babysitting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Babysitting and daycares are a luxury that people in most parts of the world simply cannot afford.</span></b></div>
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(A woman carrying her baby while working in Malaga, Spain)</div>
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(The inside and out of a cave on the outskirts of Granada, Spain)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-82135015538940135642015-04-22T22:55:00.002+01:002015-04-26T10:37:12.877+01:00On Feeding Stray Cats<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-27179901165999830652015-04-20T01:20:00.002+01:002015-04-20T01:22:59.781+01:00On Free Walking Tours<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">The tour guides are generally more informative, passionate, and motivated when they do not charge a fixed rate per person.</span></b></div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-48878750356514799622015-04-14T10:47:00.000+01:002015-04-14T10:50:02.064+01:00On Paella<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Although it is widely known as the national dish of Spain, many Spaniards consider it to be a Valencian dish.</span></b></div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-72362786100611064192015-03-29T13:16:00.001+01:002015-04-22T23:01:40.866+01:00On Earth Hour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-46840641693973815842015-03-21T22:49:00.002+00:002015-03-22T17:00:05.396+00:00On Concert Halls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-19953930589999197302015-03-03T00:35:00.003+00:002015-03-03T00:38:25.048+00:00On Seatbelts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Some artists are so passionate about their work that every inch of their home becomes a possible canvas.</span></b></div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-20303147385285065662015-02-18T23:08:00.000+00:002015-02-18T23:09:50.011+00:00On Talking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen. Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. </b><b>Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking, and it's greatest failures by not talking. It doesn't have to be like this. Our greatest hopes could become reality in the future. With the technology at our disposal, the possibilities are unbounded. All we need to do is make sure we keep talking."</b></span></i><br />
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-64428130887682207262015-02-16T21:11:00.002+00:002015-02-18T23:11:21.244+00:00On Lost Genius<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Some of the world's best talents can remain hidden for centuries due to a simple clerical error.</span></b></div>
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(Castiglione's sketches at the Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-59172897044186888132015-02-04T01:57:00.000+00:002015-02-04T01:57:10.732+00:00On Tattoos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Some people adore tattoos so much that there is almost no body part they wouldn't ink.</span></b></div>
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(Man with frightening neck tattoo in London, UK)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-24190121328883972072015-01-11T22:31:00.003+00:002015-01-11T22:31:30.102+00:00On Food Presentation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: large;">Having a simple meal served in a fancy/unusual way can more than double the price of said meal.</span></b></div>
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(Raw fish served in an creative icy wooden boat)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-20794478931139800672015-01-06T20:40:00.001+00:002015-01-06T20:40:04.903+00:00On Describing Setting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: large;">When attempting to describe a particular setting, adding sounds and smells paint a more vivid picture than simply telling the reader what to see.</span></b></div>
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(A misty afternoon around Blarney Castle, Ireland)</div>
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Nadia Helalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313753041592750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418841486462545376.post-39150155329748354272015-01-04T16:09:00.002+00:002015-01-04T16:09:31.550+00:00On Dresden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Even the most tragically destroyed cities are capable of <strike>rebuilding</strike> thriving once again.</span></b></div>
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(Dresden in December, nearly 70 years after its destruction)</div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">"There were people who went to sleep last night,</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">Poor and rich and white and black,</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">But they will never wake again.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">And those dead folks would give anything at all</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">For just five minutes of this weather</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">Or ten minutes of plowing.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">So you watch yourself about complaining.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">What you're supposed to do</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">When you don't like a thing is change it.</span></i></b></div>
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(John Lennon's eye made from stamps in Ripley Museum, London)</div>
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(The lovely UCC Campus in Cork, Ireland)</div>
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