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volume of terrorist images attributed to Arab nations or actors. Media is the new tool; used to convince society of the inferiority and problem of “Orientals”. Creating a black and white image of ‘US vs Them’. A portrayal of the people of the Middle East as vastly different from “us”, is crucial in obtaining public support in the postmodern political agenda. The assumption is made that “we” are better, allowing for government to operate as if their intentions are to liberate the people of middle…

Expansion of our enterprise into Africa will provide a host of challenges and opportunities to our core value of diversity. Before venturing into this new land, significant regard is required for the culture differences between our own company and employee cultures and that of the national and individual cultures of local nationals to hire for our expanded operations, in order to mitigate the risk of cultural collision (Daniels, Radebaugh & Sullivan, 2015, p. 50-51). As the individual group…

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…

Both pieces speak of the bias of ethnocentrism from the west in accordance to the middle east. History is seen only by what is contemporary at the time according to the first piece by Abdullah Laroui. Within the second piece by Edward Said he is clarifying about his book over orientalism and the continuation of the same thinking that people see the middle east as a picture that does not move since it is not the same as those who are looking at it. Additionally both pieces remark about the issues…

In society we follow Norms which are rules that people of a society follow. Norms can change depending on different cultures , or what part of the world you live in. There are numbers of norms that we follow, some norms we tend to pick up on, so Norms we don’t. I have chosen a very specific norm to and break it and see how people around me will react. The norm I broke was facing the right was when on an elevator. The reason why I choose this Norm was that I felt it was one that can be easily be…

Muslim and Islam Vs. Perception The Islamic faith and the muslims in general have been victims of perception in America ever since the war in the Middle East started and the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The people that originate from the Middle East are perceived as terrorists or religious extremists. This perception has affected and continues to affect people from these parts of the world till the day of today. How Muslims and the Islam…

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…

What is Gentrification? Gentrification can have a negative connotation and is often compared to white flight, it also can be seen as a race issue. Whereas, a Caucasian population will take over poverty stricken mixed-race neighborhoods and revitalize them with their newly brought in businesses. Alex Schafran writes in the Berkeley Planning Journal, “residents of gentrifying neighborhoods have been "displaced" from the literature on the subject. [They] are so busy trying to define it, quantify…

Critical Commentary of ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨ The documentary ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨, is an academic investigation into the feasibility of a sea voyage into the Land of Punt at the time the events are described and also the possibility of being able to construct ships able to bear the attrition caused by the climate and currents of the Red Sea. Hatshepsut, known as the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, is considered to have had one of the most…

o The location of the airline is an advantage since its geographical location is in the UAE, which is considered one of the countries that act as a “crossroad between east and west”. o The airline company has a lot of internationally recognized sponsorships; this provides good branding and visibility. Example: Etihad Airways is the sponsor of Manchester City F.C. and has won many awards such as World’s Leading Airline in 2016. ("Etihad Airways", 2017) o Etihad Airways is considered as a…