Babson & American Culture

Application essay ( write a letter to your first year roommate at Babson. Tell him or her what it will be like to live with you, why you choose Babson, and what are you looking forward to the most in college). Type of order Essay Deadline January 10, 2007 1944 I am here because of the good reputation of Babson University in Academics, and at the same time I am also interested to regard more about American Culture. While studying here, I want to represent my country, Saudi Arabia and my Religion (Islam) the right way. Especially after the events that happened in 9/11, people started to look at Islam and Saudi Arabia in a negative way.I consider this letter as an opportunity to correct this image and say that we, the Muslim People of Saudi Arabia are against Terrorism. Islam, one of the three major world religions, along with Judaism and Christianity, that profess monotheism, or the belief in a single divinity. In the Arabic language, the word Islam means surrender or submission to t he will of God. A follower of Islam is called a Muslin, which in Arabic means one who surrenders to God. The Arabic name for God, Allah refers to the God worshiped by Jews and Christians.Islams central teaching is that there is only one all-powerful, all knowing God. And this God created the Universe. This rigorous monotheism, as well as the Islamic Teachings that all Muslims are equal before God, provides the basis for a collective sense of loyalty to God that transcends class, race, nationality, and even differences in religious practice. Thus, all Muslims belong to one community, the umma, irrespective of their ethnic or national background. Code 31436039 Page 2Source Dailal, Ahma, S. Islam Microsoft Encarta 2006 (DVD). Redmond, WA Microsoft Corporation, 2005 This is also an opportunity for me, that for people who looks at Islam and Saudi Arabia in a negative way will at least have a second chance of changing their minds. Since Islam is also against act of terrorism. And terrori sm have nothing to do with religion, because Islam is for peace. I hope I will be an instrument to show them, since I will be a educatee like them and will show them that I am a peace loving person. I will be like just anybody else, who looks at breeding positively.