Week 8/27: Chapter 6 Question 1

Before, racism and women’s rights seemed to be the most controversial issues. Now, legalizing gay marriage has been one of the most heated arguments within the society and the government. Nowadays more homosexuals are comfortable being public about their sexuality. But as more people become aware of the issue, more people also partake in the division between supporting and opposing it. President Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage also seems to be divided since he supports civil unions yet opposes same-sex marriage on a federal level. Morally, this does not reflect his true beliefs of everybody having the same marriage rights. Most people who have strong opinions about this issue will only either support it or oppose it completely. Thus, his stance is inconsistent with his beliefs. As for Nava and Dawidoff’s argument that not implementing equal marriage rights is hypocritical, Obama would probably argue that by taking a side, he’s not representing the citizens as a whole as this is a country of various beliefs. Same sex-marriage is such an “either/or” issue that it can then be really difficult to represent every citizen. 

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My name's 'Louise.'  I'm 19 years old and this is my third year at SJSU, majoring in pre-nursing. I love interior designing which I've considered as a minor but I'm not too keen on the idea of actually designing for different people, but we'll see! I love blogging on Tumblr and Blogspot as well and just reflecting on little, everyday things. My current obsessions are the shows Dexter and Pretty Little Liars! I love artists like Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Kelly Clarkson, Birdy, etc. I'm also really loving Ed Sheeran right now so for Ed Sheeran lovers out there, high five! :)

I took this class as I thought it would be helpful in analyzing and interpreting different situations whether it be during school, work or communicating in general. I've only taken Comm 20 before which helped me become more comfortable talking to an audience, although I still get nervous! I thought this class would be an interesting approach to communicating more effectively. I've taken Foods & Nutrition as an online class but it's nothing like this where we get to write and actually communicate with other classmates. I'm looking forward to learning more about communication and working with all of you! :)