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One can be poor while having tons of money, whereas those who truly believe in God don’t hesitate to give, even if they are not so rich; it’s because they don’t have this poverty state of mind. That also explains why the Prophet used to give so much that his companions said he used to give in the manner of a person who fears no poverty; this is the example of the Prophet who wasn’t really rich as we know.

Let’s also look at some other indications of this Law of Optimism in Islam. The Prophet says “Ask God with firm conviction that He will answer your prayer.” Now imagine the state of mind of a person believing this saying of the Prophet. Imagine that you pray to God and ask Him for good and Halal things, then you go about in life certain that God’s mercy and generosity will give you what you wish. Imagine how much power this will give you, how much enthusiasm and how much hope! It’s true that God will not answer your prayer on the spot, not immediately, but you know He will, and your worries disappear.

The verse also links this attitude of asking for the bad to being hasty, notice that pessimism is usually connected to impatience as well; a pessimist loses hope as soon as he is challenged, whereas hope can’t be there without patience, because you don’t really expect the good to happen overnight. Reasonable and hopeful people realize that, so they are not hasty and impatient to have what they want.

An argument is good; a fight is not. Whereas the goal of a fight is to dominate your opponent, in an argument you succeed when you bring your audience over to your side

In the world of rhetoric, argument by the stick is no argument. It never persuades, it only inspires revenge.

After every fight I’d ask him, “Did you get the other kid to agree with you?”

In rhetoric, lying isn’t just a foul because it’s wrong, it’s a foul because it’s unpersuasive

Pathos happens to be the root word for “sympathy.”

Logos, ethos, and pathos appeal to the brain, gut, and heart of adult and kid alike. While our brain tries to sort the facts, our gut tells us whether we can trust the other person, and our heart makes us want to do something about it. They’re the essence of effective persuasion.

When my children made an honest attempt to persuade me to let them watch television, for instance, I gave in whenever possible: The win felt doubly rewarding to them.

My kids grew so fond of debate, in fact, that they disputed the TV itself. “Why should I eat candy that talks?”

It was as if I’d given them advertising immunization shots.

Indeed, as my children get older and more persuasive, I find myself losing more arguments than I win. They drive me crazy. They do me proud.  

How to earn maximum marks for summary? 1) Rearrange the sentence This hobby enriches one's geographical and historical knowledge of a country. (Arranged as) One's geographical and historical knowledge of a country can be enriched. 2) Replace some words with synonyms This would enhance family ties. This would strengthen family ties. (but make sure the new word does not change the meaning or the idea presented by the content point) 3) Add sequence connectors & conjunctions Example of sequence connectors: Firstly, Secondly, Next, Then, Moreover, Besides, etc. Example of conjunctions: and, or, etc. Example of sentence: Next, collecting coins enables us to widen our circle of friends and enhance our family ties. (arrange the points as they appear in the original text)

REMEMBER! Use simple and precise sentences to present your content points. Write the number of words at the bottom right of your answer. Do not exceed the word limit.

It does not matter in the slightest that children mature at different rates; what matters is that in general, this society believes that girls under the age of 16 are not yet ready to make decisions regarding their own sexual activity.

There are mental, psychological and also physiological elements to this need for protection.

The sexual act by itself could have implications for a child’s well-being, but a child from our society would surely be traumatised in the event that she got pregnant and had to face either childbirth or abortion. Furthermore in immature bodies, the experience can also be seriously harmful physically.

Yes, I have a dream. That one day teachers will be allowed to fulfil the purpose of their calling. To facilitate the impartation of knowledge, skills and experience. To mould young minds. To educate. To teach.

Borrowing The majority of the words used in modern English have been borrowed from other languages. Although most of our vocabulary comes from Latin and Greek (often by way of other European languages), English has borrowed words from more than 300 different languages around the world.

Clipping or Shortening Some new words are simply shortened forms of existing words

Neologisms or Creative Coinages Now and then, new products or processes inspire the creation of entirely new words.

Compounding A new word may also be created by combining two or more existing words

Conversion or Functional Shift New words are often formed by changing an existing word from one part of speech to another

Transfer of Proper Nouns Sometimes the names of people, places, and things become generalized vocabulary words.

Blends A blend (also called a portmanteau word) is a word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two or more other words.

Imitation of Sounds Words are also created by onomatopoeia, naming things by imitating the sounds that are associated with them

If a word's etymology is not the same as its definition, why should we care at all about word histories? Well, for one thing, understanding how words have developed can teach us a great deal about our cultural history. In addition, studying the histories of familiar words can help us to deduce the meanings of unfamiliar words, thereby enriching our vocabularies. Finally, word stories are often both entertaining and thought provoking.

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