...During times of conflict we are tested, conflict can evoke the best and worst out of individuals based on how they react and cope with it, without conflict we can never know what we are truly capable of. Many figures throughout history have shown how conflict brings out the best and the worst in them; this is also shown in the film Paradise road which is directed by Bruce Beresford. The My Lai massacre is an example of how conflict brings out the best and the worst and people, the My Lai massacre was when a group of American soldiers couldn’t cope with the stress of Guerrilla Warfare against the Vietcong troops, and under their lieutenants command they fired upon the village of My Lai decimating all inhabitants which included women and children. This is a clear example of how conflict brought out the worst in these individuals, they war in a foreign land and the constant stress of being killed finally tore them up internally so they open fired and killed innocent civilians. Although it seems that only the worst arose from the conflict in My Lai, some of the best did come from it, an example is the brave chopper pilot Hugh Laury so put himself and his men on the line to save the civilians. Laury even went as far as ordering his men to fire on the American troops if they didn’t stop shooting at the Vietnamese village; this is a clear cut example of how the best of a person can arise from conflict, his morality didn’t waver , even in the face of the evil around and amongst him...
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...Avory Darrien Peacemaking University of Phoenix The recent history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been marked by a series of agreements and accords which have ultimately failed. The Hebron agreement was signed in January 1997 by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Arafat, but subsequently dissolved because Israel continued the construction of settlements in Palestinian territory (International relations, 2009). The Oslo accord was signed in August 1993, with a deadline of 1999 set for the resolution of all outstanding issues, by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Arafat. As the deadline approached fears of the PLO unilaterally declaring a Palestinian state brought renewed violence and new demands from Israel, culminating in the suspension of the Oslo accord. As Handelman (2008) has noted, the Israelis and Palestinians are deadlocked in, “…a protracted, violent, drawn-out struggle in which generation after generation is socially conditioned to continue fighting” (p. 57). Nonetheless, the potential resolution of the conflict seems to involve the simultaneous implementation of the political-elite model (PEM) of peacemaking, which employs the social mechanism of equal-status contact; and the public-assembly model (PAM) of peacemaking, which makes use of the conciliatory machinery of graduated and reciprocated initiatives in tension reduction (G.R.I.T.). Models of Peacemaking ...
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...My reaction to this article on the Syrian conflict and how the Asad regime will survive until 2013 is a mixed one. On one hand I believe that the regime will eventually be kicked out of power. On the other I believe that the regime could stay in power. The reason behind my thought on how the regime could stay in power is that Asad has a military stronger than the rebels within the country. But connecting to what's happening in Syria now the regime could be thrown out of power if the United Nations gets involved, the U.N would only get involved if the Syrian government uses chemical weapons. A reason I believe the regime could stay in power is the fact that the opposition to the government has a very weak leadership causing any real progress in a coup d' etat to be difficult. From my understanding the author of this article believes that the Asad regime will survive. The author makes very good points like the opposition being weak, Asad having a strong military, and the fact that the chances of the international community intervening are very low, I still don't believe that the regme will last. I also learned that changes in government in the Middle East have been happening since the end of WW2. Another thing that I have learned is that many of the conflicts in the Middle East have been fought over religious disputes. The author also states that because of poor economy the regime will be overthrown,but it should last until 2013. A final thing that I have learned is that most...
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...Jewish Holy Days Reel/134 August 14, 2012 Jewish Holy Days Judaism is one of the oldest and considered to be one of the oldest stories printed in the Hebrew bible as known as the Tanakh which is what we call the “Old Testament.” Inside the book of Tanakh inform us information about Moses and God. God gave Moses his words which are known as the Laws of God. These laws are utilized to direct or guide the Jews, this is also called Talmud. God gave Moses this information that was written on Gods stone tablets in which later to be called the Torah (God’s Teachings). Torah is referred as (Pentateuch); this is known as the five books of the Hebrew Bible. Most Jews has known this as “The Five Books of Moses,” and the names of these books are; Leviticus, Exodus, Genesis, Deuteronomy and Numbers. These books are located in the commencement of the Bible. Jews has an important place where they worship every day and that place is in Jerusalem. Under the King Solomon supervision, a temple was constructed in Jerusalem that gave Jews a place for offering sacrifices. A temple was constructed by the Jews and was abolished by the Babylonians. Babylonians took many Jews and banished to Babylon. After all this happen to the Jews, it was an option that the Jews had to make before they can return to their holy land which was their home. In order for this to happen to the Jews, the Persians had taken over King Cyrus and the Babylon’s and gave them a choice to make regarding the Jews take...
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...friendship and your support that this vision, our vision may come to be that Mount Carmel may be re founded in Wyoming’s Rockies for the Glory of God”. Even though this their idea of moving to Lake Irma Ranch would be $8.9 million, the would still be able to acquire the property through donations and through their coffee business, Mystic Monk Coffee (MMC). They had already received a large donation and a new group of business owners also formed a foundation to help raise funds for the Monks. The mission of the 13 Carmelite Monks of Wyoming was to dedicate their life to prayer and worship. The Carmelites were a religious order of the Catholic Church and was formed in the Holy Land by pilgrims and crusaders who had chose to remain near Israel to seek God. Their mission was to lead a life of solitude, silence, and prayer. This is primarily the reason why the Carmelite men are located at Mount Carmel, due to the beauty and seclusion. Much of the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming days are comprised by eight hours of prayer and six hours of work. The Father knew that in order to purchase the new land that there would be extreme careful planning and execution that would need to take place. His strategy goes along with the vision he has for the Mystic Monks Coffee operation. He was going...
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...Believing in God Jehovah J. Michele Jones COM 220 Research Writing July 8, 2012 Karen Halusek Believing in God Jehovah When a person starts talking about religion, most people begin to get upset or walk away from you. Many people do not want to understand or know how someone can start believing in a God that you cannot see, feel, or touch. Everyone is entitled to believe in whoever he or she wants to believe in, just because that person cannot see, does not give the other person the right to say that no one else should. There are so many who find it joyous to get to know God. The ethics in Christianity are all in the Word of God. For many of us, we do not need to put someone else down because of the way they choose to believe. God freely gives us a choice as to whether or not we believe in Him or anything else. The people in the church are not called to deliver hate filled messages to anyone, but to encourage and help them understand that there is better way to truly living their lives. Many Christians want to preach the Gospel in a way that makes God seems as if He hates us, when in fact, it is the total opposite. There are many people who walk on this earth, and they are hurting because of experiences within the church, something happened to him or her as a child, been in bad relationships, etc. Most people highly doubt that God cannot help him or her. The true Christians, those of them that truly believe in a sovereign God, will say that it is not easy living according...
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...For the past several decades the centerpiece of the United States (US) Middle Eastern policy has been its relationship with Israel. The combination of unwavering support for Israel and the related effort to spread ‘democracy’ throughout the region has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion and jeopardized not only US security but that of much of the rest of the world. This situation is unparalleled in American political history. Throughout this paper we will explore some reasons why the United States has been willing to set aside its own security and that of many of its allies in order to advance the interests of another state. One might assume that the bond between the two countries was based on shared strategic and interests, or compelling moral imperatives, but neither explanation can account for the remarkable level of economic, military, and diplomatic support that the United States provides to the State of Israel. We’ll also explore how the United States’ strategic military operations in support of Israel, is in America’s national interest. The United States is now the world's only superpower; if it does not exert international leadership, what country will? No other state’s military has the will or the capability to take on such threats as those emanating from rogue states like Iraq, Iran, or North Korea; nor can any other deal with issues such as the spread of weapons of mass destruction, international terrorism, radical Islam, or international narcotics trafficking....
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...Fagin`s Character in Charles Dickens` “Oliver Twist” Characters are one of the most significant features that writers use to express their thoughts and illustrate their messages. These characters may be good or bad depending on the characterization given to them by the writers. In other words, the goodness or evilness of a character is determined by the way the writers depict the character`s physical appearance, speech, behavior or reaction. In “Oliver Twist”, Dickens successfully chooses his characters to suit the message of his work. This novel deals with many topics, one of which is the world of crime and criminals. One major character in this field of criminality is Fagin, the Jew. Fagin is ugly and has a terrifying appearance which gives the readers a hit that this person is not a good character. And he is, indeed, a bad character. He is the master criminal; he is the leader of a group of children whom he uses for his own sake. Fagin teaches those children how to do pickpocketing. Simply, he asks them to steal and bring what they stole to him so that he can trade with some of those stolen things and keep the precious species for himself. However, Dickens doesn’t present Fagin as evil only, but he instead shows the readers many dimensions of Fagin`s character. For example, Fagin is called “merry old gentleman” since he is seen many times in sarcastic situations and humorous scenes. Besides, no one can ignore the kindness that Fagin shows towards Oliver so many times,...
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...Name: Adnanul Haque Date: 10/20/13 Film Response This film talks about the struggles of a Palestinian-American woman (Soraya) in Middle East, primarily in Palestine and Israel. After her grandfather died, she came to collect the savings which he left behind. She came to Ramallah, Palestine; she was questioned in a very discrete and unusual manner, probably because of her name or her Arabic descent, but certainly because they thought that she was a Muslim. The way they asked all those questions, it seemed like they wanted to know if she was a Muslim. They still searched her inch by inch just on the hunch that she is a Muslim. This happened not just there, but also when she was trying to get to Jaffa—Israel—where her grandfather owned a house. But being born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she stood bold and aggressive upon the encounter of questions and checking based on racism of religion (Islam), ethnicity (Arab) and nationality (Palestine). Secondly, the movie was trying to portray the hardships lived by the locals in Palestine, mainly Emad. He is an honest, hard-working young man who’s trying to build a better future for him. He got a scholarship for a college in Canada, but can’t get a visa. The continuous humiliation and being the victim of discrimination forced to feel that he’s living in a cage in his own country. They...
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...Holocaust Life during the Holocaust The Holocaust was a horrible event and had many tragedies and losses of family and friends. This event starts in 1933 where Hitler rises to power, and ends in 1945 where Hitler is defeated and the holocaust has ended. There are many topics about the holocaust that people would want to know, but this topic is a crucial and important one. The topic is Life during the Holocaust where we learn about how Jewish people live during the holocaust and what happened to them in the concentration camps. A very shocking moment in people’s life is when they are kids and they live during the holocaust. Children in the holocaust were beaten, tortured and killed in either a concentration camp or death camp. If they did survive they would have died of hard labor, starvation or diseases that were spread in camps. A total of one and a half million Jewish children were killed during the holocaust. During the holocaust children had to wear patches in the shape of a yellow star which is known as the Star of David. One comment from a Jewish child during the holocaust in Belgium named Beatrice Muchman defined it as when “…Having to wear the yellow star was a moment when deep fear and misery finally took hold” (www.ushmm.org). The holocaust striped children of all their memories and dreams in the future. The Jewish children couldn’t go to school because of the laws that were created for instance on law from the holocaust was Children with either mixed Jewish blood...
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...Israel (Ethnography) In order to understand this folklore, it is important to understand the t=definition of ethnography and what it entails. It is a form of writing invented by sociologists and anthropologists in the twentieth century. Its literal meaning is that ethnography is writing about people. In this form of writing, the scholar lives in a certain group of people and then writes about his or her experience with the group and their way of live. This became a literal means of research over time when people studied folks and put down their experiences in ink, they discovered it more effective to study and understand. It acted as a method for comparison between different folklorists who studied the same group over a stretch of different years. The major difference between ethnography and anthropology is that while anthropologists studied each aspect of a community separately ethnography tries to relate all the aspects under a single system. In order to gain a good perspective of ethnography in a culture, Israel provides the best study object. It is a country with diverse religious, ethical, and social practices. Most regions have this diversity but Israel has staunch believe in Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Apart from religion, the other folklores have a relationship with each group. In this text, the author argues that the religious books people in Israel use are sources for folkloristic practices, an example is the bible which brings up marriage in Genesis “Therefore...
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...Ashley Freeman Dr. Wallace English 1302 29 November 2013 Losing Faith There were a lot of Jewish people who had a large faith in humanity or in what we all called God and Elie Wiesel was one of them. Their faith in humanity ended up being lost during the second Great War, which is commonly known as War World II. Though, after the war and after they were saved by the Allies, little by little their faith in humanity and God slowly came back. Even the truest believers, like Elie Wiesel, can lose their faith in all of humanity and even who they call God, but once you are shown even a slightest bit of kindness, you can gain it all back. In the very beginning of Elie Wiesel’s novel, Night, based off his experiences during the World War II, all he wanted was someone to help him in his studies of the Kabbalah. Even though his father thought him to be too young that did not stop Elie from pursuing his dreams. He ended up finding a teacher for his studies of the Kabbalah in Moishe the Beadle. Elie was not the only Jewish child whose studies meant a lot to him. David Weiss Halivini was another child who had big dreams and an even larger faith. He had a dream of being a rabbi of a small village in the Carpathian Mountains (Fox). Though he had to put his dreams on hold after the Germans came and put his family into the ghettos, just like Elie’s family. Also like Elie, he continued with his studies, not wanting to put his dreams on hold because he was moved into a ghetto. Not only did...
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...and found ways to feed, clothe, or find better work in a labor camp. And finally there is the story of German SS officer Menke who recalled childhood memories to save a couple and pushed aside an implanted hatred for Jews. Throughout the whole book, the stories would not have been able to be told unless these heroes emerged and because of these heroes, we are reading these stories today. Simple acts of Kindness and four heros: Israel Orzech tells a story of pain, struggle, and simple acts of kindness. Orzech story begins as he is summoned to a "special roll call" for all sick inmates of labor camp Markstaett. During the roll call, he was one of about 50 inmates who were considered too ill to continue working; his fate, the Kosel extermination camp. While in a large room awaiting his fate the following morning, a man by the name Baruch Meister (the "elder of the jews" as appointed by the Germans.) visited the prisnors and said his goodbyes. As he stoped at Israel's bed he asked; "Do you want to go to Kosel?" (Geier 133) Israel answered and the next morning reported to...
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...Jewish Holy Days Paper REL/134 June 12, 2013 Hanukkah Hanukkah is an eight day and night celebration. That begins in the Jewish month called Kislev, occurring in November or December of a secular calendar. The word Hanukkah means dedication. The holiday is rededication of the holy temple in Jerusalem (165 B.C). The event was established when Jewish victory over the Syrian Greeks. Hanukkah is a holiday that has significance like Christmas. The celebration has a meaningful history, traditions practices, and cultural differences in the various branches of Judaism. The story is in 168 B.C. the Jewish temple was seized by the Syrian Greek soldiers. The Jewish people were afraid to fight back. After the Syrian Greek Emperor ordered all Jews to worship Greek gods. The Jews began to resistance and join together to retake their land from the Greeks. The rebels were called Maccabees. Maccabees got control of their land and returned to the temple of Jerusalem. The Jews were forced to eat swine and worship ideal gods. So to cleanse their selves they burned ritual oils in the temple of Jerusalem for eight days. The significant thing was there was only enough oil for one day but, the oil surprised the Jews and lasted eight days. That was the miracle of Hanukkah. There are many traditions when it comes to celebrating Hanukkah. The celebration involves games, the songs, and foods. One of the games is called dreidel. It’s the spinning of the four side toy. The songs are like...
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... According to the Fisher text, Zionism provides the Jews with a sense of entitlement regarding their rights to land in Palestine/Israel. Do you agree? Why/why not. Back up your answer with information taken from the textbook. After being exiled from Zion (location of the Jerusalem Temples) and persecuted for centuries, many in the Jewish faith believed it was time to return to their homeland in Israel and form a Jewish community where they could live in peace and be free from the increasing threat of anti-Semitism. Theodore Herzl founded the Zionist movement to enable Jews already living in settlements in the area, and to persuade others throughout the world, to relocate to Palestine and form their own nation there; however, a major problem with this was that the Palestinian Arabs already occupied much of the land. Even though it was obvious this had the potential to create major discord and conflict between the two groups, in 1917 Britain gave its support for Jewish settlement through the Balfour Declaration. Later, in 1947, the United Nations declared the division of Palestine into two areas, one for the Jews and the other for the Arabs to govern, with Jerusalem established as an international zone. In 1948, Israel was “declared an independent Jewish State with full rights for minorities” (Fisher, 2005, pp. 258-259) Israel faced military force from the Arabs when the British troops pulled out of the area, and eventually succeeded in overtaking an even...
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