Final Blog Entry

      This semester my group and I covered the Syrian Civil War.  Going into the semester I had no idea that Syria was even going through any sort of conflict.  However, after much research throughout the semester I not only understood the Syrian conflict but also that I should be more aware of current events that occur around the world.  I chose to learn more about Syria because it sounded like an interesting topic and it was the topic that I knew least about.  Throughout the semester we covered what was going on in Syria in regards to their chemical weapons and the response that the United States had on the weapons.
      In the beginning of the semester our group was very diligent in meeting in the library every Thursday.  As the weeks went on, however, it became a little bit harder to all meet so whoever made it to the library worked on the blog and other people would email their own contributions to that week's blog post.  Some weeks we had one group member write the blog post for that week and the next week someone else would write it.  Although working in groups is not my favorite thing, I believe it is important to work with people in order to gain leadership skills and the skills necessary to interact with other people.
      This semester I learned a lot by working on the blog.  I learned not only where Syria is located on a map, but also about the civil war that it is a part of.  I learned that Syria had chemical weapons which is against national law and that under review of the United Nations they have begun to take means to dismantle and destroy all of these chemical weapons.  I learned about the attacks on small areas such as Damascus, and I kept up to date on important news updates regarding Syria.  Being in a group I learned leadership skills and got along with everyone in my group.  I really liked the blog because I learned about my own topic and I was able to read about other topics that the rest of my peers wrote about.