My journal---Proofreading please!

 Hi, teachers

I try to write something to improve my writing. Would you please correct me that you think is not proper. Thanks!

Yesterday, I read some articles from BBC news about the life in Iraq. I was surprised to find that I had several misconceptions about Iraq. First they are not poor. They are rich. They have almost everything we have. They have cars, cell phones, computers and accession to inter net. Before 1991 war, they also had a lot of parties to go. Second, they eat pizza and hamburgers. I wonder do they have Chinese, Italian, French restaurants? Third, most of Iraq women work. They work as doctors, journalists, cooks, businesswomen… you name it.

What they don’t have now is security and electricity. Isn’t that irony that they lack of electricity? Iraq is one of the oil producing countries. Why does their nation grid have to shut down after evening? In Baghdad, most of houses connect to the private power firms to get power at night. When it comes to security, I think no one like Iraqian want it so badly. News about death in Iraq can be heard everyday. What kinds of life they have. I feel bad for them.

Thank you.

A few questions?

Why did you?

1. write "most of the Iraqi women" and "most of Iraqi women"? Isn't the "most of the somethings/someones" means the somethings or someones who have a prior reference? What is the difference between the two?

Most of the Iraqi women ...

Most of Iraqi women ...

2. Can we say "they eat pizzas and hamburgers," rather than "they eat pizza and hamburgers"? 

3. Can I say "access to the internet," not "access to internet"? 

4. Can I say "what kind of lives they have" instead of yours "what kind of life they have"?  

In addition, I would make these corrections/improvements.

... grid shut down after evening?  >  .. agreed to have the power shut down after dark.

I think no one like Iraqis want it so badly   >  I think no one, except Iraqis, wants it so bad.