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, May 11, 2008

Follow the Rainbow

As an Irish-American, my family is very much involved in the Irish culture. I have family members who live in Ireland and my mom's side of the family is 100 percent Irish. One myth that the Irish hold is the leprechaun and his pot of gold. According to the myth, after a rain shower a rainbow may possibly appear. If a person can successfully follow the rainbow from one side to other, they will find a pot of gold waiting there. However, if they are not quick enough, then the leprechaun will take his pot of gold back. Offcourse, we know that leprchauns are not real, but rather mythical. The myth is known throughout the world but all races of people. Everyone knows about the "Luck of ye Irish" and their little "Leprechauns" dressed in green. The myth has grown so large that even a cereal, Lucky Charms, has been made based on the myth.

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