The article "is Mideast peace possible?" is about whether or not the countries in the middle east will decide on peace. There are two authors of this article the first one is Dennis Ross who believes that it is possible, and Aaron David Miller the second author does not think so. I agree partially with both sides of the argument but in the end I do believe that it can end in peace.
There are many reasons why someone may think that Mideast peace is not possible. According to Aaron David Miller "The truth is that neither Israeli or Palestinian leaders are prepared to own their negotiations to end the conflict as much as they need to." This shows that neither side will admit that they are wrong and will continue fighting until the end of their enemy. This also shows why many people have the opinion that it cannot end and peace and why they think it will end in the destruction of one country or another.
There are multiple examples of why I think that they may decide on peace. According to Dennis Ross "so long as these two distinct national peoples live next to each other, they will have to find a way to peacefully coexist." This supports my opinion, Dennis Ross', and many other peoples opinion that although neither side will back down they will still have do compromise unless they want to destroy their own country which will then force them to submit into peace.
This article has made me think that in any rough situation peace is possible and although compromise can be hard it is still always an option. I have also learned that there are many different opinions on this topic and that not everyone will agree on mine in particular. These are the different things that I have taken away from the article "Is Mideast peace possible" by Dennis Ross and Aaron David Miller.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Museum Experience
I really enjoyed the New York City Activists exhibit at the museum. I thought it was interesting to see the different types of protest. I also liked seeing the different things that people are fighting for. As well as that I enjoyed the different activities we did to explore the different types of protest and how people go about them.
We did many different activities that helped us to look deeper into New York Cities history with public activism. One activity we did was when we looked at pictures and had to determine if they were for or against woman suffrage. Another activity is when we made buttons for political problems that we feel strongly about. Another cool activity that we participated in was when we looked at all the pictures and screens and saw how determined those people were to get what they wanted. These are some activities we did to look deeper into New York Cities history with public activism.
These are some things that I found interesting in our visit to the New York City Activism exhibit in the Museum Of The City Of New York. These are also some examples of why I found the visit so enjoyable and insightful as well as making me want to be more active in my community.
We did many different activities that helped us to look deeper into New York Cities history with public activism. One activity we did was when we looked at pictures and had to determine if they were for or against woman suffrage. Another activity is when we made buttons for political problems that we feel strongly about. Another cool activity that we participated in was when we looked at all the pictures and screens and saw how determined those people were to get what they wanted. These are some activities we did to look deeper into New York Cities history with public activism.
These are some things that I found interesting in our visit to the New York City Activism exhibit in the Museum Of The City Of New York. These are also some examples of why I found the visit so enjoyable and insightful as well as making me want to be more active in my community.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
1984
The book 1984 was written by a man named George Orwell who was scared of what his society and government would become after the end of world war 2. This book has been banned in many New York City reading establishments for multiple reasons but some other people, like me have wondered why. adults have many different reasons to ban this book from school libraries although I agree with some of their points I still believe that they should not ban it. There are many reasons that I have this opinion but the main one is that if a child wants to find out about something enough they will figure out how to find out about it, and no adult can do anything about, so why try to stop them in the first place.
There are many valid reasons that adults may want to ban this book from schools around the city. One reason is that there are many different sexual concepts like prostitution which parents will not want their children exposed to at that age. Another example is that in the book there is a dictatorship where the dictator is corrupt and even in real life those usually end in disaster. Another reason is that the other political figures are just as corrupt as their leader and take advantage of less high ranking people and will do anything for power. A fourth example is that the main character isn't a hero but is just a rebel that will do anything for his cause even kill a child as stated in the book. A last example is that it relates strongly to what is happening in some countries today and that real people are going through what is happening in the book is sad to think about and hard to imagine.
There are also some reasons that I think it should not be banned. One example is that if a child is determined to find out the contents of the banned book it is nearly impossible for any adult to stop them. Also even if the child isn't interested in it at that time they still will find out about it eventually so why not now. I'm not saying that it isn't bad for a child to be exposed to bad concepts at a young age but if they do care then they will find out about it on their own. These are the reasons why I don't think the book 1984 should be banned.
These are some reasons that adults may want to ban the book 1984 by George Orwell, and some reasons why I don't think they should.
There are many valid reasons that adults may want to ban this book from schools around the city. One reason is that there are many different sexual concepts like prostitution which parents will not want their children exposed to at that age. Another example is that in the book there is a dictatorship where the dictator is corrupt and even in real life those usually end in disaster. Another reason is that the other political figures are just as corrupt as their leader and take advantage of less high ranking people and will do anything for power. A fourth example is that the main character isn't a hero but is just a rebel that will do anything for his cause even kill a child as stated in the book. A last example is that it relates strongly to what is happening in some countries today and that real people are going through what is happening in the book is sad to think about and hard to imagine.
There are also some reasons that I think it should not be banned. One example is that if a child is determined to find out the contents of the banned book it is nearly impossible for any adult to stop them. Also even if the child isn't interested in it at that time they still will find out about it eventually so why not now. I'm not saying that it isn't bad for a child to be exposed to bad concepts at a young age but if they do care then they will find out about it on their own. These are the reasons why I don't think the book 1984 should be banned.
These are some reasons that adults may want to ban the book 1984 by George Orwell, and some reasons why I don't think they should.
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