Persian Gulf

The horrors that Jewish and other groups of people faced during the Holocaust were tragic. Ihe book Night, by Elie Wiesel follows his struggle through life as a Jew in this time and place. His whole world was flipped around when Germans invaded his home, and through the tragic events he witnessed, he watched the people around him become less and less human, going into survival mode. He managed to survive, and wrote this book about what he experienced. Some of the atrocities that the Jewish…

The article “The exodus from Russia” focuses on the migration of Jewish people to America and the way they lived their life. Before their migration, they were seen as an odd group of people in Russia. Even the government planned on creating violence against the Jews. They were prohibited from owning land. The Russians killed many Jewish people thereby destroying their shops and other businesses. They were forced to leave. During World War I, some Jewish people migrated to America. They expected…

Sayed Kashua’s collection of newspaper columns, Native, tells the story of Kashua’s life living in a divided Israel as an Arab. The Arab-Israeli conflict occurring in Israel has created unmasked tension between the Arabs and Jews who are sharing the land. This has created a culture of each group wanting to garner support and sympathy for their “side” of the conflict. As an Arab writing to a Hebrew audience, one might assume Kashua uses his newspaper column to promote the Arab side. While…

even revolution, in order to bring harmony between Persian poetry and contemporary social and political issues. They argued that they could not use the old vehicles for carrying the new concepts. In this regard, according to Karimi-Hakkak, “[T]he new poetry is said to differ from the old in that it no longer follows the rigid formal rules and generic divisions of the classical poetry or of the contemporary practice modeled on it,” (Recasting Persian Poetry 3). Breaking from the formal rules of…

The Painting on Ivory depicts King Khosrow and Queen Shirin in the Garden Court and was constructed by Persian Rovhani during the 20th century. The lively scene makes its presence known in that it is vivid in its use of color yet uniform all the same, the text is included around the images rather than the other way around, and the individual events are separated into discrete horizontal sections yet are woven together seamlessly into the fabric of the scene. In addition, the narrative of the…

detailed description on how her mom cooks the food she is planning to serve the guests by starting out from the grocery till the part that the food is ready to be served. She writes about how because of their Iranian traditions they have to prepare a Persian feast for their newcomer friends and family, yet her mother always brought happiness to others rather than herself. Yet, we can see that she is trying to make sense to it all, every weekend they have guests over since the Iran’s Revolution…

part of the area belonged to the kingdom of Jordan – is the broken table-land round Jerusalem, roughly corresponding with the territory known in Roman times as Judaea” (Grant, 1973). Alexander passed through modern day Jordan after he overtook the Persian empire he stumbled upon the Jews. It was mentioned, “As Alexander passed through Palestine on his way to annex Egypt, there were stories of his kind treatment…

In the novel Night, by Elie Weisel, the Nazis reduce the Jews to objects that are a nuisance to them, stripping them of their value as humans. This dehumanization happens very gradually during the Holocaust, like a frog being cooked in water that slowly boils. The Jewish people adapt to any and every circumstance they’re thrown into. When they’re first moved to the ghettos they embrace it saying it’s their own land separated from the cruelty and that really the German’s are protecting them. This…

There are many ways how silence could be efficient or harmful. However, I believe that silence is dangerous in many ways possible. My reasons are that people wouldn’t be able to express their thoughts on important situation and serious topics with silence, as well as the tension of silence from the people. Also, people could have limited knowledge because of silence, and silence can be destructive to a person’s or the other’s personality. My first reason is that people wouldn’t be…

Heroism can be described in many different ways and seen in many different places. Heroes are brave, selfless, smart, caring, and willing to risk everything to do the right thing. A hero can be seen as the person who flies in and saves a town from a fire breathing dragon, a strong man who climbs a tall tower to save a damsel in distress, or even a little girl that helps the elderly woman down the street with her groceries. World War II was a gruesome battle between a multitude forces and in…