sarahpinkerton1May 4, 20224 min readA Final Root of Violence: American OverconsumptionismThe final ethical issue that I have chosen to break down is the issue of overconsumption and the imperial mode of living. It is no secret...
sarahpinkerton1Apr 25, 20224 min readA "Mission from God": The Violation of the Separation Between Church and StateIn 2003, George W. Bush gave a call to French president Jacques Chirac and stated, "The Biblical prophecies are being fulfilled...This...
sarahpinkerton1Apr 20, 20225 min readThe Humanitarian Issues EvaluatedAs stated in my first ethical issues post, as well as emphasized repeatedly throughout my first four summary posts of the book, this...
sarahpinkerton1Apr 15, 20226 min readThe Invasion of Iraq: A Moral and Just War? There are, of course, many ethical issues present when discussing the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Over the next four blog posts I will be...
sarahpinkerton1Mar 5, 20227 min readThe Entrance into 2006: The End of the Iraqi DreamMonday, October 3rd, 2005: Riverbend begins this post by discussing the importance of the marjuha or swings that can be found out front...
sarahpinkerton1Feb 27, 20227 min readThe Ajajas of Summer: Reflections on America and a New ConstitutionThe Month of May: The number of explosions in Baghdad has grown exponentially in recent weeks. People are even told not to eat fish from...
sarahpinkerton1Feb 22, 20226 min readRinging in the New Year: A Forced Election, a Potential Iran-Style Iraq, and a mass Shia Protest Sunday, January 2nd, 2005: As the new year begins, Riverbend celebrates by watching the cheers of people all around the world, far from...
sarahpinkerton1Feb 4, 20225 min readThe Fall and Winter Months: Bombings, Oil Shortages, and a Failed ElectionDivided up by months of the year Riverbend, an anonymous blogger in Iraq, covers her experiences living in Baghdad during the American...
