<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196</id><updated>2016-03-31T08:11:59.238+03:00</updated><category term="Cyprus"/><category term="World"/><category term="Culture"/><category term="Videos"/><category term="Environment"/><category term="Events"/><category term="Quote of the day"/><category term="politics"/><category term="Refreshing"/><category term="Inspiring"/><category term="opinion"/><category term="Multimedia"/><category term="Well-being"/><category term="Weird"/><category term="Theme"/><category term="Economy"/><category term="Greek"/><category term="Funny"/><category term="Technology"/><category term="freedom"/><category term="Art"/><category term="English"/><category term="Music"/><category term="procrastination"/><category term="think tank"/><category term="Europe"/><category term="science"/><category term="mahallas"/><category term="philosophy"/><category term="photo of the month"/><category term="Poetry"/><category term="petition"/><category term="post-it"/><category term="my opinion"/><category term="Internet"/><category term="plainbananas"/><category term="social media"/><category term="explosion"/><category term="plain bananas"/><category term="tragedy"/><category term="blast"/><category term="Events Calendar"/><category term="Literature"/><category term="Movies"/><category term="Recipes"/><category term="human rights"/><category term="Civil Society"/><category term="global education"/><category term="Democracy Building"/><category term="peace"/><category term="youth"/><category term="TED"/><category term="creative writing"/><category term="digital media"/><category term="social issues"/><category term="deadlines"/><category term="media"/><category term="deadline"/><category term="free market"/><category term="minorities"/><category term="social change"/><category term="sports"/><category term="Equality"/><category term="Solidarity"/><category term="crisis"/><category term="poll"/><category term="street parade"/><category term="travel"/><category term="Documentrary"/><category term="Living"/><category term="Social Documentary"/><category term="acta"/><category term="book review"/><category term="column"/><category term="history"/><category term="larnaka"/><category term="Anonymous"/><category term="Eleni Artemiou Fotiadou"/><category term="Gurgenc Korkmazel"/><category term="Limassol"/><category term="books"/><category term="carnival"/><category term="competition"/><category term="foinikoudes"/><category term="free"/><category term="health"/><category term="rants"/><category term="rebetiko"/><category term="reform"/><category term="vigil"/><category term="workshops"/><title type='text'>Mahallas</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/-/Literature'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/search/label/Literature'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>mahallas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10306020631069343003</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-3610572271815243123</id><published>2013-06-04T23:51:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2013-06-04T23:52:55.329+03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="creative writing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Eleni Artemiou Fotiadou"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gurgenc Korkmazel"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="social change"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="social issues"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="workshops"/><title type='text'>Σειρά δωρεάν εργαστηρίων δημιουργικής γραφής: ο λόγος ως δύναμη κοινωνικού μετασχηματισμού</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Tο πρόγραμμα &lt;a href=&quot;http://louizamallouri.wordpress.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;‘Διαβάζοντας τις Γραμμές’&lt;/a&gt;,  σε συνεργασία με το &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cybby.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Σύνδεσμο Παιδικού και Νεανικού Βιβλίου&lt;/a&gt;, οργανώνει  μια σειρά από δωρεάν εργαστήρια δημιουργικής γραφής ανοιχτά σε νέους στην Κύπρο (15-35). &amp;nbsp;Τα εργαστήρια διεξάγονται σε μια  φιλική και υποστηρικτική ατμόσφαιρα και έχουν σκοπό να ενημερώσουν, να  ενθαρρύνουν και να δώσουν ερεθίσματα στους συμμετέχοντες/στις  συμμετέχουσες να χρησιμοποιήσουν την δημιουργική γραφή ως ένα μέσο κοινωνικής κριτικής και παρέμβασης. Ακολουθούν οι σχετικές λεπτομέρειες:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;8 Ιουνίου Εργαστήρι Δημιουργικής Γραφής από την Ελένη Αρτεμίου-Φωτιάδου&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;result_box&quot; lang=&quot;el&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;Η Ελένη&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;Αρτεμίου&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;atn&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;Φωτιάδου, &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;​​ποιήτρια και πεζογράφος&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;προσφέρει&lt;/span&gt; ένα&lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt; ενεργητικό&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;εργαστήριο σχετικά με&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;το πώς η&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;αφήγηση&lt;/span&gt; μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;ως ένα αποτελεσματικό μέσο για&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;την ανάδειξη και αύξηση της ευαισθητοποίησης&lt;/span&gt; όσον αφορά σε&lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt; θέματα&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;κοινωνικής&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;πολιτιστικής και πολιτικής σημασίας&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hNxh443_Azo/Ua5RwV1KQYI/AAAAAAAAAA0/NXEe4NP0qSk/s1600/Writing1-A5.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hNxh443_Azo/Ua5RwV1KQYI/AAAAAAAAAA0/NXEe4NP0qSk/s320/Writing1-A5.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;15 Ιουνίου Εργαστήρι Δημιουργικής Γραφής από τον Gürgenç Korkmazel&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;result_box&quot; lang=&quot;el&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;O Gürgenç&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;Korkmazel&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;συγγραφέας και&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;ποιητής&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;συζητά τις προκλήσεις&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;που αντιμετωπίζει ένας&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;κοινωνικά&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;συνειδητοποιημένος καλλιτέχνης&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;και προσφέρει&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;ένα&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;διαδραστικό εργαστήρι&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;σχετικά με το πώς &lt;/span&gt;η &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;δημιουργική γραφή μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως ένα μέσο&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;προς&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;επίτευξη κοινωνικών&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;αλλαγών&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N83Q6s-ayFc/Ua5SGpdsH-I/AAAAAAAAAA8/qZe082jbv7Q/s1600/Writing2-A5.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N83Q6s-ayFc/Ua5SGpdsH-I/AAAAAAAAAA8/qZe082jbv7Q/s320/Writing2-A5.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Όλα τα εργαστήρια ξεκινούν στις  11:00 π.μ. και τελειώνουν στις 13:00 μ.μ. στο Σπίτι της Συνεργασίας,  Μάρκου Δράκου 28, Ουδέτερη Ζώνη, Λευκωσία, 1102. Δωρεάν αντίτυπα έργων  των καλλιτεχνών θα δοθούν σε όλους του συμμετέχοντες/τις συμμετέχουσες. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Λόγω περιορισμένων θέσεων, συμβουλεύεστε να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή στο &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:readingthelines@hotmail.com&quot;&gt;readingthelines@hotmail.com &lt;/a&gt;Όλα τα απαραίτητα υλικά θα προσφερθούν.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να βρείτε &lt;a href=&quot;http://louizamallouri.wordpress.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;εδώ.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/3610572271815243123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/3610572271815243123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/3610572271815243123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-post.html' title='Σειρά δωρεάν εργαστηρίων δημιουργικής γραφής: ο λόγος ως δύναμη κοινωνικού μετασχηματισμού'/><author><name>Louiza</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16332059079406969794</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hNxh443_Azo/Ua5RwV1KQYI/AAAAAAAAAA0/NXEe4NP0qSk/s72-c/Writing1-A5.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-1219769491134342675</id><published>2013-05-14T21:30:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2013-05-14T21:37:05.628+03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="competition"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="creative writing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cyprus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="social issues"/><title type='text'>Διαγωνισμός Δημιουργικής Γραφής: Η Δύναμη του Λόγου για Αλλαγή</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;To&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; πρόγραμμα ‘&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Reading &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Lines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Transformative &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Power &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Words&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;’ («Διαβάζοντας τις γραμμές:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; η&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; Δύναμη του Λόγου για Αλλαγή») αξιοποιεί αρχές της παιδαγωγικής κριτικού  γραμματισμού με σκοπό να ενθαρρύνει και να καθοδηγήσει τους νεαρούς  Κύπριους να χρησιμοποιήσουν δημιουργική γραφή / αφήγηση ως ένα περίτεχνο  εργαλείο για να εκφραστούν για θέματα τα οποία τους είναι σημαντικά.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; Λογοτεχνικά έργα που αντικρίζουν τις αδικίες της εποχής μας συμβάλλουν  στη δημιουργία μιας γενιάς κοινωνικά ενεργών δημιουργών, οι οποίοι  χρησιμοποιούν τον λόγο για να εκφράζονται σε θέματα για τα οποία νιώθουν  έντονα,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; συμμετέχοντας ενεργά στην κοινωνική κριτική.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://louizamallouri.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/the-power-of-words-teaser_with-reading-the-lines-logo-medium.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://louizamallouri.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/the-power-of-words-teaser_with-reading-the-lines-logo-medium.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Σας  καλούμε να υποβάλετε μια κοινωνικής πλοκής σύντομη ιστορία, η οποία  βρίσκεται σε αλληλεπίδραση αλλά και θίγει κοινωνικά φαινόμενα ή αδικίες  της εποχής μας. Αφηγηθείτε μια ιστορία, η οποία να αναφέρεται σε ένα  σημαντικό για σας θέμα, όχι πέραν των 1500 λέξεων, που να καταπιάνεται  δημιουργικά με θέματα κοινωνικής, πολιτικής ή πολιτιστικής σημασίας. Για  παράδειγμα, την εμπορία ανθρώπων, την παιδική κακοποίηση, την παιδική  εργασία, τον εκφοβισμό, τα περιβαλλοντικά προβλήματα, τον ρατσισμό, την  παγκόσμια φτώχεια, τον πόλεμο, την τρομοκρατία, την ανεργία και άλλα.  Ψάχνουμε για δυνατά αφηγηματικά κείμενα (σύντομες ιστορίες), τα οποία  συμβάλλουν στην ανάδειξη τέτοιων προβλημάτων μέσω της τέχνης της  αφήγησης.&amp;nbsp;Στους νικητές θα δοθούν χρηματικά βραβεία (300€, 200€, 100€)  καθώς και βιβλία λογοτεχνίας.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Όροι συμμετοχής&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 0; text-align: justify;&quot; type=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormalCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Στον διαγωνισμό μπορούν να πάρουν μέρος άτομα κάτοικοι Κύπρου, 15-35 ετών.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormalCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Το κείμενο μπορεί να είναι στην ελληνική, τουρκική ή αγγλική γλώσσα.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Το κείμενο δεν πρέπει να ξεπερνά τις&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; 1500 λέξεις.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Τελευταία ημερομηνία συμμετοχής&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; η&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; 9η Ιουνίου 2013.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Τρόπος υποβολής: Το κείμενο να αποσταλεί στην ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;readingthelines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;@&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;hotmail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; ως συνημμένο αρχείο &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;word&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;, με διπλό διάστημα μεταξύ των γραμμών, σε γραμματοσειρά&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Arial&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; 12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;pt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;.  Ο τίτλος του αφηγήματός σας να είναι στο πάνω μέρος του κειμένου. Στον  κορμό του ηλεκτρονικού μηνύματος να αναφέρετε μόνο το όνομα και την  ηλικία σας.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Ο  διαγωνισμός πραγματοποιείται από τον Κυπριακό Σύνδεσμο Παιδικού και  Νεανικού Βιβλίου εξ ονόματος του προγράμματος «Διαβάζοντας τις Γραμμές».&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; Το «Διαβάζοντας τις Γραμμές» είναι μέρος του χρηματοδοτούμενου από το &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;UNDP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;ACT&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; προγράμματος &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Youth &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Power &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Small &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Grants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;.  Οι απόψεις που εκφράζονται στην παρούσα ανακοίνωση είναι προσωπικές του  συγγραφέα και δεν αντιπροσωπεύουν απαραίτητα εκείνες του &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Youth &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Power&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;, των Ηνωμένων Εθνών ή των χωρών μελών, της &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;UNDP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; ή της &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;USAID&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EL&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το πρόγραμμα μπορείτε να βρείτε &lt;a href=&quot;https://louizamallouri.wordpress.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;εδώ&lt;/a&gt;, ενώ μπορείτε να βρείτε τη σελίδα του &#39;Reading the Lines&#39; στο Facebook &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/ReadingTheLines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;εδώ.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/1219769491134342675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/1219769491134342675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/1219769491134342675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post.html' title='Διαγωνισμός Δημιουργικής Γραφής: Η Δύναμη του Λόγου για Αλλαγή'/><author><name>Louiza</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16332059079406969794</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-8939298781080356948</id><published>2012-10-30T22:18:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2012-10-30T23:14:08.588+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="creative writing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cyprus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><title type='text'>Creative Writing Competition: ‘the Other’ in the stories we tell about ourselves</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;h style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Creative Writing Competition: ‘the Other’ in the stories we tell about ourselves&lt;/h&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/h&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNdq9COA25Y/UJA0WZawRTI/AAAAAAAAAAM/h8iUVy6UMPo/s1600/teasercreativewriting10logos.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;427&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNdq9COA25Y/UJA0WZawRTI/AAAAAAAAAAM/h8iUVy6UMPo/s640/teasercreativewriting10logos.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Use this picture as a visual prompt to write your story&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Use this picture as a source of inspiration to write a short story of 1500 words maximum and send it to &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:readingthelines@hotmail.com&quot;&gt;readingthelines@hotmail.com&lt;/a&gt; by the 9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; of December 2012 to get a chance to win 300€, 200€ and 100€ as well as  books of youth literature. You will also have the opportunity to get  your work published in a forthcoming collection of stories, scheduled  for release in January 2013!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Here are some further prompts which can get the creative process going:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe an imaginary encounter with a person/group you have long considered different than you.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Think of something you consider as a stereotype regarding a particular person/group and start your story with that sentence.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You are in a room full of people and you are the only one who is ………….. there. Describe your feelings and what is happening.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the following quote in your story: ‘Don’t be afraid of what is different and unfamiliar, but fear of what’s inside you’&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Terms:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Open to: people residing in Cyprus, ages 15 to 35 (also to students who are temporarily abroad)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Permitted languages: Greek, Turkish or English&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Word limit: 1500 words maximum&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deadline: 9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; of December&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;The competition is run by Cyprus  Association on Books for Young People for the project ‘Reading the  Lines’. ‘Reading the Lines’ is Youth Power Small Grants project, funded  by UNDP-ACT. The views expressed in this announcement are those of the  author and do not necessarily represent those of Youth Power, the United  Nations or its Member States, UNDP or USAID. Find more details in English, Greek and Turkish &lt;a href=&quot;http://louizamallouri.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/creative-writing-competition/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/8939298781080356948/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2012/10/creative-writing-competition-other-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/8939298781080356948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/8939298781080356948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2012/10/creative-writing-competition-other-in.html' title='Creative Writing Competition: ‘the Other’ in the stories we tell about ourselves'/><author><name>Louiza</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16332059079406969794</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNdq9COA25Y/UJA0WZawRTI/AAAAAAAAAAM/h8iUVy6UMPo/s72-c/teasercreativewriting10logos.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-2813268040175250707</id><published>2012-02-08T14:36:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2012-02-08T14:40:20.946+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="column"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cyprus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Greek"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mahallas"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="opinion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="procrastination"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Refreshing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="think tank"/><title type='text'>Μια ενδιαφέρουσα απάντηση στο περιοδικό Ταχυδρόμος από τον Αλκίνοο Ιωαννίδη</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kwNBO3QjMa4/SPYkaZ4gmpI/AAAAAAAAEY0/zKu7ukU0fzU/s1600/ANATOLI.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kwNBO3QjMa4/SPYkaZ4gmpI/AAAAAAAAEY0/zKu7ukU0fzU/s1600/ANATOLI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;Αγαπητέ Ταχυδρόμε,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Στις 26/4/06, έγραψες σε ανώνυμο σχόλιό σου:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;«Ε  όχι... Τραγούδια από την παράδοση της Κύπρου στον σύγχρονο κόσμο  περιέχει, όπως λένε οι παραγωγοί του, ο νέος δίσκος των Αλκίνοου  Ιωαννίδη και Μιλτιάδη Παπαστάμου «΄Που Δύσην ως Ανατολήν» με καραμπινάτο  ορθογραφικό λάθος στον τίτλο, η αιτιατική καθαρευούσης της Δύσεως είναι  Δύσιν, ουδέποτε συναντάται με «η» ούτε εις την παραδοσιακήν Κυπριακήν.  Στην παράδοση της γλώσσας υπήρξαν πολλοί αγράμματοι καθαρευουσιάνοι,  στην διαχρονία της (σήμερα δηλαδή) υπάρχουν πολλοί αγράμματοι  δημοτικιστές. Αν είναι και κουλτουριάρηδες...»&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Δε συνηθίζω  να απαντώ ούτε σε &quot;καλά&quot; ούτε σε &quot;κακά&quot; δημοσιεύματα, ιδιαίτερα όταν  ασχολούνται με το καλλιτεχνικό περιεχόμενο της εργασίας μου. Αφού  ανέλαβα όμως τη γλωσσική επιμέλεια του εν λόγω δίσκου, αντικείμενο έξω  από τις συνήθεις μου δραστηριότητες, έχω και την ευθύνη, αγαπητέ ανώνυμε  συντάκτη, να απαντήσω.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alkinoos.gr/el/archive/texts/169-apantisi-sto-periodiko-tahydromos.html&quot;&gt;Πατήστε εδώ&lt;/a&gt; για την συνέχεια του άρθρου.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/2813268040175250707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/2813268040175250707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/2813268040175250707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post.html' title='Μια ενδιαφέρουσα απάντηση στο περιοδικό Ταχυδρόμος από τον Αλκίνοο Ιωαννίδη'/><author><name>A-N-T-S</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kwNBO3QjMa4/SPYkaZ4gmpI/AAAAAAAAEY0/zKu7ukU0fzU/s72-c/ANATOLI.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-3009360784975084328</id><published>2011-10-28T14:55:00.004+03:00</published><updated>2011-10-28T15:02:39.535+03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="creative writing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cyprus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Greek"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="my opinion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="opinion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="politics"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Quote of the day"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="think tank"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>Ράσσελ: περί &quot;αγέλης&quot;</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3419450354_4586d8e526_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 197px;&quot; src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3419450354_4586d8e526_o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;...Μεταφράζω πρόχειρα ένα απόσπασμα από το κείμενο του B. Russell, &lt;i&gt;The Reconciliation of Individuality and Citizenship&lt;/i&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;...Η έλλειψη ανοχής για την εκκεντρικότητα είναι εντονότερη στα πιό ηλίθια  παιδιά, που τείνουν να θεωρούν τα ιδιαίτερα γούστα των έξυπνων παιδιών  κατακριτέα. Όταν οι Αρχές είναι επίσης ηλίθιες (κάτι που μπορεί να  συμβεί), τείνουν να παίρνουν το μέρος των ανόητων παιδιών και συναινούν  στην κακομεταχείριση εκείνων που διαθέτουν νοημοσύνη. Σε αυτή την  περίπτωση, δημιουργείται μια κοινωνία όπου όλες οι σημαντικές θέσεις  καταλαμβάνονται από εκείνους των οποίων η βλακεία ικανοποιεί την αγέλη...&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Για την συνέχεια του κειμένου &lt;a href=&quot;http://nonomad.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_27.html&quot;&gt;πατήστε εδώ&lt;/a&gt;.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/3009360784975084328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_28.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/3009360784975084328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/3009360784975084328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_28.html' title='Ράσσελ: περί &quot;αγέλης&quot;'/><author><name>A-N-T-S</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-2483926960037334944</id><published>2011-10-25T17:58:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T18:00:39.335+03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="book review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="creative writing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="English"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Inspiring"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Movies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Multimedia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="opinion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="procrastination"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Quote of the day"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="think tank"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>Stephen King on Harry Potter vs Twilight</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lryhidrITd1qcgjxjo1_500.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;&quot; src=&quot;http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lryhidrITd1qcgjxjo1_500.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/2483926960037334944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2011/10/stephen-king-on-harry-potter-vs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/2483926960037334944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/2483926960037334944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2011/10/stephen-king-on-harry-potter-vs.html' title='Stephen King on Harry Potter vs Twilight'/><author><name>A-N-T-S</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-5677213051948784680</id><published>2011-05-02T02:08:00.006+03:00</published><updated>2011-05-02T02:46:36.696+03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cyprus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><title type='text'>the social mechanism</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cAl3eg2UOTo/Tb3wDELzsiI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Y-Wwov1FKZk/s1600/diagonal_confusion_in_3d_1_b79c3f3190cc009a76c37b0069a9cd33.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cAl3eg2UOTo/Tb3wDELzsiI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Y-Wwov1FKZk/s320/diagonal_confusion_in_3d_1_b79c3f3190cc009a76c37b0069a9cd33.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601897446972305954&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;body&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:100%;color:black;&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;a&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;a&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&quot;As in the political sphere, the child is taught that he is free, a  democrat, with a free will and a free mind, lives in a free country,  makes his own decisions.  At the same time he is a prisoner of the  assumptions and dogmas of his time, which he does not question, because  he has never been told they exist.  By the time a young person has  reached the age when he has to choose (we still take it for granted that  a choice is inevitable) between the arts and the sciences, he often  chooses the arts because he feels that here is humanity, freedom,  choice.  He does not know that he is already moulded by a system:  he  does not know that the choice itself is the result of a false dichotomy  rooted in the heart of our culture.  Those who do sense this, and who  don&#39;t wish to subject themselves to further moulding, tend to leave, in a  half-unconscious, instinctive attempt to find work where they won&#39;t be  divided against themselves.  With all our institutions, from the police  force to academia, from medicine to politics, we give little attention  to the people who leave—that process of elimination that goes on all the  time and which excludes, very early, those likely to be original and  reforming, leaving those attracted to a thing because that is what they  are already like.  A young policeman leaves the Force saying he doesn&#39;t  like what he has to do.  A young teacher leaves teaching, here idealism  snubbed.  This social mechanism goes almost unnoticed—yet it is as  powerful as any in keeping our institutions rigid and oppressive.&lt;/span&gt;&quot;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature 2007)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It just makes me think whether this is what we are experiencing  subconsciously in Cyprus. Young people coming up with new ideas, visions  for the future, but feeling suppressed by a social mechanism that  refuses to change. And in return, we end up adapting and reproducing the  same powerful structure, which we were dissatisfied with in the first  place.&lt;br /&gt;Do we often end up &quot;settling&quot; because it&#39;s easier?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:100%;color:black;&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;a&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/5677213051948784680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2011/05/as-in-political-sphere-child-is-taught.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/5677213051948784680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/5677213051948784680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2011/05/as-in-political-sphere-child-is-taught.html' title='the social mechanism'/><author><name>iris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14684243848103090985</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Pke6y3VHCxU/SyUG9ZHWYZI/AAAAAAAAAAg/pCbGKYtLDwc/S220/the_week_15522_27.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cAl3eg2UOTo/Tb3wDELzsiI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Y-Wwov1FKZk/s72-c/diagonal_confusion_in_3d_1_b79c3f3190cc009a76c37b0069a9cd33.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-3828627913135719632</id><published>2011-04-27T21:10:00.005+03:00</published><updated>2011-04-27T21:41:31.521+03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="book review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><title type='text'>Téa Obreht: The Tiger&#39;s Wife</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkEOiW9XlyY/TbhiXZf5lUI/AAAAAAAAAD0/1QVnIc6IUeY/s1600/The-Tigers-Wife-COV_782133e.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkEOiW9XlyY/TbhiXZf5lUI/AAAAAAAAAD0/1QVnIc6IUeY/s320/The-Tigers-Wife-COV_782133e.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600334290756408642&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;The Orange Prize for Fiction, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman, announced the 2011 shortlist in April. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Celebrating its sixteenth anniversary this year, the Prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;One of the 6 shortlisted authors is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 19px; &quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9a_Obreht&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;Téa Obreht&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;who  is running for the prestigious Prize with her book &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;The Tiger&#39;s Wife. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 19px; &quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;The Tiger&#39;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Wife,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt; her first novel, is a vividly imagined work that draws on the folk culture of the Balkans, where Obreht was born. She lived in Yugoslavia until the age of 7, when the war prompted Obreht, her mother and grandparents to flee to Cyprus and Egypt. She now lives in Ithaca, New York. Among her many influences she includ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;es the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;  line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Yugoslav Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andric, Ernest Hemingway, and the children&#39;s writer Roald Dahl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reviews&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 28px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&quot;Not even Obreht’s place on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;The New Yorker&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;’s current “20 Under 40” list of exceptional writers will prepare readers for the transporting richness and surprise of this gripping novel of legends and loss…[Contains] moments of breathtaking magic, wildness and beauty…Every word, every scene, every thought is blazingly alive in this many-faceted, spellbinding, and rending novel of death, succor, and remembrance.” – &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Booklist&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;, starred review &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 28px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 28px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&quot;Ingeniously, Obreht juxtaposes [her protagonist’s] matter-of-fact narration with contemporary folk tales that are as simple, enthralling, and sometimes brutal as fables by Kipling or Dinesen…Filled with astonishing immediacy and presence, fleshed out with detail that seems firsthand, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;The Tiger’s Wife&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt; is all the more remarkable for being a product not of observation but imagination….Arrestingly, Obreht shows that you don’t have to go back centuries to find history transformed into myth; the process can occur within a lifetime is a gifted observer is on hand to record it.”  – Liesl Schillinger, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;The New York Times Book Review&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;, cover review &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 28px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:Arial, &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 28px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/3828627913135719632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2011/04/tea-obreht-tigers-wife.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/3828627913135719632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/3828627913135719632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2011/04/tea-obreht-tigers-wife.html' title='Téa Obreht: The Tiger&#39;s Wife'/><author><name>iris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14684243848103090985</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Pke6y3VHCxU/SyUG9ZHWYZI/AAAAAAAAAAg/pCbGKYtLDwc/S220/the_week_15522_27.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkEOiW9XlyY/TbhiXZf5lUI/AAAAAAAAAD0/1QVnIc6IUeY/s72-c/The-Tigers-Wife-COV_782133e.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-8542429925225410313</id><published>2009-11-26T03:56:00.017+02:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T20:42:35.544+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Art"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Inspiring"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Refreshing"/><title type='text'>The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1866–1943)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VKoCXEBIE8g/Sw3jiFPjpqI/AAAAAAAAAFI/qW2m31EFYmg/s1600/BeatrixPotter.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408228902204319394&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VKoCXEBIE8g/Sw3jiFPjpqI/AAAAAAAAAFI/qW2m31EFYmg/s320/BeatrixPotter.jpg&quot; style=&quot;cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 221px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;We recently found a little treasure in a a large skip in our neighbourhood. Among other things thrown in there (most of them in perfectly good condition) there was a wealth of childrens&#39; books, so we salvaged them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;We gave most away, but I decided to keep 3 of them for myself. They are 3 stories by Beatrix Potter. It broke my heart that anyone would throw them in the trash.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408229628113359026&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VKoCXEBIE8g/Sw3kMVdwkLI/AAAAAAAAAFo/TXnq7HX79jo/s200/peter-rabbit.jpg&quot; style=&quot;cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 147px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;I am a sucker for good stories and looking back, I think that Beatrix Potter&#39;s stories, among others, must have played a major part in the moulding of my baby brain. Peter Rabbit was one of my first heroes, and the adventures of Benjamin Bunny, Flopsy, Tiptoes, Mr.Tod and Tom Kitten filled my head in the most colourful way, aided of course by Potter&#39;s lovingly crafted illustrations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;But while so many people have known and loved her stories, few know about Potter&#39;s own tale, her life and her scientific aspirations. As an aspiring zoologist myself (apart from an established sucker for good stories), I feel that, like her characters, she has become one of my present heroes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Her parents didn&#39;t let her go to school and appointed her as their housekeeper, and she was rejected by the male-dominated scientific establishment of the time on the basis of gender. Despite everyone&#39;s disapproval and hinderance, she still went for it, fought for her work and for her own place in science.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408229502761304354&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VKoCXEBIE8g/Sw3kFCfgASI/AAAAAAAAAFg/gK9zcOEmaCs/s200/fungi-1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 151px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;She managed to become an expert mycologist, and was one of the first people to recognize that lichens were the product of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga. She made remarkable, detailed drawings of fossils, archaeological finds, mosses and lichens, wild flowers, microscope drawings and, most importantly, fungi. Despite being ignored by male scientists, she managed to get a paper presented to the Linnean Society by her chemist uncle (she wasn&#39;t allowed at the meeting ofcourse). In her later years, she became a farmer and sheep breeder and was involved in preserving the ecology and natural beauty of the Lake District. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;If she was given a break, she would have probably been a successful professional botanist or mycologist and made a great contribution to science. She earns my respect for developing her talents and intelligence the best way she could with what she had, trying hard for what she wanted, and outshining everyone else&#39;s expectations of her anyway. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;She gave a lot of land to the National Trust, she donated her scientific illustrations to the Armitt Trust, and she left us with the wealth of her books and her wonderful stories. She also left people in general, but women in particular, an invaluable inheritance- her own graceful battle against the establishment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;(So if you&#39;re ever thinking of throwing Peter Rabbit in the bin, don&#39;t. Or else.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/8542429925225410313/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2009/11/tale-of-beatrix-potter-18661943_26.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/8542429925225410313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/8542429925225410313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2009/11/tale-of-beatrix-potter-18661943_26.html' title='The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1866–1943)'/><author><name>n</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VKoCXEBIE8g/Sw3jiFPjpqI/AAAAAAAAAFI/qW2m31EFYmg/s72-c/BeatrixPotter.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-1154720932042400322</id><published>2009-09-30T21:04:00.005+03:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T20:42:35.801+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><title type='text'>&quot;1421 - The year China discovered the world&quot; by Gavin Menzies</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6XUSleFVQ/SsOe_nw_ocI/AAAAAAAAAAM/FXrRpfZFw00/s1600-h/1421.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6XUSleFVQ/SsOe_nw_ocI/AAAAAAAAAAM/FXrRpfZFw00/s200/1421.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387324395108671938&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. Their orders were &#39;to proceed all the way to the end of the earth&#39;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The voyage would last for two years and by the time the fleet returned, China was beginning its long, self-imposed isolation from the world. and so the great ships were left to rot, and the records of their journey destroyed. And with them, the knowledge that the Chinese had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan, reached America seventy years before Columbus, and Australia three hundred and fifty years before Cook.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The result of fifteen years research, &quot;1421&quot; is Gavin Menzies&#39; account of this remarkable journey, of his discoveries and the persuasive evidence to support them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A great book that is rewriting history!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/1154720932042400322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2009/09/year-china-discovered-world-by-gavin.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/1154720932042400322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/1154720932042400322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2009/09/year-china-discovered-world-by-gavin.html' title='&amp;quot;1421 - The year China discovered the world&amp;quot; by Gavin Menzies'/><author><name>n</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6XUSleFVQ/SsOe_nw_ocI/AAAAAAAAAAM/FXrRpfZFw00/s72-c/1421.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780143000388520196.post-2705068499426260543</id><published>2009-09-30T18:41:00.006+03:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T20:42:35.781+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GVeNrZhduu4/SsN8YElAaXI/AAAAAAAAACQ/vX1nno57S80/s1600-h/Littleprince.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GVeNrZhduu4/SsN8YElAaXI/AAAAAAAAACQ/vX1nno57S80/s320/Littleprince.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387286332252907890&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-font-style:italicfont-family:Helvetica;font-size:13.0pt;&quot;&gt;The Little Prince&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;font-size:13.0pt;&quot;&gt; (French: &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-style:italic&quot;&gt;Le Petit Prince&lt;/span&gt;), published in 1943, is Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s most famous novel. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Though considered to be a children’s book by many, The Little Prince makes several profound and idealistic observations about life and human nature.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;&quot;&gt;In its glorification of childlike innocence, &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: italic&quot;&gt;The Little Prince&lt;/span&gt; is also an indictment of the spiritual decay Saint-Exupéry perceived in humanity.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;&quot;&gt;The writer urges his readers to participate actively in the reading process, using their imaginations to assign deeper meaning to deceptively simple prose and poetry. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;&quot;&gt;Saint-Exupéry and his novel were certainly affected by the historical events of the time, but &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style:italic&quot;&gt;The Little Prince&lt;/span&gt; aspires to be a universal and timeless allegory about the importance of innocence and love. Indeed, since it was first published, &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style:italic&quot;&gt;The Little Prince&lt;/span&gt; has become one of the most widely translated books in the history of French literature (180 languages).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Apple Casual&amp;quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:large;&quot;&gt;“&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Futura;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:large;&quot;&gt;And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye”.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-Apple Casual&amp;quot;font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/feeds/2705068499426260543/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2009/09/little-prince-french-le-petit-prince_30.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/2705068499426260543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4780143000388520196/posts/default/2705068499426260543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mahallas.blogspot.com/2009/09/little-prince-french-le-petit-prince_30.html' title=''/><author><name>n</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GVeNrZhduu4/SsN8YElAaXI/AAAAAAAAACQ/vX1nno57S80/s72-c/Littleprince.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>