Essays on Brotherhood

Chaucer presents chivalry as an expression of perfection in character, inspired by the desire to please divine authority. According to Hall, a Knight’s duty in the medieval time was to the King, with the King seen as God’s intermediary (Hall, 16). The author presents chivalry in a militant fashion, probably as a reaction to the prevailing circumstance of chaos that needed a militant hand to defeat the heathens. Chaucer, therefore, presents the Knights as noble images of perfection with chivalry as a mainstay in their duty to man and God, even though it does not bear success ...

Hamas movement has been perceived over the years as an Islamist extremist terrorist movement. This perception has been informed by the mission behind the formation of the movement which is in a nutshell, the obliteration of Israel and the ultimate establishment of a Palestinian state. Besides, the perception derives justification from the religious ideologies such as fundamentalism and radicalization often associated with Islamism and adopted by the Hamas in addition to several terrorist activities that have been carried out by the movement (Pettersen, 2009). However, this paper seeks to portray the Hamas as a movement in pursuit of self-determination ...

Currently living in the city of Atlanta Georgia, I am a native Californian. At a young age, I was introduced to pastoral care. My grandfather enjoyed a prominent position as an elder in the Baptist church. He would visit his members on a regular basis. He was the one who actually introduced me to learn about pastoral care as a PK. The basis of Pastoral care, as exemplified in one's treatment of the neighborhoods, grew out of the theological commitment as demonstrated in one's love for God’s people. I believe that my interest in pastoral care is a ...

The square is a 2013 documentary film, shot by Jehane Noujaim, an Egyptian-American film director who grew up a few minutes away from Tahrir Square. The film covers two years of protests that began on 25th January 2011. Noujaim teamed up with several activists from all factions involved, documenting their and others’ struggles for more than two years. Khalid Abdalla, a movie star and son of an exiled former Egyptian liberal activist and politician, Ahmed Hassan, a Cairo resident is the guide in the chaos at Tahrir; Magdy Ashour, one of the Muslim Brotherhood; Aida El Kashef, a filmmaker ...

The Lost Boys is a vampire movie that was released in 1987 and even after almost 30 years it still remains one of the most legendary movies about vampires, despite the fact that many other similar movies appeared after it. The movie became so successful that it won a Saturn Award for the Best Horror Movie and gathered over 32 million dollars in the American Box Office. The Lost Boys changed the perspective and images of vampires, and has made vampires more attractive by making them almost sex symbols. It is even possible to say that probably without The ...

Introduction and Thesis

Harry S. Truman is known as the 33rd President of the United States. He assumed the Presidency of the nation in April of 1945 when President Franklin Roosevelt died due to a stroke. He may not have desired to campaign and assume the Presidency of the United States, but his term in office ushered in a new age in the field of international relations, a new outlook on race relations in the country, and for the United States to assume a greater role in world politics as well.

Overview of the Presidency

Harry S. Truman had been in office as the Vice-President of ...

The book Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison provides a broad perspective over which a number of issues can be understood. The exposition of the story can be drawn from the point of view of the narrator who provides an in-depth analysis of major chronological events. The speaker aids the audience’s understanding of the psychological growth and moral well-being of his personal development. The nameless narrator tells his life story effectively making it easier to establish the appropriate cognitive progress of the individual. In general, the speaker transforms from a naïve African-American young man, growing up in a ...

Egypt uprising of 2011 occurred after collaborative efforts from various interested groups. The elites and non-elites participated at different scales and levels. The Egyptians had tolerated poverty, political oppression, and corruption for decades. As a result, human rights and labor activists alongside NGOs begun protesting the government. During 2010, just before elections, the Muslim Brotherhood, a group of youths that defied the government and Mohammed ElBaradei’s campaign for reforms got a national attention especially when the Mubarak attempted to install his son Gamal as heir. The government machinations suppressed most of the activist. Police killed Khaled Said triggering ...

It needs to be reckoned that one of the main aspects of a fictional literary work is the characterization that goes on to bind the entire text together accentuating its affective appeal to the readers. Literary artists too have come to exude their aesthetic and literary quintessence when it comes to the question of penning characters in their respective stories. For the purpose of proper comprehension of the matter in context, one can take into reckoning three very popular short stories that have come to gain the accolades of the literary critics as well as the avid readers all ...

Question 1

The recent developments in Turkey have shown the important role that the constitutional reforms will play in determining the nation’s future. The preceding mass protests in 2013 were accompanied by an influx of corruption scandals that linked with political and business icons and the judiciary. One of the political reforms that are being considered is that the politicians should show the public what they possess. The elected officials such as ministers and political party’s leaders should elect the leaders that disclose their assets to this public. Another reform is that political ethics should be passed into law. ...

Introduction: Overview & Thesis

According to a PBS report in 2011, commenting on Middle East rooted terrorist group attacks, “While these extremely violent religious extremists represent a minority view, their threat is real” (Moore, “Evolution of Islamic Terrorism”). Today, of course, the most commonly popularized terrorist group gaining worldwide headlines in the news are the jihadists known as ISIS. Ever since ISIS has gained center stage internationally, there is hardly a human being who is not aware of the group’s presence on Earth. Currently it has been written that the contemporary world in the Middle East has been socio-politically changed, and the ...

Introduction

Since the republics in the Soviet Union proclaimed independence in 1991, there have been significant changes concerning the ethno cultural, and demographic situation. The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the major reason behind the creation of the Russian Diaspora. More than twenty-five million Russian citizens found themselves in the midst of newly and freshly created states, which were often redesigned as their new political dwellings (Beissinger, 2008). After some time, the displaced Russians were compelled to either assume a fresh political identity, or to return to the Russian Federation, which was newly created. Assuming fresh political identity would ...

Islam is a religion, which started in the 7th century in the Arabian Peninsula, precisely in Mecca. Its believers trust in the existence of Mohammad. It is believed to have originated from Prophet Mohammad, who was visited by Angel Gabriel for about 23 years. In this period, he received revelations with which the Quran is composed. In general, the Islam religion is revealed to mean ‘the one who submits to Allah' (“What Is Islam? - Political Islam”). Most importantly, they believe in the five pillars of faith, prayer, giving, fasting and pilgrimage. It is also a monotheistic religion, but ...

Today, Syria faces a serious crisis. The country that once boast diversity is now engaged in a civil war bloodier than any war in history. Millions have been displaced and nearly a quarter million have died. The civil war initially rose as an Arab Spring. Arabs across the Middle East were seeking a democratic society. However, with the rule of the al-Assad family in Syria, violence is dominant and the country rests in a blood bath.

History of Syria

Originally, Syria consisted of a large amount of land that is now many countries today, including Syria itself, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. The ...

Annually on the third Monday of January in the USA, the Day of the black fighter for the civil rights Martin Luther King is celebrated. This holiday is confined to the birthday of King on January 15. The preacher Martin Luther King headed the Movement for the rights of black Americans. This movement was devoted to fighting against racism and discrimination. At the same time, King supported only nonviolent methods of the fight. In 1964, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to him, and in 2004 the American authorities have posthumously appropriated him the Congressional Gold Medal which ...

Question One

When Alessandro Valignano arrival in Japan in the year 1579, the Society of Jesus had constantly been working for more than thirty years. The mission was, however, struggling despite the huge number that was considered to have been influenced by the feudal lords. The leadership of Francisco Cabral was stressful such that the few Jesuits workers were overworked, and therefore, they became frustrated. Francisco Cabral had refused to cater for the needs of Jesuits, and this was seen as a disrespect to the Japanese. After Valignano had arrived in Japan, he saw the way Jesuits were being mistreated through ...

Introduction and Thesis

A reflection on various countries all around the world depicts the persistent emergence of revolts against the ruling government (s). In the year 2011, the world woke up to the news that a major revolution was developing in Egypt. Often connoted as the “Arab Spring,” the revolution was characterized by the polarization of the Egyptians who had developed a negative notion against the government. The Egyptians perceived their government as corrupt, tyrannical, and oppressive. As a result, a significant portion of the Egyptians occupied the Tahrir Square in Cairo protesting against the ruling regime. In the beginning, only thousands ...

Comparison of Mustafa Kemal’s speech on the abolition of the Caliphate and Hassan al-Banna’s text Toward the Light

Every nation has its own unique history. There are some people called "the founders of nations" because they always leave a deep trace in the world history and in the population's hearts. Mustafa Kemal and Hassan al-Banna were those types of politicians, whose contribution to the histories of their countries is difficult to comprehend and appreciate. Both of them had to deal with religious issues during their political and social activities. Mustafa Kemal managed to divide politics and religion, Hassan al-Banna was eager to place religion on the top of all spheres of life. So we are going to ...

Abstract

The Middle East has been in the center of international attention for the past couple of years as the region has been embroiled in several conflicts that reshaped the region’s status quo. While a majority of the conflicts reported in the Middle East are caused by armed factions, some of these conflicts were brought by various social movements intending on forcing change to the country. Some of these social movements are brought in by the public themselves; hoping to pressure the government to impose reform. Some of these social movements sometimes meet failures, but there are those which ...

Introduction

The Mexican Mafia or La eMe is a ruthless California prison gang. Formed in the 1950s initially to stay safe inside the prison complex especially from the violence perpetrated by other gangs. The La eMe comprised of a small band of gang leaders of other gangs. This gang at present has allegiance with over one thousand street gangs in Los Angeles alone. The La eMe imposes a code of conduct for other gang members to follow. In addition, it takes a tax for protection purposes. The prison gang operates based on a separate code. The contents include lifetime membership, ...

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Mark Twain, one of the most important figures in the American literature, through his essay “The damned human race” throws light on the mankind’s useless ethical outlook. Twain sarcastically points to the fact that humans carry out evil deeds while claiming to be the only species to have moral sense. According to him, man is not a developed creature but the least evolved species in several respects. He says that the birds, the fishes, the insects, the reptiles, etc “are links in the chain which stretches down from the higher animals to man at ...

Q2.Mustafa Kemal’s on the abolition of a caliphate and Hassan Al-Banna’s text “towards the light text” on political life. Mustafa Kemal and Hassan Al-Banna are two important figures in the history of the Arab world in terms of their influence to nationalism and the current state of their nations. To begin with, Mustafa Kemal was an author with a liberal mind that made his works and line of thought free from the influences of the situation at the time where people had limited line of thought owing to the forms of leadership and religion. While he did ...

ABSTRACT

The Hamas in a terrorist organization that has a long and diverse history. In this paper, I will examine this body and break down its organizational structure. Other sectors of key interest will be its ideologies, military involvement, and past atrocities. This will facilitate an in-depth understanding of the Hamas, its vindication as a terrorist organization and the role it plays in the Middle East.

INTRODUCTION

While all these definitions appear concise at face value, countries worldwide are confronted by a serious challenge of picking a comprehensive definition. With the State Department of the United States' definition, for example, sub-political ...

Yes, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters that Asa Philip Randolph led was successful because aside from bringing awareness to the deceitful nature of blacks holding the occupation of car porters, the resulting struggles gained black labor unions federal rights. First, the African American populace considered car porters the elite individuals of the communities because they apparently had “steady jobs and traveled around the country” (Wormser, 2002, par. 2). Contrastingly, as the organization asserted, the occupation merely reverted blacks to the status of slaves meant to serve the Caucasians. After all, car porters earned meager wages for very hard ...

Multi-party System in Egypt

Introduction A discussion on party systems is based on the distinctions that exist between dominant one-party, two-party, and multiparty systems. Party families such as socialist, Christian democrat, agrarian, liberal, conservative, regional and ethnic parties, and other new parties characterize democracies of the world (Deth and Newton 276). Party systems have similar features as party families because they are based on the social and economic structure of society. Party systems such as two-part system, multi-party system, dominant one-party system exist as part of party families (Deth and Newton 276). Multi-party systems are evident in countries where governance is based on ...

Nationalism is defined as the devotion that a particular person has towards his country. It is widely described as a sense of belonging that many people feel important. This sense of belonging allows the person to put primary interest to the nation. Many historians differentiate nationalism from patriotism by saying that nationalism is a state of belonging that people have over a country that is not yet free while patriotism is the love and loyalty for a country that is free. Arab nationalism is the state that arose among the Arab-speaking nations which felt the necessary urge to unite ...

Analysis Paper

Analysis Paper

Introduction

The purpose of this analysis paper is to demonstrate a connection or association between the theoretical concepts learnt in class with a particular communication case. The case under analysis is an article published on Yahoo News entitled, “Czech leader says Muslim integration ‘practically impossible in Europe”. The concept or theory used to analyze the case is the ‘Hypodermic Needle Theory’ of the Mass Communication module.

In the article published on Yahoo News on January 17, 2016, the President of Czech Republic has mentioned that it is ‘practically impossible’ for the Muslims community to integrate into the European ...

The marines who are otherwise referred to as the marine corps are a branch of the military force which was first created as a ground force under the navy. This military branch was basically given the task to take over the beaches when called into mission, and has since evolve to include other missions on land, sea and even in the air. Moreover, the increased land operations and other security risks demand the need for a more coordinated military element. Thus, by the middle of the 20th century, the marine corps was called to “specialize in the skills and ...

28th of March 2016

2B. Introduction Egypt is one of the few countries in the world that is mentioned in the Scriptures several times. There Moses the prophet was born and bred. Moreover, to there, after the birth of the promised Messiah, Jesus fled from Herod's persecution. There labored the early Christian hermits, who became the founders of monasticism. Today, this ancient country is in a difficult political environment, compounded by the religious factor that causes instability in the whole region. Throughout history Egypt saw many religions becoming a national policy, however, never before has one religion overpowered others and was as superior ...

Post-War Indian Policy and Aboriginal Activism

Post-War times in the United States were marked by the rise of Indian termination policy and African-American civil rights movement. Against the background of its neighbour, Canada also decided to overview policies and attitude toward First Nations. In 1969, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Minister of Indian Affairs Jean Chretien wrote the 1969 White Paper, a policy paper proposal, according to which Indians became equal to Canadians and Indian status was eliminated. The White Paper abolished the Indian Act that had existed in Canada since 1876 and was considered to be discriminating. However, the new proposal did not ...

People will always go to great lengths to avoid seeing the truth. People view the world in a prejudiced manner that allows them to see what they want to see rather than what they should see. Invisibility is a major theme in Ellison’s book “Invisible Man.” In the book, the narrator illustrates his invisibility in a bid to find his own identity as a black person in an era where racial segregation was rife in America. The narrator decided that the world lacks people of credibility and is only filled with blind men who cannot judge him for ...

Introduction:

This paper analyzes and explains how the social class play influences social inequality in Australia, as well as how the myth of egalitarianism was created and how it is maintained. It also shows how inequality has influenced transformations in political, familial and industrial relations and how it has to be taken into account when endeavoring to come to grip with all kinds of inequalities. Due to changes in the societies, the is need to recollect the ideas of different classes, ethnical backgrounds, gender inequalities, political class, and embed them in the self, body and politics.

There is a long history ...

Speaker

The orator of the speech is Martin Luther King, a man trusted, respected, and considered the most renowned civil rights movement leader of America by the audience. King had developed some promising ethos through the speech (Martin Luther King). For instance, Martin Luther stared the speech through reading from his arranged text, and half way ignored this text during the speech to include a theme “I have a dream”. He was enthusiastic and became more confident as he gained trust and reassuring applause from his audiences (Sundquist).

Martin Luther was the most prominent leader of American civil rights movement. He is considered ...