I feel like the presentation gave so much information but it was all done so clearly and concisely it was perfect! I feel like professor Herrmann just knew so much and it was a very insightful presentation. I actually started to see the conflict in a completely different light than what I had thought before and it was really interesting to see how my opinion was somewhat changed of everything going. I am also really excited to be talking with some people from a Palestinian media organization, and seeing even more perspectives of what it is like to live in or close to Jerusalem. I like how the one article says how the walls keep nothing out and nothing in but just bear witness to the flow of faiths and religion through the gates. It was interesting also to read how throughout the time line where the United States was and how closely they stayed by Israels side.

I liked how in the article about architecture it talks about how even though Israel was trying to embrace their own identity it was still taking a lot from arab culture and looks of buildings. I like how it talks about the different eras that people went thorugh with architecture because I want to do my project relating to architecture and Jerusalem and the article gave me a lot of information to look into. It was a different perspective on architecture and made me realize how much the building people see everyday could have deep meaning to thte peopel who designed them or how the dwelling of a city can create a sense of community through the styles of the buildings.