The Wolf of Wall Street

If you are one of those who believe that money buys life and happiness, this is a movie that you really need to watch. However, if you don't change your mind afterwards, I advise you to reconsider your priorities. The movie is based on the true life of Jordan Belfor, a broker who made a big fortune by tricking and steeling, then lost...

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#StripforTuiton

"lets begin a #stripfortuiton campaign" ...

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The light in the ruins

This novel was my first experience with Chris Bohjalian and it was an encouraging beginning. Although, I rated this book on Goodreads with three stars out of five, I cannot deny that it was a great read and that anyone who enjoys historical/fiction novels will love it. It is Italy in 1955, when a weird crime happened. A woman, the...

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Fik tkhater w tes2al mjareb, bas a7sanlak tes2al hakim

I used to think that my mother has the cure for every pain! Seriously, she always has the right prescription: Rassik 3am youwja3ik è PANADOLE Gripe and fever èAdvil Waja3 zle3im èAntibiotics Last and not least: Nausea è MOTILLIUM Who really needs to go to a doctor and pay 100 000LL to get a prescription when you can simply ask your mother,...

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What doesn't kill you..makes you BRIAN ACTON!

“Every time you face failure, remember the 9 publishers who turned harry potter down.” I used to laugh at this saying. But now I guess we have to change it to: “every time you face failure, remember that Facebook turned Brian Acton down.” After being refused by both Twitter and Facebook, Brian Acton worked with one of his colleagues on a cellphone...

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12 Years a Slave

It’s hard to write about this movie without falling in the trap of writing about the slavery period in general and in the USA especially. This statement is what makes “12 years a slave” one of the greatest movies. The atmosphere that the director Steve McQueen has created transports you to another place and time. You’ll forget that you are watching...

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Jean Assi is not a Criminal!

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Voltaire Dear Mr. President,  I don’t know which is worse! Living in a country where anyone may insult his president without consequences or living in a country where we don’t have our basic rights and needs!  Jean Assi will go to Jail! What a...

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Jackie Chamoun

First Aline Lahoud then Jackie Chamoun: the stupidity of some Lebanese couldn't become more exposed. Like every subject in this country, Lebanese people just wont agree. Even when a talented girl sings in Arabic, a Lebanese song, in an international popular program and astonishes the whole jury and gives a positive image of Lebanon, you'll get...

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صديقي العزيز

بيروت في  2030  12-12 صديقي العزيز، مسافاتٌ كثيرةٌ هي تلك التي تفصلنا. بحارٌ، أوديةٌ، جبالٌ و مستقبلٌ غامض و غدٌ مخيف... إنه العام الثالت للحرب و ها أنا أجلس أمام أوراقي، أكتب لك رسالةً لا أعرف إن كنتُ سأستطيع أن أعبر الشارع لأضعها في مكتب البريد، ولست متأكدةً حتى إن كان مكتب البريد لا يزالأصلا ً قائماً. أكتب لك...

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The power of a question mark

Have you ever asked yourself about a life with no questions? What if Man has never asked a question? Would life be the way we know it? The obvious answer to such a question is NO, science and society would not progress without questions and curiosity. The evolution of mankind is based on questioning the unknown subject and finding (or trying...

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The Book Thief

“Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it.”  Finally, I decided to review the book thief. I know it has been year and a half since I read this book and I am not absolutely sure that I can remember everything about it, but after watching the movie,...

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V for Vendetta

“Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.”  I have watched this movie so many times and it's easily one of my favorites. The plot, based on a graphic novel by Alain Moore, is set in the near future, where Grand Britain is ruled by a totalitarian regime. Its leader...

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