Smoking

Smoking is a practice in which a substance is burnt. It is breathed in to be tasted and absorbed in the bloodstream.

  Smoking generally has negative health effects because it contains tobacco and nicotine that have killed our lungs and caused heart attack .Nowadays, teenagers are the most category of society that use cigarettes and narghileh that may lead them to death.

 I advise all the smokers to stop smoking because it causes diseases, bad smell, and may lead to death.

                                                                   Bahaa Omar

                                                                        Grade 7 

Books are Best Friends

We do so many activities for entertainment, but one is really missing a lot out on a lot if he/she doesn’t read. Reading is one of the best habits one can inculcate since it helps you relax, is a source of entertainment, and improves your language.

Creating a bedtime ritual of reading makes it a lot easier to sleep. That’s why it’s better to turn some pages instead of staring at a screen before switching off the light.

Another example on how reading relaxes you, is that it takes you away from the stresses of everyday world and makes you explore the amazing worlds in books. For example, if you just came from a long day at work, you can open a book and travel through its events, places, and times.

Add to that, reading is a great way of entertainment. Its much cheaper than going to the theater or many other forms of entertainment. You can read for free in public libraries! Why would you waste your time on pricy entertainment activities when you can benefit from reading?

Reading also enriches one’s language. The more you read, the more words you are exposed to, the more your vocabulary expands. Plus, reading has a huge impact on one’s writing. For instance, if the book’s author uses similes and metaphors, you’ll find yourself automatically using similes and metaphors in your own writing.

When you develop the habit of reading, you are relaxing, entertaining yourself, and helping your language at the same time! Reading is an experience of seeing a whole new world!

Rafah Khateeb

Grade 7

   

My Childhood Memories

Grade 4

A Dear Person!

Jana El-Kadri
Grade 4

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Grade 5 students presented interesting and important information about different cultures (Lebanon, Turkey, China, and Saudi Arabia).

Animals Need our Care

Grade 4 students made a collage of the basic needs of the animals

Nobody Cares About Me!

Jana Farhat
Grade 8

One early morning, I woke up to my stomach growling. I got up from the thin mattress I slept on and I wandered towards the kitchen cabinets. Unfortunately, all I found was some dry bread. Then I got ready for school and left our tiny apartment. While I was walking to school, a few tears came down my face because I knew today was going to be miserable.

After walking 4 km, I finally arrived. While I was directing myself to my classroom, a kid came up to me and punched me in the stomach because he found my shoes awful. I was used to keeping the pain in, so I didn't tell the teachers, anyways they wouldn't have done anything. I entered my classroom and I sat in my spot. I looked into my desk and found a note, it said that I should disappear because no one liked me, and my  outfit was disgusting. I pretended I was fine. The lunch bell rang, I went and hid in the bathroom stall like usual, but I was starving since I hadn't eaten in more than 2 days. I went to the garbage can where the cafeteria throws out the leftover food and I started digging. I found some crushed rice and I jammed it into my mouth when I turned around and found more than 50 people taking pictures of me and laughing. Then Aliyah shouts “you are such an embarrassment to this school, you’re ugly and nobody will ever care for you, not even your parents!”

I couldn't take it anymore, I ran and ran until I felt like I was going to faint. I looked around, I saw nothing. I had no clue where I was, I was lost but like Aliyah said, nobody cares anyways.