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SHAVED HEAD

This is a photo of a famous singer from Ireland whose name is Sinead O'connor, she shaved her head because she wants people to admire her voice not her looks.


In class give your opinion about these topics:

In this photo even with a shaved head, she is still beautiful but for many people a girl with a shaved is not.

What is your opinion about girls who shave their heads?

Most people believe that if a girl has shaved her head, it must mean she is homosexual, would this also be your opinion and why?

In many societies, it is common that girls have long hair and boys have short. Why do you think that this is common; such as why in so many countries a girl with a shaved head is strange and If a boy has long hair he'll have trouble finding a job.

In ancient Egypt, people had to shave their heads because of Lice which are small insects that live in people's hair.

Buddhist nuns have to shave their heads and some African women have very short hair. Yet in most cultures, women with shaved heads is a strange sight.

PHOTO CREDIT:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_w/2923975516/

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PIERCING

In this photo, the man have his piercings in the face but many people have them on other parts of their bodies.

In the west it, is very common for young people to have piercings and it is part of their fashion. First reason would be to stand out from the crowd and the other is to be accepted by those who stand out from the crowd. It is now so common that having piercings, you no longer stand out because almost everyone has one.

DISCUSSION:

What is your opinion about having a piercing?

There are people who don't want one but some people actually have almost a hundred on their face. Most people consider them to be crazy but why do you think that these people would do such a thing?

Is just one piercing okay? If a person has one small piercing such as on the nostril, in your opinion is this acceptable? Explain your reason why you would think this.

If you were an employer and someone with a pierced face wanted you to give him/her a job, what would you say and do?

What would you do if your girl/boyfriend decided to get one, would you mind or would you have a problem with it and how would you react?

What would happen if all of your friends have a pierced face except for you and they all told you to go and get one, would you get one or leave your friends?

Some people do not want to pay a professional person to pierce them and get a friend instead by helping them to use a needle at home. What is your opinion about this such as is it crazy?

In India women have piercing because of tradition and religion but in the west it's because of fashion. What is your opinion about the difference between people who pierce because of their religion and someone because of fashion?

PHOTO CREDIT:
http://www.bodypiercingblog.com/images/facial-piercing-barbels_49.jpg

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