Emirates Palace

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Wikipedia

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Kempinski Hotels: Emirate Palace

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Interesting Facts

1. Facilities include approximately 247 acres of landscaped gradens, 1.3km of exclusive beach, two swimming pools (one for adventure and the other for leisure), tennis courts, cricket, a rugby pitch and soccer facilities, fitness suites and a spa, besides water sports
2. It cost approxiamtel 3 billion USD to build and took 3 years to complete with 20,000 workers
3. Contains marble imported from 13 different countries
4. Has 114 domes, with the central dome having a height of 72.6 meters above ground
5. 200 tons of oranges squuezed for fresh orange juice each year
6. 5kg of pure edible gold is used per year for decoration aminly on desserts
7. Occupies 850,000 square meters of  floor space

Above is a video of Emirates Palace Hotel's own commercial video

Dear Syria

If I were to write a letter to a Syrian freedom fighter, I would ask them what their thoughts were on the civil dispute taking place, as well as the following questions.

1. What are your thoughts on the international world's involvement or lack thereof?
2. How do you view people of other countries? How do you view things like ignorance, greed, carelessness, etc. differently than before the war?
3. What do you believe will happen in the end? How fast do you believe it will be over? 
4. What are your feelings towards the corrupted leader? 
5. How has the war affected your life personally? What do you see yourself doing in reacting to the affects the war has had?
6. What do you ultimately hope to gain at the end of all of it?
7. At what point would you be willing to stop, if any? 
8. What is the most drastic measure you can see being used to fight the government?
9. What keeps you going? What is your ultimate motivating force?
10. How has your life changed since the war? What has been the hardest thing to adapt to?
11. Do you think that after the war, drastic changes will be made on behalf of the people? 
12. What is something you now appreciate more than you ever could have imagined you'd appreciate before the war?
13. What are a few things you want people to know aobut the war and life lessons in general?

These are all questions that I would want the answers to because I really want to know a lot of things that aren't necessarily addressed when talking about Syria. I'm also very interested in knowing things regarding how the rest of the world is viewed by the people affected by the Syrian war.

As far as sending a message and what I would want it to say, I would want them to know that not all people in the U.S. are ignorant as to the matters going on. People around the world support the Syrian people and their efforts to fight collectively for their freedom. This is an astonishing war, and I would just want them to know that people around the world are supporting them. Just because our governments aren't necessarily getting involved doesn't mean that the people don't care.

Possibility of Peace and Coexistence

I think that peace and coexistence is definitely a possibility for Israel and the Arab world. I feel like if genuine effort was put in, a solution and agreement could be found. However, I feel that it is highly unlikely that this will happen because the people of both sides refuse to recognize the similarities they have with the other. For instance, both are religious, although from different standpoints, yet they kill one another regardless of the fact that religion regards murder and such as a despicable crime. Both sides also have refugees that are struggling to make ends meet. In order for the conflict to change and problems to be resolved, I firmly believe it is necessary for both sides to recognize the vast number of similarities rather than focusing on the negative aspects. When people focus on the negative things in life, they self-destruct. This is exactly what's happening between Israel and the Arab world. A balance and type of peace needs to be found, and the first thing that needs to be done is for them to recognize that they shouldn't sweat the small stuff.