Religions Field Trip Reflection

On Thursday, we went on a field trip to explore new religions. We went to the Chinese Temple, the Hindu temple, and the Islam mosque. The atmosphere was different in each place of worship. For example, in the mosque the atmosphere is very controlled, and it seems as though we were not very welcome there.They did allow is in, but there were certain areas that we were not allowed to step on because we were not Muslim. There were a lot of arches and crescents, and all the girls had to wear head scarfs. In the Chinese Temple, there was a lot of smoke and incense, and there were many people praying. I think that the atmosphere was very tense, and very spiritual, and it also felt like we were interrupting something very old and powerful. The Hindu temple was very free, and open, and you felt like you were welcome there. You could even pray there if you weren't Hindu. In the picture above, you can see all the chambers with statues in them. You can also see that it is bright, colorful, and there is a lot of details. In the Hindu Temple, you are sort of allowed to do whatever you want. You can sleep there, study there, and it is also a good place to just come to sit down and think. I think in each place, the atmosphere sort of depended on the religion. The Islamic religion is a bit more strict in my opinion, so the mosque was more controlled, whereas the Hindu temple is more relaxed because the religion is a bit more free. The Chinese temple is very superstitious, so they have many things that have to do with luck. A lot of things there symbolize good luck, bad luck, success, ghosts, and things like that. For me, the most interesting one was the mosque, because it was so interestingly shaped, and the architecture was very beautiful. I thought it was interesting how only Muslims were allowed to step on certain areas, and how the girls had to wear the head scarf. There was an interesting history behind the towers, and I found that very cool. In our field trip we learned a lot, and had fun!

Identity of an Auschwitz prisoner

I wonder why the Nazi's separated the men and women. I don't see anything wrong with keeping them together. I also want to know what the prisoners were given to eat, but why would they have been given anything to eat? The Nazis wanted them dead anyway. What is the point of wasting food on them if you are going to end up killing them? I do think it is good that they were given food, because without the food we would not have any survivors.

Opposites

OPPOSITES

These two pictures are opposites because they show city and nature. The nature is what it should actually be like, and the city is what man made. The nature is preserved from its beginning.