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 20, 2008

Presidential Election Vs. Real World

Looking at different University and colleges of today, I find that more and more students are getting involved in politics. Especially at Drexel university, having the opportunity to see first hand to see how many students are becoming involved in the election that is arriving. We have already had a debate, including big candidates such as Obama and Hilary Clinton. You look around campus and see so many supporters and organizations. For example this Friday, I saw a group of people selling shirts in support of Obama. Even though you see so much politics and student involvement. I have also heard much talk about the new real world on MTV. It seems that students are more interested about what kind of drama has occurred rather than who will be making the decisions for their future. Around campus, I have already heard a few conversations revolving who is now on he show, who's hot and who's not. It seems that the youth today would rather see young adults bicker and debate about drama. Than a real debate revolving topics of concern to them today and their future.

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