I've Been Reading War Blogs
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I read the article, Blogs of War, co-written by my college instructor, Paul Piper. I agree that blogs (or web logs) are an unprecedented and exciting avenue of expression, communication, and connection to other people and events. Also, as with any thing else, context is important to consider when evaluating the information presented.
Most of the blogs I read seemed to be personable, honest portrayals of the events related. Some seemed to be a soap-box for the political or religious views of the author. Others just seemed like a place to vent.
I looked over the blogs listed in the article and wandered through links before selecting a couple to really read. I decided to read the blogs back-to-front, or first post first, so that I could follow the blog post- to- post as if I'd been reading and following it since it began.
The blog desertdiet@blogspot.com, titled: a Labrat's Journey, is a young U.S. Navy woman's story\journal of her deployment to Iraq. I discovered by reading the archives, that she created this blog to use as a form of communication with her family and friends while deployed to Iraq. Other forms of media would not be useful for this purpose. She is home with her baby and husband now. It's a happy ending( she no longer posts).
The first one I really read was different.
I was lost somewhere wandering through links and started reading a blog that caught my eye. I realized how much I identified with the blogger, their emotions and reactions to their experiences. I kept reading. I started clicking ahead through the archive, and skipping some posts, as I began to feel distressed by the fear the writer describes while others are being hurt and killed around them. Suddenly, I realized that there were no more posts! The posts abruptly end in Nov. 2004. Now, I can't stop wondering if the blogger was killed.
I usually limit the amount of intense human suffering I expose my self to. I get over-whelmed and my general productivity decreases - it kind of like depresses me. I probably won't read anymore blogs of war.
Most of the blogs I read seemed to be personable, honest portrayals of the events related. Some seemed to be a soap-box for the political or religious views of the author. Others just seemed like a place to vent.
I looked over the blogs listed in the article and wandered through links before selecting a couple to really read. I decided to read the blogs back-to-front, or first post first, so that I could follow the blog post- to- post as if I'd been reading and following it since it began.
The blog desertdiet@blogspot.com, titled: a Labrat's Journey, is a young U.S. Navy woman's story\journal of her deployment to Iraq. I discovered by reading the archives, that she created this blog to use as a form of communication with her family and friends while deployed to Iraq. Other forms of media would not be useful for this purpose. She is home with her baby and husband now. It's a happy ending( she no longer posts).
The first one I really read was different.
I was lost somewhere wandering through links and started reading a blog that caught my eye. I realized how much I identified with the blogger, their emotions and reactions to their experiences. I kept reading. I started clicking ahead through the archive, and skipping some posts, as I began to feel distressed by the fear the writer describes while others are being hurt and killed around them. Suddenly, I realized that there were no more posts! The posts abruptly end in Nov. 2004. Now, I can't stop wondering if the blogger was killed.
I usually limit the amount of intense human suffering I expose my self to. I get over-whelmed and my general productivity decreases - it kind of like depresses me. I probably won't read anymore blogs of war.
posted by Marigrace @ 10:42 PM
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