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This is an essay I just wrote for my AP Literature class. Its title and subject matter come from the novel The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.

The United Kingdom is withdrawing troops from Iraq, most recently from the Basra area.

I'm glad. I never supported the "war" in the first place. At least one involved nation's actions make sense (to me).

I don't think I could handle having six kids. Especially if they're all from the same pregnancy.

This will be a weekly feature that I'll post every Sunday in which I will share what I think was the funniest political cartoon this week. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with school and all.

So now to get on with it.

This week's pick is:

Most people are 18 years old when they begin their first term at an institution of higher learning. This seems to be a widely accepted age for a person to start to grow up and learn to live on their own. Some people take a bit longer to get a high school education or simply take a gap year before going on.

Last week, Larry Craig was everywhere. I saw so much about him on the news I almost thought there would never be anything else to talk about. Ever.

Sure, I suppose it's important. I mean, he is one of the people who writes legislation for this country. But to be honest, I didn't know he even existed until news of his arrest surfaced.