body {
    font-family: verdana;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background-color: #eee;
    color: #555;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

section {
    padding: 20px 70px;
    max-width: 700px;
    margin: 40px auto;
    background-color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    border-radius: 5px;
}


section h1 {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 40px;
    color: #e74c3c; /* Using the theme color to make it pop */
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #333;


    /* Text-shadow effect */
    text-shadow: 
       -1px -1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3),  /* Top-left shadow */
        1px -1px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15),      /* Top-right shadow */
       -1px 1px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15),      /* Bottom-left shadow */
        1px 1px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);      /* Bottom-right shadow */
}

section h2 {
    margin: 35px 0 0 -23px;
    font-size: 29px;
    border-left: 10px solid #e74c3c; /* Keeping your border style */
    padding-left: 13px;
    color: #333;
}

section h3 {
    font-size: 24px; /* A size between h1 and h2 */
    margin-top: 30px; /* Space above to separate from content */
    margin-bottom: -10px; 
    font-weight: normal; /* A lighter weight compared to h1 and h2 for hierarchy */
    color: #333;
}

section li {
   margin-bottom:17px;
   list-style-type: none;
}
/* Using a pseudo-element to customize the square bullet color */
section li::before {
    content: "■";   /* Square bullet character */
    color: #e74c3c; /* Theme color for the bullet */
    display: inline-block; 
    width: 1em;
    margin-left: -1.2em;  /* Adjust position to align with text */
    margin-right: 0.2em;
}

/* Links within the content */
section a {
    color: #0077cc; /* Blue for links is quite standard, but you can choose any color */
    text-decoration: none; /* Removing the default underline */
    transition: color 0.3s, text-decoration 0.3s; /* Smooth transitions */
    position: relative; /* For the pseudo-element below */
}

section a:hover, section a:focus {
    color: #0055a5; /* Slightly darker blue for hover/focus state */
    text-decoration: underline; /* Bringing the underline back on hover/focus */
}

/* Adding a gentle underline effect without affecting layout */
section a::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: #0077cc; /* Same as the link color */
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

section a:hover::before, section a:focus::before {
    visibility: visible;
    transform: scaleX(1);
}



hr {
    border: 0;  
    height: 2px;  
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #e74c3c, transparent); 
    margin: 40px 0;  
}


blockquote {
    padding-left: 30px;
    font-style: italic; 
    font-size: 1.2em; 
    line-height: 1.5; 
    color: #555;
    margin: 20px 0; 
}


nav {
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0; /* subtle border */
    height:57px;
    padding-top: 10px;
}

nav ul {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 17px;
}

nav li {
    margin: 0 13px;
}

nav a {
    display: block;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #e74c3c;
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition: background-color 0.3s, color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s; /* Added color and box-shadow transitions */
    font-weight:bold;
}

nav a:hover {
    background-color: #f2dede;
    color: #e74c3c;
}

#active a {
    background-color: #e74c3c; /* Using the header's color for consistency */
    color: #fff; /* White color for better readability on dark background */
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); /* A subtle shadow for depth */
}

#active a:hover {
    background-color: #d43f2a; /* Slightly darker shade of red */
}

footer { 
    background-color: #e74c3c;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 10px;
    border-top: 5px solid #d43f2a;
    font-size:14px;
}


footer a { 
    color: #fff;
}

img {max-width:100%;border-radius:12px;}

@media (max-width: 750px) { /* Mobile */
   body {font-size: 17px; background-color: #fff; }
   header h4 { font-size: 30px; margin-top: 10px; margin-top:-10px; }
   header p { margin-top: -45px;margin-bottom:0px; } 
   section h1 { font-size: 33px; text-shadow:none;  line-height: 33px; }
   section h2 { font-size: 23px; line-height: 25px }
   section h3 { font-size: 20px; }
   nav ul { font-size: 13px; }
   nav li { margin: 0 2px; }
   section { padding: 0px 40px; box-shadow: none; border-radius: none; }


}