Ladies & Gentlemen. Survey & Report. Some may believe that being "gentleman" or a "lady" in today's society is an outdated notion, but others may disagree. (1) Briefly summarize the main characteristics of a well-rounded person, "l'uomo universal," referring to specific sections within the excerpt from The Courtier which identifies these characteristics. (2) Create a "survey" based on the identified characteristics and "poll" at least ten people to find out whether or not the characteristics are relevant for a "gentleman" or "lady" of today. (3) Tabulate and discuss the responses in terms of gender, age, vocation, etc. of your survey participants, making note of any interesting or surprising results which show up in your poll answers. (4) Finally, explain whether or not you agree with the characteristics expressed by Castiglione in The Courtier.
Support your ideas with specific, illustrative examples. If there are questions or points associated with your chosen topic, be sure to answer all of the listed questions and address all of the items in that topic. If your topic requires you to do several things related to the topic, be sure to do each of the things listed.
While some of the topics tend to lend themselves toward particular writing genres, you are not restricted to the specific format suggested for the individual topic. For example, you may do an "interview," a "proposal," a "letter," a "short story," a "blog," an "essay," an "article," or any other written genre for almost any of the topics. The project is intended to be fun as well as informative, so feel free to be creative with the delivery of your information.
Use at least three (3) good quality academic sources with one (1) source being the class text. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not quality as academic resources.