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 18, 2008

A minute longer

This blog is about different things that the author, Will, experienced while being in the military. He mentions the different locations that the job has taken him to, including Iraq. He seems to be a pretty down to earth guy from what he writes. He uses a lot of sarcasm and humor in his writing. I think that he is trying to lighten the situation he is in while sharing his story. I felt like this guy would be a nice guy to hang out with because he seemed easy going and laid back for the most part. I think that it's good that he was able to write about his experience and have people comment. He mentioned preparing to come home and what it's like having to clean everything. He said that sometimes it seemed unneccesary and a pain but he realized that it was important not to take things back to the States from Iraq. He said that he really like his job and that he had been doing it for thirteen years. I think that he believes in what he's doing but isn't talking all politics or war. I picture this guy as someone that would be a really cool uncle. He would come home and have all these great stories to tell. This blog made me feel less worried about the war and the people that I know serving. I think it's nice hearing different stories from different soliders and what they experienced or what the war means to them.

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