Islam and Christianity

After class today, I began thinking of the similarities and differences between Christianity and Islam. We talked in class about some of the similarities and differences between the Qur’an and the Bible but we did not discuss the religions in general. Both the Qur’an and the Bible have similar people in them such as Abraham, …

Combatting Religious Intolerance Lunch

I was able to attend the lunch that discussed combating religious intolerance as part of the Religion Matters series. I found the discussion very interesting and eye-opening. Dr. Chad Bauman helped to lead the discussion in the Diversity Center. He began the discussion by presenting a couple of examples of speeches from America’s past that …

Modernizing China during the Recent Decades

While reading chapter six in The Heritage of Chinese Civilization, I found some parts very interesting. One of the sections discussed the economic growth that China has gone through in recent years. Craig mentioned that “by most measurements, in 2010, China’s economy will be the second largest in the world”, as this book was published …

China Celebrates its 70th Birthday

On October 1, 2019, China celebrated its 70th birthday of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).  In Bejing’s Tiananmen Square, celebrations for the founding of the People’s Republic of China occurred that were “open to officials, select members and foreign dignitaries only, but [the festivities] will be watched by hundreds of millions …

China’s One-Child Policy

While reading Ha Jin’s short story, “The Woman from New York”, I began to question when this story was taking place. I have always been aware that China had a one-child limit to help slow the population growth and it had continued for decades and was only recently lifted. According to this article from 2015, …

“Flame” and Our Society Today

Overall, I thought “Flame” was an interesting story with similarities and differences to our society today. In both the story and our society, we tend to want to present ourselves in a better light. This is seen through social media and pop culture. People use photoshop on both their social media and in pictures of …