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.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Celebrity Rehab

In a weird way I feel like Celebrity Rehab relates to the war. The reason I feel this way is because so many celebrities, once known for their great achievements are either dead right now, or in rehab for using and abusing drugs. When most people come out of the war they have no idea what to do with themselves, such as those suffering from PTSD. They have been great war veterans and fighting was their life, but now they are haunted by the many scenes and positions they faced and they feel that the only way to subdue that is to use drugs. This shows how some celebrities are more open to express/show their experiences to society and resembles how some war veterans easily open up about their experiences and want help to move on from their horrid visions/experiences.

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