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 …
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Trying to Link a Video in My Blog Post
Here is one video that I really wanted to include in our website, but I didn’t because it did not fit in my blog post theme. I am also trying to figure out how to embed a link, so if this isn’t correct I’m sorry in advance Dr. McGrath! Just incase I put the link …
IACA Experience
For an extra 2 hours I was able to write a reflection of my experience working with the IACA, this is what I submitted so I thought I would share it on here: My name is Madeline Hooks and I are currently a junior at Butler University, I had the opportunity to work with the …
Robots in Religion
Before the talk that Dr. McGrath gave about robots and religion I have never ever thought about there being a possibility of having robots as priests. When I think of robots I think of something that is metal, cold, and lifeless. I feel like it would be very hard to replace humans in many different …
Talking to Strangers
Do you talk to the people you sit next to on a plane? A lot of people I have asked this question said no, which was very surprising to me! I am someone who always talks to the people sitting next to me! I am a decently talkative person, so I guess it makes sense. …
Hong Kong Update
If you haven’t seen it yet in the news, the tensions are rising in Hong Kong. These battles between the police and protesters has been going on for quite some time, but have just gotten even more violent and aggressive. Students and protesters have basically locked themselves into a campus as their home base, they …
Documentary
After watching the documentary I found that I learned a lot about the pilgrimage to mecca. I have heard of the journey before but I have never actually looked into what the journey consists of. My neighbors back at home are Muslim and they all made the journey to mecca! I remember them telling me …
Always an Adventure Part 2
When Pat, Taylor, and I were driving to the international festival for the last day we were getting ready for the lion dance! we wanted to make sure we would have plenty of time to get there and go over the dance so we left campus 40 mins early, thinking we would have plenty of …
Deepfakes
We talked about these in class awhile back and I have been hearing more and more about them recently, so I wanted to some more research! Prior to looking it up just some of the things I knew were that these were pictures or videos that people can change and make pretty much anyone say …
Favorite Quote
When we discussed our favorite quotes in class it got me thinking about my favorite quotes, who said them, and why they were my favorite. My favorite quote comes from one of my favorite movies, Chasing Mavericks! (it’s a super good movie if you ever get a chance to watch it) it’s a movie about …