Hum+6+BE-Shubham


 * What is Religion?**

**1. Why are we here?** **Why was the world created?** You are born to fulfill you duties and destinies on earth and this is called Karma. This means that you are born to play a role on earth and the role is as a human, animal, fish or insect. This is all according to Hinduism. There are many reasons for the earths creation and one big one is that Brahma (God of Creation), created the world to create infinite beings or absolute selfs.

We, Hindus believe that we should not eat beef at all and it would be a wrong thing to do because Hindus worship cows. Also, some people follow the rule that meat isn't to be eaten on tuesdays but my family doesn't. The way we should live is to celebrate festivals like Diwali which is the festival of lights. We should also worship a God chosen by our family.
 * 2. How should people live? How do we know right and wrong?**

It is only by sufferings and happiness life comes full circle! If there were only happiness in life... life would become monotonous... stagnant and would finally decay and die! Similar is the case with sufferings! In absence of happiness... sufferings carried no meaning! Only when we suffer... we realized the true value of happiness! In absence of sufferings... how could we know what sufferings meant? Both sufferings and happiness are two sides of the same coin. No human being can continue experiencing happiness all the time! Similarly no human being can continue to suffer forever. As our karma performed... accordingly we suffer or experience happiness in life! But as destined by God Almighty... the fruits of karma performed do not become immediately available!
 * 3. Why is there so much suffering? Why do bad things happen to good people?**

**4. What happens after death?** After death, your soul reincarnates or is reborn as another human, mammal, fish or insect. Once you finish your duties on earth, you liberate, or gain freedom off Karma and merge with the God that you pray or worship. =

= =**History Alive (Ch-19.2/Pg-184)**=


 * **Modern China is the third largest country in the world, after Russia and Canada**
 * It covers about 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million square kilometers)
 * About 1.2 billion people live in China, more than any other country
 * **Outer China includes the Northern and Western parts of present-day China**
 * There are only about 50 days without frost here
 * This are includes the second lowest place in China called The Turfan Depression that is 505 feet below sea level
 * **Inner China includes the Southeastern part of present-day China**
 * Rivers flow through the are from the West
 * The rivers often enrich the soil by flooding
 * The Chang Jiang Basins are warm and wet but the North China plain is drier and often cooler

=**Literature Response Two**=

**Assignment #2:** Literature Response: Record on your wiki page - post by 8 am Sunday, Feb. 13th - Imagine you are living in Japanese occupied Korea in 1940 1. Would you rather be Korean or Japanese? Explain. 2.If you were Korean would you be "chin-il-pa", or a resister like "uncle"? 3.If you were Japanese, how would you justify your behavior towards the Korean people? 4.Is war "fair"? **Write an 8-12 sentence paragraph responding to all 4 of these questions. Use your text for supporting examples. Your post on the wiki is due Sun. Feb. 13 by 8 am.**

I would like to be Japanese because I wouldn't be beaten, for doing anything against the Korean, unlike the Koreans, who can't do anything against the Japanese without being hit or tortured by the Japanese soldier. Also, because if Japan is still in control when I grow up, I will be in a high position in any company I am working for. This is because only Japanese can be at the top of the company or be the owner, this will lead to me having a good career. I would be a resister because then I'll be fighting for my own country against the Japanese, which will lead to me being a good citizen for MY OWN country, not, the Japanese. If my country gets free because of me, in the next 10 years, me, my family and relatives will all know the Korean language and will have are own cuisine. Also, when my country is free, we wont have to get beaten or tortured by the Japanese. If I was Tomo, I would think that what the Japanese are doing, is improper, because they are thinking that they are superior to the Korean and that they can do what ever they want. If I were a soldier, I would think that what the Japanese are doing to the Koreans is fair because that is the only way to rule over them. I, myself think that it is wrong, from the Japanese point, to treat Koreans like this because all they are gaining is hatred from Koreans. To me, war isn't fair on the innocent people because they die when airplanes strike and bomb cities. Also, it is a waste of money to spend it on weapons. If no one went to war or build weapons, no people would be dead and the world will be at peace. I don't understand what people get by going to war against other countries. Hi Mrs LaLonde,

I am now a member but aren't to happy to join cause there nothing to be happy about, even though happiness comes from within.

Regards, Shubham