Shawn's

The thesis of this piece, "A Soldier's Thought," is to uncover that the lives of American soldiers hold more truth than just their title, (known for providing defense). In the blog of “A Soldier’s Thought,” Zachary Scot Singley writes about his experience in Iraq. He talks about his frustrations, anger, and sorrow as he hopes for it to be over, “It sickens me how much anger and death exist over here…. but what can we do?” The individual in this piece is Singley and other depressed American soldiers, while the system is the upper power, whoever responsible for the war. This relationship connects with the thesis because American soldiers have no power over their actions. They may have a voice, but that voice will make no difference. Singley’s writing is very detailed and emotional. He talks about his feelings a lot. The way he describes it makes it realistic and honest for the readers. This blog seems familiar with “Baghdad Burning,” because they both are descriptive and honest. They like to explain their thoughts about the conditions they are in. Their intention is to be heard and to have someone understand. The blog overall is straightforward. It does not have any weakness or does not need any clarification. A new word I picked up from reading this is “deployment,” which means to position (troops) in readiness for combat, as along a front or line. (dictionary.com)