East River

of the horrible acts of others that were not Sikhs, they have to endure discrimination in the land of the free also. Also because in this country the majority are Christians and because of the past conflict with Individuals that are from the middle east or that look middle easterners, certain Americans believe people they should not be allowed to practice their religion here in the United States. This is wrong due to the fact that if these individuals are United States citizens, then they should…

What I believe ties all these readings together is the connection between god and power and the Swahili concept of medicine or "Dawa," and the "wound" that the Swahili, Zulu, and Ugandan peoples ' sought to treat with godly medicine. This was especially apparent in the Curing their Ills chapter "The Great Dispensary in the Sky: Missionary Medicine." In all the readings, it is evident that medicine is associated with power, and healing is innately spiritual. It is most evident in the…

everyday lives. In particular, painted and sculptural depictions of the human figure can provide in-depth explanations to the religious beliefs, political structures, and cultural values of these early peoples. The civilizations located in the Middle East, Egypt, and Greece each created distinct representations of the human form, with similar themes and styles connecting the cultures. Throughout these early societies, representations of the human form all include idealistic depictions of…

The unfamiliarity of the “other” often leads to the creation of an enemy, with the Middle East being no exception. This enemy status has been habitually established through the implementation of stereotypes by the USA towards the Middle East in media and entertainment such as movies, television, and music. This enemy status created through stereotypes has been explored in academia such as Edward Said’s Orientalism, written in 1979. Beginning with Said’s Orientalism and continuing with the…

two separate divisions; East Germany which fell under the authority of the Soviet Union and West Germany which was ruled predominantly by the United States. Many forms of conflicts aroused from this division between the two very diverse administrating countries. One well known effect sprouting from the war between the Soviet Union and the United States was the production of the Berlin Wall which was an attempt by the Soviet Union to remove the United States ' affairs from East…

be aware of the possibility that the cultural differences between the two parties could have a significant impact on the outcome of dispute resolution. For example, there is a big difference between the East Asian and Western cultures in their approach to conflict resolution in arbitration. The East Asian culture, especially that of Japan, prefers non-confrontational methods of conflict resolution, in which litigations are avoided and conciliatory behavior is encouraged in the decision-making…

Unlike the other languages communities, this community has a higher rate of specialized poets (50%) and women (50%) within it. - Just like the main Arabic literature community, the English literature is only constituted from members from the Middle East and does not involve any writer from the Maghreb. In fact, it includes 4 Palestinian people, 3 Lebanese people, and one Egyptian. The significant domination of Palestine in Arab English Literature is mainly explained by the originality of the…

The Mongols and the Europeans had many characteristics that were similar and characteristics that set them apart. They both had strong attributes that set them apart from any other group of people; they were powerful in their own way. It was the Mongols during the third wave civilizations era that created the largest and influential empire of that millennium. Their empire reached all the way to Eastern Europe and it was the Mongols that brought regions together into a single interacting network.…

its supporters, mainly the United States, are seen as an extension of colonialism. In the Middle East, European colonialism obliterated Arab sovereignty through its political and economic takeover (Alnasrawi 7). The epicenter of this perceived encroachment of Arab autonomy by the West was found in the Jewish state of Israel. The colonial legacy of the British and the French occupations in the Middle East led to the perception of Israel as another imperial force that would infringe upon the…

After I completed the “Sorting People” activity on the PBS: Race as an Illusion website, I was told that I had correctly paired 6 out of 20 people’s faces with their corresponding U.S. racial classification. These results were not entirely surprising. I often find myself categorizing others, whether it be by gender, ethnicity, race or age, but I recognize that I am usually wrong in these assumptions. I’m horrible at guessing someone’s age and, more often than not, I’m wrong when it comes to…