Frustration

For the most part, I've actually really enjoyed this assignment. Although I never thought I would like blogging, I do. It seems there's usually something interesting in the paper to write about. However, that is not always the case. For the past two days, there has been absolutely nothing that I thought I could write even the minimal 150 words about. Yes, major things happened, and so I feel a bit guilty saying that. But my reactions were too personal to post, or too brief. Today's paper, fittingly enough, made up for the past two days, since there are about five stories I'd like to write about...but I'm only supposed to write about one story from each issue. Grrrr! Most of my reactions were unusually strong, too, and I don't think I could post my thoughts for fear of offending someone. So...I guess I'll write a bit about the one that didn't interest me excessively, but was still somewhat enjoyable. I'll post links to the other stories, too, though.

Recently, the Missouri Theatre screened "The Wall," a documentary about the wall that separates Israel and Palestine. I really wanted to go see it after I read the story that appeared in the Missourian. It was interesting, and somewhat well-written, but I liked the graphics more than the article. The picture of the woman who organized the screening, which is part of the Side by Side Film Fair, is just adorable. That's an odd adjective to use to describe an older woman, but it fits. She looks...mischievous. Anyway, the graphics did a good job of illustrating what the area around the wall was like, and also the wall itself. There was an aerial view of both sides of it. There was also what looked like histograms to show the height and length of the wall. It is (in the concrete sections--most is chainlink fence at 16.4 ft high) 25 ft high, and the whole thing is 403 miles long. In comparison, the Berlin Wall was 11.8 ft high and 96 miles long. That gave a good perspective on the magnitude of the wall.

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