Amharic

My foot landed on something that I wasn’t expecting: gravel and dirt. I looked down, and all I saw was an endless road of an uneven ground that was the unfolding experience of my trip to Ethiopia. But within the dirty and impoverished country, I witnessed the beauty, and love of a place that I considered my home. I embodied a portion of my country within my blood, and being able to embark on such a journey gave me the authority to delve within myself and discover who I truly was as an individual…

Hunter Massey English The African language a way of cultural speaking it is known as one of the interesting literatures. Because of the way they speak tell each other story. Have you ever wondered how a hero is made in the African literature it is formed by the way the man or the woman made there valiant effort to overcome something big. For example the story at the gates tells an elusive man that for made a valiant effort to stop a dark and evil god from having a sacrifice but in the end he is…

I was born in somalia, where I grew up for seven years before moving to Ethiopia. I lived in Ethiopia for another seven years then moved to the United States five years ago. During my time in those different countries, I have really learned the true meaning of diversity. Not only have I met people from various racial backgrounds, but I have also met with people with different cultures, religions, languages, and traditions. I have always been open to everyone, despite the fact that I was born in…

I grew up in a rural part of Ethiopia where there are no proper health facilities, let alone a dentist. But, there is a strong tradition of celebrating a healthy and clean teeth; beautifully expressed by songs, poems, and other forms of literature. Lyrics about a woman’s teeth like “her tooth is so white, it shines more than an ice” are very common in Ethiopian music. Most of Ethiopian population lives in the countryside and doesn’t have accesses for toothbrush or toothpaste instead, people…

Salman Khan once said, “A lion runs the fastest when he is hungry.” This quote vividly depicts how the heaviest of burdens, such as slavery and segregation, have brought forth valiant black Canadian leaders who’ve helped define our country’s diverse heritage and identity. Despite their great achievements, we fail to recognize certain dynamic Afro-Caribbean Canadians. We sometimes fail to appreciate torchbearers such as Josiah Henson, Rosemary Brown and Abel Tesfaye. When the Abolition Act of…

Dreadlocks: This is an important aspect of the Rastafari movement because they believe that their hair is a source of their strength and is written in the Old Testament such as Leviticus 21:5. Another belief, is that it’s a representation of the lion’s mane (Frank, kevin). Ganja: Rastafarians are known to smoke the herb for ritual purposes. Ganja is usually smoked during what they call reasoning sessions. It is smoked to bring them closer to Jah and bring them spiritual awareness (Pretorius,…

The book of Ecclesiastes is somewhat an anomaly in the Bible. It focuses more on philosophy compared other books, but nonetheless still has a continuing focus on serving God. The work considers the meaning of life and how one is to go about living it. The author of Ecclesiastes is traditionally thought to be King Solomon, due to the references to being king in Jerusalem and son of David, and having great wealth and numerous written works (Bullock 183-85; Ehrman 203). Women are discussed in a…

previously, sees a large percentage of homeless patients for wound care issues. He mentions the south Seattle clinics encounter a larger population of patients that speak a foreign language. The Lake City clinic has some patients that speak Somali, Amharic (an Ethiopian language), Arabic, Spanish and English. The Lake City clinic does provide on site translators for some of these…

the team and to avoid domino effect. Beside work experience, my life journey has been interesting. Since, I grew up in Ethiopian and attended a French school, it gives me the advantage of speaking three languages; which are English, French and Amharic (Ethiopian Language). Further more, I can relate and understand multiple cultures, whether it is American, Ethiopian, Indian or Japanese. Second, individual values are reflected in our daily work life. I believe in higher calling and for that…

Neba and I met at our mutual friend (yoni 's) house back in 2002. Neba was vacationing from London. My friend Samri and I went to yoni 's house during lunch time. Since I had to go back to school we didn 't stay that long. After we left, Samri said that Neba was checking me out and I didn 't think it was a big deal and that was it. Later, once we started dating, he found some pictures that we took together him standing next to me from our first acquaintance. I guess it was the gravity of love…