Monday, February 7, 2011

Initial Reaction to Gen Me

My initial reaction to Gen Me was that it mostly had our generation figured out. Although some points were rather harsh she basically had us in a nutshell. Some of her points were also incorrect though. I can't say I really like the book since it is all opinionated but it definitely throws some valid points in our direction. It more or less just shows me how to not act. I wouldn't say I had life changing moments during this book but it definitely made me think about my life and how to act better.
I would like to talk about Gen Me's research methods. Twenge doesn't really use good methods of research. She just adjusts the research to benefit what she is trying to say. Then every once in a while her reasearch will contradict her self later on in the writing.
I really just want an A my other classes are killing me so an A would be fantastic for the gpa.I really wouldn't ever take a writing class if I didn't have to, or go to college for that matter. But this essay stuff will help me build structure for other essays and other writing materials I will be using in my life. If I do decide to change majors this writing class will help out and it would probably be required in everything else too.

2 comments:

  1. Why do you think she only brings in research when she wants to prove a point? How would it effect the book if she covered both sides?

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  2. Good comment on her research. You also might consider her anecdotal stories in a positive/negative way in relation to her presented research.

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