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

Spoiled or Not?

It is a common belief that if a teenager is driving a nice car, then his parents bought it for him. This it a total myth and it is an injustice to the kids who actually work for the things that they want to buy. My friend, who will remain nameless, drives a Lexus. It is a very nice car and he absolutely loves it. Most people think that he is a spoiled rich kid who gets everything handed to him, when it is totally not true. This kid is probably the hardest worker at his age that i have ever met. Even though his parents have money, he has to buy everything. He paid for his car in full and he knows that it is hard to convince people that it is true. Unlike spoiled rich kids who get things handed to them, he is out working to get what he wants. He appreciates what he buys a lot more than others too. It is a shame that his efforts for his belongings are not seen and he is viewed in a different manner.

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