"Using Google Blogger and Google Docs will be very useful tools for if I need them in the future." (Will Paris)

When I first the coarse and found out I had to learn how to use all these Google programs, my first response was "oh my gosh, I hate my life" but now I'm glad I got to use them and I have been using Google Sheets since I can access documents and do work from my Mac and smart phone. 

"The most important thing that I have learned is how to create and edit a Wikipedia page." (Dante Hancock)

For me it was the hardest thing I had to do in the class because of how you have to format the whole document. Ever since I was in middle school I have always wondered how Wikipedia worked and who actually maintained it all the time. My whole perspective has changed when it comes to wikipedia and I feel more confident about using it as a source of a place to find resources from the works cited area. But who would have guessed that so much information was used for just one section of an entire wikipedia page. 

Most Important Thing I've Learned

When I signed up to take World Literature I was expecting that I would be reading some boring literature, then analyzing it in class, then writing a paper about some thesis relating to the work, and then become an alcoholic like the writer Hemingway. However, I didn't exactly find the class to be like that. In fact I found it to follow some of the same guidelines as a philosophy class. The reading itself was still boring because I honestly didn't care about ancient creation stories, but what I did enjoy most is the discussions we would have in class about the reading and how it related to us and modern society. But I've learned to appreciate what others have to say and the teachings of the people before use. It truly makes me happier in life like how the Tao Te Ching teaches that life is subjective, making me care about what I think yet believe facts.

The Struggles of Others

"What's really slowed me down in this project is the subject I chose to research and write a paper about." (Dante)

I had this same issue when I was researching Laozi. It's not that I didn't enjoy researching about him and the effects of his teachings on human society, but the fact that my passions in life don't exactly relate to the Tao Te Ching. Thankfully I found a lot of fantastic knowledge on life like how life is subjective and that their is no truth or reality to it life except for our own concise. 

"I am a procrastinator, i'm known for doing everything the night before it's due if something does not interest me." (Kimberly Barron)

Everyone at some point of time will put something off to the last moment. Sometimes it's because something doesn't interest you like how Miss Barron explains but a lot of times it can be because of a lack of resources that are not convenient. Kind of like how some don't go to the gym not because they don't have time for the gym but they don't have time to travel to the gym. I have found that making a schedule for work itself and setting a timer as you work can help you stay on track. 

"I have a very busy schedule between school and work, also taking care of a 4 month old." (Nelson)

I have always had much respect for individuals who try to excel under hard times in their life. A lot of people say they procrastinate but many more don't even have the time to procrastinate let alone have time to do the work needed for school. It is from this point people usually take time from their sleep or personal time to get things done. So bravo Miss Nelson for all the things you are trying to accomplish. 

Beautiful Music

Everyone has a different view of music and what makes it beautiful. I'm gonna use I'm Sorry Miss Jackson by OutKast, especially with the video it goes with. I know what you're thinking, how can a song about a guy talking about his baby mama issues? I have this thing where I thing life itself is beautiful in this wonderful world and I enjoy the little things in life. I find this mans issues are quiet sad in the sense that he gets the short end of the stick in his situation. But at the ending of the video, which is the end of the storm that represents the situation and the men trying to fix the leaks in the house as him just trying to fix the situation, the moon comes out and the men smile. It's a beautiful ending because you have to make the best with what you have sometimes.

Dante's Hell

Dante's idea of an afterlife, specifically hell, I very much different as compared to other idea of hell. When you look at the main religions of the world, it's either heaven or hell, and maybe purgatory. In a humorous way, his nine levels of hell gives just about everyone a slice of eternal damnation; a piece of the birthday pie. But each hell isn't going to be as bad as some of the other hells. I believe he is trying to make people comfortable with the concept of going to hell, and might just possible support the ideas that its ok to sin. He might want people to be ok with going to hell in order for us to seek out our pleasures. "It's ok that you stole, the guy to your left who murder and raped everyone in his village and is going to the hardcore hell where bad country music is played on the daily and it smell like suffer (eggs)", says the guy in hell.

New Testament in the Modern World

We all need some type of love for our fellow man more than every in the times we live in folks. Lets face it, we have been killing each other for years, but with the advantages of the digital world, we can stay connected no matter where we are (with some signal limitations of course). A person from Kenya can email someone from Dallas, and with this we can try to connect with each other in harmony for the first time. The new testament is one of the many religious books that everyone, no matter their background, can learn something from. It is stated in the new testament that ". . . love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back" Luke 6:35. We should take this and bond with everyone regardless of race, sexuality, and religion.

Same as it is Different

Besides just obviously being old religious scriptures that teach the word of god, both the new testament and Quran are similar in other ways. I believe that since Islam and Christianity are both monotheistic and have biblical ties to each other, both higher powers (God) in each religion are the same God. Let's look at purified life in the Quran and New Testament. The Quran states that "Whoever does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, we shall certainly make him live a good life." (Nahl, 97) and in the Bible it states "For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come" (Hebrew 13/14). Both believe in some form of eternal life or, purified life, and that after life is the same (my opinion).