There are instances when the different ethnic groups have melted into one another and stood as one, yet in their daily lives, most of the people following a particular custom behave differently from the ones belonging to some other customs.

Out of the diverse origin of the immigrants, the countries that top the list are Mexico, India, the Philippines, and China. Arab Americans are also one of the many ethnic groups that constitute the United States. Although born and brought up in the United States I can trace my roots to Saudi Arabia. I am thankful to my great grandfather and my grandmother since their vivid oral testimony has helped me to gain a deep understanding of my past and origin. This has helped me to the greatest extent to produce this paper on the becoming of an American and being ethnic.

My fifth great grandfather, Faiz Basha, originally resided in the Arabian Peninsula. After the unification of the various tribes and emirates of the Peninsula, the place came to be known as Saudi Arabia. He had two sons, Omar and Adil, who looked after his business once he had grown old. While the elder son, Omar agha, married and had three children, the younger one remained a bachelor. He was very good at accounts and with his intelligence ran the business well. In 1947, a year before the Arab-Israeli war broke out, Omar Agha died of tuberculosis that had no cure at that point in time. The responsibility of the family shifted upon Adil agha. By that time the political atmosphere became very unstable in Saudi Arabia. The business also saw a bad turnover and could not feed all the mouths in the family. Amir, the only son of Omar, who was ten years old, had to leave school. The situation grew worse day by day and Amir Jan started staying indoors with his sisters, mother, and grandfather all day and night. In that air of tension several Palestinians and Egyptians migrated to the United States. Adil agha also considered migrating to the US. In 1949, he wrapped up from Arabia with whatever little money and some precious stones he had and came down to the States with his old father, sister-in-law, and the children.

On reaching North America Adil agha and family landed in the coastal city of Miami in Florida. The first few months in Miami were pretty tough for my family. Adil agha had taken a small rented shack in a corner of a street and with the help of the generous landlord, Adil agha managed to get a job as a mechanic in a car repairing shop.

I developed my survey with statements that were oriented to provide a variety of competitive advantages that each type of venue might espouse as part of its business model (revolving around such considerations as the convenience of access afforded by the venues or the total experience involved).&nbsp. I drew the statements from a careful reading of the research literature regarding consumer choices for gambling motivations (Belk, Guliz, and Soren, 2003. Cotte, and Latour,2009, Cotte, 1997).&nbsp. Some of the items were developed to present a statement that seemed to indicate an advantage for online gambling while others were written to indicate an apparent advantage for casino gambling.&nbsp. The statements were alternated in a random order on the survey instrument.&nbsp. This was done to make the respondents consider each question separately on its face as an independent unit, rather than merely falling into a pattern of saying yes (or no) to all questions that seemed to favor online versus casino gambling (or vice versa).&nbsp. This will ensure that the responses to the questions are more immediate and authentic, more response-driven than pattern-driven.&nbsp. The responses were ordered in a Likert-scale coding scheme with respondent options ranging from “1” meaning complete agreement and “7” meaning complete disagreement. Following these question/statements, the survey instrument attempts to determine the factors that are most specific to the individual respondents’ reasons for choosing a gambling venue, with a ranking of six factors drawn from the research literature.&nbsp. It is possible that respondents see one venue or another as being better or worse, and still choose to gamble at another venue.&nbsp. For example, a respondent may completely agree in theory that online gambling affords better access and more convenience, but he may like the experience of being in a casino for the social interaction.&nbsp. Question 11 is designed to determine what specifically makes a person chose to gamble, where and how they do.

They were greatly involved in the textile industry since they were traditionally able to perform this job-based in their homes. However, when they would get married, these women would leave their jobs for domestic work. In the United States, women were working in approximately one hundred and seventy-five diverse professions by 1850. In this group, most women engaged in occupations that were extensions of their traditional domestic roles for instance spinning, food processing as well as clothing manufacture. In addition, twenty-five percent of the workers who worked in factories in the United States were unmarried women (McLaughlin, 1). The First World War was another significant opportunity for women to prove their capability in the workforce. During this war, most men left vacant positions as they went for war. This provided an opportunity for women who took up these positions. In England for example, approximately two million women replaced men at their jobs during World War 1. Some of these jobs were areas that women may have filled prior to the war, for instance, clerical jobs. This also affected the types of positions that women filled. Some women were engaged in employment in the transportation sector, engineering as well as hospitals (Wilde, 2). There were also dramatic changes in the American labor force during the Second World War just as during the First World War, men left their jobs to become soldiers and women filled these positions. During this time, these women majored in the production and manufacture of weapons and other machines for the war (Bascom, 2). Fascinating statistics indicate that the number and percentage of women in the workforce constantly grow to date.&nbsp.

Majority of abused drugs generate intense sensation of satisfaction and gratification. The initial feeling of euphoria is followed by other effects, which differ with the type of drug used. For example, with stimulants such as cocaine, the “high” is followed by feelings of power, self-confidence, and increased energy. In contrast, the euphoria caused by opiates such as heroin is followed by feelings of relaxation and satisfaction. Some people who suffer from social anxiety, stress-related disorders, and depression begin abusing drugs in an attempt to lessen feelings of distress. Stress can play the major role in beginning drug use, continuing drug abuse, or relapse in patients recovering from addiction. Many parents that use drugs for gratification abuse will treat their families differently on various occasions depending on their level of sobriety. Often the mood swings and changes in parenting that these parents exhibit will confuse the child or make them insecure. Inconsistent care by a parent can lead to a child that either has to grow up quickly and assume adult responsibilities, or one that rebels and gives up trying to do well in school or life. Children in these homes need to constantly be prepared for a parent that is high or drunk, one that is irrational and unable to provide the care that a child needs. Families that suffer from substance abuse are more at risk for domestic violence, mental illness, divorce, and sexual and physical abuse than other families. These issues are very detrimental and can lead to children with depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Children in these situations may be withdrawn and have trouble bonding with others. Often they feel that the problems of the family are their fault or that it is their job to conceal the problem, and this can lead to low self-esteem, lack of desire to perform well in school, or fear of failure. It would be difficult for these children to make friends because of the fear that someone in the outside world will find out about their secret, or will witness the chaos firsthand.

World Bank is a global source of technical and financial assistance to the third world or developing countries. World Bank is mainly an institution concerned with development whereas the IMF focuses on maintaining orderly payment systems between countries. IMF has no subsidiaries while World Bank has subsidiaries across the world. The structure of the World Bank is also more complex than that of the IMF.

Time-space compression” is one definition of globalization. What does it mean?

It means different things to diverse people but the most vital aspect is the economic dimension of globalization, which has led to opening up economies to global competition, giving room to ideas, goods, capital, and people to interact and move freely between countries.

What are the main elements of “neoliberalism,” and how does neoliberalism relate to the “Washington Consensus”?

The free market, justice to all people, and personal freedom are the main elements of neoliberalism. It relates to the Washington consensus in the sense that it encourages economic policies that aimed at reforming and repairing the damaged economies of third world countries. Both neoliberalism and Washington consensus focus on making the world a better place to live in for all people around the world.

Why does Jeffrey Sachs think extreme poverty can be eliminated, and why do the makers of the movie The End of Poverty? disagree with him

He thinks so because, via education and government accountability, poverty can be eliminated. However, the movie End of Poverty disagrees because corruption and poor policies to eradicate poverty do not exists. Poverty eradication demands sound policies and zero tolerance to corruption, which is deficient in many governments. In sum, the government is not committed to eliminating poverty.

In Paul Collier’s The Bottom Billion, what are the “four traps” and how do they keep countries stuck in poverty

The four gaps include human trafficking, lack of education, overpopulation and corruption. These gaps make leaders in developing countries fail to take responsibility for their actions. The four traps drain most governments of the energy required to make progress in development because governments of developing nations tend to have their attention diverted to other things that just affect development negatively. As such, the countries remain contained within the poverty cycle.

According to Collier, why has globalization left the bottom billion behind?

Globalization has destabilized the economies of poor states and uncovered people to harmful competition. Their concern is rational and understandable especially since the gap between the poor and the rich has become more prevalent in recent ages. Poverty can be deliberated in various ways, for instance, relative to a nation’s individual average consumption level or in terms of well being of citizens. Globalization has simply made developed economies better while worsening the economies of developing nations. It has opened the boundaries of developing countries to further exploitation by developed economies, thus the economies of poor states have been left lagging behind.

What is R2P and why is it controversial

R2P is an initiative of the United Nations, which means responsibility to protect. It is a belief that nations have the responsibility to protect their population and resources. It is controversial because states have failed to protect their population which has resulted in murder and massive atrocities. There recent wave of violence in many countries that has left many civilians maimed and many more dead, put R2P effectiveness in doubt.

What is ODA, and how can it help Africa

It means official development assistance. It can help Africa via funding of various projects such as infrastructure and education. By making funds available for development projects, ODA can help Africa to achieve significant economic growth and improve the quality of life for Africans.

What impact has Invisible Children had in (A) the United States and (B) in Africa?

In the U.S, it has ensured that every child has attended school while in Africa it is trying to call for the government to enroll more children to schools. Therefore, one can conclude that Invisible Children works to ensure that all children all over the world access education.