- Pick out one quote that was significant to you. Explain it and why it was significant.
- What biases did you have, for or against the subject, while reading this text? When did you become aware of it and did it hinder your evaluating the text in an objective way?
- What ideas were you unfamiliar with from the text and how did you approach that information?
- Pose one question you have about the text.
- Attempt to answer someone else's question.
- Respond to another student's ideas-- agree, disagree, or add to what they have written in some way. Do not merely restate or parrot their statement. As always, be respectful and academic
Respond to another student's ideas-- agree, disagree, or add to what they have written in some way. Do not merely restate or parrot their statement. As always, be respectful and academic.
Discuss the following in regard to "Ugly Children Get Parental Short Shrift":
- A taboo is something that is not acceptable in social circumstances; for example, calling an infant “ugly.” But why is this so? Why is it more socially acceptable to call an adult “ugly,” but not an infant? (Note: when I refer to calling a kid "ugly", that doesn't necessarily mean to his face, rather I mean describing him as such, even if it is thinking it.)
- In the study Bakalar was describing, it clearly states that some parents left their “ugly” babies unattended in the cart, or would let “ugly” children wander off. If the reporter isn’t calling these parents “bad,” then what is Bakalar saying about this particular situation?
- Do you agree with Dr. Harrell when he states that, “…There are a lot of things that make a person more valuable, and physical attractiveness may be one of them”? Explain.
- Select a portion of text you feel is significant in some way. Explain it and why it is significant.
- Respond to another student's comment in some way. Keep responses academic in nature!
Please post each response individually in 5-7 sentence paragraphs at a minimum.
