In the book, it explains the how the Zeitoun family dealt with Hurricane Katrina and how they were able to overcome the horrible situation they were put into. Zeitoun, a Syrian- American started his own painting and contracting company with his wife Kathy in New Orleans. Once Katrina hit, Kathy and the kids left while Zeitoun stayed to take care of their house, business, and whatever else needed his attention. After the storm…
Abdulrahman Zeitoun was widely regarded as a pillar of the community. He was the owner of Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC, a company he had started after earning enough funds from years of hard work. A man of many talents, Zeitoun could paint, hang sheetrock, tilt, and much,eleven years prior to starting this company, Zeitoun worked for a contractor named Charlie.more. At the time, Zeitoun did not own a car, and was forced to ride a bicycle to work every day. While traveling to work…
The book of Zeitoun is like none other that I have read before. Through this captivating story, the characters are faced with so many challenges with the coming of Hurricane Katrina, prejudices, and losing everything that you’ve come to know and love. Every day Zeitoun is faced with problems due to being part of a culture that is often looked down upon and discriminated. Three cultural differences that he encountered were getting rejected from clients because of his name, accused of being a terrorist, and his religious beliefs.…
And so we can get a better picture of Osama bin Laden the leader. Far from a feckless leader, he developed a vision and remained steadfast in it. He adapted well to contrary events, trained his people, and demanded the best of his men.…
Zeitoun’s test might be considered by some to be extreme. Sitting in a cage in Louisiana behind a bus station is not an experience most people would wish upon themselves. A test like this does one of two things to your faith, either it destroys it, or it sets it into stone. Allah was testing Zeitoun in such an extreme way because it takes more hardship than normal to bring a strong follower of the faith: such as Zeitoun, to his or her breaking point. A follower who is not as faithful as Zeitoun, very well may have broken down and renounced his or her faith. However, this was not the case for him because of his unwavering…
Abdulrahman Zeitoun is a man who was born in Syria and migrated to New Orleans to settle. He runs a successful construction company and is well known around the city of New Orleans. From the very beginning of the story the author begins to reveal to the readers Zeitoun’s character and the importance of family to him. In the beginning of the book, Eggers uses the fishing trips Zeitoun was a part of as an example of his love for his family. Zeitoun would go fishing and catch many fish for his family and not collect a dime from the task. Although he genuinely had a love for the sea and adventure, most of his ambition was driven by love for his family and the need to care for them. In his household, family was put first over everything. I believe that this was presented in that part from the book as they would venture out in the cold night to gather provisions for their family. Where Zeitoun comes from, family is reliant upon family. He was raised with this mentality and it was sort of engraved into him as he grew…
I believe that the book Zeitoun can be somewhat factual yet there are many parts in the book that can be misleading. The description Zeitoun gives us about FEMA and Homeland Security gives us the feeling of sorrow that they, and other U.S. citizens, discriminate the Muslim people after 4 years past when the horrific events of 9/11 happened.…
I currently am employed as a manual labourer at Zerella Fresh Australia and am also practicing forklift driving at the workplace. I have been employed by Zerella Fresh as a casual manual labourer for approximately 2 months’ now and am planning to attain a position at the firm as a forklift driver in the upcoming months after I have attained my forklift driver’s license. I am also currently working part time at a local grocery store (Bahar Supermarket), and have been involved in several voluntary placements at Goodwill Stores and Red Cross Australia as a part of a Christian Service Learning Program that I had embarked upon at a Catholic school that I attended. However, this assignment will primarily focus on reflecting and evaluating my learnings…
The author stress the theme of religion. He often questioned his beliefs of God when his…
A book published in 2001 by Benjamin Zephaniah; refugee boy, describes the events and trauma that asylum seekers of any age have to go through. During the novel, there are moments that are very controversial, and can be viewed differently from other perspectives. Some may consider them thought provoking and resilient. But how does Benjamin Zephaniah create a sense of hope in the novel?…
In 1999, Kozmo lost $27 million on $3.5 million in revenues, with delivery costs running at $3.3 million. It revenues for financial year 2000 were $30m with a net loss of $120m with delivery costs of $35 m. Its customer acquisition cost has gone down…
Through high ambition, determination, and the effort to achieve his goals, he managed to materialize his dream, make his hope an existing reality which made him one of the great Muslim heroes and conquerors.…
It is now widely known that suicide is an enormous social issue in Australia and worldwide, with approximately a million individuals who committed suicide in 2000 . Suicide is one of the leading cause of death, the year 1999 saw 2500 cases of suicide in Australia. A significant amount of theories have emerged as a result of the enormity of the issue. Interpersonal Psychological Theory focuses on three interactive risk factors surrounding suicidal behaviour and ideation – thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness and acquired capability (AC). According to the theory, suicidal desire is a factor of concurrent presence of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness . It is proposed that suicidal desire is insufficient to result in suicide, it is suggested that individuals must also acquire the capability to enact lethal self –injury (Van Orden, et al., 2008). The theory suggests that the need to belong and to contritube to others’ welfare are so fundamental that their absence is thought of as a proximal cause of suicidal desire (Van Orden, et al., 2008).…
these trips can be either one day trip or more than one day trip, the average…
As a man of action,he practiced and wished that the moral values should always govern every action of an individual like selflessness, non-violence ,truth and ahimsa and he spread the message of unity and brotherhood.…