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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Zeitoun and the Ego Ideal Zeitoun is a strong role model to his community‚ clients‚ and family. This ego ideal was built up as he grew up in a large family and worked to support them by fishing for sardines. His ego ideal of being a role model is shown with his determination‚ hard work‚ and family devotion. This is how Zeitoun views himself‚ and how he wants others to view him. Kathy‚ Zeitoun’s wife‚ explains his strong ego ideal perfectly‚ as his ego ideal is broken down to many admirable
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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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Cortnie Schierman Fijacko English 111 5 October 2012 Rough Draft: Rhetorical Analysis Essay David Eggers‚ in Zeitoun‚ shows a story of a Muslim American family living through many challenges. After 9/11 Muslim families‚ like the Zeitouns‚ face many problems living in America. Eggers wants to inform other Americans on the situation of Muslim living in the United States‚ present day. People who are uneducated about the Muslim religion need to be informed on how similar lives are of other people all
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Christian‚ do they mention his religion?”(Eggers 37). Dave Egger states in his novel Zeitoun. Zeitoun is a nonfiction book written by Dave Eggers about the main character named Abdulrahman Zeitoun and his Muslim family that lives in New Orleans. During this time‚ Hurricane Katrina is about to run its course through New Orleans. Zeitoun decides to ride the hurricane out and tell his family to leave without him. Throughout the rest of the book‚ the Zeitouns will face many struggles that they may or
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Robert Johnson X152 The Role of Government in Zeitoun In my eyes the government should put the people first 100% of the time. If leaders don’t make decisions based on what the people want‚ it leads to an unbalance and a disconnect between the people and government. That’s why so many people today distrust the government because they feels as if the government doesn’t represent them‚ like their voice isn’t heard. People in power should be the first ones to help in
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Dave Eggers wrote What is the What to raise awareness about the Sudanese Civil War‚ and the Lost Boys living in America. Eggers originally decided to write his novel after he was approached by Achak Deng‚ who asked him to write about his life. Eggers was interested in the conflicts in Sudan‚ and making the voices of the lost boys in America heard‚ and decided to write Deng’s story. The story itself follows Achak Deng‚ a child refugee who migrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan
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Zeitoun‚ by Dave Eggers‚ tells the story of a Syrian-American father with an intense drive to fill in his brother’s footsteps. Using his family’s wellbeing as his motivation‚ this drive eventually leads him into a lot of trouble. Zeitoun is a tragic hero. Abdulrahman Zeitoun was widely regarded as a pillar of the community. He was the owner of Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC‚ a company he had started after earning enough funds from years of hard work. A man of many talents‚ Zeitoun could
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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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