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

The past

After looking at the posts from week one, I have found that most people have not kept up with the news and what has been occurring in Iraq. Out of personal experience, it has been the same with myself. I do not keep up with the news or have any idea of what is occurring in the war currently and where our country stands. After the discussion we had in class about Bartleby, I have realized that the narrator is also like us.
Knowing that an issue exists which directly affects you, but you do not approach the situation yourself. Trying to find out more and not just making guesses that are usually incorrect. Such as the narrator guessing that Bartleby may have just been poor or another reason. We make guesses about the war now based off what other's say and do not do any research of our own.

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