Lesson Three - Forget Prince Charming
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Introduction
Lesson Two - Forget Prince Charming
Duration - 2 blocks (2 x 80 min + homework)
"Human Fundamentalism is an explosion of your alter ego. It's becoming who you are and not who you're told to be. Because beauty isn't conformity, but the fundamental human desire to express your inner self on the outside." ~Illamasqua ad campaign, Spring 2012
Think of two people whom you consider to have a good marriage or relationship. What is it, in your eyes, that makes the marriage or relationship successful?
When June Callwood wrote "Forget Prince Charming", she asked herself the question, "What qualities make up a perfect man or woman?" How would you describe your ideal mate?
Lesson
Read the extended biography of June Callwood.
Read "Forget Prince Charming", by June Callwood.
Assignment
(100 marks)
Open a new Word document. Label it E301U3L3surname
In this document, complete the assignment as outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox for U3L3 Prince Charming questions
Answer the following questions with as much detail as possible in order to support your position, noting how many marks this assignment is worth!!
1. What reasons does Callwood offer for giving up on the notion of a perfect mate? What qualities does she suggest are important in a mate? List the reasons and qualities.
2. What is your opinion of Callwood's comments on the search for a perfect mate and qualities for which one should look? Do you agree or disagree with her advice? After each item in the list you created in Question 1, provide a personal opinion.
3. Callwood's essay is essentially presented in two parts, although there is no obvious dividing line between them. What are these two parts? How do the two parts complement each other?
4. Although her essay is essentially about finding a suitable mate, Callwood manages to work in a variety of information about other topics: sibling rivalry, Freud, the Canadian tendency to compromise, the lives of her granddaughters, her personal life. Does this additional information help or hinder the development of her essay? Does it support or distract from her thesis? Support your answer.
5. Evaluate the marriage of Nora and Torvald, using Callwood's ideas for important qualities in a mate as criteria. Should the relationship have succeeded or failed, according to Callwood? Present your findings in a paragraph of at least 250 words.
6. Callingwood stated in a 2005 speech, "I am missing a formal religion, but I am not without a theology, and my theology is that kindness is a divinity in motion." Based on what you read in her biography, how do you think she would answer the question, "What role does kindness play when individuals attempt to determine their own destiny?" Present your response in a paragraph of at least 250 words.
Conclusion
