Resistance Is Futile

It is no secret that there are governments in the Middle East that are sponsoring various terrorist organizations to keep the people in check. Some such countries include Syria and their funding of Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Iran funding of Hezbollah. Below is a link that contains three different types of state sponsored terrorism.

http://www.terrorism-research.com/state/

Answer one or two of the following questions:

1.) What type do you feel is used most often?

2.) What are two pros and cons of these methods?

3.) What kind of effect would this have on the people and their daily routines?

Is The Grass Greener On The Other Side Of The Wall?

One of the biggest issues going on over in the Middle East is the relationship between the Arab and Israeli worlds. Over here in the U.S. we are able to learn about the conflict through different mediums. These mediums either include horrific picures and details or include humor that is meant to get across the message in a lighter tone.

You can respond to this blog in either of the two ways:

1.) Describe a medium in which the conflict has been presented (cartoon, song, video) and post (an appropriate) link of that example.

OR

2.) Analyze which tone, direct and to the point or humor, you think is the most effective in getting the message across about what is happening.

World Cup! A Time for Countries to Come Together and...Make Things Worse

Ah yes, the World Cup, a long anticipated event of the entire world for the 2010 summer. The World Cup is known for its ability to allow the best of the games players to come together, play for their respective countries and share an international bond through soccer. However, as much as we may like to believe all the good that it can bring, it also reveals ugly truths. Egypt and Algeria were pitted against each other to determine who would be the only Arab country represented. This match would result in issues other than who would qualify to play.

Why were these two countries all of the sudden starting to publicly deface one another? Was it simply because of a sense of nationalism and each wanted to win? Or was it because this now gave them a platform on which to reveal their true feelings of one another?

Refer to the website below to give you more information:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/12/03/the_soccer_wars?page=0,0
(there are two pages to this article)