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Different countries have different traditions. Iraq and America have huge differences. We are trying to teach the Iraqi people the teachings we provide for the people of America. We are trying to help change the government of Iraq into a democracy. We have different traditions and Riverbend makes them distinct in her blog.
“In Iraq there are over 300 different types of dates- each with its own name, texture, and flavor. Some are dark brown and soft , while others are bright yellow and crunchy and have a certain “tang” that is particular to dates.” Palm dates are important to the Iraqi people because they can be used in more like for to make jewelry for example.
Tea in Iraq is special to the people because it is flavored with cardamom. They come in “istikans”, which are little glasses shapped like the number eight, with the top is open and the bottom is at the bottom. Iraq’s have to have their tea clear yet strong and to be a deep red color. The Iraq people like to sit and eat with the biscuits while sipping tea.
Challenges at a girls school in Baghdad
Alive in Baghdad
5/21/07
http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/05/21/challenges-at-a-girls-school-in-baghdad/
This covers the education in Adhamiya and all over Baghdad. It lets us Americans know what is going on with their students over there. Some girls can not go to school because their parents are scared to let them go out of their house. The school year started out with atleast 300 students and now many have dropped out because of the war and the bombings/explosions. Some travel by foot or by a car to get to their school whether it’s a few blocks or a couple miles. One girl tell us that her parents want her to quit school but she seems to be in good spirits because she doesn’t want to quit. She wants to get a good education and to do something while there’s nothing else to do in Adhamiya. In the video, we saw a piece of the school and the streets. The teachers have expectations for their students and they are going to work through the hard times to get there students where they need to be at, no matter what it takes. They take pride in their students and want them to get an education. One teacher contributes that she is trying to raise their spirits, which I think is great for the conditions they are living in right now. The school was an old building, walls are very plain and the children are all in a rows. Comparing to our classrooms in America, we have colorful posters and all creative decorations, unlike these schools in Baghdad. Most memorable about this pod cast was that one of the girls will go to school no matter how hard the conditions may get and that shows great dedication. A viewer might learn a lot about education system in Iraq and what the hardships are there and how we don’t see this every day in America. This video footage is different because usually the news isn’t very focusing on education; they are usually focusing on the troops and bombings around the area’s.
Iraqi teens work to help their families
Alive in Baghdad
10/15/07
http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/10/15/iraqi-teens-work-to-help-their-families/
This video was mostly focused on mostly men who helped their families with work around the house or travel to work, which can be very dangerous for them. A big thing that caught my attention was that 50% of Iraqis are UNEMPLOYED. Some of the boys are working with carpentry for the fathers. Some are in college and working with agricultural. One boy who really caught my attention was the one who unemployed, who didn’t have a lot to say but he was atleast getting education. I can only imagine how hard it must be to get buy with no money but he is getting an education , so he will be able to get a job sooner or later. One of the boys was picking grass and working with plants, while others were carving and polishing wood with his father. A viewer might notice that learn a lot about what they do for occupations over in Iraq, like carpentry. In the mainstream media, they would have never showed this footage because they care more about the politics of the war than what is the every day life for the people in Baghdad. The most thing memorable about this pod cast was the reminder of how many people over in Baghdad need help with occupations and helping making money for their families, which is really sad.
HW35B:
Article:Sunday, September 07, 2003
Riverbend, Pg 52
“Its like Chicago….during the 1920’s when Al Capone was running it:” (Riverbend, 52) Who is Al Capone and why is he mentioned? His real name is Alphonse Gabriel Capone. Capone was an Italian gangster who led the crime system dedicated to the smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition era of the 1920’s and 1930’s. He was born in NY then moved to Chicago getting into the criminal organizations there known as the Chicago Outfit. He was also, know as Scarface. They are relating to Al Capone that he is like the Iraq puppets like Al-Jaffari, Al-Chalabi, Al Hakim and L. Paul Bremer. I can only imagine what Al Capone did because if he is being compared to the president puppets in Iraq, he must have had a severe impact and it must have been not been pleasant unless you wanted drugs and alcohol. When I think of Al Capone, I think of some top notch drug dealer like Johnny Depp in Blow.
Unknown, “Al Capone”, Wikipedia 9 April 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone
Riverbend. Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq. New York: The Feminist Press.2005
Unknown, “Al Capone”, Wikipedia 9 April 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone
Riverbend,
I think after reading your blog, I have so much more insight and knowledge about what is going on in “The Occupation against Iraq”. Being American, I think we don’t know what is really going on over Iraq and seeing your posts makes us aware of what’s really happening, since we are seeing a one sided story. I couldn’t ever imagine being in your position, not being able to sleep at night or only getting a couple of hours. I cant imagine not going out of the house when I please or being escorted by someone all the time. I can’t be in the house for a day with out getting aggravated and bored. I have to go out and do something at least. I feel like your freedom is being taken away, you cant go anywhere you please, you cant work. Also, I feel like I have a little more insight about the politics of the war. I know more about the government aspect of how your governing your country. Thinking of nine presidents running a country is really interesting to me. The way you describe them as “puppets.” Ahmad Al-Chalabi makes me angry because he thinks he’s god gift, which I can only imagine given power he would extend his ego farther than needed anyways.
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Question : Do online social networks present significant dangers to teens, how can we measure them and does the media accurately represent those risks?
Subject: Social Networking & Teens
Key terms: social network, online communication, Internet, my space, face book, teens, young adults, adolescence,
1. Baghdad Burning. New York, NY: Feminist Press at the City University of New York ,
2005.
Baghdad Burning is a true life account of a young woman in her twenties who goes through the war & events every day of her life and she types it into a blog. She describes her experiences in from bombings to the tragic truth. As much as everyone in the U.S. wants to pull out of the war, so does Riverbend. She puts in her own thoughts and feelings about the war, and is very educated about the subject. Some days, she will go days with out writing and then she put update us. You always get a little nervous thinking that her house might have got bombed. Her experiences help us over in the U.S. recognize what innocent people go through over there and our innocent troops are going through too. Not only does she know a lot about the United States and the people, she informs of what the Iraqi people go through on a regular day basis, how they do not have jobs and what their lives our like. Another thing this blog/book informs us of is different historical information like what has happened in Iraq before the invasion of the war in 2003. Who would have ever though that over in Iraq someone would just start a blog about what is actually happening in the war and what its like their every day? I sure didn’t but I am glad she did.
