Albert Hourani #3

European Empires and Dominant Elites (1860-1914)
A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991, pp. 279-298. Albert Hourani.

On Ottoman (central and provinces) interactions/struggles with European powers during the last years of the empire.

"The Treaty of Paris of 1856 created a kind of balance between European interests and those of the indigenous ruling group in the Ottoman Empire dedicated to reform. The powers which signed the treaty, while 'recognizing the high value' of the sultan's reform decree, promised to respect the independence of the empire." (p. 279)

( Ch. 17 Notes... )

One Day in the Adventure of Ziasudra

First official day back at the middle school, and guess what happened?!? I sat on a chair with gum! Eww... ;p (Typical Middle School prank) Good thing I was wearing jeans...

On the bright side, my class watched "Schindler's List" for 3 periods and had an assembly for 1 period. Since I only worked 4 periods today, this meant I got paid watching a movie and scribbling notes for a story I wanted to write during the not-too-entertaining assembly ;)