I am now sitting in my Contemp Lit class (where all excitement in my life is born) and we're talking about Blogs. What is a blog? If you're reading this right now, you know very well what a blog is. A blog is a window into someone's mind, or a window into someone's world.
I read a book called The Baghdad Blog for this lecture. It is a collection of blog entries written by a man named Salam Pax, who wrote about the American occupation of Iraq and how it was affecting himself and the people around him. It is at times hilarious (Pax has an excellent sense of humour and an engaging writing style) and at times horrifying, as well as sad and all too real. Pax had to go into hiding after his blog gained notoriety, but now he's resurfaced to come do interviews in North America. He hasn't posted since sometime in 2004, but his blog is a compelling read. You can read his blog at http://dear_raed.blogspot.com .
An active Baghdad blogger is http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com. Riverbend is the pseudonym for a woman posting in Iraq, and her blog is called "Baghdad Burning". It's recently been turned into a book as well, though I'm not sure my prof knows that. He was really concerned about this lecture because Riverbend hadn't posted anything since Saddam's hanging execution at the end of December but she posted yesterday and quite passionately as well.
Blogging is a strange creature; you can use it to be personal, to be passionate, to be objective or to be offensive. I just like to share.
-Laur
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I think no matter what someone posts it is personal, passionate, objective, and offensive depending on who is reading it or how it's looked at. I guess it's all based on the strength of the one who is writing and how they portray themselves. If they want to do it honestly, or if they want to mask themselves. I know you and I do it honestly, because what's the point in masking yourself to the world? When you're not even looking the world is judging you and you can't do anything about it. It's all about how you feel about yourself, and who loves you. That's what makes you you and that's what makes you strong.
-Lisa
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