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        As for Tuesday's discussion about Roughgarden's defensiveness, I think that by stating that her book is a trade book and the class acknowledging that it is her opinion, we do understand that we cannot simply agree with what she says just because  it is a new perspective on things. One cannot deny however, that it is a book on new observations upon already established observations and it does drive one to expand on his or her own knowledge.

        As for the discussion aside from her defensiveness, a comment that lingered on me was the that a contributor to diversity is free will. If diversity reflects free will, then does that mean that as individual's we choose to be the way we are in terms of gender? If so I do not think that I would be able to concur with this idea. I do not choose to be straight and I do not believe that others choose their gender either. I believe that gender is unique and natural to an individual; and to whom it may not be evident from birth, that is when personal experiences, sex, genes, culture and etc. reflect upon diversity. That is when one allows their surroundings and experiences to strengthen who they are within.