Portfolio Piece “ Tis Better to have loved and lost Then never to have loved at all. “ Love is complicated‚ complex notion. It is not necessarily roses and chocolates‚ or “rainbows and butterflies” as the Maroon Five song says. It is the subject of art‚ music‚ films and literature. Love is all-encompassing‚ consuming and rich. So much so that when loss is involved it can be so traumatic that it is difficult‚ if not impossible to recover. Many believe that to lose a loved one is the greatest
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It’s better to have loved then lost than never love at all. Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson once said “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"‚ and I agree. I think being in love is a part of the journey of life and a very good experience to have‚ one would regret for not having go through that. Being in love also makes you a better person‚ happier and more passion about life and it’s one of the best feelings anyone can have. Although losing costs a lot of pain‚ one can also
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Although times have changed and centuries have passed by‚ some parts of life will always remain the same. The relationship between a man and a woman is complicated . Count Baldasarre Castiglione described the difficulties of these in his book‚ The Courtier‚ where he describes the perfect courtier. The book‚ at some point‚ describes the benefits of Platonic relationships over sensual ones. One recurring theme that sensual relationships often bear is pain. During the Sixteenth Century‚ Sir Thomas
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Love‚ Better Not Everyone can agree that love is wonderful‚ but is it worth everything? Should one sacrifice their all for love? Scholars conclude that the central theme of Romeo and Juliet is love. Love drives the play‚ as the prologue introduces the audience to "a pair of star-crossed lovers." (Prologue‚ l.6) The definition of love is established as: eros‚ a union that brings self-fulfilment; philia‚ brotherly and sisterly love; and agape‚ wholly selfless love. Saint Augustine once said that
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It is better to be feared than loved Hello everyone‚ my name is Catarina and with Carolina and Rafael’s help‚ we are going to prove how and why we feel this statement is wrong. We believe that is way better to be loved than feared. Lets start with simple definitions. Fear is an unpleasant caused by the threat of danger‚ pain or harm. Why would you want people to feel this way about you? Do you think people will respect you more because they fear you? To be loved is to be held in deep affection‚ cherished
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TITLE: Jacob Have I Loved AUTHOR: Katherine Paterson GENRE: Fiction # OF PAGES: 244 EXPOSITION: Rass Island‚ during World War II‚ Louise Bradshaw hates her twin sister because her sister‚ Caroline‚ gets all the "eyes" POINT OF VIEW: 1st person point of view PROTAGONIST: Louise Bradshaw‚ age starting at 13 but growing through the book‚ tall‚ large boned‚ beautiful and elegant structure. Susan Bradshaw is her mom and Truitt Bradshaw as parents is her dad. She also lives
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Jacob Have I Loved is a great book for any child that resents their siblings‚ because that’s how this twin sister relationship is best described. Sara Louise recalls her difficult adolescence on Rass Island and her intense jealousy of her own twin sister Caroline. Caroline is a selfish‚ over protected person and Sara Louise feels like her life is based on competing with the most admired sister Caroline. Caroline always got what she wanted and was considered to be the attractive one‚ smarter one by
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Bridget Ladet February 4‚ 2013 English 1301 Professor Lindemann The Lost Loved One On September 8‚ 2004‚ I didn’t know that losing my mother while being at school‚ was the hardest thing of my life. I thought I was going to come home to the smell of her home made cooking‚ some barbecue she decided to fix for dinner‚ or even some food she had bought from Jack in the Box because she knew it was my favorite place to eat at. Being a sophomore in high school at the time‚ it was hard for me to concentrate
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famous book excerpt The Morals of the Prince: "is it better to be loved than feared‚ or vice versa?" Machiavelli answers his own question‚ arguing that a prince is much safer being feared than being loved. Inducing fear upon his subjects with cruelty will keep them united and loyal. Those who are fearful of a person of any authority are more inclined not to cross the boundary of disrespect‚ for fear of punishment. Without a doubt‚ being loved is desired and has a greater value compared to being
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It’s Better To Be Feared Than Loved It is easier to rule with terror and fear than to force the people to be happy and to love the ruler. According to Machiavelli‚ to be an effective ruler‚ one must rule without a moral conscience‚ because feelings and emotions would interfere with difficult decisions. In the play‚ Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is a notorious leader who rules with the power of fear among his people and leaves behind his moral conscience. Macbeth is a successful ruler
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