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Ovid was called the last great Roman poet of the Augustan golden age of literature. Ovid‘s The Art of Love can still teach men today a lot about courting women and love. In fact his advise would make a great Dating 101 book for men. He starts off by telling men to have confidence in their ability to win a women. We all know that confidence can be very attractive. He goes on to advise men to get to know his sweethearts friends and get to know about her through them. Girls always love a man that can hang out with her friends comfortably and who shows interest in her life. Ovid then instructs his pupil’s to send the girl a letter or in todays society perhaps a text message or email. He tells them to send her nice thoughts and compliments. Everyone loves to be complimented and given attentions, so its sound advice. If that doesn’t work, Ovid tells the reader to not give up and try again. Persistence usually does get you noticed in the world of dating or the label “creepy guy”. Ovid encourages the young lover to make sure he looks good and smells good. This is the best advice yet to attracting true love or at least get a second date. Ovid wisely goes on to tell men to not get so drunk that they can't carry on a conversation with the girl of their dreams. Its great advice for both men and women, one glass of wine is great for courage and inhibition, but five might make for a night of regret. He instructs men to never stop giving out compliments and sweet words to women. This little bit of advice would probably save many relationships from ending because its hard to find fault with a man giving you compliments constantly. Although the last bit of Ovid’s advice on showing your date some emotion is legitimate, his advice on faking tears if you have to is a little overkill. Most women think its sweet to see their man tear up over his feelings for you or a chick flick but it’s manipulative to fake emotions. Ovid’s artful courting advice is still universally applicable today for winning over that special girl.
Work Cited:
Spielvogel, Jackson J. Western Civilization, To 1715. 8ed. V1. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2011.
Happy Veterans' Day
to all those who have served!!
Thank you so much!!
I am getting this posted really late, but if I can push the Publish Post button by midnight...it counts right?
The photo above is my oldest son Josef, he wanted to be a Marine for halloween. The jacket he is wear is actually his Grandfathers unifirm from the 60's. He looked so handsome and I love that he would be willing to serve out country and knows that is an option for his future.
A few days ago the boys and I went to a presentation out at
Gowen field hosted by Idaho Military History Museum. We had never been there before. It was a great museum! They had many displays ranging from the civil war to present. It was fun pointing out the different branches of the military to the boys and the various wars and which of our family members served and at which time. There were also so gun and canon demonstrations the video below is of everything going off at the same time, again the weapons range from those used in the Civil war to those used in the present. We had a great time and learned a bit of military, world, country, and family history. We also couldn't hear very well for a while after all the canons and guns were done. : )
When I started hunting for resources to teach my own children about the state we now call home, I stumbled across a familiar name:
Idaho Prospector Club.
My memory traveled to 4th grade. I could almost hear the whispers spreading our class conspiracy. If we asked questions, sometimes we could get Mr. Vaughn distracted telling stories instead of assigning homework.
I thought we tricked our teacher, but the joke is on me. My perception of school was homework and books. Now I realize it is much more. I was inspired in that class. Fuel was added to my already growing interest in history.
I remember how excited I was when our Idaho Prospector Club newsletters came. Sometimes they were printed on light green paper, sometimes yellow, and, if I remember correctly, even pink on occasion. A simple legal-sized paper folded in half pulled me into a story. It gave me a sense of belonging. I was in a club! I was learning about the land and people closest to me.
The roads I traveled with my family morphed into wagon trails in my mind. I imagined Lewis and Clark traversing the wilderness I sped across in my mother's Buick.
I don't see the big, round sticker that labeled me a 4th grade Idaho Prospector, but
newsletters all the way back to 2003 can be downloaded and printed out. It isn't quite the same as getting something in the mail, but I suspect my children might enjoy being in this club as much as I did.
Written by Renae @ Life Nurturing Education
