Egypt: Humans & Environment

Asim Abasi, a stern Egyptian farmer who lives by the Nile's second cataract, is for ever dependent  on the waters of the Nile; and the life giving nutrients it brings his fields of crops. He has long, mangled hair and yellow eyes, and wears robes made of thick layers of cotton, stating his place as part of the ninety percent of farm workers in the massive Egyptian civilization that rely on Asim and his fellow laborers and their ability to produce a stable food supply and trade and sell it throughout the population of Egypt. But Asim is not only responsible for a great amount of land cultivation, and a family, but the construction project regarding the construction of Egypt's latest master piece, a pyramid to Amnophis, the recently crowned pharaoh of the Egypt. The project was started just four months ago, and Asim was just asked to assist in construction for a three month shift, the work is tedious and brutal; all blocks continuously checked with a plumb line to ensure they are both flat and linear. Some of the blocks these people are moving are literally hundreds of pounds. Now, on top of that, Asim takes place in the polytheistic religion in Egypt, in fact, one of the most important things to Asim is religion, he never forgets to pray and worship the gods, expressing his dedication to the cultural beliefs of egypt. Though not every person prayers to the same deities, some people may pray to Osiris, to wish their fellow family members eternal bliss in the afterlife, or maybe Ra, Horus, Isis, and many more. I watch in awe as Asim prays to Hapi, the god of the Nile, for another year of prosperity, and a manageable flood plane that will not destroy the crops, but benefit them. As I take my leave from Egypt, I will have thoughts of contemplation about the immense interaction and usage of the environment, as well as the personal expression Asim, and all other citizens of Egypt maintain with their culture as well as beliefs. It is very easy to see why populations of people have dashed to Egypt, to take advantage of the vast cultural and agricultural prosperity.

The main key themes seen here are key themes five and two. Five, or expressing identity, is prevalent as the character depicted expressing his position among society with his work and with his hair, clothes, and much more. And key theme two, economic networking due to the process in which Asim will go through to sell and trade away his harvest.
 

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