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ENGLISH MAJOR
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Ideas Worth Spreading
EXPLORE THE
BREATHTAKING
STORIES IN GREEK
METHODOLOGY
SECTION
MOVIES AND
CINEMATOGRAPHY
HOW TO BE A
MORNING
PERSON
TIPS AND REASONS
TRAVEL THROUGH
HISTORY
EGYPT AND ITS
HISTORY
Let's have a
Bookish
Talk
T H E F I R S T O N L I N E M A G A Z I N E F O R S T U D E N T S O F E N G L I S H
2018
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IDEAS WORTH SPREADING
HOW TO MARK A
BOOK
By Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D.
H O W T O B E A
G O O D
L E A D E R
By Mohamed Belal
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T O P I C
By Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D.
H O W T O M A R K A B O O K ?
ou know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything. I want to
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persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. I want to
persuade you to write between the lines. Unless you do, you are not likely to do the most efficient
kind of reading.
I contend, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of mutilation but of love. You
shouldn't mark up a book which isn't yours.
Librarians (or your friends) who lend you books expect you to keep them clean, and you should. If
you decide that I am right about the usefulness of marking books, you will have to buy them.
Most of the world's great books are available today, in reprint editions.
There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is the property right you establish by
paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But this act of purchase is only the prelude
to possession. Full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself, and the best
way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it. An illustration may make the point clear. You
buy a beefsteak and transfer it from the butcher's icebox to your own. But you do not own the
beefsteak in the most important sense until you consume it and get it into your bloodstream. I
am arguing that books, too, must be absorbed in your blood stream to do you any good.
Confusion about what it means to "own" a book leads people to a false reverence for paper,
binding, and type -- a respect for the physical thing -- the craft of the printer rather than the
genius of the author. They forget that it is possible for a man to acquire the idea, to possess the
beauty, which a great book contains, without staking his claim by pasting his bookplate inside
the cover. Having a fine library doesn't prove that its owner has a mind enriched by books; it
proves nothing more than that he, his father, or his wife, was rich enough to buy them.

are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the standard sets and best sellers --
There
untouched. (This deluded individual owns woodpulp and ink, not books.) The second
unread,
a great many books -- a few of them read through, most of them dipped into, but all of
has
as clean and shiny as the day they were bought. (This person would probably like to make
them
his own, but is restrained by a false respect for their physical appearance.) The third has a
books
books or many -- every one of them dog-eared and dilapidated, shaken and loosened by
few
use, marked and scribbled in from front to back. (This man owns books.)
continual
it false respect, you may ask, to preserve intact and unblemished a beautifully printed book,
Is
elegantly bound edition? Of course not. I'd no more scribble all over a first edition of 'Paradise
an
than I'd give my baby a set of crayons and an original Rembrandt. I wouldn't mark up a
Lost'
or a statue. Its soul, so to speak, is inseparable from its body. And the beauty of a rare
painting
or of a richly manufactured volume is like that of a painting or a statue.
edition
the soul of a book "can" be separate from its body. A book is more like the score of a piece of
But
than it is like a painting. No great musician confuses a symphony with the printed sheets
music
music. Arturo Toscanini reveres Brahms, but Toscanini's score of the G minor Symphony is so
of
marked up that no one but the maestro himself can read it. The reason why a great
thoroughly
makes notations on his musical scores -- marks them up again and again each time
conductor
returns to study them--is the reason why you should mark your books. If your respect for
he
binding or typography gets in the way, buy yourself a cheap edition and pay your
magnificent
to the author.
respects
is marking up a book indispensable to reading? First, it keeps you awake. (And I don't mean
Why
conscious; I mean awake.) In the second place; reading, if it is active, is thinking, and
merely
tends to express itself in words, spoken or written. The marked book is usually the
thinking
book. Finally, writing helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the
thought-through
reading is to accomplish anything more than passing time, it must be active. You can't let your
If
glide across the lines of a book and come up with an understanding of what you have read.
eyes
an ordinary piece of light fiction, like, say, Gone with the Wind, doesn't require the most
Now
kind of reading. The books you read for pleasure can be read in a state of relaxation, and
active
is lost. But a great book, rich in ideas and beauty, a book that raises and tries to answer
nothing
fundamental questions, demands the most active reading of which you are capable. You
great
absorb the ideas of John Dewey the way you absorb the crooning of Mr. Vallee. You have
don't
reach for them. That you cannot do while you're asleep.
to
when you've finished reading a book, the pages are filled with your notes, you know that you
If,
actively. The most famous "active" reader of great books I know is President Hutchins, of
read
University of Chicago. He also has the hardest schedule of business activities of any man I
the
He invariably reads with a pencil, and sometimes, when he picks up a book and pencil in
know.
evening, he finds himself, instead of making intelligent notes, drawing what he calls 'caviar
the
on the margins. When that happens, he puts the book down. He knows he's too tired
factories'
you may ask, why is writing necessary? Well, the physical act of writing, with your own
But,
brings words and sentences more sharply before your mind and preserves them better in
hand,
memory. To set down your reaction to important words and sentences you have read, and
your
questions they have raised in your mind, is to preserve those reactions and sharpen those
the
HOW TO MARK A BOOK ?
thoughts the author expressed. Let me develop these three points.
to read, and he's just wasting time.
questions.

T O P I C
By Mohamed Belal
H O W T O B E A G O O D L E A D E R
ot all leaders are famous like Martin Luther King, most leaders are ordinary people; you can
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walk down the street and run into someone and not know that they are a very powerful
leaders. I personally know of a good leader that is an ordinary person; my father. Although
some people believe that leaders are born and not made, I believe that anyone can become a
leader if they have enough courage and are thick skinned. There are many words that people
come up with when they are asked to describe what makes a good leader. The most popular
characteristics used to describe a good leader would be a good listener, responsible, and
decisive. When you think of what makes a good leader you should also ask what kind of
education they have and what standards they stand for.
Many believe listening skills are a necessity to being successful. It’s said that god gave us two
ears so we can listen twice as much as we talk, and leaders should follow this saying so they
do not miss any important information. Communication would fall under the good listener
category of being a leader. Communication is a key component to being a good listener
because if you don’t communicate to whomever you are speaking with then some things
might get lost in the process. The leader of a team will have to listen to their boss then relay
the message to his or her team, and that’s where paraphrasing takes a good part in
communication and listening skills. A good leader is always communicating with other
leaders and trying to find out other good ideas they can use to improve some of their
techniques. To become a good leader, the person must be responsible, because no one wants
an unreliable leader. The way a leader is responsible is by always being prepared and
organized with all of the information needed on a moments notice for what is supposed to
happen and also what might happen (Rich). The leader should be able to take notes on the
directions that their boss told them and do the task without having to ask more questions;

HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER
instead they would use their notes. It is the leaders’ responsibility to make sure that their
team is on track with their project and that it is completed by its dead line. A true leader is
a person who is committed to be successful and ready to be defied in any earthly
challenge. Leadership is an indispensable quality, that every young person should attain or
develop in order to be an active individual in his or her community. Through my prior
experiences I had gotten the opportunity to engage in some of the most outstanding
learning experiences which I have benefited from to establish a good leadership spirit.
The feeling of responsibility that I had often stigmatized, was actually prevailing in many
angles. First, I have learnt that in order to be a leader you need to listen and to perceive. By
means, a leader should see things and observe them in the environment he or she creates
to get inspired from others, and that was one of the reason why the club I have created is
still growing in a very remarkable way and I could not be more proud on how far we have
reached. Second, To be a true leader you must accustom and adapt yourself to certain and
different situations that might come along your way. Dealing with problems need
to be done in a very wise and planned manner, I have encountered loads of obstacles
during my time at the University, as a result, I have acquired and deduced that obstacles do
not block the path they are the path. Third, a leader must be a facilitator, and that's by
helping others. Social cohesion is very important,and in order to maintain it, it is crucial for
a leader to be the spirit of contribution among the community he or she lives in.

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UNIVERSITY
TIME
MANAGEMENT
C.Z.M
“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that
we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power.
Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to
master anything in particular.” – Tony Robbins

management
Time
often fail because
"systems"
are born of
they
and
perfectionism
expectations. For
unrealistic
some people don't
instance,
a time management
initiate
until they're
approach
falling behind in
already
work; they undertake
their
management as a
time
of catching up. Their
means
plans tend to cram in
initial
they have to do
everything
appropriate regard
without
the time required. Some
for
somehow that
conclude
strategies of planning
these
You need to manage time
effectively if you're going to
be successful. All other
things being held constant,
better time management
skills can improve your
grades, help you keep
stress in check, and help
you be competitive in the
career you undertake
following your university
education.
don't work for them. But,
what is important isn't being perfect, it
is making and using a plan that helps
you accomplish your goals.

Time Awareness and
Time Tracking
It will help you manage your time well if you
know where your time actually gets spent.
One very helpful way of determining your
actual usage of time is to track your time. The
process here is like making a schedule, but it
works in reverse. Instead of writing things in
that you are planning to do, time logging is a
process of writing down the things that you
have already done. Doing this is sort of a get-
to-know-yourself exercise because this
procedure will highlight many of your habits
that you might selectively ignore currently.
For instance, some people find that every
time they plan to do math homework they
end up watching television. Other people just
can't seem to follow their schedule until the
week before finals. Whatever your time
habits, time tracking will help you adjust and
fine-tune your time management practices.
Having accurate information about your time
usage patterns can serve as another
important point of reference for self-
monitoring.

are your goals? Really, what are your goals? It
What
help to divide your goals into time frames
might
goals, short-mid-term goals, long-range
(immediate
but you don't absolutely have to do so for the
goals)
to be useful. And, you don't have to have firm
exercise
to those gripping questions about what you
answers
to be or do when you're done at university to
want
this work; your goals are likely to shift and
make
over time anyway. All you need to do right
change
is think of a handful of goals to get started. Write
now
a look at your list of goals. How many of the
Take
you intend to do today contribute to
tasks
the goals you have set for yourself?
accomplishing
you actively working on these goals? Are you
Are
any of them off for a later time? What would
putting
have to change in your life to make it possible to
you
Goal Setting
down a list of goals now before reading further.
work on these goals?

you have set your goals, figured out where
Once
time is currently spent and decided on a plan
your
will help you to reach your goals, the next step
that
to take action. Now you must do the tasks that
is
on your goals. By producing a plan, you
converge
written down your decisions about how to
have
your time so that you don't have to get stuck
spend
whether to do tasks that have nothing to
deciding
with your goals. As you begin working on the
do
keep your focus on doing the best you can to
tasks,
what you have set out for yourself. Stay
execute
clear on the fact that the plan is an ideal and
very
in action you will not execute it perfectly. Some
that
will take longer than you planned. Some new
things
will emerge. There will be enticing distractions
tasks
may take your attention away from your work,
that
you can diminish the impact of distractions if
but
remember that the tasks listed on your plan
you
you to goals you have chosen for yourself. The
lead
thing is to do the very best you can to follow
main
plan and monitor your progress so that you can
the
from your good and bad experiences along
learn
Taking Action
the way.

HOW TO BE A MORNING
PERSON ?
N O . 9 • $ 4 . 9 9
Reasons why being a
morning person can be
beneficial for you
Tips on how to be
a morning
person
It is indeed hard to wake up if you are a lazy person
who haven't been exposed to the miracle morning,
read more in this informative page on how to be a
morning person.
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We
all love to sleep and hate to wake up
early in the morning, but if we want to be
successful sleeping in the morning is not a
good choice. in addition, studies showed that
people who get up early tend to be more
optimistic and proactive, here are some
reasons for why waking up early and tips for
catching the zzz’s you need to wake up
refreshed.

• Sunrise, if you wake up early
in the morning you will get the
chance to see such a beautiful sky
while sunrising and let the
freshness of the morning air gets
into your body.

• Breakfest, being late steal
your chance of having your
breakfest, so when waking up
early you will have enough
time to indulge yourself and
make some yummy food for
you.

• Reduce stress, getting up
early give you the opportunity
to prepare yourself which
makes you less stressed unlike
doing everything at the last
minute which puts you under
pressure.

• Energy, in the morning our
body is at his highest level of
power and energy, so you will
be more productive and
proactive.

“When reality and
your dreams collide,
typically it’s just your
alarm clock going
off.”
― Crystal Woods

• The most
TIPS ON HOW TO BE
PRODUCTIVE.
important thing
is to put your
phone away
before going to
bed.

• Put your
• Have an
to "why
answer
up
getting
• Drinking
alarm across
the room, so
you can’t hit
the snooze
button and
once you're
out of bed you
won’t go back.
water before
going to bed
is relaxing
and
rejuvenating
so make sure
to drink
water before
you sleep.
early"
(cleaning,sport,
work,study…..)

Try to wake up everyday at
•
same time, consequently
the
brain will be used to that
your
you won’t have to use the
and
Sleep in total dark, therefore
•
the sleep hormone
Melatonine
• Make a small morning routine
Prepare everything at the
•
therefor when you wake
night
you will not disturb yourself
up
the what to wear ? what to
with
alarm anymore.
is produced in the dark.
eat ?….ect
•

• Streching,
this simple
exercice
increase
flexibility,
energy and
improve
blood
circulation
which makes
you start your
day whith a
better posture
and much
more
comfortable.

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ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS WEBZINE
BE BOLD FOR
T H I N K B E T T E R , L I V E B E T T E R
change
When you learn a new way to think, you
can master a new way to be
D.Maria

The weight of the Glass
Once upon a time, a
psychology professor
walked around on a stage
while teaching stress
management principles to
an auditorium filled with
students. As she raised a
glass of water, everyone
expected they’d be asked
the typical “glass half empty
or glass half full” question.
Instead, with a smile on her
face, the professor asked,
“How heavy is this glass of
water I’m holding?”
Students shouted out
answers ranging from eight
ounces to a couple pounds.

She replied, “From my
perspective, the absolute
weight of this glass doesn’t
matter. It all depends on
how long I hold it. If I hold
it for a minute or two, it’s
fairly light. If I hold it for an
hour straight, its weight
might make my arm ache a
little. If I hold it for a day
straight, my arm will likely
cramp up and feel
completely numb and
paralyzed, forcing me to
drop the glass to the floor.
In each case, the weight
of the glass doesn’t
change, but the longer I
hold it, the heavier it feels
to me.”

As the class shook their
heads in agreement, she
continued, “Your stresses
and worries in life are very
much like this glass of
water. Think about them
for a while and nothing
happens. Think about
them a bit longer and you
begin to ache a little.
Think about them all day
long, and you will feel
completely numb and
paralyzed – incapable of
doing anything else until
you drop them.”

The moral:
It’s important to remember to let go
of your stresses and worries. No
matter what happens during the day,
as early in the evening as you can,
put all your burdens down. Don’t
carry them through the night and into
the next day with you. If you still feel
the weight of yesterday’s stress, it’s
a strong sign that it’s time to put the
glass down.

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E N G L I S H M A J O R S T U D E N T S W E B Z I N E
D . M a r i a
d i s c o v e r t h e b e s t s e l l i n g b o o k s .

SYNOPSIS
Six years ago, Brad and Lola Fairweather ran through the hospital
corridors searching for a doctor to save their baby, Daisy, but they ran into
cops. They gunned Brad, dragged him away like a slab of meat, while
Daisy died in her mother’s arms.
Now they have another daughter, Lilly. She’s four and their son, Jack, is
eleven. They’re the reason Brad and Lola keep going. But when a bogus
tax demand arrives, it triggers a chain of events that forces the Fairweather
family to take the law into their own hands, with devastating
consequences. As events unfold, they discover their names are on a
sinister government list, and their enemy wants to finish what he started,
all those years ago.
With the dead bodies piling up, Detective LT. Donatello hunts for the
vigilante killer the press are calling “a hero,” but finds himself caught in a
complex web of organized crime, kidnapping and murder, with the
evidence pointing to just one person, and that’s bad news, for him!
Opinions about the book :
“Really good thriller: An excellent police psychological thriller. I can
recommend it to anyone. I want to read more by this author. Excellent
twists.” K. Brac
“Very clever plotting. Very fast moving and good character
development. I will recommend to my friends. I am glad I found the
book. Bookbub. Thank you.” Amazon.com reviewer

Synopsis :
A masked terrorist has brought London to its knees - there are
bombs inside books, and nobody knows which ones. On the day
of the launch of the first expedition to Mars, by giant cannon, he
outdoes himself with an audacious attack. For young poet
Orphan, trapped in the screaming audience, it seems his destiny
is entwined with that of the shadowy terrorist, but how? Like a
steam-powered take on V for Vendetta, rich with satire and
slashed through with automatons, giant lizards, pirates, airships
and wild adventure, The Bookman is the first of a series.
Opinions about the book :
"When I first caught sight of this book cover, I was immediately taken in."
"Okay, now this is what all steampunk books should aspire to be! What
Lavie Tidhar has done in The Bookman is simply marvelous. Most of the
steampunk books I've read had too much going on or the steampunk
element seemed tacked on. Not so in The Bookman."
Dan Schwent

Synopsis :
This richly imagined novel, set in Hawai'i more than a century
ago, is an extraordinary epic of a little-known time and place---
and a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human
spirit.
Rachel Kalama, a spirited seven-year-old Hawaiian girl, dreams
of visiting far-off lands like her father, a merchant seaman. Then
one day a rose-colored mark appears on her skin, and those
dreams are stolen from her. Taken from her home and family,
Rachel is sent to Kalaupapa, the quarantined leprosy settlement
on the island of Moloka'i. Here her life is supposed to end---but
instead she discovers it is only just beginning.
Opinions about the book :
"Reading this book contained and gave me absolutely everything I love
about reading. It encompasses everything I love about the reading
process. I loved it so much I know I won’t be able to write a coherent or
worthy review; there’s no way for me to do this story justice, except to
recommend it to many, many people I know, something I’ve already
started to do." Lisa Vegan
"Unfounded fear, unbounded love, exile, cruelty, death, suffering,
prejudice and, most of all, sacrifice. It is all there, in this beautiful story."
Lance Greenfield

Special
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ART OF
WRITING
Inert oceans
A ROYAL
AFFAIR
E X P R E S S Y O U R S E L F T H R O U G H W R I T I N G
D.Maria

Inert oceans
"When you feel like you are drowning
into oceans of hurt
Close your eyes and let your soul feel
the peace as your power spurts
Try to see the good, the hope that
comes out whenever you revert
Yes do it, do revert to your own, the
one that loves to subvert
What? you don’t feel like it, then let
me tell you something to insert
Subvert the panic of the unknown,
free yourself from every alert
Ride, feel, drive easily and if it gets
hard remember that you can take the
hurt
Don’t let it just be, fight, fight for it so
it won’t stay only an inert."
Ilham BENCHRIF
English language student, 1st year
University of Mostaganem.

A royal affair
"When the feet of Caroline Mathild grazed her
new home
Her heart converged briskly like a storm
She was now queen of Denmark but she
knew it was just a foam
To spread England’s strings to the north’s
door frame
As soon as her eyes lifted and met her new
mate, her throat managed a moan
Deliberately, it wasn’t because of his clothes
and form
No not at all!
Caroline was fully aware of how she’ll
manage to keep up with a thorn
Indeed this king; her new husband was
everything but a royal born
He was known for his bad mood
And his love for big dogs!

And his love for big dogs!
Such an odd fact for Caroline to digest
His childish behavior brought her to fight a
hiss over her gloves
Each time her mind drifted to England tears
buttered her bones
One year after, living with this man became
less dull
She was blessed with a little gorgeous boy
And an heir to this shuttering throne
The kingdom became a wreck of sickness,
poverty and a dead dark loop
The consolers believed a doctor can be called
To supposedly heal the cocky mad brain of a
king that became no tool
Johann Strauss; a brilliant doctor was named
to assist the court..." ( to be continued).
Amira MOUSSAOUI
Medical student, 4th year
University Of Mostaganem.

SPECIAL
What’s so special about special? Why does everyone want to be
special? What is so special about being special? You are
watching a movie, there is this boy who is silent and calm, but he
gets bullied daily at school, no one really notices him anyway, he
is always ignored, but yet somehow his mother keeps telling him
that he is special, and boy oh boy does he seem special to you…
would you notice this little boy if he existed in your life? Say he
was your classmate, how many silent classmates have you
ignored and never talked to? Are they special too? We’ll never
know because it all depends on the point of view, so basically
everyone is special to some people in his life, the difference is
how many people does he seem special to, and if everyone is
special, that alone denies this concept that we really believe in.
We were brainwashed into thinking that whatever is different and
not main storm is good, and whatever is casual is bad, so Special
does not exist, it’s a false concept that all of us want to believe in,
because we simply can’t accept the fact that we are all the same,
you can go ahead and listen to classical music, or appreciate
unexplainable art, or publish a mysterious quote that even you
don’t know deep inside that you are doing it to seem Special, to
fulfill that need of yours, to convince yourself that you are not like
any other human, but think again, there are thousands if not
millions of humans who share your exact same mentality and life
style, you are not any different, you are not any rare, you existed
before, you exist now and you will exist in the future, you are
simply not any special, because special never existed.
Aymen SOUAMES
SKIKDA

F E E D
Y O U R
M I N D
" T H E
M O R E
Y O U
L E A R N
GRAMMAR TIPS
T H E
WORD OF THE DAY
PROVERB OF THE DAY
M O R E
Y O U
C.Z.M
E A R N . "

Double Trouble With
Double Negatives
A double negative is
Consider the following
when two negative
examples :
words or constructions
We didn't see nothing.
are used within a
[= We saw nothing.]
single clause.
Sentences with double
She never danced with
negatives are not
nobody. [ = She didn't
dance with anybody.]
grammatically correct,
and they’re confusing.
That’s because double
negatives cancel each
hey aren’t considered
other out and make a
acceptable in current
positive. So, when you
standard English and
use a double negative
you should avoid them
it ends up being the
in all but very informal
exact opposite of what
situations. Just use a
you mean. You’ll write
single negative instead:
a stronger sentence
when you put
We didn’t see anything.
statements in a
She never danced with
positive form.
anyone.

moxie
[mok-see]
noun, Slang.
1. courage; nerve;
determination.
2. vigor; verve; pep.
3. skill; know-how.
“The only safe thing is to take a chance,” she
told Nichols, who was both amazed at her moxie
and inspired by her trust in him.
"Sweet and Sour," The New Yorker, June 13,
2005

“YOU IS KIND.
YOU IS SMART.
YOU IS IMPORTANT.”
― KATHRYN STOCKETT, THE HELP

H I S T O R I C A L
H E R I T A G E
A J O U R N E Y T H R O U G H T I M E
G R E E K
M E T H O L O G Y
M O S T P O P U L A R G R E E K G O D S
& G O D E S S E S
The Twelve Olympians
H E R O E S : H E R A C L E S
E N G L I S H M A J O R S T U D E N T S W E B Z I N E

T H E T W E L V E
O L Y M P I A N S
I
n the ancient Greek world, the
Twelve great gods and goddesses
of the Greeks were referred to as
the Olympian Gods, or the Twelve
Olympians. The name of this
powerful group of gods comes
from Mount Olympus, where the
council of 12 met to discuss
matters.
Mount Olympus and that was
where they were most commonly
found. HADES, the god of the
Underworld, preferred to live
there, and POSEIDON often chose
to stay in his palace under the
sea. Most of the other Olympians
would be on Mount Olympus year
round unless they were
travelling.
All 12 Olympians had a home on

THE TWELVE OLYMPIANS
HESTIA used to be one of the
Olympians, but the constant fighting
and bickering between the gods
annoyed her and she eventually
gave up her seat to the god of wine,
DIONYSUS. Even though she left the
council, Hestia still kept a home on
Mount Olympus.
APHRODITE was on the council but, in
most Greek mythological stories, her
husband HEPHAESTUS was not. At
the famous Parthenon temple in
Greece, there is a statue of each of
the 12 Olympian gods. Hades does
not have a statue, but Hephaestus
does.
The question of who the 12
Olympians are really depends on
who is telling the story. Nobody is
truly sure if Hades of Hephaestus
can be classed as the Twelfth
Olympian. So, because of the way
Greek myths were told and retold
in different ways, there are
actually 14 gods and goddesses
who can be considered as an
Olympian god. Below is a list of
all of the gods who have been
considered an Olympian in one
story or another.

MOST POPULAR GREEK
GODS & GODESSES
APHRODITE
Aphrodite was the goddess of fertility,
love, and beauty. During the Trojan War,
Aphrodite fought on the side of Paris.
Aphrodite and her son Eros (Cupid)
teamed up to cause Zeus to fall in love
with a human named Europa.
APOLLO
Apollo was the son of Leto and Zeus. He
was born on the island of Delos. He and
his twin sister Artemis, also an Olympian,
shared an aptitude for archery. The nine
Muses were companions of his; they
were goddesses known for inspiring art
and music.
ARES
He was the son of Zeus and Hera, both
of whom hated him (according to
Homer). Eros (more commonly known as
Cupid) was the child of Ares and
Aphrodite. Ares was most notably
referred to as the God of War; he
represented the unpleasant aspects of
battle.

ARTEMIS
Artemis was daughter of Zeus and Leto
and twin sister of Apollo. She was
primarily a virgin huntress, goddess of
wildlife and patroness of hunters. She
was an important goddess in the lives of
women, especially when it came to
marriage and young creatures.
ATHENA
Athena was the Goddess of War, the
female counterpart of Ares. She is one of
three virgin goddesses; the other two
were Hestia and Artemis. Athena served
as a guardian of Athens, where the
Parthenon served as her temple.
DEMETER
Demeter was the daughter of Cronos and
Rhea. She was the goddess of harvest
and fertility. Only women attended the
Thesmophoria, a fertility festival held in
honor of Demeter.
DIONYSUS
Dionysus was primarily known as the
God of the Vine. Upon reaching
adulthood, Dionysus wandered the Earth,
teaching men the culture of the vine.
Dionysus was the last god to enter
Olympus.

HESTIA
Although Hestia appeared in a few
stories, she was not overly significant in
Greek mythology. She was a sibling to
Demeter, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, and
Zeus. Hestia is completely omitted from
the works of Homer, author of the Iliad
and the Odyssey.
POSEIDON
Poseidon was allotted his dominion after
the fall of the Titans. He wielded the
trident or three-pronged spear, and this
image of him is reflected in art. Poseidon
was most notably the God of the sea and
the protector of all waters.
ZEUS
Zeus was the father of the famous Greek
hero Hercules. The name Zeus means
"bright" or "sky." His weapon of choice
was the thunderbolt, made for him by the
Cyclops.

HEROES: HERACLES
H
eracles is one of the most
recognised and famous of the
divine HEROES in Greek
mythology. The son of ZEUS and
the mortal woman Alcmene, he
was considered the greatest of the
heroes, a symbol of masculinity,
sire of a long line of royal clans
and the champion of the
Olympian order against terrible
monsters.
Heracles was born to the mortal
woman Alcmene and Zeus, who
disguised himself as her husband
Amphitryon home early from the
war. Heracles’ existence was
proof of Zeus’ illicit affairs and
HERA, his wife, enraged by this
conspired against him as revenge
for her husband’s infidelities.
Heracles was known for his
extraordinary strength, courage
and cleverness. When his brawn
would not suffice, he would call
upon his wits to outsmart the King
Augeas of Elis or tricking ATLAS
into taking the weight of the
heavens once again. With HERMES,
Heracles was the patron and
protector of gymnasia, and he was
a playful individual playing games
and entertaining children. He was
often portrayed with a lion skin
and a club. The most famous
stories of his life were The Twelve
Labours of Heracles.

ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS WEBZIINE.
HISTORY
TIME
SAVING EGYPT'S
OLDEST PYRAMID
C.Z.M

The Pyramid of Djoser is the
mother of all pyramids and
over 4600 years old. It is a step
pyramid built by the Vizier
Imhotep for Pharaoh Djoser,
comprising six “mastabas” or
rectangular, flat-roofed tombs
stacked in decreasing size to a
height of 62metres. Clad in
polished white limestone, the
pyramid measured 109m x
125m at the base and was
designed to contain the
Pharaoh Djoser’s mummified
remains. However, with the
ravages of time – weathering,
looting and seismic activity –
Egypt’s oldest pyramid has
been steadily turning to dust.
Considered the “most
ambitious challenge in
archaeological history”, the
race was on to save the oldest
pyramid. Hundreds of
Egyptian labourers along with
a team of engineers were
about to embark on a mission,
which involved the restoration
of a building while parts of it
were falling all around them.
Above ground, the challenge
was to repair the badly
eroded steps and replace
them with thousands of
stones which had fallen or
been stolen over past
millennia! The most
dangerous restoration work,
however, was located 30m
below ground level where
the King’s burial chamber
was feared to be collapsing.
It is not merely the outwardly
visible step pyramid that is
architecturally inspiring, but
its magnificence which lies
within. Several tunnels,
radiating from the base of
the pyramid, built to store
food and wealth for the
king’s afterlife lay hidden
several metres below
ground. It was feared that
the collapse of the burial
chamber would preclude
further discovery of places of
architectural interest within.

CINTEC, a renowned British
archaeological company,
was hired for the dangerous
undertaking of restoring this
marvel of the ancient world.
The initial plan was to bury
stainless steel anchors deep
into the earth in order to
stabilize the internal collapse
– but the Egyptian engineers
worried that this would cause
additional collapse!
Upon revisiting the site five
years after the planning
process before the
commencement of physical
restoration, CINEC realized
that the damage was more
extensive than previously
estimated. A team
comprising of British and
Egyptian engineers worked
out a three phase plan, where
phase one was to stabilize
the building, phase two was
to fix the loose stones and
the third and final phase was
to place anchors which
would limit further collapse.
In phase one, CINTEC used its
Waterwall Technology of
patented self-inflating air-
filled bags to prevent the
ceiling from collapsing.
These airbags, which were
first used in Afghanistan to
facilitate the disposal of
roadside bombs, were made
of thousands of nylon fibers
capable of withstanding a
load of three tons. Phase two,
considered the most
dangerous and challenging,
consisted of identifying the
fallen stones individually,
transporting them out of the
tomb one at a time and
looking for clues that would
help determine how the
stones were initially fixed.
Finally, CINTEC strengthened
the central chamber with its
patented anchoring and
reinforcement system, giving
this 4600 year old building a
new lease of life.

“Though each project
presents a different set
of challenges, CINTEC
uses solid engineering
principles and creative
thinking to develop
effective restoration
solutions, we are very
excited to have applied
our expertise to the
Step Pyramid Project.”
Peter James,
Managing Director of
CINTEC Worldwide.

MOVIES
WOLRD
MOVIES
RECOMMENDATIONS
MOVIES THAT WILL LEAVE
YOU INSPIRED
ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS WEBZINE

MOVIE
CATEGORIES
C I N E M A F R O M O U R L E N S E S
DRAMA
-Dead Poets Society
-Good Will Hunting
-The Pursuit of Happyness
MYSTERY/THRILLER
-Get Out
BIOGRAPHY
-An Angel at My Table
CRIME
-The Shawshank
Redemption

DRAMA
Dead Poets Society
Initial release: June 2, 1989 (USA)
Director: Peter Weir
Screenplay: Tom Schulman
Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
SYNOPSIS
A new English teacher, John
Keating (Robin Williams), is
introduced to an all-boys
preparatory school that is
known for its ancient
traditions and high standards.
He uses unorthodox methods
to reach out to his students,
who face enormous pressures
from their parents and the
school. With Keating's help,
students Neil Perry (Robert
Sean Leonard), Todd
Anderson (Ethan Hawke) and
others learn to break out of
their shells, pursue their
dreams and seize the day.
REVIEW
"Dead Poets Society" is a collection of pious platitudes masquerading as a
courageous stand in favor of something: doing your own thing, I think. It's about
an inspirational, unconventional English teacher and his students at "the best
prep school in America" and how he challenges them to question conventional
views by such techniques as standing on their desks. It is, of course, inevitable
that the brilliant teacher will eventually be fired from the school, and when his
students stood on their desks to protest his dismissal, I was so moved.
Peter Weir's film makes much noise about poetry, and there are brief quotations
from Tennyson, Herrick, Whitman and even Vachel Lindsay, as well as a brave
excursion into prose that takes us as far as Thoreau's Walden. None of these
writers are studied, however, in a spirit that would lend respect to their language;
they're simply plundered for slogans to exort the students toward more personal
freedom. At the end of a great teacher's course in poetry, the students would love
poetry; at the end of this teacher's semester, all they really love is the teacher.
The movie stars Robin Williams as the mercurial John Keating, teacher of English
at the exclusive Welton Academy in Vermont. The performance is a delicate
balancing act between restraint and schtick.

DRAMA
GOOD WILL HUNTING
Initial release: December 2, 1997 (Westwood)
Director: Gus Van Sant
Featured song: Miss Misery
Screenplay: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
SYNOPSIS
Will Hunting (Matt Damon)
has a genius-level IQ but
chooses to work as a janitor
at MIT. When he solves a
difficult graduate-level math
problem, his talents are
discovered by Professor
Gerald Lambeau (Stellan
Skarsgard), who decides to
help the misguided youth
reach his potential. When
Will is arrested for attacking
a police officer, Professor
Lambeau makes a deal to get
leniency for him if he will get
treatment from therapist
Sean Maguire (Robin
Williams).
REVIEW
It must be heartbreaking to be able to appreciate true genius and yet fall just
short of it yourself. A man can spend his entire life studying to be a
mathematician--and yet watch helplessly while a high school dropout, a janitor,
scribbles down the answers to questions the professor is baffled by.
It's also heartbreaking when genius won't recognize itself, and that's the most
baffling problem of all in “Good Will Hunting,” the smart, involving story of a
working-class kid from Boston.
“Good Will Hunting” is the story of how this kid's life edges toward selfdestruction
and how four people try to haul him back. One is Lambeau, who gets
probation for Will with a promise that he'll find him help and counseling.
One is Sean McGuire (Robin Williams), Lambeau's college roommate, now a
community college professor who has messed up his own life, but is a gifted
counselor. One is Skylar (Minnie Driver), a British student at Harvard, who falls in
love with Will and tries to help him. And one is Chuckie (Ben Affleck), Will's
friend since childhood, who tells him: “You're sitting on a winning lottery ticket.
It would be an insult to us if you're still around here in 20 years.” True, but Will
doesn't see it that way.

DRAMA
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Initial release: November 2006 (Miami Beach)
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Featured song: A Father's Way
Screenplay: Steven Conrad
Awards: MTV Movie Award for Next Generation
SYNOPSIS
Life is a struggle for single
father Chris Gardner (Will
Smith). Evicted from their
apartment, he and his young
son (Jaden Christopher Syre
Smith) find themselves alone
with no place to go. Even
though Chris eventually lands
a job as an intern at a
prestigious brokerage firm,
the position pays no money.
The pair must live in shelters
and endure many hardships,
but Chris refuses to give in to
despair as he struggles to
create a better life for
himself and his son.
REVIEW
I was fortunate to see this movie in a screening. I really enjoyed it, and felt that it
lived up to the teary and heartwarming trailer. While the movie has an uplifting
"go for your dreams" message, the deepest theme is that of family.
Will Smith did a great job as the father trying to protect his son from their
circumstances of becoming homeless as much as he can, while at the same time
trying to work in the competitive world of stocks as an un-paid intern. Jaden
Smith was outstanding as the preschool-aged kid who knows things are going
wrong and tries to have a stiff upper lip, but just can't do it all the time.
The story is very touching and was close to home for me. My family has been
through some tough times, and this movie just reminded me of how much my
parents struggled to provide for our family and yet kept life fun as much as they
could. I am excited to go see this with my parents as a way to say thank you.

MYSTERY/THRILLER
GET OUT
Initial release: February 24, 2017 (Canada)
Director: Jordan Peele
Screenplay: Jordan Peele
SYNOPSIS
Now that Chris (Daniel
Kaluuya) and his girlfriend,
Rose (Allison Williams), have
reached the meet-the-parents
milestone of dating, she
invites him for a weekend
getaway upstate with Missy
and Dean. At first, Chris
reads the family's overly
accommodating behavior as
nervous attempts to deal with
their daughter's interracial
relationship, but as the
weekend progresses, a series
of increasingly disturbing
discoveries lead him to a
truth that he never could
have imagined.
REVIEW
“Get Out” opens with a fantastic tone-setter. A young man (the great Keith
Stanfield, in two other movies at this year’s Sundance and fantastic on FX’s
“Atlanta”) is walking down a suburban street, joking with someone on the phone
about how he always gets lost because all the streets sound the same. A car passes
him, turns around, and slowly starts following him. It’s an otherwise empty street, so
the guy knows something is wrong. Suddenly, and perfectly staged in terms of
Peele’s direction, the intensity of the situation is amplified and we are thrust into a
world in which the safe-looking suburbs are anything but.
Cut to our protagonists, Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend Rose (Allison
Williams of “Girls”), preparing to go home to meet her parents. Rose hasn’t told them
he’s black, which she blows off as no big deal, but he’s wary. His TSA Agent buddy (a
hysterical LilRel Howery) warns him against going too, but Chris is falling in love
with Rose. He’ll have to meet them eventually. And Rose swears her dad would have
voted for Obama a third time if he could have.
The final act of “Get Out” is an unpredictable thrill ride. As a writer, Peele doesn’t
quite bring all of his elements together in the climax in the way I wish he would, but
he proves to be a strong visual artist as a director, finding unique ways to tell a story
that goes increasingly off the rails. The insanity of the final act allows some of the
satirical, racially-charged issues to drop away, which is slightly disappointing.

BIOGRAPHY
AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE
Initial release: September 20, 1990 (Australia)
Director: Jane Campion
Screenplay: Laura Jones
Story by: Janet Frame
Cast: Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn
SYNOPSIS
Based on the autobiographical
work of New Zealand writer
Janet Frame, this production
depicts the author at various
stage of her life. Afflicted with
mental and emotional issues,
Frame grows up in an
impoverished family and
experiences numerous tragedies
while still in her youth,
including the deaths of two of
her siblings. Portrayed as an
adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds
acclaim for her writing while
still in a mental institution, and
her success helps her move on
with her life.
REVIEW
Here is the story of a curly-haired little redhead who grew up to be one of New Zealand's best
authors, after enduring ordeals that would have put most people into a madhouse. The irony is
that she was already in the madhouse, misdiagnosed as a schizophrenic, and subjected to more
than 200 electroshock treatments even though there was nothing really wrong with her except
for shyness and depression.
Janet Frame is today the author of some 20 novels, books of poetry, plays and autobiographies.
The first two books were actually written and published while she was in a mental hospital, and
it is possible to wonder if the act of writing them saved her life - giving her a place to order her
thoughts in the middle of chaos.
Jane Campion's "An Angel at My Table" tells her story in a way that I found strangely engrossing
from beginning to end. This is not a hyped-up biopic or a soap opera, but simply the record of a
life as lived, beginning in childhood with a talented, dreamy girl whose working-class parents
loved her, and continuing to follow her as she was gradually shunted by society into a place that
almost killed her. Janet is played in the film by three different actresses (from girlhood through
her 20s into her 30s, they are Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh and Karen Fergusson), who have
uncanny physical and personality similarities, and so we get a real sense of a life as it unfolds, as
things go wrong and a strong spirit struggles to prevail.

CRIME
The Shawshank Redemption
Initial release: September 22, 1994 (Beverly Hills)
Director: Frank Darabont
Featured song: If I Didn't Care
Story by: Stephen King
Screenplay: Stephen King, Frank Darabont
SYNOPSIS
Andy Dufresne (Tim
Robbins) is sentenced to two
consecutive life terms in
prison for the murders of his
wife and her lover and is
sentenced to a tough prison.
However, only Andy knows
he didn't commit the crimes.
While there, he forms a
friendship with Red (Morgan
Freeman), experiences
brutality of prison life,
adapts, helps the warden,
etc., all in 19 years.
REVIEW
"The Shawshank Redemption" is a movie about time, patience and loyalty -- not sexy qualities,
perhaps, but they grow on you during the subterranean progress of this story, which is about
how two men serving life sentences in prison become friends and find a way to fight off despair.
The story is narrated by "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), who has been inside the walls of
Shawshank Prison for a very long time and is its leading entrepreneur. He can get you whatever
you need: cigarettes, candy, even a little rock pick like an amateur geologist might use. One day
he and his fellow inmates watch the latest busload of prisoners unload, and they make bets on
who will cry during their first night in prison, and who will not. Red bets on a tall, lanky guy
named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who looks like a babe in the woods.
But Andy does not cry, and Red loses the cigarettes he wagered. Andy turns out to be a surprise
to everyone in Shawshank, because within him is such a powerful reservoir of determination
and strength that nothing seems to break him. Andy was a banker on the outside, and he's in for
murder. He's apparently innocent, and there are all sorts of details involving his case, but after a
while they take on a kind of unreality; all that counts inside prison is its own society -- who is
strong, who is not -- and the measured passage of time.

C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y I S
I N F I N I T E I N I T S
P O S S I B I L I T I E S . . .
M U C H M O R E S O T H A N
M U S I C O R L A N G U A G E .
- C O N R A D H A L L
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