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

Long Island Girls

Being from Long Island, New York, I have to live with the myth that all Long Island girls are rich and spoiled.  I can honestly say that being from the south shore where I live, you will meet some the most down to earth people.  I come from a community that lives off the beach, and no one really cares much about designer clothes or expensive things.  We just want to go to the beach and enjoy life.  It is true that there are some girls that fit this stereo type, however, flaunting their money and driving around in expensive cars, but it really all depends on the location that they are from.  But it is certainly not true that ALL girls should be classified as "Japs" just because they live on Long Island.  

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