'Crazy Love' Response

I think in this article, it dicusses too much of the 'fairy-tale' love that everyone wishes they had. Although divorces are common in today's society, it is not uncommon that marriages don't last either. I think it is important that couples who get married and start a family stay together especially when there are children involved. In some cases, it is better for them to seperate but they have to most importantly focus on the best for their children. I don't think there is a definition for true love because each couple is different. I think it is a good comparison in this article to real life situations that many individuals go through. Overall, I liked this article the best because it relates to my life in several ways and it was neat to see how the author summarized it into a way I never thought about.

"War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" Response

This article stated many statements that are very true about war that we do not necessarily acknowledge as individuals. Many people see war as a bad thing, including myself. Brave individuals are fighting for our country as well as their lives because of someone's decision to attack. With the current economic status, soldiers are dying across seas which means there needs to be more willing to fight. Soon, there may have to be a draft again which is a very scary situation. Although many people think war is only a negative thing, there are some individuals who believe war can give people what they long for; it gives them a purpose and a reason for living. The dedicated soldiers put everything into fighting for the rest of our country's freedom and their entire life revolves around the armed forces because to them, it is their reason in life. For many people, war makes the world understandable becuase they are able to be noble and strong and defeat their enemies. The opposite side to that is that war promotes killers and innocent people get their lives taken away. The current war in Iraq has caused many controversial issues in our nation because after all this time, soldiers are still being sent over there and not returning. The goverment needs to do something to better protect their citizens and our rights and freedoms. War can be attractive in a way, yet very unattractive at the same time. In the past, the United States has been involved in several different wars killing many soldiers of our own. I think that something needs to be done about the amount of soldiers being killed because it is getting ridiculous. There needs to be a better way to help the countries we are battling against without killing many innocent people.