Big East Conference

understanding, they have one of the overall strongest economies in the Middle East, making them an irreplaceable economic partner to the United States of America. With Saudi Arabia being a very advantageous economic partner, their wealth has created them a very strong military with an advanced Air Defense system. The strength of Saudi Arabia’s military makes them the top ally for the United States of America in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia has also paved the way for the United States to…

largest city in the United Arab Emirates. It has many different nationalities around the world .A few years ago, Dubai was a desert, then Dubai become the fastest growing cities and it becomes the important city in the Middle East because it has a strong economy in the Middle East. Dubai is always trying to be a unique city and it is trying to have luxury life requirements. Dubai is progressing more than any other cities because the government has economic stability and tourism and it is a…

medical beliefs. In this essay I will focus on East Asian cultural aspect of pain management. East Asians are people from china, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. People in east Asian cultures tend to endure pain because showing pain is perceived as sign of weakness, health care professionals should not be challenged with complains about pain and also assertiveness is associated with having poor social skills. Showing pain is perceived as sign of weakness in East Asian culture for several…

do not follow their faith. The threat of ISIS has made many refugees flee north to Europe. The whole middle east has been affected by the migration. Many countries are suffering from a migrant problem (1). The refugees are not only from Syria, but other countries as well, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Eritrea. The ISIS terrorist group is spreading throughout the middle east, causing the mass exodus. The number of refugees in Syria is nearly 60 million as of fall 2016, surpassing…

Olive Oil Production as Economic Activity In terms of its sheer impact on society, olive oil was the petroleum of the ancient world. The fruit of the olive tree and its oil provided food, medicine, and lubrication. The production of olive oil was a capital-intensive effort that required long-term planning. In Olive Production and the Roman Economy: The Case for Intensive Growth Empire, Robert Bruce Hitchner argues that the rapid growth of olive production and export suggests that rational…

association of human communication will introduce that every culture is different in their own unique way. A native cultural concept in East Asian cultures will include different philosophies and thoughts on the way people interact within that culture. Such philosophical ideas that are implemented in the East Asian culture is the concept of facework. In the East Asian cultural setting, countries like South Korea, Japan and China follow a concept that is the basis of respectful and mindful…

understand why his piece has created such a visible legacy not only at Columbia but across academia. His ideas are revolutionary, striking at the foundations of academic institutions all over the world. As an individual, studying Islam and the Middle East of which my interests include Sufism, Sectarianism, and Fundamentalism, I am the product of orientalism, no doubt. As a member of this new generation of orientalists, however, what exactly is my role in a field bloated with lasting legacies…

Germany. The country had been divided in half; the East Germany was under control of Soviet Russia and the West Germany becoming democratic nation allied with the United States. Due to that division, the city of Berlin was also divided into East Berlin and West Berlin by a wall called “The Berlin Wall”. When President John F. Kennedy arrived in West Berlin, he make a speech offers hope to the city’s residents, who were enclosed by communist East Germany. “There are people that don’t distinguish…

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a hospital where families of military service members frequented. This hospital was the only main facility that provided critical health care to thousands of service members stationed in various locations in the Middle East before they returned back to the United States. I volunteered on the Medical Surgical floor, which focused on providing care to patients in critical condition or dealing with post surgery pain. One instrumental event that led to my…

When discussing the Middle East there are seemingly endless issues that arise including terrorism, oil, religion, modernity, and human rights. One of the most popular issues, especially for western countries, is how to create peace in this extremely volatile and often dangerous region. Wither looking at terrorism being fostered in Middle Eastern countries and then spread around the world or simply governments violently suppressing the people they govern, the western world has sought to…