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   So, you want to know more about me.
   Well, where do i begin?
   My name is Tarek Tayssoun. I'm 21, Lebanese, and currently in Lebanon. I was born in Saudi Arabia, Riad, and lived there most of my life, but still kept coming to my homeland whenever I could. In Riad, I used to attend the SAIS (Saudi Arabian International School - french section). Yes, french. I am trilingual, arabic (my mother toungue), english and french (not necessarily in that order, I am well versed in all). Oh, and a spot of spanish. I remained in the KSA till the Brevet. Then we had to leave.
   One of the happiest days of my life was when I came back here, permanently. It was almost like coming full circle. I was home.
   Wierd, isn't it? How one is drawn to his country, especially in my case, since I wasn't born here, and not been here nearly as much as I've been abroad. But I'm telling you, the feeling upon steping out of the plane that day, was absolutely priceless.
   Now, I'm here, and currently attending the LAU, Lebanese American University, and majoring in computer science. If you want to take a look for yourself, go right ahead. (LAU homepage)

   Now, about that little thing I mentioned on the main page. I beleive that animated features are just as good, if not better, then the real thing. Don't get me wrong, with today's advances in computer generated effects, movies have reached new hights, but nothing can still equal the power of animation.
   In layman's terms: cartoons rule.
   Let me take one example: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, one of my favorites. When I was watching this movie, I wasn't just watching a cartoon, I was being told a story. And it reminded me that animation was the ideal medium for fantasy, simply because all its fears and dreams can be made literal. No gothic castle in the history of horror movies, for example, has ever approached the awsome, frightening towers of the castle where the Beast lives. And no real wolves could have fangs as sharp or eyes as glowing as the wolves that prowl in the castle woods. And another thing comes to my attention, the makers of this movie seem to have abandoned all notion that animated feature-length cartoons are intended only for younger viewers, but for all.
   In a time when young children see special-effects movies like Terminator 2 or Die hard, some people have come to think that there might be no more room for this kind of film. Many people seem to buy children movies "by default", simply for what the movie doesn't contain (no sex, no vulgarity, ...). But you'd be wrong. The animation films reach back to something older, something that appeals to us all, our very nature.

   Well, seeing as tough I can't think of anything else to say here, I will redirect you to the main page. Perhaps I'll add more details to this page next time around. Wait and see.
 
 

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