http://keeneweb.org/sjf16 Just another Keeneweb.org weblog Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:00:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.gabcast.com/index.php?a=episodes&query=&b=play&id=8538&cast=72001&castPage= episode #90 http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/04/20/hw-42-podcast-1/ I watched "Iraqi Teens Work To Help Their Families" that is part of the series "Alive In Baghdad". It was published on October 15th, 2007 and can be found at http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/10/15/iraqi-teens-work-to-help-their-families/ . One of the people that appear in the podcast is Hussein Kamal, who is 15 years old and works ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/04/12/hw-40-response-to-a-podcast/ In "Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog From Iraq", Riverbend in her entries from August 31-September 16, 2003 referse to Al Capone. She compares the living status in Iraq to Chicago in the 1920's, "when Al Capone was running it: gangs, militias, fighting, looting, vendettas, dubious business dealings, and shady figures in dark ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/04/12/hw-35b-al-capone/ Riverbend,After reading your entries from August 19, 2003-August 30, 2003, I have learned a lot from the point of view of an Iraqi woman while the U.S. is occupying your country. I didn't know that there were 9 candidates for the president of Iraq and they each had one month long periods. It's also ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/04/06/hw-35a-open-letter-to-riverbend/ Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog From Iraq. Feminist Press at the City University of New York. 2005. The author of this book is a blogging Iraqi woman from the city of Baghdad that informs her readers what her day-to-day life is in the heart of the fire.  She doesn’t tell her ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/03/29/hw-33-annotated-bibliography-for-baghdad-burning/ In the foreword of “Baghdad Burning” written by Ahdaf Soueif it talks about the living status of the blogger, Riverbend. There are quotes from the book provided that help summarize her main points and her views on the war. One sentence that helped summarize her view on a leader that ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/03/29/hw-32-beginning-to-the-burning/ A room that I call my own is my room at my house. I have my own wing of the house kind of, my room, a guest room, and a bathroom with a connecting hallway and door, so it gives me a feeling of my own place and privacy. I ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/03/25/hw-30-a-room-to-my-own/ The article that I read was from Jezebel, titled "Tips: Jesus Died On The Cross So Would You Tip Your Damn Barista." It was about how our country is so focused on their 4 dollar coffees, but can't spare change in the tip jar for the baristas behind the counter trying ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/03/23/hw-28-with-apologies-to-virginia-woolf/ I recently read Chapter 2 in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, and the irony that she uses is demonstarted throughout this chapter. After she writes about women and poverty, she begins talking about wise men and she quotes Sam Butler and says, "Wise men never say what they ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/03/11/hw-26-a-little-too-ironic/ In "Web of Influence" the Foreign Policy article by Daniel Drenzer, he discusses how blogging has influenced politics, and the other way around as well. I chose to respond to the paragraph that begins with “Blogs are already influencing U.S. politics.” I think that this paragraph is important because it ... http://keeneweb.org/sjf16/2008/03/04/hw-22-blogging-in-politics/