Jordan Belfort

2. Portugal 2.1. Country review Portugal is southwestern Europe country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in west and south, and just by one neighbor country, Spain, in north and east. An official language is Portuguese, and more young population speak English. The climate is mostly Mediterranean and Ocean. The most famous tourist destinations are Lisbon, which is the capital and largest city of Portugal; Algarve region, the south of Portugal; Porto, the north of Portugal; Madeira and the Azores…

Noor was the first series that introduced the Arab world to Turkish drama. At that time, it was a new phenomenon and it was not yet popularized and discussed. In “The Muhannad Effect: Media Panic, Melodrama, and the Arab Female Gaze” Christa Salamandra (2012) becomes one of the first authors to discuss the cultural and ideological effects of the TV series Noor. Additionally, she illustrates the media panic that was created by the main character, Muhannad. Salamandra has previously written many…

Ruling from the Middle East, all the way to South Asia, changes were fueling in by the British. In Palestine, the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and the British Mandate of 1920, had raised the tension between Arabs and Jews. One of the most significant changes was the establishment of the Jewish State of Israel. “On 29 November 1947, thousands of people jumped out of their beds and rushed out onto the streets when the reports were broadcasted on the radio.” It was the day the UN proposed the…

day of the war, Israel plans a preemptive air strike against Egypt’s air force and destroys nearly all of the country’s air force. Following the attack, Israel sends a message to Jordan informing them to stay out of the war and Israel would not attack but if Jordan did otherwise, Israel would respond forcefully. Jordan attacks Israel and Jordan’s actions result in a domino affect as Syrian and Iraqi forces join the attack on Israel. On the second day, the fighting continues among all fronts. The…

The disagreement over Westernization has had significant cultural and historical consequences for the entire Middle East region over the past few decades. Western culture being based on the rationalism, liberalism, human rights, secularism, etc. has little resonance within the Islamic civilization and often even contradicts it. Globalization is thereby raising people’s concerns about the massive influx of the Western values in Islamic countries. In fact, in Huntington and other Western analysts…

The Western Frankenstein By Sarah Cooper “…How delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form?” Differences in ethnicities, religions, races and creeds have caused wars between and within communities for centuries. Ever since the very beginning of religion itself, disagreements have broken out between separate sects and schisms of any given faith. A perfect example of such discrepancies can be found in the ongoing conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.…

Luke Martin Landscape of Hope and Despair 4/10/17 Landscape of Hope and Despair examines the refugee experience in Lebanon through the medium of spatial practices and identity, set against the backdrop of prolonged violence. Peteet argues that Palestinians have dealt with their experience as refugees by focusing attention on how a distinct Palestinian identity has emerged from over fifty years of refugee history. Specifically, she argues that Palestinians living in refugee camps in Lebanon…

More than 63.5 million people have been forced to leave their homes to survive. Imagine being one of many, fleeing war-torn countries like Syria, Afghanistan, and others. Forced to escape to safer countries, including Germany, America, and Sweden. That is the life of many of these refugees. When these refugees arrive in safer countries, they must adapt to life and evolve in order to survive and eventually develop their lives. One novel that demonstrates the way refugees must change their way of…

The Yom Kippur War (1973) is considered one of the main causes for the Camp David (1978) and Camp David was attempting to make peace between the two nations. The overall cause of the war were repercussions from the Six Day War. Due to the immense loss of land on the Arab side, they were the ones to initiate the start of the 20 days of violence. The war had a colossal effects on both sides because of the aid received from their allies. By involving allies it created more problems with…

Kyle Pettine November 16, 2015 HONR238R Abu Nidal Sabri Khalil al-Banna hails from a very wealthy family and had 25 half-siblings and siblings. Sabri and his family were displaced from their home many times in his life. He was displaced in his childhood and early adult years because of a conflict between Arab and Jewish forces. This developed a hatred of Israel for Sabri, which led him to take up the alias of “Abu Nidal” and become the leader of one of the most feared and dangerous terrorist…