Week 5 - Blog 3 Arab-Israeli Conflict

You may have read other blogs about this, but we are on this topic in IB history so why don't I post this too. From the information I have learned so far in history I can't choose a side. We have had speakers from both sides tell very different stories and packets from both sides. Jews have been pushed around throughout history and don't wish for any trouble. Arabs have had much taken away from them for no reason other than others sympathy for Jews. It's a long lasting struggle in which is difficult to solve. The U.S. is on the Israeli side for our only good relation with the middle east and similar views on government. Therefore I will blindly follow my government. #murica

Week 5 - Blog 2 Performance issues

History has many different issues on how the performance of different historical events happened. Everyone tells history on at least a slight bias to their side or origin. Obviously they can't change the story completely, like British can't say that North America is under their control, but they can say that we fought very unfairly, whereas we say we fought strategically. We can get a better understanding on how events really occurred by drawing conclusions from multiple sources of all sides of the historical conflict.

Week 5 - Blog 1 The Fate

I was going to do my EE on this, but it became too complicated and I chose a history topic. Anyways, does fate exist and how can I prove it? Well I don't know if it exists, and I can't really prove it. I don't believe in fate, because it's like believing in God (Sorry if this offends). An example of fate would be, am I choosing to write this blog right now or did some unknown thing called fate force me to write this? Fate just sounds ridiculous. However, there are things that make me question whether we actually do have a predetermined future or destiny to some extent.

Things like, Do we choose our parents and the people who raise us up with different ethics and morals? Do we choose to be born in poverty or not? Do we choose where we are born and what resources are available to us? Do we choose our community and the people around us who influence us like teachers? Do we choose our race, gender, or characteristics?

Even our genes are given to us without choice. Genes that affect everything about us, personality, physical attributes, everything. The genetic blueprint of our brain has at least some affect on a predetermined future right? These questions have nothing to do with religion or whether someone believes in fate or not, they are true, real questions.