Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Compare and Contrast - Bull Run and Iraq

The Battle of Bull Run and the Iraq War are similar because both reporters have seen many soldiers wounded in battle, heard the sirens, explosions, and gun fire coming from all directions, but also, each reporter has viewed how war can be very destructive to not only people, but to civilizations.

The major difference betweeen these two stories is the timeline. Bull Run had limited resources to build guns which were revolvers, cannons, and muskets. The Iraq story has technology that is advanced for the soldiers such as grenades, tanks, jets, assault rifles, and better equipment for the soldiers to get around big obstacles. The reporter in the Civil War had to write the story out with pen and paper, while the reporter in Iraq can broadcast the war over the television.

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