...Role of Al Jazeera in the Arab Spring Since December 2010, the entire Arab world has gone through major political transformation. Monarchies that had enjoyed absolute power for hundreds of years have been overthrown; some are in the process to be overthrown and other state leaderships have adopted some flexibility in their system of administration to protect themselves. The public revolt against the state leadership, popularly known as the ‘Arab Spring’ or the ‘Arab Awakening’ “took everyone by surprise not because people had no reason to revolt” (Khanfer 2012, p. 2) but because it took unprecedented scope and speed. An act of self immolation by a street vendor in Tunisia in a show of public revolt against corrupt government not just toppled centuries old dictatorial regime but also became a source of inspiration for Arab masses to revolt against their governments. “The self-immolation triggered unrest in Tunisia and ultimately the resignation of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. This was followed by unrest in a number of Arabian countries that the global press dubbed the ‘Arab Spring’” (Friedman 2011). So far, the spring breeze has entered into 20 countries in the Persian Gulf and the North Africa. Four countries—Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen—have overthrown their governments. Algeria, Iraq, Iranian Khuzestan, Israeli border areas have witnessed major protests. Syria has landed in a civil war. Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, Morocco, Lebanon have gone through protests and governmental...
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...York Times and Al Jazeera: How Culture and Location Affect News By (Student’s name) (Instructor’s name with Title) English 102H Date: Outline I. Introduction A. This section briefly examines the delicate situation that Al Jazeera finds itself in: As the first and largest independent Arabic satellite station, Al Jazeera has had to face endless critics most of whom are from the West for its Arabic sentiments. Despite all accusations, the station has only grown in popularity in the Middle East and among Arabs around the world. B. While Western countries such as the US and Russia have expressed their reservations about the objectivity of the station, its audiences has only been growing especially among Arabs. Its stance on popularizing Arabic sentiments may be due to its location and the cultural beliefs of its target audience, reporters and owners. Thesis Statement: Using Al Jazeera and the New York Times as primary cases, this paper explores how the location of a media outlet and culture of its primary employees and target audience can affect the ways in which news items are reported. As it was briefly discussed, Al Jazeera’s primary reporting obligations may possibly be to protect the interests of its region and culture. This paper explains how and why media outlets may, perhaps unwillingly, take stances on many matters just because of their locations and cultures. II. Body Paragraphs A. Al Jazeera and its Arabic...
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...individual or the sociological impact of the group? I feel it is more important to look at the psychology of an individual when determining terrorists’ motives. If you can figure out the why they are doing these things then you can determine what type of sociological impact they are aiming for. Thus determining their motives for their actions. In chapter 4 of Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, Cindy Combs talks about why people become a terrorist. She talks about how the individuals identify with the leaders, members of groups, and also with those that have suffered. These individuals then feel the need for revenge and avengement of the wrongs done to them. On page 67 of the above mentioned text in a statement from Osama Bin Laden on Al Jazeera he explained how thankful he was that America was now feeling the same pain that the Islamic people had been feeling for 80 years. This shows that revenge was a major factor in his actions. Combs also talks about (pp73-74) how the individuals view the world. That terrorist are now coming from low income areas because it is their only way to lash out and respond to the government/ world around them. In The New Global Terrorism (p99) Martha Crenshaw talks about individual motivation and participation. She explains how the individual’s views can justify terrorism. Such as it they see the government corrupt and unjust then they can justify their acts by saying it was an only option type scenario. She also explains how the risk for personal...
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...Chapter I A. Introduction *study habits of students then from now* B. Significance of the Study With the advancing technologies around, there are numerous things an individual, particularly a student could do; various sports activities, watching videos, playing online games, social networking sites, just exploring the vastness of the internet. Just by these things, a student already becomes occupied losing focus on his supposed priority – studying. Most students have been gripped by these activities taking their time for granted, which results on having poor study habits and having an unwanted output of work. The researchers aim to motivate students to improve their study habits, as well as to give teachers further ideas on how they could help students perform better academically and for the parents, playing a vital role for providing education to their children, to understand and help their child get through these habits. C. Statement of the problem Specifically, this study aims to answer the following questions: 1. Do you like to study? 1.1 Yes 1.2 No 2. Going back from home to school, what is the first thing that you do? 2.1 Read textbooks and/or do homework 2.2 Log on to social networking sites 2.3 Sleep 2.4 Watch TV or play games 2.5 Household chores 3. What do you do a week before the exams/deadline of passing a project? 3.1 Relax 3.2 Wait for 3 days before starting 3.3 Panic 3.4 Start reviewing/ working 3.5 Polish the finished project 4....
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...By Evelyn Thai Al Jazeera's logo Since its inception, Al Jazeera and the space the network occupies in the alternative media order have been heavily contested. The network’s editorial and journalistic decisions position Al Jazeera as an alternative news source and some see the station as a powerful force against global hegemonies. In “Hegemonic No More: Western Media, the Rise of Al-Jazeera, and the Influence of Diverse Voice,” Philip Seib argues that Al Jazeera’s success signals “an end to the near monopoly in global news that American and other Western media had long enjoyed”. (Seib 2005) Others heavily contest the alternative media designation citing the network’s structure, organization, and funding; Adel Iskandar argues that much of the alterity that characterizes Al Jazeera is manufactured and “resembles the marketing strategy for a corporate brand”. (Iskandar 2006) Situating Al Jazeera within the alternative media order has been difficult in part because “the nature and definitions of alternative media have often been contested terrain” (ibid.). Although fluid, most definitions of alternative media focus on the challenge alternative sources pose to existing narratives and journalistic practices. These definitions of alterity stipulate that the media should have some if not all of the following characteristics: connections with social movements, facilitating social communication and change, the ability to instigate activism, challenge to the structures of power, wide...
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...To: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton From: Chad Meyer, Country Desk Officer for Qatar Re: Recommended U.S. Foreign Policy towards Qatar Date: October 22, 2012 Overview of Qatar Qatar is a peninsula located in the Persian Gulf. This small country used to be known as a pearling state and has grown into one of the largest oil and natural gas producers in the world. The government is a monarchy and has been ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid 1800’s. The current Emir is HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani who took power from his father in 1995. The previous Emir was crippling the economy by siphoning off oil revenues; HAMAD overthrew his father in a bloodless coup and then filed a lawsuit requiring him to pay back the money he had taken from the country. The case was settled and HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani stayed in power. In 2001, Qatar settled a land dispute with Saudi Arabia with the help of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Since this time, Qatar has managed to stay out of the conflicts that have plagued the region as of late. Recently, Qatar has become the world’s wealthiest country in terms of GDP. In 2011, they passed Luxembourg with a per capita GDP income totaling $102,700. The country has plans to continue growth, announcing a plan to invest $60 billion in infrastructure and will host the 2022 World Cup. The country is expecting 18% to 20% growth in the economy as they near the World Cup. This type of growth...
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...as income. And there may be a few actors and athletes sprinkled in. The statistics cover cash compensation workers receive on the job. They don't include the capital gains they may have made from selling stocks, typically a large source of income for the wealthy. America's working stiffs, however, haven't fared as well. Workers' median wage came in at $28,850, erasing more than a decade of gains. Though it's inched up over the past two years, the median wage is just above where it was in 1999. So while employers are hiring, they aren't boosting wages for new recruits. "As well-paid workers are leaving the workforce, those being brought in are being paid less," Johnston said, who first reported the findings in an opinion piece for Al Jazeera America. On the brighter side, the labor market grew by 4 million workers last year, bringing the total to a record 158.2 million. And they are largely good-paying jobs: Nearly all the new positions paid more than $50,000. The higher up the wage scale, the more jobs were added. "They have skills that add value or are servants to the very wealthy," such as bankers and financial services staffers who cater to the rich, Johnston said....
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...an!influence!of!Arab& Spring!(wave!of!demonstrations!and!protests!in!the!Arab!world)!has!now!escalated!to!a!full>blown!civil! war,!with!an!alarming!number!of!deaths,!and!the!news!of!chemical!weapons.!The!war!initially!began!as!a! protest!from!the!masses!against!the!allegedly>corrupt!regime,!led!by!Bashar!Al>Assad,!whose!main! demand!was!that!he!step!down!from!his!post;!however,!recent!tolls!have!estimated!that!over!100,000! people!have!been!killed!over!the!course!of!the!past!two!years.(AFP,!2013).!In!addition,!over!2!million! refugees!have!fled!the!country,!with!another!4!million!who!have!been!displaced!–!simply!because!they! are!caught!in!the!crossfire!of!the!existing!regime,!and!the!various!rebel!groups!who!are!trying!to!oust!it! (Al!Jazeera,!2013).!...
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...With reference to the case study, summarize the relationship between goals, objectives and policy and advise the management of Scotia Airways of the contribution each will make to effective managerial performance. Clear goals and objectives are required by every organization accomplish or achieve their expectations or targets as there is a strong relationship between the goals and objectives which will guide a company to a right direction. Generally, goals can be defined as something that one's efforts or actions are intended to achieve or accomplish. The definition of a company's goal can be to survive, to move forward and to gain or profit either from development or wealth. Goals also determine the inputs' nature, (which include employees, management and efforts) as well as nature of outputs (which can be defined as quality of service). Goals are set for long-term and are future expectations for an achievement or accomplishment. For an organization to be able to realize their objectives setting goals are the essential tasks. There are four types of organizational goals; a) Consumer b) Product c) Operational d) Secondary Confusion in understanding of relationship and difference between goals and objectives are common. Objectives are specific sets of goals or targets within the general goals. Moreover, objectives are time-related which means that there are time limitations to achieve or obtain certain tasks. In other words, goals are the intentions...
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...ENG 202: Brandel Of Prisoners & Superheroes Shalin Patel Poem Title: Prisoner No. 786 Drama Title: Love is Bl(ow)ind Creative Non-Fiction Title: v/s The Biased Media of the 21st Century Fiction Title: Sub-Urban Superhero Reflection Essay Included Total Word Count: 5095 Prisoner No. 786 I, prisoner number 786, stick my head out through these iron bars. I watch as days, months and years turn into eons. The smell of the warm moist mud reminds me of all those carefree afternoons I spent on my mama’s porch watching the rain pass by. The scorching sun on my face reminds me of the sweetest iced tea my sister used to so carefully prepare. The unflinching rain at times takes me back to the fields where I would play soccer for hours at end with my cousins. The bitter cold within my bones reminds me of the steaming hot barbecue my father would make so passionately, never failing to impress. This man standing outside my cell tells me this is not my country, then why does it feel like I’m right at home? He says I’m not like him, then why do I feel like he’s like me? I, prisoner number 786, stick my head out through these iron bars. I stare towards the heavens as a white fairy descends from the village of dreams. I don’t know who she is, but she talks like she’s all mine. When I listen to her, it feels like I want to go out there and live again. When she makes all those fake promises, she makes me want to believe in myself again. I, prisoner number 786, stick my head out through these...
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...February 2013 US Airways and American Airlines announced their plans to merge the airlines creating the largest airline in the world. US Airways was founded in 1937 as All American Aviation and in 1996 commenced operations as US Airways with its parent company being US Airways group. The headquarters is located in Tempe Arizona. US Airways operates an intensive international and domestic network and has 198 destinations throughout North and South America, Middle East and Europe. Us Airways is a member of Star Alliance Network with a fleet of 346 mainline jet aircrafts and 256 regional jet and turbo prop aircrafts. Us Airways has a shuttle that provides hourly service between Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. that is known as US Airways Express that is operated by contract and subsidiary airline companies. As of January 2013 US Airways employed 32,213 individuals worldwide and operated 3,028 daily flights. American Airlines, Inc. is owned by the AMR Corporation headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It operates and extensive international and domestic network as US Airways. American Airlines has scheduled flights throughout North America, South America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia/Pacific. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the airlines largest hub with American Airlines accounting for about 85% of the traffic and 83% of landing fees and travel to more destinations than any other hub. American Airlines operates maintenance bases at Tulsa, and Fort...
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...Problems at JetBlue JetBlue’s problems were caused by both management as well as technological issues. If JetBlue’s management team would have been better prepared or made different decisions then many problems could have been avoided. One of the things that airlines know is that bad weather can never be predicted or controlled no matter what the circumstance and any airlines should be prepared for the worst, especially during the off season when bad weather occurs the most. From my experience, delaying customers to their flights happens quite often, especially during bad weather. But every airline knows that a customer will only wait for so long before getting discouraged and upset. Having customers wait for several hours or sitting on a plane for up to 11 hours would cause most people to never consider that airline again, in turn JetBlue would be losing large quantities of customers due to bad management decision making. When customers where finally allowed off the plane and already upset they were not able to get ahold of airline agents or had an hour wait time to try to rebook or find out where their bags were. This just added to an already furious customer base. Although JetBlue had a system in place their system was only equipped to handle under normal circumstances and was not equipped for emergencies. If JetBlue had prepared their system for an emergency situation then customers could have handle the situation through the airline agency in a more timely manner and would...
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...COMPANY PROFILE Southwest Airlines Co. REFERENCE CODE: DEFBDE99-9B78-4A63-BE9C-7EA7568D476E PUBLICATION DATE: 30 Nov 2012 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Southwest Airlines Co. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts...............................................................................................................3 Business Description...........................................................................................4 History...................................................................................................................5 Key Employees.....................................................................................................7 Key Employee Biographies................................................................................10 Major Products and Services............................................................................16 Revenue Analysis...............................................................................................17 SWOT Analysis...................................................................................................18 Top Competitors.................................................................................................23 Company View.............................
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...• A strategic analysis report relating to Jetstar Airlines o A competitive analysis of the market/s including: A brief description of the history of the company and a history of the main competitors. Include joint venture alliances where applicable. History of the company Jetstar’s mission is to offer all day, every day low fares to enable more people to fly to more places, more often. The Jetstar Group is a value based, low fares network of airlines operating in the leisure and value based markets. The Group consists of: Jetstar Airways in Australia and New Zealand (wholly owned by the Qantas Group). Jetstar Asia based in Singapore. The company is managed by Newstar Holdings, majority owned by Singapore company Westbrook Investments (51 per cent), with the Qantas Group holding the remaining 49 per cent. Jetstar Pacific based in Vietnam (majority owned by Vietnam Airlines with the Qantas Group holding 30 per cent). Jetstar Japan, a partnership between the Qantas Group Japan Airlines, Mitsubishi Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation. Jetstar Hong Kong, a partnership between China Eastern Airlines and the Qantas Group (subject to regulatory approval). The Jetstar Group is the largest low cost carrier in the Asia Pacific by revenue and has flown over 100 million passengers since it launched in 2004. In the past financial year ended June 2012, the Jetstar Group carried more than 20 million customers. The Jetstar Group has grown from providing...
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...Benefits of a Global Airline Alliance . Airline business is a billion dollar business and employs hundreds of thousands around the globe . Passenger demand has also been increased lately after the economic turmoil showing positive signs for a comeback. As operational costs is the biggest slice in the budget pie , there has never been a more important time for airline carriers to explore the benefits of joining a global airline alliance such as Sky Team , Star Alliance or One World.(Bamberger , Carlton and Neumann, 2001) basically gave a breakthrough study on how alliances was formed. The foundation of an alliance started only on a code share basis and a share of marketing exercises. They focused more on the American market as opposed to other markets around the world as American carriers was the anchors of what we know now as a global airline alliance. Studies was done based on data from the mid 90's and gives us an idea on how and why it was formed. Their study focused more on the domestic market rather then international and it can't be proven on the global market. This research is essential for the topic as this gives us a brief of history on what was the foundation of a global airline alliance. They also emphasized only on the operators point of view which can perceived as opinion based information. No survey was done on population or sample to determine the benefits on the alliance from a consumer point of view to give an overview on the benefits of forming an alliance...
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