Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan, an Israeli military leader and politician, once exclaimed that “Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” Humans need to have freedom in order to live happily, similar to how the body needs oxygen to survive. Without liberation, one will start to break down mentally and physically. In the novel, Princess Masako, written by Ben Hills, Masako Owada is a commoner that was very studious, outspoken, and she enjoyed playing softball as well as tennis; she experiences the feeling of having no freedom

Imagine the wind blowing through your hair and the sun glistening on your face. You have no worries and all you can focus on is what is right in front of you. There is nothing that could breach the happiness that is flowing through your body. This is where you feel the utmost freedom. The soccer field is where I feel free. Straight from the dictionary, freedom is “the power to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance and restraint.” (Merriam-Webster 1), but each person has their own personal

Moshe Safdie is an architect who really examines how a building can shape an area. Not only how the space may look but its functionality, impact on the environment, and impact on the surrounding community. He seeks to engage and enrich the communities making unique and inviting spaces to fit the needs of each project. (Safdie Architects) One of Safdie's most well known buildings is Habitat 67 (or Habitat). The concept of Habitat began in Safdie's master's thesis. He submitted the idea to the

are always willing to “duck down” to their colleagues level and make them feel as equals even though they aren’t. This quote could not better describe the greatest people of their respective generations, Rav Shlomo Yitzchaki (a.k.a Rashi) and Rav Moshe Feinstein. These two great Jewish men asserted themselves as leader of the Jewish people in each of their times and fought valiantly for to keep the Jewish people together through arguably the two greatest

Culture Essay: Israel Introduction: "Israel was not created in order to disappear- Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom."This quote from President John F. Kennedy 's Zionists of America Convention speech can considerably show that despite the small size of the country, its culture spreads out from many different

Historical Fiction Book Report: The Hope by: Herman Wouk The book The Hope is the story of Zev Barak, Benny Luria, Sam Pasternak, Kishote, four of Israel’s army officers during the major battles and struggles of Israel from 1948 until 1967. The War of Independence, The Six Day War, and the 1956 Sinai Campaigns were all major events that had major effects on Israel. The book starts out with the war of independence in the town of Latrun with the Haganah 7th brigade. The battle of

Britain and France against the emergent forces of Arab nationalism. In the second political aim involving Israel’s borders, Israel was forced to disgorge all the territory it had conquered. The third aim however, written by Shlaim tends to contradict Moshe Dayan’s view that the ‘victory in Sinai meant that Israel emerged as a state that would be welcomed as a friend and ally.’ While this may not be directed at Arab nations, it may have been implied in terms of relations with foreign powers. Although

Why was Israel so successful in dealing with threats to its survival in the years 1948-73? Israel’s success in dealing with the treats it came across was due to many factors. These included Israel’s military tactics; which is one of the most important ones. Israeli determination for an independent state, the disunity between the Arab people, territory and the role of the US all played a part in the triumph of Israeli survival in the years 1948 – 73. Israeli military tactics were a long-term

On the 17th of April 2012, Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicating the only way the Palestinian Authority would agree to move forward with peace talks is if Israel would agree to freeze the building of settlements in the West Bank1. Israeli settlements in the West Bank have become the largest obstacle in negotiating a two-state solution and it appears the continued expansion of Israeli settlements may render a two-state

“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul, “Moshe Dayan once said. Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Having freedom and being free is a privilege, a privilege that is denied to many. Without freedom individuals lose the opportunity to think as they wish, and express themselves and, most importantly lose touch with the person they truly are. In the novel, The Handmaids Tale by, Margaret Atwood freedom that had once been alive and present has