Monday, December 7, 2009

Is Burning Leaves Harming People?

Yes, Burning leaves is very harmful. People think that it is an easy way to get rid of the leaves, but really its just causing a ton of air pollution. It is very bad for the environment and the people around you. The ways it harms people around you is some people have sensitive lungs and being around smoke from burning leaves makes it hard for them to breath. Then it makes it so its hard for them to go outside or go on a walk and enjoy the fall season. So you should not burn your leaves because it is doing a lot more harm than you think. Now you know that burning leaves really does harm people.

Friday, November 13, 2009

What was the reason for the Holocaust?

The person who started the holocaust is thought to be Adolf Hitler. He was a sick person, in the head. When he was growing up, he had a very tough childhood and that resulted in him growing up to be basically psycho. Many people thought that Jews had too much money, so they pretty much became jealous of them. The Jews became the scapegoats for all of the problems with the Germans, and the people thought it would be a good idea if the Jews were dead rather than alive and rich. Hitler basically started the holocaust because he wanted Germany 'purified' from any different people which were the Jews. Hitler had such control over the rest of his army, that they did whatever he said when he said it. Even if they didn't understand it, they were too afraid to question him about it because he threatened to put them in a concentration camp. At the concentration camps, people were tortured and murdered. Whether they were harmless families, homosexuals, gypsies or Russians, Hitler and the Nazis wanted them all eliminated. That is how the Holocaust started.

Friday, October 30, 2009

What is Judaism?

Judaism is one of the oldest religions that started small with the Hebrews and kept on building no matter all the hard times it went through. There is about 14 million people that are from the religion of Judaism. The religion is spread throughout the world.

Founder:
The founder of Judaism was thought to be Abraham. He lived around 2000 BCE. It was founded in Mesopotamia around 1300 BC.

Followers and location:
There is about 12-14 million followers in the Judaism religion today. They are located in America, Israel, Iran, India, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia, France and Canada.

Holy Books/Sacred Texts
One of the holy books are the Torah. There is 5 books in it. The next book is the Nevi'ium. It has 8 books. The last book is the Ketuvim which has 11 books.

Religious Holidays:
The religious holidays that the Jewish celebrate are Shabbat, which is every Saturday, Rosh Hashanah, which is the new year, Yom Kippur which is when you fast all day, Sukkot which is Tabernacles, Hanukkah which lasts 8 days, Purium which is Passover, Shavuot which is Pentecost.

Particular Dress/Clothing
The Jewish men wear scullcaps (coverings on their head). They are also know as yarmulke or kipa. All married women must have their head covered. Those are called a tichl. Some other things they wore were a kittel which wasa white robe, a shaytl which was a wig, and a tallit which is a prayer shawl.

Hierarchy/Organization

Each synagogue hires a rabbi. The rabbi is the one that teaches the people about the Torah within the synagogue. In the synagogue there is a president and council. The presidents are elected to his post by the members of the synagogue. Each synagogue is allied with one another. In the Jewish Hierarchy, there is no priest because there is no temple in Jerusalem and the temples are essential to preform duties of the priests.


Thursday, October 1, 2009

Why is sports community important?

The reason why sports community is important is because it helps people stay active and healthy. I think that people that are not in sports or that are not fit and have nothing to do in there free time, they should join a sport. They are fun and they keep you busy at the same time. You can also meet new people and make tons of new friends. That will help with your self esteem and other things too. So, not only are you getting more healthy, but you are also having fun and making new friends and meeting new people.