American University in Cairo

There was a time when African Americans could not play in the major league. All African American baseball players played in the their own league called the Negro Leagues. That all changed when Jackie Robinson was giving a chance to change all of that. A man named Branch Rickey gave Jackie that opportunity to change the game and made Jackie the first African American to play in the Major Leagues. Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. The youngest of five children,…

factor-alpha (TNF-α) in supernatants from kidney tissue homogenates were quantitated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using Quantikine rat specific kits; R&D Systems Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, which were obtained from Clinilab Company, Cairo, Egypt, according to manufacturer’s directions. 2.6. Histopathological Evaluation of the Kidney: Kidneys were fixed in paraformaldehyde (4%) and embedded in paraffin. Tissue sections (4µm) were placed on slides, stained with hematoxylin…

Communication, 17(3), 319-336. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Social Networking Sites use on citizen’s political participation and social capital accumulation. The authors developed a survey that was emailed to a random sample of American adults. The authors used Ordinary Least Square Regression, as well as Structural Equations Modeling to explore the relationship between SNS use and citizens’ political engagement, and social capital possession. The authors…

An American hero once said, “Life is not a spectator sport. If you 're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you 're wasting your life (Arrowood).” Jackie Robinson, a man who changed the face of American sports and freedom. Jackie Robinson was an African American baseball player in the major leagues. Before Robinson, there was no such thing as an African-American baseball player in the major leagues. Before Robinson, there was no respect…

why the caged bird sings, are some of her examples. Angelou was not only a famous poet, but an inspirational speaker, book writer, civil rights activist, actress, and dancer. One of her most fascinating accomplishments is being the First African American woman, to have her screenplay produced. The name of her Screenplay…

tactic to a more aggressive level. From doing activities such as public speeches and rallies to now, “...vandalizing, arsonry, animal releases, and even rigging letters with razor blades.”, these groups have now grabbed the attention of the FBI, universities, and even condominiums in San Diego. This illustration goes to show how, when being diplomatic doesn’t get a movement where it wants to be, asserting aggressiveness surely will. Another example of a group that has rather skipped the…

Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on the date of January 3, 1919. Breaking the color barrier, Jackie Robinson turned into the first ever African-American to play in Major League Baseball. The most youthful of five youngsters, Robinson was brought up in relative destitution by a single parent. He went to John Muir High School and after he attended Pasadena Junior College, where he showed his skills playing four sports: baseball, track, football, and basketball. In 1938 he was…

Dr. Janet Abu-Lughod is one of the most important and influential female historians. Abu-Lughod was an urban sociologist who taught at both the New School for Social Research, and the American University in Cairo, Egypt. In 1989 Dr. Abu-Lughod drew on her culturally diverse and scientific background and published a book titled Before European Hegemony, in this book she contends that Europe’s world economic system that developed after Columbus’ stumbled upon the Americas was not a new and…

ALAA ALASWANY'S THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING: A NEW HISTORICIST READING Mona A. M. Ahmed In his novel, The Yacoubian Building, Alaa Alaswany presents an accurate image of Modern Egypt; he masterfully depicts the social, political and economic conditions of the Egyptian society during the last few decades that preceded the publication of this successful literary work. The purpose of the present paper is to attempt a reading of…

Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza, Egypt. The designations of the Pyramids Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure correspond to the kings for whom they were built. It’s located on the northern edge of the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only one to remain largely today. This gigantic Great Pyramid of Giza was the world’s tallest monument for more than 3800, until another big Cathedral…