Research Journal 7

Because the class ongoes only for a semester, unlike the classes in the high school that continue for the whole year, I found the class somewhat short when compared to the classes back in the high school. I have a this feeling that every year somewhat gradually runs faster than the year before. I can't believe I was away from the home for about six years, not counting the time of vacations when I was back in Korea.

Since this class is the smallest class I have for this fall semester, it didn't take much time to know everyone's name in the class. Frankly, I decided to take this UW 020 class, for this matched my schedule. I was kinda astonished when I had realized that this UW 020 class was basically about the topic of women's autobiography. (I was like... um.... ok)

Without knowing anything about women's autobiography or how to approach the women writers' writings intrinsically made me difficult to evaluate their writings. However, because of this class, I reminded myself of the women's perspective in writings, news, medias, and so on.

Albeit the class was the most difficult class for me of this fall semester, it meant the most among the classes to me, for I had a lot of things to learn to write - much to take with me.

Research Journal 6

Baghdad Burning

The Novel by 'Riverbend' a computer programmer in Iraq, named Baghdad Burning, addresses to audiences or readers about the daily lives or rather, consistent complex time in Iraq, which is mainly on the topic of the terror that the terrorists in Iraq are 'celebrated' for.

Unlike her blog on the website - http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/, the Novel is more on her perspective as one of the people in Iraq, instead of relating the story also with foreigners' point of view. (Especially in means of US citizens, the book is not pleasant since the Iraq has a lot of influence from the US) While she should be thankful to US armies for Iraq's protection over the terrorists in Iraq, she is against them and questions why are the US armies being involved to a such matter that only should be gathered and solved within Iraq. Yet, as I followed her partial life events throughout the book, I found her story significant, for from reading the book one can remind the difficulty in Iraq and view oneself as if he/she were an Iraq person currently living in Iraq.

She often or always talk about her circumstance at home. The electricity is not always 'visible' and because of the light, she couldn't write or add to her journal for about the whole summer of 2004. Furthermore, the heat the climate in Iraq brings to the people in Iraq is troublesome. Too hot and no rain. It was good point for her to make a reference on the rain, saying that it is the main key to goods' and crops' growing up while cooling the heat down especially during the summer (when she wrote during summer), since most of people don't realize the good point of the rain.

It is pitiful to be in her situation espeicially when she talks about the national holidays in Iraq, including obvious holidays such as Christmas. For instance, during the Christmas day, there was a gunshot going on even from the early morning. If this is one's case, then the Christmas day for a such year wouldn't be a 'joyful' day to the one, but offering a feeling of 'sadness' or 'isolation' from the such event of the year.

Terror in iraq is just crazy that i don't even feel like to mention it. Terror is just ongoing process of everywhere and of any time. 'Riverbend' was afraid to work on the streets... some of nine presidents in Iraq, or puppets she call, dies from the terror. Innocent and guilty are in prison..., and etc.

In my opinion, the US armies definitely need to stay in Iraq; otherwise, the country Iraq itself would be destroyed, as well as the terrorists in Iraq would have more opportunity to spread their number.

Research Journal 5

The comment is on my assigned partner's blog.