Week 7 Blog Reviews

Brittany:

I really enjoyed reading your blog about how women can drive too. I have experienced this too, and it can be very frustrating to hear no other excuse than "well, you just can't." This was a great point to bring up about gender differences because although men and women can be similar drivers, men do not want to hear it, and would rather be superior and dominant over women. You tied in Tannen's point very effectively by saying that men and women communicate differently because this directly ties in to the male dominance issue. Good job!
Your blog on relationships was interesting to read. You brought up great points about how women want their "perfect man" and will continue to look for this for a long period of time. Wright mentioned that people are not meant to stay together, and you explained his reasoning in a very effective way. I liked that you did not put your opinion in until the end, because it can be difficult to play devil's advocate, but I think you did a great job at it. The questions you asked at the beginning of the post really got me thinking about what the rest of the post was going to be about. Great job!

Victoria:

I really enjoyed your post about men! It was so funny to read, and I completely agree with you that men can quite often give the cold shoulder and it is so very frustrating. I have gone through the same thing with my dad and boyfriends, and I would never understand why it was so necessary to ignore me until this reading either. Men are so different than women, and you proved by all the stories that you have about your dad and ex boyfriend. This was a great blog to read and you did a great job!
Your blog about marriage and how it needs to stay sacred brought up great points. You talked about Wright's view on marriage and why people should be able to move from one partner to the next, then stated your own opinion which showed a lot of thought about the topic. When you described all the things that people should stay together through, like cancer, morning sickness, and the flu, it really showed how important marriage is and why we need to be there for only one person for better or for worse. You did a very good job on this post!

Megan:

I can tell you put a lot of thought into your post about men and their different communication styles. I feel the same way about my brother: him not talking very much while I talk about most of my feelings, and this proves how different men and women are in their communication styles. Mentioning your cell phone and how it can be difficult to communicate was a great topic to bring up. It can be hard in general to communicate over texting because you can never tell emotion, and trying to text a male can be even harder because it can be very difficult to figure out what they are saying. This was a very thoughtful post and I enjoyed reading it.
Your blog about marriage was interesting to read. You referenced the text quite often, and had a very good argument about being sure about the life-long decision many people make a year. No marriage is easy, but this does not mean that a marriage needs to end just because it is difficult. I think that this is important to remember, even though Wright may not believe this. Your post was very informational, and stating your opinion on the topic will enforce your argument and show how you feel about it. Good job!