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, …
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Reading the Qur’an
Reading the assigned Surahs for class was the first time that I have read a religious text that is not the Bible. I know that may seem bad, or closed-minded, but I have always gone to Christian schools, and even though we learned about other religions including Islam, we never read their religious texts. I …
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 …
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The Prison System
While reading the two short stories in Ha Jin, I noticed that both stories had people getting arrested. As I was reading, I noticed that some of the procedures that the police followed would not have been allowed here in the United States. For example, in the United States, one can not be arrested without …
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 …
Visiting the IMA
Last Thursday, I went to the IMA with Benny, Hanako Gavia, and Will as part of my ICR. During our trip, we were able to look at many of the exhibits and collections at the IMA. This was the first time I had ever been there and I was thoroughly impressed by the museum and …
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, …
View on Women
Throughout the readings for Tuesday’s class, there was a common theme of women. The three stories in Ha Jin’s, The Bridegroom, and the short reading in the GHS reader all shared insight into the cultural views on women in Chinese society. The GHS reader discussed how a woman should always have the best interests of …
“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 …