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I believe that the book Zeitoun is an accurate story. It is very useful in bringing out what the main character, Abdulrahman Zeitoun did in New Orleans to survive the massive storm, Hurricane Katrina. It talked about how he was stranded there and showed us what his daily life was like. He encountered many problems of saving his own life, but also the lives of others stranded in New Orleans. There are a total of five parts in Zeitoun, but each part doesn't really fit with the part before it. Dave Egger tells the story through the main charcter Zeitoun, as a biographical memoir. It's set in New Orleans about an American Muslim family during Hurricane Katrina. This story is set on a biographical memoir because it is all based on the Zeitoun family and is told simultaneously from experiences that were small, but significant to Zeitoun's life. Zei ounis told like a biography because of the voice of the main character. Egger had some intended goals, but also some unintended goals. The main goal for Egger to me is for the story to be told through a human who experienced Hurricane Katrina and told just through that one person eyes. I think he unintended to show us the lack of assistance in a natural disaster or how people were convicted for crimes not committed. Zeitoun and his wife Kathy were very close before Hurricane Katrina hit. They ran a business together, that was their life. Zeitoun did all the work, while Kathy answered all the phone calls and got Zeitoun's work lined up…

Articles from sources today such as Mcsweeney's Internet Tendency and Collegehumor cover an immense amount of humor, most of which can provide a small chuckle or a large guffaw. However, there are many articles across the internet that include standard news our ones that strive to be humorous but fail. Two articles that were voted very popular and showed high laugh rates include “Good Sleep vs Bad Sleep” from Collegehumor and “List: Action Items On Your Radical Professor's Liberal Agenda.” from…

He was a father of four, married to an American wife Kathy and owned a successful painting and contracting firm. The story introduces their every day lives and explains Zeitoun’s passion for his work and the welfare of others like his own employees. I instantly became fond of him because not only was he a modest husband and father he was also a kind person that you’d be lucky to have as a neighbor. At first the family was a little concerned about the storm yet as soon as it began looking more…

I am currently an AP Composition and Language student at Mills High School. After reading the novel Zeitoun and the numerous articles on his allegations, I have gathered sufficient information to take an appropriate position on the issue regarding whether students at Mills High School should continue to read Zeitoun. Despite the numerous charges against Abdulrahman Zeitoun of domestic violence, author Dave Eggers’ purpose still remains effective and dissimilar to Zeitoun’s accused actions.…

Very recently, it may have come to your attention that an assigned novel in AP Language and Composition, Zeitoun, has been come into question on its credibility. The riveting narrative, written by award-winning author Dave Eggers, Zeitoun depicts the struggle of a man, Zeitoun, and his family after the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina and life during the War on Terror. According to several news articles, it is known that Zeitoun has been arrested and charged for domestic violence and stalking…

culture. Another point discussed by Hofstede is mental programming that reflects difference in perceptions. Two different groups of people from different nations have different perception about the same thing. People become mentally programmed by getting strong perception from educational and life experiences that have been in their lives for more than thirty to forty years. He also says that people share experiences with the members of same group or nation not with the group of different…

California, where the brothers moved, Eggers founded Might, a satirical magazine, however, the magazine was not successful. Eggers proceeded to write for Esquire magazine, and wrote his first novel, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, soon after. The memoir told of the struggles of raising Christopher, and earned Eggers a Pulitzer Prize nomination. Eggers also founded a nonprofit organization called 826 Valencia, which aids younger writers in improving their literary skills. Tutoring…

That resulted in the TED talk web video, “Designing books is no laughing matter. OK it is.” That video had over 660,000 hits in counting. He also has many other novels, coffee- table books, and book covers he has created. He has also won awards throughout his career like the National Design award for Communication, International Center of Photography’s Infinity award for design. He has also won the AIGA medal. Now Kidd currently lives his days in Manhattans Upper East Side. He lives with his…

lead completely different lifestyles. Some feed off the energy, or the lack thereof. Some live through the day to day trying to cope with the normalcies of their careers, leading to interesting personal lives that are filled with mystery. Daniel Orozco creates a narrator in “Orientation” who seems to be projecting his inner self onto the characters in his office– allowing the audience to question the validity of the narrator’s point of view. Orozco’s career has always been in writing; he never…

we should try to avoid stereotyping. Even though it is difficult to remove stereotypes in a short period for most of the people, I believe mutual respecting and stop prejudging others by their appearances, races, and genders can gradually decrease the probability of stereotyping. Also, listening to others to express themselves is the first step to get to know their points, and then a friendly objective communication should be made to clarify any questions to avoid misunderstanding. Every…