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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as “ISIS” or “ISIL”, is a militant extremist group that has been committing brutal war crimes, attacks against humanity, and acts of terror to put fear in the minds of many people all around the world. This group is known to be one of the most extreme groups of radicals that has ever existed. While many people are fearing ISIS, others are preparing for a war against them. Although there are many ideas of how and why they have come to be the biggest…

The Islamic State of Iraq, also known as ISIS, has seized and controls large parts of land stretching from Iraq to northern Syria. Over this stretch of land, ISIS controls millions of people. (“What is ISIS”) ISIS is a very brutal group that use inhumanly tactics to punish people, such a beheading and drowning civilians. ("ISIS Child Soldiers Behead Captives in Chilling Amusement Park.") ISIS also uses social media and other propaganda to persuade and recruit people from all over the world to…

Dina Gharib MCS 333 4/27/2014 The Mass Consumption of an American “Hero” “The event must become a “story” before it can become a communicative event” (Hall, 138). These stories that are developed by Hollywood are made to trigger a reaction from the audience. In many situations, these stories are originally novels that are transformed into film for a new medium of entertainment. When the message has been delivered, the event or the “story” can then be classified as a communicative event.…

Many factors influence the prevalence of maternal and fetal issues within the Middle East. This includes the lack of skilled healthcare facilities and technology, and the ability to seek prenatal care. While most of these issues are attributed to the lack of quality healthcare and facilities, another intriguing statistic exists that could possibly affect these issues. This statistic involves the role of men in maternal and fetal health issues, and the lack of autonomy women have in making…

Throughout life, there are constant decisions that have to be made, and with each decision one always sacrifices something, whether it is smaller or larger. The sacrifice is always made in order to have a better result in the end, but one may not we always content with the component that is removed from their current standing. In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Marjane sacrifices her sensation of identity in order to fit the standards and avoid trouble with new Islamic government regime that is…

Although there has always been tension between Syrians and their government, the tension officially erupted on March 2011 with the punishment of revolutionary teenagers. This marked the end of peaceful protests as consequences for rebelling against the government became more severe. Since then, the conflict has escalated, leading to a loss of more than 300,000 lives and the displacement of six million people throughout Middle Eastern countries. While financial aid for Syrian refugees has…

Without the documentation of events and cultures which occurred and thrived in times before our own, little to nothing would be understood in the present, especially with respect to cause and effect. Why does one believe the earth is round?, and how does one distinguish right from wrong, extending further than trial and error? Many subjects have been taught to the general populous of the western world many years predating technology. Regions of the world itself were discovered by adventurous…

The Involvement of Iraq is a Lesson the US Need to Learn Since the end of World War II, the US have been intervening on the region and country of the Middle East more than anywhere else in the world. Americans consider the Middle East as a luxurious region to settle due to the high quantity of oil found in that region. Despite the vast amount of economic and political change to many Arab country doing that period, The US created different foreign policy. These different policies have seemed as…

MTV Case Study MTV is an American television channel that started in 1981. It is also called Music Television, and was owned by Viacom Media Networks. More importantly, it was found by John Sykes, Tom Freston, Les Garland, and Robert Pittman (MTV Launches). These four-intelligent individuals created an incredible source of music videos with different genres. Many people in the United States were amazed with MTV because people can watch and listen to their favorite musicians and celebrities. The…

For example, when filmmakers characterize Arabs in the movies they always portrayed them in a wrong and unrealistic way. They show that Arabs live in the dessert, wear old and weird clothes, and uneducated. Therefore, people believed what they saw in the movies. However, the problem in the three cases is generalization. In Meddle East we do have terrorist, but not everybody in Meddle East is a terrorist. Moreover, we do have poverty, literacy, and rich people; but not in the way that people…