...suffers the most loves the most? Certainly the interaction between suffering and love is a constant. One often hears the comment “I would die for you” and this you could say is the pinnacle of love. “I would live for you” is also a big statement. “I will climb any mountain cross any ocean to be with you” is a variation of song lyrics over the decades. The yearning quality of love and the desire to show and prove its authenticity, are features of most if not all human love. It is embedded in life and therefore has the language of life, and the experiences of life. Platonic love could be said to lack strength and depth. It could also be truly genuine when it is tried and tested and found to be real. Real love costs....
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...Analysis of Bacon’s essay ‘OF LOVE’ In this essay, “Of Love” Bacon tries to alter reader’s understanding by pointing out the shortcomings of love by focuses his attention on three points: Love is entertaining only on stage, it is an exaggerated form of expression in literature and wisdom and love wouldn’t coexist. He starts his essay by plunging direct into the crux of his argument which is confined in a short sentence, “The stage is more beholding of Love, than the real life of man.” He in the next line articulates the Aristotelian classification of stage i.e. tragedy and comedy. He believes that only plays are capable of portraying love that is pure and gives joy while in reality love is digressive, deluding and impish in nature like siren who deluded Odysseus on his voyage to home. He strengthens his argument by the dichotomous nature of Marcus Antony and Appius Claudius, where the former became the victim and the latter was the victor of this passion because, “love can find entrance not only into an open heart, but also a heart well fortified, if watch be not well kept." Bacon’s notion can be treated as a perception not as a rule to sentry emotions. According to him, Marcus Antonius, cohort of Appius Cladius, who was an “Austere and wise man”, was infiltrated by an astute passion because his “watch was not well kept”. Bacon is convinced that “Great spirits and great business do keep this weak passion”. But may we infer that Antonius was a "greater" man than Claudius because...
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...hip-hop artist and record producer, better known as J. Cole, once said, “Love isn’t complicated, people are.” Love is often unexpected, and many times catches people off guard. Love itself does not complicate situations, but rather the human reaction to the idea of love provokes chaotic circumstances. For Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, he finds himself struggling to understand the concept of love. As various women figures appear in his life, Caulfield, unknowingly and immaturely, acts upon his feelings of love. As a 16 year-old kicked out of yet another prestigious private school, Holden roams the streets of New York City to avoid the lectures awaiting at home. He...
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...Winter Haven, Florida | Lake Region High School class of 2015 graduates Melvin Vigo and Jamilette Toress De La Cruz both graduated with high honors created a kindness campaign which is rapidly gaining the support from the Winter Haven community. It all started about a week ago when Melvin was giving the task to create a project that will manage to make others happy. Vigo later on that day reached out to Toress explaining her about the project, instantly, they came up with the idea of creating The Love Bug Project. Their mission is to make this worldwide so it will inspire people to do every day acts of kindness. Spread love! Both creators stated “We want to bring this to the next level and it all starts right here with the support of our community,...
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...PRIDE AND PREJUDICE ANALYSIS Love theme Love never gets old. So does every problem that comes with it. The “pride” and “prejudice” that once hindered the love of Elizabeth and Darcy have not ceased to cause troubles to lovers until nowadays. It is the love theme that makes Pride and Prejudice famous and widely read for many decades. Love in late 18th and early 19th century must be more difficult than today. Social standings and class could become a huge barrier. Early in the book, this barrier is poitrated when Darcy, being a wealthy noble, snubs Elizabeth (he refused to dance with her). Elizabeth’s pride immediately judged Darcy on that bad first impression, and keeps her away further from him later. Just like that, Elizabeth and Darcy were distant from each other because of their prejudice. Elizabeth and Darcy, however, eventually married. But how? Through a serie of events, and through many experiences, they understood each other. Darcy begins to admire Elizabeth, captivated by her fine eyes and lively wit. Elizabeth continues to impress Darcy during her time nursing Jane at Netherfield. But she, unlike him, did not grow such sudden change of heart that quick. She remained cold to Darcy for a long time, even angry at him once. But things change after Darcy gave her a letter to explain everything. And with some important events after that, Elizabeth slowly fell to Darcy. In the end both admitted that they were wrong. Aside from Elizabeth and Darcy, other couples contribute...
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...I Love You - Manik Bansal Rating - “Is it worth it? Do you even know what love is anymore Sumeet? Did you ever truly love me??” “What the hell do you want from me, you wanted me to pursue my career and be successful, so I did, but it’s not a piece of cake. I need to work my ass off here, I can’t be texting you all day or speak to you; you have got to understand and please don’t do this drama of whether I love you or not!” “I don’t understand you? I asked you to speak to me once in at least two days, that too for mere minutes! Has that become a burden to you now? We stay thousands of miles apart and all that I ask of you is to have some time for me, is that a lot? Has my pain, my longing for you shadowed into a frustrating drama?” “Listen...
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...On the other hand, “I Wish” by Cher Lloyd portrayed a different kind of values for romantic love in a relationship. Instead of advocating for good values about how one should love each other when in a relationship, the song allowed superficial matters, such as outward appearance and wealth, to be the focus of how love should be based on. In this song in particular, Lloyd sings about how she wish to have a body of a woman that is with her crush as well as to have enough money in order to get her crush to pay attention to her. In the music video, as T.I. with his entourage of beautiful women by his side walked in the club where Cher Lloyd is waitressing at, she immediately showed interests in the man, as she bite her lip and look longingly at...
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...What does love mean? Some might think love is the lasting affection for someone, while others might think it’s not only affection but also an emotion shared between two. Love doesn’t come from ones looks but from their beauty within. In the play Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare, there’s many couples that end up in love. Some actually are in love while others just associate the title of love with them, this including Hero and Claudio. In the play, a brave and heroic young man, Claudio, supposedly falls in love for the governors young and beautiful daughter, Hero. When their love is put up to the task it fails miserably, leading to the conclusion that Hero and Claudio are not in love. When Claudio first sees Hero he instantly...
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...In chapters 11-15 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, we are introduced to Tea Cake whom steals Janie’s heart leading to their marriage. Although their love story hasn’t fully played out yet, it is obvious that Tea Cake is the man of Janie’s dreams. Tea Cake understands the concept of love in a way that neither Logan nor Joe ever could. By comparison, he genuinely considers Janie’s as his equal. A consideration that leads to them spending more time together and growing in love. Tea Cake possesses the fundamental pieces that were lacking in both Janie’s prior relationships. Firstly, he sees no difference between Janie and himself. Intellectually, he considers themselves equals. As well as in the relationship, they share equal power. The initial sighting of this came from his simply teaching her to play checkers. A game that till this point had been reserved for other men yet enjoyed by Janie, from a distance. An enjoyment that she was prohibited to realise as a result of Joe’s banning her from the game. On the...
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...What does love mean? Some might think love is the lasting affection for someone, while others might think it’s not only affection but also an emotion shared between two. Love doesn’t come from ones looks, but from their beauty within. In the play Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare, there’s many couples that end up in love. Some actually are in love while others just associate the title of love with them, this including Hero and Claudio. In the play, a brave and heroic young man, Claudio, supposedly falls in love for the governors young and beautiful daughter, Hero. When their love is put up to the task, it fails miserably, leading to the conclusion that Hero and Claudio are not in love. When Claudio first sees Hero he instantly falls in love with her before getting to know her, therefore only falling in love with...
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...MAAN: Love, what is it good for? Merriam-Webster dictionary defines love as “strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties;” Throughout the play, Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, there is never really a love connection between the characters Benedick and Beatrice. In the beginning of the play, they despise one another and made witty comments about one another; not only that, but they also question why the other one loved them after overhearing the conversation between their friends. By this definition Beatrice and Benedick can't truly be in love, because of words spoken by their friends. At the start of the play, when Benedick first arrived in Messina, the first thing they did was make witty comments about...
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...it makes you feel alright, cos I don't care too much for money, and money can't buy me love.” This is from The Beatles song “Can’t Buy Me Love” released i n 1964. The reason why I felt like it is important to quote this is because of how sometimes we as humans start to get love and lust mixed up. Originally I was going to attempt to write this essay without even reading the novel, but after actually reading it I can see how some characters tend to get these two confused with one another. Love is when you care about someone or something more than yourself and you are willing to do anything for. The dictionary definition for lust is a very strong sexual desire, but I feel like lust in more than that, lust could also be just being...
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...Analysis of the text “To Sir, with love” By Eustace Braithwaite The text I’m going to comment on is entitled “To Sir, with love”, written by Eustace Braithwaite, a Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher and diplomat, best known for his stories of social conditions and racial discrimination. The passage under study is an excerpt from hid well-known novel “To Sir, with love”, that is an excellent autobiographical work, as it is based on his personal experience of teaching at a school in London’s East End. First, I would like to speak about the title of the text, because very often it can give you a hint about the content of the text. In this very case the first thought that came to my mind was that in the text may be a sir that receives a letter from somebody who loves him. After the first lecture of the text, I realized I wasn’t quite right, just partially right. Speaking about the structure of the title, I can say that it is expressed in a syntagm consisting of elements from human reality (sir) and from the spiritual one (love). The title has an expressive function, for it is realized by means of intention and emotionality. Also, it has a positive emotional status. The text tells the story of a teacher who came in a school in which every Friday morning the pupils were writing a Weekly Review – the headmaster’s pet scheme. The children were free to comment and criticize anything, as long as it was somehow linked with the school. The headmaster found advantages in that...
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...Why Do Fools Fall In Love is the 116 minute true story of 3 women, from 3 different worlds, all with one thing in common – the same husband. 50’s rock-n-roll icon Frankie Lymon, former lead singer of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Each claiming to be the widow of the long-dead singer/songwriter, the ladies have returned to claim the royalties due to his estate. Director Grevory Nava and Warner Brothers present a biographical film, filled with various elements of film technique such as its narrative form, mise en scene, and cinematography, of the brief and intense life of Frankie Lymon and the women who loved him. In the opening scene, you see a grainy video of doo-wop singers in black and white that are singing “Why Do Fools Fall In Love.” The scene fades, transitioning the music sung by a male group in the 50’s, to the voice of Diana Ross in present time. The scene’s setting is now placed in what appears to be a women’s penitentiary. Mickey – played by Vivica Fox – asks for a lawyer, whom she later explains to that Frankie Lymon wrote the song Diana Ross is turning gold again and is also being used in movies/commercials. “I’m his wife, so I should be getting paid, right?” (Why Do Fools). With news out about a wife of Frankie Lymon coming to claim his royalties, two other women, Zola (Halle Berry’s character), and Emira (played by Lela Rochon), have also surfaced with the same allegation of being his wife. The rest of the movie is dedicated to each female proving who is really...
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...So many dead, so many blacked bodies lay among the burning rubble that it caused trained firefighters to vomit and quit their jobs on the spot. Such was the scene of the once great Binewski Family Carnival Fabulon, at the climax of Geek Love, a novel by Katherine Dunn. Al and Lil Binewski taught their children, which they used for their traveling freak show that the thoughts and opinions of women mattered very little. The Binewski family went out in a blaze of glory, but their tragic end could have been avoided had the men and women within the family been treated equally. The oppression of women throughout Geek Love, by Katherine Dunn leads to the destruction of the Binewski family, their beloved Fabulon, and countless other lives. As the...
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