by burak yassen
Artwork: Yassen Burak
Copyright © 2023
Noun poem.
B – be kind and respectful to all humans.
U – you are not going to take anything with you except for your good deeds.
R – right things takes time.
A – all what you do will return to you.
K – kind words can be short and easy to say.
Y – you will be treated as you treat others.
A – all what you do will return to you.
S – save happy and kind memories.
S – so you can go back to them in your bad days.
E – each day is a new day.
N – no one will be satisfied about what you do, so don’t care do what you make you happy.
know yourself
Identify Your Key Personality Traits
Step 1
Under each column, list all the words that best describe. Me = How you described yourself. Best Friend = How your best friend would describe you. Favorite Teacher/Professor = How your Favorite Teacher/Professor would describe you. Family = How your Family would describe you.
| Me | Best Friend | Favorite Teacher/Professor | Family |
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Ambitious
Moody
loyal
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Loyal
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Kind Professional |
Heart
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Step 2
Pick the 3 words that came up most often and write each word in the boxes below. For each word, list the different situations where you have exhibited this trait/quality.
| Key Word | Situations Where I Have Exhibited This Quality
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| responsibility |
I felt responsible when I started teaching in a city far from my home. |
| 2. stubborn |
If I said or did something, I would not change my mind. |
| 3. confident | When someone tries to make me wrong but I am right. I don’t change my mind because I am confident about what I am doing.
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Know Yourself – Exercise 2
Your Accomplishments
On the chart below, write down everything that makes you proud or feel good about yourself. Don’t limit your accomplishments to your academics only. If you have overcome a difficult obstacle/s, make sure to include that on the list. Don’t worry how big or small the accomplishment is. If it pops into your head, write it down.
| Age | Accomplishment | Why This Makes Me Proud/Feel Good |
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19 |
I got my driving license.
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This made feel proud since I had a car accident before and I thought that I would be scared from cars, but now the most thing I love to do is driving my car confidently. |
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21 |
I bought the car I like.
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I always dreamed to have my own car and now I have it. |
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22 |
I will finish education
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I will get a degree from the college. Then, I will be able to work. |
My favorite teacher.
I have had the pleasure of being educated by several adorable instructors during my academic career, but one in particular stands out as my favorite. Mrs. Najwan was my high school English instructor. She has many attributes that distinguished her as an extraordinary instructor, and I am fortunate to have been her student. I admire her physical look; she has a beautiful white face with a smile. Many of the students smile as they look at her as she seems like an angel. As she laughs, her eyes widen and sparkle like the sun. Furthermore, she has rosy cheeks that make you want to devour cherries. Her enthusiasm of reading and writing was one of the things I admired the most about her. She had a technique of bringing texts and making them relevant to our lives today. Her passion was inspiring, and it pushed me to read other categories and writers at my own free. She was extremely gifted at assisting us in improving our writing abilities. She showed us how to represent ourselves openly and artistically, as well as made an effort to offer extensive input on our writings. Mrs. Najwan was an extremely loving and caring person in addition to her educational achievement. She took the time getting to know each of her students individually and was always willing to listen or provide advice. Her friendliness and support made a significant impact in my life, and I am sure I am not the only student who experienced the same thing. Finally, Mrs. Najwan had a terrific sense of humor and a friendly attitude, which made her accessible and enjoyable to connect and interact with. She established an inclusive and friendly classroom climate in which we felt free to express ourselves and share our thoughts and perspectives. To summarize, this teacher was my favorite one since of her love of reading, great teaching abilities, real concern and sympathy for her students, her friendly and accessible attitude. She made a significant impact on my career, and I will be eternally thankful for the time I was in her classroom.
An imaginary character – Becoming a Heroine
In this essay, we will present an imaginary character that we have created. Imaginary characters can be so real and can look like a natural human being even though they are different physically or mentally. Our imaginary character, Mika Winchester, has inherited supernatural powers. Her powers were like a nightmare in the past, which put her into many troubles and made her face a lot of issues back then. Hence, it affected her character and her personality in the present, but slowly she finds her way to control her powers and be the most popular heroine.
Mika’s physical characteristics have a big role in her personality features. She has light skin like a glow. Her voice is very kind and low. She has two huge wings that are invisible because she controls if people can see them. Wherefore she wears a leather jacket that can hide her wings and that describes her character. Her special power is having a mind power. By making eye contact she can move heavy things or manipulate people’s thoughts. Her behavior was violent enough to hurt people because she had difficulties controlling her own desire, but she is trying to use her own power to be a heroine to help people from villains. However, she hates things and people who remind her of her past and appreciates people who believed she could be a better person.
Her most important life event is the change that happened to her in the past. It affected her character and made her have a dark side. The anger is one of the things that prevented her from controlling her powers. Her uncle who has the same powers that she has but he is older and stronger, and he uses them for evil deeds. So she is scared that one day he could control her powers and make her do bad things, luckily a scientist found her hurting a boy in her school , he discovered her powers and decided to help her to improve and control her powers. She once told him about a dinner she had with her parents when she dropped her plate by accident and her father shouted at her then she got angry and dropped all the tables unintentionally. At that time she discovered that she is not normal and she heard her parents talking about sending her away.
The association of humans results in the creation of a fictional character. It could be genuine and relevant to our lives. I believe we should come up with something creative to introduce an idea or an indirect lesson to society. According to the chosen character, she is attempting to be nice and protect people from villains. However, the environment influenced her and brought out her dark side. Finally, I believe that no one was created to be a bad person. Our personalities can be influenced by our surroundings and circumstances.


Dialogue.
1-Which among the places you visited was your favorite?
2-Did you catch some words of the native language?
3-Was the country exactly what you had hoped for?
4-What has been your most popular meal?
5-Have you chosen photographs of places you’ve visited?
6-Would you fly back to the country?
7-How was your trip?
8-What did you like the most in your visit?
9-Is there something you didn’t like?
10-Was it difficult for you to communicate with people?
11-What is the reason for your visit?
I was interviewed by a Japanese tourist. Jimin is his name. We first met in Tel Aviv. He’s with his friends. Their purpose for visiting was to learn more about Arab culture and traditions. They were eager to see our nation, and in the end, their wish was granted. He and the others like traveling and having experiences; they have visited over 25 countries. He started giving me some Arabic terms as we were talking. So I told them how good it was that he spoke them correctly, and then I asked him what they meant in Japanese. I questioned him about his travels and which places he enjoyed the best. He visited the most popular places, such as (Haifa, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, etc…). Jerusalem is his favorite city. He enjoyed Al-Aqsa and the people that reside there; they were fantastic hosts. He ate Maqluba for dinner; it was his all-time favorite popular dish. So, Al-Aqsa was his favorite destination to visit, and it exceeded his expectations. Jimin showed me his photographs, which were both professional and imaginative. In the end, he was pleased with the trip and plans to return to the nation. However, he disliked the towns where Jews lived since he disliked them and found it impossible to converse with them. It was also tough for him to interact with Arabs, but he acquired a few words and used to converse in English with them.
Published: Jun 22, 2023
Latest Revision: Jun 22, 2023
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