To survive one has to have the courage to be mentally strong and determined to achieve survival. A biography of Farah Ahmedi "Escape from Afghanistan.” Also, a fiction by Richard Connell “The Most Dangerous Game.” Both have similar themes as the story is being told. One of the selection, "Escape from Afghanistan” portrays how a mother and a daughter, are fleeing from their home country. To take refuge into another country and being able to survive during the war. Compared to “The Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford is trying to survive the wild to not get killed by a hunter. There are many character traits for surviving any difficult situations but, mental strength and determination is a necessary character trait for survival.…
He has to find the way to earn forgiveness for himself and gain back some of his respect as a human being. He has too choose whether to continue being a coward like he was in the alley or stand up and take responsibility for his betrayal. In the second quote Hassan gives another example of hiss undying loyalty towards Amir and their relationship as more of brothers than master and servant. Amir does not give the same amount of respect or trust to Hassan even though Amir repeatedly betrays Hassan and breaks their relationship. He lives in his adult life reliving his mistakes towards Amir in his old homeland and had wished he wasn’t such a coward and stood beside Hassan as he did for…
These passages suggest that the Muslims accept non-Muslims and do not commence war against them. The quote, “For oppression is even worse than killing” really exemplifies the attitude of accepting non-Muslims and do not alienate them. Basically, Muslims should still speak kindly to those who do not share the same beliefs.…
Landler provides some background knowledge on the Afghanistan War that began in 2001, but more so on the presidential side of the war. The article illustrates the thoughts and decisions that President Barack Obama has made regarding the Afghan War. The author provides a video of President Obama giving a speech in regards to the new Afghanistan plan. Landler also recognizes the people, organizations, and presidential administrations that were significant to the war. The article describes the removal of United Sates troops from Afghanistan. It also specifies that only a dominant force of U.S. troops will be left to assist the Afghan military with military needs and security. This article is beneficial because it presents the view of the war from…
Amir and Osama experience the reign of the Taliban at different stages in their lives. The Taliban control every aspect of Osama's life, especially since she is a girl and she and her mother do not have a male companion to earn money for them. Amir's experience is different. The Taliban does not rule Afghanistan when he is growing up. They come into power when he is grown up. He goes back to Taliban occupied Kabul for his half nephew. His childhood bully Assef is a member of the Taliban and torments him with the child. Although the situations are different, they still play an important role in both stories. Differences aside, the Taliban shape the lives of the characters in one way or another.…
As stated earlier in this review, Islam: A Short History was published prior to September 11. In the wake of that devastation, Armstrong's critical observations about the Taliban will be well received by her readers. She explicitly condemns the Taliban:…
It is Baba’s choice that set the story of Amir and Hasan into motion. His brief moment of infidelity and the fact he was never able to fully claim his illegitimate son led to a chronicle of events that defined Amir. However, it was not only this choice that came to affect the people around him. The way he raised Amir under the constant pressure of being someone he was not, ultimately led for his son to believe he needed to prove his worth. During the kite contest Amir confesses that he needs to “Show [Baba] once and for all that his son was worthy” (56), showcasing a boy who has the incessant need to prove his self-worth. Despite this Baba never truly accepted his son as he was, and even confessed that Amir is “A boy who won’t stand up for himself” (22). Throughout the majority of his life, Baba tried his best to shape Amir into the son he designed. Just like how he bends the world into his liking Baba sought to mold Amir to be just like him. In the end, however, it was revealed that he was merely a man with a “tortured soul” (301), who saw redemption in the marks he would leave the…
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan to expand the influence (spread of communism) and to protect their interests of Afghanistan (natural resources- oil, coal, iron, and ore). This occurred in the end of December 24, 1979. Thousands of troops were sent to Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. Led to complete military and political control of Kabul and large portions of the country. This lasted about nine-years. It ended by the last troops (Soviet Union) departing Afghanistan on February 15, 1989. Because the Soviets had failed to secure Afghanistan from the rebels. About 15,000 soviet soldiers were killed, and about 30,000 were injured. One million Afghans were killed. The leader of Afghanistan was General Secretary Babrak Karmal and President Mohammad Najibullah.…
Baba responds with “You’ve confused what you’re learning in school with actual education” (p.16) and insists, “You’ll never learn anything of value from those bearded idiots. God help us all if Afghanistan ever falls into their hands” (p.17). Baba’s opinion of religion seems to be that it cannot be learned or experienced by institutional means, and he furthers this by questioning the existence of God and the importance of adhering to the laws of their religion. Baba subscribes to a common notion of religion as a practice that does more harm than good and Amir seems to mirror his father’s view and does little in the way of religious…
Habib (Fadi’s father) tells his family they are moving to America because Zafoona (Fadi’s mother) is very sick and they need better medical care. Another reason is because the Taliban has made it very difficult for them to live in Afghanistan. (Chapter 1)…
Ironically Baba told Amir “When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth.” Meanwhile, he was deceiving Amir and Hassan about their biological connection. The hypocritical behavior displayed by Baba throughout the novel showed that he and Amir were more alike than initially thought. Both Amir and Baba tried their hardest to conceal secrets that they were ashamed of, even if it meant hurting ones that they love. Although both characters showed major character developments when they tried to atone themselves. Baba thought that by doing as many good things as he could, like: giving Hassan gifts, building an orphanage, and including Hassan in as many father-son activities as possible, that it would make up for the sins that he committed in earlier…
Dancing Boys of Afghanistan is a documentary about men from Afghanistan using bacha bazi as a sexual act against boys. The bacha bazi was a practice used to entertain wealthy merchants, warlords and military commanders that leads them to have sex with boys who dance in public or privately. There is a rise in number for “Bacha Bazi” dance against little boys. Grown Afghanistan men pick up poor boys on the street in order to train them in the sexually exploitive dance called “Bacha Bazi”. The Afghanistan police and law enforcement are currently going after people for using this sexual exploited dance but are still sometimes involved in this practice.…
In The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsin Hamid uses a variety of literary devices to create the tone of confusion and agitation. By doing so, Mohsin Hamid also develops a theme of change. All these literary features combine to make an enthralling page-turner.…
On September 11th 2001 America was attacked by terrorist. America will recover from this attack but recovery is not enough. These types of attacks and the people who conduct them must be eliminated from the world. The attack on America was so savage and so unnecessary that any response short of annihilating the perpetrators is not only inappropriate, it is unconstitutional and inhumane. We hate war as much as anyone does it is ugly; it causes misery, suffering and death... Unfortunately, we have no choice but to protect ourselves.…
a. The remarks by the two leaders should be seen against the tragedies faced by the Muslim world. These include the Anglo-American attack on Iraq without UN authorization and the continued persecution of Muslim peoples in Kashmir and Palestine.…