Love & Attraction

Do you believe in romantic love? 

Or do you prefer an explanation of attraction as cold chemsitry? 

As the hormones take hold, are you 'swept off your feet'? 

Or do you keep your feet, and your feelings, firmly rooted to the floor?

We all have our own beliefs and experience of love and attraction. But do you know the science behind both?
Here are two articles which deal with the topic. Read them and reflect.

• National Geographic: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/02/true-love/slater-text.html
• The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/sep/28/sex-women-relationships-tanya-gold

 As part of your general blog work, write your comments below.

For homework, write a literary critique (ie. a 'review') of the two texts for Monday 9 May, comparing and evaluating:

• the ideas they contain
• the selection and organisation of facts and examples
• the style they are written in and the language that is used
• the intentions of their authors and the reaction of any reader to them
• how 'good' or 'successful' each text is

400 words minimum. Reference to the text and/or quotes will be necessary (but quotes are not part of the word count). Recommendation: skim read the texts asap to see how long this is going to take you!