Commentary Outline

1. To craft my commentary, I will start by introducing my thesis, that tolerance is the basis of dealing with "strange" roommates.


2. I will then go on to discuss roommates (relating to the basis of tolerance) and ask if there is a central issue among roommate problems and elaborate on many common issues that have been recorded, such as:

"Drug and Alcohol Use (Including Tobacco Products)" - Arguments between users and non-users.

"Cleanliness" - Conflicting morals, values, and habits depending upon how the individual was raised. Does having siblings have an effect on tolerance to cleanliness issues?

"Other Issues" - Noise levels, partying, sleeping hours, homosexuality, invasion of privacy, pets, etc.


3. I will then discuss room transfers and introduce statistics concerning how many are related to tolerating roommate issues.


4. Then, I will argue whether or not older individuals are beter at tolerating others than younger individuals are. I will comment that on one side, older individuals have more experience dealing with tolerance; but on the other side, tolerance skills are unique depending upon the individual that you are attempting to tolerate. Therefore, older individuals would have no significant advantage since each circumstance is greatly diverse.


5. I will conclude by making ties back to tolerance and stressing the importance of tolerance skills within the workplace and everyday life. I will also comment that individuals learn the majority of these skills while attending a college or university and dealing with issues such as dealing with "strange" roommates.


*I plan to embed in my commentary many various facts, statistics, and quotes that I will gain from my research as well as from my interview with the R.A.'s (Resident Assistants) in my apartment building.

...and obviously I will include my works cited page as well.




*avoid using words such as "is, was, were, being, are, etc."