Nourhan Nassar Ms. Nagham Jaber English 203 9 Octobre 2012 Downtown Beirut: a spot pour les bourgeois In his article Downtown Beirut: A City of Ghosts? ‚ published in the Alakhbar English journal on Saturday‚ January 7 2012‚ Ahmed Mohsen describes the heart of Beirut as an empty‚ fake‚ artificial hanging spot for the elite‚ so distant and alienated from the culture and the civilization of the good old Beirut known for its diversity among different social classes. Mohsen considers
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Mathabane’s article on “Kaffir Boy” talks about his life in South Africa which was a period of apartheid‚ the separation of blacks and whites. Throughout the article Mathabane agrees that his book might not be appropriate because of the explicit context but disagrees with parents and school districts trying to censor the content because you take away the meaning and reality. For example‚ Mathabane states “special committee of administrators‚ teachers and staff‚ the school has begun taping over several
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Michael Eugene Porter is a Professor at The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness‚ based at the Harvard Business School. He is generally recognized as the father of the modern strategy field. One of his great writing is “What is strategy?” published in 1996. The beginning of the article raises a mistake of Operational Effectiveness for Strategy that many companies had suffered for almost two decades. In the article‚ Operational Effectiveness means performing similar activities better than
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R Inuits have a strong bond . A Inuits have a strong bond together because it is trombonist . C Inuit describes the various groups of indigenous peoples who live throughout Inuit Nunavut‚ that is the Alluvial Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut of Northern Canada‚ Nunavut In Quebec and Nunavut Labrador‚ as well as in Greenland. The term culture of the Inuit‚ therefore‚ refers primarily to these areas; however‚ parallels to other Eskimo Groups can also be drawn. E The traditional
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revolutionary war‚ it became clear that they would need a new government. They met at the 2nd Continental Congress to create this government and called it the Articles of Confederation‚ which was ratified on March 1‚ 1781. There is a reason how the Articles were effective‚ why they failed‚ and why they were beneficial. The Articles of Confederation failed to solve many of the nations’ problems‚ but it did have many good ideas. For example‚ the Northwest Ordinance was added. This introduced
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The name Michael J. Fox should ring a bell‚ but that is just his recognizable name. His real name is Michael Andrew Fox. He didn’t go by that because it didn’t have a ring to it and decided to adopt the middle initial of the letter J. He choose that in a tribute to Michael J. Pollard and really liked the sound to that so‚ he went with J. Michael J. Fox is an outlier because he faced the troubles of Parkinson’s Disease. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991 and didn’t tell the media until 1999
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Paper 2: “Being Strong” After reading Gerard Jones convincing argument on how violent fantasies can become a healthy outlet for young adults and children‚ if they’re under the right conditions‚ I have come to agree with his opinion. Kids who watch violent movies‚ play violent video games and read or write violet comic books have the ability to express their feelings. Instead of parents banning their children from playing these sorts of games‚ they should monitor what they are watching‚ reading‚
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The Articles of Confederation was America’s first constitution. It was adopted in 1777 by congress because there was a need for unity among the new states that were created as a result of the American Revolution. It put the largest share of power to the individual thirteen states in which each of them held "its sovereignty‚ freedom‚ and independence." Though the Articles of Confederation was made to create a "firm league of friendship" between and among the 13 states‚ there were a lot of reasons
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Guns and Guns Control In his article in The New York Times entitled “8 Figures on Gun Ownership‚ and Attitudes‚ in America‚” Michael Cooper‚ he describes the America’s complex relationship with guns. He clarifies this report‚ 3‚930 adults‚ including 1‚269 weapon proprietors‚ conducted in March and April. The country surveys partitioned with regards to the firearm. Each year thousands of people are shot by firearms in different places in the United States. Gun laws are the main factor of much of
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between the “Strong-Family Theory” and the “Weak-Family Theory.” How have these theories influenced the manner in which African American families are viewed? Which of the theories would you support as valid interpretations of the African American family today? According to the discussion that was held in class on 3/28/2013‚ the “Strong Family Theory” is a family that has 2 parents‚ extremely wealthy‚ loyal‚ and have great communication amongst each other. The class also said that a strong family honors
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