to affect the lives of thousands of Americans is Hurricane Katrina. One particular person affected by this hurricane is a man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun‚ who ventured through the destructed city of New Orleans helping those in need‚ while experiencing the malevolent actions placed upon him. Abdulrahman Zeitoun is an individual that underwent an enormous change as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman’s faith was being tested. After the hurricane‚ Zeitoun experienced many unfortunate events
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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005 the Zeitoun family could not decide on whether or not to flee or to stay in the city. In the end‚ Abdulrahman‚ more commonly known as Zeitoun‚ stayed behind and Kathy took the children to visit her family in Baton Rouge. What was his justification to stay behind? What happened in his past that gave him the faith to remain during the storm? The book‚ Zeitoun‚ answer many of these questions through anecdotes. Dave Eggers uses anachronistic anecdotes to
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Dignity Eggers emphasizes that the chief cost of disaster--be it natural or man-made--is the way it robs individuals of their dignity. Both victims and those who abused their power lose a sense of humanity. After Hurricane Katrina‚ Zeitoun observes that although the old woman he rescues will survive the storm‚ she has lost her dignity. When he himself is imprisoned‚ he objects the most to procedures which dehumanize him and efface his dignity‚ such as the strip searches and being served pork‚ which
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Marcellus Lopez Mr. Buckley Honors American Literature September 20‚ 2011 Abdulrahman Zeitoun‚ Not Clark Kent Zeitoun‚ a fantastic novel by author Dave Eggers is a heroic tale of faith and courage set during Hurricane Katrina of August 2005‚ in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. The hardy protagonist of the chronicle is Abdulrahman Zeitoun‚ a Syrian man‚ living in Louisiana with his wife‚ Kathy‚ and his three daughters and stepson. Zeitoun‚ a former sailor‚ used to storms and seas‚ at the
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The Different Values Between Chinese Families and American Families Chinese families and American families have big impact in their children’s lives. Chinese families as well as American families value education. Chinese and American family feel family is important to them‚ but they have differences in the way they treat education‚ money‚ and how they treat family. The reason why American families believe education is important for their kids because they‚ as parents are responsible for their children’s
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The differences between Chinese family and American family Abstract：Family is the basic miniature of the social economic activity‚ and it is the basic unit that constitutes the society. The values of the society rely on people’s family values in a large degree. However‚ due to the difference of geographical and historical background‚ religion and belief‚ different nations have their own family values.A clear and direct contrast between Chinese and American family values can bridge over their communication
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The Ever Changing American Family Isabel Meza CHFD 340 The Ever Changing American Family The American family is not in a state of decline but rather in a state of change. The ever changing American family has seen the biggest change in the past quarter century. Starting back with the colonial era until now the mid-twentieth century has seen much change in the family structure or development. History tells about the three forms of the American family within the white middle class. The first
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NCFR Substance Area #1 - FAMILIES IN SOCIETY Article 1: Sneider‚ A. L. (2002). Family and society in American history. Journal of Marriage and Family‚ 64(2)‚ 549-550. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/219752931?accountid=8289 Through the years the inside elements of families have modified significantly as the idea of family has progressively moved from a close unit of individuals working and contributing towards the family objectives‚ to a collection of individuals in quest for
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Latin American Family Values Latin Americans seem to value the family above everything else. In fact‚ many spend all their lives just trying to improve the situation for their families. From experience‚ when speaking with a Latin American‚ the majority of the time they will say that their family is what brings them the most joy or what they are most proud of. Not only do Latin Americans work to care for their families but they also work to keep their families united. They pride themselves
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Diversity in American Families The family in America has come through an elongated way and has evolved a lot ultimately. Liberals and conservatives have their have their diverse views on the American family nowadays. It is extremely tough to bring and organize a family nowadays. Nevertheless‚ there are a number of easier means to raise a family nowadays as well. Several of the issues that are the subjects of discussion in the evolution of families are divorce and its consequences‚ welfare‚ vulgarity
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