The name Ahmed does originally come from Arabic. It means the praised one, and it’s related to the name Mohammed. But it’s now globally shared by all sorts of cultures that don’t speak Arabic, like my family, who speak Urdu and Punjabi and have roots in the Indian subcontinent. So...
What does the Republican Party, now converted to the Trumplican Party, have in its platform? A single word: POWER – and by any means necessary. After covering the Trump presidency for five years, Brian Williams, the “11th Hour” anchor, is leaving the MSNBC news hour with a message th...
7.Why does the woman like the study group? A.because everyone is kind and active. B.because everyone is serious and helpful. C.because she likes the games in the study group. 8.What can we learn from the conversation? A.There are six members in the study group. B.The man will join...
I don't know if I was a poseur - I really did love metal, always - but I gave a lot of other things a chance. I wanted to meet, um, girls, so I would check out 'Depeche Mode.' — Brian Posehn Tags: always, know, chance, love (0 Likes)Like If you have two steaks, ...
Think about if you're writing a paper on a director you like, say Brian De Palma. You canliken some of his stuff to being Hitchcockian, thus alluding to his work being like Hitchcock. In this way, you have put his name next to the master of suspense, creating a validity to his wor...
Come November and December, a familiar fight breaks out in media circles: Is there a “war on Christmas,” causing people to replace “Merry Christmas” with more neutral holiday greetings—and if there is, what does it mean? This modern political debate got its fuel and its name from ...
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Dean’s work takes its impetus from a collection of aphorisms published in 1975 by Brian Eno of ambient music fame and visual artist Peter Schmidt. Thesemotswere intended to provide either inspiration or stimulus, depending on the respondent’s state of play (or non-play), Dean’s first piec...
“The education is tremendous,” father Brian Petersen says. “Students learn to work with people from different countries, of different cultures, of different religions, with different habits and customs and languages.” The significantly lower-cost tuition ...
In fact, the word atom comes from a Greek word meaning something that cannot be split up any further. Today, we know this isn't true. In theory, if you had a knife small and sharp enough, you could chop an atom of gold into bits and you'd find smaller things inside. But then ...