body {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 20px;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
}

.container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 900px; 
}

.navbar {
    background-color: #4f4f56; 
    padding: 15px 20px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 35px;
}

.navbar a {
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.navbar a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.hero {
    background-color: #f7f8f9; 
    padding: 100px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 30px;
}

.hero h1 {
    color: #222222;
    font-size: 42px;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin: 0;
}

/* --- Essay & Blog Page Styles --- */

.essay-container {
    max-width: 650px; 
    margin: 50px auto; /* Centers the article block on the page */
    padding: 0 20px;
}

.essay-title {
    font-size: 24px;
    color: #800000; /* Dark red title matching the image */
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.essay-date {
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #333333;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.essay-body p {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6; 
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: #000000;
}

/* --- Index Menu Styles --- */

.content-container {
    max-width: 650px; 
    margin: 50px auto; /* Centers the block on the page */
    padding: 0 20px;
}

.page-title {
    font-size: 24px;
    color: #800000; /* Dark red matching the image */
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.intro-text {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    color: #000000;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Styles the links inside the intro text and the list to be standard blue */
.intro-text a, .article-list a {
    color: #0000ee; 
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.article-list {
    list-style-type: square; /* Gives the square bullet points */
    padding-left: 20px;
}

.article-list li {
    margin-bottom: 8px; /* Spaces out the list items */
    font-size: 16px;
}