Preserving and Promoting the Emirati Cuisine (Food) (Essay Sample)

Preserving and Promoting the Emirati Cuisine (Food)
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The people of Emirates are known to be diverse group of people who have helped their cultures and maintained them over the years. Although, they originally belonged to other places before moving into the UAE, the have managed to combine their rich food culture with the Arab culture to create one of the strongest culture a people can have. Development in economic sectors and the technology are bound to affect every culture differently, despite attempts by governments and media to preserve the cultures (Donovan, 2011).
This research paper seeks to study the extent to which the people of UAE are committed to ensuring the preservation of the Emirati food (Cuisine and cultures). The analysis looks at the different alternatives the governments and media in the region are using to preserve their culture and the different efforts the people living in the region are making to preserve their cultures and promote it at the same time.
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, all praise and deep thanks to God the creator, who helped and guided me through the challenges of my study. Glory is to God who has given me the strength, patience and knowledge to continue and finish my Educational journey.  This dissertation would never have been complete without the full support of my family who, after God, were my greatest supporters. They showed me the love, guidance, prayer and endless support and wisdom that I required during the whole process; these are things I will never be able to repay.  
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360212" CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION  PAGEREF _Toc388360212 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360213" 1.0 Introduction  PAGEREF _Toc388360213 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360214" 1.1 Background of the Study  PAGEREF _Toc388360214 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360215" 1.2 Problem Statement  PAGEREF _Toc388360215 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360216" 1.3 Research Objectives  PAGEREF _Toc388360216 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360217" 1.4 Research Rationale  PAGEREF _Toc388360217 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360218" 1.5 Research Question  PAGEREF _Toc388360218 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360219" 1.6 Significance of the Study  PAGEREF _Toc388360219 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360220" 1.7 Assumptions and Limitations  PAGEREF _Toc388360220 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360221" 1.7.1 Assumptions  PAGEREF _Toc388360221 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360223" 1.8 Organisation of the Study  PAGEREF _Toc388360223 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360224" CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW  PAGEREF _Toc388360224 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360225" 2.0 contextualisation  PAGEREF _Toc388360225 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360226" 2.1 Study Positioning  PAGEREF _Toc388360226 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360227" 2.1.1 Economic Growth  PAGEREF _Toc388360227 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360228" 2.1.2 Food products  PAGEREF _Toc388360228 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360229" 2.1.3 Market Identity  PAGEREF _Toc388360229 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360230" 2.1.4 Legislation  PAGEREF _Toc388360230 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360231" 2.1.5 Beef and Mutton  PAGEREF _Toc388360231 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360232" 2.1.6 Fish  PAGEREF _Toc388360232 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360233" 2.1.7 Halal Foods  PAGEREF _Toc388360233 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360234" 2.2 Theoretical and Empirical Studies in the Field  PAGEREF _Toc388360234 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360235" 2.2.1 Analysts view  PAGEREF _Toc388360235 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360236" 2.2.2 Organics  PAGEREF _Toc388360236 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360237" 2.4 Future Studies  PAGEREF _Toc388360237 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360243" 3.3 Data Analysis  PAGEREF _Toc388360243 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360244" CHAPTER 4: RESULTS, ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS  PAGEREF _Toc388360244 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360246" 4.1 Qualitative Data  PAGEREF _Toc388360246 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360247" 4.2 Quantitative Data  PAGEREF _Toc388360247 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360248" 4.2.1 Ages of Respondents  PAGEREF _Toc388360248 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360249" 4.2.2 Level of Education  PAGEREF _Toc388360249 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360250" 4.2.3 Government and media activities  PAGEREF _Toc388360250 \h
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 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc388360251" 4.3 Data Validity and Reliability  PAGEREF _Toc388360251 \h
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List of figures
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction
Many cultures are changing with new developments around the world. Cultures and traditions cannot be investigated or studies assuming the role of various foods and dressings that people hold close to them and value as the aspects that define them as a people. The people of UAE feel that they owe great gratitude to their forefathers who have set the pace and their culture and developed it to the place it is currently (Christensen, 2010). For this reason many feel the need to preserve their cultures as opposed to many people from other parts of the world. It has took the great efforts of the people in the ancient days to develop the Emirati culture and destroying it would be great disrespect to them (Trainer, 2013). They also took great care of the resources they had at the time to shape the way and tradition of their culture so that the people of Emirati would enjoy the fruits of their hard work. UAE counts many great accomplishments from the time it was founded and is now among the most developed nations of the world. The people of Emirati have benefited and continue to benefit greatly from the contributions of their forefathers towards the development of the nation, but despite the many advancement that the world is making today they are keen to ensure they preserve their culture and their way of life. They are also determined to ensure that they also make a contribution towards strengthening and developing their culture further.
1.1 Background of the Study
UAE hopes to be among the best natio...