Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Book Groups: Blog Post #1

Blog Post #1: First, please answer the question(s) below that are specific to your book in a paragraph or more for each question. Then, in closing, write a reflective paragraph in which you comment on something that seemed surprising or caused you to wonder or question in the reading that you’ve done so far. Feel free to ponder connections between yourself and the characters/events

The Kite Runner:  First, discuss your observations about Amir’s perspective on his own father (Baba) and Hassan’s father (Ali). Then, reflect on what you have learned so far about Amir and his childhood in Kabul.  Finally, complete the reflection referred to in the general prompt above.

Where Men Win Glory: First, discuss the dilemma faced by Pat Tillman’s commanding officer on the day Tillman was killed. Then, try to summarize what you have learned (so far) about the history of recent conflict in Afghanistan, including the immoralities exercised by the mujahideen, the PDPA (People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan), and the Soviet army. Finally, complete the reflection referred to in the general prompt above.

To Hell and Back: First, discuss your observations about why Audie Murphy was so intent on seeing combat? What factors of his childhood/adolescence may have driven him to want to see “action” in the war?  Then, try to summarize the “lessons learned” from war that he has shared in these early pages of the memoir. Finally, complete the reflection referred to in the general prompt above.

All Quiet on the Western Front:  First, discuss the shift the narrator, Baumer, points out in the young soldiers’ perspectives about the generation of “authority” -- those like Kantorek, their professor, who recruited them to fight in the war. Then, reflect on what you have learned so far about the impact of the war on Baumer and his peers. Finally, complete the reflection referred to in the general prompt above.

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