Mount Of Olives Summary

This story map was adequate as a cartographic visual communication tool. It had personal narratives on all the slides and also included a couple of pictures along with a video to further explain the slide. I am interested in religion so I thought this story map was very interesting as I was able to learn about the sites that are important to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. I was somewhat able to traverse through Jerusalem, however, it would have had more of an impact if the author was able to present the locations in a street view rather than just an overview of the area. Also, captions were missing on all the pictures along with the source of where the picture was taken from. The author was able to deliver a message about the local area as the Temple Mount, Western Wall, and the Mount of Olives had dilemmas that had to be publicly addressed and to increase awareness. …show more content…
UNESCO has decided that these two sites will be called by its Arabic name, thus, ignoring any Jewish connections to these sites and inciting anger in all of the Jewish people. The Mount of Olives is another site that is important in all three religions as it is a sacred burial site. Unfortunately, the Mount of Olives is often a target for vandalism and the destruction of its tombs. Overall, this story map had a lot of good points as it was neatly organized, had a slideshow of pictures, and included videos, yet, I believe it would have been a good idea to allow a street view of each site rather than a bird’s eye