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50.0%ANMag Issue 24 Personal Maintenance
A Year of Woe
By Mohamad Sobh, Staff Editor
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Another year has passed, and the woes of the world have not only increased in volume, but also in lethality. Pyongyang's nuclear program may be the only issue resolved in the year past, but several other tribulations have sprung up.
This year of woe has shown us some very peculiar contradictions and paradoxes. We have seen a hundred people grow richer, juxtaposed against millions who've gone under the poverty line, we've seen famines develop into mass deaths and we've seen people dine on exquisite cuisines; left untouched by the end of their lavish parties. We have seen the good, the bad and the ugly as they say; nonetheless the bad and the ugly far outstrip the good in the race to the finish line. When will it end, you may ask? I answer with a micro-social discourse. [More]
Failure? Maybe not!
By Kinda Adra Mugharbel, Staff Writer
Beirut, Lebanon − So what is the definition of failure? Who is a failure? The one who does not work? The one who did not acquire an education? And if s/he did, what level of education is considered a success? Does a Bachelor’s degree count these days or only a Master’s or a PHD? What does it take for someone to be considered successful?
Well, like everything else in life, it is all relevant. What one person considers as failure, others do not, and vice-versa. Some put higher margins for men than women because the normal situation for a woman is to get married and have kids; others consider them equal and do not consider getting married and having kids an achievement; it is only a given! It is actually true because getting married is not by choice; it is by luck, and you do not work hard and stay over nights to find your mate; you meet each other by coincidence. However, sustaining a marriage nowadays is surely not by coincidence, and you need to work very hard to keep it going. [More]
Thank You for Smoking
By Theo Khoury, Contributing Writer
Beirut, Lebanon − By the time you finish reading this sentence, a current or former smoker will have died.
Thank you for smoking…
In our recent history, tobacco companies have been portrayed as the incarnation of evil that plagues our society, the evildoers that fill our community with a very addictive and effective method of suicide. They are the merchants of death, the people that want us to die. [More]