AMANDA SWEENEY

I don't remember very much about the Middle East. I know that the middle east is mostly built of 3 religions such as: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The temples in the middle east are built off of each other. In the beginning their religions were closely related and then they started to change. Since all 3 religions claim the area, they are constantly fighting. The US is currently supporting Israel, which could be making the Muslims or certain Islamic groups mad. Which could be a major reason for terrorist attacks on the US.

Most of the things i have heard people talk about the middle east was concerning oil. Some people have said peace is right around the corner in the Middle East. They don't have very strong central government in the Middle East, they're not a very well organized government. Its a very tribal area, they have been at war for a long time. The people themselves don't have very much say in what happens there. People lose there homes, they are looking for someone who can help them.

Terrorism is when someone tries to gain control of something, to make you feel threatened and that they have power over you. During 9/11 they made everyone feel threatened by bombing our buildings, to scare or intimidate other people. They are bullying other people into doing as they want.

The middle east is has to do with terrorism because that's where a lot of the terrorists are coming from. Certain groups of people such as Islamic are trying to gain control of other countries such as the US. As an example as i previously mentioned the 9/11 attack on the twin towers. They were showing there power.