Friday, September 30, 2016

High school experience

Throughout the first month of high school it has been very fun. But there have also been some bad times. Some of the bad experiences were the late nights up till 12 studying for science and math. The worst part of high school is probably the amount of work. The the amount of work in eight grade was so much less than that of ninth grade. However high school has also been the most fun year of school. First of all we got IPads, which were very cool. Also everyday for lunch we have the option to go out of school for lunch. Another great thing are the teachers. All of my teachers this year are very nice and they help me handle the workload given to me. I also like how instead of having a sub like in middle school sometimes the teacher will tell you they will be absent and then you will have a free and be able to leave school and hang out with your friends. I liked middle school a lot but it is nothing compared to high school. As of now high school has been the best school experience yet and I hope it stays that way.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

god characterization mind map

Now that I have completed this assignment I have a different point of view on God. At first I thought God was a powerful man who helped everybody when they needed it. However after reading Genesis I now believe that God was still a powerful man but he used it unreasonably and he was a bad man. I think this because the whole world should not die just because of a group of people. First he could have tried to solve the problems of the people who were rebelling and not listening to his rules and ideas. If this continues to happen and people still kept rebelling I would get rid of the people only in that specific place. I would not make a flood that destroys every living thing. Although I think he was wrong to do what he did I would still tell somebody about it so they can preserve life like what God told Noah. God described exactly how to build the arc and what to put in it. He described it as "This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.​
" Even though I would agree with him for some things, over all I think he was wrong get rid of the whole world for just a group of people. I think the best option would be like in the Epic of Gilgamesh when the city of Uruk was flooded not the whole world. If God did that everybody that he cared about or was a good person could leave and he can get rid of only the persons that were rebelling.


Thursday, September 22, 2016

Who to blame for Adam and Eve getting kicked out of the garden of Eden


In Genesis two and three we read that Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden. They were kicked out because God specifically told Adam, "you are free to eat from any tree in the garden but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil for when you eat of it you will surely die."  However then God created Eve, and Eve insisted that they should eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. As they did this and God found out they were banished from the garden and now they started noticing that they were naked when before it was natural. After reading that she did this I thought it was not god's fault that she ate from the tree. She was offered other food from the other trees but she decided to eat it. Like Mr.Reiff said in class. if you haven't eaten in two days and somebody puts food in front of you obviously you will be tempted and you will probably eat it. But if he put my favorite food pizza in front of me but also put other food in front of me I would be able to eat the other food and not be as tempted to eat the pizza. The second situation is like how Adam and Eve are treated. God offered them other fruit from other trees rather than the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. That is why I would blame Eve for getting them kicked out of the Garden.  

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

compare and contrast different flood myths

There are many flood myths form around the world but they all have different details that set them apart. In class we have learned about two flood myths first the Epic of Gilgamesh and second Noah's Arc. I have researched for more and found the flood myth of southwest Tanzania. This story and the Epic of Gilgamesh have a lot similar and a lot different. Like most flood myths the Epic of Gilgamesh and the southwest Tanzania flood myth both include a person getting told by god that a flood was coming. Also they both sent out birds to see if the land was dry and if it was able to live on. However in the Epic of Gilgamesh the flood is only over the City of Uruk but in the Tanzania flood was over the whole world. That is the reason why the two people in the Tanzanian flood myth had to bring animals but in the Epic of Gilgamesh he does not need to bring animals because it is only over his city and all the animals besides in the City of Uruk are safe and are not going to die. That is how these two stories compare and contrast.

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Welcome to my blog

Welcome to my blog. My name is Sammy Ben-Levi and I am a student at Roslyn High School. I live in Roslyn with my family. I have one brother and one sister. I like to do many things. For example I like to play basketball, volleyball, and I like to read. I am a Jets fan and a Yankees fan and I love to watch them play. I am very excited to learn about new things in Freshman Humanities this year. The reason I am making this blog is so I can look back on my English high school experience.