Welcome...and initial guidelines...

This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

Weekly plans and other materials will always be posted in Vista, not this blog. So go to Bb Vista to get the discussion prompts and other instructions.

I intend this blog to manage our discussions and track our collective investigation.

You should have received an email from me inviting you to become a contributor to this blog. The email was sent Monday afternoon to your official Drexel email address.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Blog 3: Movie Crash

The movie 'Crash' reminds all of us about the dirty truth that prejudice and racial hatred still exists in our society today. And that some people, whether their black or white still look down on upon others. The movie walks us through the lives of a few people who in the end experience a tragic event that turns their world upside down. Throughout the movie the viewer is simply connecting the dots from the movie to the real world today. Although this movie doesn't show anything graphic or gruesome compared to 'Saw,' it simply displays the truth that many Americans go through in many cities all across the United States. Shows us how minorities are looked down upon just because in most movies the colored character is usually the bad guy. It also shows how many many people pretend to see everyone as equals but when their dealing with someone of the opposite color, and there is a disagreement, it all goes back to suspicion and superiority.

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