Today is Wednesday, marking the halfway point for this week. We did nt begin our oral tests, and we learned that we will not be beginning this test until Friday. We talked a bit about the test, and Erin is sad because she has to go first. Ha! Anyways, Mr. Bruns then began to talk to us about our Chapter 5-8 U.S. History projects. My group and I have been assigned to chapter 8. Josh has section 1. Science and Urban Life. I have section 2. Expanding Public Education. Erin has section 3 Segregation and Discrimination, and Lumpy has section 4 The Dawn of Mass Culture.Next, Bruns takled about a software on the ning site of the History link that has the U.S. History book online in the chapters and sections, replicated from the actual book. This is a pretty cool application, because you can take a whole history book anywhere, without actually wasting paper, with an actual book. It is impossible to lose and you can access it pretty easily.Mr. Bruns then talked about this week's blog assignment. We have to read our assigned section from the chapter that we have been given, and expand on a certain subject or point within the section.We finished the class by finishing up on lsat weeks blogs and talking about 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan and whatnot. Here is a recap: The Taliban was the government of Afghanistan from 1996-2001. The Taliban was destroyed by the U.S. and several other countries after the 9/11 attacks. Al Qeada is the worldwide terrorist group that has many troops and forces within Afghanistan, and has harbored much sympathy from the Taliban. The Soviets invaded Afghanistan, and we aided the Afghans. After the Soviets were driven out, those groups that had all of the power and wealth that we had assissted in giving them, eventually became Al Qeada and the Taliban.Al Qeada tries fiercely to impose their will on everyone who does not follow their religion. They are supreme radicals that wont hesitate to kill to enforce their law. They shun modern technology, and feel that the U.S. is the embodiment of immorality. In 1992, the World Trade Center (Twin Towers) was hit by a truck bomb. The goal of that attack was to bring the towers down, and kill over 250,000 people. They only succeeded in killing 6 people, but injured well over a thousand, and causing over $300 million worth of damage.Multiple attacks on U.S. embassys in Tanzania and other African countries kill hundreds more. There were at least 4 Al Qeada attacks over the past couple of decades.What jerks, I cannot believe that anyone could try to justify killing over 250,00 pepole, just because we live in the free and prosperous world!
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