First, Second term ROAR entry

Comments
1. Riverbend seems to be very passionate about her people.
2. She knew a lot about the death rate of the people dying in Iraq.
3. Its seems like she feels as if the troops in her country aren't doing enough to protect the civilians.
4. People were getting killed everyday for no reason.
5. the innocent children and women were being punished without any way for them to defend themselves.

Questions
1. Did Riverbend have any family members that had been hurt in any bombings?
2. Why were the Iraqi women being held prisoners?
3. How many Iraqi Soldiers had been arrested for committing such horrible crimes?
4. Were the civilians ever being heard by the government?

Literary Terms
1. “It will be a bloody month in Baghdad.” The month is being personified. pg 1
2. “Watching the military attacks on Samarra and hearing the stories from the displaced families or people from around the area is like reliving the frustration and anger of the war." A simile is being used. pg 5
3. “They were smart enough to kill over 10,000 Iraqis in the first few months of the occupation.” The weapons used by the U.S. were being personified. pg 6

Vocabulary
1. Insurgents- Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government.g 1
2. Ba'athists- A member of a pan-Arab socialist political party active principally in Syria and Iraq. pg 1

Summary
1. This first section of the book was about how people were frequently dieing in Iraq and how they were mostly civilians.