Subsequently, Muslim immigrants from Middle East countries become a national security concern because of their ties with terrorism, their refusal to assimilate in western society, their religion intent to spread jihad globally, and most importantly their practice of sharia law that enslaves women to men out of their country of origin. Muslims preach that Islam is a peaceful religion, but yet it is suspicious to accept that Islam is peaceful, although not every Muslim is a terrorist, however,…
I travel the St. Louis-Boston air route on an almost weekly basis. At times Boston Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stops me. Every time I am being stopped, I end up exhausted, confused and even a bit shaky. As I get prepared to cross the TSA security checkpoint the rush starts. I tend to feel somehow naked. A sensation I believe might be shared with those who actually did strip naked to show TSA screeners that they were not carrying a bomb, as John Brennan did in 2012. Once all…
disorder such as Anorexia, Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia; 70 million individuals worldwide endure from the same tragedies (American Psychiatric Association). Communication by publication or broadcast surrounds us with images of the “thin ideal” for people that lays down a foundation of insecurity for everyone; This “ideal” frame type is only obtainable by 5% of americans…
others were Islamic rulers in the Maldives and Indonesia. In the last chapter, Abouzeid’s images of subverting power/relations got another dimension. As the female protagonist, Aisha represents the free, intellectual and independent woman who travels around the world participating in scholarly meetings and…
they have impacted us individually. In contrary, the idea of an American Icon has its difference, it is now based on how the individual has impacted the nation as a whole, representing an idol for us all in America. They do this by providing us more new aspects to look up to, and symbolizing a substantial effect on our own life for the future. Furthermore, as an American in society, Alice Magaw resembles the ideal image of an American Icon within her ways in nursing. Above all, Alice Magaw, an…
distinguishes a group of people from other entireties is known as culture. In three texts, culture is most evident as it exhibits the diversity in established ideas, difficulties induced by discrete societies, and differences in lifestyles. One being an excerpt by Dave Barry from, “Dave Barry Goes to Japan,” about an American man visiting Japan who encounters copious dissimilarities between his culture and Japan while trying to comprehend Japan’s language and dialect. Furthermore, an article by…
During the 1830’s a prominent philosopher known as Alexis de Tocqueville wrote a book titled Democracy in America, in which Tocqueville describes his residency in America, as he concluded to why democratic change in the United States of America was successful. Tocqueville, was sent from France to examine why democracy flourished so peacefully throughout America, unlike in France. During his hospitality, Tocqueville toured around America, studying how the citizens, were so adoptive of this newly…
In one of the American airlines, a female passenger did not get sandwiches on her flight, instead of asking politely why she had not, she started shouting and hurling insults. She went further and punched the flight attendant. Amazingly, the other passengers were not perturbed; they just stared at the ordeal until another flight attendant intervened. Such a happening is not an isolated case; in fact, it is the depiction of the modern American society where a courteous inquiry is substituted…
Critiquing those who label the preservation of African American knowledge and culture as racist, he reiterates his commitment to the struggle for black liberation on the basis of equality, not assimilation that he believes would jeopardize the survival of African Americans—their cultural and historical forms of expression, and their distinct physical African features. Du Bois is concerned that the race would commit “racial suicide” by working narrowly toward integration and assimilation. The…
The issue concerning immunizations and their associated side effects has been a ubiquitous debate throughout society and medicine for various years. Some individuals persist on believing that immunizations are dangerous and that they actually promote disease, however the reality is that the idea of immunizations is one of the most noteworthy advances in scientific history that has led to the hindrance of countless diseases and epidemics throughout humankind. Still, regardless of the overall…