Third ROAR Entry

Comments
1. Riverbend was experiencing many hardships that she didnt deserve.
2. The people who lived there weren't able to live normal lives because of the loss of electricity and other resources.
3. The people of the country should be getting their own resources, not anybody else.
4. The gasoline crisis was very uncommon in Iraq, which produces oil mainly.
5. They shouldn't be experiencing what they are because they get the oil and gasoline very cheap.

Questions
1. What was happening to all of the gasoline that the people weren't getting?
2. Why was there a struggle for gas if Iraq produces a lot of it?
3. How would people on the street who sell gas outside of the stations get it?
4. Why were the lines for gasoline so long?

Vocabulary
1. concocted - To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking. pg 31
2. sheikhs - A leader of an Arab family or village. pg 31
3. cleric - a member of the clergy. pg 31

Literary Terms
1. "My heart sank" This quote describes how the character felt in a non-realistic way. pg 30
2. "Theocracy in sheep's clothing." This quote personifies the idea of theocracy as hiding. pg 31

Summary
1. This part of the book is about the gas and oil crisis in Iraq that hurt many people even though Iraq is an oil producing country.