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Romanticizing Research: Finding Beauty in the Process of Inquiry

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Introduction Research is often portrayed as a cold, calculated, and linear process that drives innovation. You identify a problem, collect data, and solve it—or so the structured methods tell us. But what if we imagined it differently? What if research weren’t a rigid staircase, but a slow dance with curiosity? A relationship with wonder? Behind every literature review, field observation, or late-night writing sprint lies something deeply human—a desire to connect, understand, and create meaning. A shift in perspective may help us see research not as a chore but as a love story that builds upon existing knowledge, converses across domains, and discovers answers in dialogue. It is an act of discovery—co-authored with curiosity, patience, and the quiet brilliance of et al. Curiosity It's just a spark, but enough to keep me going. Every research journey begins with a spark—an itch of curiosity that refuses to go away. That moment when you pause and ask: Why does this work the way it d...
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Lessons from Al-Fatiha (the Opening)

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Disclaimer: The takeaways from the Quran are entirely based on my understanding and interpretation, which could help me better understand the Commandments of Allah and try to implement them in my life. May Allah guide us to the straight path. Ameen!  Gratitude to Allah With being bestowed upon with a myriad of blessings, be it in terms of worldly pleasures or enlightenment towards learning the difference between right and wrong as per the commandments of Allah, acknowledging Allah with gratitude in every aspect of our life should deeply be ingrained as a habit (being practised multiple times a day). Whatever the case, "Alhamdulillah" should be as often as breathing. It comes from noticing and appreciating the little things in life, not only when something grand or on a fulfilment of a yearning desire but also for the things that go unnoticed to be considered as a blessing, like waking up on a brand new day, for not going to bed on an empty stomach, for having a shelter, a fam...
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Use of Social Media in Urban Design

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The word 'social' dictates the link and exchange of information and 'media' refers to a medium to transfer such data among the people concerned in various parts of the world. To serve this purpose various social media platforms have been introduced most popular being used are Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. The idea of social media came into being to create a medium of connection among the people who are distant and connecting to them in person, is not an option. In the past few years, the usage of social media has expanded finding its way in marketing, business, exploration, etc. depending on the subject of study. The social media analysis strategy has also paved the way in urban planning and design. The exploitation of data available due to the user usage and analyzing it to our advantage to extract relevant data impacting the traditional design techniques to create more equitable spaces. It is a source of valuable data in the form of geotagged images on L...
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Psychoanalysis of Libeskind's Jewish Museum

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Jewish Museum, Berlin Architecture is not just what we see, but how we perceive a given space. Architecture triggers the senses to bring about emotions that a person could associate with a particular space. Daniel Libeskind is a modern architect with a Polish background and a contemporary thinker. He understood architecture's intangible aspects and tangible vocabulary and created a harmonic balance between the physical and the metaphysical. Libeskind used architecture to design a flow of energies in the nothingness of the spaces. The design of the Jewish Museum in Berlin was proposed as competition, for which Libeskind's entry was selected. He did not romanticize his design like other entrants, he proposed the idea of "Blitz," a zig-zag design, to show an approach towards deconstructivism infused with the phenomenological process. The architect got his inspiration from Levinasian Philosophy and Yaffa Eliach, "Horrific Tales of the Holocaust," that inspir...
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All About Me!

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  Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter Series) PETRIFICUS TOTALUS! Being awkward and clumsy, Away from the foul crowd. With value for honesty, And let no one down. Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory) SCISSORS CUTS PAPER. PAPER COVERS ROCK. ROCK CRUSHES LIZARD. LIZARD POISONS SPOCK. SPOCK SMASHES SCISSORS. SCISSORS DECAPITATES LIZARD. LIZARD EATS PAPER. PAPER DISPROVES SPOCK. SPOCK VAPORIZES ROCK. AND, AS IT ALWAYS HAS, ROCK CRUSHES SCISSORS. Incredible mind and almost eidetic memory. And eccentricity. Always right. Amy Santiago (Brooklyn 99) I WISH I HAD TAKEN THE LSATS. NOT TO BE A LAWYER. JUST SEEMS LIKE A FUN TEST. To give my best in all that I do Incredibly smart and ambitious too. Have big dreams And a detailed plan too, To make them come true. Mike Ross (Suits) YOU ARE THE GOVERNOR OF LOOSERVILLE, AND I AM THE MAYOR OF WINNERTOWN. To guide the way With morality. To go out of the way For humanity. Tahani al-Jamil (The Good Place) I WOULD SAY I OUTDID MYSELF, BUT I’M ALWAYS THI...
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