Category: Star-crossed

  • Barney 2.0

    Read: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mouse-sex-studies-1.3545486 Imagine a companion story to “Barney” by Will Stanton – “Barney 2.0.” Think about the possibilities of a parallel story where a female rat also experienced “awakened intellectual curiosity.” Her name is … Barbara. (It has to be Barbara, I’ll tell you why if you ask after all stories are done.) 1. Begn…

  • Who Wrote the Book of Love?

    Compare one of these lyrical versions to Eleanor of Aquitane’s version of the Book of Love. http://www.shakespeareandhistory.com/queen-eleanor.php “The Book of Love” by The Monotones (Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick) I wonder, wonder who, who-oo-ooh, who (Who wrote the Book Of Love) Tell me, tell me, tell me Oh, who wrote the Book Of…

  • Prove Your Courage

    Under what circumstances would you persuade a friend to do something that might create problems for him or her? If a friend tried to persuade you to do something that might bring trouble, what would you do?

  • Have your parents ever discussed marriage with you?

    Have your parents ever discussed marriage with you? Have they ever discussed the responsibilities of marriage and of having children? If so, how have you responded to their comments?

  • Arrange a Date

    What would you do if your parents told you that hey had set up a date for you?

  • Persuasion

    Think of a situation in which someone persuaded you to do something that you felt wouldn’t work out, but you did it anyway. What were the results? If you want to persuade people to do something you think is really important, but they don’t really want to do it, what arguments do you use to…

  • Love At First Sight

    How many movies and television shows can you name in which the central issue is “love at first sight?” Why are such shows so popular? How often does love at first sight happen in real life?

  • Love. Painful or Wonderful?

    Do you believe that love can be as painful or as wonderful as many popular songs suggest?

  • Strange Behaviour

    You probably have friends who have demonstrated some pretty strange behaviour when they have fallen in love. Perhaps you have acted strangely when you have been in love. What do you think happens to people when they fall in love?

  • Forbidden Association

    How would you handle a situation in which you were forbidden by your family to associate with a young man or woman whom you really wanted to see? Do you believe it’s possible for two young people to fall in love when they don’t really know very much about each other?