I choose this image for writing because its cute and it shows that it take your whole being to truly write something with feeling and meaning.

I like this image for body because the women in it are bare and naked without being vulgar, and they are all different sizes.

This image represents voice.

This image represents the term "woman" I think its interesting because its not a physical picture of a woman, but to me its clear what it stands for.

"Bicentennial Barbie" from Kinky

I really enjoy the poems in Kinky, I like how they personify Barbie, and go from play with Barbie, to Barbie as a person with true feelings and experiences to experiences in Denise Duhamel's life. "Bicentennial Barbie" is the best example of all of these, it begins by explaining how Barbie was placed in a time capsule due to her popularity and the fact that she is a cultural icon. The poem goes on to discuss how Barbie remembered being played with, and how Duhamel herself felt the pressures to be perfect in middle school when she won the superlative for best personality. "At least I know I'm better off than that one repressed bicentinnial Barbie who'll be stuck in that stuffy time capsule until the year 2076."I also like this poem because Duhamel shows that expression with consequences, even negative ones, is better than being forced to have your voice stiffled because of what others think of you.

"All I Could do Was Cry" Lyric

I heard church bells ring
I heard a choir singing
I saw my love walk down the aile
On her finger he placed a ring

Ooohhh I saw them holding hands
She was standing there with my man
I heard them promise til death do us part
Each word was a pain in my heart

Ooohhh all I could do
All I could do was cry (cry, cry, cry)
All I could do was cry (cry, cry, cry)
I was losing the man that I loved
And all I could do was cry

And now the wedding is over
The rice, rice has been thrown over thier heads
For them life has just begun
But mine is ending

Ooohhh all I could do
All I could do was cry (cry, cry, cry)
All I could do was cry (cry, cry, cry)
I was losing the man that I loved
And all I could do was cry

Cover Songs

I chose the song "All I could do was cry" originally sung by Etta James and later covered by Beyonce Knowles. There is not too much difference between these versions but, there are some subtle ones. Beyonce has emphasis on different parts of the song than Etta which I found interesting because Beyonce was supposed to sing as if she was Etta James. Eventhough Beyonce was supposed to sing the song like Etta James you can still feel the personality differences in the songs. Beyonce's version sounds very rehearsed like she is somewhat creating the emotion she wants to to evoke, but Etta James' version is very raw, it feels as if she has been in the situation before.

Female and Male Articles

The two articles I read came from Cosmopolitan and Men's Health. The article from Cosmo is titled "What You Must Know by the Fourth Date," and gives an array of information that women must learn about their partners by the time they go on their fourth date including, feelings about his job, past relationships and how he handles debt. The article from Men's Health is titled "5 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman" and is guide to keeping a woman happy, even in times of arguments. The articles are very similar in approach, they both seek to make a happy relationship. It is also interesting that both articles were written by female authors. The key terms from each of the articles are also very similar some even overlapped including relationship and love. The only difference between the articles is the tone, the Cosmo article has a soft helpful tone and the Men's Health article has a very rigid straightforward tone.