Blog Post #15 - Reflections

1\ The funnest assignment to do in English 101.0800 with Ms. Bogacka had to be the ad research paper. The reason why I think this was the funnest report was because it allowed me to analize a picture and find the hidden message inside of the advertisement which helped me understand how society views men. and how men wnat to be viewed.

2\The second research paper were i actually learned as i wrote and looked up research for it. I halways had an idea that men were begining to soften up and become a little more maturnal but never had the evidence to back it up. since i wrote my second research paper, i now have proof that men are changing into more nurturing parents.

3\ the assignment i di not care for at all was the first eresearch paper. i honestly cant even remember what it was about. the whole looking up sources to support a magazine add was tiresome and it didnt intrest me at all.

4\i think blogger was an excelent addition to this class. it provided students with a new alrternative in contacting the teacher, and handing in work. if it wasnt for blogger, all the assignments would have had to be handed in and returned making it harder to ask for advide from other classmates or the teacher.

5\ one thing that was emphasized in this class was self critizism of your own work and looking for gramatical errors such as fragment sentence and subject verb agreement. i wouldnt liked this to have been some sort of game played out in class where teams would correct sentences, just so that it would be easier to make the connections since some people have to turn things into some sort of game or riddle in order to understand.

Final Draft Research Paper # 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BZpqttze6TFxN-hHWG0BEKne2eXvncEf5sb6vTpNUS4/edit?hl=en&authkey=CLyIpcAK

first draft

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z0d-I55zdkc731WPQzVdG1XPG_yVYk1kdrt8yJ1Reig/edit?hl=en

Annotated Bibiliography

Thesis : Fathers now are becoming more involved with raising their children.

1)a\ Fathering paradoxes, contradictions, and dilemmas has is one of the sources I am using to

support my idea. In the article, Scott Coltrane talks about how there is a difference between fathering and fatherhood. He also explains how fathers are viewed differently for being nurturing towards their children but explains that more and more fathers are becoming more “maternal” in the sense that they began taking a more productive role in raising infants and playing a more substantial part in their children’s lives.

b\ The reason that this soure is valuable is Coltane not only did a substantial amout of work

but he also is not biasis since he provides both the paradoxes and how it differs from reality.

c\ 1- This source ties into the others because all three mention a new form of masculinity. a more nurturing kind fathers who tends to his children. While stating that this form of fathering has always been existent, just that it was dorment.

2). a\ My second resource for this research project is “changing Men” and feminist politics in the united states, by Michael Messner. This sources talks about current masculinities. The one I am more focused on is called the New Man. It represents the new generations of fathers and how they behave.

b\ The reason I trust this source is because Messner also did profound research and not only talks about the New Man but also speaks about traditional masculinity .

c\ 1- Messner ties into the other sources because he brings up the idea of the New Man. A Father who puts is carrer on pause for his family. Messner also mentions how the New Father is the wave of the future.

3). a\ So my third source is Fatherhood and Social Change, by Ralph LaRossa. This article talks more about how fatherhood in the untided states has not turned into more maternal dads. Even though he tries to prove that fathers have not changed, he does show that fathers have changed. Eventhough it isn’t in lare numbers. \

b\ The reason this is a good source is because he did his research and trys to go against everything that others say about how fatherhood has changed, yet in some way proving that it has.

c\ LaRossa's piece fits in well with the rest of my report because it views the other side of things. LaRossa trys to claim that father hood has not changed as drastically as people believe. non the less, he also mentions a new from of father rearing his head into households and how slowly but shurly, fathering is chanching into a more intimate role.

Fathering Paradoxes

"Fathering paradoxes contadictions and dilemas" by Scott coltrain speaks about how men and women are shifting roles in the households. The reason that the photograph of "future plan #2," is because in the photo, there are 2 pregnate men in the picture. this shows that the fathers are becoming to become more nerturing just as Coltrain said ""Although women have been the primary caretakers of young children in all cultures, fathers' participation in the children rearing has varied fronm virtually no direct involvement to active participation in all aspects of children routine care" (Coltrain 433). Both the picture are and the article show that fathers are now taking a more active role in raising children while the mother goes out and shows what it takes to support a family with their jobs.

Final Draft

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13GTc97ibo2SiWXNV05AMCK-Wazyfn68Jo0p6aInHF90/edit?hl=en&authkey=COjdmtEO

Worst Date

The worst date i ever had was with this girls from my english class. We went out to eat at ihop. In class she seemed strong independent and funny, but did i have her wrong. she was rude, arrogent and demanding. she even got loud with the waitress because her pancakes didnt come with the strawberries that she wanted. well one thing i dont like are people that make seens in public for no reason. so the next day when she texted me asking me if we were gonna hang out again, i just didnt reply back. when she approched me in school i puposly left my fone with my friend and told her my dad smashed my phone.