Husam Zahid
February 13, 2015
Compare and contrast essay: Iraq vs. America culture Not all the countries in the world are unique in everything. There are many striking culture differences between Iraq and America. However, the culture of America is a mixture of different ethnicities while Iraqi culture is unique and has it is own values. Obviously, the two countries are different in food, perspective on family, location, size and weather. There are many differences between Iraq and America which is reflected in the diversity of their cultures. Iraq has about more than five thousand years history which is a very long period of time. The Iraqi culture has many special characteristics which are very interesting for people to know and it is differ from America culture in many things. Firstly, Iraq has a various type of cuisines and restaurants that supply these delicious dishes. Especially, MASKOOF, which is a river fish, grilled on coal. In addition, rice and lamb which is more popular dish in Iraq. Moreover, Iraqi families place their food in the middle of table so that everyone can share from the same dish and put it in their own dish. Secondly, Iraq is a very much family oriented. Indeed, most of Iraqi families are big families, hence the reason they live in a big houses. For instance, you can see grandpa and grandma living with their sons and grandsons. Iraqis respect family values and take care of what they do have. Finally, Iraq is small country in compared to America; it is located in Middle East region so it is weather not greatly varies from one state to others. All these points made Iraq cultures differ from America cultures. America is a large country that covers most of it is continent (North America) that make it has divers culture differs from Iraq cultures. First of all, citizens of America depend on junk foods like hamburger, pizza, chicken fries, etc. There are many restaurants are specialist for fast food
I intend to review “The Bush Doctrine and the Iraq War: Neoconservatives vs. Realists” by Brian C. Schmidt and Michael C. Williams. The reason for choosing this article for review is simply because of its relevance today throughout the Middle East and how the American foreign policy is drastically changing the dynamics of the world. Schmidt and Williams use the elements of the neoconservative Bush Doctrine to show the direct contrast between realists and neoconservatives. The authors use the Bush…
Monday September 8, 2014 US Airstrikes Target ISIS Fighters Near 2nd Largest Dam in Iraq • The main idea of this article is the US airstrikes against ISIS. • The US got involved with the airstrikes because Iraq asked us to. • The dams so important to ISIS because they’re a weapon that causes villages to flood. If they can control the dams, then they can control the people, and they also produce electricity, which allows them to steal the electricity and sell it. Tuesday September 9, 2014…
not to go to war: An analysis of how Barack Obama employs linguistic techniques to oppose the Iraq War and win the support of his audience and America. Introduction On the 11th of October 2002, President Bush was given congressional approval to use the armed forces of the United States against Iraq (CNN) with 65% of the public supporting the war (Olive 2008). This was in response to allegations that Iraq was supporting terrorist group Al Qaeda and was actively seeking nuclear weapons capabilities…
Code vs. Law Imagine what it would be like to live without law. A place where people do exactly as they pleased without any regards to other people. I believe life would be a complete chaos. Law is one of societies most basic institutions, and one of the most effective tools to maintaining a stable living enviorment. It establishes a persons rights and obligations. The law also sets corrections or penalties to those who violate it. Although laws change, most people agree that justice…
Peace Res. For UNEF as buffer) to Cold War lull to many op’s since CW end (Gulf War); respons. to protect; transformation to peacebuilding (Peacebuilding Commission in Sierra Leone after UNAMSIL made region stable) * 1Failure? Development- “center” vs. “periphery”, WTO/GATT(gen. agree. Tariff/trade) holding free trade up (export-heavy developings), Western nations not wanting to pay for foreign aid (SUNFED no monetary support, programs fail if not voluntarily given $); failure of New Intl Econ Order…
turkey Largest in turkey Blocked by a major volcano Dead Sea Very salty and boyant Sea of Galilee a.linked to ancient cities Mountains Atlas mountains berber muslims live there who don’t speak Arabic Zagros Mountains Highest peak is 4,000m Located in Iraq and iran Has oil deposits in the peaks Elburz mountains Located in iran by the Caspian sea Has a flat environment located near it Has snowy winters Peaks reach up to 18,000ft Taurus Mountains Located in southern turkey Peaks reach over 12,000 ft…
experimentation 3. Discourages imperialism/outside control 4. Promotes economic development – grow the motherland! keep control of own resources (vs. colony) B. The Troubled Face of Nationalism Only about 10% of countries have ‘ideal’ nation-state congruence (90%+ of one nation, 90% living domestically) 1. Relations w/others (Us vs. Them mentality) reluctance to help ‘others’/’them’ a. Xenophobia & minority oppression exclusionism, anti-migration b. Exceptionalism –…
Let me know what you think……. Veterans Statistics for PTSD As of September 2014, there are about 2.7 million American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (compared to 2.6 million Vietnam veterans who fought in Vietnam; there are 8.2 million "Vietnam Era Veterans" (personnel who served anywhere during any time of the Vietnam War) •According to RAND, at least 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD and/or Depression. (Military counselors I have interviewed state that, in their opinion, the…
2004 is still in less than 50 dollar per barrel for Brent crude. They rise after China developing their country and a lot of war in middle earth. High demand China for Oil and the lack survey because civil war in middle earth (Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq) make the oil price rise sharply. And stable in 120 dollar per barrel until in the middle 2014. We have sharp decline in this graphic at 2015. All of oil kind have same condition. Production and consumption From the graph above, we can see Middle…
Alana Vargas Mr. McGuinness English 100 February 17, 2015 Bill Clinton, a Machiavellian? Machiavelli’s "The Qualities of the Prince” is argued to be the most controversial, yet influential, books published in western literature According to John O’Rourke, the editor of Boston University Today (“Machiavelli’s The Prince”). One of the main arguments Machiavelli states in "The Qualities of the Prince” is “the ends, no matter how immoral, justify the means for preserving political authority” (O’Rourke)…