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    In the article‚ “But What Do You Mean?”‚ author Deborah Tannen discusses what she has observed to be differences in ways that women and men communicate. She concludes by stating that neither communication style in incorrect‚ however‚ to alleviate miscommunication women and men should use language that is understood by both parties. While I don’t disagree with Tannen’s observations I find some flaws with her solution. Women and men are not significantly different‚ as recent brain studies have shown

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    field of language and gender is Deborah Tannen’s non-fiction book‚ You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation (henceforth also referred to as YJDU). Tannen‚ a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University who specializes in discourse‚ posited in this book that because of differences in basic underlying cultural understandings between men and women‚ their speech was like an interlanguage communication. While this piece draws on research done by Tannen and other researchers at the time

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    Tannen’s “Fighting for Our Lives” touches on how our culture is seen as an argument culture where there are two distinct sides to an argument seen as being either right or wrong‚ without a middle ground. The argument cultureTannen explains‚ urges us to approach the world in an adversarial frame of mind: the best way to approach any sort of idea‚ dialogue‚ or conversation is to set it up as a debate. This tactic does not solve any residing problems‚ by ignoring what the other person has to say

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    been encouraging students to participate in class discussion more‚ and even including participation as a graded assignment. However‚ many factors‚ such as gender and type of discussion‚ may affect how much a student will participate.             In Deborah Tannen’s book‚ You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation‚ she discusses how gender may play a key role in class participation.

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    Communication in the Modern World The article “The Argument Culture”‚ written by Deborah Tannen‚ the tendency of the American culture to encourage aggressive two-sided debates over issues is examined. Tannen proposes that communication and effective listening in our society needs to be more productive .In the past‚ a conversation among people did not need to have a purpose other than to inform each other‚ but now conversations are presented as a standoff between two opposing parties. However

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    In the essays “There Is No Unmarked Woman” by Deborah Tannen and “Ways Of Seeing” by John Berger‚ the authors try to convey a similar point‚ but in two different contexts. Tannen describes a conference meeting and how she views others around her (Tannen 444). Berger on the other hand uses European oil paintings to show how only women are judged by the male eyes in society‚ Unlike a man‚ a woman has two elements to her identity‚ “the surveyor and the surveyed” (Berger 5). He also goes on to note

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    Different?” “Boys will be boys” (Tannen 193) is a statement is said quite frequently. Boys can sometimes be more outspoken in any kind of group setting‚ whereas girls are more than likely to keep their opinion to themselves. In How Male and Female Students Use Language differently‚ written by Deborah Tannen‚ we are giving a look into how because boys and girls behave differently there is a reflection of that in the classrooms. Through an experiment in a classroom setting Tannen was able to gather how differently

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    needing nonspecific revisions‚ and red italics are commentary.) I know I’m pretty harsh‚ but just remember if I didn’t want you to do well I would do less… Comparative Critique: Ways of Seeing by John Berger and There is no Unmarked Woman by Deborah Tannen Once upon a time‚ (I’d stay way from this… perhaps) a group of dodo birds inhabited an island in the Indian Ocean. The men (males—men refers to humans) were large and colorful with fearless attitudes(‚) while the women (smaller females) were

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    Lowe‚ Steve Lowe‚ S 1 Mrs. McGhee ENC1101 7 October 2014 Surviving College College is like an unopened book with no title; you haven’t the slightest clue as to what’s to come‚ but you know you’re going to learn something new. I remember stepping into my first college class. I was filled with terror not knowing whom to expect in my class. As I walked in and looked around‚ I saw about twenty other people scattered about the room staring directly at me. I tried not to

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    Her name was Deborah Fontanel. August knew I was her daughter the day I showed up at her house. When August was younger she worked as a housekeeper in Deborah’s house‚ and took care of her. Deborah and August kept in touch and August told me that Deborah met T-Ray and fell in love. After a while Deborah was losing her love for T-Ray. He asked her to get married‚but she said no. She changed her mind eventually because she was pregnant‚ with me. I was an unwanted baby. One day Deborah called August

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