An Essay on Life………?!
An Essay on Life………?!
(Title inspired by Alexander Pope)
Marwa Talaat
Third Year
GRADE: ––/20
• INTRODUCTION: Doubleness of Our Society
Who are we? Where are we? In Saudi Arabia, in America, or in Egypt…………? Really, I don't know. There are no distinguishing features for our society – the EGYPTIAN society.
• BODY: Shots from the Life of Our Society
SHOT 1:
Walking along the busy streets of Cairo will show you the great diversity of the Egyptians: a woman is dressed totally in black; another dressed in Shakira-like clothes, while another is a mixture of both. This is only one chapter in a long story called Contradictions.
SHOT 2:
It is interesting to count how many times one said something but did another, not only in one’s whole life but in one’s daily life. I wonder what on earth is that when a lady keeps on criticising how young ladies wear, act, or talk, while her daughter wears, acts, or talks in the same way.
SHOT 3:
Whether you realise this attitude of doubleness or not, it does exist. For instance, when someone is a VIP, people shut their eyes when he commits a fatal mistake. However, they can see his trivial mistakes quite directly when he quits his position.
SHOT 4:
In addition, when a young man smokes, his parents consider this a violation of propriety. When they themselves smoke, they consider it a right.
SHOT 5:
Contradictions are most clear in emotional aspects, as one expresses feelings that are not part of his/her character or totally opposite to his/her own character just to gain the other partner’s admiration.
SHOT 6:
We have to ask ourselves why this does happen in our society. First, we were asked to hide the truth since we were in the cradle (e.g. when there is a phone for your papa, and he orders you to tell the one who calls him that he is absent). Second, transparency is not accepted in our society. Last but not least, we are confused between our Egyptian culture with all its beliefs and the different beliefs imported to us via satellites.
• CONCLUSION: Recommendations
To solve this problem, we have to recognise that self-awareness and transparency are the main keys to this problem. One has to be aware of his mistakes and be brave enough to face them. A piece of advice is to be presented: search for doubleness in yourself!!!!
(Title inspired by Alexander Pope)
Marwa Talaat
Third Year
GRADE: ––/20
• INTRODUCTION: Doubleness of Our Society
Who are we? Where are we? In Saudi Arabia, in America, or in Egypt…………? Really, I don't know. There are no distinguishing features for our society – the EGYPTIAN society.
• BODY: Shots from the Life of Our Society
SHOT 1:
Walking along the busy streets of Cairo will show you the great diversity of the Egyptians: a woman is dressed totally in black; another dressed in Shakira-like clothes, while another is a mixture of both. This is only one chapter in a long story called Contradictions.
SHOT 2:
It is interesting to count how many times one said something but did another, not only in one’s whole life but in one’s daily life. I wonder what on earth is that when a lady keeps on criticising how young ladies wear, act, or talk, while her daughter wears, acts, or talks in the same way.
SHOT 3:
Whether you realise this attitude of doubleness or not, it does exist. For instance, when someone is a VIP, people shut their eyes when he commits a fatal mistake. However, they can see his trivial mistakes quite directly when he quits his position.
SHOT 4:
In addition, when a young man smokes, his parents consider this a violation of propriety. When they themselves smoke, they consider it a right.
SHOT 5:
Contradictions are most clear in emotional aspects, as one expresses feelings that are not part of his/her character or totally opposite to his/her own character just to gain the other partner’s admiration.
SHOT 6:
We have to ask ourselves why this does happen in our society. First, we were asked to hide the truth since we were in the cradle (e.g. when there is a phone for your papa, and he orders you to tell the one who calls him that he is absent). Second, transparency is not accepted in our society. Last but not least, we are confused between our Egyptian culture with all its beliefs and the different beliefs imported to us via satellites.
• CONCLUSION: Recommendations
To solve this problem, we have to recognise that self-awareness and transparency are the main keys to this problem. One has to be aware of his mistakes and be brave enough to face them. A piece of advice is to be presented: search for doubleness in yourself!!!!
posted by Happy-Go-Lucky @ 9:37 PM
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