The Class A Study On The Culture, History, Geography,...

The class Rel 240 Introduction to Southeast Asia is about the Interdisciplinary introduction to the cultures, religions, political systems, geography, and history of Southeast Asia. This class was beneficial to me for many reasons. With this portfolio essay I will discuss what I learned in the class, then I will draw my on reflections an opinions about certain topics we discussed during the class. This will be based upon the question posted on the discussion board, videos and audio broadcasts, reading materials, and also any outside materials that I have learned. There were a number of things that changed for me during this class. From knowledge to perception, to understanding, these were all good changes. Initially, I had some concerns†¦show more content†¦There has also been a slow decline of Indonesia’s economy and this has been going on since the past decade. I believe that if Indonesia keeps building these megachurches the citizens of the country are going to see how this is going to affect them financially. The most interesting thing i found from listening to the broadcast Megachurch Symbolizes Indonesia s Tolerance was the fact and idea of religious tolerance that the Megachurch represented. What I also thought very interesting was that it directed its attention towards the various different aspects of beliefs and also their different interactions that it possessed. For the most part the Muslims and the Christians lived together peacefully, but the Muslims opposed the Christians to talk to their fellow Muslims about conversion. I thought the most surprising part of the audio cast â€Å"Thailand Rebuilds, looks to Future After Tsunami†, was how Thailand was able to bounce back so quickly after a huge disaster. A year later, 3,000 bodies were identified and returned to families. It was interesting to read about how the economy of Southeast Asia was affected during colonization since we have mostly been learning about the culture and religion aspect. I liked how we got to see both sides to the story and then got to decide for ourselves if we felt that colonization was worth it. I think that the colonized countries did benefit economically but the toll that it took on their culture and