Essays on Old City

The first question that makes this research extremely useful or meaningful is based on the movement of people and cars in the older eastern areas and newer western areas of the Old City of Jeddah. The question revolves around the main forces behind the disappearance of traditional cities. The two regions have different following the forms of buildings in the area, as well as functions. This is because, excessive movement densities for cars and people can heighten the process of deterioration of the Old City. The second question that the researcher seeks to address in this research is ...

Introduction

The background in which people grow up greatly influences what they do with their lives. Poets, musicians, painters, athletes can all credit some aspect in their childhood as a motivation towards their careers. Authors in particular like to express through writing issues that they appreciate about their societies or those that they condemn and would like to see changes. Naomi Shihab Nye’s writings have been heavily influenced by her cultural background, issues such as racism and the quest to bring peace to the Middle East.

Early life

Poet, novelist and songwriter, Naomi Shihab Nye was born on March 12 1952 in ...

Chapter 6

In today’s world, tourism has been an important driver in the economy of many countries. This is due to the amount of revenue it earns annually as foreign exchange and the funding that it provides to the country are very significant towards the development of the country as a whole. Tourism mainly influences infrastructure positively as transport networks are developed in all areas that are involved with tourism activities. As such, the development of tourism has been very gradual especially and this has also been observed in cities and urban areas. The development of tourism in cities has ...