Moments of Wonder and Ponder

  Photo by Tony Mucci on Unsplash Years and years ago, in a majestic palace adorned with gold chandeliers and silk carpets, there lived an honoured king who had gained the respect and love of his people for uplifting them from their poverty-stricken lives; he had made every person in his nation happy, except for his one and only son and child, the prince. The young prince neither smiled nor laughed, he sat all day miserable and deprived of happiness. The distressed king showered the prince with wealth and gave him beautiful women, camels and horses, but the prince was never happy.  "What do you want more, son?" asked the king.  The prince bowed his head and remained voiceless on his imposing throne. He was a pathetic sight. One day, before going to bed, the prince peered curiously from his lofty bedroom window. There appeared an old man tottering down a steep road, he hobbled and limped. The prince stared at the old man and watched him settle near a tree. The old man lai...

The house was large and rectangular, its structure determined that it was designed with much diligence. It stood in the center of an immaculate lawn, surrounded by common lilacs and Azaleas trimmed in bushes, bright - colored and vibrant -  creating a vivid and lively atmosphere. The subtle and soft fragrance of blooming flowers, breezy wind that encircled through made them swing and dance all along in different directions. A big, naturally carved pond was found in the corner, it had impressive, eye-catching, lively koi fish that swam through. Attractive garden chairs surrounded the big, wooden, table with an exquisite glass top. Sturdy light grey bricked walls surrounded the garden, the graceless bougainvilleas peered through the wall and reclined on it. A tall, broad, rectangular building stood connected to the right of the wall, it was built with luxurious precious stones that shone upon reflecting the sunlight, Tall, huge glossy French - windows gleamed, and the tilled steps th...

Photo by Norbert Kowalczyk on Unsplash The first of the sub atomic particle to be discovered in the atom was the electron. Physicists had learned to control and create electrical flows, however, to discover what electricity was, it required the separation of the properties of electricity from the wire or material which was impractical because when electricity flows through the wire or other material that creates an electric charge, it is impossible to separate the two. The method that could be executed in order to separate electricity from the particular materials that hold it was by studying the flow of electricity through a vacuum or near a vacuum. In 1858 Johann Geissler's invention of the improved air pump made it possible to extract sufficient air from a glass tube creating a near-vacuum in the tube. The Crookes tube contained a glass tube with a near-vacuum and a wire that carried along an electric current at one end called a cathode and at the other end, a positively charge...

An outline of a quest story. Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash Henry Fox was a 17 - year-old determined teenager who grew up with his grandmother. He lived an ordinary life of unpleasant occurrences and was mostly a dejected person until, after ongoing squabbles, he inherited his great grandfather's valuable, beyond price treasure that consisted of 95 pairs of gemstones, and many blue diamonds, also a map to another valuable treasure.  Before death, Henry was lucky enough to hear one of the last statements of his wise great grandfather at a young age when he requested Henry to vow to him in honesty that he will never let his relatives know that he inherited this treasure. Quite unfortunate for him, but after the death of his great grandfather, Henry came to an awareness that two of his past comrades had turned against him, Marlin and Edward. The two untrustworthy boys had accompanied Henry whilst he heard this advice from his great grandfather, to Henry's astonishment they ...

  free - verse beetle poem inspired by 'Baby tortoise' by D.H Lawrence   Tiny black beetle, you move so gently, gripping the surface with your slightly bent curves of your six legs,  wobbling slightly, chubby soot-black beetle... your abdomen shacking...your furry legs take you on voyages, through the mossy surfaces that clog your legs a little... hard roots, making you bob up and down. you're crouched back, and lowered head with lovely antennas of separated orange-coloured sections of three, so detailed... Dark, smooth chocolate. Innocent, bottom furry one... your body sliced smoothly into three, largest to smallest,  oh so gentle, tiny black beetle.

"We have undergone so much. Homo sapiens they are called? For what wisdom - do they even own?" he said as his luminous crown twitched vigorously. ''Enough, they think using their 'power' will stop us?'' he continued, "Despotism. Using that sort of 'power'!".  His face was unhappy and he sulked over every minute that passed by. He had known the hidden abilities that his team possessed but the fear of the future overcame every thought.  In a deep breath of two, certainty stuck the core. It wasn't the last minute, more was to come, for humankind was clueless and the future had to change. And that's how it all began... In 2019, December, in China's city Wuhan, in a very or absolute unknown world, more than what the naked eye was to see, in the unknown world of viruses, troops and troops, billions and billions, of red triangular crowned viruses with light gray bodies, and others with long blue crowns - most of them varying in c...

Poem 1. Red By Khadijah Dilshad Red is the lipstick that girls wear.  Cherry is my adorable teddy bear.  Rose are those cheeks that are squeezed.  Ruby are those lips when mom is pleased.  Blush is her face when she isn't pardoned.  Crimson is the lovely roses in my garden.  Tart is when the skin got atopy.  Scarlett is the lovely poppies.  Maroon is that handsome shirt. Rufous is the color of the tiny hummingbird. Poem 2. Grey By Khadijah Dilshad Grey is the little cheeky kitten.  Grey is the winter woolen mittens.  Grey is the dull college school bag.  Grey is the old throw away rag.  Grey is the rain that falls down.  Grey is the face of one who loses his crown.  Grey is the mind of the one with depression.  Grey is one that has a phenomenal obsession.                        

  On Dec 3,2018, an article was posted on BBC titled "TikTok, a Chinese video app, brings fun back to social media" written by Kevin Roose. This article refutes his post and explains the 'dark' side which many people wouldn't like to hear or admit about this video app that's so popular on social media, note that it's my personal opinion about it. Kevin Roose explains the 'wonderful' feeling he experienced after downloading TikTok and watching its videos.  " About an hour after downloading TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, I experienced a bizarre sensation, one I haven’t felt in a long time while on the internet. The knot in my chest loosened, my head felt injected with helium, and the corners of my mouth crept upward into a smile". Throughout the post, he describes TikTok and explains its features that are different from other social media and how this Chinese app has become extremely popular. He states how it brings 'happiness...

  No doubt computers have had a great influence and is a big advantage to our society. Car manufacturing robots are extremely useful and a great advantage to companies. Robots can improve quality and protect workers from dangerous and difficult tasks, and they are highly repeatable and precise and never tire or fail to do their job, they can work on a 24/7 working basis which makes things much faster.  One of the main advantages is that robots prevent a lot of dangerous risks to humans like keeping workers away from exposure to fumes from welding,painting and loud noises or lifting heavy objects from one place to another. They have another advantage that's a powerful asset to car manufacturing companies as robots 'vision' help machines do more precise work using laser and camera array that provides immediate feedback, this makes work more efficient in the assembly line. However, this doesn't mean robots need to take over the car manufacturing industry because humans are...

Art. A three letter word that has a great meaning, often misunderstood, interpreted and judged wrongly by many people. It's a way of describing one's feelings emotionally, physically, inwardly or outwardly, and it can be created in multiple different ways whether it be abstract, 2D or 3D or detailed. Many people misunderstand Art to be a 'waste' of time and give greater value to other topics, without really knowing what Art is, and how it has an impact on us. They keep questioning about art and if it's even that necessary? And most importantly, if it's valuable for our life? and if studying art is different from artistic freedom. Art helps bring out and eventually pour your emotions, feelings, from deep inside yourself into a blank piece of paper, canvas, object or basically anything you decide to express your inner thoughts to. It arouses happiness, contentment and fulfillment to the artist and brings out a natural uplifting emotion nobody can describe unless y...