Today in class (day 27)

Today in class we took more notes. We took notes that extended our learning about ethnic heritage. Last time we took notes we learned about Yugoslavia and how it could not be country because of its diverse ethnic heritage. The other heritages did not get along and finally ending to a bloody war. Today we learned that in the countries of Rwanda and Burundie in Africa, 2 ethnic groups the Hutu and Tutsi are rivals. The Hutus are dominate in one part and the Tutis are in the other. They persecute the Hutus. This has led led to almost constant war between the groups between the group. This could led to a bigger war that could consist of other countries getting involved. The United States and switzerland have peacefully merged multiple ethnic groups in their countries. Both countries have wide variety of ethnic culture and there is no constant war between them. The United States is considered to be a "tossed salad" because of its large variety of ethnicities. In other countries however such as Korea and Japan, they have primarily one ethnic group. There is no migration and one main ethnic heritage. An example of cultural characteristics is mainly religion. Religion can be both a unifying and disunifying force. Other ethnic groups could be bounded by the same religion, or be disputed against difference between their religion. The main 5 religions are Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We also extended upon the concept of Christianity. We learned that back when Christainity was being created, it was considered a crime. To preach it or even practice Christianity. Also, if it was not for Paul, Christianity would have slowly faded. Instead, Paul spread the word of God.