I am awesome

after reading both the handouts and the parts about the taliban in kite runner, i can see the connections between the two. the taliban ruined many peoples lives. it oppressed women, killed innocent people, and forced many into poverty or to move. one of the packets was from the perspective of a man from afghanistan. he seemed kind of hurt that all of afghanistan was getting blamed for the actions of the taliban when in reality it was the afghans who suffered the most. the taliban had been there for years and they have been oppressed by them in ways similar to the jews in germany. the man hears on the news that some experts want to go over to wage war against terrorists but he knows it wont just be that easy. there are too many ties int other countries and things like that that would prevent or try to prevent us from taking over. the other solutions he heard was to bomb them back to the stone age. it wouldnt matter. they're already there. 40 years of war has left the country in rubble. i think it is definitely a touchy subject. its not as easy as anyone would think it is. in the other handout it is mostly talking about womens rights, or the lack there of, that the taliban enforces. we've talked way too much about it in class and theres really not much else to say so i'll leave it at that. the book has the harsh realities of afghanistan in first person. you get a peek in to the strong hold that the taliban has over kabul. it is nothing like amir has ever seen or could ever imagine. he recognizes everything but it is mostly destroyed or worthless.

afghan

well i dot really know much about afghanistan. but i think this book is pretty sweet so far. i have a feeling that some awesome violence scenes are coming up.its bound to happen. how can a book take place in afghanistan without a little violence, ya know? and another thing is how the servant and his son are both handicapped in their own ways. but then it made sense when the man had an arranged marriage set up with his uncle to marry his first cousin. so you have to figure that that probably goes on quite often.

as for afghanistan, i know now that Kabul is its capital, and they are mostly muslim. the book has taught me some about the prejudice that goes on between the majority towards the minority and the packet we got from you has told me about the taliban and all its rules. its good to know that there are still places in this world that treat women like they should be treated. haha i'm just kiddin. but seriously i dont get why people would oppress women like that. it confuses me. do they see them as a threat or something? anyway, thats all i really know. and that we're at war or whatever with them.

Does loyalty to your family supersede your loyalty to your government?

Does loyalty to your family supersede your loyalty to your government? i believe that, every time, family comes first. at least when talking about close family. if my dad, mom, or jj were in trouble with the government i would have absolutely no problem breaking a law or lying to try to get them out of trouble. i find it ridiculous that during the civil war families would be so split betwenn north and south that young brothers would fight for opposite sides. there would be brothers that would kill each other in battle over a few details in government. there would be no way i would fight against my brother in a war. there have been times when cops have called me because jj knows i'll lie to them too keep him out of trouble for a little longer. it didnt work but by god we tried! and there is no way i would ever sell out my parents for any reason to the government. and dont even get me started on my grandma and grandpa! no way. the point is, there is no doubt in my mind who would come first between my government or my family