http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog Just another Keeneweb.org weblog Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:28:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gabcast! A Blog of One's Own #140 Episode #140 Baghdad Burning written by Riverbend With Cailee, Kyle, Bryant http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/28/hw-45-third-podcast/ Gabcast! A Blog of One's Own #113 Second Podcast with Bryant Hoard, Cailee Maestro, Kyle Roden http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/23/hw-44-second-podcast/ Gabcast! A Blog of One's Own #98 My First Blog Post Episode #98 Baghdad Burning written by Riverbend Kyle Roden, Cailee Maestro, Bryant Hoard http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/21/hw-42-my-first-podcast/ On the pages we had to read in Baghdad Burning Riverbend talks about some of the different customs in the Iraqi culture.  Two of the different customs that I read about were the importance of date palms and the importance of evening tea.  Riverbend talks about how date palms are ... http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/15/hw41-how-the-culture-in-iraq-is-different/ The tile of the episode I watched was called “Iraqi teens work to help their families.” I found this viedo on the website www.aliveinbaghdad.org.  The date this was published was October 15th, 2007.  The link where readers can view this podcast is called http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/10/15/iraqi-teens-work-to-help-their-families.  In this video it talks about ... http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/14/hw-40-respond-to-a-podcast/ Works Cited   1)      Baghdad Burning (text book) 2)      www.google.com 3)      www.wikipedia.com http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/09/works-cited-list-hw35/ While reading Riverbend I came across the name Al-Hakim and I thought it would be interesting to learn more about him. Riverbend mentions his assianation and how it was very important so I thought he sounded important and wanted to find out more about who he was. Al-Hakim had full ... http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/09/hw-35b-responding-to-riverbend/ Dear Ahdaf Soueif and James Ridgeway,               I really enjoy reading and learning about Riverbend.  I find this very interesting because I am learning about different things that I was not familiar with.  It is different because although I am also going through the war I do not see it up ... http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/08/hw35a-open-letter-to-riverbend/ Annotated Bibliography Baghdad Burning: GIRL BLOG FROM IRAQ-Riverbend Forwarded by Ahdaf Soueif Introduction by James Ridgeway The Feminist Press At the University of New York 1997 This book fits into the course in many ways.  It describes how blogging allows people to write and share their thoughts about the war in Iraq.  This book is about ... http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/01/hwannotated-bibliography-entry-for-baghdad-burning/ Responding to Riverbend               In the Forward Riverbend says that many people have very different views about the war in Iraq.  Riverbend says that the book Baghdad Burning is very important to read because it gives viewers the full picture of what the war in Iraq is really like.  In the ... http://keeneweb.org/mysuperblog/2008/04/01/hw32-responding-to-riverbend/