Blog Reviews!!

Jessica,
(For your Nov 2 post) I liked that you stated how extreme opinions promote close-mindedness and rigidity because I completely agree! Also, the way you incorporated that statement into your thesis was very well done and I do agree on some levels. I also agree that there should be a more-defined middle ground and that that is where government belongs and my boyfriend heartily agrees with your emphasis on state power. Throughout the piece you make strong statements and each one is supported by easily understandable evidence. In general this was a super! powerful post and I think it is a great basis for an essay. I can really feel the passion in your discussion regarding the power distribution and it makes the piece as a whole more interesting. I also really liked how you brought current issues into the piece and perhaps if you do decide to extend this into an essay you could delve a little deeper into how your proposed form of government would alleviate or fix our current issues. Great job!
Regarding your Nov 4 post, I think you did a great job summarizing and explaining the history and importance/ influence of finance and was actually a good deal more interesting than the actual article. I don't really have any critiques...it's still a sore subject XD.

By the way, I thought exactly the same thing when I was writing 'the greater good' as well! I just re-read it too XD! Sooo excited!!!!

Lauren,
I love! your title 'Rollin in the Benjamins!' The introduction was very absorbing and I think you did a terrific job of breaking down the monotony of finance and explaining it in a way that was actually somewhat exciting. Good job! One thing I noticed was a typo I think: Luckily, I have to choice of what I would like to do and that I can hire someone to deal with all of this because to me it is all boring ans makes no sense.  The sentence didn't quite make sense, but I understood what you meant. Overall it was very informative and much more enjoyable than the actual article! :) Regarding the Nov 4th post, I thought it was really interesting how you related 1984 to your idea and post. I also enjoyed how you explained the history of your opinions and how you described them in general, even if I don't quite agree. It would have been interesting to see some specific examples, but overall it was interesting :) Yay for November!