The (2nd) Best Place in America!!!

After Austin, Texas (my hometown and favorite place in America), CHICAGO, Illinois comes in a close second!

I went to Chicago this summer and had a great time! Chicago has beautiful architecture and buildings such as the Sears Tower, one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world! I got to go to the top of the tower and the view of Chicago was amazing!






Here are some other great sites around Chicago!

Chicago is on the edge of Lake Michigan, a large and lovely lake that is fun to walk by and good to swim in (even if it is a bit chilly!)

Chicago is famous for their fabulous deep-dish pizza and their theaters!

Chicago has the most perfect weather, sunny with a slight breeze! There was tons of places to walk around and beautiful parks! I can't wait to go back!

I know this blog is a bit early and that is because this weekend I'm going to do a 30 Hour Famine with my Church.

I'm not going to eat for 30 hours,
so others can have water for a lifetime!

I've been raising money for an organization called Hydrate Hope who digs wells in 3rd world countries to provide clean drinking water to those who need it. To hear more about it, go and watch the video at this website!

Let's hear about your Favorite Place in the World!

Terrorism in the United States

The United States has been the subject of many terrorist attacks but most of them occurred in foreign countries. Out of the 10 major terrorist attacks against Americans from 1979 to 2001, only 3 of them occurred on US soil. Out of the other 7, four happened in the Middle East, two in Europe and one in Africa. In case you're wondering, the definition of terrorism is the unlawful use of,or threatened us of, force or violence against individuals or property for the purpose of intimidating or causing fear for political or social ends. The most destructive terrorist attack in the United States was 9/11. On September 11, 2001, four airplanes were hijacked by Arab terrorists under the direction of Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was angered when Saudi Arabia decided to take help offered by America instead of him in 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait and threatened Saudi Arabia. The two of the planes were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, one hit the Pentagon near Washington D.C. and the last plane crashed in Pennsylvania without reaching its destination. Because of the airplane hijacking, airport security is a lot more strict, borders have been secured and laws have been passed about preventing terrorism.

Do you have terrorist attacks in your country? What are their motives? How does you country prevent terrorist attacks?