Research shows that the notion that men and women communicate in dramatically different ways is .

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.

sir philip sidney was an english poet and scholar. he was born in 1554. his 2 sonnets which closely follow the division between the octave and sestet are astrophil and stella.

astrophil stands for "aster" (star) and "phil" (lover). astrophil is the star lover and stella is his star. it is believed that sidney relates the astrophil to himself and stella to lady penelope deveraux. lady penelope was a childhood love from sydney that for some reason became separated from him.