Today, Anna P., Lauren B., and I went to do our first official service day at the Nur-Allah Mosque. On Sunday’s, we will be helping out with the Sunday school program. The Sunday school program has about ten children enrolled and on Sunday’s the children will learn about Islam, they will pray, and they will …
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Selections from Chaung Tzu
Out of the selections that we were reading from Chuang Tzu, I found selection “E” quite interesting. The selection was about the tree that was known as the town shrine, that had no good uses. The carpenter in the story said about the tree “It’s a worthless tree! Make boats out of it and they’d …
Protests in Hong Kong
I recently have been researching and reading about the current protests and issues in Hong Kong. I stumbled upon an article about events that have been cancelled due to the uncertain circumstances of the country. The article talked about multiple events that have been cancelled in Hong Kong. These events include; A tennis tournament, concerts, …
Mosque Visit
Yesterday, I went to Nur-Allah Mosque for Friday service. I went for a pre-requisite of my ICR, which will be helping with Sunday school at the Mosque. I have to admit that I was a bit nervous about the visit. I have not been to a church service of any kind since 2nd grade, and …
Current International news involving the United States and China.
While researching and writing a current events paper for one of my other courses, I stumbled upon this article. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-to-leave-global-postal-union-next-month-barring-last-minute-action-exit-could-send-global-parcel-rates-soaring. This article is an interesting read about the United States (USPS) leaving the Universal Postal Union. There are a couple of reasons for why the USPS wants to leave the Union that has over 192 …
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The Ying and Yang In American Culture
I found the reading in “Change and Tradition” about the Ying and Yang and what the meaning and significance of the Ying and Yang in the Chinese culture were quite interesting. I knew what the Ying and Yang were prior to reading this section, but I found it interesting to find out what their deeper meaning. …
International News Involving The United States And China
While researching and writing a current events paper for one of my other courses, I stumbled upon this article. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-to-leave-global-postal-union-next-month-barring-last-minute-action-exit-could-send-global-parcel-rates-soaring. This article is an interesting read about the United States (USPS) leaving the Universal Postal Union. There are a couple of reasons for why the USPS wants to leave the Union that has over 192 …
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When Cowboy Chicken Came To Town
Today during the lunch, one of the gentlemen who came and supplied the food was speaking about his journey to and in America. He was talking about how he came to America for a college education from Hong Kong. He spoke about how his family was not wealthy, so one of the only ways that …
Being an International Studies/ Political Science major, I often find that almost all of my classes in a semester overlap in material or add upon each other. I am currently enrolled in an International Studies course that focuses on Global issues, today in this course we spent a significant amount of time talking about the …