Friendship is like love. It cannot be measured or categorized‚ nor can it be explained or defined. Friendship is an enigma I do not think anyone will ever solve. It cannot ever be accurately put into words. Why do we form these bonds with other people who are not our family‚ and who we will never have any biological need for? This is a question I can only attempt to answer. A commonly used phrase is‚ “friends are the family you get to choose.” While that may be true‚ friends tend to be much
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Aziz Ansari explores the phenomenon of online dating and the modern love in “Love in the Age of Like”. Ansari’s fascination with dating stems from his parents successful arranged marriage. His father chose his mother from three women his family arranged for him to meet after a thirty minute conversation and determining she was the correct height for him. A week later they were married and have lived a happy thirty-five years together. Ansari contrasts this with a story of him trying to find the best
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The profound insight about the human condition which Auden attempts to convey through the poem‚ The Musee des Beaux Arts‚ is the predisposition for apathy which all humans share. The author defends and portrays this message by juxtaposing events which hold great importance to others‚ with the events occurring at the same time‚ despite what great upheaval or travesty may be going on the background. To prove this‚ the author sets the scene of a dreadful martyrdom‚ and yet focuses more on the dogs‚
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What is Auden trying to achieve in writing this poem? First of all‚ Auden is asking to meditate on the relationship between the past‚ the present and the future. The poem refers to the past as "History is the operator" People should not be limited by the past and it should help them to make the future -> inspiration from the past (first part of the poem). "Tomorrow the enlarging of consciousness by diet and breathing" (plus all the lines on "Tomorrow") indicate hope that humanity will draw from
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love A character that refuses to dominate anyone and offers himself to any person from his humble nature is a faithful servant of the world and all who belongs to it. I don’t think I have to explain what the historical context was in 1940‚ but is the filming year of The Great Dictator‚ one of the masterpieces of Charles Chaplin. We have seen‚ throughout history‚ that in difficult and tragic times‚ great personalities rise and bring out the best of themselves in order to give a lesson to the most
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Imagine being in love with someone so deeply that you want to spend the rest of your life with that person‚ and ask for his or her hand in marriage. But you aren’t able to because you and your lover are of same sex‚ and live in a state like Texas where gay marriage is prohibited. There is a loophole though‚ you do have the option of traveling one thousand miles to the closest state that allows you to wed. Initially‚ some people may think that’s okay‚ it’s just another adventure in your life right
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Love can last a lifetime if you are willing to understand that it requires maintenance. Ups and downs‚ meeting in the middle‚ sacrificing.. Just don’t give up. -- Some things just aren’t meant to last. They take up a little space in your heart and leave you a little smarter for next time. -- ------------------------------------------------- You can leave me Take away all that I have You can want me Love me for who I am Choices‚ romance Takin’ me high in the air Flying‚ so scared Afraid
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Love love love love According to sparknotes‚ “ is September‚ back to school week‚ and for the first time in thirty-five years‚ Morrie is not returning to teach. Mitch notes that Morrie’s clothes are progressively looser-fitting‚ as he is rapidly losing muscle and body mass. His shirts sag so much that Mitch must continuously adjust Morrie’s microphone. Morrie enjoys this physical closeness‚ as he now feels a stronger need for affection than ever. He tells Mitch that one’s family is one’s foundation
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yyyy" 18 April 2014 “The Lottery” Since the beginning of human existence love has earned a meaning of pure bliss and wild passion between two people that cannot be broken. Through out time the meaning of love has had its slight shifts but for the most part‚ maintains a positive value. In the poem “Love Should Grow Up Like a Wild Iris in the Fields‚” the author‚ Susan Griffin expresses that this long lost concept of love is often concealed by the madness of everyday life and reality. In the poem
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In Memory of WB Yeats‚ discussing how far you find it characteristic of other WH Auden’s poems you have studied W.H Auden’s “In Memory of W.B Yeats” is an elegy to commemorate the life and death of a great poet‚ W.B Yeats. However‚ Auden adds another dimension to the poem by incorporating political references significant during the age of oppression and turmoil of the impending war and the extent of effectiveness of poetry at any point in time. In this poem‚ he utilizes techniques and themes commonly
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