Zeitoun 1- In the notes about this book‚ Eggers explains that the book is based on the accounts of Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun. What does the story gain by reflecting only the Zeitoun family’s view of the events? What might be lost in such an approach? The story gains by reflecting only the Zeitoun family’s view of the events mainly because of the discrimination that Zeitoun had to go through during the Hurricane Katrinna‚ by the simple reason that Zeitoun is a muslim
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Zeitoun‚ by Dave Eggers‚ is a book that illustrates one man’s faith when faced with a disaster. Abdulrahman Zeitoun‚ the main character of the story‚ is a devout Muslim who strongly believes in God. He was born and grew up in Jableh‚ Syria‚ where he worked as a sailor for many years before migrating to New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Abdulrahman believes that everything happens for a reason‚ and feels a duty to serve his God and live out his purpose. He established his own painting contractor business called
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Zeitoun was a hero. In Zeitoun‚ author Dave Eggers narrates the story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun the Syrian-American owner of a painting and contracting company in New Orleans‚ Louisiana who chose to ride out Hurricane Katrina in his Uptown home. However‚ in 2005 Katrina was a hurricane no one was prepared for and‚ for those who lived in Louisiana‚ New Orleans‚ it was nothing short of a disaster. Many residents left their homes in search of shelter from the approaching hurricane. While some residents
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Executive Summary The purpose of an executive summary is to summarize a report. Executive summaries are written for executives who most likely do not have time to read the complete document. Therefore‚ the executive summary must cover the major points and be detailed enough to mirror the content yet concise enough for an executive to understand the substance without reading the entire report. An executive summary differs from an abstract. Readers use an abstract to decide whether to read the complete
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Despite warnings of evacuation‚ Abdulrahman Zeitoun‚ a Syrian-American owner of a painting and contracting company in New Orleans‚ chose to stay when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. During his canoe trip journey after Katrina‚ Zeitoun encountered many people who were trapped in their homes and in need of his help. Risking his life to save others‚ Zeitoun was falsely accused of stealing and dealing drugs because of his race. In Zeitoun‚ Dave Eggers portrays the view that America has towards Muslim
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Tila-Monet Green Dr. Rickel English 102-005 19 February 2015 Analysis of Zeitoun Zeitoun is an American nonfiction book written by Dave Eggers which focuses on Adbulrahman Zeitoun and his family. Zeitoun moved from Jableh‚ Syria to New Orleans‚ married Kathy and they have four children. The book shifts focus from the family when Hurricane Katrina hits and primarily focuses on Zeitoun’s struggles after surviving the storm. Eggers writes about this tragic true story in order to expose and bring
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A government by the people‚ of the people‚ for the people should in fact be there for the people when they need their government most. In Egger’s book Zeitoun‚ a theme played upon throughout its entirety is that of a test. A test by God (Allah) directed at Zeitoun. In most religions‚ tests of faith are common place. Islam is no exception. Zeitoun’s faith is tested through false accusations and assumptions by the guards. Essentially he is stereotyped due to his nationality and religion. This sort
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Steven Massie Mr. Bevier AP English Language AA/BB 1 September 2012 Corruption in New Orleans In Zeitoun written and published by Abdulrahman Zeitoun and Dave Eggers‚ the most powerful assertion made is that the government was corrupt during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. This allegation is unfortunately accurate. Many citizens were left stranded in their homes‚ while the government gave orders to arrest innocent men and women who were still in the city of New Orleans‚ which also lead
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I. Introduction and Standard for Opposition to Summary Judgment Crowell Academy‚ Inc. and Arturo Gomez‚ (hereinafter‚ collectively "Crowell") were grossly negligent and used willful misconduct in their responsibilities involving the fencing club. The bargaining power of Crowell was so grossly unequal so as to put Lajuana Barnett at the mercy of Crowell’s negligence. Lastly‚ the exculpatory clause contained in the release form (see release form) is void as against public policy. Consequently
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The book‚ Zeitoun‚ by Dave Eggers‚ correlates a strong connection to me‚ because of the struggles and experiences Zeitoun faces after the destruction of hurricane Katrina. This book‚ dives into many different aspects of culture‚ race‚ religion‚ and the average citizen‚ but what makes this book so intriguing‚ is how people were treated because of those things. It gets us thinking‚ that America isn’t this perfect society that we think of it to be. And we have so much more things to improve. I personally
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