Introduction
Attention Grabber: Egypt is a country of great historical importance. Imagine having a friend that has seen the great pyramids. What sorts of stories have been passed down their generations concerning their ancestors that were there during the times of civilization? Then again, how hard is it to live in Egypt under its current climatic hot conditions?
Speaker Credibility: I have closely followed both biblical and non-biblical publications concerning Egypt as a nation. Several papers I have read deal with the history of Egypt.
Preview Statement: the discussion will cover three main points. The first main will discuss the personal information then followed by the second main point that will cover country information such as politics, climate and military. Finally, the third main point will discuss the culture and heritage of Egypt.
Body
- First Main Point: Personal Information
- Personal details
- Age: 27 years
- Religion: Islam
- Education and Work
- Masters in communication
- Internship at the New York times
Transition: now from the basic personal information let us look and discuss the political state, climate and future prospects of political stability for Egypt.
- Second Main Point: Country information
- Climate
- Sub-sub-point; general climate of Egypt is hot and dry, and most of it is desert (Linkov and Bridges 558). Temperatures are relatively high all year round.
- Sub-sub-point: upper portion of Egypt does not normally experience rain and has cool nights and warm sunny days (Linkov and Bridges 558). Sandstorms are a common feature.
- Sub-sub-point: Rain is experienced in the Lower Egypt during the winter period (Linkov and Bridges 558).
- Politics
- Sub-sub-point: ever since the revolution the political stability of Egypt has remained shaky.
- Sub-sub-point violence has escalated leading to the increased number of civilian deaths.
- Muslim brotherhood impacts on Egyptian politics (Menza 71).
Transition: politics has largely created violence in terms of the revolutions that have followed ever since Mubarak was thrown out of office. This has affected tourism and some aspects of culture and heritage of Egypt that will be discussed shortly greatly.
- Third Main Point; Culture and Heritage
- Holidays and festivals
- Christmas is observed on January 6 and 7 (Asante 75).
- Sub-sub-point: Sham el-Nessim is celebrated after Easter (Asante 75).
- Sub-sub-point armed forces day is celebrated on October 6 in celebration of army crossing into Sinai back in 1973 (Asante 75).
- Art and Architecture
- Sub-sub-point: most of the architecture in Egypt is influenced by Islamic culture (Asante 77).
- Sub-sub-point: the architecture focuses mainly on the architectural decoration rather than the structural support (Asante 77).
Transition: religion holds a lot of significance in Egyptian culture and way of life. Almost all aspects have to deal with an aspect of religion.
Conclusion
Catchy ending: therefore, next time a person asks you to talk about Egypt, one can be able to discuss several aspects of the country and not necessary dwell on the great pyramids
Works Cited
Asante, Molefi K. Culture and Customs of Egypt. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2002. Print.
Linkov, Igor, and Todd S. Bridges. Climate: Global Change and Local Adaptation. Dordrecht: Springer, 2011. Print.
Menza, Mohamed Fahmy. Patronage Politics in Egypt: the National Democratic Party and Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo: The National Democratic Party and Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. New York: Routledge, 2012. Print.
