Afgan flag raised

On Thursday the Afghanistan's raised their flag in Marjah, a stronghold of the Taliban. The U.S has been fighting the Taliban in our largest offensive attack every. This was called Operation Moshtarak. The flag was raised over land where this attack had been fought and hundred of people attended. There were military and government officials there to watch the flag be raised too. They are trying to get many citizens to turn toward the government and start trusting them again.

This effects the world because Afghanistan has been a very dangerous place recently. There are many extremists there such as the Taliban. The U.S has been trying to stop and capture such extremists in Afghanistan for many years and this is a huge step. The U.S won a big offensive war and raised a flag in one of the main regions of the Taliban. This is a step towards ending the war in Afghanistan.

Iran nuclear threat

On Friday Israeli Defense Minister gave a speech in the U.S. Barak talked and warned the U.S about Iran's nuclear weapon possibility. He told us how if Iran got a nuclear weapon it would just be bad for Israeli but for the whole world. Barak said countries need to ignore Iran's " verbal gymnastics" about trying to justify what they are doing. He says they are building a nuclear weapon and its range could be not just Israel, but further.

This relates to the world because it is one of the very dangerous and serious conflicts going on in the Middle East. If Iran gets nuclear weapons then they can supply the Hezbollah with them to bomb Israel. Or they could bomb the U.S since they don't like us for giving the Jews Israeli. Either way Iran having nuclear weapons isn't good for anyone. This is a serious danger to the whole world.

Eathquake hits Chile

Chile was hit by an earthquake and a tsunami that followed it. They say that approximately two million people were affected by this. The earthquake was recorded at 8.8 magnitude and they say at least two hundred and fourteen people have died. After the disaster the buildings and towns in Chile were ruined and many crumbled to the ground. They now have the task of getting everyone help and safety. Thousands have been separated from their families and are looking for them. Many have tweeted looking for their loved ones.

This effects us globally because it brings people together. Everyone is always fighting about politics, and land, and military, but when terrible disasters like this happen it is almost like a wake up call to people. When a country has a problem like this and other countries come in a help and show they care it reminds that world that we are all people, regardless of what we believe in or where we live.

Biggest problem in Middle East

I believe that the biggest problem in the Middle East is oil. Much of the Middle East lies over oil and right now oil is needed by almost every country, especially the U.S. Since so many countries and nations are dependent on the oil they want the land. Some fight for land to get oil. Others will do bad things to help out OPEC and get low prices on oil.

Middle East

The Middle East is a diverse area with many different languages, cultures, and beliefs. The region is mainly dry land with a lot of desert. There is not much rain so it is very dry and if they want to farm they must use irrigation.

Over the past thousand years the Middle East has been the center of world conflict because of oil. Must of the middle east is overtop oil, which is one of the most valuable things in our world. People fight for the land and oil and that is why there is constantly conflict there.

Gandhi video response

I think that Gandhi enjoyed his accomplishments for a short while. Once the people of India started fighting I think all that he did went down the drain. He probably felt hurt that he worked to hard to give India independence and now there are all of these religious wars. I don't understand why they started fighting right away and why they can't live peacefully. They should realize they all it will cause it conflict and no one side will win. Since they fought Gandhi was not happy after India gained independence.

I believe that is Gandhi was not murdered and he lived on that he could of stopped the problems between Pakistan and India. I think that he could of done this because the everyone loved Gandhi. He was able to have the muslims and Hindus swear in their temples to stop fighting. That proves how both sides loved and would follow anything Gandhi did. All he had to do was fast and people would stop fighting because they wouldn't want him to die. Also I think by Gandhi going to Pakistan and showing how everyone is equal and they are all brothers then that would show that there can be peace. But he never got a chance to go to Pakistan.

Independence for India

I believe that Mohandas Gandhi was able to achieve independence because he used peaceful protests rather than violent protests where they would try to fight against the British. He used peaceful protests by just forming large groups and sending messages to the British and even if the British would fight he would fight back. For example when he burned the passes and as beaten but didn't fight back. Also he is very well educated and knows the law so he knows his rights and he knows that the way the British teach the Indians isn't right. Also he was able to get the Indian people behind him. He spoke to them and told them that they need to come together regardless of religion or caste system. People follow even if they don't agree with his religion because they know what he is doing will benefit all people in India, not just is religion.

Gandhi movie

In the first scene Ghandi stands up to the British by burning the passes that all Indians must carry. Even though they beat him and threaten to put him in jail he keeps burning the passes. This sends a message to the British and Indian people saying we want independence and we know our rights.

In the second scene Ghandi spoke to the Indian people. He told them that the people of India, regardless of caste system needs to come together and get India back from the British. This motivates people and starts his message.

In the third scene the Indian people are peacefully protesting and they are massacred. This put fear into the Indian people but it also shows the British that even if they use force the Indian people will not fight back. They will use peace to gain their independence.

In the fourth scene we watched Gandhi was arrested. He accepted it and said that it might be the best protest yet. In court he didn't defend himself he admitted to everything and told them to punish him if they believe and follow their system. The judge sentenced him to six years but if the queens government lets him off early than he will be very happy. This shows the respect and approval of his acts by some British. This was a good protest and way to gain independence because this will make the Indian people mad and very passionate toward the cause.

In the fifth scene he leads the protest against the tax on salt. Salt is natural from the ocean and earth so why should non British be taxed when buying it. This act is symbolic of how the British control all salt like they control all of India. So Gandhi's protest of making salt will be much more symbolic then actually taking the tax on salt away. While on the march said that he is in charge, not he British. This is because is they ignore him then he can break laws and they won't due anything about it. If they arrest him though it proves a message and he wants them to respond to him. This once again inspired more people by bring all of Indian regardless of belief together and showed that they are close to getting independence. They even arrested around one hundred thousand people but this hasn't stopped anything. Now they are going to arrest Gandhi but this still doesn't stop them. A muslim man led the protest where thousands of Indians just willing walked up to soldiers and took a beating. They didn't fight back they just took the hits. An American soldier saw this and told everyone. Once the world became know of what is happening they pressured Britain to stop what they are doing. Gandhi went to London to talk in a government meeting about India probably gaining independence.

Laws

If there is an unjust law I believe that you should transgress at once. I believe that you should go against the rule and not just accept it or be content with it. If there is a law that is unjust than you must rebel against it. The reason why you should do this is because you have nothing to lose. If you fight against it either the law remains or the law is taken away. Also it is a higher chance that it will be taken away because if it is unjust then it is probably unconstitutional which means it will be rejected. But if you just accept the law then you know that you are going to have to live with this unjust law the rest of your life. Don't accept less than excellence or else you are just giving up.