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    ourselves‚ “have we given up on public schools?” Have we given up on the kids because we have given up on the future? Benjamin Barber stresses this thought-provoking idea because there is‚ without a doubt‚ a need for a change. In a book written by Deborah Tannen called The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue‚ she expresses the idea that when two parties have a debate over an issue then usually there can only be two sides to a solution; no more no less. The more one side gets into conflict with

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    In today’s Society conversations between males and females has become difficult. There are a lot of miscommunications between males and females. In Deborah Tannen’s article “ Sex‚ Lies and Conversations” Tannen talks about how men and women talk differently to each other as well as the misunderstandings between each. She believed that no one person was at fault‚ whereas the differences caused by sexual standards. I feel that communication changes between males and females when in a different age

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    Deborah Tannen wrote the article sex‚ lies and conversation man and his wife are present in a small gathering in Virginia. The man is really talkative throughout the event. However‚ when he is complimented for his ability to express himself; he answers that in reality he is quite and his wife is the talkative one. Women tend to complain about their husbands been quiet. This is caused by the way men express themselves compared to women. Women talk in order to stablish a relationship while men are

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    In “Sex‚ Lies and conversation” Tannen expresses‚ the distinct differences of both men and women in the way they converse with each other. Such as‚ men tend to listen rather than converse and women tend to expect a certain response to everything they say. While both genders seem to have their differences Tanner‚ examines the underlying method of how both gender converse. The first similarity that Tanner explains‚ is that women and men seek trust in a relationship with their friends‚ they just have

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    Cyberspace” is written by Deborah Tannen‚ in 1994. She has written many books and articles on the differences in male and female communication styles. In the article “Gender Gap in Cyberspace” Tannen compares differences the way men and women approach new technologies. She contrasts her experiences with one of her colleagues named Ralph. Tannen and Ralph were both computer pioneers‚ buying their first machines in 1980. While Ralph became a computer expert‚ Tannen remained a self-described novice

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    Debate Language “The Argument Culture” is a persuasive essay written by Professor Deborah Tannen. As a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University‚ Tannen experience in language leads her to write many books in this field. Tannen uses “The Argument Culture” essay to persuade her audience that this society’s way of looking at debate encourages an “adversarial frame of mind” (Tannen‚ 305). Three of Tannen’s main points include; polarized views in the news‚ the use of “war metaphors’ by media

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    frequently than others. As published in The Washington Post in 1990‚ Deborah Tannen discusses the factor of miscommunication in her article‚ “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversations:Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?”. In which she discusses how communication or the lack thereof can impact marriages for both men and women‚ as well as both men and women feel about conversation within a relationship. Tannen explains that there is a new pattern that has been observed when it comes to

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    men and women‚ whether it is between children‚ teenagers‚ or adults; because of a cross gender society. Once both sides understand this "cross-culture communication" problem‚ so that no gender is blamed‚ improvement will naturally occur. Deborah Tannen‚ is an award winning writer and a best selling author for her eccentric essays based on differences of male and female conversations. In the essay‚ "Sex‚ Lies and Conversation" she writes on the many distinctions of the style of conversations on

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    and Conversation‚ Deborah Tannen explores why marriages have such a high divorce rate and how conversation plays a key role in this. Tannen touches on many different opinions and viewpoints and supports a lot of these opinions with statistics. Her points are very clear‚ however the essay contains many unsupported opinions. The essay‚ as a whole‚ is very informational but also could be revised to better persuade the readers to Tannen’s viewpoints. In this essay‚ Tannen explains why conversation

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    “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” highlights the different communication styles of men and women. Tannen attempts to get beyond simplistic stereotypes that‚ for example‚ women chatter constantly while men are ‘strong and silent‚’ or‚ conversely‚ that women are shy and quiet and men are more articulate than their female partners. Rather‚ the truth behind these contradictory stereotypes is much more complex. Tannen opens her essay with an anecdote drawn from her own personal experience‚ from one of her lecturing

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