Dirk’s “Navigating Genre.” 

I like how this writer used many examples or quotes from people to make the article more informative, understandable, and interesting. As the writer mentioned a quote from others he will explain the quote after in a more simple way. But it had something that confused me, and it was about the author’s reference to “location” as the writer stated, “You probably had an idea of what that paper should look like, but you also needed to consider the location of the assignment.” The authors explain it by considering how the expectations of a particular instructor will help shape the assignment, as well as considering the context in which it will be used.  I’m wondering if this is similar to using the appropriate vocabulary for each different writing topic and considering the intended audience. Besides, I want to know more examples about how different situations arise in life about the genre that everyone can be in contact with, and events that happen in life. As I know more examples that will show up in daily life, it will give me a better understanding of the role of the genre.

The Cut: “Is Marriage Obsolete?”

I chose to read “Is Marriage Obsolete?” because I felt that of all the titles, it was the one that made an impression on me, one that intrigued me and made me want to understand why that title was used and what the content was that supported the title. It lived up to my expectations because before I started reading it, I expected it to talk about things like how people no longer consider marriage to be an important thing in life and how ideas and perceptions about marriage have changed. In the reading, it has mentioned that “more than half of Americans surveyed said that getting married wasn’t an important part of becoming an adult,” and that “Whereas marriage was once seen as a joint effort to achieve the good life, these days marriage looks more like a joint attempt to live your best lives.” From reading this article, I learned the reason why people get married, even though there will be endless arguments, but when the most discouraging moments, he/she will always be there and will never leave even after seeing the worst of you. When the author wanted to show the research she would use parentheses and say that according to some studies and provide some data such as “40 to 50 percent of all marriages in the United States end in divorce.”The author also uses personal experience by talking about how her daughter feels about marriage and why she doesn’t want to be married. Also, the author uses her own experiences with her husband and how she feels about marriage, and what she thinks should be in a marriage. I gravitated towards this piece because of its genre since as a woman, I have a lot of thoughts or ideas about marriage. This reading is in the romance genre, which interests me because as an 18-year-old girl, I just can’t say no to anything in the romance genre.