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Larissa Singh in Public Writing, Private Lives

Jul 7, 2015

Break Up Tweets

Almost everyday I sign on Twitter and I see posts, of both females and males, referencing break ups. These tweets come in all different forms: sad quotes, song lyrics, or just ranting about what comes in their mind. I must admit some of these tweets are pretty harsh. Each time I come across one of…

Larissa Singh in Public Writing, Private Lives

Jul 21, 2015

Facebook Official

It’s not official until it’s Facebook official. This is a common thought by many social media users. I believe that it is mostly young adolescents who find this statement to be true. All social media sites affect relationships and whether the effects are positive or negative depends on how and…

Nadia Binte Alam in Public Writing, Private Lives

Jul 14, 2015

Judge To “Stop Judging”

Whoever has been on the internet for the past week has of course come through something called the “#DontJudgeChallenge. So what is this #DontJudgeChallenge and what is its originality?

Nadia Binte Alam in Public Writing, Private Lives

Jun 29, 2015

The Food Adventure

I live to eat, not eat to live. I have been a food lover since I can remember, but just consuming food is not my favorite thing to do. I love cooking as well, not just simple cooking but cooking with my own twist to make something of my own. From a very young age I was known for my quirky taste…

Larissa Singh in Public Writing, Private Lives

Jul 14, 2015

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is a major problem with social media; it is not limited to but can be posting nasty comments on pictures, deliberately hurting someone over social media sites or sending harmful and hurtful text messages. At first I didn’t think of cyberbullying as an issue because like many I thought…

Larissa Singh in Public Writing, Private Lives

Jun 30, 2015

Social Media Usages

The internet changed the way people communicate with each other tremendously and the rise of social media sites has only enhanced that communication. I would consider the introduction of Facebook to the world in 2004, to the beginning of the era of social media. Facebook has been a huge game…

Nadia Binte Alam in Public Writing, Private Lives

Jul 10, 2015

More Than Hadith

So what is Hadith? Hadith is a collection of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) saying which consists of his daily practices and way of life , and it is the second major source of guidance apart from Quran for Muslims all over the world. In this collection is given the ideal model of…

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