Eros‚ the god of love‚ is persistently called upon to assist mortals in their quest for love. He embodies love and his figure is often depicted off of a person’s feelings towards love. Both poems address the relationship between Eros and humans; however‚ the two have opposing underlying beliefs on love. The two poems both use anatomic detail to relate the mortality and place of humans in their relationship with Eros. The first poem describes love as the “Tyrant of the Human heart”. The heart is
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The article “The Brain on Love” by Diane Ackerman was a very interesting read. The idea of “feeling felt” stood out to me because in my experience‚ there is nothing greater than having someone feel the same way about you as you do them. We spend our entire lives looking for someone who will give us these neurological pick-me-ups and try to stay clear of those who will cause us mental pain. I was also surprised to find that social rejection and physical pain affect the same area of the brain. Although
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[pic] The secret to true love as opposed to sexual love is to under stand that it is unconditional‚ if you love some one or something you must love it warts and all‚ otherwise it’s conditional love. A dog can spend its life being mistreated and still welcome its master. That is true love. Before we can discuss the secret to true love‚ you must understand that true love is a gift that has to be valued and nourished. It’s not something that you find one day like a beautiful seashell on
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1102 22 July 2010 “Love in the Air” Analysis In Ha Jin’s story‚ “Love in the Air”‚ Kang is isolated in his work place‚ in which he shares with fellow officers. In his isolated military base‚ Kang has become socially deprived; this makes him vulnerable to falling easily in love with the female telegraph operator‚ whose voice he becomes infatuated with‚ playing it over and over in his head. Due to being isolated and his infatuation with trying to figure out who his mysterious love really is‚ he becomes
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Writing Assignment Gary C. Sanders‚ Sr. Professor Thomas Dunn‚ Instructor Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love I was most impressed with Professor Robert J. Sternberg’s Theory of love which simply states that love is made up of three interconnected components: intimacy‚ passion and decision/commitment. They are thought of as the triangular effect that displays intimacy in terms of closeness‚ bonding and warmth. It also shows passion as the sexual feelings and desires brought on and it
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Ryan Shivers A Greater Love… Love is the strongest feeling in the world‚ this feeling of extreme care and admiration is capable of making people look over all the bad and intolerable things of this world. Love is capable of making people do stuff without any control over their physical being. When one loves another‚ the feelings can become so strong that these two might feel like they are destined to be together forever and that nothing could ever break them apart. Love is a feeling that everyone
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chest. But‚ just remember that I love you and everything about you. That’s what gets me through every minute of every day that I’m without you. I long to hold you and feel your sweet caress‚ I have never loved anyone as much as I love you. You make me feel loved‚ you make me feel safe‚ but more importantly‚ you make me feel wanted. We both knew our friendship would grow right from the very first day we spoke. But‚ neither one of us could begin to imagine the love we both feel‚ not exploding or thundering
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Andonegui English 10 January 21‚ 2013 Falling in Love: Choice or Chance? Love‚ like cascading water‚ can often bathe humans with intensely drenching contentment. And yet‚ if unfortunate‚ love may turn into furious tongues of fire that sear one’s heart‚ leaving them with haunting scars. Despite being such a natural phenomenon‚ love continues to be obscurely indefinable- there is no such thing as one specific denotation for the word. In fact‚ love can be defined by each individual‚ according to his
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for Love” Today there are many different types of marriages that are widely recognized; however‚ monogamy and polygamy are most commonly accepted. While looking for marriage there are many reasons for someone to choose a desirable mate. Looks‚ personalities‚ fame‚ power‚ money and love are just a few of the things that people may search for when choosing who they want to marry. Many people today feel that love should be the primary factor in marriage‚ however “very rarely in history has love been
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Love is a very mysterious thing. Most of us act as though we know what it is without truly understanding its meaning and essence. This has been true of me. Before I encountered this phenomenology of love‚ I already had experiences of loving other people – my family‚ my friends‚ and girlfriends past and present. However‚ I was belonged to the people whom Erich Fromm described as believing in the popular notion of love. I emphasized the characteristics of the people I loved‚ why I needed them‚ and
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