Well cheers to my first blog ever!
To be honest, my expectations for the first semester of our Pathway Since September 11th were considerably high. I learned more than I ever though possible, and not only did I learn about September 11th, I understood 100% more about the events that lead up to the disaster and the aftereffects as well. For this semester, I am looking forward to learning a bit more about current events in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. Hopefully, even touch on the crisis in Israel and relate the forms of violence and religion to those of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq etc. I am hoping to be able to "get into" reading the several books we have this semester as much as previous books, such as 102 Minutes and Tower Stories. I enjoyed watching Obama's speech and talking more about it in class, and I hope we can continue to relate his plans for America into pathway, as not only does it interest me, it is a vital part of our future.
Your instructions on this blog were to "get on the web and research what interests you most about the course," and that is a very hard topic to pin-point. When I think of the word 'interest', I think of something that moves me, or particularly catches my attention. Reading about the survival stories and direct experiences hundreds of individuals had after September 11th was very moving to me. Because I was not 'directly' affected (eg., family member, friend etc.) by the attacks, reading about their stories helped make the tragedy even more real for me.
Although I did not do much research, I know where to look. Even reading a few other common blogs about the attacks, and the effects they had on the writers were devastating, yet also intriguing. Referring back to the books we purchased last year would also be a good help.
I have no idea how long these blogs are supposed to be, so I hope this will do.
Until next time, goodbye!
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