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I cannot open the brochure! (4/4/11). Please post the same on the page directly. Got it (4/25/11). Post all your essays and you are welcome to watch the movie "My Name os Kahn" with us this week or you can watch it by yourself. The final examination is based on the movie and an in class essay writing assignment. You have to take the final examination on May 2nd at 1 pm to pass this class. Call me if you have any questions at 436 3321 or 436 3311. I have informed your academic advisor about this requirement.Thanks.

Mishal Alsaleh EN 1313 Iyengar 01/19/2011

The Story of Stuff (Please center the title)
Every product in our life has a process; the main process of the products went through five main steps: extraction, production, Distribution, consumption, and disposal. All

of the five steps are called the material economy.

The first step is Extraction: which means to use the planet's resources like wood, water, animals and soil. The problem is when we use that those resources without

understanding the consequences of damaging the environment and littering the planet.

The Second one is Production: in this process most companies use energy to run the factories, adding toxic chemicals to natural resources to increase their products.

Actually they create a toxic product. We will get toxins in our environment, and our planet. Finally these toxins pass into our bodies causing diseases.

The Third one is Distribution: it means selling and transporting all the products to the consumer with fewer prices. The ways that keep prices down and make everyone

buy the goods is to pay less to the workers, by using the third world to be a place of the factories. On other hand most of cheap do not have as much quality as

expensive products. In this way they can sell more products.

The Forth one Consumption: in this process, the companies work to encourage the people to shop by using the Advertisement. There are more than 3000 advertisement a

day, which keep our focus between work, shopping, and watching TV. In that way the campiness keep making profits, while neglecting the environment.

The last one is Disposal: or in other words the trash. Most of the disposals are unable to recycle. Companies get rid of disposals by burn, or burning or dumping in

landfills, this become dangerous over time by affecting our planet in a negative way.

In conclusion we need to think more seriously about the future, and about future generations, by finding a new way to build our factories, and making more products

recyclable. Otherwise we will have to find another planet to live on.


 * 01/23/11 The Name Game**

Everyone in this world has a name; however every name has a different meaning and different story that gives him that name. On the same time it regard

to the language and culture. I met Nicholas he is an employee at ST. Mary’s university in admission office. He has a Hispanic name but his parents using

the American way for them name. On other hand he has his own story about his name like other people. His First name has two meaning, first (victory of

the people) second (saint), both of the meaning is not related to each other which make his name is unique. Also his father gives him the middle name

Alan, but he does not know what is it mean. His last name is Medina and it is mean Market place and he got the last name from his grandfather. I have

Larne allot of information from Nicholas also I get a new friend in ST. Mary’s university.

what is a novel? 01/25/2011

A novel is a fictional piece of prose usually written in a narrative style. Novels tell stories, which are typically defined as a series of events described in a sequence. The

novel has been a part of human culture for over a thousand years, although its origins are somewhat debated. Regardless of how it began, the novel has risen to

prominence and remained one of the most popular and treasured examples of human culture and writing.

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Rudyard Kipling

** Kim Summary ** 01/30/2011

** Chapter 1 ** he is thirteen-year-old has been orphaned in India and raised in the city of Lahore, learned many cultures of India. Because of his experience he has involve to in many different cultures through language and his knowledge of customs.

Kim meet a Buddhist who comes to India to found the Holy River. But Nobody knows about the location of the river. Kim learns that the lama is traveling alone, and died in

a previous place. the lama is an old man who need an assistance, Kim, helped him in the way of a Hindu beggar child. He tell his friend and for a while keeper, Mahbub

Ali, a well known Afghan horse trader, that he will be leaving Lahore with the lama, and he agree to carry some unclear documents from Ali to an English man in Umballa

as a help. but, later that night Kim observe two sinister strangers searching Ali’s things. Realizing that he will be in danger, he and the lama, who relics rude of Kim’s

secret communication, then he lift early from the location.

** Chapter 2 ** when kim take the train heeding to Umballa, Kim meet up a Hindu farmer and some civilization, and religion from all the India, and many of Indian people. On his way to

Umballa, Kim in secret look for the home of the English man who a colonel in the army and delivers Ali’s papers. He found a word of an coming war on the border and

found that Ali’s papers was directly related to war.

Kim returns to catch the cultivator’s cousin younger brother, the cultivator’s wife, the cultivator himself, and some friends admiring him, for the cultivator’s wife had told

them his vision of the Red Bull and “his probable descent from another world.” Later on, the family priest joins, and Kim asks him if his prophecy will become true. We

figure Kim was bornbetween the first and second cockrow of the first night in May and “upon the hour that [he] cried first fell the great earthquakein Srinagur.” This last

detailexcites the woman, as it seemed to make Kim’s supernatural origin more certain.


 * Chapter 3**

Kim and the lama continue to the limits of Umballa searching for the River, they by accident

stop in a farmer garden. He curses them until he realizes that the lama is a holy man. Kim is mad

at the farmer, but the lama explains him not to be negative, saying. In the evening they are

tickled by the headmaster and minister of a town. Kim, who loves to show jokes and games,

imagines he is a prophet and a great war with eight thousand troops heading to the northern

border, sketch on what he had heard in Umballa. An old Indian fighter, who had fought on the

British side, calls Kim’s claims to question until Kim makes an accurate description of the

colonel—which convinces the soldier of his authenticity.


 * chapter 4**

The old fighter, with new detail, attends Kim and the lama the next morning to the Impressive

Crate Path. Through their ride, the lama talks to the soldier the qualities of retaining unit from

knowing stuffs, feelings, and movements in order to reach Explanation. however, when the lama

goes out of his way to amuse a small child with a song, the fighter jokers him for show affection.

It is the first sign of the lama actually human fight with keeping space from his human emotions.

Finally, the small party comes upon the Grand Trunk Road, a fifteen hundred mile extended

road made by the East India Company that attached east Calcutta, East Bengal, and Agra. A

bright, full explanation of the masses of travelers is given, plus descriptions of several changed

religious groups, plus Sansis, Aklai Sihks, Hindus, Muslims, and Jains, as well as the several

marriage and service processions filing beside the road. This unit delivers though another

example of Kipling travelogue type digressions to paint a bright picture of India for his British

and American readership. Kim is extremely happy by the crowds of people traveling earlier his

eyes. But, remains deep in thought and does not accept the show of life close him.

In the evening, Kim, employing his sharp wit and crafty, gets the support of a rich old widow

from Kulu, this woman of a sharp and language, who is wandering in a royal procession from

the north land to her daughter in the south. She bargains food, and care for the lama in

exchange for the holy man’s jewelries and prayers interceding for the birth of many future for

her grandsons.


 * Chapter 5**

The lama and Kim found a weird hut and took a break there. Then, they found out white militaries coming to the hut, also there is a red bull Kim believed that it did match

with his horoscope. Kim needed to get extra information about the red bull. So, he watched the camp and saw Hindus prayed to the Holy Cow. Kim liked the condition

and said that “this adventure was a delightful continuation of his old flights across the housetops as well as the fulfillment sublime prophecy.” While prying, Kim was held

by Mr. Bennett. In addition, Mr. Bennett and Father Victor became to know that Kim was the son of Kimball O Hara by success Kimball O’Hara’s ‘ne varietur’ parchment,

his clearance- certificate and Kim’s baptismal certificate. They needed to talk with Kim about him, and became to want to meet Lama. Kim, Mr. Bennett, Dad Victor and

Lama met and they could not agree with each other’s view. So, Kim said to the lama that he would go back to lama after few days and Lama would be with Kulu lady.

But, Lama told that he found river alone because he had broken the Law by desiring Kim. Lama wanted to do penance. By the way, Mr. Bennett and Father Victor had a

plan to make Kim wholly white. Lama gone and Kim stayed in the camp and expected as soon as militaries get to Umballa, they will be sent to the war. There was a

shout of enjoyment from the full tent, and they became Kim lie down among the drummers and slept.

Mishal Alsaleh EN 1313 Iyengar 01/29/11

 Desert Trip People always have some memories in the past that are stuck in their minds and can’t be forgotten. The memory can be a sad, happy, scary, or exiting one. I still remember what happened to me in December of 2006 in the desert, and I will always remember it. In fact, I don’t think anything can be worse than getting lost in the desert for several hours. It is winter break and I am officially on vacation for twenty five days. I studied hard the previous semester and deserved to give myself a break. I needed to turnoff my cell phone, stay alone, and be far from the city noises and lights. It was camping time, my friends and I used to go camping every year to discover the vast Saudi deserts, and explore the small towns between the sand dunes. We took off at 4 A.M. driving my friend’s SUV, and I had been up for more than 20 hours. I was tired, and excited for the trip. However, we drove till the sun set, then I started getting exhausted. I decided to jump to the back seat and get some sleep. After a couple of hours, my friends decided to stop and build the tent to sleep and extend the trip one more day. So, we had to look for a good place between the Sand dunes to set up camp. When looking for a place, normally it takes people about an hour or longer to find one, because choosing the place depends on many factors. For example, in the summer, people normally look for higher places because it’s always colder and safer. On the other hand, in the winter, people look for warmer places and try to avoid places that have many holes, because that’s where snakes and scorpions live. Thus, we had to stop and drive to many spots.  In one of those stops, I woke up and saw my friends debating on whether to take that spot or not. I got out of the car with a bottle of water to wash my face and answer nature's call. So, I walked away from the car to the opposite side of where my friends were talking. Suddenly I hear my friends getting in the car and driving away. They thought I was still sleeping in the back seat. I couldn’t believe what I saw, and I was shocked for about five seconds until I realized that I had to take immediate action. I started yelling, waving my hands, and running after them, but it was a dark and cold night so they disappeared fast. I was walking and thought they would come back soon. My cell phone was turned off in the car, and I was all alone with that bottle of water. I tried to do my best to think of a good ending to my situation, but could not come up with one. I waited until I saw the sun rise thinking that they would come back, but unfortunately they did not. Since they did not show up, I decided to walk and try to find anyone else who could help me. I walked for more than 5 hours with the same small bottle of water, drinking a sip out of it every 20 minutes. I drank all the water until I did not have any more. I literally gave up and thought that I was going to be left there till the last day of my life. I started talking to the bottle since I had nothing else to talk to. I asked it, “What do you think dying feels like?” After this question, I thought of how I was actually talking to the bottle, and fully realized how bad the situation was. How many days will my body last in the desert? I also thought about my family, and if a predatory animal was going to eat me. When it was noon I laid down and started praying because the sun was burning my face, my body, and I did not have any more power to keep walking. Then, I passed out for a couple of hours and I don’t remember what happened after that. My friends told me that, they found me by following my footprints, a very common way to find lost people in the desert. My friends also said that they took me to the nearest hospital where I stayed there for five days. My health condition was critical, but fortunately I got better. When I asked my friends why it took them so long to find me, they answered that they thought I was sleeping in the back seat and did not want to be woken up until they choose a spot. I still do not know who’s fault it was, but all I know is that if I find myself in a similar situation, I should let someone know if I leave camp. Furthermore, I will never disobey my parents orders, because that same week they asked me if I wanted to go visit my grandmother. If I had gone with them, this was never would have happened to me.

Process analysis essay.

Mishal Alsaleh EN 1313 03/02/2011 Iyengar

Plan a Vacation

Vacations are the perfect way to spend time relaxing and having fun. Families mostly prefer spending vacations overseas to spend some time with each other,while exploring nature’s beauty. People usually plan trips with friends and even colleagues which can be business trips arranged by the companies or organizations. Whatever the case may be, planning is the essential tool to have a perfect vacation.

Planning any vacation means time to escape from everyday life. If you are an adventurous person then you might have enjoyed various vacations in different locations. Planning a vacation needs proper management of different aspects. A perfect vacation needs perfect calculation and management skills.

First decide where and when you are going. It is suggested that you should plan your vacation six weeks before you decide to leave. When you have decided on the location, then comes how to get there. This depends on how far the location is and how much time to reach your destination safely and comfortably.

Mostly people prefer going to far locations for their vacations and for that purpose they prefer going by plane. However, if you want to stay within your budget and enjoy a long trip where you can stop and stay at your favourite spots then driving is the best alternative. If you are going in your own car then fuel expenses and mileage must be checked. Add an extra 10-20 miles in case you want to explore more places. Also eating or staying in roadside hotels must also be added to the expense list.

To have an economic vacation, make reservations at the appropriate hotels and ask for vacation packages. You can even find economic deals with various airlines. Select the ones which look more suitable and appealing to you for your budget.

Another important, but neglected factor is having a reliable means of communication. In the case of overseas trips you need to check the international roaming service. You might find internet access on your cell phone or laptops which can offer 24 hour connections with your contacts. Communication is a major factor while travelling overseas.

While planning a trip it is essential to plan as early as possible and make reservations. To make your vacation hassle free it is important to do the planning process for each step. Save the information of your reservations in a safe but convenient place to have it ready.

Now comes budgeting, you need to decide how much money is available in your account and how much more you have to save. Start saving money six months before you have planned for your vacation. While you are preparing for your trip, decide the security and safety management for your home and pets. Also budget buying souvenirs for your relatives and friends to give them something special when returning from your perfect vacation.

In Conclusion, the perfect vacation is one which is pre-planned and is managed properly. The main aspects of a vacation are deciding the place, means of travel, budgeting and making reservations. While you plan your vacations you need to assess the means of communication and travelling to enjoy a safe and adventurous trip.





Culture Shock Mishal Alsaleh St. Mary’s university

Culture Shock The term “cultural shock” was introduced in 1958 describing the transition of an individual from one familiar environment or culture to another. The example of cultural shock is explained by people who have moved or traveled to work or to study abroad, where they live for some time. International students are an appropriate example of cultural shock. Cultural shock includes shock of living in a new environment where they have to face and meet new people of a different culture and even language.

Cultural Shock is also observed in those who have somehow lost or have been separated from important people in their lives to whom they have talked normally or at times of needs or uncertainty the people who have a greater impact on their life and personality. Cultural shock is commonly used for a person who confronts the challenges of entering a fairly new environment. He/ she needs to make adjustments to attain a certain level of satisfaction with the new surroundings. This process is immediate but drastic and shows results gradually. (Marx, 2001)

The symptoms of cultural shock are similar to a cold ;it varies from person to person. It could be wrongly perceived and because it is a slow process one can easily misinterpret. To some, adjustment is a “U” curve which equates the process. This article will deliver a few anticipating techniques, and tools to reverse the U curve of cultural shock. (//“//Culture Shock for International Students”, 2011)

The U curve starts from the top left side where one feels fascinated and the change exhilarates an individual. The dreams seem to become true when he/she arrives at the desired destination after a great deal of effort, planning and waiting. The routine and schedules get changed entirely. Away from the home routine and away from the familiar people and relationships, one feels relieved and free. This time period does not stay for long. The challenges may require more efforts at every time.

After a couple of days as an individual gets engaged in the real environment, the new social environment and the challenges it has brought represents the real picture. Where one will notice lack of social cues, one may also experience a bit of frustration being away from home and facing the problems alone. The social cues actually help in directing the behaviour of an individual. The individuals coming from a different background and culture blame the environment and the citizens for any minor problems. Mostly others argue that people are not friendly or are helpful. This happens in the “rejection” phase where one can easily get irritated and have trouble choosing between right or wrong. This phase ends with comparing the older place with the newer one. During this time people start recalling their previous place in appreciation or admiration. This phase is called the “regression stage” where things look right, normal and even appealing. People become wishful to come back home and resistant to learn new languages and adopt the culture of a new environment. The impact of the Regression and Rejection phases of cultural shock can be minimized through availability of certain missing cues and by observing other’s trends. By examining others people can easily find what differences are causing frustration. One can help him/ herself by developing friendly relations with locals or people living nearby. (“Culture Shock”, 2011)

It is important to learn new things and observe the surroundings. One can help themselves by reversing the ”U” curve in an upward direction. In such a situation, it is advisable to feel excited when returning home and telling stories to friends. Act optimistically to understand the new environment and make comprehensive moves accordingly. (Puente, M., & Coombs, 2011)

In conclusion Culture shock is a term which has become quite common after multi-culturalism is provoked due to globalization all over the world. It is a state where one identifies the differences and faces the challenges one may experience while living abroad in a new environment. Culture shock is a state when an individual feels fascinated at the beginning but along with the curve, the fascination soon turns out into frustration. The helpless feeling of being away from home and friends can make one feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the challenges. One should observe the environment and surroundings to survive in a new culture. It is ideal to stay in touch with one’s culture while experiencing the new to keep the process of transition as smooth as possible.

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My Name Is Khan

My Name is Khan examines how the life of a Muslim man from India living in San Francisco embarks on a remarkable journey across the United States, inspiring people and inviting debate, creating an accidental revolution.

The movie My Name is Khan is a story that involves the struggling life of a man suffering, who sets on a trip to win back his wife, with many actions and many difficult ways, winning back not only his love, but the love of people around the him. Rizwan is the main topic of the movie. Marking his personality as a benevolent, honest and truthful, he offers all he has to the people he think are good and equally, strongly negate people regardless of the consequences. He has been pictured a man of rules. Rizwan follows what his mother had taught him, that there are just two kinds of people in this world. First are the ones who are good-natured and the second who are bad-natured. He believes himself to be categorized as a good-natured human being and just cannot know twin meanings or read between the lines, as he is suffering from the disorder. So he had major issues due to his honesty. There is attracted to a Hindu Salon worker, Mandira Rathod, a single mother of Sameer, whose husband abandoned her and re-located to Australia. Both Rizwan and Mandira decide to get married much to Zakir's chagrin, who asks Rizwan to leave. The trio re-locates to Banville, open their own salon, The calamity that hit America ruined the lives of the Muslims residing in the US. Mandira son is victimized and assassinated due to his second name khan, making him a Muslim. Mandira shocked and blame Rizwan the reason for her son death and holds him in charge for ruining their lives. During November 2007 at San Francisco- Rizwan Khan, decide to meet President George W. Bush so that he can convey that his name is Khan and he is not a terrorist, recalls his life, at the start with his Bombay-based dad, Dilawar Amanaullah Khan; mom, Razia; and brother, Zakir. Dilawar works for the State Transport workshop in Borivali, and Rizwan, learns the skill, and can repair almost anything. After his passing, Rizwan is harmed by his classmates, as well as by Zakir, who feels neglected, so she hires Wadia to teach Rizwan.