Confusion

I don't know about anyone else, but I can't find the second reading for tomorrow's class. Also, I don't know if I'm supposed to read the part about the captured sailor or whatever. I hope not, because 10-12 pages of olde english is a fun, but eye strain inducing, challenge to read. That said, I am through the account of the organ maker guy, Thomas Dallam, and I found it to be enlightening that the Muslim people openly welcomed and embraced those that could do things that they could not; this in comparison to the reaction of the Christian nations, which tended to be much more ethnocentric and exclusionary in their actions towards their "others".
It seems to me that the Islamic ideal of inclusion but not of forced change is something that America originally aspired to, but ultimately fell short of implementing. Of course, this is just a generalization based on the limited knowledge I have gained so far in class, but I still find it an interesting parallel to make note of. So I have made note of it. Anyway, I'm signing off now to watch some football and read some Shakespeare. Peace.

EDIT: I am dumb but found the other part of the reading. This piece is very religiously flavored, with a severely negative view of Islamic culture and history. Even his observations of his fellow Christians are negatively influenced by his religious views.