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 27, 2008

Love, Peace, War

My feelings towards the war in Iraq has only grown immensely stronger. The past few readings and excerpts that we have been reading in class only make me feel that many people fear the loss of their loved ones in war, like myself. Black hawk down has just made me realize the harsh reality of war and what these soldiers go through but the movie Three Kings also makes me realize the pride in having one of my family serve the military. My cousin has just recently contacted our family and has annoucned that he will be returning in May. The news of this has brought great happiness to every member of our family and relief. We are glad to have him home, and are really proud of what he has done to serve our country.

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