Diction plays just as important a role as description when looking at the themes presented in Sag Harbor. Throughout this book, Benji describes the geographic details of Sag Harbor and how that pertains to the cultural perspectives that form the unique people who vacation in Sag Harbor. One such person that Benji describes is NP. NP’s name stands for “Nigger, please”. Although it may seem that this is a common term thrown out among Benji’s friends who live in that area, Benji states what makes NP’s
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the third Arab Israeli war known as the six-day war of 1963, which Egypt lost the territory of Gaza, Jordan lost west Jerusalem, and Syria ended up surrendering over Golan Heights. In 1967 after the six-day war tension between the countries and Israel’s size had doubled. The war ended on the sixth day by a United Nations-brokered ceasefire on June 10th, 1967. Fast forward to 1970 and Anwar el-Sadat is the new president of Egypt during an economical trough due to continuing conflicts against Israel
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which resulted in mass conversion of Sunni Muslims , however after the rise of Saddam Hussein and the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the privileging of certain religious sect began to slowly emerge. Hussein’s Ba’ath government was nonreligious, however Hussein was a Sunni Muslim and had overt conflicts with Shia dominated Iran throughout his rule. This came to fruition after the Iranian Revolution when, “Iran’s new Islamist regime explicitly challenged the Ba’ath’s secular brand of anti-imperialism, and
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Kebabs originated in the ancient Middle East. Since the region had an inadequate amount of fuel, the rise of Kebabs there was inevitable. This is because kebabs are made of small chunks of meat on skewers meaning they are fuel efficient to cook (smaller chunks of meat cook faster). The oldest script referencing Kebabs is Kyssa-i Yusuf, a Turkish script created in 1377. From their origin in the ancient Middle East, Kebabs spread in all directions. They spread to Greece through contact with the Turks
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merchant asks him to return next year to sell wool and the boy waits 1 whole year to meet that girl and he has a weird dream in which he sees a small boy who plays with his sheep and after playing with sheep he tells to Santiago that there’s treasure in Egypt pyramids and when that small boy is about to show the place he wakes up. So the boy meets an old lady who asks 1/10th of the treasure as she tells more about the treasure. Then in the next village he meets King of Salem Melchizedek, the king tells
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GWINN WILKINS1 University of Texas at Austin This article explores how being an action-adventure fan resonates with articulations of national identity, attitudes toward other nations, and fear of global terrorism in the United States, Denmark, and Egypt. Action-adventure film relies on global Hollywood production, yet the reception of this genre works quite differently in the cultural contexts of communities and affinities of fans. Being an action-adventure fan appears to bear a close relationship
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In funeral, generally, we use a funerary box, known as coffin, in order to display and contain the dead body. Coffin, comes from Greek word, kopina, which means basket (Lewis 2010). In earlier years before century, a coffin is included as an art that used to tribute loyal family such as king, queen, or God. This box that crafted before centuries is called sarcophagus. Sarcophagus comes from Greek words sarx, means “flesh” and phagein, means “to eat”. Mostly, sarcophagus is made from stone. This is
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Egypt’s Pharmaceutical Market Overview Egypt’s market is improving in terms of total pharmaceutical sales, although massive growth will continue to be hindered by high unemployment and the consequent low purchasing power. Egypt is the largest producer and consumer of pharmaceuticals in the Middle East and North Africa, with sales of US$4.2bn in 2010. The total drug market was worth US$2.69bn in 2010, while prescription sales reached US$2.22bn – 83% of all medicine sales. Patented products
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I saw, it truly is). Soon enough, clad in my hot pink swimsuit, I stood at the shores of the Red Sea. Then it was my turn to immerse myself and take “part” in this miracle. I looked across the waters of the Sea. On the opposite shores I could see Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan in one eyeful. Worlds away and yet so close. I stepped into the calm sparkling water … expectantly, and… OUCH! What I didn’t expect was to step onto sharp, jagged rocks. Apparently, the Red Sea is a rocky place. All I felt
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The role of women in the economy and in other aspects of social life is not the same today as they were 50, 100 or even more years ago. And it is not the same in the eastern world than in the western world. It is basically a gender issue. Women have struggled for years to be considered equal to men intellectually, to have the same rights, to have the same access to education, to earn equal salaries, and to be considered equals under the law. This battle started long ago, and a lot has been achieved
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