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

Some people do not understand

We disccussed in class about how most of the people that fight in the war are from more poor families. I believe that this is the reason that why not all people are as concerned about the war than others. All of us can say that losing a loved one is a horrible thing. Although, not all of us lost someone in battle. A lot of people can say that fighting in a war is fighting for our rights, our beliefs, and our country. But imagine having your husband, boyfriend, or son in war not knowing if he is alive, sick, or doing well. The wealthy population may not experience this as much as the poor therefore they will support it. Regardless to how many people that do not support the war, there will always be people who do support it; because, they just do not understand how it feels.

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