Food for Thought

Handicrafts Versus the World   Mustafa Hammoud, 9C Outline Title: Handicrafts versus the world I.                    Governments can support handicrafts through financial funding, protecting cultural handicrafts’ markets, and adhering to age-old customs and traditions. II.    A.  To start with, governments should support handicrafts financially. 1.            . Supporting handicrafts by adding them to the exports 2.       Creating a website to fund startups      B. Furthermore, countries are responsible to protect their cultural handicrafts’ market. 1. establishing a yearly festival specialized for handicrafts 2. publishing various festivals to display handicrafts to the country and outside world      C. In addition to that, countries should adhere to...

Handicrafts: The Imagination Factory   By Reem Ezzeddine-9C “Every decade needs its own manual of handicrafts” Through this quote one can spot the importance of handicrafts as in every new period of time and every generation need their own handicrafts since life is in constant change and alternation and the things that used to be of aid for the older generation need modification to fit the needs of the newer. No one can ignore the significance of handicrafts. In fact, handicrafts, the culture's presentation, plays a major role economically, culturally and psychologically. Handicrafts play a great role in the economy of a country. Handicrafts are hugely important in terms of economic development. They provide ample opportunities for employment even with low capital investments and become a prominent medium for foreign earnings. During recent years, the importance of handicrafts has been surged due to their cultural and financial values. The small scale industries, in...

Handicrafts: An Instigator of Change,   By Dalaa Zaarour -9A Outline        I.                         Handicrafts, the aesthetic sector back then, should be protected by governments at all costs by providing financial support, forming copies of old souks so that craftsmen practice their trade at stalls, and protecting the crafts market.     II.                         A. To begin with, handicrafts are getting subject to danger by companies that produce the same craft but in a lower price, that’s why the government should support crafts financially through providing fiscal prop-ups for skill training, increasing the prices of mass production 1.      Showing how Norway suppor...

Preserving the Past for the Future  FarahRihani-9C Outline Title : Preserving the Past for the Future I.                  These measures fall into the cultural, educational and financial domains. II.                A.                         To begin with, countries can preserve ancestors’ heritage by adhering to age-old customs and traditions, like ancient garments, certain dances or popular foods. 1.                      dressing in the Indian saree 2.                      wearing the  dishdasha  in th...