GHS208-05 Fall 2019 China and the Islamic Middle East
Global and Historical Studies at Butler University
Yesterday, I complained how much money I was spending on gas because being a college student anything above a cent is expensive. Well, talking with my dad (since ya girl needs gas money always) I kept saying why hasn’t gas stayed constant or gone down. Well, this time last year gas was 2.270 per gallon …
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From my time at my ICR (IPS Newcomer), I noticed how ethnic it is there. Many cultures are thrown into that school and can be overwhelming to those who haven’t been exposed to such a diverse community. Growing up, I went to an all white school and it never hit me that I was different …
During my time at IPS Newcomer on Wednesday, I decided to go early since I had got out of my class early. I went from 11:30-2pm this time. Even though, its only by 30 minutes of extra time I got to meet students I hadn’t met before. It was still an english course but the …
I have been trying to follow up on recent news going on in Egypt since I am for one trying to catch up on everything going on around the world these days. However, I did find some very interesting information going on in Egypt, from the New York Times. This article was about how a …
Howdy there, this weekend I went home just because why not. AND I was talking about this class with my brother…well my dad being his wise, knowledgeable, and history self had to step in. I never mind talking about history with my dad its just I was tired and yes this talk went from nine …
This past week during english class At IPS Newcomer; the article/subject was on a literature reading by Julia Alvarez. The passage was on her being born in America while being a Dominican (aka American-Dominican). There were two sections that the class focused on, the first was on how she was bullied and made fun of …
This reading was about the prayer that muslims do everyday. Which I had no idea it was actually that long. I thought on page 197, the first section, “The Call to Prayer,” was all they said repeatedly and then they were done. As well as, I had no idea that the placement of where one’s …
This week at IPS Newcomer, was a very informational week. This is because students were given a presentation on career and educational pathways for them after finishing their core 40 at IPS Newcomer. To my surprise, Newcomer also has a program for those after finishing high school, to help them go to another program that …
After watching the documentary, I felt as if I really didn’t know much about the Hajj. Prior to the film, I thought anyone could visit and seepartake in this experience but now I know its strictly those who are muslim. Which is something unique followers of Allah can share. As well as, I thought they …
On Monday, I was in a science classroom this time to help assist students. The topic was the solar system and the differences between planets. The planet for the day was Saturn as it compared to Earth. I personally enjoy anything space related because its something I really don’t know about as well as its …