true test of character is how one reacts under pressure. In Zeitoun‚ Eggers perfectly illustrates how actions can be viewed multiple ways‚ and whether you see them as being heroic or idiotic‚ can all depend on what you treasure the most and what’s closest to your heart. In the book‚ it explains the how the Zeitoun family dealt with Hurricane Katrina and how they were able to overcome the horrible situation they were put into. Zeitoun‚ a Syrian- American started his own painting and contracting
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Camp Greyhound: What You Aren’t Supposed To Know Aug 29th 2005‚ that day will forever go down in infamy in the history books of New Orleans. It was on this day that Hurricane Katrina touched down in New Orleans and absolutely destroyed the city in the catastrophe that left at least 1‚800 dead. I heard all about the hurricane‚ on the news‚ the internet‚ the radio‚ school‚ everywhere. I thought I knew all about Hurricane Katrina‚ I thought I was well aware of all the horrible things that happened
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Although it is the 21’st century and prejudice seems to be a thing of the past‚ in David Egger’s non-fiction work Zeitoun‚ prejudice is everywhere. There are a few different types of prejudice in Zeitoun. Abdulrahman (Zeitoun) mainly faces ethnic prejudice‚ while his wife Kathy mainly faces religious prejudice because she is Muslim. Not only are the Zeitoun’s facing prejudice from others‚ but so are many people close to them. This includes people at their painting company and their close friends
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Zeitoun Research Project The world we live in‚ is one of selfishness‚ anger‚ and ignorance. Ignorance; this seems to have been the largest problem of all. According to Stephen Prothero (2010)‚ “the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released the first nationwide survey of American religious knowledge.” As he stated the country failed‚ having averaged 50% of the questions correct on the survey‚ however; “non-believers” (atheists and agnostics) were ahead having averaged 66% correct on the same
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I believe that the book Zeitoun can be somewhat factual yet there are many parts in the book that can be misleading. The description Zeitoun gives us about FEMA and Homeland Security gives us the feeling of sorrow that they‚ and other U.S. citizens‚ discriminate the Muslim people after 4 years past when the horrific events of 9/11 happened. Not only does it happen to Zeitoun‚ but when Kathy talks about the time a teenager tried pulling off her hijab as a joke‚ “A girl of about fifteen was crouched
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book Zeitoun‚ Dave Eggers asserts that Congress‚ the Bush Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)‚ and are neglectful and incompetent before‚ during‚ and following Hurricane Katrina. Due to Zeitoun’s family experiences‚ outside cases and broadcasts‚ this assertion is proven to be true. In the case of a natural disaster‚ we rely on our government to inform us about the severity of the disaster. Without this guidance‚ chaos and death may become prevalent. Kathy Zeitoun is one
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Zeitoun Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe that devastated the New Orleans area in 2005. The mass damage that hit various suburbs‚ such as the ninth ward passed a tipping point in which seemed nearly irreparable and is still feeling the devastation today. It left New Orleans choking in conditions portraying that of a third world country‚ in which was responsible for the many death of New Orleans natives and the stranding of hundreds of thousands. One subject matter that contributed to this devastation
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Rhetorical Essay The Great Influenza The 1918 influenza epidemic inspired author John M. Barry to write about the importance of uncertainty in science and research. In his piece‚ The Great Influenza‚ Barry endeavors to reveal to both researchers and men of modern science that science is not a domain in which one can rely on the comfort and strength of certainty. Rather‚ it is a domain that is reserved for the courageous and one in which the “weakness” of uncertainty must be embraced. To stress
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Mind Games The goal of argumentative writing is to persuade the audience that their ideas are valid or more valid then other authors. Greek philosopher and writer‚ Aristotle‚ divided persuasion into three sections: Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos. These persuasion guidelines give readers a sense of credibility‚ emotion‚ and reasoning. Ethos is associated with credibility or ethical appeal (Ch. 3‚ Ethos). Does the author portray the characters as people who are worthy of respect? One problem with argumentation
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Ryan Furbush September 22‚ 2013 AP English I Period 9/10 Rhetorical Analysis of “Pink Think” Women have been told what to do since the beginning of time. “Pink Think” furthers that idea. This article by Lynn Peril explains what influences have impacted the way females act and think. Emotional appeal‚ the use of the theory pink think and her use of specific examples from history all come together to establish her case that women have been expected to fit into a specific mold in order to be
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