A Soldier's Story
Read the postings of (3) three or more of the following blogs. Start with the archives to get an idea of who the person posting really is, then spot read several dates leading up to the latest postings.
Blogs to explore
- Army of Dude: reporting on truth, justice and the American Way of war
- http://www.armyofdude.blogspot.com/
- My War Killing Time in Iraq-Colby Buzzell-first blog to be published as a war memoir
- http://cbftw.blogspot.com/
- Badgers Forward
- http://badgersforward.blogspot.com/
- Life in a Cracker Box-written by military wife
- http://lifeinacrackerbox.blogspot.com/
- Lumberjack in the Desert-written by her husband wounded in Iraq
- http://www.jrsalzman.com/weblog/
- Doonesbury The Sandbox Military Blog-Miliblogs for Military Families
- http://gocomics.typepad.com/the_sandbox/
- Desert Flier
- http://desertflier.blogspot.com/
- Acute Politics-written by a specialist who defuses roadside bombs.
- http://acutepolitics.blogspot.com/
- American Soldier
- http://www.soldierlife.com/
- A Soldier's Mind
- http://soldiersmind.com/
- Spouse Buzz
- http://spousebuzz.typepad.com/blog/
Due 10/5 Friday in class.
Bring your report to class :
After you have read through a representative sample, write a typed and stapled two-page summary-response of the kinds of experiences the soldiers are going through. Feel free to post comments on the blogs you choose and print out those comments and attach them to your report. Be prepared to report back to the class on what you have found out. And finally, please advise me in your report of any blogs you have found that you feel could be included in this assignment for future classes.
Adapted from Prof Mary Marca