Week 7 Blog Reviews

Mary Holtz:

For better of for worse, until death do us part:
I really enjoyed the title itself, I thought it was really creative. I also thought you made a good point when you said that now rather than "for better or for worse", it seems like “for better, maybe a few fights, but when it gets bad I’m out of here!” I also thought you made a good segway from your introduction paragraph to the body by asking the reader questions such as "Whats the problem" and "...is it something that we should get rid of as a “sign of the times?” I also noticed you chose one main reason for your reasoning which was untimately to have one partner is the most selfless thing a parent can do for the child. I agree. I also enjoyed your concluding paragraph when you make the point that if morality isn't enough, then maybe spoken word is. I really enjoyed your post, it flowed really well, all of your citations were correct and you made some good points!

"I just don't like talking on the phone"

Immediatly when I read the title of this post, it made me think of the same exact situation with my own boyfriend! We both took some of the same points Tannen made and incorporated them into our post. I liked how you kind of gave an explanation as to why your boyfriend used "I just don't like talking on the phone" by Tannens point that male relationships are heavily based off of time spent on activities together, and talking on the phone was hardly an activity. I thought that was a good point to make. I thought your next paragraph, was even more interesting. I also would think that since one would rather be at an angle and not looking someone in the eye, they would rather have a conversation on the phone. I really liked the personal experience you chose to write about, because similar situations come up with my boyfriend as well. I thought you chose the perfect points to explain why they do so! I look forward to reading future posts.



Whitney Semmens:

He said, she said:
First of all I really enjoy all the pictures you choose in your blogs and I expecially thought this weeks went with the blog perfectly! You and I both have similar situations with our boyfriends where we finish telling them something and feel like they heard nothing, or weren't paying attention. I thought this particular quote from Tannen that you used was interesting, "We also often agree with each others points of views and reassure each other that we have all been in the same place at one point." I found it interesting, because it's true. After reading all of the blog reviews, most of us girls agreed that we've had a similar experience and explain that we can relate. I enjoyed the experience about being stressed out that you shared in the blog, and I know the feeling of just wanting him to sympathize rather then say what you already know. I really like that you concluded the blog by saying that after reading Tannen's work, "I think I might take a breather before I feel so insulted by my boyfriend's responses to my rantings." I felt the same way. I really like this post, the only thing I would say is the paragraphs were a little lengthy and could maybe have been broken up into two seperate ones, but it still had a really good flow and you chose good points from Tannen to incorporate with your experiences.

Til death do us part:

I thought you had a really good thesis statement because it raised a good point. I agree, it isn't too far fetched to say it is more likely to get into a serious car accident then it is to have a successful marriage. I thought you made strong points, especially by saying how Wright makes a point that makes comparisons to humans and other mammals of the animal kingdom. I thought it was a good point, especially since you sort of turned this point into the theme of your post. You made really good points in your concluding paragraph. Saying that since humans are capable of so much more than animals, that they should be capable of a monogomous marriage. I found the last sentence of the post to be especially strong. The post overall had really good organization which made it easy to read and understand your point of view. I really enjoyed reading it!