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In today's lit. circle we discussed the book Sunrise Over Fallujah. In my group, its Taylor, Jessie, Ned, and me. The discussion was great. I wish we had more time because there are so many subjects to touch base about. This book really is changing my outlook on war and the poor decisions our government has made. The one thing I wished our group would have elaberated on was if Bush had not have sent troops to Iraq where do you think we would be today? That is almost a scary thought. After 9/11, people were scared...I dont blame them. But, we should be a strong country and pull together and actually be a UNITED States. Personally, I feel that we could do better with our military operations. Its not that our soldiers are weak, because they arent. Its the fact, that the people who are leading our troops. Why cant there be more organization? Would that stop the death rates of Iraqis and American soldiers? Would Operation Iraqi Freedom actually work the way its suppose to work?

Blinded By Insecurity

“Mooooooo cow!” Moo, a fat kid, caught up in his own lie. What’s the boy to do? The bullies, the cops, the over-comforting parents, and eyes that watch Moo, are the people who RAIN on his parade. In the fiction read, Kissing the Rain by Kevin Brooks, Moo is the fat kid everybody picks on or looks down at. Would they still look down at him if he was confident? Is there a way for someone to find happiness in themselves?

In the book, Moo is a preteen student who gets picked on at school. As all children do, Moo runs to his mother. But, Moo has another place to run…a secret place. This secret place is at the top of a bridge secluded from the real world accept his own. On one certain day, it could’ve been any day of the year, but it HAD to be that one day that changed Moo’s outlook on life. On this day, Moo was kidnapped out of his own little world on top of the bridge and forced into the world of crime, murder, and influential popularity. The more interrogation Moo receives the bigger his story gets…like a old man who on Monday caught a 20 pound catfish then by the time Friday hits that sucker was bigger than my truck!

Unfortunately, this whole universe is full of insecurity and self-consciousness. I have seen, from experience that insecure people have more of a tendency to lie than a person who is confident in themselves and has nothing to hide. For what reason you might ask? Possibly because of the self-consciousness and poor insecurity someone may feel as if they lie, it builds one’s confidence. Sadly, do they know, the bigger a little innocent lie gets, the worse life will get on them... A wise man once me if you lie the shorter your life becomes.