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The principle point of the film Reel Bad Arabs by Jack Shaheen was to show how stereotypically racist American movies can be towards Arabs. They are all portrayed as violent terrorists. This helps give approval to other Americans racist views towards Arabs, as this is there only experience seeing an Arab. Seeing this makes theirContinue reading “Week 3 post 2”

Bibliography: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/03/top-iranian-general-qassim-soleimani-killed-in-us-airstrike-in-baghdad-pentagon.html The topic I decided the cover is The United States assassinating Iran’s top commander Qasem Soleimani. Reading this I learned of how the US struck down the commander with a missile strike, and the Iran Militia retaliated on an American embassy. This caused lots of concern as America and Iran already have manyContinue reading “Week 3 Blog post 1”

Post 3: There are many ways you can apply the book So you Want to Talk About Race to our class discussions. Many of our discussions have been focused on racism towards people of Middle Eastern decent. We have talked about how it is cruel and unfair for example the Burkini ban. The book weContinue reading “Blog Week 2”

Post 2: One page that stood out to me in Lawrence in Arabia was page 23. This is the page where T.E. Lawrence announces his tour of Syria on foot. Lawrence explains his impossible proposal to Hogarth where he is met with much doubt. Hogarth explains how at his age, and being European how dangerousContinue reading “Blog week 2”

Post 1: In class we talked about a very controversial and serious topic the Burkini ban. A quick summary of the burkini is that it is a full body swim suit used as a way for Muslims to follow the practices of their religion while being able to have a fun day at the beach.Continue reading “Blog Week 2”

My family played very large part in the Middle Eastern community in the Pacific Northwest over the years. My family being of Iraqi decent, and my grandpa being born and raised in Iraq is very familiar with the Middle Eastern community especially Islam. He raised my mother and her five sisters in a very strictContinue reading “My Middle Eastern background”

T.E. Lawrence was an Oxford graduate turned Archaeologist who formed a deep love for all things Arabic during a study trip in Syria. Once England declared war Lawrence was eager to join soon being deployed in the British Army. During his time in the British Army he would become a liaison officer, and become aContinue reading “T.E. Lawrence”

My name is Cole Kippes my pronouns are he/him/his. Some of my daily hobbies are playing basketball, video games, listening to music, working, and hanging out with friends. I would say one of my favorite things is Mario Kart. This game makes me so happy as I not only find it extremely fun, but itContinue reading “About me”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”