Some people form crazy, dangerous actions when undertaking a mission. Take Farah Ahmedi, for example, she climbed an enormous mountain on a prosthetic leg to reach freedom and safety. Annie Johnson built a whole business out of a bad situation that happened with her husband. Rikki-Tikki fought off dangerous cobras to save his new family. Though these people were all different and in different circumstances, they each took on a mission to survive.…
The United States is usually known for their accomplishments in technology medicine etc. But one situation that the United States was involved which was considered a grave mistake were the Japanese internment camps. These were the camps that the Japanese or people thought to be Japanese were put into after the bombing of pearl harbor by the Japanese. After this the Japanese were considered the enemy and a threat to the United States simply for being Japanese or looking like one. Now we look back on the time of World War 2 and we can only imagine how these innocent people must have felt to be categorized as the enemy and treated like criminals.…
By the end of the thirteenth century an empire would rise in what is modern day Turkey, known as the Ottomans. Before it will become an empire it was comprised of different tribes whose land was being threatened by the Mongols in the east, as well as in the west by Christian armies of the once strong Byzantine Empire. The people would bond together under a leader whose name will become the name of the empire, Osman. Osman was the founder of the empire and know to be a great general who relied on the use of horses, bow and arrows, and quick hit tactics to fight off the Mongols in the east.…
On reviewing the evidence on King Tutankhamun, it is clear that he died in a chariot accident while hunting. There are four pieces of evidence that have been outlined in order to prove that King Tutankhamun died in a hunting accident. Firstly, there are hunting weapons, chariot, and armor in the tomb. Secondly, there was a garland on Tutankhamun’s mummy that consisted of flowers that come into bloom in the months of March to April, shortly after the hunting season. Thirdly, Tutankhamun might have been attacked while hunting a hippo as there are broken ribs on his mummy.…
In world history, Cyrus the Great (600 - 529 BCE) is a lofty character. He is the "father of the Iranian nation". He was the first world leader to be referred to as "The Great". Though he was a conqueror, he was successful as a ruler not through might but through kindness and the Cylinder of Cyrus provides archaeological proof of that. Compare on a map the earlier Egyptian and Mesopotamian empires to the Persian Empire.…
KING TUTANKHAMUN King Tutankhamun was born in 1341 BCE, in Circa and died in 1359 BCE. His tomb is in the Valley of Kings. He was part of ancient Egypt’s 18th dynasty. His name at birth was Tutankhaten (living image of Aten) and he changed it to Tutankhamun (living image of Amun) after becoming king. He is also known as “the Boy King” of ancient Egypt and King Tut.…
The identity of the modern era Iran was established during the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736), which established Shi’a Islam as the official religion of the Empire. The greatest of the Safavid monarchs, Shah Abbas I the Great (1587-1629) came to power in 1587 aged 16. Abbas was not only successful against the Ottoman Empire in the war of 1603-1618, but he also dislodged the Portuguese from Bahrain in 1602 and Hormuz in 1622. However the Safavids were in decline at the start of the 18th century.…
Most people know that Mohamed Ali was a boxer. But there is much more to his life. For example he three heavy weight titles he gave countless money and time to charities and spent lots of time teaching about philanthropy. Muhamad Ali was and still is an all-time hero in my book.…
Mirlene Fleurime The Ottoman Empire was an strong and healthy and one of the long lasting dynasty in world history. Caliph Khan Sultan was the emperor of the Ottoman. The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299. The Ottoman Empire is today Hungry, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and many other southeastern Europe and Middle East. The mind dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China.…
Suleiman was also known as the lawgiver and the laws he created worked successfully to better rule his empire. Suleiman worked on new ideas that strengthened his government and military, but also addressed taxation and the treatment of peasants. Suleiman changed laws so that people were paid for their services, established a simpler taxation policy, and established new rules regarding crime and punishment. Because of his fair systems of laws, Suleiman was known as a great legislator, who made his empire a place of personal freedom and security for his subjects for his subjects. For his subjects for his subjects for his subjects Suleiman and the Ottoman Empire were also very successful because of his ideas and practices of religious tolerance.…
Suleyman was a superb leader that changed the Ottomans immensely. A law code and legal code assembled to handle both criminal and civil actions. The massive empire needed an efficient government. Suleiman's law code focused on both civil and criminal actions, which had a positive impact on the citizens.…
The modern Middle East as it exists today consists of complex interactions between the political, economic, and social spheres. Though it would be simple to attribute conflict in the area to something basic such as the supposed inherent violence in Islam, a look further in the past is necessary to fully understand the Middle East as it exists today. By analyzing the great nineteenth century transformation and World War I, a clear understanding of the political, economic, and social landscapes of the modern Middle East will develop. EDIT ME The great nineteenth century transformation saw numerous transformations, from market place economies to market economies, to the creation and destruction of social categories.…
Shabanu’s getting married soon to Murad, but then something comes up and her sister Phulan is now getting married to him. So Shabanu ends up getting stuck marrying a 55 year old man and she can not do anything about it because her dad is doing it for something like debts. In Shabanu culture impacts Shabanu in many different ways such as, customs and tradition, economy, and religion. Getting married young and to someone within your family is part of customs and tradition, as stated in the book “ Phulan is 13. She will marry our cousin, Hamir, this summer” ( Staples, 2)…
Even the young Arab prince despite being (skin-deep) complementary and non aggressive was portrayed as an utter fool filled with pride and assumptions. As evident in his constant questioning of Firdaus regarding his “performance” that essentially pushes Firdaus to her final breaking point. A breaking point that reached full potential when he called her a princess and said, “I can't’ believe someone like you can kill. Because you are too gentle” (P 135). Unlike many of the other men she had come across he did not pound on her body with fists but rather pound on her dignity with questions and assumptions.…
The Conformity of Women During the Islamic Revolution Prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian women possessed numerous freedoms. Although the country was of Muslim origin, it was quite westernized; women had suffrage, protection rights, education, and the ability to exceed in male dominated fields. Moreover, they had the right to express themselves freely by choosing how they represented their materialistic form. That was until the Islamic Regime decreed that women would no longer bare that right. In the emotion-invoking memoir “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi, the prominent alteration of societal expectations is made visible through the eyes of Marji during the Islamic Revolution.…