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A New Country, a New Journey The moment I woke up, I smelled the chicken sandwiches and coffee that were served to the passengers on board. I regained my consciousness due to the loud snoring of the person sleeping beside me. I opened my eyes right before the flight attendant asked me, “Can I get you something to eat, sir?” I said, while suppressing a yawn, “A chicken sandwich and a cup of coffee, please.” She handed me the last meal on board with a smile and said in a merry voice “Here you go,…

It was 5:30 am when morning August 2008. It was the first day of my high school career at one of the privet schools in Saudi Arabia that my uncle was the head-of. I was excited because my best friend Mishari joined the same school. As though, I knew it would be a tougher year studying with him, but it does not matter today. What mattered was that my brothers and I got ready for school. I walked to the school, which was roughly 15 minutes from home. My teachers were smiling to their students all…

in the end – ‘the boy’ to the ruined church in Spain and Najeeb to his homeland in Kerala. Najeeb started for Gulf in pursuit of livelihood in midst of abject poverty. The desert of Gulf holds many promises for ordinary men in Kerala. On reaching Riyadh Najeeb exclaims “City of my dreams, I have arrived. Kindly receive me” (Benyamin 43). But by a turn of events, Najeeb and his companion Hakeem reach wrong place due to some mix up. He is forced to become a caretaker for goats and sheep in a…

Nuchal translucency (NT) is the sonographic appearance of the subcutaneous accumulation of fluid behind the fetal neck in the first trimester of pregnancy. NT is measured between 11 to 13 weeks gestation with the optimal measurement of crown-rump (the length of an embryo or fetus measured from the skull vertex to the midpoint between the apices of the buttocks10) of 45 mm to 84 mm. Most fetuses can be viewed transabdominally scan, while some need additional transvaginal examination2. The…

There are other services that are available to women; one of the most important involves violence prevention. It appears that over half of the interviewed women have been threatened at some point in their lives, 55% have been abused physically, 34% have been victimized financially, and 17% are victims of sexual violence (Ba-Obaid, M., & C.J.H. Bijleveld, C.). Women have to take the precautions of not going out at night and always having someone accompany them. The UN High Commission for Refugees…

of Health support AIDS awareness in the country.” Even though Lebanon is considered to provide the most freedom to LGBT persons, they are probably most prominent in Saudi Arabia which is considered one of the harshest places to live in if gay. In Riyadh, the capital, 46% of Muslim male students are homosexual while in Jeddah, the largest city, over 25% of Muslim male students are homosexual. Some of these men are activist…

Gardner (1985:9), defines attitude as “ a resulting action in response to the symbol of an object or any event. The reaction is dependent is dependent on the personal belief or outlook of the object or event of action”. On the other hand, Gibson et al. (1991:70) defined attitude as the personal experience and learning of the individual that shapes the resulting response in terms of optimistic and constructive or negative and pessimistic towards a person or an event”. The other definition of…

Research Paper In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan supporting a newly elected communist government that was being threatened by traditional Islamic government officials. In 1981 Osama Bin Laden the son of a wealthy Saudi businessman crossed the border into Afghanistan to support the cause against the Soviet invasion. Bin Laden young member of the Islamic Brotherhood which believed in traditional Islam blended with 20th century government. In the beginning Bin Laden helped by raising…

Contents Abstract 1 Introduction: 2 Types of Renewable Energy: 3 1 - Solar energy 4 Solar Energy Advantages 5 Solar Energy Disadvantages 6 2- wind energy 6 Advantage: 7 Disadvantage: 7 3-Hydroelectric energy: 8 4- Biomass : 8 5-Hydrogen and fuel cells: 9 6- Geothermal power: 9 Appendix 10 Conclusions 13 References: 14 Abstract Renewable energy systems can provide clean, reliable, secure and competitive energy products and services to help meet the rapidly increasing global energy demand. In…

The clash Throughout the years many people have tried to explain and help others’ comprehend the topic of the clash of civilizations. Huntington’s explanation, which is configured in the forms of an essay and a book, explains the event between certain civilizations is immanent because of the observations and data he has gathered. Now the idea that my group and I share relates to that but goes off into a slightly different direction. Both share one common ideal: culture has the power to bring us…