It was really interesting to know some facts about the art, music and cinema of the U.S.. It is surprising when you hear about American art schools that were established centuries ago because, in these days, what we usually know about its culture is modern films and music. We don't hear about American painters or sculptors very often.
Regarding cinema, I think the Golden Age is one of the most fascinating periods of American films. I have seen many movies from that period and they can be considered as pieces of art. However, if we try to compare some modern movies to those of the Golden Age, we will note that, actually, there is no point of comparison between them. Many modern movies are really ridiculous because their plots just try to impress the public with exaggerated situations or behaviors. On the other hand, old movies were, in general, more realistic. However, I must say that there are modern movies that are really worth to see!
With the authorization to occupy and invade Iraq, the U.S. tried to give freedom back to the Iraqi population and, at the same time, find weapons of mass destruction in its territory, all this under the pretext of ensuring a sovereign government for this country.From my point of view, the U.S. didn't have the right to invade Iraq and after all they didn't find any of the said weapons they were looking for. And, even though Sadam Hussein is already dead and Iraq has a new government, the U.S. military forces still stay in that country; that makes me think that American authorities are not really worried about the Iraqi population because having foreign military troops doesn't mean to be a free country so the U.S. hasn't achieved its supposed aim of giving Iraq freedom. They may be interested in something else; maybe something related to money or what a lot of people consider it as the actual reason: oil. I hope that the Iraqi population lives convinced that their rights are going to be respected from now on.
