Men Just Want Mommy

This article we read was about how men did not like the idea of corporate wives. The typical American man wants a stay at home motherly type for a wife. These women will stay at home and care for the house and family. They do not want the office wife that is above them on the corporate ladder. The article said that “Powerful women are at a disadvantage in the marriage market because men may prefer to marry less-accomplished women”. The University of Michigan did a study in the psychology department which showed that men would rather marry women in lower ranking jobs than women who are supervisors. Women working outside of the home only began in the 1960’s, before then women did stay home and cared for the children. It seems that the “perfect American family” is portrayed in the media as a wife with two kids and a house with a white picket fence. Where the mother stays home. This may be why men think the way they do about women working above them. What do you think about this article?

How Boys become Men

The article we read by Jon Katz, How boys Become Men, was interesting. It was weird seeing how boys think about each other and how they think about themselves. I liked reading about why boys act the way they do and why they think like they do. I thought the boys Code of Conduct that Katz mentioned was funny and I think it was also kind of true. The things like never rat, never admit fear, and don’t be a goody-goody, are things that my brothers do. All of it is not true for every boy though. Boys, and men do discuss things of substance, and they do show empathy on occasion. So I think the article was interesting and fun to read but of course does not apply to every guy. Some of it was a little sad to think that that is how boys act toward each other, but then again girls can be just as mean and a lot of the time they are even meaner. I hope we get to see the girl side of this also. What did you think about the article?

The Difference Between Men and Women

Dave Barry writes a humorous story about the difference between men and women. I personally found this article very funny. It amazed me how true it was. I could not believe how well Barry could make differences between the sexes. Do you agree? He made it really obvious that women over think things and that men do the exact opposite. I do the exact the same thing. I always over think things, I am constantly examining every little detail of a conversation to look for the deeper meaning. I also am always asking my friends for their opinions and advice. Women also interpret things very different from men. I have had discussions with my boyfriends very similar to one of these dialogues. Neither one of us get the same thing out of conversations. I found it very funny that Fred finally has the curiosity to ask a mutual friend about the horse. Even though he is totally off about what Martha was talking about he still asks. Did you like this article? Did you find it humorous?

Fahrenheit 9-11

I didn’t really like the film “Fahrenheit 9-11”. It didn’t really make sense to me. I couldn’t really figure out what the main focus of the movie was. At first I thought it was just about bashing Bush, then maybe about September 11, but then it started to seem like it was about the Bin Laden’s. I’m guessing it was about all three points. I understand that Michael Moore doesn’t like Bush or the Republicans and that our government messed up during 9-11 but the way he presented his information didn’t really make me want to listen to him. I felt like he was trying to be too humorous that it was just kind of annoying and unfair to the people he was making fun of. Maybe we needed to watch the rest of the film or we needed to see the whole thing all together and it would make more sense. What were your thoughts of the video? Did you like it? Did you agree with Michael Moore’s opinion?

On Native Soil

After watching On Native Soil, I felt very frustrated. I have trouble understanding the fact that our government had so much information about the threats, lists of names and background checks on terrorists but did nothing to stop the attacks. I cannot believe that after all the prior attacks on US embassies in Africa to military ships that still nothing were done to catch the terrorists. If they would have been caught so many people would still be alive and so many people’s families would not be broken. Many families would not have to deal with what they have to deal with now. It also frustrated me that there was such a lake of communication in FAA and the planes and the government. Once they saw that the terrorists were learning how to fly and on planes, they should have been ready or at least had a plan. Also, once they noticed the planes were off course, they should of taken immediate action. I also could not believe that so many terrorists got through security after they set off the alarms. What was your opinion on the video?