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PORTRAIT PG 622-623 In this story, it talks about a women called Dona Marina. Why does a women need to be portrayed as a traitor to her people because she did something against the norm. As I read this story, I try to picture myself in her shoes. This women took life that gave her and never regretted what she did. I don't know what I would have done. I know I would be scared out of mind. She had been sold in slavery because her family wanted to make sure her half brothers gets the inheritance. She did get the last laugh against them. She came a piece of commodity to a Mayan Chieftain and then given away to Cortes. Along side with Cortes, she held the Spanish conquer the land. I think she didn't regret because she knew that it was something that kept from her from being dying. when you start reading this story, you start to think Cortes is a good guy to her but it just another man who only used her for what he could get. I don't think he could conquer if he didn't have...

The pictures in Chapter 18 are very descriptive of what was going on in Asia and Africa. . pg 882- It shows England as this big octopus using its long legs to show how the country had a connection to differen countries. It shows the great power and influence that they had. having a piece of each of the countries gave England a higher status a powerful country, pg 887-it is a map of South Africa. You can see very few areas that were independent African states. majority of South Africa was owned by different European countries. it looks like a puzzle that was put together with different shape pieces. It also shows the unhappiness that happen around the 1900's. Africa was used for the people and things that could be cultivate there. pg 894-image shows the brutality the Congo people had to endure if they didn't make enough rubber. King Leopold II of Belgium owned the land. It was very dictatorship  to the people who lived there. He would enslave the people to make rubber which w...

 The Quran believes in oneness called the umma . Women can be equally honored and spiritually move closer to God. It demands justice and cutting down corruption.It is hard to believe that are some extremists using this book's belief in love not war and somehow using it for hate. The Quran like Notre Dame de Namur University has a code of ethics. Notre Dame has seven Hallmarks that students and teachers alike strive for. 1) we proclaim God is good. 2) we respect the individualism 3) we strive for justice and peace 4) perform community society 5) strive embrace different faiths 6) help to bridge the difference between people and 7) We try to use education to make things better in people's lives.Quran has the  five pillars that people to strive to achieve God-conscious life. Pillar #1 There is only "Allah" and Muhammad is the Messenger of God Pillar #2 Must pray five times a day. As you pray, you are surrounding by Allah Pillar#3 Justice for Everyone. Help the mis...

    When I was reading the chapters. These sections called portraits seen to catch my eye. This is about Cecilia Penifader. She didn't have alto of historic significance but it does shatter what I have learned about women in those days. All I read is about how women are beholden to men. They could never own land. Their stock in life is to get married and have children. Cecilia lived a simple life. She never had to marry. She even bought land with the money she made. Since land was cheap, she could buy a lot it. She hired servants and day laborers to help her. This shows that women independence may have shown up even back then.Even though, Cecilia still had to deal with gender bias like being shamed if she had kids out wedlock, you can see that women were just not property to be bartered. It this little stories that give me  little lift.

                   It is amazing to read about the early part of the earth.When  you going to grade school or even high school it usually just starts with so called "caveman". You never really hear about how the earth started except maybe in a science class. You hear about the the animals and plants growing first and then came homo sapiens. I really like the cosmic calendar. It really puts in perspective how the formation of the earth more than we give credit for when teaching world history. The first human like creatures didn't show up until late Dec 31st. That is entire year that we don't spend a lot of time learning about. It is like the reading the end of a book before the beginning because it the best part. You don't care how it came to be. You just want to know the end result.                  The first soci...

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