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    Domestic and Foreign Perceptions of American Culture The American culture is comprised of many customs that have come from older cultures. Our history‚ religions‚ food and literature all have been inspired by Great Britain‚ Germany‚ France‚ Japan and China‚ amongst others. I believe that these elder countries understand the American culture in some degree‚ yet tend to judge us in ways we do not understand. It is important that we as Americans educate ourselves in the older ways‚ just as it is

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    The impact of Islam had many similarities and differences economically‚ socially‚  and culturally in the Middle East and in sub­Saharan West Africa. Islam improved the  economy by trade and expanded education in both regions. However‚ the religion itself‚  it was practiced differently in the two regions.   Due to the impact of Islam‚ Islam played a big role in increasing the economy in  both West Africa and the Middle East. The increase of trade was able to thrive because  each region had reliable trade networks

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    cast Washington in the role of regional policeman.” In modern day‚ even without the threat of communism the United States felt like it needed to contain the chaos in Iraq and Iran that they had caused. Not only did this stir up the anger in the Middle East‚ it resulted in more hatred for the overinvolvement of the United States. Bruce Laingen‚ during the Iran hostage crisis had an experience in which‚ “after he had spent more than a year as a hostage‚ one of his captors visited him in his solitary

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    cultural‚ artistic‚ economic‚ technological‚ and intellectual studies of the East emerged first; colonial statesmen and diplomats modified it for political use afterwards. The purpose of orientalist scholarship was about intellectual curiosity to understand peoples and their cultures perceived as different‚ however inaccurately and prejudicially.

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    for Greg to identify the problems of life in the Middle East‚ the leaders and public Western Hemisphere ignores them. For years‚ the relationships between Western society and the Middle East have been characterized by suspicion and stereotypes. The Middle East has often been depicted as a primitive land of warfare and violence. The graphic images of the newsreels often replace reality and thus ruin the public perception of the people in the Middle East. In the book Three Cups of Tea‚ author Greg Mortenson

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    The Mongols conquest in the regions of China and the Middle East had significant similarities and differences in their political and economic aspects. In china the Mongols rule was called Yuan Dynasty and in the Middle East it was called the Ilkhanate of Persia. There are many similarities and differences between China and the Middle East under the ruling of the Mongols‚ Politically and economically. Politically some differences are how the Mongols inhabited each of the areas as well as how they

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    trade because of technological innovation and environmental interactions of the time. The trans-Saharan and Silk road trade routes lead to different cultural diffusion due to the difference in diversity among the ethnic groups in Asia‚ Africa‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. Both the Trans-Saharan and Silk Road relied heavily on the use of caravans‚ merchants‚ and domesticated animals as a primary source of conducting trades and commerce along such long paths. In Africa‚ the domestication of camels proved

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    destruction. Our world is overwhelmed with problems that need to be dealt with in many different ways. There are many places that are consumed with darkness‚ and terrorism is part of the hate-filled darkness we have experienced in today’s world. The Middle East is a place where acts of evil are continuing to evolve and are strengthening in places like Iran and Syria. Terrorism has crept into innocent parts of our world. Terrorist acts are problems we are facing in our modern day‚ and it affects our

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    annually. On a worldwide scale‚ Coca-Cola divides and segments their operations into 5 different segments: • North America • Africa • Asia • Europe‚ Eurasia‚ and Middle East • Latin America As each segment is different‚ but equally important to their success‚ Coca-Cola’s largest driver comes from the Europe‚ Eurasia‚ and Middle East segment totaling $7‚195‚000‚000 in net operating revenue in 2004. Trends over the years in net operating revenue can be seen in table 2 of appendix 1. The challenges

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    Ghosts from the Past: Colonial Legacy and the Middle East A century ago‚ the British Diplomat Sir Marks Sykes‚ pointing to a map in front of him‚ is said to have remarked‚ “I should like to draw a line from the ‘e’ in Acre to the last “’k’ in Kirkuk.” This seemingly uncomplicated straight line on the map would be the line in the sand along which the then colonial powers of France and Britain would decide to partition the Ottoman Empire among themselves after its fall. Most of the territory to the

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