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

Open Minded

I believe the change from week one is that we have become more aware of what is going on. It is really interesting how I think about the war now. At first I had known nothing about it. I needed to look up stuff to even finish my assignments. But with all of the work we have done in class like examining the yellow on the pin the war movie, and relating different personalities that are thrown together in the army and how much emotion is involved when it comes wot war and fighting. I have a new found respect for the war and the people who are fighting in it. I still don't believe we should be there but I have grown respect for it. In the beginning I wanted nothing to do with the war because I felt like it was a waste of time and men. I felt like we were just killing innocent men and women to prove a point. I still feel this way but the difference is that now knowing what goes on I no longer look down on it or hold in my opinions. I like to know what is going on. I haven't gained interest just knowledge on this subject which has changed my veiws about war in general.  

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