- “Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.”- Kahlil Gibran - Money makes the world go around. Living in the new millennium‚ it is very apparent money is what’s important. Money is the root of all evil‚ yet the source of happiness. Then again‚ this statement could only hold water depending on the financial status of the person in question. There may be more than one thing in life that holds importance. Personally‚ I feel there indeed is more than one thing. Looking at the big
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What is Love? Love is a feeling of strong or constant affection for a person‚ attraction that includes sexual desire‚ it is the strong affection felt by people who have a romantic relationship. Love is also an object of attachment‚ devotion or admiration of something. Poets and authors have tried to define love for centuries‚ now even scientists want to discover the human mechanics of what makes us love. Many of us know intuitively that love is a major purpose for living; that connection is inherent
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Love Without Love 1. According to the first four lines‚ the speaker loved this particular person because they never saw this person coming into their life‚ therefore it was a surprise and they saw a drastic change something called love. 2. The metaphor in lines 5-6 is "I’ve fly you flying through my soul in quick‚ loft flight" and this means that this special person came into their life very quickly like a plane‚ it was in and it was out. The extended metaphor is that this person was looking
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Life without IT In 21th century‚ people are probably all in Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Weibo‚ etc. Are you spending too much time on your computer? A recent survey shows that about 83% of users said “Yes” and only 17% of users said “No”. Internet influences us so much! But‚ did you ever think that if there haven’t computer any more‚ so what would life be like without the Internet? People may say that:” No‚ it is impossible! Although Steve Jobs died‚ but Apple Company still survives.” So here I want
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Sharon Old’s Sex without Love By: Dana McCord E-mail: Nikebeotch@aol.com "Sex Without Love‚" by Sharon Olds passionately describes the author’s disgust for casual sex. She vividly animates the immortality of lustful sex through her language variety. Olds’ clever use of imagery makes this poem come to life. Olds frequently uses similes to make the audience imagine actual events. For example‚ Olds describes making love as "Beautiful as dancers." (Line #2) In this line‚ she questions how one
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Sex without Love I chose to write about ‘’sex without love’’ because the writer makes it easy and clear to understand why she is questioning herself on how individuals can engage themselves in having sex without love. In this poem there are many instances. This poem of symbolism readers will try to find a meaning of this poem‚ and ask themselves why people should have sex without love. However‚ the poem has a clear understanding concerning the meaning of this ‘’sex without love’’‚ Sharon
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Else “How do they do it‚ the ones who make love/ without love” (Olds‚ 1-2)? As time goes on‚ the value of love and intimacy in sex diminishes further and further. In the past‚ becoming intimate with another person had very strong meaning and was frowned upon outside of marriage. Although there are still people who value sex in its purist form and value the meaning of the action‚ more people desire only the pleasure that comes from sex instead of the love and connection that it creates. In “Misery
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Quinn Sullivan March 29‚ 2011 Critical Approaches to Literature Prof. Cerasulo List of Five Poems I Read: 1. Sex Without Love 2. “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost 3. “A Poison Tree” by William Blake 4. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet 5. “The Dog Years” by Tony Hoagland “Sex without Love” By: Sharon Olds I chose “Sex without Love” because I am a person who would rather have people‚ as well as poems‚ just get straight to the point‚ instead of using symbolism
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Engl 2258 Poetry Essay 2 Dr. White Sintimacy "Sex Without Love" was written by Sharon Olds in 1984. Olds approaches her audience by beginning the poem with a blunt question: "How do they do it‚ the ones who make love/ without love?" (1-2) This is a relatively short poem of only twenty-four lines‚ but it is a very rich poem in that Olds uses a number of ordinary images to create an elaborate vision of two people having sex without feelings for each other. Olds does not leave the audience
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