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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.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Pop Culture and War of Iraq

HOW WAR OF IRAQ AFFECTS POP CULTURE:
7th Heaven is a television show that comes on every Monday on WB11. This show started in 1996 and the final season was in 2007. One of the major characters in the show, Martin, was the character that was directly affected by the War in Iraq. Martin’s father serves in the army to participate in the War in Iraq for two years, while Martin live with the Camden family for two years. This is a prime example of how the War in Iraq has affected pop culture. Through the tough time Martin had to deal with while his father was in Iraq is something that many families have to deal with when they have family members serving in the War in Iraq. Martin’s father leaving for two years revealed that as a father he missed out on a lot on Martin’s life, such as Martin having a son at an early age. This also connects to the real life in the sense that family members that serve in the War in Iraq tend to miss out on a lot.
In another episode, a police officer and a character in the show, Roxanne voices her negative opinion about the war. Roxanne’s opinion in the show is probably the same opinion that many Americans share about the war. Roxanne basically said that the war was pointless and the president has no clue on how to handle the mess that was created by him. In reality, Bush’s rating as a President have went down since many Americans truly feel that the President is handling the war in a careless manner.

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