April 29th BLog

Today I made a poster that I will ask to be approved in class and I made notes on all of the research I have gathered. I researched about the phsychology of why a person would become an extremist and how our country should be instead of being so concerned with religion. If people were to tolerate each other they would learn that they could coexist and we could forge stronger relationships with each other and reduce violence. I think people should be educated about their religion so that they understand that they can change themselves and to not try to change other people. They could suggest it to a person in a polite manner or come up with logical reasons as to why it would be good to folow their religion but sextremes should not be taken.

Last research sites

These are the last research sites that descirbe religious extremism in different ways and view points:

1) This mainly talks about terrorism and how we as The United States should be careful in seaking to extinguish our enemies because we could make some on accident thinking that they were terrorists.
http://www.brookings.edu/testimony/2005/1103middleeast_telhami.aspx

2) This talks about the U.S.A. and how it should face the religious extremism that happens on U.S. soils.
http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/07/about-a-synagogue-in-mecca-mosque-in-new-york/

3) Here is a website that is dedicated to reveal religious extremisim in our country and gorups that attack certain people's.
http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/

4) Here is an Athiest website that describes Christian extremisim from an Athiest point of view
http://www.atheistrev.com/2008/01/what-is-christian-extremism.html

5) This is an anti relgious extremism website describing what they think it is and a survey to see if you are.
http://religiousextremism.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/what-is-religious-extremism/

6) This is the definition of extremism.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/extremism

7) I haven't done this yet but I will be interviewing a man I know who is an expert in philosophy and I will be asking him multiple questions as to what he thinks religious extremism is and where it roots from as well as a common theme between all religions.

I wasn't in class but here is a website I need to read more about

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-bookworm/2010/09/defeating_religious_extremism.html

Websites that I've been using

1) Brief summary encompassing the physcological aspect and the history of why it goes on. Also how in modern days it has been going on more frequently because its easier to get acces to weapons.
http://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/913440

2) Here is a blog created by someone of an athiest belief and his output with logic within it instead of religon.
http://atheism.about.com/b/2005/05/03/religious-extremism.htm

3)A sceintific way at looking at extremists.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100706103404.htm

Religious Extremism: New topic

I think I have finally found something I would like to pursue studying. I find it intriguing to see the reasons people try resolving they're problems with violence because they were "told to" by they're God or whomever it may be. It's frightening to see that people get killed all the time for they're religious beliefs even here in America. I started to look on the websites given for a topic and fell upon this one on a list. I thought it would be interesting so I clicked it and seconds later there was a page or so summary giving me much detail that I learned. To see that people act out like this because they feel that when other's disagree they misinterpret it as a threat against they're sense of self. I noticed how much this goes into the physcological aspect of the actual person which I was expecting but I think is really cool.
This is the remains of a bombing in Jerusalem caused by a Palestinian suicide bomber that is being sift through by Israeli forensic experts.

Its things like this that interest me on why they happen. I know that they happen because the person strongly believes in whatever has been told to them and in some religion's interpretation. I would like to see thought if there could be a way to stop this. To get a peaceful understanding between all. But then again you could say as long as there is religion, there will be violence between groups with different beliefs.

Egypt Protests and Healthy rats. Do we as humans have the potential to be like the rats?

Egypt erupted in a mass protest in January 2011 against they're President Hosni Mubarak. After 18 days the president resigned and gave all the power to the army on January 2011 ending his 30 year rule and changing history in the Egypt and Arabic world. On a different note, studies also have shown that excerise could actually keep you youthfull for longer. The professors of McMaster University found that excerise could keep you alive and youthfull for a onger period of time with a study they conducted on rats. They changed all the rats DNA so they would grow old at an extremely fast pace. Half of the mice were dead or extremely gray and frail in a year but the other half were running 45 minutes a day, 3 days a week and they still were youthful with no gray hairs, strong and fit. Extreme results that the professors did not expect.

Mock Trial recap and Response

1)    During the trial of sexual harassment I thought it could have gone either way even though I sided more with guilty because what he did was sexual harassment because she told him to stop and he did not stop plus the company did nothing to help. The trial of date rape I was not pleased with the jury. I wasn’t heard but ignored and I had something to say. She was raped I thought because of how you mentioned the clothes and how she tried to get up but was pulled back. If she was trying to get up and her clothes were still on, it was probably rape. The defendant might not even know he raped her and feels innocent but even he describes it and clearly he raped her. Plus if you look at the people representing each the plaintiff and the defendant the plaintiff had much better people aiding her case. David had a child psychologist on his case and a friend. Not credible at all. I thought he was guilty for rape even if he didn’t see it as rape but should have been charged for something less. We’re trying to teach him a lesson not put him in prison for life. He didn’t even know what he did was wrong but I think he should have been put in prison anywhere from 1-3 years.

2)    I think people need to know where the line is for sexual harassment and even date rape. It’s scary because what is considered people may not know and if they were informed they wouldn’t have gone so far I think. For instance David I thought was a nice, innocent guy and respectful to a certain degree and if he was told before or informed about what sexual harassment or date rape was I don’t think he would have raped Susan. From what I know there aren’t problems here about date rape it’s more of the sexual harassment maybe. And I say maybe because maybe some girls don’t take to kindly to jokes that may have sexual references and I know a lot of them are made here. But I haven’t really heard girls stand up for themselves either and say stop so maybe they’re fine with it I don’t know. It might add to the problems around here if anything but very minimal. I don’t see it being a problem and if others do I think they should speak out to let people know it’s uncomfortable for them. For these problems to be addressed the person(‘s) being offended by sexual behavior, comments, references whatever it may be should say they’re uncomfortable with that type of behavior and that the person should stop. If the person doesn’t stop simply tell a teacher or someone with authority. If they don’t report it, they feel targeted. So they should seek someone who can stop it right away if the assailant is persistent with the harassment.