Introduction In the article “A Braindead Country Called Lebanon’, Rasha Abouzaki describes how the Lebanese citizens suffer from the lack of presence of scientific research progress and differentiates between Lebanon and other countries. This persuasive article was published on a news website called Al Akhbar on 26th June, 2012. Abouzaki is a veteran writer and translator who has published more than 10 articles discussing a variety of issues that has taken place in Lebanon. The essay discusses a very important topic and the author smartly uses ethos and logos and provokes the audience with her word choices but fails to clearly suggest a solution to the issue. Summary The author starts by mentioning how Lebanon thinks of itself as a supreme …show more content…
The word choice in this essay gives it a stronger and more persuasive tone. Naturally, Lebanese people are the target audience of this article because the person who belongs to Lebanon will be the most interested to know about how well (or dire in this situation) their country is doing. The author seems to be personally offended by how her country is neglecting scientific research and that is clearly seen via the words used. Abouzaki (2012) stated, “Not only is Lebanon unable to produce scientific minds, it is always keen to cast them outside its geographic borders…” The author here used “cast them” for a specific reason. Casting someone outside their country means throwing or getting rid of them. Instead of using a word like abandon for instance, she used to cast to make it more intense. Similarly Abouzaki (2012) mentioned, “Lebanon ignores a fundamental principle of the development of people and countries Lebanon ignores a fundamental principle of the development of people and countries.” The author said “ignores” to provoke the Lebanese readers and tell them that the case isn’t about Lebanon knowing and not taking action but the problem lies in the passive nature of the Lebanese community. Moreover, Abouzaki (2012) declared, “A country that knows …show more content…
In addition to the facts, the words were chosen carefully to induce an internal reaction before anything from the reader him or herself. However, logically speaking, the numbers and statistics used by the author to show the weakness of scientific research in Lebanon doesn’t make sense. How is it possible for research centers that are built only for research to have published less than 500 researches in total? Obviously, data seems faulty. Also, even though the comparison with Israel is added to heat up the argument because Lebanon was once occupied by Israel, comparing Lebanon and Finland doesn’t seem logically correct. Lastly, the author didn’t successfully mention how to solve the problem. In this essay we can tell for sure how and why Lebanon is not a pioneer when it comes to scientific researches but the author fails to state how we can solve this problem
The author presents an interesting outlook on a volatile issue that has plagued or country for years. She appears to be voicing her opinion in an effort to bring reason and clarity to a confusing and emotional topic. To do this Quindlen uses personal experiences along with practical real life experiences. By using these different types of strategies Quindlen is able to achieve a greater influence over her audience.
One of the first problems encountered in Woodsmall’s work is in the delineation of her methodology. She writes that she began her study for each country with,
For this course, we are using two different books to guide our learning throughout the semester. One of the books is Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary. The other book used in this course is The Modern Middle East: A History by James Gelvin. Both of these books tell the history of the Middle East. Although these books discuss the similar subjects, they are written and tell the history in different ways. This paper will create a comparison between these two books by showing the differences between them.
This final example exhibits scientific credibility issues that affected the outlook on the scientific community within the public's eye. Louis Pasteur is one of the legendary figures in history. He lied about his research by stealing ideas from a competitor in a way that
The performative aspect of language conceptualised by Austin half a century ago, enables a more nuanced approach to the statement ‘The Middle East is an Invention’ than a simple examination whether it is true or false. It implies the necessity of an examination that takes into consideration its possible meanings and their historical origins. Moreover, such an action has its political implications. These can become visible if such an argument is considered in contrast to its historical counterpart that presupposes that the term ‘Middle East’ contains an essence of some sort and as such it can be definitely analysed to its components. Comprehended in that manner, the claim that the Middle East is a fictitious artefact is first and foremost a critique.
I would point out the fact that if our economy is in shambles then we can't help the Syrian. We will be doing more harm to everyone if we accept too many at once. The second counterargument I would argue against by using demonstration of irrelevance. I would argue that the statement isn't as relevant as they think it is because the scholarly article was only studying a region not a country as a whole and also the KRI's economy is different than our's. The last argument I would counter with by using strategic concession and refutation. What they point out is true. The European countries are different in population size and economy systems, but they are also similar in many aspects as well. So I would agree that we are different in some aspects, but in other aspects we are very similar. I would concede this point in the paragraph that I am discussing the concerns that the European countries are having with their own
The ongoing crisis in Syria is in many ways to blame for the problems facing Lebanon, but it is certainly not the cause of them. For decades Lebanon has been headed down this road. The recently deceased Muhammad Chatah, two weeks before his assassination, said it well: “We lurch from crisis to crisis, with superficial calms in between.”
Critics have already begun a heated debate over the success of the book that has addressed both its strengths and weaknesses. The debate may rage for a few years but it will eventually fizzle out as the success of the novel sustains. The characters, plot, emotional appeal, and easily relatable situations are too strong for this book to crumble. The internal characteristics have provided a strong base to withstand the petty attacks on underdeveloped metaphors and transparent descriptions. The novel does not need confrontations with the Middle East to remain a staple in modern reading, it can hold its own based on its life lessons that anyone can use.
If philosophy takes part in any position in the world, it is the judgement of our action in which rectify our fault (Arneson, n.d). Lebanon or Lebanese Republic is the country located in the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea (CIA, 2013). The country is surrounded by two belligerent neighbors which are Israel and Syria. Many of the events in Lebanon result in the country having a strained relationship with its neighbors. In addition, in terms of economic problems, Lebanon also has been facing numerous problems due to investment, banking, lower GDP, tourist and agricultural sectors. Some believe that Lebanon will overcome these problems in the future. However, the crisis in Lebanon regarding the hostile relations with neighbouring countries results in the occurrence of poor living standard since this initial situation vastly pervade to inevitable economic crisis in Lebanon.
Behr, S. K., & Murphy, D. L. (1993). Research Progress and Promise :The Role of Perceptions
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In conclusion, Lebanon civil war is a vary complex that last for all most 15 years. This war was a war of religion and sectors. The war had been through four major phases, first is the Sectarian violence and massacres, and second on was a continuing of the first phases and the begging of the third one. Third phases, was the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The fourth phase and the last one was the pace phase. In the end, Syria had a major role in Lebanon.
As a Professor in the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science Turkle releases this article talking about a currently