A Meta-Post

Rereading my past blog posts, I came to realize my tendency to write about equal rights.  I discussed the representation of Americans under 18 years old and of American women, as well as the differences in education between men and women, the inclusion of all races, and gay rights.


As I progressed in my writing for a blog, my posts became slightly shorter, and therefore more readable.  My ideas became more pertinent as well; at first I sounded as though I was searching for a topic to write about, but later my thoughts became more related to class and to my surroundings, like in the post "Warning: Educated Woman", which deals with the increased education of women in today's society.  I noticed that my involvement with the reader, in encouraging him to think about what I had said, sometimes was explicit (asking a question) and sometimes implicit (just allowing the reader to respond as he wished).  Also, I was surprised by how much pictures add to a post's initial interest.  Posts without pictures simply are not as interesting to look at.


I would like to revisit the idea of analyzing song lyrics.  Lyrics often have fascinating hidden meanings and are relevant to class discussions.  I would also like to revisit topics related to women's rights, since it is a topic I am passionate about.


The aspect I value most about blogging is the ability it gives me to extend our classroom conversation to ideas just barely mentioned in class, like the question, '"how many congressmen are under 18?"' from the post "Under Representation".  It is wonderful to be able to use other sources and link them to a blog post in order to further an idea discussed earlier.


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