In any part in the world‚ there is no place to be but home. Home is a place where we feel safe and take refuge. But how we will feel if this is taken from us? The essay by Edward Said‚ “States‚” narrates the story of about his country‚ Palestine‚ and the struggle of his countrymen. He also shares the passion of his homeland which we can relate to. “States” exemplify the experiences and perceptions of how important a home is to a common Palestinian. Our country is a big part of who we are. As we
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Edwars Said was born a Palestinian Arab in Jerusalem in 1935‚ and was American through his father‚ Wadie Saïd‚ who was a U.S. Citizen. Wadie Saïd‚ his father moved to Cairo‚ before the birth of his son . He spent much of his childhood travelling back and forth from Cairo to Jerusalem‚ visiting relatives. Saïd said that in his childhood he lived “between worlds” — like Cairo (Egypt) and in Jerusalem (Palestine). Here are some of his words from this period of life: "I was an uncomfortably anomalous
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government in favor of a new system of government. All Revolutionary Wars are different because they all start out differently‚ they have different reasons for starting‚ and they all end with different results. Every war starts out differently. The American Revolutionary War started out because Britain had sent troops to the Americans colonies. There was already tension between the two and it escalated when a random gun was shot. The French Revolution started after King Louis XVI left the country in bankruptcy
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The Civil War was a devastating event that took place in America’s past. Many lives were taken during this tragic time. The Civil War started in 1861 when the Confederate states attacked Fort Sumter. The Confederate states included Texas‚ Arkansas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ Tennessee‚ Georgia‚ Florida‚ South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ and Virginia. The Union states included Oregon‚ California‚ Nevada‚ Kansas‚ Iowa‚ Minnesota‚ Wisconsin‚ Illinois‚ Indiana‚ Michigan‚ Ohio‚ Pennsylvania‚ New
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A word young man associate with: force‚ obstinacy‚ creativity and of course with fresh ideas for the future. Almost every young person has a purpose to have his own business‚ they want to be worthy in this big and cruel world. But it is not enough to have a dream or idea. Business is more difficult then we can imagine. Mostly all young people like to dream‚ they are dreamers. But if they want to make their dream come true they have to be stubborn and very strong inside. Recently in accidentally
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holocaust. Adolf Hitler couldn’t help but just keep killing people when he took power in Germany during the year 1933. The Nazis (Hitler’s army) killed millions of Jews and Gypsies basically because they thought that they were smarter than the Germans. The mass killing of Jews occurred in late 1938 and ended in 1945 during World War 2. Many concentration camps were constructed by Hitler and his men to hold people who he called his enemy. People who were sent to camps were treated poorly and were enslaved
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communist group. Why did the war start? In Samulet‚ Cambodian peasants were not treated very well‚ they rebelled
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Why did the Renaissance Start in Italy? The Renaissance started in Italy because of three reasons. One reason is because of Italy’s flourishing cities. The cities brought in trade‚ allowing new ideas to be spread. The Medici family /merchant class‚ trade‚ and new ideas in architecture and building designs allowed Italy to have such great cities. The second reason is because of the well educated people that lived there. These educated people developed new ideas and philosophies such as Humanism
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In "States" the author‚ Edward Said‚ discloses the story of his people‚ the Palestinians‚ in an epic to express to the world the disconcerting challenges endured by the struggling Palestinian culture. The underlying claim is that of which is fair for any people to aspire‚ the dream to be master in your own house. Thus translated into the ideals of nationalism: blood and belonging. Said uses a combination of both photographs and writing style to tell a story that is deeper than the plain text.
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Northerners being abolitionists and Southerners being pro-slavery‚ there were more events that eventually led to the start of a civil war. The annexation of Sumner and Lincoln’s election increased tensions between the North and South‚ which ultimately led to the American Civil War. The caning of Sumner was a big reason why the Civil War started.
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