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The Human Faces of War: When you are done with yesterday's assignment, there is a lot more information about the Iraq war on the internet. Below are some of the sites you can check out when you finish the first web quest. Look at as many of the sites as you can and then once you have finished looking at them, you are to write a journal in which you answer some or all of the following questions at the end of this page. Do not write the journal first, your job is to first research a bit more and then establish your opinions.

This site has a ton of information []

This site has pictures of some of the causalities of the war and some of their comments they made before they died. __[]__

This site has pictures of all of the casualties from Iraq- you can type in names and places to find people __[]__

This site has a lot of demographic information about the people who have died in the war- how old were they, which branch they were fighting for, their mission, etc- check it out __[]__

If you have headphones, check out this site where the stories of some of the victims are told __[]__ From the site above, scroll down and click on "Lessons from a Soldier to his son" Again, you will need headphones for this site. It is about a journal a soldier left to his baby son. The soldier died and now this is all the young boy has of his father.

This site has a brief slide show of pictures from the Iraq War __[]__

How Much do you know? Take this quiz about the Iraq War. If you don't know the answer to one of the questions, click on the "Hint: read this section from the article" __[]__

Article on the first five years of the Iraq War __[]__

Article on protesters around the world protesting the Iraq war __[]__

Article on the effectiveness of anti-war protests __[]__

Very graphic and at times disturbing slideshow of pictures of the victims of the Iraqi War [] This article talks about many of the pictures in the slideshow above []

This is a site dedicated to Iraq war Veterans. There are stories of their accounts of the war, pictures, and much more. Stories: [] Pictures: [] Main site: [|http://www.iraqwarveterans.org]

PollingReport.com ([]) provides data relating to recent public opinion polls, including the war in Iraq. The CIA World Factbook ([]) provides a basic history of Iraq, including descriptions of the government and economy. The Embassy of the United States in Iraq ([]) provides information on current topics relating to Iraq and resources about the country and its current events.

There are more than enough links here to keep you busy for the entire block. You will receive a daily grade for staying on task. Being anywhere else on the Internet besides these sites, will result in a zero. When there are about 20 minutes left of class, you should begin your journal. -Where were you when you first heard that the United States invaded Iraq? What were your reactions to the news? How did those around you react? -What events over the past five years of war do you recall? These may be occurrences mentioned in the article, “Five Years,” or other events you heard or read about in the news. What did you think about each at the time, and why? -How, if at all, have your thoughts and opinions about the war changed since it began? Why? -What or whom do you think influences your thoughts and opinions the most (e.g., media coverage, family members, friends, soldiers’ accounts, politicians’ statements, etc.)? Why? -Do you think U.S. troops should remain in Iraq? Why or why not?
 * Journal questions to be addressed- please discuss some or all of these questions in your journal.**