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.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a time to remember those brave soldiers who gave their lives to protect the freedom of this country. Most of my memorial day was spent sleeping and watching movies all day. But I did get to see the town parade and the many speeches by famous politicians including President Bush. But the one thing that I'm glad I got to witness was the return of an Army from his sixth month tour of duty. I didn't know the man, I didn't even know his name but since he lived on our block, everyone was outside cheering and showing their thanks to the returning hero. It was truly a scene from Hollywood but I guess thats how it really looks in real life as well. But my memorial day served its purpose I got to sleep all day, and personally thank one of our soldiers.

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