Friday, December 16, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Course Reflections
The one assignment that I thought was fun to do was Research Paper #2. One reason on why this assignment was fun to do was because I worked with people in the class that I knew but never had a chance to work with. It was a fun experience working with them, they had great ideas and we got along well. Another reason why I like this assignment was because it was the fist time I wrote an academic essay in a group. I found this experience to be very interesting. I also learned how to cite works and how to write a better and more organized paper.
There was not one assignment that I did not care for, all the assignments that Miss.B assigned to us I tried my hardest and do my best on it.
In my opinion I felt that Blogger was a little confusing a first but after I got used to it I realized that it is a really useful tool because it’s a great way to communicate. One of the reasons why I think that the Blogger is a useful tool is because you can read your classmates work and get ideas from it when you are stuck. Also you can receive feedback from your classmates and professor.
This class was a great experience for me and I was really lucky to get a professor like Miss.B. because English is my second language and she understood my thoughts and helped me organize my work so that others would understand it to. I really see a difference in the way I write and think. This is my first semester in college and my first experience of education in the America, so I do not know what to expect from an English class or what were the possible assignment I would like to complete.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Blog Post # 12
Collective rituals of "girl hunting" are the strengthening of relationship between bromance and masculinity. That means that men need other men to get women. According to the article "The Girl Hunt: Urban Nightlife and the Performance of Masculinity as Collective Activity" it conforms " 'girl hunt' itself proceeds as a strategic display of masculinity best performed with a suitable game partner. According to Christopher, a twenty two year old white senior, he and his cousin Darren 'go out together a lot. We enjoy each other's company and we seem to work well together when trying to meet women' "(Grazian 328). I choose this quote because I feel that it is related to the movie that we watched recently in class The Hangover. The roles of the men in the movie are similar to the reading by Grazian. They experienced the same collective rituals of " girls hunting" as they are looking for hookers, drinking and of course developing stronger friendships through their adventures. In the article Grazian described the importance of the girl hunting to masculinity. Throughout that process, men strengthen their own bonds and masculinity, also their self-esteem. Before the "girl hunt", men engage in collective rituals or "pregaming". "Pregaming" consists of drinking with their "boys" (Grazian 326). A good example of pregaming is in the movie The Hangover. The four friends go to Vegas for a bachelor party. The guys check in Caesar's Palace and get prepared to get loose for one wild night. They toast on top of a fancy hotel. Alan (who is the future brother in law of Doug the groom ) gives a speech that displays the concepts of men's excitement to be ready for "girl hunt." Alan said: "We are a wolf-pack of four wandering the desert, searching for strippers and cocaine." The men appear as though they are happy while they toast to a "male bond" that occurs between them. They are on the roof not only to celebrate their friendship, before one gets married, but also to get loose for one more night. Drinking " build confidence among young men in anticipation of the challenges that accompany the girl hunt"(Grazian 326). Throughout the drinking men strengthen their masculinity and self-esteem. In the movie The Hangover when men are standing on the top of the roof and are ready for the night, that affirms that male friendship provides an invaluable social base for males. The way men behave show that there is a close relationships between them that is socially constructed. One of characteristics of a masculinity attributed to men's behavior when they are in group. The same men's behavior and relationship we could see in the article "Girl Hunt" "As these young men dance arm-in-arm with one another, they generate the collective effervescence scene and sense of social connectedness necessary to plunge into the night life of the city... 'having fun with my boys prepares him for the girls hunt' "(Grazian 327). That means that men come together to boost their self-esteem and make themselves feel ready for "girls hunt". A Collective ritual of "girl hunting" is a key path to masculine status, and men need other men's involvement to get a woman.
Works Cited
Grazian,David "The Girl Hunt: Urban Nightlife and the Performance of Masculinity as
Collective Activity" Mens Life 8ed. Ed. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner.
New York: Allyn&Bacon, 2010.320-337. Print.
The Hangover. Dir. Todd Phillips. Perf. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.
Warner Bros, 2009.DVD.
Works Cited
Grazian,David "The Girl Hunt: Urban Nightlife and the Performance of Masculinity as
Collective Activity" Mens Life 8ed. Ed. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner.
New York: Allyn&Bacon, 2010.320-337. Print.
The Hangover. Dir. Todd Phillips. Perf. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.
Warner Bros, 2009.DVD.
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