Blog Post 5

1. I can state truthfully that my writing style holds up to the gender standards set before me. I always end up talking about accomplishments and triumphs more than relationships and connections between people. Whether I want to or not, I always fit the typical male role. In my first paper for this class I briefly mentioned any relationships at all. However, I spent most of my time discussing my own accomplishments in reading and writing. I talked about how I was able to memorize a book and would learn words by trying to read along to the book. This was an accomplishment I praised myself for, and this exemplifies perfectly how I fit into a male role of writing. In real life I see myself as more breaking the stereotypes, because I am able to feel more compassion than most men are able to. Contrarily I don’t ever see myself breaking this stereotype in writing, because I am just not able to write in such a way naturally.

2. Six pages was needed for Magee to reach her research and results. This is important, because she helped set up her research in a manner that ensured the reader was able to fully comprehend and relate to her own statements. She did so by describing in great detail the gender specific roles in stating that men are more concerned about accomplishments while women are more worried about human connections and relations. She also stated that men are more realistic thinkers in a way that they are more intellectual in fields of math and science, and woman are more conceptual and are more focused on connections. I would say that this is true for the most part, strictly because both men and women are only trying to fit into their role in society as most people do. Magee also uses two girl’s college essays to describe them as breaking the gender stereotype in writing. These were important, because they help set up her research description and interesting results.