Please answer the following after careful thought before we bring studying Japanese forms of poetry.

1.How do you define beauty?

2.Explain the expression Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

3.How does one measure inner beauty? Exactly what is inner beauty anyway?

4.In American culture which is more valuable: an expensive new vase or a crazed (cracked) old vase that has been in the family for generations? Explain your answer.

5.In Japan, do you think an esteemed visitor would be served with a new, flawless teacup or an antique, stained teacup? Explain your response.

6.In American society what – in general – do we consumers do with old, used items? How valuable do we consider them?

7.Within your own home, please select the following to list on your paper: (a) an old, valued item _________________; (b) something inexpensive yet dear to you from childhood __________________; (c) something new, modern, flashy ________________; (d) something old and worn ___________________