The English word "love" can refer to a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.[1] It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".[2] It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚
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“Love for another often hides a greater love for oneself” By a close comparison of your two texts‚ discuss the representation of sex and seduction. In both Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ and Ford’s ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore’ sex is represented as a catalyst for sin. The love which is promised by many of the central characters in the poem and the play often has a falsehood and is used as a facade for the character’s true egotistic needs within. One can see a falsehood in Giovanni’s admitted love for
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This same general theme persists in Allende’s House of Spirits as she criticizes the military coup that revolted against the fully democratic communist leader in power in Chile. Through obvious shifts in positive and negative connotation‚ strong war and peace imagery juxtaposition‚ and colloquial diction‚ Neruda highlights the reasons for his hatred for the unjust revolt in Spain during the 1930’s; a criticism almost paralleled in Allende’s House of Spirits. Neruda begins his poem with a lengthy and
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Writer Steve Maraboli once wrote‚ “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving‚ we get stronger and more resilient.” This quote shows the understanding this writer has for the human spirit and all the amazing things it is capable of. Throughout the book A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah‚ Ishmael’s life that was once filled with making music and playing soccer with friends quickly became a life of a child solider. Ishmael shows that he can come back from anything life throws at him and inspires the reader
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non-living object. That feeling is love. However‚ when one is forced to define love‚ he or she often turns to romance to find the meaning. It is described to be everything pink and pretty‚ full of hearts‚ roses‚ cuddly stuffed animals‚ chocolates‚ kisses‚ and hugs. Love is also expressed as the butterflies in the stomach‚ hair on the back of the neck rising to the occasion‚ hesitant lump in the throats‚ giddiness in the eyes‚ and fireworks in the hearts. However‚ love exists outside the realm of romance
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Why love is important in life? Love is the most important thing in our lives. The love is that we missing in our self‚ and love is mix with many of feeling. There are two types of love are love of family and love for your sweetheart. First of all‚ the love of your family is different from that you have for your sweetheart. The love for your family something you need it in your live‚ because they will protect you from everything in this live. The family is like human body everyone needs another
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too much. He had visited our church on occasion and one Monday night‚ a deacon from our church and I went to this man’s house and visited with him. We talked about the weather and other unimportant things. When I felt the time was right‚ I asked him how he felt when he came to church. He admitted he felt that people stared at him and made him very uncomfortable. I felt in my spirit that it was nothing more than conviction he really felt. I asked him if he were to die tonight‚ would he go to heaven
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might have been done or said to make the outcome different” (Bernstein). 2. “This fine book recounts a poignant tragedy...It has no heroes or villains‚ but it has an abundance of innocent suffering‚ and is most certainly does have a moral...[A] sad‚ excellent book” (Konner). 3. “An intriguing‚ spirit-lifting extraordinary exploration of two cultures in uneasy coexistence... A wonderful aspect of Fadiman’s book is her evenhanded‚ detailed presentation of these disparate cultures and divergent
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The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- St. Josaphat’s Cathedral in Edmonton‚ Canada is shaped as a cross with seven copper domes representing the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and descriptions outlined by St. Thomas Aquinas in the Summa Theologica‚ the seven gifts are as follows: * Wisdom: We see God at work in our lives and in the world. For
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around suffering. Whether it be losing a soccer game or losing a family member‚ we have all suffered. Since suffering is inevitable‚ people need to learn how to overcome it instead of grieving forever. Humans don’t just suffer‚ they fight through what caused them to suffer and learn something in the process. Suffering is often compared to a labyrinth in “Looking For Alaska”‚ and rightfully so. A labyrinth is essentially a maze which you can easily get lost in. If you don’t conquer your suffering then
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