1. In this video, John Green talks about the competing nationalist visions of Palestine and Israel. What does this claim tell us about “nationalism” in the world today, and how does that inform our view of “communities” today? 2. John Green argues that because the conflict in Palestine and Israel has a recent history and isn’t millennia old, it is not intractable. In other words, understanding the fact that a conflict has specific origins in the recent past makes it more possible to resolve it. Do you find this argument convincing? Why or why not?

the virginia plan called for three branches of government and two houses of congress. representation in each house would be determined by population. the new jersey plan called for three branches of government and a single house of congress. each state would have an equal vote.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.

the mothers played a major role in confronting the government and ending the war.