My Trip To Egypt Essay

Beth was an interesting woman to say the least. She was very talkative and had an eccentric personality. She might have been a smidge under the influence on this very normal afternoon but she was still a nice and fun person to talk to. Ashley and Kevin and I got to know her and all about her family all too well sitting at the bar at TGI Friday’s.

Amongst the turbid and dysfunction that is the Middle East lies the nation of Egypt. Egypt, a major country of the Middle East, is habitually considered stereotypical of Middle Eastern civilization, but further research guides one to the conclusion that Egypt is far from a generic Middle Eastern country. Egypt has a strong tradition of nationalism that has been formed during its history, giving it a national unity that is often non-existent in other Middle Eastern nations (1). This, as well as other advantages that Egypt has gained during its past, has allowed it to rise above the problems plaguing the rest of the Middle East and to form basically its

During the trip, I personally experienced several events that forced me to question my personal long held beliefs and traditions. On the second day, while walking downtown to find a restaurant, a tall Arabic man walked out of an alcove and shouted “All ahu Akbar!” at myself and some friends. For a brief moment I was terrified, but my fear quickly subsided, and he burst out laughing. This experience brought to light many hidden, irrational fears I had held about the trip. It made me consider radical Islam in a new fashion, and my opinions regarding the European refugee crisis were

The best trip I have ever been on would have to be our first family trip to Florida. I have been on many trips however it was the very first still a lot of my family has seen the ocean,or even left Tennessee. A eight day trip in a beautiful beach house surrounded by family gave us great memories and we go once a year ever since. My dream job would be doing anything that involves helping people I really enjoy having people leave happy. Maybe working in my own restaurant because I love too cook and food usually leave people smiling. There would be good food and Good music as well as kid friendly so, the entire family could enjoy themselves. I have a dog she is a Pomeranian name Skylar. She's only nine months old all black with curly hair. My

In Hofstede’s findings Egypt is considered a collectivistic society. Unlike many western cultures the general population is committed to putting the needs of the community above their own. Their social rules promote selflessness and encourage working together to support others and do what’s best for society

During summer vacation my mom’s family came to New York from Germany. They came since we decided to go to Florida and spend time as a family. This was there first time ever coming to America, so we wanted to make this trip enjoyable and never forgetful. In order for us to go to Florida, we rented a 16-passagner van. The experience for them was like fantasy because we saw all the states entering Florida and they bought souvenirs from each place.

“You were born in the mother of all lands.” To my parents, Egypt’s title of being the “mother” of the world was irrefutable. However, growing up, the sun-scorched country I was born in meant little to nothing to me. I was occupied with post-immigration life in Virginia, and Egypt became a distant fabrication. However, when financial hardships began to weigh too heavily on my father’s shoulders, he made the economic choice to send my sisters and I to Egypt.

The plane’s wheels touched the ground, screeching triumphantly to a stop. Wide-eyed, I carefully pressed my face against the window, enchanted by the Qatari sunrise and beige sand dunes. Incredibly curious and enthusiastic to learn about my surroundings, I paid no heed to well-intentioned advice to stay within the comfortable surroundings of the compound. Whenever I did not have day trips planned or work to complete, I would make the twenty-minute walk to a small corner store nestled just outside a labour camp and get into conversation with the workers who were returning from their shifts. I was shocked to learn that they only had one day of rest a week, despite working close to twelve hours a day, and lived in overcrowded bunks that often lacked the necessary amenities. There was virtually no freedom of speech or freedom of association, and they risked losing their jobs and being sent home penniless if they dared to complain.

As we sat there in my neighbor's living room, filled with joyful memories, festive Christmas decorations, and the sweet smell of baking cookies wafting through from the kitchen, my neighbor Nazih started to tell me about where he grew up. “I always felt like a misfit. I like cleanliness and organization. I didn’t like dirt and chaos. I wanted freedom and opportunity.” He paused, gesturing to the Christmas decorations lying all around us, “I say this as we are surrounded by the chaos of Christmas decorations waiting to be put up, but this, this is a good sort of chaos, not full of unrest and dirt.” This alteration of chaos was a realization of accomplishment and reflection for Nazih, who grew up in Egypt. He shared with me how he grew up in

Ancient Egypt One of the greatest and most enduring human civilizations established itself in the Nile Valley. Over thousands of years the Egyptians shaped their civilization and have portrayed their canonical nature within their art, literature, and architecture. The Egyptians adhered to their rules and their standards of belief and behavior in their daily lives. The artistic canon is well represented in Egyptian tomb paintings. For the Egyptians, art was made to serve a particular purpose, usually a religious one.

Being born as an Arab minority in Nazareth, Israel made me experience different events and feelings in at an early age that I will never forget forget until this day. Every time I would go for a trip outside Nazareth to a near non-Arab cities with my school I would feel the tension and the specious eyes on me and my classmates as if we did something wrong, because we spoke little Hebrew due to our age and Hebrew being our second language and Arabic is the first language. Therefore, communicating with the people in those cities was a bit challenging to a fifth grader child, such as, buying food to eat lunch, asking where the restroom is, etc.

“The New Arabs” delves into the uprisings of 2011 that toppled the regimes of President Ben Ali of Tunisia, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya. While Cole’s analysis may be flawed, there is much to be learned in “The New Arabs.” With personal experience in the Middle East, Cole gives us extraordinary insight into the mechanisms of social movements, taking us into the tents of Tahrir Square and into the minds of the youth revolutionaries. His heart-wrenching stories make the Arab Spring come to life, helping us understand the struggles of the Arab youth and the ways they united against corrupt regimes. These are the youth who are more educated, secular, and disenfranchised than their parents. As the first

1. The country of Tunisia sits atop the northernmost point in Africa, surrounded by Algeria to the west, Libya to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea and Europe to the north. It has occupied this territory since its foundation under the Ottoman empire.1 Since then its rulership has transitioned from regime to regime; each with a history of civil war and corruption.2 The most recent of these ended in revolution in 2011, when Tunisia overthrew its dictator, and established a new constitution and elected government.3 Today it is the only democracy in the Arab world.4 This outcome was internationally championed as a success story, evident by the 2015 Nobel peace prize awarded to the union leaders, lawyers, and human rights activists who facilitated the dialogue between politicians and the workforce for the construction of a new democratic system.5 However, the same economic problems of the previous regime still remain and threaten the political stability that many of Tunisia’s allies, including the United States of America (U.S.), hope to see.6 This paper explores Tunisia through the cultural domains of Politics and Social Relations, Economy and Resources, and finally the country’s relation to U.S. interests.

Egypt was heavily influenced by the arab uprising until the day has come on 25th of January 2011 police officers left the prisons open to prisoners to escape. This caused chaos and turmoil in the country, and ,murderers and thugs were walking around the country with weapons stealing what they can. We were in Sinai, a small city on the red sea, it wasn't safe, so we had to move to a safer city country Morocco. On this day, we lost our house,car and a lot of money I felt useless and powerless. A few days later, I was soo stressed that I felt sick, and I was emotionally and psychologically defeated because it was my First time moving to a new country, so it was difficult for me to adapt to the language and weather. Although It was a tough period in my life, I was able to overcome it. In the story “The School Days of an Indian Girl” by Zitkala-Sa, she was placed in the same situation. Zitkala-Sa, a native indian girl, at a young age is forced to move to another state to be forced to learn how to talk, eat and dress like whites. She said “ I sank deep into the corner of my seat, for I resented being watched”. She had the same feeling that I had when I was in Morocco. Like Zitkala-Sa, I was also forced to relocate to another

It was the summer of 1977, and my father decided to pack the station wagon and drive from Fort Worth to Tampa, Florida. Besides my parents in the vehicle, my two sisters and brother also joined us for the long journey. I was young and excited and did not realize the distance my father would be driving on this trip. We made two stops on the way down and the first one was in Mississippi at a Holiday Inn. My first time spending the night the night at a hotel occurred on this vacation, and I was excited. We had adjoining rooms with my parents, and we spent the evening in the pool and watching television all night. I was never aware of my parents’ finances but I know now, we did not have a lot of money. From Mississippi, we stopped again in Tallahassee, Florida and we swam in the ocean during the afternoon and hit the hotel pool in the