Julian's thoughts on World History

Hey what's up ya'll? It's been a rough two weeks. Midterms are finally over and everything is starting to go back to normal. I have missed a couple of blogs, but I plan to stay on track. For this week, we are chapter 9 Islam. Anyways, lets get down to business! Chapter 9 Islam 10/30/17       Whats the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Islam. Many people relate Islam to negative connotations from previous attacks. Little do most people know, the Islamic religion is one of the most peaceful religions to ever touch this world.         Islam is a monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God "Allah," and Muhammad who is the messenger of God. Islam is the second largest religion in the United States and soon to be in the world. The word Islam means "submission and peace". The fundamental purpose of human life is to submit to the will of Allah (God). The word "Muslim" refers to the act of one who submits ...

Hey, whats up guys? It's been a minute since my last post. There's no excuse, I've just been busy with life. The last couple of weeks have been stress, but everything has settled back down. I will be prompt with my future blogs. Chapter 3 Document For this assignment, We were instructed to read a document from the end of Chapter 3. I chose the document Germania. I'm not too sure why I chose this document, maybe unconsciously I chose this particular one because it seemed it was the shortest. Who knows why exactly? (*Giggling in the background) Germania In the beginning, the author explains that the Germans are of a pure breed. In other words, the german blood line is strong. German ancestors did not mix with other races nor did they immigrate or have intercourse with other races. This is interesting to me, because a little over a year ago I did this DNA test. It's called 23 and me, and my whole family did it. I got the results back and I was surprised how mix...