Clue 1

Beauty and Reader Response

1. What is beauty?

I think that beauty is something pleasing to the eye because of its "awe" aspect. I'm not exactly sure there is a set definition for beauty because different things and ideas are beautiful to different people. I think it all depends on your perspective. Today however, our general outlook on beauty is influenced alot by the media. Usually something that is symmetrical is viewed as beautiful to humans. Objects (including humans) that contain the golden ratio are also considered beautiful. Most humans unconciously look at something that has a perfect golden ratio and judge it as beautiful. When somebody's face like a models is closer to the golden ratio, our judgement also grows to the more positive side. Since beauty is an idea and not something that you can touch or feel, I think most beautiful things has to stir something inside you. If you are inspired by something, then chances are that either the physical or an emotion that was inspired causes that object to seem beautiful to you in some way or another.


2. Find 2 bible verses about God's view of beauty and add them to the written responses for the questions on the left.
1)Psalm 27:4One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
2)Ezekiel 27:4Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.