Blog Analysis

I chose to analyze the blog "Wonder Woman". By the title of the blog I assume that it is a girls blog. The layout is pink with maroon accents and polka dots in the background. I think the polka dots in the background add some flair to her blog and make it more unique.The colors and layout give me even more evidence to believe that it is a girls blog along with the title. For each blog she has posted the text is a different color. She has used the colors purple maroon and pink for her text. The use of different color of text I believe makes her page more fun and shows some personality.

Mother Tongue

Tan’s essay on language made me look at language in a different perspective. As a child of parents who emigrated to United States from China she was able to see firsthand how difficult it can be for a grown adult to learn a new language. She has had to help her mother struggle through language barriers that she has to deal with on a daily basis. Tan’s mother spoke broke English and Tan often felt that when she was with her mother she too had to speak broken English, though in her writing and talking with peers she spoke properly the way she was taught in school. Tan writes the essay opening the eyes of her readers to see the complexity of language and how native speakers often take their own language for granted. She made me as a reader realize that language truly is a beautiful thing as it allows us to express to others who we are and that how we word or say things in our expression make a big difference.

Blogs

I have never posted a blog myself nor am I a regular reader of blogs. I have used blogs created by companies to check out certain products before I decide to buy them. I think blogs can be a fun way to express yourself. I see it as a type of journal, just online. I think being able to create an alias for your blog so no one knows who you are is a nice feature. With an alias you can write whatever you want without worrying what other people think about what you specifically are writing. You can read other peoples blogs and make comments. I find it interesting that people who do not even know each other can talk back and forth through commenting on blogs and create a relationship online. As Teemu Arina said in the "youtube” video, blogs can be used as a reflection. Other people can read your blogs and comment their views on your reflection. This can help you to broaden your view of thinking or see things in a different way. Blogs can also be a useful tool in educating people, helping people to think out of the box or differently than they normally would.

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