Week 6 Blog Reviews

Jade :::

Sorority Sisterhood..of Sorority Sin?

I have not seen Sorority Row, and actually had no desire to, but your description kind of intrigued me. Good job. Ha. On a serious note, you did do a good job breaking down the movie. The comparisons/references you made towards the reading were really good. I especially like the reference to Boozer’s quote on the spontaneity of crimes committed by couples. It seems dead on with Sorority Row. My only suggestion to you (which is also something I need to do), is to perhaps do what Professor Patel suggested in her posting yesterday, and summarize the reading too. Otherwise, I thought it was great, and well written.

Cheers to the Future

I absolutely agree with your opinion that technology is changing and will continue to change the future. You brought up some ideas for progressive technology that I hadn’t thought of when you discussed the technologies behind sex change and surrogate mothers. I like that you went further on D’Emilio’s idea of the needing to maintain male/female relationship for reproduction (because there weren’t that many gay relationships back when) too. While I do agree, I think the concept itself is debatable and something that I think would have been a great addition to your writing, simply because of other technological advances. Take medical technology for example, and think about how far we’ve come with equipment, vaccines, etc. We can keep much more children/people alive longer, and nurse them back to good health with much more successfully these days. As a whole, I think you had nice writing. I enjoyed reading it.


Aubrie:::

Troy

Like most movies, Troy is another one I haven’t seen. Being that I largely have to rely on the plot descriptions to get the full comparison, I think you summarized well. Being that said, I think you really used your citations well, and in a way that as someone who hasn’t seen the movie, the provided a good sense of support. My only suggestion is I think it would have been nice to have more of a conclusion to your writing. Overall, I like your writing style. Good job.

The Fracturing of the Family

Really good introductory paragraph. I like that you referenced what we’ve previously learned, before going into D’Emilio’s Capitalism theory. I think your writing was well rounded in part because you discussed both the pros and the cons of cyber technology. I agree with you, and think it’s completely accurate to say that while we can stay connected to someone more easily, it certainly does detriment the relationship a bit too.


Monique:::

“Real Wild Women” and/or “Wild Real Man”

I loved your posting. It was so easy to read, and it covered the summary/plot/concepts of the movie nicely. Your citations were really supportive too and helped make your points strong. I haven’t seen Enough, but it really does sound like the perfect example of a “real wild women” or “real wild man”.

Hidden Stories: Capitalism and Gay Identity

Like Professor Patel pointed out, your approach on the topic was really good. The background information on the reading set a good starting point for the further discussion of your personal opinions. You and Jade both brought up the same ideas of sex change and gay child bearing though you had slightly different points, so it was nice to read about other opinions on the topic. You said (and I agree with you) that the growth of technology and capitalism both create change argumentatively on both the positive and negative aspects. I would have really enjoyed reading your negative takes on the ideas you presented. Good paper, great writing!