Analyzing Rahab's Story

On 26 September 2002, Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen who born in Syria, was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport while he was waiting for his flight . Mr. Arar was held in solitary confinement without any charges by United States authorities for two weeks without having access to a lawyer. The United States government suspected him of being a member of Al-Qaeda and deported him back directly not to Canada, but to his country of birth Syria, where he was tortured . Arar was held in Syria for nearly a year, and during that time he was tortured, until he returns back to Canada. The Syrian government later admitted that Arar was not involved in any terrorist activity and he was “completely innocent ”. The RMCP has admitted that it worked with the CIA during the Maher Arar affair. Ottawa authorities had demanded, keeping a lid on the fact that Canada was working with the CIA on the issue, arguing such affirmation would conflict with national security. There was no such remorse over referring to help with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, however the government chose the CIA, a surreptitious spy organization, merited more prominent assurance in view of its distinctive tenets of engagement .

The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif Conflict by Najaf Mazari and Robert Tillman is a novel about Najaf's memoir of having to live with conflict and of enduring its in-depth consequences. Melbourne-based fiction writer and biographer Robert Hillman helps Najaf tell his story and also the representation of the author in the novel. Hillman's collaboration with Najaf on The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif continues Zar-e-Sharif his literary preoccupation with the hardships and triumphs of ordinary people caught up in war and political unrest. The background of the book depicts Najaf's homeland that has a long history of violent and bitter armed conflict that spans centuries. This is partly due to the region's geography. As Najaf says, 'just look at the location of Afghanistan on a map of Asia and the Middle East, with neighbors' and near-neighbors' like Russia, Pakistan and Iran' (p.34). The area has enormous geographical and strategic significance. Foreign powers, from the ancient Macedonians through to the colonial British and communist Russians, have striven to secure territory or allies there, with little regard for the desires of the local people. This essay will give us an analysis of The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif's characters Najaf Mazari, and Gorg Aliant plus the plot of the book. The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif traces an Afghani refugee's extraordinary journey from his early life as a shepherd boy in the mountains of Northern

Babi Yar is a small place with a big story, but it has more to it than what meets the eye. In fall 1941 Germany took control of the city of Kiev, where Babi Yar is located. Hitler had ordered his Nazis to “purify” Russia of all Jews. The first day they that they took control of the city they began to exterminate it of all Jews that were living there. Everyone in the city of Kiev, including Jews and Non- Jews lived in fear. The massacre of the Jews that lived in Kiev began on September 29, 1941. On the outside it is a small ravine outside the city of Kiev, but if you dig deeper you will discover that this forgotten place is the site of the biggest and saddest event in the history of World War II. (World Book Encyclopedia 3).

Consequently, Beah came across new individuals who guided and helped him overcome difficult scars faced during his difficult and adventurous journey. One important individual according to his story that helped him get through war rehabilitation was Esther, the nurse who took care of his injuries, and who became his friend and sister. Moreover, throughout the rehabilitation process, Esther provided Ishmael with a safe space of comfort and trust in where Ishmael was able to share his experiences and adventures while he lived the life of a child soldier. One example of this event is the reaction of Esther as she began to learn about Ishmael survival and struggle during this difficult life transition. After Esther listened to the story she told,

I reacted very strongly to this moment, and that reaction was mainly made up of anger. Words could not express how angry I was. I honestly had to take a break after reading it. I ended up throwing the book across the room, and in that moment, I felt a little like Amir. I thought that Rahim Khan was a very decent, likeable character, but after finding out that he hid this secret, along with Baba, from Amir and Hassan, I definitely changed my mind about him.

out if the sadhu lived or died. I can attest, though, that the sadhu lives on in his story. He lives in

The way Mohammed wrote this dissection board is great. His word choice makes it much more interesting to read and gives you a better understanding of how he understands The Rabbits. How he discus the imagery to give you a better understanding of the way he interprets the book is great. I agree with his thoughts of how the rabbits came in and took over and based on the way they were drawn rigid and with straight lines you can tell that they are rigid to others and not as excepting as the aboriginals are more open and understanding to the foreigners coming into their land they accept them and by being this way the rabbits take over.

The Parable of the Sadhu is a story of men climbing the Himalayas that run into a moral dilemma. These are not just any men. These are groups of men from many different cultural backgrounds. As they are climbing the mountain they run into a nearly naked Indian holy man that is near death. The moral dilemma comes into play when they are forced to make the decision to backtrack down the mountain to save the man and probably never reach their ultimate goal, or ignore the needs of the desperate man in order to fulfill their personal desires. By looking at the situation and what the men did it is clear that they acted through the ethical thought process of egoism and social contract. They acted

I hear laughter and yelling in the hallway, and then I hear a loud noise (loud as someone has been dropped to the ground) I also feel a sense of vibration from the ground, I turn around and find my best friend, Saad, on the floor, I see him get up and not bother to beat up the bullies, instead he continues to class. Saad is a 13 year old who attends my school, PS/MS 194, he can go through many things as well as do many things, all of the things he does can save someone from hurting themselves, Saad’s qualities can also help you not get a detention/get suspended. While many people admire the rich or famous, I admire Saad Shah because his qualities of perseverance, tolerance, and respect has taught me how to be a better student and community member.

Rahab’s relationship to the spies throughout the story also shows an element of her nature. From the moment that the spies enter her house and are found out, Rahab has the upper hand in the relationship. The spies need Rahab to help them. She uses their dependence on her protection and her familiarity with the city to her advantage. Rahab is a survivor. She looks out for her own skin. The truth of her supposed religious devotion to the God of the Israelites is questionable. But true or not she had no problem using that to help her family. Rahab was loyal to her family and would do anything to ensure her family’s safety.

To emphasize the mystery surrounding Ahab, Melville personifies Ishmael’s reaction to Ahab’s sudden appearance above deck. Until this moment on the voyage, no one but the three mates have seen Ahab, therefore he remained a mystery to the rest of the crew. Melville chose to use personification in this moment to indicate that Ahab’s appearance is not taken lightly. Ishmael’s shock shows the reader the unexpectedness of Ahab’s appearance. Reality and apprehension cannot literally run, therefore the human trait of running demonstrates Ishmael’s surprise. Had Ahab frequently left his cabin, his presence would not have startled Ishmael. The personification in the quote above helps highlight the crew’s astonishment to Ahab’s first appearance on the

Rahab is a speed bump within Joshua 2 for three main reasons. First of all: she is a prostitute, and likely a debt prostitute. Secondly, she knows a lot more about Jericho’s security than it seems that she should, as well as being a good liar. Thirdly, she is a traitor to her own people.

Here the question is what action promotes McCoy's & the hiker's interest. The main purpose of all the hikers was to travel to Nepal and have a "once in a life time experience". It is conceivable that this is consistent with everyone's best interests, while helping the Sadhu is clearly not. Action was ethical. However the fact that McCoy feels guilty reflects that he was unable to promote his long term interest. Hence it becomes ambiguous to justify his actions.

Her the interpretations of biblical texts and the sexism that isn’t at al blatantly stated in the scripter, but brought into the text by those interpreting according to their own ideas was pretty interesting. Interesting in the sense that it questions, not the text, by the reader and their understandings of sex, gender, and how the text is read by many through a patriarchal lens rather than taken for what it is. When Trible brings up Yahweh as being an androgynous being that, from what I took from her piece, was that God is more closely spoken of and more closely associated with a mother figure; the seamstress, the nurturer, the care taker, the housekeeper, and the mother. Trible even goes as far as referring to God as a “maternal Deity”. So while she discusses Yahweh; the God of Israel, as androgynous they’re also seems to be a more feminine leaning interpretation coming through in how she’s read the text and based on the tasks done by God. Those tasks were known as task commonly done by women during the time. Over all this was an informative text, it really makes you question what it would be like if social stereotypes weren’t built on masculine dominance and patriarchy; how would religious text be interpreted

In the story Thousand and One Nights the character Shahrazad caught my attention because of how brave, smart, and cunning she was. “I would like for you to marry me to King Shahrayar, so that I may either succeed in saving the people or perish and die like the rest.”(Puncher 1182-1183) She was willing to volunteer herself to save the lives of other women which was very brave because the King was known for taking virgins and having sex with them then killing them. She was willing to place herself in the hands of a man that was known for degrading men. Shahrayar was also intelligent because she used stories to save her life and others. She created a very strategic plan to tell her stories. She began with stories about adultery, so it would catch the attention of the King and leave him wanting to know more. Then, she used adventurous stories to keep herself alive long enough to civilize the King and save the other women. She starts the stories off as adventurous, then she started telling stories that had morals behind them. Shahrazad was already well educated before she started telling the stories. “Shahrazad had read the books of literature, philosophy, and medicine.” (Puncher 1182). They also described her as being intelligent, knowledgeable, wise, and refined which were all true descriptions of her.