Essays on Faisal

Essay

Needs Assessment and Rationale Falls are a serious public health issue in the United States because it is the main cause of trauma-related incidents and injury-related emergency cases, and the leading cause of unexpected deaths among the elderly. People aged 65 and above comprise the majority of casualties from falls (Al-Faisal, 2006). The prevalence of falls rises continuously with age irrespective of gender and racial/ethnic affiliation. As reported by Stevens and colleagues (2010), “each year, about one-third of all older adults fall. In 2007, an estimated 1.9 million fall injuries among persons aged 65 years and older were treated ...

Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transport, transfer and receipt of persons through the use of force or coercion, deception and abuse of power in order to control them and use them in providing services for the benefit of the traffickers at the detriment of the victim. Human trafficking is a deliberate act of deceiving or forcing another person against his or her will to move to from one geographical area to another geographical area to be used for labor or crime in ways that benefits the trafficker. Human trafficking is an international phenomenon. This is because it ...

Throughout the course of modern history, numerous events have revolved around the Middle East, affecting the cultural perspectives of the people living there. For instance, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and the subsequent political maneuvering by Western/Arab nations spawned decades of bloodshed in the region, destroying both an entire generation of people and the viability of a nation. The creation of Israel in 1948 created a massive power shift in the region, as the Arab nations attempted to retake the territory but were soundly defeated, and again in 1967. The Second World War engulfed the North African Muslim countries, ...

LeanCor’s Supply Chain Case Study

Q1. A consumer product company has a number of standard logistics operational characteristics. The main characteristics considered in the LeanCor case study include high inventory availability, constant flexibility during customer order processing and speedy deliveries from distribution points to the customer. These three characteristics all relate to improved customer service which is the main target for consumer product companies. More inventory availability means that there is no occasion that a consumer will require a product and find it out of stock. Inventory availability in the warehouses and distribution points is a key practice to ensure that customers get the ...

About the paper

The paper is commissioned to analyze the industrial position of Qatar based Aamal Company using both qualitative and quantitative parameters. While the qualitative assessment will be based on SWOT analysis, quantitative assessment of the company will be performed using the tool of ratio analysis as part of which, we will be performing the analysis using raw financial figures for the current year and the comparing the outcome with industrial and index benchmark . Additionally, we will also perform the stock valuation of the company to access its suitability for the investment purpose. The report will finally be culminated with a ...

The history of one of the most famous people in the World War I, namely Theodore Lawrence, better known as the leader of the Arab people has been full of events and turning points. Early in his life, very few people liked or even respected him. The habits, which were too unusual for an Englishman, were ridiculed and regarded by the senior management as a sign of incompetent. To somehow involve a not disciplined expert in Arab culture, the generals sent Lawrence to Arabia, where he was instructed to get in touch with the local prince and an overall ...

Furthermore, in my notes I asked for certain points in the Jordanian case to be included like past relationships with Israel and the Faisal/Weizmann agreement. Moreover the US role both agreements has to be highlighted as the main factor that pushed the agreement forward. and in the Jordanian agreement part you've mentioned something about Hezbollah . How is that relevant? and in the conclusion you've mentioned a point about Arabism vs. Islamic brotherhood, could you please elaborate on that?

Bilateral vs. the multilateral negotiations: From my perspective the issue here is clear cutit is easy to ...

Political Implications of Sino-Saudi Relations to the US and Regional Affairs

Abstract As the largest and most influential nations in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has been considered a valuable asset to any country wishing to have influence in the tightly-knitted Middle East. Many nations throughout the years have tried to sway the Saudi government and monarchy into entering diplomatic and economic partnerships with them in order to gain access to the region’s oil reserves and establish their partnership but only a few have been successful. One of these successful nations is the People’s Republic of China, which has strong diplomatic, economic and social partnerships with Saudi. China has been ...

Is Information Sharing Too Regulated? Has a Lack of Sharing Caused a Key Intelligence Failure?

Government agencies unanimously agree that they failed to know in advance the September 11th plot for lack of information sharing. The September 11th attack was the demonstration of the government agencies’ failure to have a network among themselves that would have enabled them to know the plan to attack well in advance and to actually to prevent the attack from happening. The U.S. Government admits that it could have prevented the 9/11 attacks if the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and state and local law enforcement had shared among themselves their knowledge about the hijackers ...

Apple Inc.’s sales and promotional efforts are focused towards profit maximization over short-term investments. This is mainly because of the short life-cycle of technological in today’s competitive and innovative market (VanCamp, Faisal, Dora & Lanera, 2012, p. 57). The company uses coupons and rebates as part of its promotional efforts; however, these two are offered subject to the end-user purchasing Apple Inc.’s products from a qualified retailer.

Apple Inc. also uses packaging to grow its brand. The packaging of most of its products is meant to depict sobriety in terms of environmental conservation. The company uses vegetable ...

Introduction

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been among most notable longstanding conflicts in world history, mainly because its controversy centers on the sovereignty over the land known as Palestine but currently occupied, in large part, by the Jewish people as Israel. Both sides have proved uncompromising – Palestinian Arabs, whose population include Muslims and non-Muslims (Christians and Judaists), claim that Palestine has been their homeland for so many years, while Jews support their claim for the establishment of Israel over Palestinian lands on account that such form what they call the Promised Land. With no solution currently in sight, both Palestinians and ...

Optical character recognition involves the change of images of printed or typewritten text, either mechanically or electronically into machine-encoded text. This technique is used in data entry from data records on printed paper. The applications include invoices, receipts, passport documents, bank statements among other documents. Additionally, optical character recognition is used to digitize text that is in print, thereby allowing such text to be searched, electronically edited, displayed online and stored in a more compact manner. By turning print data into electronic data using optical character recognition, various other applications such as text-to-speech, machine translation, text mining and key data ...

Iraq

Introduction Iraq is a country that is located in Western Asia. According to the website of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Its official name is the Republic of Iraq. It is surrounded by the countries of Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria. Its capital is Baghdad, which is also its largest city (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014). According to the website of the White House, the country, however, enjoys a narrow coastline of length on the northern section of the Persian Gulf, which is adjacent to the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain, otherwise known as the Tigris-Euphrates River System, the home of the Fertile ...

In "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," John Perkins tells the story about how he and others like him were able to have a huge impact on the world today in ways that many of the elite in society would rather keep secret. The story involves a lot of deceit, murderers, and traitors who are motivated by greed and power. Perkins gives details on how strong countries have the power to exploit another and even goes so far as to influence their politics. He explains how some countries are willing to go to extremes such as robbing another country of their natural resources, ...

Currently, there is confusion about China's role in the Middle East and its relations with Saudi Arabia. In lights of developments (the Arab Spring) that have swept recently in the Middle East and North Africa , the spotlight on China-Saudi relations is of great significance, as it will help in understanding China's role in the Arab world. Additionally there are doubts among many of the ruling elite in the Middle East in general and Saudi Arabia in particular, about the United States' credibility as a strategic ally after they witnessed the speed at which the American administration abandoned its allies in ...

Currently, there is confusion about China's role in the Middle East and its relations with Saudi Arabia. In lights of developments (the Arab Spring) that have swept recently in the Middle East and North Africa , the spotlight on China-Saudi relations is of great significance, as it will help in understanding China's role in the Arab world. Additionally there are doubts among many of the ruling elite in the Middle East in general and Saudi Arabia in particular, about the United States' credibility as a strategic ally after they witnessed the speed at which the American administration abandoned its allies in ...

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Film Review on “Lawrence of Arabia”

The film “Lawrence of Arabia” directed by David Lean was released in December 1962 in United Kingdom. It is an adventure movie based on the life of Thomas Edward Lawrence, famously known as Lawrence of Arabia. Peter O’Toole starred in the leading role in the film. It is considered as one of the most significant and paramount hits in the history of adventure movies. Lawrence of Arabia won seven Academy Awards out of the ten nominated ...

Brief history of Saudi Arabia

Historic area of the Arabian Peninsula, which now occupies the western Saudi Arabia, is usually called Hijaz and Najd. At the beginning of the VII century Muhammad’s prophetic mission began in Mecca, where the Meccan pagans denied it. After 13 years he moved to Medina (Yathrib), inhabited by Arabs and Jews. A peace treaty was signed with the latter. Gradually, Arabs all of the Arabian Peninsula became his followers.

Saudi Arabia map

In 632, Arab Caliphate with its capital in Medina was founded. It engulfed almost the entire Arabian Peninsula. As a result of voluntary annexations and conquests by the IX century ...

Health Care In Saudi Arabia

Introduction: The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health supervises all public and private healthcare and hospitals. They use a two tier system of primary healthcare centers along with urban and specialized facilities. When the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932 one of King Abdulaziz’s first priorities was to initiate a free modern health care system for citizens and Islamic pilgrims. The Saudi government set up facilities across Saudi Arabia and the results were spectacular. Life expectancy climbed, infant mortality dropped and diseases like malaria and smallpox that were once epidemic just about disappeared. The healthcare system has benefitted ...

Introduction

One of the most debilitating conditions women (and some men) experience in life is post partum depression (PPD) after giving birth to a child. Ongoing research of this emotional and mental disorder continues providing medical and psychological professional practitioners with tools for earlier diagnosis, identifying women and mothers to be more prone to this condition, prevention, and intervention options. This academic exploration of PPD provides discourse on these characteristics connected to a better understanding of this affliction effecting women's health including emotional signals, biological factors, and other pertinent indicators. The discussion includes symptom identification, unexpected dynamics, as well as prevention and ...

The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia with regards to oil production and refinement is explored in the chapter 'Oil' and the PBS documentary House of Saud. In these works, the delicate and complex issue of oil-centric military action taken by the United States to protect Saudi Arabia, as well as the ethics of allying with nations for purely economic purposes, is examined. Both works convey the complex relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia; while Wawro frames the arrangement as America's lust for power in the Middle East, House of Saud questions the arrangement of America ...

Snow/Unaccustomed Earth/Girls of Riyadh

1. Introduction

Tradition can be thought of as an annual family ritual like a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Traditions can also apply to communities such as when the nation watches the lighting of the White House Christmas tree on television. Not everyone in one community or even one family always celebrates in exactly the same way and exactly the same time.

Another way to define tradition according to Oxford American Dictionary (728) is as “a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting.” That definition applies more to what this essay will be discussing. Even better is the fourth definition ...