On the 4th of December, Professor McGrath hosted a discussion with regards to the impact new technologies are having on religion today. It was a very interesting discussion, and very open to the opinions of the group. Dr. McGrath introduced us to the subject through some of the new forms of technology impacting religion in …
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Bonus Content! An Interview About Islam
Something really cool that I got to do this week was interview someone close to me about Islam—my dad! I figured he would be a good person to talk to because he teaches 7th grade social studies, and in Indiana, that’s the year that social studies covers religions of the world. I wanted to compare …
Sword Class
When we were driving to the class yesterday we weren’t sure what to expect, but when we got there we were greeted by some of the people we met at the international festival! I did not think that they were going to actually trust us with real swords, but they did! Other members who weren’t …
Taiji Sword Class
Last night I was able to participate in a Taiji Sword class through my ICR. Through the IACA we were able to take a class at Master Ling’s Taiji School in Noblesville. I had not factored in rush hour before leaving so I was a little late, but I really enjoyed the class. Dr. Ling …
Website Reflection
The process of creating a website was somewhat challenging. We chose to use Wix and it wasn’t as bad as what it could have been, but I also wasn’t the group member who ended up with all their work deleted either. My section ended up appearing fairly simple which was intentional. I tend to like …
Website Group Project
For our final group project my group decided to create a website about China. The website was done in a blog post or article style where we had the homepage with different posts about various topics relating to China. Different topics we included were: music and television, fashion, traditions, philosophies, food, and history. We thought …
Website
I was in a group with six people: Will, Patrick, Michael, Taylor, Maddy, and myself. We made a website on Wix. The information below is what I put on the website. CONFUCIANISM Confucians’ believe humanity should have loyalty and reciprocity. Confucius believed “do not do to others what you would not want others to do …
ICR Reflection – Nur Allah
Last Sunday I wrapped up my time at Nur-Allah. I am so thankful to have served here, and I will take what I have learned with me into my future. The people that I met were so kind to all of us, and understanding when we asked simple or silly questions. Going in, I had …
Robotic Religion
I attended the discussion about robotic religion last week, and was intrigued by some of the topics that were discussed. First off, I liked the format in which the lecture was presented and how it was free flowing and very open to discussion in fact it was mainly a discussion. I have never really though …
ICR Reflection
This semester I had the opportunity to participate in the ICR component for GHS 208. After having found interest in Chinese culture during the beginning of the semester I decided to volunteer for the Indianapolis Association of Chinese Americans (IACA). While the experience was short in time I gained a lot of knowledge and experience …