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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.

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.

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.

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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.