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Henawi, Abdulaziz EN 1313 Iyengar 1-18-11

The Story of Stuff We will talk about each level that going through this system and explain what is the wrong with it. The first level is the extraction "the exploitation of nature". Through this level the companies cut trees, blowing up mountains to extract the minerals, use all the water in these lands and elimination all animals. In the past three decades. This means destroying our planet and elimination of lives on that lands. Story of StuffThe second level in that system is production. In this level there are more than 1000 toxic chemical mixed with the natural resources to create products contaminated with toxins. That toxins chemicals have not been in any of the impact interactive test for health, this means that products are destroying our bodies. The biggest problem is the most toxic food is the "milk of mothers ". The government should protect our children from these toxics. The most exposed people to these toxins are the people who work at these factories. As we know those people came from that lands which were destroyed to make the first level "extraction". The other problem in this level is that the pollution which come from these factories. These factories are trying to produce the largest possible number of goods.The third level is distribution, this means sale the contaminated objects as soon as possible by keeping prices low. They keep the prices low by not pay a good salaries to the workers and to not give them health insurances. There are also people who pay for these things by them loss. Those people who their lands were destroyed are keeping the prices low.The forth level is consumption. This level is the most important level. We all became obsessed with shopping because of the ads note that every person is targeted to view 3000 ads per day and also because of friends or to follow the fashion. The biggest problem is the rate of 99% is thrown into the trash after 6 months from the date of buying. The companies are depending on produce goods and designed to throw it into trash, so that goods lose their value as soon as possible to make us buy other items.The last level is waste disposal. Each person in America produces 4 ½ pounds of waste per day. These wastes will buried in the ground or burned it and then throw it in the landfill ground, in both cases there are contaminating of air, soil, water and climate change. When you burn this waste, you will let more dangerous release into the air. The recycle useful but it's not enough.In conclusion, we must see the problem properly by the exact sign which shows how bad is the old system. All people can unite and deal with this bad system and turn it into a better system that does not destroy our planet and does not hurt people. Remember that, the old system did not create by chance, it created by people. We also are people, so we can create a new system.

Henawi, Abdulaziz EN 1313 Iyengar 1 – 25 – 11 Name game Name is a word that called anything, so everything has his own name. No one can choose his name. Parents choose a appropriate names for them children. They choose it because or for something. My parents named me because my grandfather's name Aziz. Sara's parents choose her name because it means the happiness. However, I was walking to my car then, suddenly I saw a lovely girl. She is from San Angelo. Her name is Stacy. Stacy's mother named her. She said " Stacy means considered to be short forms of Anastasia ( Greek ) " resurrection. She like her name because it's the most popular name for women.

Henawi, Abdulaziz EN 1313 Iyengar 2 - 15 - 2011 How to Make Your Life Better Life is sweet, but at times you may feel lonely or hurt. Because life is short, we have to enjoy every moment. If you want to make your life better, follow these steps. These steps are very easy to implement and will change your life. In this essay I am going to describe very simple steps that can make you feel happier. First of all, do not analyze everything. Do not think too much about all the problems that you have at once. Try to take everything easy. Next, do not think of getting old, but have fun. Then, forget mathematics and numbers and do not count your age. In addition, hang out with friends who love to laugh and make you laugh. Also, you should always keep smiling. Even though you are hurt, keep your cool. Then, remember that the greatest language in the world after love is the language of touch. Always try to make a difference in other people's lives. When you touch someone sick, he/she will feel like you give him/her comfort. When you wipe away the tears of anyone who is crying even if he is a baby, he/she will feel happy and safe. Believe me, it very easy way to show people you really love them. Then, love someone who really loves you. When you are crying and you call him/her, he/she will make you laugh. If he/she couldn't make you laugh, he/she will cry with you. Next, do not ever stop learning and laughing. You should learn anything and everything, whether it be learn about computers, agriculture or any craft you like. The most important step is to not stop thinking. In addition, enjoy simple activities that life has to offer. For example, enjoy eating your favorite meal, or listening to a nice song. When you meet all your family or if you see a view you like or anything else, just enjoy it. Another step is when you laugh, make it strong and make your heart laugh. Make your laugh longer and louder. Laughing makes you take a very deep breath, and it makes you feel like all the oxygen in the world has entered your lungs. On the contrary, every person must cry, yet be patient with your pain. You must have sadness and pain that makes you cry, but you have to get over it as soon as possible. The only one who will be with you all your life is yourself. So, do not make yourself miserable. Live your life happily. Also, you should always put the elements that you love around you, whether they are family, pets, a small tree, a hobby, etc. On the other hand, home is your environment so make it enjoyable. Then, take care of your health. If it is excellent, think of God. If it is bad, try to make it better and take care of it more than anything else. If you can't take care of your health, ask anyone to help you.Finally, express your affection. Always tell people you love them. You will regret a lot if anyone goes away from you and he/she did not know that you loved him/her. In conclusion, you must get old, but it is your option to keep your soul young. We all have to do our best to live a happier life because we will live just once. Always remember that, live every moment in your life like it is the last moment in your life and live by faith and also with hope. Make your life perfect and make everyone around you love you

Henawi, Abdulaziz EN 1313 Iyengar 2 - 15 - 2011 When I Came to America I was very excited to come to America. I really wanted to see those people who are friendly, kindly and intelligent. My wish was to get a Bachelor degree from a university in America because I want to get a good job when I go back to Saudi Arabia. When I arrived in America, I was very very happy because my wish came true, and I just saw the American people. However, a year and six months ago I stayed in Washington, D.C. for four days to fill out my papers with Saudi Arabian Culture Mission. Then, I came to San Antonio to study English as a second language. Next, I rented an apartment down town with my lovely sister. Because the ELS institute was very far away from my apartment, one of the student who is from Saudi Arabia gave me his car. After I learned the techniques driving, I drove the car just in the morning to go to school and shopping. Everyone told me not to go out at night alone because it is too dangerous to drive the car and walk around. I just followed their advices and I tried to understand the American culture. One weekend, I woke up at 9:00 p.m. and I was searching for my sister, suddenly I found a note written by her. She said: " Dear Aziz, I went to my friend's apartment because she is having a small party for the women who are from Saudi Arabia. I went there by a taxi and I will stay there until 12:00 p.m. ". I read the note and I was very hungry. I opened the refrigerator, but I found nothing to eat. I just took a shower and put my clothes on. Then, I started the car. I was warned to not go out at night, but I didn't care because I was very hungry. I drove the car to McDonald's. Then, I parked the car in McDonald's parking. Next, I walked into inside McDonald's to have my dinner. The place was very crowded, so I ordered my dinner to go. Then, I took my order and I went to the parking lot to drive my car home. Next, I tried to start the car, but the it didn't work. I was very afraid there because the parking lot was dark and there was almost no one. It is my first time to be out alone and I was also in a different country with different people. When I tried to start the car again, the engine didn't work. Suddenly someone was coming to me. He was very scary man. He was black and drunk and his clothes were very dirty. Also his beard was full of ketchup. I thought the ketchup was blood. I was very afraid because I had watched a lot of scary movies especially in America. I believed that it was my end. Then, he knocked on the window of my car. I was very scared and I was trying to call any friend or call my sister or 11 from my cell phone, but I forgot their numbers. However, I opened a little bit of the window and I locked all the doors. He said: " Do you have change? ". Then, I said: " Nope ". He said: " I saw that your car doesn't work, I will help you but you have to give at least 20 dollars ". I said: " I would like to but I really don't have cash ". Then, he walked away. Ten minutes later, he came back again with three other guys who also were drunk and black. Next, they knocked on the windows of my car very hardly. After that, I went to the back of the car and I opened the back door and I ran away trying to get some help. I was afraid. I saw a police officer after two blocks. I went to him, but I couldn't ask him for help because I didn't have vocabulary and also there was fighting going on between two group of people. Then, I remembered to call my friends so, I called them and I told them everything and also I was crying. Five minutes later, ten of my Saudi Arabian friends came to me. We went together to my car, but we didn't find anyone there. They fixed my car and took me home. In conclusion, what happened to me made me feel homesick. I thought the people in America are friendly and kind, but I just had culture shock. I stayed home and I couldn't go anywhere except the school for three months. Then, I remembered a saying from back home says: " your fingers are not sane, so people are not same ". Next, I went to Austin to complete my English courses. I made American friends there and I love America again.

Henawi, Abdulaziz EN 1313 iyengar 3-21-11 Kim Summary Chapter 1 The novel Kim by Rudyard Kipling takes place in British India in the 1880s and 1890s. The novel opens with the introduction of the title character: Kim is a thirteen-year-old boy of Irish heritage who has been orphaned in India and raised by an opium den keeper in the city of Lahore, amid the myriad cultures of India. Because of the ability he has developed to blend in seamlessly among many different cultures through language and his broad knowledge of customs, Kim is known to his acquaintances as Friend of All the World. Kim meets a Tibetan lama—a Buddhist—who has come to India in search of the Holy River that sprang from the arrow of the Buddha and which promises Enlightenment to its believers. The River proves elusive; even the learned museum curator at Lahore knows nothing of its location. Kim learns that the lama is traveling alone, as his chela, or follower and servant, died in the previous city. Seeing that the lama is an old man in need of assistance, Kim, dressed in the manner of a Hindu beggar child, agrees to be the lama’s new //chela// and accompany the lama on his quest. He informs his friend and sometime guardian, Mahbub Ali, a wellknown Afghan horse trader, that he will be leaving Lahore with the lama, and he agrees to carry some vague documents from Ali to an Englishman in Umballa as a favor. However, later that night Kim observes two sinister strangers searching Ali’s belongings. Realizing that his favor to Ali smacks of danger, he and the lama, who remains ignorant of Kim’s secret dealings, depart early for the road. Chapter 2 On the train to Umballa, Kim and the lama meet a Hindu farmer and several other characters all representing an array of customs, languages, and religions from all over India, illustrating—as Kipling will often make a point of doing—the diversity of peoples that make up India’s native population. Upon arriving in Umballa, Kim secretly seeks out the home of the Englishman—whom he discovers to be a colonel in the army—and delivers Ali’s documents. He overhears word of an impending war on the border and realizes that Ali’s documents were directly related to this development. Chapters 3–4 The next day, Kim and the lama proceed to the outskirts of Umballa in search of the River, where they accidentally trespass in a farmer’s garden. He curses them until he realizes that the lama is a holy man. Kim is angry at the farmer’s abuses, but the lama teaches him not to be judgmental, saying, “There is no pride among such who follow the Middle Way.” In the evening they are entertained by the headmaster and priest of a village. Kim, who loves to play jokes and games, pretends he is a prophet and “forsees” a great war with eight thousand troops heading to the northern border, drawing on what he had heard in Umballa. An old Indian soldier, who had fought on the British side in the Great Mutiny of 1857, calls Kim’s claims to question until Kim makes an accurate description of the colonel—which convinces the soldier of his authenticity. The old soldier, with renewed respect, accompanies Kim and the lama the next morning to the Grand Trunk Road. During their journey, the lama preaches to the soldier the virtues of maintaining detachment from worldly items, emotions, and actions in order to attain Enlightenment; however, when the lama goes out of his way to entertain a small child with a song, the soldier teases him for showing affection. It is the first evidence of the lama’s truly human struggle with maintaining distance from his human emotions. Eventually, the small party comes upon the Grand Trunk Road, a fifteen-hundred-mile-long route constructed by the East India Company that connected east Calcutta, East Bengal, and Agra. A vivid, detailed description of the masses of travelers is given, including descriptions of several different religious sects, including Sansis, Aklai Sihks, Hindus, Muslims, and Jains, as well as the various wedding and funeral processions marching along the road. This section provides yet another instance of Kipling’s travelogue-type digressions to paint a vivid picture of India for his British and American readership. Kim is utterly delighted by the masses of people traveling before his eyes. The lama, however, remains deep in meditation and does not acknowledge the spectacle of life surrounding him. In the late evening, Kim, utilizing his sharp wit and cunning, procures the aid of a rich old widow from Kulu, herself of a sharp and salty tongue, who is traveling in a royal procession from the northern lands to her daughter in the south. She offers food, shelter, and care for the lama in exchange for the holy man’s charms and prayers interceding for the birth of many future grandsons for her. Chapter 5 While resting along the Grand Trunk Road, Kim comes upon an English army regiment, which bears a green flag with a red bull on it. Since he was a young child, Kim had been told by his guardian that his father—a former soldier—had said that a red bull in a green field would be Kim’s salvation. With excitement at having found the sign of the bull, he sneaks into the barracks to find out more information, only to be captured by the Protestant chaplain, Mr. Bennett. Together with Father Victor, the Catholic chaplain, he discovers the personal documents that Kim carries with him everywhere, which reveal him to be not a Hindu beggar but an Irish boy—and the son of Kimball O’Hara, who himself had been a member of this same regiment. Seeing that he is white and the son of a soldier, the chaplains do not allow Kim to continue on as a servant to a Buddhist monk. Kim stays reluctantly with the regiment, and the lama takes his leave abruptly, saying only that he must continue on his Search. Chapters 6–8 Kim is put under watch of a drummer boy, who, having been born and raised in England, holds Kim and everything having to do with India in contempt, and subjects Kim to verbal and physical abuses. Kim, nevertheless, manages to easily outsmart the boy and procure a letter-writer to send word to Mahbub Ali of his whereabouts. Later, Father Victor shows Kim a letter from the lama indicating that he will pay for Kim’s education at the Catholic school of St. Xavier’s—a school for Sahibs, or white men. Kim is inconsolable at the thought of the lama traveling without him and fending for himself. Mahbub Ali comes to Kim after receiving his letter. Seeing the good in Kim’s future schooling, he tries to convince Kim that is it for the best, for, as he says to Kim, “Once a Sahib, always a Sahib,” indicating that he should not only learn the ways of his own people but take advantage of the privilege that being a Sahib has to offer. Colonel Creighton, the English colonel whom Kim first secretly encountered in Umballa, shows up. After conversing with Ali about Kim’s peculiar history, he shows an interest in Kim’s welfare and schooling. He accompanies Kim to Lucknow— the location of St. Xavier’s—and gently plies Kim with questions, revealing indirectly that he has a keen interest in ascertaining Kim’s suitability for future employment as a spy. Upon arrival at St. Xavier’s, Kim encounters the lama, who says that he is staying at a Jain temple in Benares and that he is helping Kim financially in order to acquire spiritual merit. His voice, however, betrays feelings of tenderness. Kim’s first year at St. Xavier’s is skimmed over in the narration. The scene quickly skips to summer vacation, during which Kim has decided, against Creighton’s wishes, he will take to the road. He dons the disguise of a Hindu beggar child and eventually meets up with Mahbub Ali, who takes him in as an assistant. Kim reveals to Ali his knowledge that the documents he had delivered to Creighton in Umballa had directly related to the war at the northern border. They reach an unspoken understanding between them that Ali serves as a spy for the British Army in what he calls the Great Game and that Kim is in training to become such a spy. Historically, the Great Game was a colloquial term for the espionage network across British India working to protect the northern border from invasion from Russia. Later in the horse camp, Kim overhears two strangers looking for and plotting against Mahbub Ali. Kim proceeds to warn the horse trader, saving his life. Chapters 9–10 Kim is sent, per Creighton’s instructions, to the home of the antiques and jewel dealer, Lurgan Sahib, who is another “player” in the Great Game. Lurgan Sahib is a hypnotist and a master of disguise. He, along with his servant, a small Hindu boy, teaches Kim to master many mind games to train his powers of quick observation, in preparation for his future work as a “chain-man” in the spy network. Another key chain-man, the Bengali Hurree Chunder Mookerjee, visits Lurgan Sahib and Kim and approves of Kim’s potential and progress in his training. Mookerjee returns Kim to Lucknow and presents him with the gift of a medicine toolkit. Kim completes his next year at St. Xavier’s with great success as a student. He spends his summer holidays working as an assistant to Mahbub Ali and his Christmas holiday continuing his training with Lurgan Sahib. After Kim returns for his third year of school, Mahbub Ali and Lurgan Sahib convince Creighton that Kim is ready, at the age of sixteen, to be discharged from school and put into chain-man training directly in the field. After he is discharged from school, Kim is taken to Huneefa, a blind prostitute and a sort of sorceress, who puts him in an authentic disguise as a young Buddhist priest and places a charm against devils upon him. Kim is also provided with all of the trade tools of a chain-man, and Mookerjee informs him of the secret code for recognizing another chain-man, or “Son of the Charm.” Kim has officially been initiated into the network. Chapters 11–12 Kim, now completely alone and having been schooled as a Sahib but then thrust into the world in the guise of a Buddhist priest, begins to question what his identity is and where he belongs, asking, “Who is Kim—Kim—Kim?” a question that will remain with him. Kim travels to Benares to meet his holy lama. On the way, he encounters a Punjabi farmer who, seeing Kim in the guise of a priest, begs help for his sick child. Kim cures the child with medicines from his kit. Upon reaching the temple where the lama is lodging, he is ecstatic to be reunited with the lama and to continue upon the quest for the Holy River. The lama shows Kim a piece of artwork that has been occupying his time: the Wheel of Life, an intricate, complex chart he has drawn in great detail, illustrating the cycle of life that traps the soul. The lama, ever intent upon attaining Enlightenment and thus escaping the Wheel of Life, carries the chart with him constantly. On the train, Kim encounters E23, a chain-man in the disguise of a Mahatma, who, having intercepted enemy documents, is under hot pursuit. Kim puts his training as a master of disguise to use and, in order to protect E23, transforms him into a Sandhog—a member of a sect of ascetic priests. The lama, who knows nothing of Kim’s training as a spy, believes that Kim has acquired the ability to cast spells and charms, and he warns Kim against using his powers for prideful reasons. Kim and the lama enter a discussion about the virtues of action versus inaction. While the lama advises Kim to abstain from “Doing” except to acquire merit towards Enlightenment, Kim responds that “to abstain from action is unbefitting a Sahib.” The lama answers, “There is neither black nor white. . . . We be all souls seeking to escape.” The old woman whom Kim and the lama had previously encountered on the Grand Trunk Road hears of the lama’s proximity and summons him to her home to request further blessings from the lama for her grandchildren. Here, Kim finds Mookerjee waiting for him in the guise of a hakim, or healer. Mookerjee reveals to Kim the details of the spy mission that has been occupying the Great Game for the past few years: the northern border is being jeopardized by five kings who rule over the independent regions bordering British India and are believed to be allying with the Russians, thus creating a significant security hazard for the British Empire. Mookerjee has been enlisted to intercept two Russian spies in the northern hill country and relieve them of their documents. He asks Kim to help him. Kim, eager to participate in the Great Game, convinces the lama to travel to the northern countries. Chapters 13–14 Finally having reached the northern lands, Kim finds the cold, wet weather and the dramatically hilly landscape difficult to travel; however, the lama is happy to be back in a region and environment familiar to him. All the while, Mookerjee has been stalking the two enemy spies, who turn out to be a Frenchman and a Russian. He eventually crosses their path and introduces himself to the spies as a welcoming emissary from the Rajah of Rampur, offering them his services and hospitality as a guide through the hill country. His true aim, of course, is to knock the spies off their course and relieve them of their secret documents before they are delivered into enemy hands. Mookerjee leads the spies as if he is a travel guide and happens upon Kim and the lama, who is expounding on his Wheel of Life. One of the spies demands that the lama sell him his drawing of the Wheel. When the lama refuses, the spy reaches out to grab the paper and rips it, much to the chagrin of the lama, who in anger rises and threatens the spy with his lead pancake—inciting the Russian spy to punch him full in the face. Kim immediately tackles the Russian spy and beats him, while the spies’ servants—who are Buddhists and therefore enraged at the attack on a holy man—drive away the French spy and run off with the luggage. Kim, leaving the spies to the care of Mookerjee, convinces the servants that the luggage, being the possession of two evil men, is cursed. He obtains the package with the secret documents and heads to Shapleigh-under-the-snow for shelter, where they stay with the Woman of Shapleigh. The lama, meanwhile, is shaken at his inability to resist his passions and at his gross display of attachment to his artwork and to his emotions. The excitement and worry have made him ill. In his illness he spends much time in meditation and, after a few days, informs Kim that he has seen “The Cause of Things”: his bodily desire to return to the hills caused him to abandon his search for the River; his act of giving into his desire led him to further give in to his passions and attack the spy— thus moving farther and farther from his quest on the Way to Enlightenment. Having come to this conclusion, the lama demands that he be taken back to the lowlands of India to continue his search for the Holy River. The woman of Shapleigh, in spite of receiving gentle rebuke from Kim for her attempts to seduce him, provides a litter to carry the lama back through the hills and food for their journey. Kim kisses her on the cheek at his departure and, as a gift to her, reveals that he is not a priest but a Sahib. Kim and the lama, who is now ill, continue on the road, Kim with the intercepted documents hidden in his luggage. Chapter 15 Kim and the convalescent lama travel for over twelve days and return to the home of the old woman of Kula, where Kim collapses into a feverish illness. The old woman nurses him out of his illness, for which he is grateful. Having acquired many father figures throughout his journeys, he has now acquired a true mother figure. Mookerjee, hearing that Kim is awake and well, relieves him of the secret documents and proceeds to deliver them to the Colonel. Coming out of his fever and suddenly relieved of the burden of the secret documents, Kim is overcome by a sense of displacement that has visited him several times throughout his travels. He repeats to himself, “I am Kim. What is Kim?” At this point, he experiences an epiphany of his existence. Having previously seen himself as detached and somewhat alienated from the world, he comes to a feeling of utter belonging among all people. Meanwhile, during Kim’s illness, the lama, having foregone food for two days and nights in the pursuit of meditation, has attained the Enlightenment he has been seeking. He relates to Kim how his soul released itself from his body, how he flew up to the Great Soul to meditate upon The Cause of Things. However, a concern came to him suddenly regarding Kim’s well-being, and so, for Kim’s sake, his soul returned to his body and landed, headlong, in the Holy River of his seeking. He declares his Search is over and that he has attained Deliverance from sin for both himself and his beloved // chelae //.

Abdulaziz Henawi EN 1313 Iyengar 03-29-2011  Relationship Our being is about having meaning in our lives and living a perfect life. We try to connect in different ways to our family and friends. Our personal growth comes from the development that happens every day. Our relationships provide us with the support we need to grow and to handle challenges we face. In relationships, people respect and trust each other. We can accept each other for who we are, including the ways people grow and change over time. There are many different types of relationships. Your relationships with some people will have different effects on your other relationships. There are four important types of relationships: friend, family, co-worker, and marriage. A friend is someone with whom you need to share your thoughts and feelings. A friend is someone close to you. Your friends must be chosen very carefully because you are far from true friendship if you choose friends for any reason other than being a friend. For example, some people choose their friends to benefit themselves. Who are you that you should put a price upon your friendship? It is enough for anyone that he or she has the power of making friends, and he or she must leave it to his or her intuition to choose friends. Friends are necessary in our lives, just as food is necessary for living. Friends and their friendship play a great role in everyone’s life. It is a gift that we offer because we must give it. We meet a lot of people in our lives, but we must choose our best friend carefully. The second type of relationship is family. Parents want to make the best decisions for their children. They try to keep their orders followed, so they sometimes are strict. The relationship between parents and their children is gapped because the children have different thoughts and different decisions than their parents. On the other hand, I believe the relationship between brothers and sisters is so much closer. Brothers and sisters can be the best company throughout our lives. Brothers and sisters can be the best friend to talk to and to share your feelings with. They really care about you and you can share your emotions freely. They give you good advice which comes from their heart. The third type of relationship is co-worker. Business is a place where anyone who owns a business or is thinking about starting one can find support and friendship. Co-workers are the people who have something in common with you such as school, university, career, etc. When people are connected, they have a sense of belonging, a lack of loneliness, and a perceived bond. Work or business is usually the longest stage in human life. Sometimes, business friends will be like your family. You will know a lot about them. It is not necessary to see them out of the work place, but they spend much of the day with you. They will be by your side in your happiness and sadness. For example, they will lend you money if you do not have it, and they will help you as much as they can. Friends in business are a little different than friends outside of work. Their relationship will be limited to the business place. For example, their role corresponds to a logic of consequences is that of a businessperson, who is not bound by rules per se but whose primary motivation is utility maximization. The last one is marriage. Marriage comes after love and is really hard to describe. In general, it is the union of a couple who really wants to live with each other. They need each other. They help and support each other and share every single feeling. Both of them have responsibilities which they have to do to make this relationship continue. Love is that feeling that makes a couple think that they are the most beautiful and happiest couple in the world, even if they are not. It is the feeling that makes you realize that you were born just for your wife or husband. It is the longest chosen relationship in the life.