Varieties of Arabic

Giselle Rivas Professor Hagstrom Ling 250 May 6, 2015 Arabic Introduction The Arab world has many diverse influences in its, linguistic, ethnic, and religious groups. Due to war and exile, many Arabs migrated to America where millions of people created a community to advance with many opportunities. A heritage language interview was conducted to learn how Arabs continue to use their language, culture or religion in California. Origin of the Language The word “Arab” means “nomad,” a person who…

will provide me with an accommodating schedule to fulfill a degree that will integrate advanced Arabic language courses with political coursework on the Arab world. This, I believe, would be the ideal opportunity to further my passion for Arabic studies in the Ivy League. My recent experience studying Arabic on a David L. Boren Scholarship in Amman, Jordan, has allowed me to obtain an intense level of Arabic language proficiency, with experience integrating the language into both research and…

In Elizabeth Wong’s story, The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl, she reveals denial and shame towards her parent’s culture to illuminate the importance of having multiple cultures in a person’s life. Though reading this story one can discover her denial towards her Chinese culture was because she just wanted to integrate and be like the rest. The majority of children will be forced into ideas that are presented and taught by the parents. The parent is only passionate to keep the traditions…

In the novel The Bonesetter’s Daughter Amy Tan focuses on three main characters, who are all introduced to the readers in a reverse chronological order. The first is Ruth, who is a Chinese born in America. The second is her mother LuLing, who was born in China, but later emigrated to America after the World War II. The third is Precious Auntie who is the daughter of a bonesetter.The main theme throughout The Bonesetter 's Daughter is the importance of communication in relationships, and how…

Hundreds of years ago, America’s economy was nowhere near close to world standards. However, as time has progressed it has grown into the largest superpower in the world. One of the major factors to this growth is due to the emergence of entrepreneurs. Wal-Mart is just one successful business that is able to benefit from enormous economies of scale, and find ways to outgrow its competitors (The 39 Most Influential). Sam Walton, the entrepreneur who started it all, was able to accomplish…

served in America. As of 2015 the dollar store has a number of 13,600 locations only in the United States and Canada. This low discounted store sells cheap items but for a very affordable price for almost anybody. The products sold there range from a variety of items such as party supplies, food and snacks, health and beauty care products, seasonal housewares, toys, craft supplies, candy, gift bags and wraps, teaching supplies, etc. Even with its low discount, ever since 2012, The Dollar Tree…

It’s 2046 and the New York Times is writing a front page story about your recent induction into the HSF Alumni Hall of Fame. What might the story say? (500 word limit) Mrs. Diaz as her former elementary school students call her is being recognized in the HSF Alumni Hall of Fame. Edith Diaz graduated from California State University Monterey Bay in 2020 and started working as an elementary school teacher in the East side of Salinas, California. Mrs. Diaz graduated from Alisal High school and was…

Dollar Tree is a single price variety store that now operates more than 14,000 stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces (Thomas, 2015). Most all of the products offered by Dollar Tree are priced at $1.00 or less and the company offers products that meet a wide variety of consumers every day needs. According to Parnell (2014), Dollar Tree customers are typically price-conscious consumers who are looking to get the best price available and feel that prices at other chain stores are…

The fluidity of calligraphy symbolizes the "intertwining" of stability and change that exists in the mortal world (Nasr 28). Islamic calligraphy has the appearance of a never ending line; the letters are all connected to one another and the writing seems to be constantly moving (Piostrovsky 29). The continual movement of the line "is one of the ways of manifesting [Allah] to this world" (27) and "projects the concept of continuity, of endlessness, of pluriformity" (29). The symbolism of…

there are multiple different instruments including the voice. The chorus of men and women who recite the verses of poetry back are known as the Reddadi. There are two main instruments used in zajal music. The derbake is a percussion instrument of Arabic origin used throughout the Middle East. This instruments’ base is made of wood or metal generally and has a patch of goat leather strung across the top. In order to use this instrument, it is placed between the thighs or under the arm and it is…