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ISIS is all we here about nowadays. ISIS is the talk of the century. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Syria is located in the Middle East, and part of Southwestern Asia. It has coastline along the eastern Mediterranean Sea, just below Turkey. The neighboring countries of Syria are Iraq, Israel, and Jordan. Syria is going through a rough time with ISIS. ISIS is taking over Syria rapidly and is on the move for others as well. Sources like CNN say, “the militant group has seized…

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…

My Second Language I was born in Palestine, a country in the Middle East that only speaks Arabic. I lived there for fourteen years and studied at an Arabic school from first grade to my freshman year of high school. After finishing my sophomore year, my family and I moved to the United States of America. Moving to a new country and trying to get used to its language is hard, but will pay off when it comes to improving a person 's education. I remember my first day in the United States. During…

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…

Without God, there is no real obligation to hold true to morals. Morals are simply devices that we have adapted to in order to ensure the survival of our species. Craig uses the example of rape, saying that certainly everyone knows that rape is wrong, but without God there is nothing truly wrong with rape, it is simply something that we avoid because it is not beneficial to humankind. But because there is a real moral objection to this behavior, then it is important because it is another…

I was born in Somalia, but I was raised in a small village called Mander in Kenya. When I grew up and started going to school, I learned three languages. The first one was my Native Language which is Somali, the second one was Kiswahili which was used as the national language in Kenya, and my third language was English. In schools in Kenya, the community was not paying more attention to the English language so much as they do to Kiswahili language because they wanted to stick with their language…

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…