BEST GATSBY'S QUOTES

'Gatsby,pale as death, with his hand plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes.'

It excited him, too, that may men had already loved daisy -it increased her value in his eyes.

So we drove on toward death throught the cooling twilight.

He borrowed somebody's suit to get married in and never told me about it, and the man came after it one day when he was out ----

I gave it to him and then i lay down and cried --- all afternoon

Walt Disney's Animations

Walt Disney was a pioneer in character animation. He was one of the first people to move away from basic cartoons with just "impossible outlandish gags" and crudely drawn characters to an art form with heartwarming stories and characters the audience can connect to on an emotional level. The personality displayed in the characters of his films and the technological advancements remain influential when animating today. He was also considered by many of his colleagues to be a master storyteller and the animation department did not fully recover from his demise until the late 1980s in a period known as the Disney Renaissance. The most financially and critically successful films produced during this time include Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992) and The Lion King (1994). In 1995, Walt Disney Pictures distributed Pixar's Toy Story, the first computer animated feature film. Walt Disney's nephew Roy E. Disney claimed that Walt would have loved Toy Story and that it was "his kind of movie". With the rise of computer animated films a stream of financially unsuccessful Traditional hand-drawn animated features in the early years of the 2000s (decade) emerged. This led to the company's controversial decision to close the traditional animation department. The two satellite studios in Paris and Orlando were closed, and the main studio in Burbank was converted to a computer animation production facility, firing hundreds of people in the process. In 2004, Disney released what was announced as their final "traditionally animated" feature film, Home on the Range. However, since the 2006 acquisition of Pixar, and the resulting rise of John Lasseter to Chief Creative Officer, that position has changed with the largely successful 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. This marked Disney's return to traditional hand-drawn animation and the studio hired back staff who had been laid-off in the past. Today, Disney produces both traditional and computer animation.

Quote of the week 4

"I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."

- Issac Newton

This was one of Newton's final quotes before he died. Newton was a man of exceptional intelligence and very humble origin. The great ocean of truth is what lies beyond death according to Newton. I like this quote because of the simple and comforting tone it provides towards death.

Quote of the week 3

"Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the latter than the former. Space we can recover lost time never."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

For those of you who aren’t aware, Napoleon was a B.A.M.F. (Bad Ass Mother F-----). At the mere age of twenty seven he was beginning his campaigns against Italy and eventually conquering them. He was a strategic military genius and he was only around five feet four inches tall. Napoleon also reformed much of France’s political and economic structure when he had become emperor. He instituted the Legion of Honor which is still the most esteemed military decoration in France. The “Napoleon” complex or Short Man syndrome of psychology is inspired by his personality; apparently Napoleon was aggressive towards those who were taller or larger than himself. After noting down that this short genius made his own civil code, led military expeditions when he was only a young man, he’s also noted as an inspiration for a specific concept in psychology, and they named a dessert after him. To conclude I think it’s fair to state that Napoleon was a historically valid B.A.M.F.

Quote of the week 2

“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”

- Fyodor Dostoevsky

Dostoevsky was a very deep writer who possessed interesting thoughts to say the least. He was the precursor to the nineteenth century philosophical movement called Existentialism. I find him to be a very gritty and messy writer but he is without a doubt the most passionate writer I’ve ever read. He’s truly a rare breed because although he may lack aesthetic direction in his prose he can write very deeply. In short Dostoevsky is a true writer because he understood what it meant to be a human being; he understood what it meant to truly suffer. Dostoevsky is regarded as one the greatest literary psychologists to have ever lived, his books often explore the dark side of the human psyche. With Dostoevsky we can explore ourselves and question who we are. Through his writings we gaze into the eyes of our darkest demons.

Quote of the week 1

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

-Buddha

Often times the dust of everyday life seems to weigh down upon us and gradually we lose touch with reality. We become more emotional, angry, upset, we may weep or become stressed but this quote reminds us to relax and enjoy the present. Let go of it all and enjoy the now for the sake of happiness. One moment at a time we’ll face this crazy ride together.

The significant impact fb made on the Arabian spring

Before the revolutions came out , 22 different countries were under the rule of dictator regimes , except Lebanon , were they some freedom of speech , media & the public can criticize up to certain limits.

Our main subject here is how social networking , especially Facebook , helped in spreading out the protests throughout Tunisia , the revolution just ignored the geography & went straight to Egypt , were Facebook was the electronic journalist , it posted & gave people pictures , news & live videos for protests & how the police of the ousted Ben Ali & Mubarak suppressed the angry crowds in Burgeba's street & Tahreer's square .

On the 13th of February , a page came out of nowhere calling for protests against the huge corruption in the country's institutions (if there were any) . The protests started on the 15th , here in Tripoli we've been watching the news , Facebook pages & searching youtube for any new videos . Two days later , on the 17th , a page came out calling for overthrowing the corrupted regime , it worked out , but on the night of the 20th , 1000 martyrs fallen in Tripoli , when I was watching the videos on the fb pages , I'd never know how o express the feeling at that moment , but I knew that if i had the chance to join them , I'd never get back , I'll just do it , anyhow , pictures of martyrs where posted minute by minute , in all the neighborhoods , facebookers made their best to show the globe what the regime mercenaries were doing to innocent protestors .

Internet services were officially off on the 2nd or 3rd of March , from that time we've been watching the Media , waiting for the rebels to come & get rid of 42 years of corruption , death & sorrow .

Thanks Facebook for being a Co-factor in the start of these legendary Revolutions

God bless martyrs in Libya , Tunisia , Egypt , Syria , Bahrian & Yemen

God Bless Facebook & it's silly users (especially the 18- Libyans)

AN AIR CRASH ACCIDENT

I'd changed on to flight 232 at the last minute in the hope of getting home from a business trip for my son's ninth birthday. I usually ask for a seat at the back, but 9A, a window seat by the left side emergency exit, had been one of the last available. If I'd taken my usual seat, I would be dead.I was sitting in front of a flight attendant and, just over an hour into our journey, I leaned over to her and said quietly, "The pilot is flying this plane in a very strange way." There had been a loud explosion, but an announcement had reassured us that we had lost only one engine and everything seemed to return to normal. The attendant said, softly, "Hydraulics." I didn't know that everything on that plane worked off the hydraulic system, and it had lost all power.The flight attendants gave every appearance of business as usual. Then, 30 minutes after the explosion, they told us to adopt the brace position. They said we should be prepared for the worst.I still didn't think we were going to die. I assumed they would be able to get the aeroplane down. It was quiet. I remember taking off my tie - I don't know why. I put my reading glasses in my shirt pocket, tied my shoelaces and waited.I later learned that we hit the ground at 260mph; the normal landing speed is around 150. The right wing hit the ground first and started a fire. The plane slammed down, bounced up, came back down on to its nose and began to cartwheel.The noise and impact were incredible. I couldn't hold the brace position and I bounced upright with my arms over my head. A fireball of burning fuel came through the seal of the door next to my left knee and hit me in the face. It melted the front of my Dacron shirt, burned my chest and the gap between the tops of my socks and my trousers.The plane broke into five sections and each went in a different direction. We were thrown around viciously, and I was knocked unconscious. When I came round, I was hanging upside down from my seat belt. I undid it and walked across the ceiling of the cabin to the exit. There were cables hanging down, so I held them up, letting the people behind me get out. I was just aware of the need to keep people moving so they weren't blocking each other.In a plane crash, people sit around waiting for direction, but being prepared can make all the difference. Now when I fly, I wear natural fibres. Often I wear a sweatshirt with a hood. A man in the burns unit with me was a flight engineer, and he told me that when airline personnel are passengers, they're taught to cover their head with a blanket in an emergency landing. But there aren't enough blankets for every passenger.Dressing in a way that covers up as much of your body as possible, counting the rows from your seat to the emergency exits, knowing how to open them and moving quickly can make all the difference. You are the person you have to look to to save your life.

CROCODILES

crocodiles are animals that made humans ask many questions and be in mess . it is not known whether these animals hunt humans or not . there is no way to kill these creatures as there is no ENOUGH evidence . how ever , some scientists say that they hunt humans other say they donot . some scientist are saying that crocodiles might become extent while otherS say they are iNcreasing in number.

it seems that the main cause of attacks is the hight number of people and crocodiles in the same place. studies have shOwn that there is two kinds of crocodiles the salt water crocodile and the nile crocodile . farmers from some places say that crocodiles ARE useful creatues for example we could get eggs and meet from them . provided THE farming is done perfectly by their help.

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

There are many ways to reduce stress caused by noise. The first is to start the day with some silence and during this take a deep breath, empty your mind and repeatedly say to yourself my mind is calm , my body is relaxed and my heart beat is normal .

Imagine your self looking up at the blue sky full of soft white clouds . Stop talking so much and start thinking instead .

A professor called stephen palmer said that you should take your mind throught a series of relaxing images such as looking at the stars at night . Turning off all the electrical equipment really helps to reduce stress. Going out to a quiet place and Eating lunch in a park instead of eating it in the office or class room reduces stress.

2011-2012

It’s the end of December which means we're about to enter a new year, with so many in-expected surprises…..who knew that by the beginning of 2011,it was going to be a crazy year, starting with the first half an hour of the year, a church was set on fire in Cairo, Egypt…..Tunisian revolution got more tense after starting at the end of December and ended up with the expelling of the now known as the Ex-Tunisian president…Egypt's church story was still running and after seeing what happened in Tunisia, they decided to do the same…a revolution started in Egypt and ended up with the Egyptian president resigning in less days than the Tunisian revolution…around 250 died in the Tunisian revolution and around 350 in the Egyptian revolution…these two countries after ending their business successfully, passed the torch on to other Arab countries, two of which were able to continue, i.e. Yemen and Libya…Bahrain's revolution wasn't able to continue for some political reasons…Libya's revolution, which touched everyone's heart in this whole world was like a big hit in the history of the Arab world…more than forty thousand people died and about seventy thousand people are wounded…these huge numbers include women, children and elderly people…it witnessed violence of all types…I myself got to know all the names of the guns from this revolution…it started peacefully but the so called "Colonel Girdaffi" insisted to fight WITH WEAPONS…so we Libyan's fought back because we don't lose, we either win or die as martyrs…Syria started its revolution too but unfortunately, their president was following the tracks of "colonel Girdaffi" which means he used power and weapons too, their revolution is still going on till this minute, and more people are dying every day…..We pray that god may help them…..who knew all this could happen throughout the year, who knew 2011 would be so violent that some children would have nightmares for the rest of their lives, and other children will live the rest of their lives with no parents…apart from all these revolutions which hit the ME, the Western and Eastern countries had their own problems, Japan was hit by a tsunami and an earthquake for about two month…every time the country cools down from the past tsunami/earthquake…another one hits it…this led to the death of almost one million people…these destruction also led to the leaking of nuclear matter which poisoned many people…the Western countries, mainly America faced many tornado's which made a lot of people homeless…..who knew all this would happen…we were all hoping for a nice peaceful year, but not all we wish for comes true…this doesn’t mean 2011 wasn't nice…it was actually the best year for all Arabs…but in my opinion, it was the worst…all of the stuff that happened to me and touched my life made it the worst year…we hope 2012 wouldn’t be like this year, in fact after all these revolutions, we should witness a bright life, especially here in Libya…after all, we always say may the next year be better than the present one…..

Facebook evolution

Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. As of July 2011, Facebook has more than 800 million active users.
The name of the service stems from the colloquial name for the book given to students at the start of the academic year by some university administrations in the United States to help students get to know each other. Facebook allows any users who declare themselves to be at least 13 years old to become registered users of the site.
Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The Web site's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It gradually added support for students at various other universities before opening to high school students, and eventually to anyone aged 13 and over.

Pollution

Pollution became a popular issue after World War II, due to radioactive fallout from atomic warfare and testing. Then a non-nuclear event, The Great Smog of 1952 in London, killed at least 4000 people.[8] This prompted some of the first major modern environmental legislation, The Clean Air Act of 1956.
Pollution began to draw major public attention in the United States between the mid-1950s and early 1970s, when Congress passed the Noise Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
Bad bouts of local pollution helped increase consciousness. PCB dumping in the Hudson River resulted in a ban by the EPA on consumption of its fish in 1974. Long-term dioxin contamination at Love Canal starting in 1947 became a national news story in 1978 and led to the Superfund legislation of 1980. Legal proceedings in the 1990s helped bring to light Chromium-6 releases in California--the champions of whose victims became famous. The pollution of industrial land gave rise to the name brownfield, a term now common in city planning. DDT was banned in most of the developed world after the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.
The development of nuclear science introduced radioactive contamination, which can remain lethally radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years. Lake Karachay, named by the Worldwatch Institute as the "most polluted spot" on earth, served as a disposal site for the Soviet Union thoroughout the 1950s and 1960s. Second place may go to the area of Chelyabinsk U.S.S.R. (see reference below) as the "Most polluted place on the planet".[citation needed]
Nuclear weapons continued to be tested in the Cold War, sometimes near inhabited areas, especially in the earlier stages of their development. The toll on the worst-affected populations and the growth since then in understanding about the critical threat to human health posed by radioactivity has also been a prohibitive complication associated with nuclear power. Though extreme care is practiced in that industry, the potential for disaster suggested by incidents such as those at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl pose a lingering specter of public mistrust. One legacy of nuclear testing before most forms were banned has been significantly raised levels of background radiation.[citation needed]
International catastrophes such as the wreck of the Amoco Cadiz oil tanker off the coast of Brittany in 1978 and the Bhopal disaster in 1984 have demonstrated the universality of such events and the scale on which efforts to address them needed to engage. The borderless nature of atmosphere and oceans inevitably resulted in the implication of pollution on a planetary level with the issue of global warming. Most recently the term persistent organic pollutant (POP) has come to describe a group of chemicals such as PBDEs and PFCs[disambiguation needed ] among others. Though their effects remain somewhat less well understood owing to a lack of experimental data, they have been detected in various ecological habitats far removed from industrial activity such as the Arctic, demonstrating diffusion and bioaccumulation after only a relatively brief period of widespread use.
Growing evidence of local and global pollution and an increasingly informed public over time have given rise to environmentalism and the environmental movement, which generally seek to limit human impact on the environment.

My favorite game quotes

I heard a lot of inspiring quotes along my life , but I picked up these two because they are the most interesting out all of the quotes I have heard .
The first Quote is said by one of my favourite video games main characters. It was said by Captain Woods in the before the last release of Call Of Duty, Call Of Duty Black-ops.
Captain Woods said: ‘Once you go under black you can’t go back’.
I personally love this quote because it shows you how the character is called when he was in the battlefield . He was a soldier of the U.S. special forces during the second world war. He was speaking to Captain Yuri when he was just about to attend his first ever special forces mission. Captain Woods meant that when you go undercover to a world war universal mission you can’t change your mind when your helicopter is in front of you to take you to the mission site.

My second quote was said by Commander Marcus in one of my favourite games Gears Of War 2 when he was fighting undercover in the Delta team of the human army against what is suppose to be aliens invading the Earth in the twenty fourth century who was known as Locusts.
Commander Marcus said ‘I never felt having fun in a war before I tried to go undercover to save mu planet’.
He was according to the game having one of the most easiest mission during his carrier in the Delta division ,as he finished his mission without one of his commanded soldier being killed or injured or even spooked by the aliens . In fact the mission was so easy that his soldiers thought that it was only a practice for the real fighting.
And with that said I reached the end of my homework essay.
To Mrs.Layla By AbdulRahman Kahil
Grade 11

CAUSES OF THE EXPANSION OF DESERTS

There are many causes for the expansion of deserts . one cause is that our planet's changing climate. where the world is becoming warmer and drier everday. This leads to less water to support plants and animals which leads to expansion of the deserts.

Another is the exploitation of the land by humans . This mainly brings about deforestation. At the end what is remaining of trees and shrubs are cut down for fuel where the roots of it help to hold the soil together and also stop it from being eroded by the wind and rain.

Brownies ..to me is food !

I shall be talking about my favorite food, the ingredients, method of doing it, and the reason I like it. It isn't a main dish, but it still ranks first. "Brownies", the best dessert and food in my opinion. There are many ways to make brownies, but this is my favorite. This recipe is not only delicious, but it is also fast and simple. The recipe is split into three sections; the ingredients, cooking directions, and finally the serving point.
The first step in baking brownies is to gather all the ingredients and also heat the oven to 350*C. We need chocolate pudding mix, milk, chocolate cake mix, chocolate chips. Get a medium sized bowl and mix together one package of instant chocolate pudding mix and two cups of milk as directed on the box. You then whisk in the package of cake mix. Once the mixture is done, stir in the chocolate chips.

The next step is to get a 10*15 inch pan and spray with non-stick cooking spray or oil. Pour the mixture into the pan and spread. Put the pan in the oven and keep it for 20-30 mins. When it's done, take the brownies out and let it cool for a few mins. You can now eat the chocolate rich piece of art. ENJOY!!!!

Tameem Al-Ozzi

11 Higher

Quotes

1. He who lives in a glass house shouldn't throw stones :

This quote means that those who are vulnerable 

should not attack others.

Or don't gossip about people if you have secrets of your own.

You shouldn't criticize someone about a problem you have.

2. Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone just remember that all the 

people in this world haven't had the advantages you've had:

When you reverse judgment about other people just remember that when you hold

them up to your own moral standards you will misunderstand them.

3. Trust in god and tie your camel:

For example when you have a test and you didn't study very good don't expect that

god would help you in your test because you cant just trust in god and you didn't 

tie your camel in other words you cant pass the test if you didn't study for it so 

study for the test in order to pass and then god will be with you so trust in god

and tie your camel. 

4. Forgiveness is funny it warms the hearts and cools the sting:

When you forgive someone who is really important to you you will make him 

really happy in other words you will make the ice melt  and you will cool the sting. 

By Noran Abdulfatah Grade 11 Higher

 Forgiveness

If my country Libya just forgets and forgives everyone and each person for everything. Meaning that there is no difference from east to west, there are no judgments on where he or she came from, or what family name he or she has. If this all happen I am pretty sure that this country can live in peace and freedom, and would be a great country for everyone to live in. If this Country can follow this steps then this country wouldn’t have the problem they have right now. Forgiveness is such important key in our life and our country. So as Muslim country please doesn’t be judgmental to your fellow people, Forgive and you will be forgiven!

grade 11 high Abdel Mohiamen Harizi

A big welcome to all .....

A big welcome to all .....

After a long and very stressful year we are happy to be alive and look forward to many years of success ...

 We are most thankful to our martyrs and veterans for all they have accomplished and pray/vow   to never forget them.

 A moment of silence please......Alhamdulilah- Praise be to Allah (God) Almighty...

 Writing will encourage and help our students to not only write better but hopefully relieve the stress of the eight months of war and lack of school.


The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.:~ Sydney J.Harris 


 A new beginning for a new era in the making ,we commence.......


 Blessings to all