Ibn al-Nafis

the bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. Reagan, later, sent weapons onto Afghanistan. Which, within weeks of receiving, the mujahedeen and their Arab supporters started firing at Soviet aircrafts. This lead for Arabia’s Secret Service, Prince Turki al-Faisal, to request that Usama bin Laden systematize a Saudi response to the Soviet’s…

The Land of the Hypocrisy and the Home of the Ignorance Arundhati Roy, a well-known Indian author, spoke on the issue of America’s relation with foreign countries and immigrants in her famous speech, “Come September”, about a year after the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although she briefly mentions that event, she first starts out by warning the audience of the dark subjects that lie ahead of them, followed by her thesis, which states, “I believe that the accumulation of vast unfettered…

Atul Gawande’s Look on the Normalcy of Terrorism in The United States in His Article “Why Boston’s Hospitals Were Ready” Atul Gawande, a literary writer and doctor in Boston, portrays the devastation of the bombings at the Boston Marathon and the heroic acts performed by emergency medical teams, nurses, and doctors alike. However, there is one primary element that Gawande focuses on throughout the article: terrorism is becoming a normalcy in The United States. To explain further, since 9/11…

Violence is the aggressive behaviour showcased by an individual. In general, being violent will always create more problems hence, lead to self-destruction. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s the European especially the British were at peak of its power. They were controlling half of the world. By that time Africa was one of the major continents that was colonized by the Europeans. However, there were people who was very upset with the practice of colonization, which they reacted to with…

I believe Jon Ronson effectively uses rhetorical strategies in his interview, however, there are flaws as well. In the podcast, “The Spokesperson”, a London reporter, Jon Ronson, uses rhetorical strategies to report a story told by Rachel North. North was a victim of a train bombing that happened in London in 2005. She decided to share what became a controversial story on her blog page about her experiences on the train that day. In his report, Ronson uses rhetorical strategies to sway listeners…

English Assessment Task Romeo and Juliet Act III, Scene I AS SUPERHUMANS! By Andrew Walters Synopsis In Manhattan, New York City, two groups of superhuman groups are rivaled against each other due to their opposite opinions of what to use their powers for. Team Montague believe that they have been given these gifts to help and defend the world from immediate threats. The Capulet Brotherhood believe that they have been given this power to rule over the people that are inferior to them. These…

UniteCloud “provides education and actionable steps to resolve tension and restore dignity to all St. Cloud, MN area people” (UniteCloud handout). They educate others by telling their personal stories, they have a blog, Facebook, Twitter, and they also make radio and TV appearances. UniteCloud promotes getting to know your neighbors, and to not assume misinformation and stereotypes. “You don’t have to agree with your neighbor’s lifestyle to promote a culture of respect. You don’t have to agree…

It avoids leaving any digital trail, but of course still needs a human courier who can be tracked to his destination, as was the case with the al-Qaeda leader, killed by US Navy Seals in Pakistan in 2011 (Gardner, 2013). Since the death of Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda has had limited success as a terror organization as a whole. It has been said though, if Al Qaeda harnesses the social networking tools that facilitated the “Arab Spring” to spark a transnational spate of spontaneous terrorist attacks…

Over the past 70 years the “promise of airpower” to allows nations to wage war more quickly, more cheaply, and more humanely has not been fulfilled. Moreover, example of Vietnam War shows that there are many limitations for airpower and proper use of this power is extremely complicated to be effective like promised. Even more, winning series of battles and even overthrowing the enemy does not mean winning the war. Clausewitz wrote in his book “On War” that war is merely continuation of policy…

Muslim American Witch Hunt Versus Salem Witch Hunt The Salem witch trials was only the start to “witch hunts” in the United States. Throughout history, there has been witch hunts for witches, communists, and one of the more recent, Muslim Americans. Ever since the terrorist attack on 9/11, there has been a stereotype that all Muslim Americans are terrorists or dangerous in some way. Hate crimes have only increased against them. The Salem witch hunt is all too familiar to the Muslim…