Jordan My Country

Name

Topic: My country Jordan

General purpose: Providing information about Jordan

Specific purpose: Familiarizing readers with the significance of Jordan country and with its main features.

Introduction

Attention getter: An upper middle-income country has per capita income of $6,100 with an unemployment rate of 12.5% and 14% live below the poverty line CITATION Kal18 \l 1033 (Szczepanski, 2018).

Relevance: The economy of Jordan grew at a steady rate of 2 to 4 percent during the last decade.

Credibility statement: Different sources confirm that Jordan's economy is improving. The four nuclear power plants project will boost Jordan's economy. I researched the facts from credible websites, articles, and journals.

Preview: I will provide an overview of Jordan.

A. Economic situation and future scope.

B. Jordan is culturally rich.

C. People of Jordan follow the beliefs and customs of ancestors.

D. Religion and language portray people value their country.

Body

A. Economic situation and future prospects

The World Bank considers Jordan as a middle-income country. This reflects that it changed its status from a low-income country due to economic progress.

Through international aid and support from World Bank, the country managed to resolve its economic problems like unemployment, poverty and low wages.

Although 14 percent of the population is still living below the poverty line but the country managed to the declining unemployment rate.

The country is investing in projects like gas-line that will improve the economic condition further CITATION Saw12 \l 1033 (Sawalha & Meaton, 2012).

II. Jordan is culturally rich.

Jordan is culturally rich because of the people are still clinging to their older customs and traditions. A larger population is following Arab tradition. Majority of the population is Bedouin and have connections with Palestine.

Diverse communities are living in Jordan that is also known as ethnic minorities.

The younger population is reviving the older form of art apparent in the activities of music, theatre, and singing.

In Jordan people follow a conservative style of dressing. Women cover they're faced with veil depicting the influence of old customs.

III. People of Jordan have followed old beliefs and customs.

Couples court each other for marrying. They are following the styles of their ancestors CITATION Cul16 \l 1033 (Culture, 2016).

Social customs restrict women from working and they are confined to homes.

Male are dominant members of houses and responsible for fulfilling family needs.

Families eat together and children are bound to follow the decisions of their parents.

Religion and language portray people to value their country.

Majority around 90 percent of the population follow Islam while only 10 percent are Christians.

People of Jordan value their religion as they offer prayer five times a day and celebrate holy events like Eid.

People consult religious people for taking important decisions of their lives such as giving a name to a child.

People of Jordan speak Arabic while English is the second common language in the region CITATION WB16 \l 1033 (WB, 2016).

Conclusion

Signal ending: The discussion explains the features of Jordan country that makes it different from west and America.

Summary

Jordan has managed to maintain independent identity due to its customs, traditions, religion, and values.

The people of Jordan follow older traditions and customs apparent in their dressing and lifestyles.

Societal norms influence the daily choices of people such as women are discouraged to work.

The economy of the country is improving due to the decline in unemployment and poverty rate.

Concluding remarks

Jordan still needs to improve the economy and empower its people for competing with the other countries of the world.

References

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Culture. (2016). Jordan. Retrieved 03 22, 2019, from https://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Jordan.html

Szczepanski, K. (2018). Jordan | Facts, and History. Retrieved 03 22, 2019, from https://www.thoughtco.com/jordan-facts-and-history-195055

Sawalha, I., & Meaton, J. (2012). The Arabic culture of Jordan and its impacts on wider Jordanian adoption of business continuity management. Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 6 (1).

WB. (2016). Jordan Country Reclassification - Questions and Answers. Retrieved 03 22, 2019, from https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/jordan/brief/qa-jordan-country-reclassification