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    The Power of Love

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    The Power of Love. What does love mean? Love is a word difficult to define‚ a word that can refer to a variety or a combination of emotions. Love is the most important thing to the survival of the human race because it allows humans to work together‚ plays a vital role in reproduction‚ is vital in our health‚ and allows us to connect with and understand the world around us. Let me first start with the four definitions of love as a noun. Love (n) denotes (1) “a feeling of warm personal attachment

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    Truly Love

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    The English word "love" can refer to a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure . It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another". As well‚ it may describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚ one’s self or animals. Four forms of interpersonal

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    Love in the Air

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    1102 22 July 2010 “Love in the Air” Analysis In Ha Jin’s story‚ “Love in the Air”‚ Kang is isolated in his work place‚ in which he shares with fellow officers. In his isolated military base‚ Kang has become socially deprived; this makes him vulnerable to falling easily in love with the female telegraph operator‚ whose voice he becomes infatuated with‚ playing it over and over in his head. Due to being isolated and his infatuation with trying to figure out who his mysterious love really is‚ he becomes

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    We all need love in some shape or form and most of the time it drives us to do things we may not have done before. Love is a bond that we have with people around us and this is why it motivates us to do different things. If you look at love in a relationship form we have one person we really care for and want to be with for the rest of our life and do just about anything for‚ but that’s not the only form of love that affects us in our daily lives. We hold a different form of love for our friends

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    Love Is Not All, or Is It?

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    II Essay #1‚ Winter 2013 Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ “Love is Not All” Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain; Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink And rise and sink and rise and sink again; 5 Love can not fill thickened lung with breath‚ Nor clean the blood‚ nor set the fractured bone; Yet many a man is making friends with death Even as I speak‚ for lack of love alone It well may be that in a difficult hour‚ 10

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    God's Love

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    God’s Love What is love? Many of us toss around this word as easily as anyone. And we end up trivializing it. The word "love" is so misused and overused in our society that we hardly know what to think when someone says‚ "I love you." Let us focus on not the earthly kind of love but of a greater love ever known to mankind and that is God’s love. • What are some characteristics of God’s Love? (1) God’s Love is Unconditional In the world around us‚ people are loved on the basis of their

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    Contradictions of Love

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    Franz Kafka once said‚ “Love is a drama of contradictions.” In other words‚ love can cause joy as well as sorrow. Often in life‚ people are in love and therefore have many contradictions with those that they love. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet explains the rivalry between two households‚ the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo‚ a Montague‚ and Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ fall in love‚ but since their houses experience strong hatred toward each other‚ they must withstand difficult challenges and face

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    Magic of Love

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    Lee 1 Amy Lee Mr. Kenneth Christensen English Comp. II September 27‚ 2011 What is The Magic of Love The title of “Magic of Love” goes well with this poem‚ because love is magic as some people might say. The author is stating how love feels in great detail. She uses different ways to tell how love feels. The words she uses rhyme throughout the poem. She uses such rhymes as: gift‚ lift; bless‚ happiness; night‚ bright; way‚ day; kind‚ find; depart‚ hearts; and do‚ true. The mood of

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    The Song of Love

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    The Song of Love “This Kiss” by Faith Hill is a beautiful song because it tells us the truth of love‚ and also the smooth rhythm makes me feel very comfortable. Furthermore‚ I really like the voice of the singer. It can lead us to a peaceful world‚ and give people the space to relax‚ to enjoy. Also‚ this song reminds people of the love‚ especially those who has already forgotten the pure love in life. The lyrics of the song is the best part‚ it expresses the joys of being in love through the act

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    Love and Hate

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    Love and hate are two powerful and intense emotions that define humankind. Both emotions are independently defined as opposites but are almost compatible in terms of how they make one feel. Love and hate are also dependent emotions‚ you feel one because of the other. They are like two halves of a whole‚ one cannot exist without the other. Hate is the absence of love. We love to hate but hate to love. Love and hate are not as complicated as people make them out to be but they have different levels

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