“An Open Letter to Riverbend (HW 35)”
Dear Riverbend,
You actually make me mad, in your first blog any way because of your last comment; you wish we would take the oil and leave? That is really ridiculous to say as if that is really the only reason we are there. I obviously understand that you have a whole different view on this war than I do. It’s just aggravating that you only see what your view on the war is. Can you imagine what it’s like for the millions of people here who have their loved ones fighting in these raids? Reading the portion about Maan the 13 year old smoking a cigarette made me realize that you in Iraq are forced to grow up much faster than anyone here in the U.S. I can’t imagine how scary it is for you in Iraq with all the bombings have to go to bed in fear every night. Females can never leave their homes alone you write, I am so sorry for you. Not that I am a huge feminist or anything because trust I am not but I cannot imagine having rights to leave me house. After reading this little portion I have learned a lot from your story and am intrigued to read more.
HW 33 BAGGGDDGAHDAIH
Baghdad Burning: A girl blog from Iraq. New York: Feminist Press, 2005.We are currently reading Baghdad Burning in class. It really applies to our class because it is a blog. Our main focus in class is about blogs. Women also are a marginalized group and reading the story gives us an insight to how that part of the world is oppressed. The story is about middle class women in her mid twenties. Her name is Riverbend and she is in the middle of the war in Iraq. She lives with her mother, father and brother. Sitting and watching the war has become a normalcy in Baghdad. In the beginning of the book it gives us back round of the war and how it relates to the Gulf War. The book also talks about how women are in fear for their lives every time they leave there house. I am very interested in continuing reading this book I would really like to know about how the world lives that I know nothing about.
HW #32 baghdad.
After reading the forward written by Ahdaf Soueif and the introduction by James Ridgeway I believe that Bagdad burning is going to be a book that is very emotional. It is a firsthand story of a person in a situation unlike any I have ever known.) President of United States George w. Bush, felt it was necessary to get involved in the war his reasons were discussed in the introduction. “I wish every person who emails me supporting the war, safe behind their computer, secure in their narrow mind and fixed views, could actually come and experience the war live,” (first page of forward)I believe that the book will give me a whole new perspective on the war. I have formed my own opinions about whether or not we should be there and I think it will be very interesting to get a perspective from someone who is indulged right in the middle of the war.
Hw #30 VIIIIRRRRRGGGGIIIIINiA
To me a room of one’s own means that a person should have a place where they can do their work in concentration without being disrupted. I do not believe that this just applies to women. While reading the book I was bothered the whole time by it being extremely feminist. Although I do understand that the feminist movement is important I do not believe that this means men should also not have a place to work. Being in a dorm room it is definitely hard to get work done sometimes but that doesn’t mean I don’t have other places to do my work. In Virginia Woolf’s a Room of One’s Own she discusses that people, women especially are not given the privileges that men have. I have not once felt oppressed because I am a woman. It was sort of over kill this book just because it was so intense about how women do not get as much. I’m glad it’s over, but I did learn something from it.
HW # I DK? ..this is really gross
Jezebel get’s me carried away once I start reading articles I just can’t stop; there is just so much to read all being very interesting. When I read the article about the godmother raping her goddaughter’s molester…with a cucumber I thought is this wrong? OBVIOUSLY. Not only did the godmother rape the molester with a very delicious vegetable but she did it with many female family members. They used many things during the rape duct tape, icy hot and baby oil. But at what point does it make it ok, he did take something away from such an innocent child. What is the world coming to if you can’t trust your step husband with your five year old child? Don’t you think you would consider doing something severe to someone if they hurt someone in your family this bad? It makes me sick really that a man could do this to a five year old. I watched the video interviewing the family that was linked in Jezebel. While watching I was not feeling sorry for the man at all he is disgusting and deserves any terrible treatment someone gives him.
Hw #20 Wonkette Vs. Daily Kos.
Which is a better way to display a blog, with catchy phrases and colors that really pop or a very structured layout with simple colors? I guess the only answer to that question is what the reader actually prefers. Me, I prefer something exciting to look at. I like bold colors and catchy statements. While looking at Daily Kos I was attracted to the layout and exciting colors. Wonkette was less colorful and less interesting for me to look at. I believe that Daily Kos provides more information on the home page. This is nice because you don’t have to click open a whole new screen to get the full story, granted you have to search to find more stories. It is nice to have many options to click. I feel like the information that is provided in Daily Kos is more up to date and factual. After reading Wonkette the information was biased. In conclusion after looking at both websites I would feel more comfortable retrieving information off of Daily Kos.
