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Discrimination against Arabs in France Ana Thomas Discrimination against Arabs in France has been a continuing issue since 9/11. Even though the 9/11 attack took place in the united states, France felt threatened by Arabs so they began attacking them in their own territory. Local French began attacking mosques and workplaces of Arabs who took up residence in France. They also attacked individuals such as, “women wearing hijab and men who wore turbans and long beards were often the victims of harassment”(islamonline.net). //Cairo, Widespread Discrimination Against EU Muslims: Report,// March 7, 2005, WEB, August 21, 2010.

Absurdism Ana Thomas Absurdism – “the philosophical and literary doctrine that human beings live in essential isolation in a meaningless and irrational world” (dictionary.com). This means that humans live in a world that they consider irrational and meaningless. They live in isolation and they are happy with that. //Dictionary.com,// 2010, WEB, August 21, 2010

Industrial revolution in Europe Ana Thomas The industrial revolution in Europe sparked revolutions all over the rest of the world. It started when parts of England began switching to machine based manufacturing. Transportation was drastically changed with canals, coal powered steam engines, and improved roads and railways. The revolution sparked a huge economic revolution where average income multiplied by 10 and population increased by 6 times the amount it was. //Richard Hooker, The European Enlightenment, The Industrial Revolution.// June 6, 1999. WEB. August 21, 2010