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D A R R I Y A A Z I M
F A T I M A B I N L O O T A H
H I N D A L N U A I M I
K H U L O U D Q A W A M
M A H R A A L S U W A I D I
M I R A A L R E D H A
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S D R A H A L H A L O U C H
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W E L C O M E T O M É L A N G E :
I R R E G U L A R E D I T I O N , O R I N
O T H E R W O R D S , O U R L A S T
M A G A Z I N E A S A C L A S S . O U R
H I G H S C H O O L J O U R N E Y H A S
C O M E T O A N E N D , A N D L E T ’ S
J U S T S A Y W H A T A
R O L L E R C O A S T E R I T H A S B E E N .
T H E M A K I N G O F T H I S M A G A Z I N E
M E A N S A L O T T O U S , A N D I T
R E P R E S E N T S U S A S A B A T C H , I N
A S E N S E O F N O T C O N F O R M I N G
T O S O C I E T Y ’ S E X P E C T A T I O N S .
T H I S M A G A Z I N E S P E C I F I C A L L Y
H O L D S G R E A T V A L U E T O U S . I T
E M B O D I E S O U R D I F F E R E N T
I N T E R E S T S B Y O F F E R I N G A
G R E A T V A R I E T Y O F C O N C E P T S .
W H I C H S H O W C A S E S T H E
D I S T I N C T I V E
D I V E R S I T Y
A M O N G S T U S . A S O U R
G R A D U A T I O N D A Y A P P R O A C H E S ,
A N D W E ’ R E G E T T I N G R E A D Y T O
G O O U T A N D E X P E R I E N C E T H E
W O R L D , M É L A N G E : I R R E G U L A R
E D I T I O N I S C E R T A I N L Y
P R E S E N T E D A S A L A S T F O R M O F
L I N K B E T W E E N U S A S S E N I O R S
A N D T H E S C H O O L . T H E P R O C E S S
O F M A K I N G T H E M A G A Z I N E W A S
B Y N O M E A N S A W A L K I N T H E
P A R K ; H O W E V E R , W I T H T H E
C O M B I N E D E F F O R T S O F T H E
T W E N T Y T W O O U T S T A N D I N G
S T U D E N T S , A N D O U R
S U P E R V I S O R M R S . S H A Z A M A L I S ,
W E W E R E A B L E T O A C H I E V E A L L
T H E O B J E C T I V E S S E T O U T F O R
T H I S I S S U E O F M É L A N G E . I T
G O E S W I T H O U T S A Y I N G T H A T
A L L T H E H A R D W O R K P U T I N T O
I T W A S W O R T H W H I L E ; T H E
E X P E R I E N C E , T H E D I S C U S S I O N S ,
A N D T H E M O M E N T S S H A R E D W I L L
U N D O U B T E D L Y U N F O L D I N T O
O N E O F T H E M O S T R E M A R K A B L E
M E M O R I E S I N O U R S E N I O R Y E A R .
W E H O P E T H A T Y O U A R E A B L E
T O L O O K B A C K A N D R E M I N I S C E
A B O U T T H E M E M O R I E S C R E A T E D
A N D S H A R E D T O G E T H E R .
A N D N O W , W I T H A L L O U R P R I D E ,
W E P R E S E N T T O Y O U , M É L A N G E :
I R R E G U L A R E D I T I O N .
THE EDITORS-IN-CHEIF:
AMNA ALRUSTAMANI
BAN ALSAYYED
LATIFA ALSHAFIEI

1
2021
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS SECTION:
AMNA ALRUSTAMANI
BAN ALSAYYED
LATIFA ALSHAFIEI

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o n J u l y 2 0 t h 2 0 2 0 a n d h a s
s i n c e c o m p l e t e d i t s m i s s i o n
t o M a r s . T h e E m i r a t e s M a r s
M i s s i o n ( E M M ) i s t h e U A E ' s
f i r s t e v e r m i s s i o n t o M a r s .
E M M ' s m a i n o b j e c t i v e i s t o
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d y n a m i c s o f t h e M a r t i a n
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s e a s o n a l t i m e s c a l e s . E M M
w i l l p r o v i d e m e a s u r e m e n t s
e s s e n t i a l t o a d e e p e r
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p a r t i c l e s , a s w e l l a s t h e
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a t m o s p h e r i c p a r t i c l e s
f r o m M a r s ' g r a v i t y , b y
c o m b i n i n g s u c h d a t a
w i t h m o n i t o r i n g o f t h e
o u t e r m o s t l a y e r s o f t h e
a t m o s p h e r e .
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r e v e a l e d t h a t D u b a i h a d s e c u r e d t h e
b i d t o h o s t E x p o 2 0 2 0 . S i n c e t h e n ,
D u b a i r e s i d e n t s h a v e b e e n c o u n t i n g
t h e y e a r s . E x p o 2 0 2 0 w i l l b e h e l d i n
D u b a i , U n i t e d A r a b E m i r a t e s , o n
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a s m i l l i o n s o f t o u r i s t s f r o m a r o u n d
t h e w o r l d .
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m i l l i o n s o f p e o p l e t o e x c h a n g e t h e i r
i n n o v a t i o n s , h i g h l i g h t c r e a t i v i t y , a n d
m a k e p r o g r e s s o n g l o b a l i s s u e s .
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l e g a c y f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s , b o t h
l o c a l l y a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y ,
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f r i e n d s h i p s a n d b u s i n e s s
o p p o r t u n i t i e s .
T h e E x p o 2 0 2 0 s i t e w i l l h a v e
p a v i l i o n s d e d i c a t e d t o c o u n t r i e s f r o m
a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d , a s w e l l a s 7 5
e n t e r t a i n m e n t a c t i v i t i e s h e l d e v e r y
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b y w o r l d - f a m o u s a c t o r s a n d c o m e d y
g r e a t s , a s w e l l a s c u l t u r a l e v e n t s
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w o r l d ' s t o p a c a d e m i c s . M i n d f u l n e s s
s e s s i o n s , e x t r e m e s p o r t s , a n d a l l i n
b e t w e e n w i l l a l s o b e a v a i l a b l e .
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m a k e - y o u r - o w n r o b o t w o r k s h o p s a n d
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p r i n t i n g t e c h n o l o g y .
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w i n n i n g c o n c e p t l a s t y e a r , a n d i t
w a s s h o w n o n t h e B u r j K h a l i f a .
A c c o r d i n g t o h i m , t h e E x p o 2 0 2 0
l o g o " r e p r e s e n t s o u r m e s s a g e t o t h e
w o r l d t h a t o u r c u l t u r e h a s d e e p
r o o t s . " W e w e r e a n d w i l l a l w a y s b e a
m e l t i n g p o t o f c u l t u r e s a n d a h o t b e d
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t h e l o w e r a t m o s p h e r e
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w e a t h e r c h a n g e s t h e
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c o r r e l a t i n g t h e l o w e r
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i n t o s p a c e ” .
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M a r s M i s s i o n
h a s p r o v i d e d t h e
p u b l i c w i t h a
l i n k w h e r e w e
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t h e s i t u a t i o n .
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p l a c e o f t o l e r a n c e , i n v i t i n g v a r i e d
c u l t u r a l , p h i l o s o p h i c a l , s o c i a l a n d
s p i r i t u a l o u t l o o k s . A c e n t r e o f
c r e a t i v i t y a n d h o p e w h e r e y o u c a n
s e e , t o u c h a n d s h a p e o u r s h a r e d
f u t u r e . A p l a c e t o e x p l o r e , l e a r n a n d
c r e a t e .
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w i l l f o c u s o n t h e p o s s i b l e f u t u r e s o f
o u t e r s p a c e r e s o u r c e d e v e l o p m e n t ,
e c o s y s t e m s a n d b i o e n g i n e e r i n g .
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s h o w c a s i n g n e a r f u t u r e t e c h n o l o g i e s
w h i c h w i l l t r a n s f o r m o u r w o r l d . T h e
f i n a l f l o o r w i l l g i v e c h i l d r e n w i t h
t h e i r o w n w o r l d t o e x p l o r e , a n d
c h a l l e n g e s t o c o m p l e t e , o n t h e i r w a y
t o b e c o m i n g " f u t u r e h e r o e s "

2
EDUCATIO
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS SECTION:
AMAL ALREBH
SHAIKHA ALSHAMSI

N
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d o n e d e a l c u r r e n t l y .
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v o l u n t e e r i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s
a n d i n t e r n s h i p s t o g a i n
e x p e r t i s e i n f i e l d s o t h e r
t h a n t h e t y p i c a l i n s c h o o l s .
E v e n s o , t e a c h i n g c e n t e r s
h a v e i n v e s t e d i n c u r r i c u l u m s
t h a t f e a t u r e m o d e r n i z e d
s t u d i e s t h a t s e r v e t h e
w o r k e r s o f t o m o r r o w i n t h i s
g r o w i n g e r a .
H a v i n g s a i d t h a t , t h e U A E i s
k e e n o n d r i v i n g t h e s t u d e n t s
o f t o d a y t o f o r w a r d t h i n k i n g
a n d t o e d u c a t e t h e i r y o u t h
b y u t i l i z i n g g l o b a l i z a t i o n ;
t h a t i s b y u t i l i z i n g g l o b a l
r e s o u r c e s a s w e l l a s
n a t i o n a l o n e s a n d m a k i n g
t h e m a v a i l a b l e t o t h e
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o f s u c h i n i t i a t i v e i s F a b
A c a d e m y ,
o r i g i n a l l y
d e v e l o p e d b y a p r o f e s s o r i n
t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s I n s t i t u t e
o f t e c h n o l o g y ( M I T ) .
T h e H a m d a n B i n R a s h i d
F o u n d a t i o n f o r A c a d e m i c
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i n d i v i d u a l s t h a t d i s p l a y e d
g r e a t e s t e e m a n d c a p a b i l i t y
i n t h e t e c h f i e l d b y p a s s i n g
v i g o r o u s t a s k s a n d
i n t e r v i e w s . R e g a r d l e s s ,
a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d i n j o i n i n g
t h e a c a d e m y i s w e l c o m e t o
s i g n u p w i t h a r e q u i r e d
m i n i m u m f e e . I n f a c t , F a b
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7 0 F a b L a b s w i t h 2 5 0
s t u d e n t s p e r y e a r i n t h e
l a r g e s t c a m p u s i n t h e w o r l d .
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p a r t o f t h e A c a d e m a n y , t h e
A c a d e m y o f A l m o s t A n y t h i n g .
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t h a t t e a c h e s t h e m h o w t o u s e a
s p e c i f i c t o o l a t t h e F a b
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g r o u p s , m e n t o r s , a n d m a c h i n e s .
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a t t h e a g e o f 1 6 — t h e y o u n g e s t
t o b e e v e r a c c e p t e d — i t i s
e v i d e n t t h a t s h e d i s p l a y s m o r e
a p p r e c i a t i o n t o p r o j e c t m a k i n g
a n d p r o t o t y p i n g , a s i t “ g i v e s
h e r a c h a n c e t o e l e v a t e h e r
k n o w l e d g e i n t h e t e c h n o l o g y ,
c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e , a n d
e l e c t r i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g f i e l d s a t
a y o u n g a g e . ”
O n e o f t h e p r o j e c t s t h e l a b i s
w o r k i n g o n i s a d r e s s t h a t
r e s p o n d s t o m o t i o n b y
c e n s o r i n g , l i g h t i n g u p i n a
p r o g r a m m e d m a n n e r ; a b r i d g e
b e t w e e n t w o d i f f e r e n t y e t
c o l l i d i n g w o r l d s — f a s h i o n a n d
t e c h n o l o g y . T h a t i s a r g u a b l y
w h a t m a k e s t h i s e x p e r i e n c e
g r e a t : u t i l i z i n g t h e l a b a n d t h e
t e c h n o l o g y g i v e s y o u n g
c r e a t o r s a s e n s e o f p o s s i b i l i t y
t h a t i s r a t h e r u n b r e a k a b l e .
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t a b l e i s n o t j u s t a p l a t e w i t h
l e g s ; r a t h e r a n i n t e r t w i n e d
s y s t e m o f l a y e r e d c r e a t i v i t y
t h a t g i v e s d e s i g n e r s t h e p o w e r
t o d e s i g n i n t r i c a t e l y s i m p l e
d e s i g n s , i r r e g u l a r t o t h e
r e g u l a r , a n d c o n f i g u r e t h e m t o
s e a m l e s s , g e o m e t r i c p u z z l e s
t h a t r e q u i r e m o r e t h a n a s i m p l e
h i t w i t h a h a m m e r .
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following questions that
come in multiple-choice and
short responses, on how
teaching is while they are
bearing the consequences
of the pandemic.
What do you want to add or change to make it
easier for students to receive their education at its
maximum?
What were some of
the challenges that
were faced with
adjusting to the new
system?
Learning
new skills
Engage more
parents support
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teaching methods
Coming more to
school
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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS SECTION:
ALIA AL MEHAIRI
ALYA ALKAMALI
BEESAN SHROOF
DANA ALZAROONI

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M O V I E R E V I E W S
O I K A W A T Ō R U : A C H A R A C T E R
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Soul is a family film that won the award of the
Best Animated Feature in African-American Film
Critics Association (AAFCA). It is a fantasy,
adventure, and music film that talks about Joe
Gardner. Joe Gardner is a jazz pianist who has
a near-death experience and becomes trapped
in the afterlife, regretting his decisions and
lamenting his childhood, which he mostly took
for granted. However, as he journeys to another
world to assist others in finding their true calling,
he easily learns what it means to have a soul.
Soul is the first Pixar film with an African-
American main character.
How would life be in 209
Sci-Fi movie that takes
Earth became nearly un
citizens from all over th
sweepers, gathering sp
Earth's orbit and selling i
in exchange for a livi
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The crew of Spaceship
year-old girl inside a
during the new debris
r she's the humanoid
TS Space Guards and
m.
Enola Holmes is a 2020 mystery film based on
Nancy Springer's first novel in the same-named
young adult fiction series. The plot revolves
around the teenage sister of Sherlock Holmes.
Enola wakes up on her sixteenth birthday to
discover that her mother has vanished. She
meets her brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock, a
week later. As her legal guardian, Mycroft plans
to send her to Miss Harrison's strict finishing
school. Enola eludes capture by dressing up as
a boy and on her trip, she met the young
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When Oikawa was first introduced in
the anime, he was introduced as Mr.
Popular, the smug setter, the
flamboyant bigshot. Everything about
his character screamed “the main
antagonist”, and to be honest, I didn’t
expect to see him as anything other
than that. However, as the series
went on and his character
developed, I got to see all these
different sides of him and he became
someone who I not only sympathized
with but related to on a much deeper
level than I thought I would.
One of the first things you notice
about Oikawa is the difference in the
way he chooses to portray himself
versus his inner thoughts and
feelings. Underneath the cool guy
act, he is very dedicated to his goals
and passionate about accomplishing
them. Although he can be silly and
arrogant sometimes, you always see
him working as hard as he can. We
see this when he stays up watching
and rewatching game footage to
assess his skills and find his
enemies’ weaknesses. Apparently,
his motto is “If you are gonna hit it,
hit it till it breaks” this shows us that
he is determined to achieve his
goals, not only for his self-fulfillment
and satisfaction but also to prove to
everyone who ever doubted his
ability wrong.
This takes us to Oikawa’s
compulsive need to be the best while
internally viewing himself as
someone ‘lesser than’. Throughout
the series, Oikawa continuously
compares himself and his abilities to
Kageyama and states multiple times
that Kageyama is a better setter than
him. Oikawa feels that Kageyama
has the “natural talent” that he lacks,
this is one of his biggest insecurities,
and in turn, he is working as hard as
he possibly can to make up for it.
Eventually, he takes this need to
become better too far and ends up
injuring his knee from all the extra
practice he was doing to surpass his
underclassmen.
The rivalry he had going on with
Kageyama led him to grow his skills
and become a more well-rounded
player. Despite being the setter of his
team - which is a position that doesn’t
directly earn points - he became the
captain of Seijoh and someone his
team depends on and believes in.
Before every match, he tells his
teammates in the huddle that he
believes in them. This serves as
reassurance and as a threat. It says “I
believe in you so don’t you dare let me
down” but it also asks his comrades to
put their trust in him too. Going to
nationals is very important to Oikawa,
and while he is a setter that can play
and bring out the best in any spiker he
refuses to go to Shiratorizawa - which
would have been an easy ticket to
nationals - because what’s more
important to him than nationals is that
he himself is the one to lead his team
onto the orange court.
Oikawa is a team player whose main
aim during any match is to be able to
bring the best out of his teammates. To
be able to do that this includes him
strategizing and experimenting with
new techniques. This goes completely
opposite to Shiratorizawa's way of
playing. In that school, the main
purpose of the setter is to “serve the
ace” which completely limits his role to
simply getting the ball to the ace.
Oikawa is the kind of player who does
his best when he is in positions of
leadership. While setters aren’t
generally captains of their teams I
cannot picture anyone else leading
Seijoh to nationals. Although Ushijima
asked him to join his team Oikawa
refuses because even though it’s a
powerhouse school (and Ushijima and
Oikawa as a spiker/setter pair would
have probably been unstoppable),
Oikawa would never have been
satisfied with being an extra in the
Ushijima Wakatoshi show. This is
another rivalry that drives Oikawa to
become a better player and setter. He
loves volleyball, and the idea of
playing against a powerful opponent
fuels his passion.
Throughout his journey of growth,
Oikawa had his best friend and
teammate Iwaizumi by his side helping
him learn how to accept his failures
and learn from them. Iwaizumi is one
of Oikawa's biggest supporters, even
though he would never admit it he
cares deeply for his friend. He also
helps him find value in himself and feel
prideful in his skills. Whenever Oikawa
looks down on himself, Iwaizumi is
there to help him get back up. We see
this multiple times when Oikawa
compares his skills as a player to
Kageyama’s and Iwaizumi beats the
doubt out of him (but that’s mostly out
of love). In many ways, Iwaizumi was a
large contributor to Oikawa’s growth as
a person and player. “Six who are
strong are stronger” were the words
that instilled a sense of teamwork,
trust, and sportsmanship in Oikawa.
Volleyball is a team sport - this fact is
obvious - but Oikawa wouldn’t have
been such a great team player and
leader without hearing these words
from his friend. These words
resonated with him so much that he
quoted them to himself later on in the
series.
Throughout the show and manga, we
see Oikawa turn from this petty high
school boy into a well-rounded person
and player. He never fully gets over his
petty behavior towards his rivals, but
we see that he truly respects them and
appreciates the relationship they have
because it is thanks to them and
Iwaizumi that he was able to get to
where he is today in his career. The
three of them pushed him to become a
better player and for that, he will
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“Shadow and Bone,” Leigh
Bardugo's debut novel, does
so right away, luring the reader
into a mesmerizing discovery
of one of the most powerful
fantasy novel motifs: the
discovery of concealed
strength within oneself.
Alina Starkov, a war orphan, is
raised on the estate of a minor
noble in Ravka (imagine a
dream Russia with samovars
and horse-drawn sleighs), with
her best friend and fellow
orphan, Mal. Alina and Mal are
purposely omitted as they are
tested as infants for the
unusual supernatural talent
that would qualify them for the
Grisha — elite magiciansoldiers
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Alina illustrates the "nothingspecialness"
that is
fundamental to the book's
central theme. She's a skinny,
tense young lady, brittle and
unremarkable. And she's
practically alone, except for
Mal, who has matured into a
head-turner and has inevitably
drifted away from his former
partner.
As Alina's regiment marches
into the Shadow Fold, the
kingdom's curse and calamity:
"a swath of almost
impenetrable darkness that
rose with every passing year
and crawled with horrors,"
Bardugo's clean prose quickly
draws the reader to Alina's
hand.
This Shadow Fold is the result
of a poor Grisha sorcery. It
breaks Ravka in two, causing
soldiers to make precarious
crossings through the dark in
quiet skiffs, their fingers on
their triggers, lest the volcra —
savage winged creatures —
detect or scent them. The
Fold's and the Darkling's lives
are marked by darkness: the
Fold's and the Darkling's, the
most powerful of the Grisha, a
character as terrifying as
death. So, as the regiment is
invaded by volcra in the Fold,
what force might be more
necessary for the mousy Alina
to summon than the ability to
summon light, when she faces
death in the dark? It's a oncein-a-lifetime
talent. Grisha
manipulate wind, fire, tides,
steel, flesh and even darkness.
Before now, there had been no
light.
Bardugo's set is shiverinducing,
but in a good way.
This is what fiction is for: it
allows one to put ourselves in
the shoes of people struggling
with great strength and the
consequences that come with
it.
For one thing, the magical
device. The Grisha are a
mysterious caste of magicians,
scientists, and warriors who
possess tangible powers in the
name of the realm. They are a
distinct race, with members
who specialize in bursting
human hearts and suborders
such as the Etherealki.
And there's Bardugo's fantastic
universe. Ravka evokes the
Russia of fairy tales with its
uncannily glamorous robed
magicians, vast wild deserts,
and fabled animals. The
Grisha's Little Palace is
described as "something
carved from an enchanted
forest, a cluster of dark wood
walls and golden domes," with
"intricate carvings of birds and
flowers, winding vines, and
mythical beasts."
Writers turn to the plot
conventions of high fantasy for
a reason. They satisfy
fundamental human desires —
not merely to belong but to
surpass, to be special, to have
power, to be loved — and they
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SCOTLAND
ENGLAND
FRANCE
ITALY
SAUDI ARABIA
ARGENTINA
MEXICO
RUSSIA
GERMANY
CHINA
ECUADOR
GREECE
KENYA
NORWAY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CANADA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
THAILAND
CUBA
BRAZIL
KUWAIT
ICELAND
AUSTRALIA
SWITZERLAND
SWEDEN
JAPAN
URUGUAY
FINLAND
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WILDLIFE
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS SECTION:
FATMA BIN LOOTAH
KHULOUD QAWAM
SHAIKHA ALSHAMSI
SHAMMA ALFALASI

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Ursus
Americanus
A Half-inch
Chameleon
Yeah, sometimes bears turn into friendly dog! A
mysterious neurological disorder has been affecting
black bears lately. This disease makes the cub act
friendly towards humans. Veterinarians aren't sure
exactly what causes the problem, but it has been
proven that it is infectious encephalitis; an inflammation
of the brain caused by fungus, parasite, bacteria, and
viruses. Ann Bryant, executive director of the BEAR,
said that they approach people in a friendly peaceful
like manner, opposite to how they should behave.
Veterinarians are not in fear of their extinction since
their population is increasing significantly, however the
bears won't be able to live a long life in the wildlife with
such behaviour.
From northern madagascar, Brookesia
nana chameleon is the world's tiniest
chameleon and it measures just over an
inch in length. When researchers from
Germany and Madagascar were exploring
a remote forest, they found a male and a
female. It was proved later by CT scan that
they both were mature half inch long
chameleons. The nana chameleon lives in
the centre of the island nation. The
chameleon has been facing pressure due
to deforestation, therefore, the area was
recently designated as a protected area.
Arctic Fox
When visiting Norway's rugged SVALBARD
archipelago in June, British photographer Kevin
Morgans spotted a slice of nature's elegance. When he
first saw a lump in the distance, he couldn't tell if it was
a rock or an animal. Morgans approached with caution
and soon discovered it was a sleeping Arctic fox, his
first sighting. Morgans crept closer and waited for the
animal to pass with his camera.
He recalls first opening one eye, then the other.
Morgans believed the animal was "looking at my mind"
when their eyes met (top right). It yawned a lot (bottom)
before standing up to stretch. In the fall, the fox molted,
shedding its dense, white winter coat to expose its
brown summer coat. “Unfortunately,” Morgans
observes, “a gust of wind came in as it spread,
scattering the fur all over the place.”
"People interact with this photo," Morgans says. “They
pretend to be able to see themselves after crawling out
of bed first thing in the morning. “It gives me a good
laugh.” Morgans got a lot of positive feedback for this
whimsical film. “I owe this fox a lot,” he says.
Baby Opossum
Milne was walking outside her rural
Pennsylvania home one summer day, her
lens trained on rhododendron blooms,
when she noticed a change. “I was
surprised,” she says. She first mistook a
cat for a kitten before discovering she was
in the presence of a baby opossum. Milne
was able to capture hundreds of frames
because it froze as a defense measure.
Milne, a major nature enthusiast, sees and
studies opossums all the time in her home.
“They're unique—the only marsupial in the
United States,” she adds, adding that they
eat thousands of ticks each year. In these
features, Milne reports that “a number of
people think of opossums as grotesque or
fearful.” “I hope this makes them see it
from a certain angle and broadens their
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F A C T S
T h e h e a r t o f a s h r i m p i s
l o c a t e d i n i t s h e a d .
A r h i n o c e r o s ' h o r n i s m a d e o f
h a i r .
G i r a f f e s h a v e n o v o c a l
c h o r d s .
A s n a i l c a n s l e e p f o r t h r e e
y e a r s .
A d o g ' s n o s e i s a s u n i q u e a s
a h u m a n f i n g e r p r i n t .
F l a m i n g o s c a n o n l y e a t
u p s i d e - d o w n .
T h e r e a r e 1 m i l l i o n a n t s f o r
e v e r y h u m a n i n t h e w o r l d .
A b a t c a n e a t u p t o 1
t h o u s a n d i n s e c t s p e r h o u r .
K o a l a F i n g e r p r i n t s M a t c h
H u m a n P r i n t s .
T h e S m a l l e s t C r a b s A r e t h e
S i z e o f a P e a .
S h a r k s k i l l f e w e r t h a n 1 0
p e o p l e p e r y e a r . H u m a n s k i l l
a b o u t 1 0 0 m i l l i o n s h a r k s p e r
y e a r .
T h e v e n o m o f t h e k i n g c o b r a i s
s o d e a d l y t h a t j u s t o n e g r a m o f
i t i s e n o u g h t o k i l l a p e r s o n
1 5 0 t i m e s o v e r .
C o w s c a n s l e e p s t a n d i n g u p ,
b u t t h e y c a n o n l y d r e a m l y i n g
d o w n .
O n l y t h e m a l e s a r e c a l l e d
p e a c o c k s . F e m a l e s a r e c a l l e d
p e a h e n s .
A g r i z z l y b e a r ' s b i t e i s s t r o n g
e n o u g h t o c r u s h a b o w l i n g b a l l .

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HOROSCO
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS SECTION:
DARRIYA AZIM

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Aries: (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Taurus: (Apr 21 – May 21)
L o v e r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i l l b e a r o u g h
r o a d b u t h i g h l y p a s s i o n a t e . h e a l t h
p r o s p e c t s a r e e n c o u r a g i n g a n d
f i n a n c e s w i l l b e p r o f i t a b l e .
M a r s w i l l h e l p t h e s i n g l e s
f i n d t h e i r m a t c h , m a r i t a l l i f e
w i l l b e b o t h r o m a n t i c a n d
s e n s u a l , h e a l t h g l o w i n g , b u t
f a m i l y m a t t e r s f a i r l y
t u r b u l e n t .
Gemini: (May 22 – June 21)
M a r i t a l l i f e h a s t o f a c e h a r d s h i p s f r o m
c a r e e r a n d f i n a n c e , h e a l t h p r o s p e c t s a r e
p r o m i s i n g a n d f a m i l y e n v i r o n m e n t i s
t e n s e .
HOROSCOP
Libra: (Sept 23 – Oct 23) Scorpio: (Oct 24 – Nov 22)
M a r r i e d p e o p l e s h o u l d c h o o s e
b e t w e e n r o m a n c e o r p a s s i o n a n d
f a m i l y e n v i r o n m e n t w i l l b e
h a r m o n i z e d a s w e l l .
L o v e l i f e s h a l l b e r e f r e s h i n g
a n d c a r e e r a d v a n c e m e n t s h a l l
g o s m o o t h . y o u m a y f e e l t h e
u n i t y o f y o u r f a m i l y i n t h i s
t i m e .
Sagittarius: (Nov 23 – Dec 21)
L o v e l i f e w i l l s h o w b l i s s w h i l e
s i n g l e s f a i l t o f i n d l o v e s o n e s .
c a r e e r a n d o r b u s i n e s s m i g h t
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Cancer: (June 22 – July 22) Leo: (July 23 – Aug 23)
P r o f e s s i o n a l g r o w t h w i l l b e
s u p e r b a n d f i n a n c e s w i l l r i s e .
f i r s t h a l f o f t h e m o n t h i s i d e a l
f o r c o u p l e s .
E v e r y t h i n g g o e s u p w a r d t h i s m o n t h ,
m a r r i e d l i f e i s b l i s s f u l , c a r e e r
g r a p h s r i s i n g , a n d f i n a n c e s a s w e l l .
Virgo: (Aug 24 – Sept 22)
C a r e e r p r o s p e c t s s h o u l d n o t b e a l l o w e d t o
i n t e r f e r e m a r i t a l h a r m o n y , a n d p r o g r e s s
s h a l l p r e v a i l . t r a v e l a c t i v i t i e s w i l l b e w o r t h
g r e a t e r g o o d f o r y o u r f u t u r e .
ES OF MAY
Capricorn: (Dec 22 – Jan 20) Aquarius: (Jan 21 – Feb 18)
L o v e l i f e i s s u r e e n j o y a b l e w i t h
s o c i a l a s p e c t s a n d s t u d e n t s
s h a l l e x c e l i n t h e i r s t u d i e s i n
t h e m e a n t i m e .
F a m i l y c o n f l i c t s m a y s p o i l h a r m o n y
a n d b u s i n e s s m e n w i l l f i n d i t h a r d
t o p r o g r e s s .
Pisces: (Feb 19 – Mar 20)
S e c o n d h a l f o f t h e m o n t h i s e n c o u r a g i n g f o r
s i n g l e s t o f i n d p a r t n e r s w h i l e f a m i l y a f f a i r s
s e e m c a l m a n d g o o d n e w s i n f i n a n c e t o o .

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FOOD
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS SECTION:
AYSHA KALANTAR
HIND ALNUAIMI
MAHRA ALSUWAIDI
MIRA ALREDHA
SHAHAD ALSHAMSI

INCLUDES:
R E C I P E S
N A P O P I Z Z E R I A : R E V I E W
L A P E T I T E M A I S O N : R E V I E W
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1 / 4 C U P O L I V E O I L
2 T S P O R E G A N O , D R I E D
2 T S P T H Y M E , D R I E D
2 T S P G A R L I C P O W D E R
2 T S P S A L T , D I V I D E D
½ T S P B L A C K P E P P E R
2 T B S P M I N C E D G A R L I C ( 6
C L O V E S )
1 T B S P L E M O N Z E S T ( 2 L E M O N S )
2 T B S P L E M O N J U I C E , F R E S H L Y
S Q U E E Z E D
1 T B S P B R O W N S U G A R
1 L E M O N , C U T I N T O 6 S L I C E S , (
O P T I O N A L )
T O O L S Y O U ’ L L N E E D T O M A K E
L E M O N C H I C K E N :
9 X 1 3 B A K I N G D I S H
M I C R O P L A N E G R A T E R .
A C I T R U S J U I C E R ( O P T I O N A L B U T
W I L L M A K E W O R K E A S I E R ) .
M E A T T H E R M O M E T E R .
S T E P S :
M A K E A L E M O N C H I C K E N
M A R I N A D E . F I R S T , C O A T T H E
C H I C K E N B R E A S T S I N A T H I C K ,
O L I V E O I L - B A S E D H E R B P A S T E
F L A V O R E D W I T H O R E G A N O ,
T H Y M E , G A R L I C P O W D E R , S A L T
A N D P E P P E R .
M A K E T H E L E M O N C H I C K E N S A U C E
B Y S T I R R I N G T O G E T H E R A L L O F
T H E S E I N G R E D I E N T S : F R E S H
G A R L I C , L E M O N Z E S T , A N D L E M O N
J U I C E , T O M A K E T H E S A U C E T H A T
T H E C H I C K E N B R E A S T S W I L L B A K E
I N . Y O U ’ L L A L S O U S E T H I S S A U C E
T O B A S T E T H E C H I C K E N A S I T
B A K E S , E N S U R I N G T H A T T H E S E
B R I G H T F L A V O R S H A V E A C H A N C E
T O B E A B S O R B E D B Y T H E
C H I C K E N ( W I T H O U T H A V I N G T O
A C T U A L L Y M A R I N A T E T H E
C H I C K E N ) .
B A K E T H E C H I C K E N T I L L I T H A S A
G O L D E N E X T E R I O R O R U N T I L Y O U
G E T T H A T I N T E R N A L
T E M P E R A T U R E R E A D I N G O F 1 6 5 ° F
O N T H E M E A T T H E R M O M E T E R .
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S T E P S :
P R E H E A T T H E O V E N T O 3 5 0 ° .
P L A C E T H E S A L M O N O N A
P A R C H M E N T L I N E D B A K I N G
S H E E T . S E A S O N I T W I T H S A L T
A N D P E P P E R . B A K E F O R 1 5
M I N U T E S O R U N T I L O P A Q U E A N D
F L A K E S E A S I L Y W I T H A F O R K .
W H I L E T H E S A L M O N I S B A K I N G
U S E A P A R I N G K N I F E T O P E E L
T H E G R A P E F R U I T B Y C U T T I N G
A W A Y S K I N A N D S L I C I N G E A C H
W E D G E A W A Y F R O M T H E I N N E R
W H I T E S K I N .
A S S E M B L E S A L A D O N E A C H P L A T E
B Y L A Y E R I N G G R E E N S , A V O C A D O
A N D G R A P E F R U I T W E D G E S A N D
D R E S S L I G H T L Y W I T H
V I N A I G R E T T E . D I V I D E T H E
S A L M O N I N T O T W O P I E C E S A N D
D R E S S W I T H L E M O N J U I C E ,
P L A T E A N D S E R V E A L O N G S I D E
T H E S A L A D .
I N G R E D I E N T S :
3 / 4 L B F R E S H S A L M O N F I L E T
1 A V O C A D O , C U B E D
1 G R A P E F R U I T , P E E L E D ,
S E G M E N T E D
4 C U P S L O O S E L Y P A C K E D M A C H E
( O R O T H E R S P R I N G G R E E N S )
1 L E M O N
H O N E Y M U S T A R D V I N A I G R E T T E
S A L T A N D P E P P E R
T O O L S Y O U ’ L L N E E D T O M A K E
T H E B A K E D S A L M O N R E C I P E :
T H E B A K E D S A L M O N F I L L E T
R E C I P E I S R E A L L Y A S E A S Y A S I T
G E T S . A F E W S I M P L E T O O L S A N D
Y O U ’ L L B E F O R K I N G I N N O T I M E .
S H E E T P A N ( D E P E N D I N G O N T H E
S I Z E O F Y O U R F I L L E T , A H A L F O R
Q U A R T E R P A N W I L L W O R K T H E
S A M E . )
P A R C H M E N T P A P E R
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R E V I E W S

A P O P I Z Z E R I A A B U D H A B I I S A N A U T H E N T I C I T A L I A N G E M O W N E D A N D R U N
N
Y I T A L I A N S I N A L B A T E E N . F R O M T H E T I L E D W A L L S A N D H U G E C E N T R A L
B
V E N T O T H E W O O D E N C E I L I N G F A N S A N D C H A I R S , T H E D E S I G N S U C C E E D S I N
O
R O V I D I N G A M O D E R N I T A L I A N E X P E R I E N C E . T H E S T A F F A T N A P O A R E
P
R I E N D L Y A N D W E L C O M I N G , A N D T H E Y G O O U T O F T H E I R W A Y T O M A K E Y O U
F
E E L C O M F O R T A B L E . S A L A D S , P I Z Z A S , P A S T A S , S E A F O O D , A N D C H I C K E N A R E
F
U S T A F E W O F T H E T E M P T I N G I T A L I A N D I S H E S O N T H E M E N U . T W O O F O U R
J
A V O U R I T E D I S H E S :
F
H E T R U F F L E F R I E S ( 6 0 A E D ) W E R E O U R F A V O R I T E A M O N G T H E S I D E
T
I S H E S , W I T H T R I P L E - C O O K E D H A N D - C U T P O T A T O E S , T R U F F L E S A U C E ,
D
H A V E D T R U F F L E , A N D P A R M E S A N .
S
H E N A P O P I Z Z A ( 8 0 A E D ) C O M E S W I T H S H O R T R I B S , B U F F A L O B O C C O N C I N I
T
H E R E A R E A F E W T H I N G S T O K E E P I N M I N D :
T
- P A R K I N G I N T H A T A R E A I S D I F F I C U L T .
1
- Y O U S H O U L D M A K E A R E S E R V A T I O N B E F O R E G O I N G T O T H E R E S T A U R A N T .
2
- N O C H I L D R E N U N D E R T H E A G E O F 1 2 A R E P E R M I T T E D I N T H E
3
P M ( L A P E T I T E M A I S O N ) I S A F R E N C H R E S T A U R A N T W I T H M E D I T E R R A N E A N
L
N D N I Ç O I S E C U I S I N E . T H E H I G H C E I L I N G S A N D P A L E P A I N T W O R K P R O V I D E A
A
E R F E C T C A N V A S F O R T H E B R I G H T P L A T E S A N D B U R S T S O F C O L O R F U L A R T
P
N T H E W A L L S . T H E S E R V I C E W A S G R E A T , A N D T H E P E R S O N W H O L O O K E D
O
F T E R O U R T A B L E D I D A N O U T S T A N D I N G J O B O F E N S U R I N G T H A T W E H A D
A
H E B E S T D I N I N G E X P E R I E N C E I N L P M . F R E S H T O M A T O E S A N D L E M O N , A S
T
E L L A S A B O T T L E O F O L I V E O I L , A R E P L A C E D O N E A C H T A B L E . W H I L E Y O U
W
A I T F O R T H E R E S T O F Y O U R M E A L , Y O U C A N M A K E Y O U R O W N S A L A D . T H E
W
O O D , A S U S U A L , W A S L O V E L Y A N D D E L I C I O U S , A S W E R E T H E D R I N K S . T W O
F
F O U R F A V O U R I T E S D I S H E S :
O
U R R A T A E T T O M A T E S ( 9 8 A E D ) I T ' S B A S I C A L L Y B U R R A T A W I T H T O M A T O E S
B
N D B A S I L
A
H E I R S I G N A T U R E D I S H I S E S C A R G O T S D E B O U R G O G N E ( 9 9 A E D ) , W H I C H I S
T
N A I L S W I T H G A R L I C B U T T E R .
S
A S S A T A A U X F R U I T S R O U G E S ( 4 5 A E D ) ; O U R F A V O R I T E D E S S E R T W A S
C
A S S A T A W I T H F R E S H B E R R I E S , W H I C H W A S L I G H T A N D D E L E C T A B L E .
C
H E R E A R E A F E W T H I N G S T O K E E P I N M I N D :
T
- M A K E A R E S E R V A T I O N A S S O O N A S P O S S I B L E B E C A U S E I T F I L L S U P
1
A S T . F
- C H I L D R E N A R E W E L C O M E D A N D T H E Y H A V E A S P E C I A L M E N U F O R T H E M .
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Balaleet
Balaleet is a breakfast food and a dessert at the
same time; also, it is an inevitable element of the
Iftars and Eid feast for Emiratis. Balaleet is a
mixture of sweet and salty ingredients, and it is a
dish prepared with omelet and
vermicelli.Vermicelli is a traditional kind of pasta
round in a sector related to spaghetti. For add
ons, a mixture of sugar, cinnamon, saffron,
cardamom, and orange blossom or rose water is
usually added for essence and flavor. Spices are
sprinkled over the sweetened vermicelli, and the
entire preparation is topped with a delicate egg
omelet.
Fareed
Fareed or thareed, however you want
pronounce it, is a popular dish in the UAE that is
eaten mostly during ramadan to break the fast
since it is light on the stomach, thareed or
fareed is basically bread (regag) soaked in meat
or chicken stew with large pieces of potatoes.
Thareed or fareed combines rich flavors of stew,
bread and meat.
Khubz Regag
Khubz Regag is a crispy paper-thin bread that
consists of wheat flour, yeast, and salt. The
dough is flattened on a surface and prepared in a
pan or a heated iron plate. This bread is relatively
equivalent to the Indian flatbread chapati. The
name Regag itself is from the Arabic word "reqa"
which means thin. Khubz Regag is the most
traditional type of Emirati bread, and it is usually
made in Emirati homes, particularly for dinner
throughout Ramadan. Regag is served with the
meat dish Thareed (Fareed in some dialects).
However, some people like it sweet, so they roll
the bread and add some honey into it. It can also
be served with cheese and sugar.

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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS SECTION:
AYLIN POOR
SARAH NADIR
SDRAH ALHALOUCH
SHAHD ARJOMAND

FASHION
INCLUDES:
D R A W I N G
C O L O R S T O W E A R T H I S S P R I N G
F A M O U S P A I N T I N G S
T I P S T O E L E V A T E Y O U R A B A Y A
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D r a w i n g i s t h e a r t o r
t e c h n i q u e o f c r e a t i n g
d r a w i n g s o n a s u r f a c e ,
t y p i c a l l y p a p e r , u s i n g i n k ,
g r a p h i t e , c h a l k , c h a r c o a l , o r
c r a y o n m a r k s .
D r a w i n g a s a f o r m a l a r t i s t i c
d e v e l o p m e n t c a n b e
c h a r a c t e r i z e d a s t h e
p r i m a r i l y l i n e a r r e n d i t i o n o f
v i s i b l e w o r l d o b j e c t s , a s
w e l l a s v i s u a l
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s o f i d e a s ,
f e e l i n g s , a t t i t u d e s ,
e m o t i o n s , a n d f a n t a s i e s ,
s y m b o l s , a n d e v e n a b s t r a c t
f o r m s . T h i s t e r m , o n t h e
o t h e r h a n d , e n c o m p a s s e s a l l
g r a p h i c a r t s a n d t e c h n i q u e s
t h a t , l i k e p a i n t i n g , p l a c e a
g r e a t e r f o c u s o n f o r m o r
s h a p e t h a n m a s s a n d c o l o r .
D r a w i n g d i f f e r s f r o m g r a p h i c
p r i n t i n g p r o c e s s e s i n t h a t
t h e r e i s a d i r e c t l i n k
b e t w e e n o u t p u t a n d
o u t c o m e .
W h i l e n o t e v e r y a r t w o r k h a s
h a d a d r a w i n g i n t h e f o r m o f
a p r e l i m i n a r y s k e t c h b e f o r e
i t , d r a w i n g i s t h e f o u n d a t i o n
o f a l l v i s u a l a r t s . T h e
d r a w i n g i s o f t e n c o n s u m e d
b y t h e f i n i s h e d w o r k o r l o s t
d u r i n g t h e p r o c e s s o f
c o m p l e t i o n .
A s a r e s u l t , t h e u t i l i t y o f a
g r o u n d p l a n d r a w i n g o f a
b u i l d i n g t o b e e r e c t e d
d i m i n i s h e s a s t h e b u i l d i n g
r i s e s . S i m i l a r l y , t h e p o i n t s
a n d l i n e s d r a w n o n a r a w
s t o n e b l o c k a r e a u x i l i a r y
s k e t c h e s f o r t h e s c u l p t u r e
t h a t w i l l b e c a r v e d o u t o f i t .
E v e r y p a i n t i n g i s e s s e n t i a l l y
m a d e u p o f l i n e s a n d p r e -
s k e t c h e d m a i n c o n t o u r s ,
w h i c h a r e t h e n c o n s o l i d a t e d
i n t o c o l o u r e d s u r f a c e s a s
t h e w o r k p r o g r e s s e s .
D r a w i n g s a r e t h e m a t e r i a l
f o u n d a t i o n o f m u r a l , w a l l ,
a n d b o o k p a i n t i n g s , a s
s h o w n b y a g r o w i n g
a b u n d a n c e o f d i s c o v e r i e s
a n d i n v e s t i g a t i o n s .
P r e l i m i n a r y s k e t c h e s c a n
e i t h e r o n l y s h o w t h e k e y
c o n t o u r s o r c a n p r e d i c t t h e
f i n a l e x e c u t i o n d o w n t o t h e
s m a l l e s t l e v e l . T h e y m a y
a l s o b e m e r e l y e x p l o r a t o r y
d r a w i n g s . T h i s m e t h o d w a s
w i d e l y u s e d f o r m o n u m e n t a l
m u r a l s e v e n b e f o r e t h e
i n v e n t i o n o f s m a l l - s c a l e
d r a w i n g .
S i n o p i a — t h e
p r e l i m i n a r y s k e t c h c o n t a i n e d
o n i t s o w n l a y e r o n t h e w a l l
u n d e r t h e f r e s c o , o r
p a i n t i n g o n f r e s h l y s p r e a d ,
d a m p p l a s t e r — b r i n g s a w o r k
t h a t w a s m e r e l y t e c h n i c a l
p l a n n i n g t o t h e p o i n t t h a t i t
b e c o m e s a f o r m a l d r a w i n g
r e f l e c t i n g a n a r t i s t i c
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An absolute must! Purple is a color that
compliments every skin tone, and is often
overlooked. Add a few purple pieces to
your spring wardrobe and make a
statement.
PURPLE
What came off as a weird combination at
start, is now the perfect duo for spring.
Inspired by the colors of the season itself,
you’re bound to bloom wearing this color
couple!
PINK & BROWN
The classic of the neutrals, beige works
well in every season, but we personally
ADORE it in the spring. If you’re a classy
spring-er, this is the route to take.
BEIGE
As long as you don't live under a rock, we are
certain you are fully aware of the world’s new
favorite color! Being the perfect color for a
soft spring look is just another reason to love
it.
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Here are some of the greatest painters:
Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci, “Mona Lisa,”
Rembrandt.
Vincent van Gogh.
Paul Cézanne.
Claude Monet.
The best painter is said to be Leonardo da Vinci; he
was a renaissance painter (1452-1519). He is
extremely famous for his iconic paintings Mona lisa
and last supper. He was a great inspiration for many
people and current painters. What made him special
from other painters was that he painted pictures that
connected with science and nature. Infact Leonardo da
Vinci was uneducated and did not go to school. He
learned to paint naturally. He was self taught and that's
what makes him special.
The Mona Lisa is an oil painting by Italian artist,
Leonardo da Vinci. Which was completed in 1506, it is
a portrait of a woman sitting which is set with a
landscape that resembles the sky, trees, river. The
Mona Lisa painting is one of the most famous works of
art; it is also the most valuable painting. What makes it
special is that it is very realistic portrait of a real human
being.
Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her
Son
That is Done by claude monet a french paintest it is a
painting that is trying to convey the feeling of a family
outing it describes the woman spending time with her
son outside during the beautiful sunny weather.The
parasol, and the dress of Madame Monet are symbols
of status, The parasol also symbolizes protection. It
was painted in 1875.
Starry night by Vincent van Gogh
The famous starry night by Vincent van Gogh is
considered to be one of his greatest creations to date.
He is a dutch painter and he painted it in June 1889.
Starry night conveys strong feelings of hope through
the bright lights of the stars shining down over the dark
landscape and night. His bold use of oils and
paintbrushes made him rather a unique artist that
everyone soon began to treasure.
Painting is an artwork that is created using colors that
could be on paper or canvas. The pigments can be in a
wet or dry form.Painting was introduced 20,000 years
ago, people found a way to use charcoal, and
minerals, and use the colored powders to create
images.
The first paintings ever made by humans was 42,000
years ago, located in the Cave of Nerja, in Málaga,
Spain. And since then painting has been very popular
as many people tried to paint for living in order to sell
and earn some money, however some painted to
entertain themselves or because they tried to express
their feelings by painting.
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INSESSES
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S H O P G L O O M Y
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Other
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brand
treasure my collaborations,
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all
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and we never look at
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think
but magnificent
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experiences in my
learning
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this journey, I have
Throughout
many valuable life
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but the pillar to
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is impossible as long as
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work hard, and truly
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and elegantly refined
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garments.
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nothing but classical
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minimal delicacy, and
simplicity,
femininity. We aspire to
modern
our traditional pieces,
elevate
making sure to keep the
yet
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brands uniquely, and
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interview with
An
Al Mulla
Yasmin
@ynmdubai
(Creative Director)
years from now.
each
accomplishment
live each stage, to observe,
and
our time to elevate in any
take
heart. I treasure my
my
all of them —
collaborations,

education is your strongest tool that no one can take away. Have faith in yourself,
Your
your own path, and believe in achieving your goals by yourself. You are living in a
create
where everyone is being supported in way so many levels, use your chances,
country
your education, treasure your dreams, and believe in your ambitious, and
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@Trio.ae
Can’t stop thinking about these delicious Rocky Roads from @Trio.ae.
Set up by triplets and based in Dubai. They run this home business where
they deliver some of the yummiest desserts to your doorstep. Do make
sure to check them out. plus, for every item purchased, a percentage
goes to donation.
0508666838
@ T R I O . A E

say it's a modern, fun, little accessory store!
"I'd
can find unique statement pieces here or, you
You
work with us to customize the perfect
can
for you!"
necklace/bracelet
Gloomy, which is run by a fellow senior, is an
Shop
shop that provides for the teenagers who
online
to be trendy. Most stores in malls are either
like
for children or are luxury accessory
mainly
which are way out of budget for the
stores
kid. Shop Gloomy aims to help teenagers
average
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find their own style in an affordable, cute way.
@ S H O P _ G L O O M Y

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