blog #19 Herring,Susan C., Deborah A. Johnson, and Tamra DiBenedetto. “Participation in Electronic Discourse in a 'Feminist' Field."

I agree with the statement that discussion online is more likely to be democratic than discussion offline. I think when you're online and not face to face you're more free and less intimidated to say what you want to say or get your point accross. In person, strong personalities usually dictate topics of discussion. You don't really have this problem online because because when you're online the physical intimidations like how one looks and sounds is taken out of the equation. Everyone is on an equal playing field and all that really counts online is one's opinion nothing else. This makes it a lot easier for someone to be themself and speak their mind.

blog #18 Guiller, Jane, and A. Durndell. "‘I Totally Agree with You’: Gender Interactions in Educational Online Discussion Groups."

This study echoes the same tune reflecting how the male and female sex when they are online and in person. The study found that the female participants were in agreement with their fellow classmates more often than the male participants were. And when the female participants did express their opinion, most of the time it was in agreement with their fellow classmates. The male participants on the other hand did the opposite. To me, this study just reassures me what I already know just from life experiences. Women tend to agree more and men tend to disagree more.

blog # 17 Gefen, David, and Catherine Ridings. “If You Spoke as She does, Sir, Instead of the Way You do: A Sociolinguistics Perspective of Gender Dif

This study just reassures me about my assumption that deep down inside women are much more passive and compassionate than men are. I think it is in our DNA, our core, this is who we are and it reflects when we communicate no matter what form we use. Years of evolution has made men what he is and women what she is. This is the perfect balance and I think it is the reason we are how we are. As stated in the study, not every man can be catagorized in the stereotypical image that men are but for the most part the majority of them can. Women, no matter where they are or what forms of communication they use they will always be more compassionate than men and will always search for something to have more meaning than just its tangible qualities.