Friday October 23, 2015

Flipped Video Quiz/World Religions: How did they spread? 1) Which world religion spread first and about how many years ago did this happen? 2) Christianity spread in small pockets at first around what body of water? 3) List at least two reasons (hopefully you can list four) about why religions spread around the world? 4) What world religion is the newest and probably the quickest spreading? 5) Why is Judaism not considered a major world religion by some experts? 6) Why is Confucianism not considered a world religion by some experts? Syrian Refugee: Crisis Answers After you read the entire story on the back of the page respond to this prompt in one paragraph: If you were the President and the United States how would you involve the USA and it’s resources (Military, Money) to help the exploding crisis on Syria) (Once a month this year we will update our understanding of the unfolding Syrian refugee crisis.) Every 15 seconds, a Syrian becomes a refugee, and those witnessing the violence unfolding on the ground don't believe military action against the regime would bring relief. While a doctor who treats refugees says the regime has a history of becoming more vicious when backed into a corner, one Syrian says he doesn't believe strikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces would be effective because the regime would protect its own people and leave the rest to die so it could blame the massacre on the United States. "We are stuck in the middle, between the Russians and the Americans, the Iranians and the Saudis, and we are the victims," the man said. The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that the number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country has now risen to more than 2 million. A year ago, that number was 230,671. "Syria is hemorrhaging women, children and men who cross borders often with little more than the clothes on their backs," the UNHCR said. The increase of nearly 1.8 million people over the past 12 months is an "alarming" trend, the agency said, warning that there is "no sign of this tragic outflow ending."Also disturbing is that many of the refugees are escaping only to find themselves in a different sort of danger. Hayam, a 25-year-old mother of three in neighboring Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, said she and a friend visited a local organization that was distributing food and were told they needed to drive to a nearby warehouse. There, they encountered a group of men."They attacked us. We started to scream and cry," the woman said, explaining the men attempted to rape them and asked, "Why are you scared? Nothing happened. You are married. Why are you afraid of this? It's not your first time." "They will kill me, or they will send me to my parents, and they will kill me. We are a tribal society," she said.Another refugee, 14-year-old Rahaf in Beirut, said she was cornered by teenagers while on her way to clean houses, which she's been doing for extra money."They scared me. They made me hate life," the girl said.Her mother said her daughter told her, "Mama, I would rather die in our country than have these problems."The United Nations has said that more than 100,000 people -- including many civilians -- have been killed in Syria since a popular uprising spiraled into a civil war in 2011."Syria has become the great tragedy of this century -- a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history," said Antonio Guterres, the United Nations' high commissioner for refugees. And there's more somber news: another 4.25 million people are displaced inside Syria, the UNHCR said, meaning that more than 6 million people have been torn from their homes in the country. "More Syrians are now forcibly displaced than is the case with any other country," the agency saiThe overwhelming majority of the refugees who leave Syria end up staying in countries in the surrounding region, and the UNHCR said it has less than 50% of the funds it needs to meet their basic needs. That places a heavy strain on the infrastructures, economies and societies of those host countries, the United Nations said.