Wysocki

Q&J:

2. Wysocki is definitely trying to change up the visual field of her audience. The reading is a lot different than normal readings. I really liked how she was change up the visual work and use different types of organization for her paper, it keeps people reading and not as bored. I usually get bored reading straight paragraphs, but using high-visual text make it almost fun to read. 

A&E:

2. I do believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I truly believe that everyone has their own view on things and you can't force people to define something is beautiful if they don't think it is. I agree with Wysocki on when she says "Beauty is something we construct together".  

Meta Moment:

I believe this statement completely applies to Wysocki's article. I thought it was going to be like a lot of other readings that are in ROW but wants you start to read it, you can definitely see how this reading is different than a lot of other readings. The pictures and breaking down of different structure makes her work different from other readings. This is kind of like reading a magazine. Reading magazines are always more interesting than reading books, because the pictures are more fun to read. 

Wardle Reading

1. Three ways that newcomers try to belong in a new community is engagement, imagination and alignment. Finding a common ground between yourself and old-timers is engagemnet according to Wenger.  Creating relationships and finding common things between the two groups. Imagination is trying to extend your knowledge and broaden your thinking. Finding common ground in a different way such as using artifacts and objects is alignment. 

3.There were many conflicts between Alan and his work community. The reason why there was so many conflicts is because Alan refused to put the correct amount of work and effort into it. Wardle believes that he clung to his own ways of writing and communication. He was stubborn and refused to open up. People around his decided to put just as much effort into Alan as Alan was putting into them, which wasn't much. Because of this, Alan no longer felt he fit in; if he would have used engagement, imagination and alignment things would have been very different.

5. I agree with both of them. Although Gee says that you will always carry with you your dominant discourse, it is okay to manipulate and change it. But if you want to change your discourse or who you are, you should be allowed to. People tend to change a lot, and if you want to I don't think that you should be looked down upon. Which is why I can disagree with Gee because I think he really could have worked to fit into a different discourse. 

7. An example of an institutionally ascribed authority would be my teachers. Every teacher is completely different, wit different teaching styles and not every teacher is perfect. Teachers are supposed to have power over you, and students are supposed to respect it. But here's the problem, if you do something or say something the teacher doesn't agree with they tend to look down on you and it is hard to maintain respect for them because people tend to get frustrated. 

Jonathan Alexander Reading

Questions for Discussing and Journaling:
6. I think for men it is harder for them to in touch with their feminine side, than it is for women to get in touch with their masculine side. At least for me, I feel that I can understand how boys think because I tend to hangout with boys more. But, for some girls, it may be harder for them to get in touch with that masculine side because where they are in society doesn't help. Guys would rather not talk about girl things, such as shopping, because it's not something they have interest in, where as for girls, talking about sports isn't as bad or weird for them.
7. Students are starting to understand different discourses which makes it easier for them to write about. For example I never understood what a discourse community was until this class and I just wrote a 6 page paper on it.

A&E:
3. I believe that normal gendered people and transgender people can have the sakes views on discourse communities. I think that they can have different views on something when you are transgender because i'm sure at one point in your life you were normal gendered. This gives you more views on life and allows you to look at discourse communities in a broader view.

Delpit and smitherman

Q&J:
1. I believe if you know the authors race, you tend to look the the writing differently and/or read it differently. People would judge her on her opinions based on her race. But, in some circumstances, knowing the race can be very important. Knowing the race can be important if the writing is for a specific race. Knowing the race is important because then people can base the opinions off if they need to. This argument in my opinion can go both ways.
2. I believe people are born into different and certain discourse communities, therefor i agree with Delpit. Although you are born into a certain discourse, you can change into a different one as your grow older. Although you can change into a different discourse, I believe that most people stay in the discourse community that they were born into because it is most comfortable for them.

A&E:
3.
I think generalizing topics can be effective and problematic. Generalizing can put a judgement on people that may not necessarily be true. It can lead to stereotyping which can sometimes be very offensive to people. Also, generalizing can also help people, and make things a lot easier for people.


Smitherman:

Prereading:
Honestly, I have judged someone on how they spoke without seeing them. Sometimes when you hear how someone talks, they might not have the best grammar, or speak like what you are used to hearing. This seems to be a problem that almost everyone goes through. They put a prejudgement on someone without truly getting to know someone. Based on how someone speaks, you may start to judge their appearance without knowing it. Trying your best not to judge someone on their speech can be very difficult.

A&E:
1. There is a very big difference in these two writings. The grammar is completely wrong. Reading the first title, I imagine a proper educated person saying that. Rather than the second statement, I imagine it being said by an uneducated person. Reading these two different statements, you seem to base your opinion of who it is said by based on culture, and how it appears to you.

Villanueva

3. Starting with a memory makes the writing more interesting. Starting with a memory also makes the writing more personal. I love reading stuff that starts with a memory because it makes it easier to relate to what the writer is trying to say.
4. Reading poems have always been hard for me. It takes me awhile to comprehend what they poems are conveying. Therefor, the poems made the reading harder for me rather than easier.
8. Not knowing whether or not the author to something was color or not, is beneficial. It makes it easier to relate to the writing, because you are not judging.

Applying and Exploring:
2. Using memories is very important in texts. I believe that it makes text more personal and easier to relate to. It also makes the reading more interesting. Memoria is important because it really helps the reader understand and relate to everything better, making it easier to comprehend that they are trying to convey.

Flynn

Questions for Journaling and Discussion:
2. I believe that the time in which something is written is extremely important. When reading someone else's writing, it is very easy to tell what is quickly written, or what takes times to write. But, everyone is different when it comes to writing. Some people write better when they are under pressure and write quicker and better. Others, need more time to write, making sure it's perfect and exactly what they wanted to write about.
3. Every time I read about women in the past or in our history, they always are looked at as less than men. They are looked at the "house wife", cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the family while the men are all working. Now, because everyone has that past view on women, I do not believe that people really take into consideration what women are saying, and look at the men being more right.
5. Women and men usually tend to clique better with people of their own gender. Such as growing up, usually girls are more comfortable around their moms, as well as boys being more comfortable around their fathers.

AE:
4. I believe that Flynn was very feminist during her writing. She discusses a lot of things that she found interesting rather than seeing both sides to many things. This can make it difficult to readers because she was generalizing during her writing.
5. Gender plays a very big role in writing. Men and women always seem to generalize while they are writing. You can usually tell when a writing is more feminine or masculine based on their language in the writing.

Intro and synthesis

okay i know i can defiantly write better than this... but this is what i've came up with so far!

Synthesis:

            My essay is going to be reflecting the discourses of the sororities here at Ohio University. In this discourse there are many other discourses below it including all the different sororities here. This topic is interesting to me because I have just joined this discourse community. Devitt talks about the enthrographic field. I feel that I am a part of that right now. Enthrographic field is observing and seeing how the discourse community works together instead of reading about it.

Intro:

            A discourse community is a group of people coming together to do something. Every sorority here at Ohio University has a special close bond. They come together every day, work together, live together too. This discourse community comes together in many different ways. They come together through the philanthropy, living together, communication, planning events, advertising, the special language that is used, and goals that make the chapter stronger as a whole.