Blog Post 4 of 12

1) Why does Smith choose to write about speaking when we cant hear her? she may know what speaking like "this" sounds like but i dont. It seems like an interesting topic to pick to write about since her argument is textual when her subject is typically auditory.

2) Why did she have to change what her voice sounded like? especially since she quotes "to thine own self be true" She says its extrememey important in Britain to keep your own voice, its almost a sin to change it. So why would she go against her own culture to change her voice.

3) Is she a liberal or a democrat? she seems to spend an awful amount of time describing Obama. She spoke a lot about how Obama's voice had changed from when he was younger to when he was older and campaigning to become president.

4) Why does she juxtapose Obama and Shakespeare? Artist and Politician. This seems like too very different career choices so to compare them is a deliberate choice yet a strange one at the same time. They are also two people from different time periods so they are vastly different.

5) Why focus mainly on men and not as many women? Since she is a woman it is an odd choice about how she only analyzes men. She deeply describes Obama and Shakespeare two people from very different lifestyle and very different time periods as well. In the last paragraph she even says "its my audicious hope  that a man born and raised"

6) Why does she believe culture so prominent in your voice? She says that culture is an essential part of finding your voice but why is it so important? culture seems to influence more of your view on life not exactly your physical voice.