...Hari’s work in the kitchen was not easy as he expected. The eating house was always crowded and customers were going in and out continuously. He earned seven rupees a week, he was grateful for the amount he took to his family. He ate free meals since he worked there. He worked in the kitchen and in the front room, washed and bated under the tap at the back, ate his meals at the table when there were no customers around, and slept on the bench or on the dusty floor. The old watchmaker told Hari to sleep in the park after knowing he was suffering in the terrible room he slept in. Hari felt grateful for the man’s advice; the park was more comfort for Hari comparing to where he used to sleep, he felt satisfied too. Hari kept thinking about his sisters and his whole family and thought how much he missed them. But he got along with the people working with him, also with Jagu Mr Panwallah, the watchmender, asked Hari to work with him and told him he would be earning a little, if he could help for two hours a day. Hari was really happy. After Jagu has permitted Hari to work with Mr. Panwallah for two hours in the afternoon, he started working seriously and with concentration. The watchmender was really satisfied with Hari’s work and seriousness; by observing him as he worked, he knew he’ll be mending watches on his own. The visitor that was staying in Mon Repos came the day before the de Silvas left. The de Silvas then left Thul and Mr. de Silva told Lila not to worry about...
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...Chapter I The Problem and Review of Related Literature Introduction Man is a rational being who feels emotions. Our emotions make up a part if not most of our humanity. It can be also called passions like how it was used in antiquity. One of these emotions is love. To feel love and to reciprocate it is proper to rational beings such as the human person. But the term “love” has taken quite different meanings around the globe, a lot of persons even have their own notion of love. It is the one of the most elusive and abused term of mankind. It eludes definition for the reason that one really cannot exhaust love in one specific definition. As Benedict XVI said (2006, p. 7) “In our present context, the term “love” has become one of the most frequently used and misused of words, a word where we attach quite different meanings.” We human persons are capable of expressing and accepting love, since we are endowed with intellect and will aside from our passions. These faculties make it possible for a human to feel being loved and to love back in return. The faculty intellect is the one that perceives and comprehends love, where we can interpret it, while the faculty of the will is the one that is responsible for conveying and reciprocating love. Our acts as human beings such as loving are very much different from those of the animals’. This is because human acts require the use of both the intellect and the will. It requires knowing and willing a particular act, making...
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...Daniela Jauk Introduction to Sociology 4 February 2013 Love and Lyrics What is love? Love is a journey and a risk. It is difficult to maintain and easy to mistake. It is not always simple for someone to know when they have found love. When asking the question “When do you know your in love?” there is a common response of “When you are you will know.” That is a very frustrating response; it is far from concrete and can easily drive a person mad. Love is life’s mystery that everyone wants to experience. The love song, “When a Man Loves a Woman” (1966), by Percy Sledge can just about sum up being in love and the many ups and downs in less than three minutes. The woman’s love is all he needs but she can break him and “play him for a fool” and “he’s the last one to know”. This kind of love is near slavery in the control that the woman holds over the man. The line, “She can do no wrong” proves that the man is blinded by his love. Love hurts, especially when it is one-sided. There are no limits of what a man would do when he loves a woman. When Sledge wrote this song if he was not in love at the time he definitely knew what it was like to be ruled by love for a woman. The pain that you can hear in his voice tells it all. He has been there and that love was right in-between heaven and hell. “Maybe I’m Amazed” (1970), by Paul McCartney is a very simple love song with lyrics that hold a lot of meaning. McCartney’s approach to love in this song is humble and naturally, amazed. He is shocked...
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...made sense of love 3 3. Girl, boy and society 4 4. 3 Themes of love prevalent in Love Songs 5 5. Conclusion 6 6. Work cited 7 1. Introduction During the time of ancient Egypt's New Kingdom, love songs were recorded and later discovered by excavators. The importances of these songs are that they contradicted the perception which Egyptologists had of the ancient Egyptians. No longer were the ancient Egyptians viewed as being a dull society, focused on death and the afterlife, but rather a society with a love for living through loving love itself (Fowler 1994:xiv). Thus, in this essay, through analyzing the Ramesside love songs, I shall explore this different view of the ancient Egyptians and attempt to understand what the concept of love truly meant to them. In going about this, I shall firstly look at how sense was made of the concept love and then look at love from the perspective of girls, boys and society. Furthermore, I shall address three themes regarding the concept of love, prevalent in the love songs and finally, conclude through drawing on my findings throughout my essay. 2. How they made sense of love When looking at ancient Egyptian religion, art and practices, two themes is consistent, this is the use of metaphors and similes. These were the methods used by the ancient Egyptians to not only explain their experiences, but also to validate them (Kaplan 2004:9). Similarly, metaphors and similes are regularly used in love songs to explain...
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...Love is… Love is... Being happy for other person when they are happy Being sad for person when they are sad Being together for good times And being together in bad times Love is..., the source of strength Love is... Being honest with yourself of all times Being honest with the other person at all times Telling, listening, respecting the truth And never pretending Love is..., the source of reality Love is... an understanding that is so complete that You feel as if you are part of the other person Accepting the other person just the way he/she is And not trying to change him/her to be something else Love is..., the source of unity Love is... The freedom to pursue your own desires While sharing your experience with other person The growth of one individual alongside of the other And together with the growth of both Love is..., the source of success Love is... The excitement of planning things together The excitement of doing things together Love is..., the source of the future Love is... The fury of the storm The calm of the rainbow Love is...., the source of passion Love is... Giving and taking in a daily situation being Patient with each other’s needs and desires Love is... the source of sharing Love Knowing that the person Will always be with you regardless of what happens Missing the other person when they are away But remaining near in heart at all times Love is... the source of security Love is... the...
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...Summarize the psychological research on love between romantic partners. Exactly what is the meaning of the word love? Webster’s Dictionary terms love as: A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness. This, among other “definitions” is a rudimentary and simplified thought of the word love. However, love does not have a finite meaning. One can love in a multitude of diverse ways. An example, one could say, “I love my sibling,” and I might also say “I love my television.” Yet, do I really love my television, like I love my sibling? One would hope that I do not. There are various and unalike types of love and furthermore many ways to love. Sternberg’s Theory of Love in the last two decades (Robert Sternberg a psychologist at Yale University) has prepared a plethora of work in an attempt for labeling love and determining what makes a love relationship successful. (Ainsworth, 1978) Sternberg suggests three components of love and various combinations of these modules and components forming the different types of love, in which are; intimacy, passion, and commitment. (Sternberg, 2006) Intimacy: Intimacy is the emotive portion in Sternberg's love triangle. The emotional intimacy dimensional element of love is best termed by feeling love for someone, as opposed to being "in love.” The emotional intimacy portion is primarily focused on fondness, friendship...
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...5-2011 Love: A Biological, Psychological and Philosophical Study Heather M. Chapman heather_chapman@my.uri.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/srhonorsprog Part of the Biology Commons, Philosophy Commons, and the Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Chapman, Heather M., "Love: A Biological, Psychological and Philosophical Study" (2011). Senior Honors Projects. Paper 254. http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/srhonorsprog/254 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Honors Program at the University of Rhode Island at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Honors Projects by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@etal.uri.edu. 1 Running head: LOVE Love: A biological, psychological and philosophical study. Heather Chapman University of Rhode Island 2 LOVE Dedication This paper is dedicated to the love of my life Jason Matthew Nye October 4,1973 - January 26, 2011 3 LOVE Abstract The concept of love has been an eternally elusive subject. It is a definition and meaning that philosophers, psychologists, and biologists have been seeking since the beginning of time. Wars have been waged and fought over it, while friendships have been initiated and have ended because of this idea. But what exactly is love, and why is it important to define this enigma? In order to help define this idea of love, several...
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...Practical Philosophy November 2001 Plato’s theory of Love: Rationality as Passion Lydia Amir 'I … profess to understand nothing but matters of love.' Socrates in Plato’s Symposium. times, when due to their education and to political changes, women earned the right to love and to be loved as equals to men. When one dispels these misunderstandings related to the popular notion of Platonic love, one finds a great richness and depth in Plato’s theory of love. In explaining why love is so important to us and yet why it fails us so often, Plato’s view of love seems applicable to our time. It is common knowledge that a very high rate of divorce threatens our marriages. We expect a lot from the sexual passion we call love, but usually end up disappointed when the romance goes away. Yet we keep getting married, thinking that we are going to be the ones that will beat the system. If we fail, we change our partner and try again. We end up our love life as we began it, confused, afraid and as disappointed as we were hopeful. The malaise that characterises our love lives naturally finds its way to the philosophical consulting room. In this paper I shall attempt to show how Plato’s view of love can be helpful both in dispelling our confusion about love and in proposing some solutions to our suffering. A comprehensive account of Plato’s complex theory of love, an exhaustive presentation of the controversies involved in interpreting it or a thorough discussion of the problems it creates...
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...Groundhog Day, is labeled as a comedy, but in fact it is a story about love, a story about Phil’s transformation based on love. Phil his character is forced to repeat the same day over and over again. He goes through many phases in this movie and in the end changing his persona. When analyzing love, it becomes apparent that much has been written about it. In fact, love has been broken down into different phases such as Eros, Philia and Agape. Being trapped in Groundhog Day has significant effects on Phil’s practices of these three kinds of love Eros, Philia and Agape. One significant effect on Phil being trapped in Groundhog Day is his practice of Eros. According to the article, “Conceptions of Love”, Eros love can be divided into two definitions. One part of Eros is the “physical” attraction and the sensual desire towards someone. The other part of Eros states that with contemplation it can become a more romantic emotion and even appreciation of beauty itself. In terms of Eros being about physical attraction and desire, being trapped makes Phil’s practice of Eros exploitative. As seen in the movie, Groundhog Day, Phil abuses his entrapment to control the women he desires. He exploits people ruthlessly with no regard of their feelings. Phil seeks only the physical, sexual attraction and his only goal is to satisfy his pleasure. For example, when he picks up this woman in the dinner, named Nancy, he says he loves her and sweet talks her into having sex because he knows the next...
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...the three dimensions of love and how they interrelate to identify a specific type of love relationship. Read Chapter 11.Write a 700- to 1,050-word response explaining how you believe an individual’s attachment style can affect the types of love relationships he or she has. Respond thoroughly and specifically. Remember the importance of grammar, spelling, punctuation and style. Note that you MUST use the text to support your responses, demonstrating that you have learned the material through the required reading assignments. | There are three different love and attachment styles that define what kind of relationship an individual has with another human being or beings. The three that are usually used to describe a person’s attachment to another are passionate, intimacy and companionate types of love. There are many differences in these types of relationships which will be described here. Passionate or love that attracts has characteristics that are more external than internal. This means that their love is based more on sexual attraction and sex than it does on love. This type of love is also compared to the term “Romantic Love.” When asked to describe what this meant by people, the leading attribute of this type of love was stated as being “sexual in nature, not happiness, loyalty, or sharing”, according to Pamela Ragan and her colleagues, (1998) In the past more Americans said that they would marry someone even if they were not in love, compared to today where...
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...The Buddha has numerous teachings on love. By reciting these beautiful verses from the Metta Sutta known as the Discourse of Love one can feel their energies move to a solid place of calmness, love and compassion. Our love energy is stronger and more sustainable when we continue to offer it to another. "May everyone be happy and safe, and may their hearts be filled with joy." "May all living beings live in security and peace, beings who are frail or strong, tall or short, big or small, visible or not visible, near or far away, already born or yet to be born. May all of them dwell in perfect tranquility." "Let no one do harm to anyone. Let no one put the life of anyone in danger. Let no one, out of anger or ill will, wish anyone any harm. " " Just as a mother loves and protects her only child at the risk of her own life, we should cultivate boundless love to offer to all living beings in the entire cosmos. Let our boundless love pervade the whole universe, above, below, and across. Only our love will know no obstacles, our heart will be absolutely free from hatred and enmity. Whether standing or walking, sitting or lying as long as we are awake, we should maintain this mindfulness of love in our The Buddha has numerous teachings on love. By reciting these beautiful verses from the Metta Sutta known as the Discourse of Love one can feel their energies move to a solid place of calmness, love and compassion. Our love energy is stronger and more sustainable...
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...Romeo and Mercutio Opposing Opinions of Love In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the views of love believed by Romeo contrast sharply with the views of Mercutio. Romeo's character seems to suffer from a type of agitated misery. He is in love with his own sorrow, quickly captivated and easily crushed again on a passionate roller coaster of emotion. Mercutio, is much more real-world and level headed. His perceptions are clear and quick, characterized by exact thought and careful evaluation. Romeo, true to his character begins his entrance in the play by wallowing in his depression over Rosaline who does not love him back: ROMEO (Act I Scene I Lines 185-193) Why, such is love's transgression. Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate, to have it prest With more of thine: this love that thou hast shown Doth add more grief to too much of mine own. Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; Being vex'd a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears: What is it else? a madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet. (R & J) The references to "fire" and "sea" are signs that these are lines of passion rather than love. Romeo sees himself as subjective to his situation, "Doth add more grief to too much of mine own." and is swallowed up in his self-pity as well. Romeo is only forgiven these faults because he is young, immature...
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...Attraction: Power of Love and Relationships Every so often the question arises, what is love? In antithesis to shared beliefs about attraction by many human beings it is not something that is mystical nor is it something that can hardly be assumed but there are lots of rules that oversee the manner. Love is a word that carries many meanings. Even though there are people who become attracted to others in the same way, still it occurs for various reasons with each individual. The paper that I am writing is about love and relationship. This paper will be addressing the factors of attraction, the human need to build bonds and relationships, and the three types of love which are, companionate, passionate, and compassionate. In the world that we live in and the many differences that we have with one another like race, backgrounds, and cultures love is the one constant that we all share in common. Love is what connects us to others all around the world. When you allow yourself to become connected with another human being you automatically set yourself up to be exposed to love. As the emotional human being that we are we learn to what love is and how to express it from the time that we are children during our childhood until we become adults and we begin to express love in our adulthood. On our journey from childhood to adulthood we learn that every relationship that we encounter is different from the one to the other. These relationships depend on the factors that are...
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...the poet describes how the voice would love his mistress if he had all the time in the world. This is represented in the first line which says ‘had we but world enough, and time,’ This immediately gives the reader a sense of urgency as it creates the image of time being limited and constricted. The use of the word ‘if’ suggests that time is imperative in order to be able for love to reach it’s full potential and that there is an absence of time so it is impossible to patiently enjoy love without rushing it. Alternatively, the language used in the first stanza could be seen as making a mockery of the idea of taking love slowly as it is referred to as ‘vegetable love’ that grows slower than empires. This guides the reader to view the idea of a love that is drawn out as boring and undesirable. This is emphasised towards the end of the poem when the voice describes the love that he wishes for with similes like ‘instant fire.’ This creates a contrast to the idea of a ‘vegetable love’ and makes the voice’s idea of a love sound much more favourable. Therefore, one of the ways that the poet presents ideas of time is that it is necessary for love to be savoured but at the same time it makes love boring. Another way that the poet presents ideas of time is in the first paragraph. This is because the voice says ‘but at my back I always hear, time’s winged chariot hurrying near.’ This creates the idea of time being powerful and ruling over love because chariots were often used to symbolise...
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...Love relationships can be difficult and hard to understand, just like a dog. The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein tells about the love between a dog and his family. The poem “How Falling in Love is like Owning a Dog” by Taylor Mali explains how love is like a dog. The dog in both the poem and the book represent love. This dog literature helps us to examine love relationships. In The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein and the poem “How Falling in Love is like Owning a Dog” by Taylor Mali, it is illustrated how love and dogs are a like in ways most people do not notice. Just like you do not leave your’ dog alone for very long, you cannot leave love alone for too long either. In “How Falling in Love is like Owning a Dog”, Taylor Mali uses, “Love doesn’t like being left alone for long. / But come home and love is always happy to see you” (15-16). To show that both love and dogs need plenty of...
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