Bull Run vs. Iraq

The Battle at Bull Run and the war in Iraq had similarities and differences. The articles were similar in the fact that they both portrayed the devastation and destruction of war. People risked their lives in both of these tragic events. The article on the Battle at Bull Run by Henry Villard seemed like one that had come out of an old history book. It is very factual and is pretty much in chronolgical order with no dialogue. I found it to be less interesting to read than the article on Iraq by Tom Roeder. Roeder's article uses more descriptive and exciting words allowing the reader to visualize what is going on at that time. It also contains dialogue between the soldiers and sergeants as well as the people who live in Iraq. Bull Run was one specific battle while the situation in Iraq is a continuous war that is still going on today. Bull Run occurred almost 150 years ago which was at a very different time than today.