blog #16

In "About Men" by Gretel Enrlich, Enrlich uses multiple tones to convey her view of a cowboy. She shifts back and forth between tones. She mentions many aspects to a cowboys life. From the tough image they live up to with their courage and bravery as if cowboys were hero's. She also mentions that they are loving and compassionate, by the way they love animals and have respect for other people. Such as the courteous act of shaking hands firmly and tipping your hat to a woman. The tone conveyed by Enrlich is what gives of the point she tries to make about cowboys. That their is more to them than just riding horses and being "macho".

blog #15

The three reasons given for the breakdown of secrecy are; the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Internet and the urge to confess one's hidden transgressions before an audience of strangers. I disagree with Sante about the dissolution of society. That happens to be more of a politically related and media stuff. That is a whole different category of secrets. Those are things that should be adressed to the people. Its not the same as secrets that are meant to never be exposed. However, I agree with Sante's other two arguments. The Internet is a nemesis in the sense that once something is exposed to the Internet, it is out there forever, and can therefore, can be a disadvantage at any given night. I also agree with the urge to confess one's secrets. The urge of exposing a big, juicy secret often is often something that people do not have will power to overcome. This is an opinion I have developed over a period of observation. Overall, I would say that I do agree with Sante about secrecy.