The Sri Lankan Civil War was a conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka between two sides. As Sri Lanka is a small island, there were limited places for civilians to escape, resulting in many civilian casualties. The poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" describes the horrors of a gas attack during WWI, showing men suffering and one soldier drowning in mustard gas. It aims to show the reader the reality of war in contrast to the idea that it is glorious to die for one's country. The New York Times article discusses the US invasion of Iraq, beginning with missile strikes in 2003 and the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi cities in 2009, showing how war resulted in missiles being used against Baghdad

2. “Sri Lankan Civil War” Wikipedia Online; accessed at home on 24th August 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Civil_War>This quote shows that a war has been fought between two sides in Sri Lanka. This would have a great impact because Sri Lanka is an island and people have a small fighting area. <br />HI – The impact of the fact that Sri Lanka is an island is that people don’t have many places to escape. Therefore lots of civilians have been killed in the war. <br />POEM<br /> Dulce et Decorum Est 1 Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,2 Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,3 Till on the haunting flares we turned out backs,4 And towards our distant rest began to trudge.5 Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,6 But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame, all blind;7 Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots8 Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.9 Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!--An ecstasy of fumbling10 Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,11 But someone still was yelling out and stumbling12 And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime.--13 Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,14 As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.15 In all my dreams before my helpless sight16 He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.17 If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace18 Behind the wagon that we flung him in,19 And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,20 His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin,21 If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood22 Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs23 Bitter as the cud24 Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,--25 My friend, you would not tell with such high zest26 To children ardent for some desperate glory,27 The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est28 Pro patria mori. Wilfred Owen <br />Anderson, Charles War poetry of 1914 London; Bloomsberry, 1984<br />I thought that this poem linked with the guiding questions and it explains how different people have died during war time. “Gas! GAS! Quick, boys “ explains a bomb being dropped on people.<br />HI -It also shows Human Ingenuity – as humans created the bomb and now they are killing all these men. It is scary to think about what people create to kill other people.<br />PROSE<br />NEWYORK TIMES<br />On March 19, 2003, the American invasion of Iraq began when President George W. Bush ordered missiles fired at a bunker in Baghdad where he believed that Saddam Hussein was hiding. On June 30, 2009, America pulled its forces out of Iraqi cities as part of a phased withdrawal from the country.<br />Myers, Steven “Iraq” New York Times – Online July 1, 2009; accessed 24 August 2009<br /><http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/index.html><br />I choose this article as my prose because it shows that a war occurred in Iraq. It showed that missiles were fired at people in Baghdad. It shows that missiles are used in war. It also shows that lots of troops were sent into Iraq. <br />HI - As a result of what people have created lots of people have been injured or killed during the time the USA have been in war. This is what human have created. They have created weapons and these weapons kill people.<br />