Christiane Amanpour: Exploring Common Traditions in Judaism, Christianity and Islam - ABC News
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Amanpour: Retracing Bible's 'Story of a Family'
I spent this year exploring the history and the mystery behind some of the oldest stories ever told and traveling to places where Abraham and Moses, King David and Jesus are said to have walked. We tried to learn what these stories likely meant to the ancient…
Mohammed bin Salman Is the Next Saddam Hussein – Foreign Policy
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Mohammed bin Salman Is the Next Saddam Hussein
In the 1980s, the United States embraced a brutal Middle Eastern tyrant simply because he opposed Iran. Washington should not repeat the same mistake today.
How can you uncover your best self? Start by judging other people |
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How can you uncover your best self? Start by judging other people — really
Uncovering your micro-motives — that collection of super-specialized things that make your particular heart sing — are key to finding fulfillment and success at work, say social scienti…
What is the longest sentence in English?
Answer: “I do”.
The word "sentence" has another meaning in English. A sentence is the decision of a judge - how many years must a person spend in prison? When you say "I do", it means you are getting married. And just like going to prison, getting married means you have to give up your freedom. In that case, marriage is the longest sentence.
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Answer: “I do”.
The word "sentence" has another meaning in English. A sentence is the decision of a judge - how many years must a person spend in prison? When you say "I do", it means you are getting married. And just like going to prison, getting married means you have to give up your freedom. In that case, marriage is the longest sentence.
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What is the longest sentence in English?
Answer: “I do”.
The word "sentence" has another meaning in English. A sentence is the decision of a judge - how many years must a person spend in prison? When you say "I do", it means you are getting married. And…
Answer: “I do”.
The word "sentence" has another meaning in English. A sentence is the decision of a judge - how many years must a person spend in prison? When you say "I do", it means you are getting married. And…
HOW WE PREFER TO ACT RATHER THAN THINK
There’s a fundamental distinction to be made between two kinds of thinking: figuring out what we would like to achieve and working out how to achieve it. Or, put another way, there’s a key difference between strategy on the one hand and execution on the other. Strategy is about determining our overall aims, and execution comprises everything that follows once we’ve decided: the practical activities required to put our plans into action.
There are tragic consequences to this over-devotion to execution. We rush frantically to fulfill hastily chosen ends, we exhaust ourselves blindly, we chain ourselves to schedules, timelines and performance targets – but all the while, we avoid asking what we might really need in order to flourish and so frequently learn, at the end of a lifetime of superhuman effort, that we had the wrong destinations from the start.
Even in daily life, raising strategic questions can feel tiresome and odd. To ask ‘what’s the point of doing this?’ is easy to mistake for a piece of provocative negativity. If we challenge our acquaintances with any degree of seriousness with ‘What is a good holiday?’ or ‘What is a relationship for?, ‘What is a satisfying conversation?’ or ‘Why do we want money?’, we risk coming across as immediately absurd and pretentious – as though such large questions were by definition unanswerable.
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There’s a fundamental distinction to be made between two kinds of thinking: figuring out what we would like to achieve and working out how to achieve it. Or, put another way, there’s a key difference between strategy on the one hand and execution on the other. Strategy is about determining our overall aims, and execution comprises everything that follows once we’ve decided: the practical activities required to put our plans into action.
There are tragic consequences to this over-devotion to execution. We rush frantically to fulfill hastily chosen ends, we exhaust ourselves blindly, we chain ourselves to schedules, timelines and performance targets – but all the while, we avoid asking what we might really need in order to flourish and so frequently learn, at the end of a lifetime of superhuman effort, that we had the wrong destinations from the start.
Even in daily life, raising strategic questions can feel tiresome and odd. To ask ‘what’s the point of doing this?’ is easy to mistake for a piece of provocative negativity. If we challenge our acquaintances with any degree of seriousness with ‘What is a good holiday?’ or ‘What is a relationship for?, ‘What is a satisfying conversation?’ or ‘Why do we want money?’, we risk coming across as immediately absurd and pretentious – as though such large questions were by definition unanswerable.
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HOW WE PREFER TO ACT RATHER THAN THINK
There’s a fundamental distinction to be made between two kinds of thinking: figuring out what we would like to achieve and working out how to achieve it. Or, put another way, there’s a key difference between strategy…
There’s a fundamental distinction to be made between two kinds of thinking: figuring out what we would like to achieve and working out how to achieve it. Or, put another way, there’s a key difference between strategy…
Why Democrats are donkeys and Republicans are elephants - CNN Style
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Why Democrats are donkeys and Republicans are elephants | CNN
Most Americans would be surprised to learn that both political symbols – the donkey for Democrats and the elephant for Republicans – were popularized by the same maverick cartoonist: Thomas Nast.
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Nationalism Is Back.
But nobody knows what it means. Among the many isms formed in the crucible of the French Revolution, nationalism
proved to have greatest lasting power.
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But nobody knows what it means. Among the many isms formed in the crucible of the French Revolution, nationalism
proved to have greatest lasting power.
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monk = a religious man who spends much time praying and thinking about religion.
monastery = a place where monks live.
a vow of silence = a promise not to speak
A man wanted to become a monk so he went to the monastery and talked to the head monk. The head monk said, "You must take a vow of silence and can only say two words every three years." The man agreed and after the first 3 years, the head monk came to him and said, "What are your two words?" "Food cold!" the man replied. Three more years went by and the head monk came to him and said "What are your two words?" "Robe dirty!" the man exclaimed. Three more years went by and the head monk came to him and said, "What are your two words?" "I quit!" said the man. "Well," the head monk replied, "I am not surprised. You have done nothing but complain ever since you got here!"
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monastery = a place where monks live.
a vow of silence = a promise not to speak
A man wanted to become a monk so he went to the monastery and talked to the head monk. The head monk said, "You must take a vow of silence and can only say two words every three years." The man agreed and after the first 3 years, the head monk came to him and said, "What are your two words?" "Food cold!" the man replied. Three more years went by and the head monk came to him and said "What are your two words?" "Robe dirty!" the man exclaimed. Three more years went by and the head monk came to him and said, "What are your two words?" "I quit!" said the man. "Well," the head monk replied, "I am not surprised. You have done nothing but complain ever since you got here!"
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monk = a religious man who spends much time praying and thinking about religion.
monastery = a place where monks live.
a vow of silence = a promise not to speak
A man wanted to become a monk so he went to the monastery and talked to the head monk. The…
monastery = a place where monks live.
a vow of silence = a promise not to speak
A man wanted to become a monk so he went to the monastery and talked to the head monk. The…
Two factory workers are talking. The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off." The man replies, "And how would you do that?" The woman says, "Just wait and see." She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling. The boss comes in and says, "What are you doing?" The woman replies, "I'm a light bulb." The boss then says, "You've been working so much that you've gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off." The man starts to follow her and the boss says, "Where are you going?" The man says, "I'm going home, too. I can't work in the dark."
Write On...
Put Your Mind into Writing...
Give your comments on the passages in ILI Advanced Books.
E.g. questions, ideas, further reading, links, disagreements, and so on.
You may also comment on the topics which were discussed in class.
Here are the original sources of some of the passages:
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Put Your Mind into Writing...
Give your comments on the passages in ILI Advanced Books.
E.g. questions, ideas, further reading, links, disagreements, and so on.
You may also comment on the topics which were discussed in class.
Here are the original sources of some of the passages:
http://adrd123.blogspot.com/
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A traveling salesman rings this doorbell.
10 year old little Johnny opens the door, holding a beer and smoking a fat cigar.
The salesman says, "Little boy is your mother home?"
Little Johnny taps his ash on the carpet and says, "What do you think?"
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10 year old little Johnny opens the door, holding a beer and smoking a fat cigar.
The salesman says, "Little boy is your mother home?"
Little Johnny taps his ash on the carpet and says, "What do you think?"
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A traveling salesman rings this doorbell.
10 year old little Johnny opens the door, holding a beer and smoking a fat cigar.
The salesman says, "Little boy is your mother home?"
Little Johnny taps his ash on the carpet and says, "What do you think?"
ht…
10 year old little Johnny opens the door, holding a beer and smoking a fat cigar.
The salesman says, "Little boy is your mother home?"
Little Johnny taps his ash on the carpet and says, "What do you think?"
ht…
How Sophia the robot copies human facial expressions - CNN Style
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Meet Sophia: The robot who smiles and frowns just like us | CNN
New technologies have enabled Sophia, a robot developed by Hanson Robotics, to generate an astounding number of human-like facial expressions.
Maz Jobrani: humanizing immigrants through comedy - CNN
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Maz Jobrani: 'immigrant' can be a good word
The Iranian-American comedian goes beyond the laughs to explore how his experiences as an immigrant shape his world view -- and his jokes.
Man O Man
When without money, eats wild vegetables at home
When has money, eats same wild vegetables in fine restaurant.
When without money, rides bicycle;
When has money, rides exercise machine.
When without money, walks to earn food
When has money, walks to lose the fat
Man O Man! never fails to deceive thyself!
When without money, wishes to get married;
When has money, wishes to get divorced.
When without money, wife becomes secretary;
When has money, secretary becomes wife.
When without money, acts like rich man;
When has money, acts like poor man.
Man, O Man, never can tell the simple truth!
Says share market is bad but keeps speculating;
Says money is evil but keeps accumulating.
Says high positions are lonely but keeps wanting them.
Man O Man ! Never means what he says and never says what he means!
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When without money, eats wild vegetables at home
When has money, eats same wild vegetables in fine restaurant.
When without money, rides bicycle;
When has money, rides exercise machine.
When without money, walks to earn food
When has money, walks to lose the fat
Man O Man! never fails to deceive thyself!
When without money, wishes to get married;
When has money, wishes to get divorced.
When without money, wife becomes secretary;
When has money, secretary becomes wife.
When without money, acts like rich man;
When has money, acts like poor man.
Man, O Man, never can tell the simple truth!
Says share market is bad but keeps speculating;
Says money is evil but keeps accumulating.
Says high positions are lonely but keeps wanting them.
Man O Man ! Never means what he says and never says what he means!
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Man O Man
When without money, eats wild vegetables at home
When has money, eats same wild vegetables in fine restaurant.
When without money, rides bicycle;
When has money, rides exercise machine.
When without money, walks to earn food
When has money…
When without money, eats wild vegetables at home
When has money, eats same wild vegetables in fine restaurant.
When without money, rides bicycle;
When has money, rides exercise machine.
When without money, walks to earn food
When has money…
Moods of a Woman:
An angel of truth and a dream of fiction,
a woman is a bundle of contradiction,
she's afraid of a wasp, will scream at a mouse,
but will tackle her boyfriend alone in the house.
Sour as vinegar, sweet as a rose,
she'll kiss you one minute, then turn up her nose,
she'll win you in rage, enchant you in silk,
she'll be stronger than brandy, milder than milk,
at times she'll be vengeful, merry and sad,
she'll hate you like poison, and love you like mad.
Moods of a Man: Horny Hungry Thirsty Sleepy
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An angel of truth and a dream of fiction,
a woman is a bundle of contradiction,
she's afraid of a wasp, will scream at a mouse,
but will tackle her boyfriend alone in the house.
Sour as vinegar, sweet as a rose,
she'll kiss you one minute, then turn up her nose,
she'll win you in rage, enchant you in silk,
she'll be stronger than brandy, milder than milk,
at times she'll be vengeful, merry and sad,
she'll hate you like poison, and love you like mad.
Moods of a Man: Horny Hungry Thirsty Sleepy
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Moods of a Woman:
An angel of truth and a dream of fiction,
a woman is a bundle of contradiction,
she's afraid of a wasp, will scream at a mouse,
but will tackle her boyfriend alone in the house.
Sour as vinegar, sweet as a rose,
she'll kiss you one…
An angel of truth and a dream of fiction,
a woman is a bundle of contradiction,
she's afraid of a wasp, will scream at a mouse,
but will tackle her boyfriend alone in the house.
Sour as vinegar, sweet as a rose,
she'll kiss you one…
Travel Risk Map 2019: Iran as safe as the UK and Slovenia, Denmark and Switzerland among world's least dangerous countries | The Independent
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These are the most dangerous countries to travel to in 2019
Iran is as safe as the UK when it comes to security, according to a new interactive map showing the risk level around the world.
A man and his wife were sitting at a table at her high school Reunion, and the wife kept staring at a drunken man swigging his Drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.
The man asked the wife, "Do you know him?"
"Yes", she sighed,
"He's my old boyfriend. I understand he took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he Hasn't been sober since."
"My God!" the man said, "Who would think a person could go on Celebrating that long?"
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The man asked the wife, "Do you know him?"
"Yes", she sighed,
"He's my old boyfriend. I understand he took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he Hasn't been sober since."
"My God!" the man said, "Who would think a person could go on Celebrating that long?"
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A man and his wife were sitting at a table at her high school Reunion, and the wife kept staring at a drunken man swigging his Drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.
The man asked the wife, "Do you know him?"
"Yes", she sighed,
"He's my old boyfriend. I…
The man asked the wife, "Do you know him?"
"Yes", she sighed,
"He's my old boyfriend. I…