Socrates as an Exemplar of Love It may seem at first that Plato wrote Symposium merely to praise Love through a sequence of speeches made by the selected male speakers attending the drinking party. After Socrates makes his speech on the truth of love however‚ it becomes more apparent that Symposium is also a tribute to Socrates and his way of life. Although this is shown gradually and indirectly‚ Plato eventually makes clear his respect and admiration for Socrates’ way of life. The structure of
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Love‚ it is a rather common word in today’s society. The basic noun definition is an intense feeling of deep affection‚ while the verb definition is to feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone). Seems simple enough correct? Not exactly‚ although in the modern world language‚ love is used regularly to express ones feelings‚ it is often misused. In order to use a word correctly‚ it must be understood‚ remembering that love is in the eye of the beholder. To understand a word‚ it should
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The Reasons of Love in Twelfth Night William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a well-known romantic comedy in which many characters fall in love due to their own personal reasons. Viola shows that true love should be caused by genuine reasons‚ but Orsino and Malvolio demonstrate that people can pursue others for their own selfish purposes. However‚ these three characters all reveal that the reasons that make them fall in love are based on their own personalities. Orsino is depicted as a fickle character
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their love...unfortunately for her she needed more and she longed for something different...unsure of what that was she began her search. While still being sexually and emotionally involved with this original love she still searches...being as amazing as she is‚ it doesnt take long for someone to see how amazing she is. She possesses this hook that snags you...you dont know why but it does. She begins to develop new feelings for this new person...while keeping it a secret from her previous love she
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Tales or Reality “And they lived happily ever after....”. All of us have either had fairy tales read to us as child or have either watched movies that have the same affect on our thought process. In the story‚ “The Love of My Life”‚ it is obvious that the two teenagers ’ love for each other colors everything around them. It also colors how they view life. You will see how their misconceptions of life have come about. The story tells of two teenagers ’ concept of a perfect world. Then their perfect
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Compassion is Love Dalai Lama once said‚ “If you want others to be happy‚ practice compassion. If you want to be happy‚ practice compassion.” The word compassion comes from the Latin word “compati” which means ‘suffer with.’ In the bible‚ Matthew 9:36 says‚ “When he saw the crowds‚ he had compassion for them‚ because they were harassed and helpless‚ like sheep without a shepherd.” Whether a person does it for themselves or others‚ it is important to have compassion. Everyone needs compassion regardless
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personal issues. The question presented to the class was if the friend says he is in love with his girlfriend‚ but he is still talking and looking at other females‚ what type of relationship is it? Intimate or sexuality? Which lead into a discussion of cheating and if the friend actually loves this girl‚ as he said he did. So why is he still dealing with other females‚ so should he actually be with a the girl he says he loves. In the this generation‚ some people may view cheating as soon as that friend
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>> God Is Love God is Love: How do we Define Love? "God is Love"‚ but how do we define it? The American Heritage Dictionary defines love as "an intense affection for another person based on familial or personal ties". Often this "intense affection" stems from a sexual attraction for that other person. We love other people‚ or we say we love other people‚ when we are attracted to them and when they make us feel good. Notice that a key phrase in the dictionary definition of love is the phrase
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What is love? Love is something very important to each and every human being. Each and every human being have their own definition of what love is‚ however to me‚ love is a force of nature‚ something we cannot avoid. Love is inherently free‚ it cannot be bought‚ sold or even traded. No matter how much we try‚ we cannot buy true love. Many people have different conceptions of what love is‚ some are looking for true love‚ looking for someone they can rely on and someone they can spend the rest of their
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Power of Love Love is as critical for your mind and body as oxygen. It’s not negotiable. The more connected you are‚ the healthier you will be both physically and emotionally. The less connected you are‚ the more you are at risk. It is also true that the less love you have‚ the more depression you are likely to experience in your life. Love is probably the best antidepressant there is because one of the
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