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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
"Two Wars" Response
After watching This American Life's "Two Wars" episode, please think about whether or not you can empathize with any of the people from the documentary in any way. Whether you can or cannot, please consider a little "war" that you have fought during your life--at any stage--and tell that story. You must use all 5 phrases in your writing (for full credit), and you must write at least 10-15 sentences. Please write your initials at the bottom of your entry. Thank you!
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Absolutely not.That Iraqi knew what he wanted to hear, just as he thought americans were going to say what they wanted to say. Heavy handed editing only left the negative opinions in the video. As for that grass freak, he is just a loser. He gives all this political BS for not doing something like mowing the lawn, but its just an excuse for being a lazy piece of crap. Goodnight and good luck.
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I can not emphasize with any of them, but I can sympathize with them. I feel sorrow for the young Iraqi who is converting to his new lifestyle in the United States. His pain and hardship, coming from the distance between him and his family, is shown throughout his chats with Americans. Most of these people cannot understand the pain he feels. They think what America is doing is right because our men are fighting for our freedom. Multiple times he asks them, what do you mean your freedom, you already are free. The ones that are truly suffering from the pain, Iraqi's, do not feel the freedom we feel. Being able to walk out onto the street after sunset is not a luxury for them, but it is something we take advantage of everyday.
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I can empathize with the Iraqi native. He is trying to adopt the American way but it is probably hard to live knowing his family is still in Iraq. Hearing these Americans talk does not help either but he knew what he was getting himself into when he signed up. I feel bad for him because his country is at war with the country he lives in. I cannot empathize with the couple who does not mow their lawn. They are just flat out lazy. A nice yard is a family family, little words of wisdom from mason strange.
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ReplyDeleteI definitely find some empathy for the Iraqis. The citizens of Iraq are having just as hard as time as we are. Running from the war, is what most citizens do, it is the idiots we are fighting that claim superiority. This man has a hard time as well as his family. He is struggling to get through life as an Iraqi and he takes interest in communicating to people what some of the innocent Iraqis are about. Not all of them are terrorist and do not wish war on terror. I think in life we all fight wars in different shapes and forms. One of the wars i fought in my life was athletic talent. I was never a gifted and talented athlete. I, a football player, wished i could be some superstar but i realized something. You don't have to be the most talented to play. Working hard the key to success, and i found the answer. Football players, always working hard, is what a coach wants to see and I did that. People face mini wars in sports, family, personal life, and just about everything. Its how we react to it that makes the difference.
ReplyDeletei have fought a war in my life, although it does not even slightly compare to theirs. having been jewish in a christian school i fight the battles to try to fit in everyday. teenagers, like there adult selves, do not like different and thats exactly what i am. people like to say that it doesnt matter but it really does. i am who gets called a name due to something as stupid as a religious title. i find myself constantly running away trying to hide my religion because i dont want to be different. that was freshman year me. today the war is over and people except me for who i am no matter my beliefs. the wars of the iraqi are far more difficult that the wars i had to fight so i am very sympathetic to his battle.
ReplyDeleteThough a fight over cutting the grass may seem insane, I slightly understand this predicament, as my mother argues with my father about keeping the house clean. She wants the beds made, and the floors swept, but he does not understand why a bed should be made if someone will "un-make" it that night when going to sleep. She works hard to keep the house organized, her hands always cleaning, trying to sweep up the mess that trails beind my father. Having the house clean is the best feeling for my mother, and when someone like my father makes a big mess without cleaning it up really upsets her. At the end of the day all she wants to do is sit in a clean house, rid of mess, and so I understand why the girl was upset about the front lawn.
ReplyDeleteI empathize only with the Iraq Solider. Leaving his family behind in Iraq, he had to fight against his own country. He was a normal boy who had to adopt the a whole new lifestyle, which we all know is not an easy task. I can relate this to a war i face with my father. I always feel like I need to be better than I am in order for him to be proud of me. Having my father be proud of me is the best feeling in the world. I remember one time when he was upset with me, his eyes bulging out of his head, and it was unbearable for me. My sister, the favorite child, never does anything wrong and sets incredibly high standards for me. I always try and compete with her as long as I know it will make my dad happy. I know I should not feel this way about my father, but it is a small war that I must fight everyday.
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I have sympathy for the Iraqi however i feel like he at the same time was bias. When we saw his home I really wanted to ask him if he lived like most of the Iraqi population did. It seemed a lot more extravagant then what I have been used to seeing about Iraq. BEcause of this I feel like that he does not represent a large portion about people in Iraq. Saying that I was completely appalled at the Marine he was talking to. That was highly inappropriate! Also, to answer what he asked about our freedom is that we believed that Saddam Hussein had nuclear weapons and that was a threat to our freedom. Because it was a threat to our country. But I do feel that it is our fault for coming in there when we thought it was a whole lot worse then it really was. I thought that the young girl who apologized to him was so awesome. She knows what she believes and does not maintain ignorance about what is going on in the world and she is 11.
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Insane, the fight over cutting grass is hilarious to me, yet i can in a way emphasize with him. Coming from his point of argument, he never really tends to things like that, making the change because of his new life he still wont. They, in need of that little confrontation, where attracted to each other and currently are. I feel sorry for the iraqi man because of the people, he brings this upon himself though, taking anything from everyone he talks to. I find only empathy for their situation, what they came from, the violence they went through and what they still are. Also the guy with the yard problem is lazy, it quick and easy to mow the lawn, and he should want it to look nice.
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