How I Fell in Love with Reading When I was younger I was very active and had no desire to read or learn and was more focused on playing basketball at recesses then on the topics being taught. My passion for basketball originated in my childhood when I would play the game at local parks and at home with friends and family. As I entered high school I tried out for and made the basketball team at Bell Gardens High. Because I wanted to gain a competitive edge‚ my passion for the game provoked me to
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I believe that there are many reason that contributed to the fall of The Roman Empire.The amount of short lived and inconsistent emperor’s‚ moral codes people did not value their lives‚ the economy and the amount of people not having work. All of these things had a huge impact on the fall of Rome‚ it also caused the empire to divide which made the fall come even quicker. People not having work had great impact on the fall of Rome. When people didn’t have work it caused the wealthy Romans and the
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poems‚ "How Do I Love Thee" and "The Definition of Love" Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Andrew Marvell use figurative language‚ imagery‚ diction and tone to depict love as a feeling and less on the object of love. Browning believes that love doesn’t have boundaries‚ physical nor spiritual. However Marvell believes love and fate are an opposing force always battling. In this sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning‚ love is everything and the poet tries to list the different types of love that she
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Love The most prevalent theme in this story is Love‚ which two knights are ready to battle each other to get Emily. Palamon and Arcite are knights of Thebes. They are both captured and thrown into prison for lifetime by the duke name Theseus of Athens. In prison they see Emily from the bar window and both falls in love with her. They both argue about Emily that who should get her and not‚ but they had sworn oath to each other to be true and loyal to each other. Palamon saying “rather that you should
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In Felisa Roger’s article How I Learned to Love Football‚ Roger discussed how her dislike for sports changed all together with when she had a reason to care about it more. She provided a great background when explaining why she changed her mind about disliking sports‚ and used a great variety of detail while explaining it. She talked about how as she was growing up she had a strong dislike of all sports. She talked about how she was never good at playing any sports in gym class and always hated
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thought Love is. After‚ everyone has spoken and at this point a little drunk‚ Socrates expresses‚ how most of us start to learn about love in a very immediate and physical way‚ by being powerfully attracted to a person’s face‚ and body‚ this would be called romantic/sexual love or the love for beautiful bodies and also‚ the starting step in Diotima’s Ladder of love. The next step would be Love for political soul/ideas‚ then‚ Scientific soul (Love for knowledge and scientific ideas)‚ Love for Wisdom
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Love is 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‚ one’s self or animals.[3]
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Do you ask yourself why sometimes? Why do we fall for those who cant catch us‚ and ignore those who love us. Why do we cry over those who only mean to cause us pain‚ and waste our time on someone who is just trying to bring us down. We cannot force ourselves to love‚ just as we cannot force another to love us. We can only be someone who is capable of being loved. Who you need to be with isn’t always the hottest person or the the one that everyone would die to be with. Maybe sometimes the people that
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How Love Has Changed Me A person’s character defines who they are as an individual‚ and is often shaped by their past experiences. In my life‚ being in love has had a positive change in my character. It has taught me to be more honest‚ selfless‚ and appreciative. Not only has this made me a better person‚ it has allowed me to live a better life. The love for my friends has changed me to be a more honest person. I have learned that in order to create a solid friendship with someone‚ I need to
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Valentine’s Day became a phenomenon in The United States people would not imagine how Valentine’s day affect America and other countries from economical to emotional. Valentine’s day is easy to recognize for its many symbols: cupid which represents an angel who helps mates get together or fall in love‚ hearts‚ arrows‚ love cards‚ letters and the colors white and red representing purity and blood.(Thompson) There are many legends about the origin of Valentine’s day‚ but there are two that are more
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