Eight ROAR Entry

Comments
1. Riverbend's daily routine always included something out of the ordinary.
2. Almost every channel on TV is talking about the affects the war os having on the people in Iraq.
3. The war was making everybod change their daily lives.
4. The news stations should've been supporting the people of Iraq.
5. Most people got their information from the news on TV or the radio.

Questions
1. Why were the programs on TV being played in English?
2. Why were the Iraqi nws station saying things that favored the americans?
3. What did PSYOPS stand for?
4. Why as it so difficult to find something good to watch on the television?

Vocabulary
1. assailed - To attack with or as if with violent blows; assault. pg 74
2. purported - Meaning presented, intended, or implied; import. pg 74
3. subtle - fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand. pg 74

Literary Terms
1. "I've been enchanted with the shows" This is a metaphore. pg 75
2. "All the reportage is up beat" The repotage is being personified. pg 76

Summary
1. This section of the book is about how programs on the Television affect how Riverned spends her time and what she learns