Monthly Archives: April 2013
Instabeat: Help Hind Hobeika Change Swimming Forever
For all you swimmers out there, our favorite past-time is about to get easier
Bits and Pieces-A Short Story
Here’s another one of my works for my creative writing class I wrote a while back, and is basically what served as the inspiration for this blog. Enjoy! “Jesus, would you look at this place?” I panted as the three … Continue reading
Give us our language back!
Originally posted on RawLangs:
I find it difficult to describe the true level of horror and dismay that I felt when I came across a news article about a recent proposal to make English the sole official language of the European…
So What Else Happened in 1915?
Today (or yesterday, rather) marks the (ever-so morbid) 98th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide carried out by elements of the Ottoman military, in which millions were slaughtered on a long and merciless march that stretched from the eastern part … Continue reading
Are some languages easier than others?
Originally posted on BRAIN'S IDEA:
‘Long time no see’ is something I heard repeatedly in Britain even though it totally violates all the English grammar I learned at school. Clearly, Brits should correct this expression originating from Chinese Pidgin…
Knowledge is Power….and It’ll cost ya
While taking a break at the office today I happened an article on my Facebook newsfeed that made my heart skip a beat: the prices for university textbooks in the U.S. are increasing than other costs such as healthcare, housing, … Continue reading
Smoke…Meds Erryday?
We’ve all heard of doctors and other medical personnel sneaking into hospital stores to clandestinely score morphine. Honestly, part of me doesn’t blame them: being in their line of work is surely enough to make you old, and sometimes you … Continue reading
Bits and Pieces 