Plagues of Egypt

Santiago learns through action that by traveling, watching and paying attention the world will help him find his personal legend. While giving the six sheep to Melchizedek he tells Santiago “god has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left for you.” (pg 31-32) That is exactly what Santiago does therefore seeking his personal legend. Santiago also learns that giving up on one’s personal legend can be easy. He learns this when his money is stolen in the…

sycamore tree that grows from a ruin of a church, he has a recurring dream about a child who tells him that he will find a hidden treasure if he travels to the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago met a gypsy woman who interprets his dream. She tells him to go to Egypt and when he finds the treasure, she must get one tenth of it. An old man named Melchizedek, who claims to be the King of Salem, seems to able to read his mind. He convinces Santiago that he must pursue his Personal Legend. He then gives…

A Brief about the Pre-Islamic Arabia: Before the birth of Mohammad and the rise of Islam, the Arabian Peninsula was ruled by old social and political system that established in response to the harsh environment of the region. The region never knew what we call today central government which it was a tribal government every tribe rules its own territories and that how the Arab lived before the rise of Islam. In addition to that the Arabian Peninsula was surrounded by powerful two empires that…

The sub-Saharan is located in Africa that lies south of the Sahara desert. The sub-regions of sub-Saharan consist of Somalia, Dijibouti, Comoros, and Mauritania. The offical federal republic of somila is a country located in the horn of Africa. Ethopia is to the west, Dijibouti to the north east, the gulf of aden to the north, the indian ocean to the east, and kenya to the southeast. Somila's population consist of 10.8 million people, and most of those people are muslims. The offical republic…

made themselves so important within the upper elites of the Empire that ended up paying off dividends in the end. “The Mevlevis were known for their close affiliation with the literati although their influence could be equally felt in the halls of government. In fact the [Chelebi] was given the honor of girding the new sultans with the sword of their forebear […] ”. By filling this position, the two different groups, the Mevlevi and the Ottoman elite, gained various things. Symbiotically, the…

Social unrest began in Tunisia on December 17, 2010 and quickly spread across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, most notably in Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, Libya and Morocco, forming what is known as the Arab Spring. Many of these demonstrations evolved into revolutions resulting in the overthrow of longstanding authoritarian governments. However, in other countries, social unrest peaked and then dwindled, either as a result of suppression by the government or softened by…

God had given Samson, an Israelite hero, phenomenal strength to protect his people of Nazareth with one condition: to never cut his hair. One night, Samson’s lover, Delilah, had betrayed him by calling a man over to cut Samson’s seven locks, in which the Philistine enemies easily captured and imprisoned Samson, whose power was lost with his hair. Hair, especially facial and body hair, is perceived as a masculine trait that signifies dominance and maturity. As the industry of modern sanitation…

The success of Operation Diamond, regarded as one of the most brazen operations conducted by Israel, was directly related to the thorough intelligence gathered by the Mossad and timely manner in which it was executed. “Operation Diamond was one of the most complex and sensitive operations ever conducted by Israel. An exceptional [example of] cooperation between the air force, and the intelligence and special task organization (the Mossad) brought to the landing of an Iraqi MiG-21 at an Israeli…

Kelvin Almonte English 12 ms.Velez 12/15/17 Have someone ever fight so hard to accomplish a dream or find a hidden treasure that could change your whole life. And you almost lost everything you had to get it and then realized that you already had the treasure near you, but you just didn’t notice . Well in the novel “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho , Santiago the main character portrays the common hero and his journey to complete his date with destiny he lost many thing, crossed continents…

There once was a little boy named Sahir Talib. Sahir was a happy child, living in an unknown town in Syria. Growing up his parents were great to him they bought him sweets, toys and most important of all they loved him. He would wake up to an excellent made breakfast and a joyful amount of playing time. One day when he was 5 years old his father suddenly disappeared. Sahir was desperate to know where his father had gone, but neither him or his mom knew the answer. Sahir didn’t find out where his…