Tuesday, May 12, 2009
'Weapons Revolution' 3
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Twister Film Critque
About a week ago I went to the cinema and I went to go see this movie called Twister. Twister (1996) was about some tornado chasers that made a(n) creation to study more about tornadoes. In the end of the film they get there creation to work and get all the information they need to know about tornadoes. Twister was written by Michael Critchton, and Anna Marie Martin. It was also directed by Jan De Bont.
Another scene that I thought was a really impossible scene and that it was no way that that could happen was at the the HUGE Tornado. I don't think that a tornado can get that big because there would have to be a HUGE thunderstorm happening or it must of have absorbed so much deb re that it would just have to keep growing bigger. And also, I could tell that the tornadoes were fake compared to real ones but they looked pretty real to the naked eye.
I have to go, oh! we have just been reported that there is an F5 on route 22 on the highway look I;m so sorry folks I have go catch this one. BRING IT ON!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Asian Religions
Asian religions are the most interesting and fascinating religions that you can learn about!
To the picture on the left you can see two women spinning a prayer wheel. A prayer wheel sits on a spindle made from either metal, wood, stone, leather, or even sometimes coarse cotton. According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, spinning such a wheel will have a much bigger effect than praying originally. Also there are a lot of other spinning wheels. For example: Mani Wheel, Water Wheel, Fire Wheel, Wind Wheel, Stationary Prayer Wheel, Samurai Prayer Wheel, Electric Dharma Wheel, Digital Prayer Wheel, and today, there are even Internet-operated Prayer Wheel(via webcam)
In my picture, there are two women spinning the prayer wheel. They are spinning the prayer wheel probably for good luck and it is a tradition to do so and they are probably praying for a lot more. The environment that these women are in is isolated and also out in the middle of little towns and places. The feelings that this picture inspires me is to actually spin a prayer wheel myself and to ask more about the prayer wheel and its history.
These sounds that I can hear are very interesting and loud. I can hear the birds in the distance screaming away battling one another for food. I can also hear the grinding sound that the prayer wheel makes when one of the women spin it. I can also hear them speak to one another but i can't understand it. I can see the women spin the wheel with all there might trying to just spin the wheel just once all the way around. I can also see other people walking to where we are.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Women in Islam
Women in Islam
Many people think that it is because of the Quran that women aren’t treated fairly. Actually, the Quran states that men and women are equal and they are as important as each other. Islam looks at the importance of each gender. They each have their own responsibilities, they include the women being head of the household and men earning the money to keep the family running. However this does not mean that women cannot have their own jobs! They are encouraged to get their own property and have some sort of education. Because women are self sufficient in Islam they are thought of as a threat to the view of family structure.
The Muslims have had over seven government leaders, such as: Benazir Bhutto-
The awkward relationship between men and women is shown in Islamic texts and the history and culture of Muslim. The Islamic law called
Many people argue that the difference in value of men and women is because of the Quran. Others think that it’s because of difference in status and responsibilities, yet other people such as liberal Muslims think that it’s because of different interpretations of traditional documents.
Early historical background
Women in Islam now a day and back in time were treated very differently than the men. Also, their life-style and the way that they have been treated were very poor. Women generally had fewer rights under Islamic rule and law than they did under any other certain cultures. Also, if something bad had happen to the husband or in general, something bad had happen to somebody and an Islamic wife wanted to testify, their evidence in court would be worth much less than of what a mans evidence would be. In general, in an Islamic society, the man was more dominant and they would listen to the man more than the women. Also, in the “old” days, women in Islam were not tended to know a lot about business matters because men had all the financial responsibility which means that took and they were in control of the money.
FEMALE EDUCATION
Women played a rather large role in the starting up of many schools. The foundation behind the
According to the information from Ibn Asakir who was a Sunni scholar, during the 12th century, women could have an education. There were writings that they could study and women could even earn academic degrees. These would let them become scholars or teachers. Wealthy families who had a good education obviously made sure that their children did too. Education for women was inspired by Muhammad’s wives, they were: Khadijah and Aisha. Khadija was a thriving business woman and Aisha was traditional scholar and military leader. The Hadith, which is what Aisha studied, states that Muhammad complimented the women because of their love of religious information.
It wasn’t the norm for women to be students in proper classes; however it was the norm for them to be a part of informal lectures and study days at mosques, and other places. While, there wasn’t law against female education, many men did not like it. Muhammad was among them, he was shocked and disappointed because of some of the behaviour he saw from women who checked lectures without permission.
Women only made up 1% of the population who were Islamic scholars; this was before the 12th century though. After this, in the 15th century the number of female scholars shot up. According to a biographical dictionary by Al-Sakhawi, there were 1,075 female scholars in the 15th century.
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
The workers in the Caliphate all had different backgrounds and religions; there were female and male laborers too. Women conducted many different activities and were involved in a wide range of occupations. They worked in the primary sector, which was farming, in the secondary sector, which was construction work, spinning, embroidery etc and the tertiary sector, which was investing, doctoring, nursing, broking, peddling, lending and teaching. Women also held control over a few branches of the textile industry. The textile industry was the biggest and most detailed industry at that time. Women had very few property rights and wage labor was unheard of in
During the 12th century, Ibn Rushd, who was a well known philosopher and judge, stated that women and men were equal in everything and had the same ability to strive in peace and in war. He used female warriors
A rare sight was female staff in hospitals. This was practically unheard of anywhere else, but in medieval Muslim hospitals there were a number of women being employed as nurses. Theses women came from places such as
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Many years ago, during the medieval Islamic world the divorce rate was higher than it is today. In 15th century Egypt it was found that at least a third of all women in Egypt and Syria married more than once, sometimes as many as three or even more times. This is in great contrast to the low divorce rates in the modern Middle Eastern Islamic world.
GENDER ROLES
In Islam the role of men and women compliment each other. The men traditionally are the “providers”, they are expected to protect and keep the family financially. The women are expected to be good wives, look after the home, their husband and the children. The role of the mother is looked upon very highly.
FINANCIAL MATTERS
Islam allows women the right to own personal possessions, although they don’t have the same financial obligations as men. There seems to be differences of opinion as to whether or not it is ok for women to work.
FINANCIAL OBGLIATIONS
Women have far less financial responsibility than men. If they own anything of financial value before they marry, they do not need to give that to their new husband. Women also are not expected to spend money on their family out of any previous moneys have acquired before marriage. Both men and women are allowed to be supported if necessary by their families or the state.
INHERITANCE
Inheritance for women who life under a(n) Islamic society get much less, and have much less inheritance because of their lack of finances because the men have all the financial responsibility. Often, a woman’s inheritance is less than that of a man’s. In general, women who live under an Islamic society, only get half of the inheritance that a man would get.
EMPLOYMENT
Legal criminals and matters
If there was a case going on in the court and a woman wanted to testify, two women would be equal to one man. But in other places, they accept women to be on a equal level with men.
Who may be married?
According to Islamic law marriage under Islamic law cannot be forced. No age limits have been verified but it is said that women who live in Islam cannot get married under the age of nine. A man can take up t four wives at any given time he wants to, but the wives of man are only allowed one husband. This “doing” is called Polygamy. Polygamy is a Greek word meaning “the practice of multiple marriages”. In other words, it means one person can have more than one person. Men are allowed to do that, not women.
If a woman wanted to leave the house or go somewhere, she would have to ask her husband if she’s allowed to leave, or she has to have her husband’s permission. They are now debating for women in Islam now having to travel with someone else so that person will have to be with them at all time.
In the Islamic culture it is expected that both women and men dress modestly, in other words it would be frowned upon for a female Muslim to walk around in a mini skirt and a low cut blouse. Muslim women are expected to dress in a way that does not draw an unnecessary male attention to them other than their husbands. Some Muslim women (mainly Arab) wear a type of dress which completely covers them, therefore preventing men from seeing them. This is called observing purdah.
WOMEN IN RELIGIOUS LIFE
In Islam, men and women are seen as equal in their relationship to God. In the past it was not usual for women to be allowed to go the mosque to pray. However now a day, women have become increasingly more involved in the mosque, but men and women generally worship separately. Men tend to pray on the ground floor of the mosque, and women on upstairs on the first floor, or sometimes women pray in a separate room. This is because it is felt that men and women should not be distracted with each other while they are praying. Many years ago it was quite common for their to be female religious scholars. There are still opportunities today for women’s religious education, but cultural barriers often hold women back.
WOMEN AND POLOTICS
Muhammad was once supposed to of said that countries with a female ruler would never be successful. There are more opportunities today for women to be involved in political activities. For example, the late Benazir Bhutto, who was the former prime minister of
MODERN DEBATE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM
Within the Muslim community Islamic feminists have used the doctrine for discussions on women’s rights. Others have argued that existing traditions are permanently set, but other people would also feel that it’s necessary to keep discussing the Islamic traditions.
CONSERVATIVES AND THE ISLAMIST MOVEMENT
Conservatives would not agree that the different laws appertaining to men and women show that men are more valuable than women. They would argue that it is necessary for men and women to have different roles in society, and religious scholars would say that it’s necessary to have different laws for men and women because of the biological differences. Also, because of the different ways that men and women think. There is an example of this with regard to the inheritance law. A woman’s share of any given inheritance is half than that of a man, but at the time of a woman’s marriage a man is supposed to pay something to his wife-to-be. Men are responsible for both their own expenses and their wive’s. Where as women do not have this financial responsibility.
LIBERAL ISLAM, ISLAMIC FEMINISM AND OTHER PROGRESSIVE CRITISISM
Liberal Muslims would like to bring about a more modern form of Islam with regard to women. Islamic feminists have asked for women’s rights and social justice to be included in the Islamic framework. Islamic feminists are trying to emphasize the examples of equality in Islam. Although it’s also been said that women who have been educated in the west, especially feminists, have ignored the problems of Muslim women in order to be “politically correct”.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Shabanu Anticipation Guide
A: I agree and disagree because I think if two people see each other and something just sparks between them, or something just "clicks," I think it is possible to love someone at first sight. But also, I think it's not possible because you would probably have to get to know someone before you can love them very much. And also, it's very rare for two people to just randomly meet somewhere and "click" .
2) Q: Two strangers are deserted on an island, could these two people learn to love each other?
A: I Agree and disagree because I think if two strangers (Man & Women) were stuck on an island, I do think they can learn to love each other. I think that because whenever they communicate they would get more attached to one another and they wouldn't want to leave one another. But also, I don't think it's very possible because one person could totally hate and think the other person is really weird and disgusting or mean.
3) Q: It is a good thing to sacrifice your happiness for the sake of others?
A: I agree and disagree because it depends how good or bad your life is or if you really care about other people. For example: If someones life is really turning out well for them, and they don't have to worry about anything in there life, and they are a happy person in general, there would be a better chance of that person sacrificing there happiness for the sake of other people that need it. But for someone to be having a bad life, and there not a really happy person in general, there would be a less chance of that person giving up there happiness for the sake of others because they need it.
4) Q: Are women in your society free?
A: I agree and disagree because nobody can be free. Women today aren't FREE but they have more rights and they can do a whole lot more today in the present but not as much along time ago in the past. But now a days woman in society in general can do a lot more and they are a little more free now a days. But also, even in the present time women still don't have a lot of say in discussion and politics.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Outsiders essay
The Outsiders compare and contrast essay
There’s a lot of comparing and contrasting to the Outsiders book and to the movie. In the book there was a lot more detail, about everyone and everything that happened and what was going to happen. In general, the book was way more descriptive and more detailed than the movie. For example: in the movie, they left out some scences that were in the book and also they added scence’s. Also sometimes there were different actions that would happen in the movie that wasn’t in the book. For example: when Ponyboy went to sleep form staring at the stars in the book he had a nice dream, but the movie, he had a nightmare. Also there was a different dialogue from the book than in the movie. In the book, Ponyboy always or most of the time speaks to himself in his mind, but in the movie, he mostly talks out loud to everyone or someone but maybe because it’s hard to do that in a movie.
I have to say that I liked the book a little better than the movie. The book really gave you a detailed description and detailed visual of what the story and the characters and everything else looked like. In the movie they just cut out to many scences and bits and added their own, which made the movie really confusing.
Monday, January 26, 2009
"Weapons Revolution" 2
As you can see, MasterChieff-117, the biologically superior genetically advanced super trained soldier is in fact, taking a day off from trying to save the world. Unbelievable. I can not believe that he would rather take a day off eating donuts and drinking coffee rather than trying to save the world from total destruction and no other person can do it because he was humanity’s last and only hope. So I hope he gets his mind straight. When are reporters went down to his house to ask him what was going on and stuff he just said, “I’m just tired and I feel sick”. So we hope he feels better within a couple of days so he can get back from saving the world and universe from total destruction and to carry on the human race. Well, I do hope he doesn’t feel sick from to much stress or pressure… Well anyways, this is Weapons Revolution, giving you all the important information you need to know, whenever you need it.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Podcast
Title- The official Barack Obama audio Podcast
Episode- President –Elect Barack Obama’s Election Night Speech
Date- November 4th, 2008
Time- 18:00
Website- http://www.podcast.com/
http://www.podcast.com/show /56135/
Description of episode (from the producers): The audio version of the Obama campaign video Podcast, this series will catch up with the Barack Obama and the supporters on the campaign trail as America chooses its new president.
What Barack Obama is trying to get out in the world today and to get into everyones mind is that we can make a change. He thanks all the people that stood up with him in his campaign to become the president of the United States of America. When he first started out his campaign to become president he says it wasn’t held in the most “fancy” places. They got held on streets, in hall ways, and also on the porches of buildings and in backyards. He also says that whatever will happen and whatever would happen to the United States of America it will always be known as the United States of America. Also that what had happen on that night had brought change to America. But Obama mentions to us that he will never forget to whom this “victory” belongs to. He said it belonged to us. Because without the people’s support and courage for him to become president, he never would of. He said,” That if people try to tear the world down we will defeat you, and the people who want peace and security, we will support you”. And He said,” If we fall we fall as a nation, together”. And as Obama said America can change. Yes we can…
I picked this Podcast because when I was listening to Obama given his final election speech to everybody to hear, I was really astonished by what he said and what he said made so much sense to me and it was all true to me. Also what he said was really inspiring for me and it was really motivated.
The things that he said while he was representing he wasn’t rushing through it to get it over with, he was taking his time to tell us what he had to say to make a better future. Also, he has really high powered speeches.