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.

Monday, April 28, 2008

My perspective about war

My point of view on war has changed drastically over the past few weeks. This is mainly due to the information and sources we were exposed to. By researching, analyzing, and writing about this topic over the weeks, I have gained some considerable knowledge. I understand the importance of discussion of such a controversial issue. We were exposed to different type writings such as Blackhawk down, Bartleby etc. Through them, I got clear picture of the scenario and how it should be analyzed to get in to a good conclusion. The impression I had of war was different to what I have now.
These readings and discussions in classed changed my perspective. For an instance, I had no clue whatsoever as to how the soldiers in Iraq were treated in the battlefield. After reading Blackhawk down I noticed the type of stress they are undergoing and how they had to suffer. The discussions about war was indeed a successful approach to get a good insight to war

SenAsh

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